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Massachusetts River & Stream Crossing Standards
Dated March 1, 2006

New Hampshire Stream Crossing Guidelines
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Dated May 2009

CT Stream Crossing Guidelines small pdf icon
Dated February 26, 2008

VT Stream Crossing Guidelines small pdf icon
Dated March 2009

Stream Crossing Handbook stream crossing handbook

Stream Crossing Poster

Ecological Considerations in the Design of
River and Stream Crossings

Scott D. Jackson, Department of Natural Resources Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2003

Scientific Basis of Road-Stream Crossing Assessments in the
Ashluelot River Watershed

Ethan Nedeau for The Nature Conservancy

Massachusetts Crossings Field Data Form
For conducting volunteer assessments of road-stream crossings

Instructions for Massachusetts Crossings Field Data Form
For conducting volunteer assessments of road-stream crossings

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Embedded Area Spreadsheet

"This Embedded Area Spreadsheet developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows how to calculate the open area for embedded pipe culverts to meet the 0.25 standard for openness ratio."

Crossings Flow Chart
For scoring crossing structures based on volunteer assessments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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