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The Standard Drawings Manual is prepared under the direction of the County Engineer. A new 'On-Line' Manual is being created and new versions of the drawings are being developed and posted to this site.

Note: Hard copies of this Manual will no longer be provided, rather all drawings will be posted and maintained on this web site.

To see the entire 2009 Standard Drawings manual click on the link below:


Ramiro Chavez, PE. Project Engineering Manager

Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E.
Project Engineering Manager
Access to the drawings in the previous Manual can be found in the following link: Standard Drawings

As needed, drawings are changed and added and will be posted to this site. If you would like to receive notification of updates via email: Subscribe to our email notification system

If you have questions or comments about a drawing:

Contact - Engineering Resources Manager
Email: Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E.
Phone: (253) 798-7041


The latest

  • July 1, 2009 - Sections G, H, and J posted.
  • July 15, 2009 - Sections B, D, L, and M posted.
  • February 2, 2010 - Sections A, D, G, H, and J posted.
  • April 19, 2010 - Sections G and J, new and revised drawings added.
  • May 17, 2010 - Section J, revised drawings added.
  • January 5, 2012 - Section A, revised drawing added.


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.A1.1 Arterial with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A1.2 Arterial with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A1.3 Arterial with Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb and Shoulder, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A1.4 Arterial with Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A2.1 Local Road Feeder with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A2.2 Local Road Feeder with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A2.3 Local Road Feeder with Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb and Shoulder, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A2.4 Local Road Feeder with Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.1 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.2 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.3 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Cement Concrete Rolled Curb and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.4 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Cement Concrete Rolled Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.5 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge and Shoulder, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.6 Local Road Minor and Cul-De-Sac with Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge, Buffer and Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.7 Local Road Minor with Parking, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb & Gutter & Sidewalk, Closed Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.8 Local Road Minor with Parking, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb & Sidewalk, Closed Drainage Option 1 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A3.9 Local Road Minor with Parking, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb & Sidewalk, Closed Drainage Option 2 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A4.1 Arterial, Open Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A4.2 Local Road Feeder or Minor, Open Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A4.3 Local Road Cul-De-Sac, Open Drainage (January 21, 2010)
PC.A5.1 Permanent Cul-De-Sac (January 21, 2010)
PC.A5.2 Permanent Cul-De-Sac with Offset (January 21, 2010)
PC.A5.3 Temporary Cul-De-Sac, Sheet 1 of 3 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A5.4 Temporary Cul-De-Sac, Sheet 2 of 3 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A5.5 Temporary Cul-De-Sac, Sheet 3 of 3 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A6.1 Right Angle 'L' Intersection (January 21, 2010)
PC.A6.2 'T' Intersection (January 21, 2010)
PC.A6.3 Intersection Landing (January 21, 2010)
PC.A7.1 Utility Patch, Sheet 1 of 2 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A7.2 Utility Patch, Sheet 2 of 2 (January 21, 2010)
PC.A8.1 Bus Turnout (January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.1 Access Lane (Small Lot Development) (January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.2 Neighborhood Street (Small Lot Development) (January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.3 Neighborhood Street Curb Bulbout (Small Lot Dev), Option 1
(January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.4 Neighborhood Street Curb Bulbout (Small Lot Dev), Option 2
(January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.5 Emergency Vehicle Turnaround (Small Lot Development)
(January 21, 2010)
PC.A9.6 Neighborhood Street & Access Lane Turnaround Alternatives
(Small Lot Development)
(December 15, 2011)
PC.A10.1 Widening and Overlay-When Widening Occurs on One Side of the Roadway Only (January 21, 2010)
PC.A10.2 Widening and Overlay-When Widening Occurs on Both Sides of the Roadway (January 21, 2010)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.B1.1 Catch Basin and Inlet Installation for Curbs (July 14, 2009)
PC.B1.2 Rolled Curb, Frame and Grate (July 14, 2009)
PC.B1.3 Beehive Grate (July 14, 2009)
PC.B5 Concrete Pipe Collar (July 14, 2009)
PC.B9 Pipe Zone Bedding and Backfill (July 14, 2009)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.D1.1 Rock Wall in Cut (January 21, 2010)
PC.D1.2 Rock Wall in Fill (January 21, 2010)


March 2010:

This section is being updated and anticipated to be posted shortly. All Standard Drawings listed in this section are current approved drawings from 1997 and newer.

