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... i Introduction on Purpose and Summary of Content The Guidelines for Design and Management of Historic Roads have been developed to address a specific type of historic property - historic roads. They are intended to demonstrate how the inherent flexibility in the current policies, manuals, criteria, rules, standards, and data sets that underlie the transportation planning and project development process can be used to preserve historic roads and roads in historic districts and settings.
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... ii or consultancy may find the information on what underlies the 13 controlling design criteria most useful while the experienced highway design engineer will appreciate understanding how some historic roads are defined. Other historians and preservationists well versed in the process may find the suggestions on how to solve specific transportation problems, like narrow width or limited sight distances, more useful.

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