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  2. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the maximum grade for federally funded highways is specified in a design table based on terrain and design speeds, [7] with up to 6% generally allowed in mountainous areas and hilly urban areas with exceptions for up to 7% grades on mountainous roads with speed limits below 60 mph (95 km/h).

  3. Interstate Highway standards - Wikipedia

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    Maximum grade: The maximum permissible vertical angle, or grade, along the highway is determined from terrain and design speed, [4] with up to 6% generally allowed in mountainous areas, 5% in rolling terrain, and 4% on level terrain. An additional 1% is allowed in urban areas.

  4. Geometric design of roads - Wikipedia

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    The alignment is the route of the road, defined as a series of horizontal tangents and curves. The profile is the vertical aspect of the road, including crest and sag curves, and the straight grade lines connecting them. The cross section shows the position and number of vehicle and bicycle lanes and sidewalks, along with their cross slope or ...

  5. Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    The maximum speed limit in Colorado is 75 mph (121 km/h) on rural Interstate highways and the toll road portion of SH 470 , although Interstate 70 in the Rocky Mountains has a 65 mph (105 km/h) limit because of steep grades and curves and a 50 mph (80 km/h) limit at the east and west ends of the Eisenhower Tunnel. The maximum speed limit on ...

  6. Level of service (transportation) - Wikipedia

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    includes left turns from the major road. includes through movements on the minor road, parallel pedestrian movements, and right turns from the minor road. includes left turns from the minor road. Movements are analyzed in order of rank, and any capacity that is left over from one rank devolves onto the next rank.

  7. List of gaps in Interstate Highways - Wikipedia

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    I-520 in Augusta, Georgia has an at-grade intersection with a gravel and asphalt road that provides access to Lovers Lane. I-40 in the mountains of western North Carolina has at-grade access to several dirt roads, as well as a partially grade-separated interchange that lacks ramps or RIROs where roads directly connect to the I-40 carriageways.

  8. Maine gets low grades for state of roads, bridges - AOL

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    (The Center Square) – Maine's roadways, bridges and dams received mediocre grades in a new report, which suggests the state has made some progress on infrastructure upgrades following a historic ...

  9. List of steepest roads and streets - Wikipedia

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    The Filbert Steps section of Filbert Street has a maximum gradient of 31.5% (17.5°). [4] The steepest hill on Filbert is the one-way down east half of the block between Hyde and Leavenworth. The city map shows a descent of 65 feet, which based on a half-block being 206.25 horizontal feet makes the grade 31.5%, the official figure.