MEDIAN 

Purpose: Used to define unloaded portions of roadway in parallel/concentric geometry Girder System Projects.

 

®   Given in girder system input

 

A list of lane numbers designating which particular lanes are not to be loaded with live load (see LANES.) A value of "3," for example, indicates that the third "lane" from the right curb (see CURB) is an unloaded zone. Can also be used to designate a "lane" as a shoulder.

 

Related topics:

Lane Layout/Lateral Distribution in Parallel/Concentric Girder System Projects

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