Federal Highways Enabling Act passed Jan. 5, 1927; system inaugurated with Rio-Sao Paulo and Rio-Petropolis trunk lines; high standards of roadbuilding being followed; two main trunk lines aggregating 190 km. completed; maximum grade 6 per cent minimum radius of curve 50 m.; roadway width 8 m.


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    Title :

    Trunk line construction on Brazilian National Highways


    Additional title:

    Eng. News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    8 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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