Main entry:

American Association of State Highway Officials.

Title & Author:

A policy on arterial highways in urban areas.

Publication:

Washington, 1957.

Description:

xx, 558 pages illustrations 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Ch. A. Introduction and Summary -- Ch. B. Arterial Highways and Their Location -- General Location Problem -- Highway Systems and Classification -- Control of Access -- Types of Arterial Highways -- Location Affected by Type of Highway -- Pattern of Urban Arterial Highways -- Urban Highway Location Controls -- Opportunities for New Route Locations -- Route Location studies -- Ch. C. Design Controls and Criteria -- Design Designation -- Traffic Data -- Design Vehicles -- Speed -- Capacity -- Safety -- Other Control Features -- Ch. D. General Design Elements -- Alinement and Profile -- Sight Distance -- Cross Section Elements -- Roadway Cross Slope Arrangements -- Frontage Roads -- Intersections -- Cul-de-Sacs and Dead-End Streets -- Construction Detours -- Other Elements Affecting Geometric Designs -- Ch. E. Major Streets -- General Features -- Pavements -- Medians -- Boarders -- Right-of-Way and Cross Section -- Intersections -- One-Way Operation -- Reverse-Flow Operation -- Pedestrian Facilities -- Public Transit Facilities -- Typical Examples -- Ch. F. At-Grade Expressways -- General Features -- Pavements and Medians -- Frontage Roads and Other Separations -- Expressways Without Adjacent Frontage Roads -- Right-of-Way and Cross Section -- Intersections -- Reverse-Flow Operation -- Pedestrian Facilities -- Public Transit Facilities -- Typical Examples -- Ch. G. Depressed Freeways -- General Features -- Pavements and medians -- Outer Separations -- Frontage Roads -- Freeways Without Frontage Roads -- Right-of-Way and Cross Section -- Grade Separations -- Vehicular Subways (Tunnels) -- Reverse-Flow Operation -- Pedestrian Facilities -- Public Transit Facilities -- Typical Examples -- Ch. H. Elevated Freeways -- General Features -- Types of Structures -- Pavements and Cross Slopes -- Medians -- Provision fro Disabled Vehicles -- Curbs, Parapets and Railings -- Ramps and Their Terminals -- Summary of Structure Widths -- Cross-Section and Right-of-Way -- Use of Space Under Viaducts -- Reverse-Flow Operation -- Pedestrian Facilities -- Public Transit Facilities -- Typical Examples -- Ch. I. Combination-Type Arterial Highways -- Combination-Profile Control -- Combinations -- Cross Section Control -- Combinations -- Route Control -- Examples -- Ch. J. Grade Separation Structures -- Warrants for Interchanges -- General Design Considerations -- Elements of Interchange Design -- Types and Varieties of Interchanges -- Interchange Design Procedure -- Testing for Ease of Operation -- Examples of Interchanges -- APPENDIX-Engineering Methods.
Also issued online.

Summary:

The Committee on Planning and Design Policies was organized in 1937 upon authority of the Executive Committee of the Association. The purpose of the committee is the formulation of administrative policies looking toward the incorporation in practice of highway design features which will result in maximum safety and utility.

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Subject:

Roads Design and construction.
Routes Conception et construction.
arterial highways.
urban areas.
Roads Location
Transportation Planning

Added entries:

American Association of State Highway Officials.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 62704
Call No.: W12880; ID:85-B800
Status: Available