AIRPHOTO ANALYSIS OF TERRAIN FOR HIGHWAY LOCATION STUDIES IN MAINE
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN USED IN MAINE IN THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF HIGHWAY LOCATION STUDIES: (1) PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, (2) DETAILED STUDY OF PROPOSED ROUTE LOCATIONS, AND (3) RELOCATION STUDIES FOR SECONDARY ROADS. THE INTERSTATE ROUTE STUDIES INCLUDED SOILS, ROCK EXCAVATION, GRAVEL SOURCES AND HAUL DISTANCE, AND DRAINAGE CONDITIONS. CHANGES IN P-LINE WERE MADE TO AVOID PEAT OR MUCK. THE DETAILED STUDY OF A PROPOSED ROUTE INCLUDED THE PREPARATION OF LARGE SCALE ENGINEERING-SOIL STRIP-MAPS. THE RELOCATION STUDIES FOR SECONDARY ROADS INCLUDED INFORMATION REGARDING SOILS, GRAVEL SOURCES AND DRAINAGE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 213, pp 29-43, 18 FIG, 1 TAB Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Stoeckeler, E G
- Gorrill, W R
- Publication Date: 1959
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 15p
- Monograph Title: Soil and materials surveys by use of aerial photographs
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 213
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Drainage; Engineering soils; Gravel; Highways; Location; Relocation (Facilities); Rock excavation; Secondary roads; Soil mapping; Soils
- Non-Preferred Terms: Haul distance
- Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
- Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location
- Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00203400
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM