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Highway Design Manual 2012

Full Manual, 2012 (49 MB)

• Summary document
• Title page and preface
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 - Design Standard Policies and Processes
• Chapter 2 - Design Controls and Criteria
• Chapter 3 - Elements of Design
• Chapter 4 - Cross Section Elements
• Chapter 5 - Urban and Rural Freeway Design
• Chapter 6 - Urban Highway Design, non-freeway
• Chapter 7 - Rural Highway Design, non-freeway
• Chapter 8 - Intersections
• Chapter 9 - Grade Separations and Interchanges
• Chapter 10 - Special Design Elements
• Chapter 11 - Roadside Design Elements
• Chapter 12 - Public Transportation and Guidelines
• Chapter 13 - Pedestrian and Bicycle
• Chapter 14 - Design Exception Process
• Chapter 15 - Contract Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
• Chapter 16 - 3D Roadway Design
• Appendix A - Function Classification
• Appendix B - OHP Highway Classification by Milepoint
• Appendix C - Freight Mobility, Vertical Clearance and Resources
• Appendix D - Practical Design Strategy
• Appendix E - Designated Bikeways
• Appendix F - FACS STIP Tool Guide
• Appendix G - Acronyms and Glossary
• Appendix H - Figures and Table Locations
• Appendix I - Intentionally left blank
• Appendix J - Alignment Guide and Design Aids
• Appendix K - Table 5 Revised (Standard Spiral Information)
• Appendix L - Bicycle and Pedestrian Design Guide
• Appendix M - Digital Design Packages
• Appendix N - Digital Design Quality Control
• Appendix O - Intentionally left blank
• Appendix P - Analysis for Roundabout Entrance and Exit Geometry
• Appendix Q - Map 21 NHS Standards, Roles and Responsibilities, Lane Width and Truck Volume Guidance
• Index

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