REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON ROADSIDE DEISGN

FACTORS WHICH CONTROL THE LOCATION AND DESIGN OF EVERY HIGHWAY INCLUDE THE CHARACTER, DENSITY, AND SPEED OF TRAFFIC; TOPOGRAPHY; SOIL CHARACTER; LOCAL LAND USE, ETC. TOPOGRAPHY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DETERMINATE OF LOCATION. TWO OR MORE ALTERNATE ROUTES MUST BE STUDIED BY AIR SURVEY AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC METHODS BEFORE THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE. PLANS FOR THE COMPLETE HIGHWAY WILL CONSIDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH ROUTE AND REGION AS REGARDS AIR, RAIL, AND WATER TRANSPORTATION, TERMINAL AND ROADSIDE PARKING, PREVAILING LAND USE, AND WAYSIDE DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. HIGHWAYS MUST PROVIDE FOR THE ANTICIPATED SPREAD OF CITIES FOLLOWING THE WAR. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/23/23-023.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 23, pp 258-263, 2 PHOT. 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:
  • Nichols, A R
• Publication Date: 1944

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois November 27-30, 1943
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 23
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highways; Land use; Location; Roadside improvement; Topography; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204838
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 18 1971 12:00AM