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AK--24 to 36 in. to avoid wheel paths walk to the edge of the pavement. A 24-in.-wide longitudi-
HI--28 in. nal line may be placed on paved shoulders that are more than
RI--30 in. 4 ft wide to extend the crosswalk to the edge of the pavement.
MO--30 to 36 in. to avoid wheel paths (the widths of the When two 8-in wide longitudinal lines that are separated by
longitudinal lines and the spaces between them are an 8-in. space are substituted for the 24-in.-wide longitudinal
based on the lane width, with 30-in. lines and 30-in. lines, an 8-in.-wide longitudinal line may be placed on paved
spaces for 10-ft-wide lanes, 33-in. lines and 33-in. spaces shoulders that are 4 ft wide or less to extend the crosswalk to
for 11-ft-wide lanes, and 36-in. lines and 36-in. spaces the edge of the pavement.
for 12-ft wide lanes)
MN--30 to 42 in. to avoid wheel paths (the widths of the
Other Types of Crosswalks (3 agencies)
longitudinal lines and the spaces between them are spec-
ified in a chart that is based on the width of the inside The design standards for Connecticut, Ohio, and Pennsylva-
through lane) nia show special crosswalk markings that may be used for an
OK--36 in. exclusive pedestrian signal phase where all vehicles are
NY--48 in. stopped and pedestrians can cross all legs of the intersection
WY--48 to 60 in. to avoid wheel paths or can cross diagonally. These markings feature a single line
OR--centered on lane lines and centers of approach lanes that completely crosses each leg of the intersection. The
to avoid wheel paths, with a minimum spacing of 36 in. design standards for Connecticut specify that these lines are
and a maximum spacing of 48 in. 24 in. wide.
TUC--centered on lane lines and centers of approach
lanes to avoid wheel paths, with an approximate spac-
ing of 48 in. STOP LINES
NE--centered on lane lines and centers of approach lanes
2003 MUTCD Provisions
to avoid wheel paths, with a maximum spacing of 48 in.
WA--centered on lane lines and centers of approach lanes Paragraph 1 of Section 3B.16 contains the following stan-
to avoid wheel paths, with a maximum spacing of 60 in. dard: "If used, stop lines shall consist of solid white lines
CO, GA, KS, LAN--centered on lane lines and centers of extending across approach lanes to indicate the point at
approach lanes to avoid wheel paths which the stop is intended or required to be made." The color
NV--centered on lane lines and centers of approach lanes and that the line must be a solid line are specified, but no stan-
to avoid wheel paths in District 1, and 24 in. in Dis- dards are given regarding the use or width of the line.
tricts 2 and 3.
Paragraph 3 of Section 3B.16 contains the following guid-
Other Considerations Regarding Standard ance: "Stop lines should be 12 to 24 in. wide."
and High-Visibility Crosswalks (6 agencies)
The design standards for Tennessee require that the nearest Use Versus Non-Use of Stop Lines (46 agencies)
edge of the crosswalk line be located at least 2 ft from the
Except for four agencies, the design standards consistently
extended edge line of the street that is parallel to the crosswalk.
require stop lines to be used for all signalized approaches.
The design standards for Alaska show that the transverse
The design standards for Arkansas require that crosswalks
crosswalk line nearest to the approach lane also serves as the
be located at least 3 ft from the extended edge line of the
stop line for the approach. The design standards for Oregon
street that is parallel to the crosswalk.
state that when standard crosswalks are used, the transverse
line nearest to the approach lane is used as the stop line. The
The design standards for Arizona and California require
design standards for the city of Los Angeles state that where
that crosswalks near schools be yellow, and that the nearest
crosswalks are present, the transverse crosswalk line nearest
edge of the crosswalk line be located at least 6 ft from the
to the approach lane serves as the stop line (the lane lines on
extended edge line of the street that is parallel to the crosswalk.
the approach and departure end at the transverse crosswalk
The design standards for West Virginia require that the line nearest to the approach lane, and the centerline crosses
outside edges of crosswalks (the edge of the crosswalk far- through standard crosswalks and ends at the transverse cross-
thest from the intersection) be at least 6 ft from the extended walk line closest to the intersection). The design standards
edge line of the street that is parallel to the crosswalk. for Nebraska note that stop lines are used if needed.
The design standards for Washington note that when Width of Stop Lines (43 agencies)
24-in.-wide longitudinal lines are used for a high-visibility
crosswalk, a 12-in.-wide longitudinal line may be placed on The design standards for the 43 agencies that specify a stop
paved shoulders that are 4 ft wide or less to extend the cross- line width use the following widths:
