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EA:  LAND_ROUTE_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 536
Concept definition: The type of a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [COSAM]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 LAND_ROUTE_TYPE PRIMARY_ROAD A <ROAD> with two or more <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s consisting of an all-weather hard surface with good driving visibility used for heavy and high-density traffic; primary road. A primary road has a minimum <<WIDTH>> of <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s of 2,9 metres (approximately 9 feet) with the legal maximum gross <GROUND_VEHICLE> weight/gross combined weight for the country or state assured for all <BRIDGE>s. 3 IR [COSAM]  
STD
2005/06/07		 LAND_ROUTE_TYPE SECONDARY_ROAD An all-weather <ROAD> with a minimum of two <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s maintained with a hard or loose surface (paved, crushed <ROCK>, gravel) and intended for medium-weight, low-density traffic; secondary road. A secondary road has a minimum <<WIDTH>> <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s of approximately 2,62 metres (approximately 8 feet) and no guarantee that the legal maximum gross <GROUND_VEHICLE> weight/gross combined weight for the country or state is assured for all <BRIDGE>s. 2 IR [COSAM]  
STD
2005/06/07		 LAND_ROUTE_TYPE SUPER_HIGHWAY A highway with four or more <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s comprised of all-weather primary <ROAD>s used for heavy and high-density traffic and usually with a limited access to/from other <ROAD>s; super highway. A super highway has a minimum <<WIDTH>> of <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s of 2,9 metres (approximately 9 feet) with the maximum gross <GROUND_VEHICLE> weight/gross combined weight for the country or state assured for all <BRIDGE>s. Slopes on super highways do not typically exceed 7 percent (rise/run), and curves are designed with <<SUPERELEVATION>>s to accommodate <GROUND_VEHICLE> speeds of 80 kilometres per hour or more. 4 IR [COSAM]  
STD
2005/06/07		 LAND_ROUTE_TYPE TRAIL A one-lane, dry-weather, unimproved, loose-surfaced <ROAD> intended for low-density traffic; trail. A trail has a minimum <<WIDTH>> of <ROUTE_LANE_LAND>s of 2,62 metres (approximately 8 feet) with no large obstacles (<BOULDER>s, <LOG>s, stumps) and includes gravel- and dirt-surfaced <ROAD>s. There is no guarantee that the legal maximum gross <GROUND_VEHICLE> weight/gross combined weight for the country or state is assured for all <BRIDGE>s. 1 IR [COSAM]  
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