MODERN COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS

More than 2,900 of the 3,000 counties in the United States have responsibility for managing road systems. Most of these systems consist of low-volume roads. The condition of rural roads has a direct influence on the cost of living, for farm products are generally transported to the market-place via low-volume roads. Since 1967, county low-volume roads have had to conform to design standards initially recommended for high-volume roads. This conformance has stunted road improvement progress and increased project costs as much as 100 to 200 percent.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of a work shop held June 16-19, 1975, in Boise, Idaho by the Transportation Research Board.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Harrington, W G
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 43-48
• Monograph Title: Low-volume roads: proceedings of a workshop held June 16-19, 1975, in Boise, Idaho
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 160
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; County roads; Design standards; Highway planning; Improvements; Mountains; Rural highways; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road improvements
• Old TRIS Terms: Mountain soils
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142691
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 1 1977 12:00AM