REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MAINTENANCE. II-SNOW REMOVAL AND SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT

DURING THE WINTER OF 1925-26, 93,000 MILES OF HIGHWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES WERE KEPT CLEAR OF SNOW AT A COST OF $3,757,660. THIS IS AN INCREASE IN MILES CLEARED OF 50% OVER THE PRECEDING WINTER. SNOW FENCES ARE EMPLOYED IN ALL SECTIONS WHERE DRIFTS ARE ENCOUNTERED AND ARE REPORTED EFFECTIVE. STRAIGHT BLADE AND V-TYPE PLOWS ARE FAVORER FOR KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR OF SNOW. HEAVY TRACTOR PLOWS ARE USED FOR OPENING ROADS AND FOR WIDENING SNOW CUTS.

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  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/6/6-042.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, pp 328-346, 16 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.
• Authors:
  • Bishop, H K
  • Dillman, G C
• Publication Date: 1927

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 2-3, 1926
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 6
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance management; Snow fences; Snow removal; Snowplows
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218608
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM