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Curved roads

Horizontal road alignment employs several common configurations for curved roads. Two curves in the same direction that are connected by a minimum 200ft tangent is a ________ curve.

A. simple
B. reverse
C. compound
D. broken back

AnswerD. broken back curve, and the two curves should have equal radii. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

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