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Highways
A highway is, in its most simple terms, any public road. Every country has its own national highway system.
906 Questions
part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)
Which highways have similar features?
A) freeways, expressways, interstate highways
B) freeways, U.S. routes, state highways
C) interstate highways, county routes, U.S. routes
D) U.S. routes, state routes, expressways
What does the sign of highway intersection 1000 ft mean?
Watch for highway machinery
Watch for cross traffic and traffic turning onto or off of the highway.
What year did highway to heaven cease?
"Highway to Heaven" (starring the late Michael Landon and the late Victor French) lasted five seasons, beginning in 84-85, and ending in 88-89
Why are highways serving major metropolitan areas sometimes described as their lifelines?
As the railroad systems that used to bring goods to them are largely nonexistent now, the only thing left to fulfill this role are highways.
What is the shortest interstate highway in the us?
The shortest signed interstate is I-375 in Detroit less than one mile
Why there is no streetlights on highways?
Because the State does not have funding for street lights for highways that are connecting cities in California.
If you look at pictures of I-10, Hwy 59 in Houston,Texas you will see how many street lights there are because Texas is a lot richer.
How often do highway car crashes occur?
They happen everyday. About 115 people die each day because of them
Alternate Answer: I would start with the number of car crashes for a specific year, which is about 6 million each year. Then I would compare that to the number of seconds in that year, which is about 31 million. If we divide 31 by 6 we get a car crash about every 5 seconds.
What highway connects arkadelphia and texarkana?
US-67 would be the road that goes through both towns, meaning that this roadway connects both Arkadelphia, Arkansas and Texarkana, Arkansas. Another route that could be considered to connect the two cities is Interstate 30, which does not run through Arkadelphia but serves as a quicker route between the two cities.
An escape ramp is reserved for a run-away truck/trailer combination that is traveling down hill and has lost its brakes. The escape ramp has an upward slope and has up to 10 feet of gravel which effectively stops the semi rig in a matter of seconds.
Apply the brakes immediately and swing the back onto the pavement quickly
Can a state highway tropper take your license and make you come back to pick a ticket up?
Sounds to me as if the trooper did just that. Were you pulled over for spelling errors?
Why did the trans-amazonian highway failed?
The Trans-Amazonian Highway failed for a number of reasons. During the late 1970's, Brazil entered a financial crisis. Due to the high construction cost of the highway, the project was halted because of the lack of funds. Much of the highway remains a primitive dirt road. The highway has also encountered much opposition from environmentalists. The highway cuts through the center of the Amazon rain forest opening up large areas to commercial logging.
