MICHIGANDESIGNMANUAL
ROADDESIGN
CHAPTER3
INDEX
ALIGNMENTANDGEOMETRICS
3.01REFERENCES
3.02DEFINITIONOFTERMS
3.03ALIGNMENT-GENERAL
A.HorizontalAlignment
B.VerticalAlignment
C.Combined
3.03.01HorizontalAlignment-DesignControls
A.MinimumRadius
B.MinimumCurveLengths
C.CompoundCurves
D.SightDistances
E.HorizontalCurveComputations
F.Spirals
3.03.02VerticalAlignment-DesignControls
A.Minimum/MaximumGrades
B.MinimumVerticalCurveLengths
C.StoppingSightDistance
D.Drainage
E.OtherConsiderations
F.Computations
3.04SUPERELEVATIONANDCROSSSLOPES
3.04.01PointofRotation
3.04.02SuperelevationTransitions
3.04.03SuperelevationUsingaStraightLineMethod
3.05SectionDeleted
3.06DESIGNSPEED
MICHIGANDESIGNMANUAL
ROADDESIGN
CHAPTER3ALIGNMENTANDGEOMETRICSINDEX(continued)
3.07GEOMETRICS
3.07.01LaneWidth,CapacityandVehicleCharacteristics
A.LaneWidthandCapacity
B.VehicleCharacteristics
3.07.02InterchangeGeometrics
A.RuralandUrban
B.InterchangeLayout
C.CrossroadsOverFreeways
D.RampRadii
E.SingleLaneRampWidths
3.07.03SpeedChangeLanesandTra