The Location, Construction and Maintenance of RoadsD. Van Nostrand, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... laid out . The situation in such cases has been summed up as follows by W. S. Keller , State highway engineer of Alabama : The genuine bad roads cannot be maintained for the reason that they have never been constructed . The great ...
... laid out . The situation in such cases has been summed up as follows by W. S. Keller , State highway engineer of Alabama : The genuine bad roads cannot be maintained for the reason that they have never been constructed . The great ...
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... laid out on the section lines of the government land surveys . However desirable the rectangular parceling of unoccupied land may have been in attracting settlers , it has proved a heavy handicap on transportation by introducing many ...
... laid out on the section lines of the government land surveys . However desirable the rectangular parceling of unoccupied land may have been in attracting settlers , it has proved a heavy handicap on transportation by introducing many ...
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... laid on half the road , with one side along the center line , as though a similar pavement were to be laid at once on the other side of the road . Rights - of - way . - The width of the road is restricted in the older parts of the ...
... laid on half the road , with one side along the center line , as though a similar pavement were to be laid at once on the other side of the road . Rights - of - way . - The width of the road is restricted in the older parts of the ...
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... experience in treating grade - crossing problems and as a result has adopted the following general rules for location at such crossings : 1. The alignment should be laid out so that approaches LOCATION AND GRADES OF RURAL ROADS 9.
... experience in treating grade - crossing problems and as a result has adopted the following general rules for location at such crossings : 1. The alignment should be laid out so that approaches LOCATION AND GRADES OF RURAL ROADS 9.
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John Milton Goodell. 1. The alignment should be laid out so that approaches are on a tangent which is at least 400 feet long , 200 feet on each side of the crossing . The angle that the highway makes with the railroad should not be less ...
John Milton Goodell. 1. The alignment should be laid out so that approaches are on a tangent which is at least 400 feet long , 200 feet on each side of the crossing . The angle that the highway makes with the railroad should not be less ...
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