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Appendix M - Climbing or Passing Lanes
Pages 111-113

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... The treatments of climbing lanes through portions of roadways where entrance or exit ramps enter or exit the roadway are also shown, as is the treatment of a climbing lane that is on an entrance ramp. GEORGIA A broken lane line starts at the beginning of the full-width passing lane and ends at a specified distance from the end of the full-width lane based on the posted speed limit (350 ft for 55 mph, 275 ft for 45 mph, and 200 ft for 35 mph)
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... Passing can be permitted in the opposite direction. IOWA A broken lane line starts 250 ft beyond the beginning of the full-width climbing lane and ends 550 ft from the end of the full-width lane.
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... Passing can be permitted in the opposite direction. WYOMING The broken lane line starts at an unspecified distance downstream of the beginning of the full-width lane and ends at 0.5D from the end of the full-width lane.
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