HOW TO SELECT ROAD LIGHTING FIXTURES

When selecting lighting fixtures for highways, safety is the primary concern, but a number of other factors must also be considered. These include: cost efficiency, style of fixture, brightness, glare and color, height of poles and spacing between them, distance of light emitted, lamp type and expected length of service. This article provides information on the four main types of roadway fixtures that are generally used on streets, ramps and highways: offset roadway luminaires, horizontal luminaires, rectilinear luminaires and post-top luminaires. Also discussed are location and placement, and types of light sources that are available with each style of luminaire. Two inserts accompany this article: "Luminaire Selection Tips" and "Pole and Luminaire Placement".

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Shelby, B L
• Publication Date: 1990-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 66-68
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brightness; Color; Cost effectiveness; Glare; Halides; Height; Lamps; Location; Luminaires; Mercury vapor lamps; Metals; Safety; Service life; Sodium vapor lamps; Spacing; Street lighting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Metal halide lamps; Selecting
• Old TRIS Terms: Mercury lamps; Placing; Sodium lamps
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493655
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM