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Mountain Turnpike goes into home stretch

West Virginia Turnpike is 88 mi 2-lane route between Charleston and Princeton; roadways were designed for 60-mph travel, with 1000-ft radius curves; sub-base thickness 14 in., topped by 1-in. sand cushion and 9-in. plain concrete slab 24 ft wide; data on bridges and tunnel; cost amounts to $1.30 per cu yd.

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Mountain Turnpike goes into home stretch

West Virginia Turnpike is 88 mi 2-lane route between Charleston and Princeton; roadways were designed for 60-mph travel, with 1000-ft radius curves; sub-base thickness 14 in., topped by 1-in. sand cushion and 9-in. plain concrete slab 24 ft wide; data on bridges and tunnel; cost amounts to $1.30 per cu yd.

Mountain Turnpike goes into home stretch

West Virginia Turnpike is 88 mi 2-lane route between Charleston and Princeton; roadways were designed for 60-mph travel, with 1000-ft radius curves; sub-base thickness 14 in., topped by 1-in. sand cushion and 9-in. plain concrete slab 24 ft wide; data on bridges and tunnel; cost amounts to $1.30 per cu yd.

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Title:

Mountain Turnpike goes into home stretch

Additional title:

Eng News-Rec

Published in:

Engineering News-Record ; 152

Publication date:

1954

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Highway systems

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