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Old 07-04-2004, 01:44 PM
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Question HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
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DO you know the standard width of a single lane in a major highway??
For example, the 401, 404, and 407 in Ontario, Canada.
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Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
If each car is roughly 8 feet wide. And to give room the width of each lane would be 10 feet. If it is a 3 lane road that is 30 feet roughly. I don't know what that is in scale though.
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Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
I don't think all cars are 8 feet wide though, minus maybe lamborghinis and ferraris. But, I think the lane width might be right, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. All roads are different!
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Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
most main highways are wider then my 102" wide trailer
i would say around 106" or 110" wide
a 8 foot lane in 1/24 would be 4"
a 10 foot lane in 1/24 would be 5"
both size would be a little smaller for 1/25
your best bet would go out to a highway
and measure it
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Thanks all of your measurements and calculations. They looks very good and reasonable. I may go out to make an actual measurement on a very early morning.
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Ya, it is in 1/24 scale.
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Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
A normal 6 lane highway is about 76.5Feet wide.
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Re: Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
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A normal 6 lane highway is about 76.5Feet wide.
including the shoulders?
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Re: Re: Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
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including the shoulders?
Yes, with a 2 foot cement median.
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Re: Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
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A normal 6 lane highway is about 76.5Feet wide.
Isn't it too wide? If i am wrong, please correct me.
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Re: Re: Re: HELP: Planning to build a section of Highway
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Isn't it too wide? If i am wrong, please correct me.
5 Foot wide emergency shoulders on each side, 6 Foot median (including the 2' shoulders), 10' wide lanes (x6), add it up. 76 feet, give or take a foot or two.
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5 Foot wide emergency shoulders on each side, 6 Foot median (including the 2' shoulders), 10' wide lanes (x6), add it up. 76 feet, give or take a foot or two.
Thank you very much, Mike. It is clean and clear.
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