GERMAN HIGHWAY DESIGN

GERMANY IS CONSTRUCTING AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM OF LIMITED ACCESS, HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS SUPERIMPOSED UPON THE EXISTING ROAD SYSTEM. THE ROADS CONSTITUTING THE REICH'S AUTOBAHNEN, ARE ON NEW RIGHT-OF-WAYS AND ARE DESIGNED FOR MAXIMUM SPEEDS OF FROM 80 MILES PER HOUR IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS TO 100 MILES PER HOUR IN FLAT COUNTRY. MOST SAFETY FEATURES KNOWN TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN USED; OPPOSING TRAFFIC STREAMS ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND THERE IS NO CROSSING OF LINES OF TRAFFIC. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES FOLLOW MODERN PRINCIPLES GENERALLY IN VOGUE IN THE UNITED STATES, APPLICATION NATURALLY VARYING SOMEWHAT WITH DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. THE WHOLE RIGHT OF WAY IS TREATED TO GIVE ASTHETIC VALUE AS WELL AS MAXIMUM UTILITY FOR HIGH SPEED THROUGH TRANSPORT. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/18/18Part1-013.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 18, Pt 1, PP 181-185, 6 FIG 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
• Authors:
  • Upham, C M
• Publication Date: 1939

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. November 28-December 2, 1938. Part I
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 18
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Highway design; Highways; Road construction; Safety; Safety equipment; Speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203493
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM