AASHTO M180
Bullnose End Terminal
Part of the Guardrail End range · Highway Guardrail.
Model: Bullnose end terminal
A bullnose end terminal rounds off the start of a guardrail run so it can be struck head-on from either direction without spearing the vehicle. The roadway guardrail terminal end are installed at the end of each part of crash barrier system with the aim to prevent damage and harm to pedestrians and vehicles when vehicles become errant and crash at the end of guardrails. Generally speaking, every 1000…
- Standard AASHTO M180, EN ISO 1461 Chinese National Standard
- Material Q235B / Q345B steel
- Surface 550g/m2 (80µ)Surface
- Thickness 2.75mm,2.85mm,3.75mm,3.85mm,4mm
- MOQ 1 × 20GP container
- Lead time 15–25 days
- Mill test certificate with every shipment
- Shop drawings and setting-out plan included
- Custom lengths, hole patterns and coating weights
Technical specification
| Item | Terminal End/Bullnose End |
| Size | R160(320) |
| Wave Width | 310, 506,460mm |
| Wave Height | 83,85,310mm |
| Thickness | 2.75mm,2.85mm,3.75mm,3.85mm,4mm |
| Zinc coating | 550g/m2 (80µ)Surface |
| Surface treatment | Hot dip galvanized or powder coated. |
| Standard | AASHTO M180, EN ISO 1461 Chinese National Standard |
| Purpose | For the end of the section of the road, and for the protection and aesthetic effect of the end of the fence panels guardrail fish tail end |
| Can tailor-make according to customer’s requirements | |
Dimensions shown are the standard range. Non-standard lengths, hole patterns and coating weights are produced to order — send your drawing for a confirmation drawing.
Description
The roadway guardrail terminal end are installed at the end of each part of crash barrier system with the aim to prevent damage and harm to pedestrians and vehicles when vehicles become errant and crash at the end of guardrails. Generally speaking, every 1000 meters will need two pieces of guardrail end terminals.

This competitively priced one is widely used where may not be subject to head-on collisions, such as end of downstream roadside,etc.
Application:
* Highway or other high grade roads
* Packing Lots
* Bridge and Embankments
Specifications:
* Designed to comply with AASHTO for highway
* All components hot dipped galvanised
* Simple installation
Key features
- Bridge, buffer, fishtail, flared and bullnose end treatments
- Turns the end of a barrier run into a crashworthy termination
- Hot-dip galvanized to AASHTO M180 with the rest of the system
- Shop-welded and jig-checked so it bolts straight to the last post
- Delivered with the bolt set and an installation sketch
Where it is used
- Barrier run terminations
- Bridge and culvert ends
- Median openings
- Road junctions and lay-bys
- Highway maintenance ends
- Depressed medians
Complete the system
A barrier is supplied as a set. These are the components that go with this item on a typical installation.
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