SUPERELEVATION TABLE FOR ONE - WAY TRAFFIC

30 MPH 40 MPH 50 MPH 55 MPH 60 MPH 65 MPH 70 MPH

DEGREE
Ls (FT) Ls (FT) Ls (FT) Ls (FT) Ls (FT) Ls (FT) Ls (FT)
OF e e e e
e e e
CURVE
MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE MINIMUM DESIRABLE
0^ 15’ N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.

P.C. OR P.T.
0^ 30’ N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
0^ 45’ N.C. N.C. R.C. 0.022 0.023 0.025 0.028 C C
L L
1^ 00’ N.C. N.C. 0.021 0.026 0.030 0.033 0.037 275
250 350
1^ 15’ N.C. R.C. 0.026 0.032 0.037 0.041 0.046
250 350
1^ 30’ N.C. 0.021 0.031 0.037 0.043 0.048 0.054
200 225
1^ 45’ N.C. 0.025 0.036 0.043 0.049 350 0.055 0.062
175 350 3/4 Ls 1/4 Ls
2^ 00’ R.C. 0.028 0.040 0.048 0.055 0.062 0.070
2^ 15’ R.C. 0.031 0.045 300 0.053 0.061 0.069 265 0.078 300
2^ 30’ 0.021 0.034 0.049 0.058 0.067 0.075 280 0.085 315 400 Ls MAXIMUM
2^ 45’ 0.023 0.037 0.053 0.063 0.072 0.081 300 0.091 335
250 SUPERELEVATION
3^ 00’ 0.025 0.040 0.057 0.067 230 0.077 260 0.087 315 0.096 350
150 C
L C
3^ 15’ 0.027 0.043 0.061 0.072 245 0.082 275 0.090 325 0.098 360 450 L
3^ 30’ 0.029 0.046 0.065 205 0.076 255 0.086 285 0.095 340 400 0.100 360
3^ 45’ 0.031 250 0.049 0.069 215 0.080 265 0.090 295 0.097 345 D MAX = 3^ 30’
4^ 00’ 0.033 0.051 0.072 225 0.083 270 0.093 305 400 0.099 350 PROFILE GRADE
4^ 30’ 0.037 0.056 0.078 240 0.087 280 0.096 315 D MAX = 4^ 15’ C NORMAL CROWN
5^ 00’ 0.040 0.061 0.083 250 0.091 295 0.098 320

de
5^ 30’ 0.043 0.066 185 0.088 260 0.094 300 400
D MAX = 5^ 15’
6^ 00’ 0.046 0.070 190 0.092 270 0.096 305
6^ 30’ 0.050 0.074 200 0.095 280 0.100 315 OUTSIDE PAVEMENT EDGE
350
7^ 00’ 0.053 0.078 210 0.098 285 D MAX = 6^ 30’
7^ 30’ 0.056 0.081 215 0.099 290
8^ 00’ 0.058 0.084 220 0.100 290
8^ 30’ 0.061 0.087 225 300
D MAX = 8^ 15’ PROFILE GRADE &
9^ 00’ 0.063 0.089 230
CONTROL POINT
10^ 00’ 0.068 160 0.094 235
11^ 00’ 0.072 170 0.097 250
12^ 00’ 0.076 175 0.099 250
13^ 00’ 0.080 180 0.100 250
14^ 00’ 0.083 190 D MAX = 13^ 15’
15^ 00’ 0.086 195
16^ 00’ 0.089 200
17^ 00’ 0.091 200
A B C D
18^ 00’ 0.093 205
19^ 00’ 0.095 210
20^ 00’ 0.097 215 300 ABBREVIATIONS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
21^ 00’ 0.098 215 INSIDE LANE
22^ 00’ 0.099 215 NC - NORMAL CROWN
23^ 00’ 0.099 215 RC - REVERSE CROWN, SUPERELEVATION AT NORMAL CROWN SLOPE SUPERELEVATION FORMULA = S = - L(de-C)
- C
Ls
24^ 00’ 0.100 220 S - SUPERELEVATION
L - DISTANCE FROM BEGINNING OF SUPERELEVATION TRANSITION
D MAX = 24^ 45’ TO ANY POINT (FT.)
d - WIDTH OF PAVEMENT
e - MAXIMUM RATE OF SUPERELEVATION (FT. PER FT.)
Ls - LENGTH OF SUPERELEVATION TRANSITION (FT.)
GENERAL NOTES
C - NORMAL CROWN (FT.)
1. ON PAVEMENT WITH ONE-WAY TRAFFIC, THE SUPERELEVATION SHALL BE

P.C. OR P.T.
REVOLVED ON THE PROFILE GRADE POINT.
C
L C
L
2. SUPERELEVATION VALUES SHOWN ON THE CROSS SECTIONS ARE VALUES
(+) OR (-) TO BE ADDED OR SUBTRACTED FROM THE POINT OF CONTROL.
3. LENGTHS FOR Ls MAY BE ROUNDED IN MULTIPLES OF 25 FT. OR 50 FT.
TO PERMIT SIMPLER CALCULATIONS.
3/4 Ls 1/4 Ls
4. MINIMUM Ls VALUES MAY BE USED FOR RAMPS; DESIRABLE VALUES SHALL
APPLY TO MAIN LANES.
5. DIVIDED PAVEMENTS WIDER THAN 4 LANES SHALL HAVE ADDITIONAL Ls MAXIMUM
TRANSITION LENGTHS AS FOLOWS:
SUPERELEVATION

6 LANE DIVIDED---------+20%
8 LANE DIVIDED---------+50% OUTSIDE PAVEMENT EDGE

de
PROFILE GRADE & CONTROL POINT
C
NORMAL CROWN

PROFILE GRADE &

CONTROL POINT

A B C D

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SUPERELEVATION FORMULA = S = + L(de+C) - C

Ls
OUTSIDE LANE

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

TABLES AND METHOD OF SUPERELEVATION

FOR ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

01-09-87 ISSUED 578-1-15-87 STANDARD DRAWING SE-1

DATE REVISION DATE FILMED