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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.F1.1 Residential Driveway Approach, Shoulder, Open Drainage
(May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.1 Residential Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.2 Residential Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.3 Residential Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.4 Residential Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.5 Residential Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Rolled Curb and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.6 Residential Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Rolled Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.7 Residential Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F2.8 Residential Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F3.1 Minor Driveway Approach, Shoulder, Open Drainage (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.1 Minor Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.2 Minor Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.3 Minor Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.4 Minor Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.5 Minor Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Rolled Curb and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.6 Minor Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Rolled Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.7 Minor Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F4.8 Minor Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F5.1 Major Driveway Approach, Shoulder, Open Drainage (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.1 Major Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.2 Major Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Raised Edge, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.3 Major Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb and Shoulder (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.4 Major Driveway Approach, Asphalt Concrete Barrier Curb, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.5 Major Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F6.6 Major Driveway Approach, Cement Concrete Traffic Curb and Gutter, Buffer and Sidewalk (May 1, 1997)
PC.F7.1 Cement Concrete Sidewalk and Paved Walkway (May 9, 2005)
PC.F7.2 Shared-Use Path (May 18, 1998)
PC.F8.1 Curb Details (May 9, 2005)
PC.F8.2 Curb Transitions, Sheet 1 of 2 (May 1, 1997)
PC.F8.3 Curb Transitions, Sheet 2 of 2 (May 1, 1997)
PC.F8.4 Cement Concrete Sidewalk Ramps (May 9, 2005)
PC.F9 Median (May 1, 1997)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.G1.1 Street Name Sign Public Road, Sheet 1 of 5 (July 1, 2009)
PC.G1.2 Standard Overhead Street Name Sign, Sheet 2 of 5 (April 15, 2010)
PC.G1.3 Large Overhead Street Name Sign, Sheet 3 of 5 (April 15, 2010)
PC.G1.4 Street Name Sign Private Road, Sheet 4 of 5 (July 1, 2009)
PC.G1.5 Street Name Sign Notes and Details, Sheet 5 of 5 (April 15, 2010)
PC.G2 Stop Sign Installation (July 1, 2009)
PC.G3 Notice Sign for Temporary Road Closure (July 1, 2009)
PC.G4 Notice Sign for Future Road Extension (July 1, 2009)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.H1 Pierce County Standard Monuments (July 14, 2009)
PC.H2.1 Pavement Markings, Sheet 1 of 7 (January 21, 2010)
PC.H2.2 Pavement Markings, Sheet 2 of 7 (January 21, 2010)
PC.H2.3 Pavement Markings, Sheet 3 of 7 (January 21, 2010)
PC.H2.4 Pavement Markings, Sheet 4 of 7 (July 1, 2009)
PC.H2.5 Pavement Markings, Sheet 5 of 7 (July 1, 2009)
PC.H2.6 Pavement Markings, Sheet 6 of 7 (January 21, 2010)
PC.H2.7 Pavement Markings, Sheet 7 of 7 (July 1, 2009)
PC.H2.8 Temporary Pavement Markings (July 1, 2009)
PC.H3 Mail Box Supports (July 14, 2009)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.J1.1 Luminaire Arm Connection (July 1, 2009)
PC.J1.2 Signal Pole Foundation at Back of Sidewalk (April 15, 2010)
PC.J1.3 Signal Pole Foundation within Sidewalk (April 15, 2010)
PC.J1.4 Luminaire Pole Foundation (January 21, 2010)
PC.J1.5 Illumination Standard (May 12, 2010)
PC.J1.6 Internal Terminal Compartment Detail, Sheet 1 of 2 (April 15, 2010)
PC.J1.7 Internal Terminal Compartment Detail, Sheet 2 of 2 (April 15, 2010)
PC.J2.1 Pole Mounted Signal / Flasher Electrical Service Panel
(July 1, 2009)
PC.J2.2 Service Cabinet for Traffic Signal (May 12, 2010)
PC.J2.3 Service Cabinet for Traffic Signal and Auxiliary Street Lighting
(May 12, 2010)
PC.J2.4 Service Cabinet for Street Lighting (May 12, 2010)
PC.J2.5 Combined Controller and Service Cabinet Pedestal (April 15, 2010)
PC.J2.6 Stand Alone Service Cabinet Pedestal (April 15, 2010)
PC.J2.7 Combined Controller, Service Cabinet, and Battery Backup Pedestal
(April 15, 2010)
PC.J3.1 Traffic Signal Head Alignment, Sheet 1 of 2 (July 1, 2009)
PC.J3.2 Traffic Signal Head Alignment, Sheet 2 of 2 (July 1, 2009)
PC.J4 Pedestrian Pushbutton (July 1, 2009)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.L1 Construction Fence (July 14, 2009)
PC.L2.1 Silt Fence (July 14, 2009)
PC.L2.3 Wire Fence Type 1, Modified (July 14, 2009)


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Drawing # Drawing Title
PC.M1.1 Large Organic Items (July 14, 2009)
PC.M1.2 Tree and Shrub Planting (July 14, 2009)
PC.M2.3 Straw Mulch (July 14, 2009)

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