E 690 Traffic Guides and Barrier Installations

In hazardous areas where vehicles which inadvertently leave the highway may be subjected to considerable damage, traffic guides and barrier installations are used.  Such areas include steep fill or natural side slopes, steep grades on long through fills, abrupt changes of alignment, sharp curves, dead-end streets, etc. See Figures E 490(1), (2), and (3) for typical installations.

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Illustrative diagram showing typical installations of traffic guides and barrier devices
Illustrative diagram showing typical installations of traffic guides and barrier devices
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Illustrative diagram showing typical installations of guard rails
Illustrative diagram showing typical installations of guard rails
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Plan view of typical installations of metal guard rails
Plan view of typical installations of metal guard rails