RESEARCH STUDIES IN CONNECTION WITH DESIGN FEATURES OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE

THE 110-MILE, 4-LANE, LIMITED-ACCESS FLORIDA TURNPIKE WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC ON 25 JANUARY 1957. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY ENCOUNTERED A NUMBER OF MAJOR PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE OUTLINED, THEIR PECULIARITIES ARE RECORDED, AND THE STUDIES, EXPERIMENTATION, AND ANALYSIS ARE DESCRIBED ON WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY DETERMINATION OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY WERE BASED. THE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ARE (1) A THICK LAYER OF OOLITIC LIMEROCK IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE HIGHWAY, (2) SELECTION OF GRASS TYPES FOR EROSION CONTROL, (3) SEEPAGE OF FINE SAND THROUGH PRECAST-CONCRETE PIPE JOINTS, (4) DESIGN OF SIGN SUPPORTS TO WITHSTAND WINDS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE, (2) LOCATION OF MEDIAN SERVICE AREAS, AND (6) RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/37/37-011.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 37, pp 194-200. 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:
  • Bergendoff, R N
• Publication Date: 1958

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 6-10, 1958
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 37
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Erosion control; Fine grained soils; Grasses; Limestone; Road construction; Sand
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203569
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 27 1971 12:00AM