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Table 2: For Roadway and Roadway Related Files

I. LOCATION/LINKAGE VARIABLES
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
DISTRICT  DISTRICT (R) x x     x x   x x
COUNTY  COUNTY (R) x x x x   x x x x
ROUTE NUMBER  RTE_NBR (R) x x x x x x x x x
BEGINNING MILEPOST  BEGMP (R) x x x x x x x x x
ENDING MILEPOST  ENDMP (R) x x x x x x x x x
SECTION LENGTH  SEG_LNG (R) x x x x x x x x x
II. ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
FUNCTIONAL CLASS  FUNC_CLS (R) x x x x x x x x x
FEDERAL AID/ ROUTE TYPE  FED_AID (R) x x x x x x   x  
RURAL/URBAN DESIGNATION  RURURB (R) x   x x x x   x  
ACCESS CONTROL  ACCESS (R) x x x x   x x x x
III. ROAD ALIGNMENT
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
HORIZONTAL CURVE DEGREE  DEG_CURV (C)     x   (R)     x x
HORIZONTAL CURVE DIRECTION  DIR_CURV (C) (R)   x         x x
HORIZONTAL CURVE RADIUS  CURV_RAD (C) (R)             x  
HORIZONTAL CURVE DEFLECTION ANGLE  CURV_ANG (C)               x  
VERTICAL CURVE GRADE DIRECTION  DIR_GRAD (G)     x         x x
PERCENT OF GRADIENT  PCT_GRAD (G)     x         x x
TERRAIN TYPE  TERRAIN (R)     x   x x x x  
IV. CROSS SECTION ELEMENTS
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
SURFACE WIDTH  SURF_WID (R) x x   x x x x x x
SURFACE WIDTH (ROAD2)  SURF_WD2 (R)   x       x   x  
LANE WIDTH  LANEWID (R) x x x   x x      
LEFT SHOULDER WIDTH  LSHLDWID (R)   x   x x x x x x
LEFT SHOULDER WIDTH (ROAD2)  LSHL_WD2 (R)   x     x x   x x
RIGHT SHOULDER WIDTH  RSHLDWID (R) x x   x x x x x x
RIGHT SHOULDER WIDTH (ROAD 2)  RSHL_WD2 (R)   x     x x   x x
RIGHT PAVED SHOULDER WIDTH  PAV_WIDR (R)     x   x x      
LEFT PAVED SHOULDER WIDTH  PAV_WDL (R)     x   x x      
MEDIAN WIDTH  MEDWID (R) x x x   x x x x x
SURFACE TYPE  SURF_TYP (R) x x x x x x x x x
SURFACE TYPE (ROAD2)  SURF_TY2 (R)   x       x   x  
LEFT SHOULDER TYPE  LSHL_TYP (R)   x   x x PAV_WDL x x  
LEFT SHOULDER TYPE (ROAD2)  LSHL_TY2 (R)   x     x PAV_WDL2   x  
RIGHT SHOULDER TYPE  RSHL_TYP (R)   x x x x PAV_WIDR x x  
RIGHT SHOULDER TYPE (ROAD 2)  RSHL_TY2 (R)   x     x PAV_WDR2   x  
MEDIAN TYPE  MED_TYPE (R) x x x x x x x x x
PARKING LANE WIDTH  PRKLN_WD (R) x                
SHOULDER CONDITION  SHLD_CON (R) x                
ROADWAY RIDEABILITY  PAVECOND (R) x   x       x   x
NO. OF LANES  NO_LANES (R) x x x x x x x x x
CURBS  CURB1 (R) x x RSHL_TYP RSHL_TYP
LSHL_TYP
RSHL_TYP
LSHL_TYP
x RSHL_TYP
LSHL_TYP
RSHL_TYP
LSHL_TYP
 
CURBS (ROAD2)  CURB2 (R) MED_TYPE x MED_TYPE   RSHL_TY2
LSHL_TY2
  MED_TYPE MED_TYPE
RSHL_TY2
LSHL_TY2
 
RIGHT OF WAY  ROW (R) x x x   x   x    
V. ROAD FEATURES
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
INTERSECTION TYPE  INT_TYPE (I) x x     x x      
INTERSECTION DESCRIPTION  TYPEDESC (I)   x       x      
INTERSECTION NO. OF LEGS  NBR_LEGS (I)   x     x TYPEDESC      
INTERSECTION SIGNAL CONTROL  TRF_CNTL (R) x             x  
RAILROAD CROSSING NUMBER  RAIL_NBR (R)   x              
RAILROAD CROSS RIDEABILITY  RR_CRX (R) x                
YEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTED  RD_YEAR (R) x                
VI. TRAFFIC CONTROL/OPERATIONS
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
ONE/TWO-WAY OPERATIONS  ONEWAY (R) x x x x x     x  
TOLL FACILITY  TOLL (R)     x     x      
NO PASSING ZONE CODE  PASSING (R)         x        
TRUCK ROUTE  TRK_RTE (R) x x   x x   x    
VII. TRAFFIC DATA
GENERIC VARIABLE DESCRIPTION  VARIABLE NAME  IL  MN  UT  ME  MI  CA  NC  WA  OH
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME  AADT (R) x x x x x x x x x
SPEED LIMIT  SPD_LIMT (R) x   x FIFTY x   x   x
ADT GROUPS  AADTGRP (R)     x            
DESIGN SPEED  DESG_SPD (R)   x x     x   x  
PERCENTAGE TRUCK  PCT_TRK (R) x   x       x x  
% COMM VEHS IN PEAK PERIOD  PEAK_TRK (R)     x       x    

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