A highway rest area design based on a use study in outstate Missouri

Author

Dimitris Peter Perandakos

Abstract

"The limited number of rest areas in the State of Missouri does create a major problem for the motorist travelling in this state.

The author became more aware of this problem from personal experience and decided to investigate it. For that he interviewed over one thousand motorists on the only rest area that is located on 1-44, near the city of Stanton. He also took traffic counts to determine the average daily traffic volumes of Highway 1-44 and of the rest area stated above.

The data collected from the above steps was used for the design of a new rest area with an expected life span of 20 years.

From the data collected it can be seen that more rest areas should be constructed in the state of Missouri, since they are so important for safe and enjoyable driving "--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Josey, James L.

Committee Member(s)

Sieck, Lawrence K.
Murphy, William John

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Civil Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1973

Pagination

vii, 58 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-57).

Geographic Coverage

Missouri

Rights

© 1973 Dimitris Peter Perandakos, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Roadside rest areas -- Missouri -- DesignTraffic monitoring -- Missouri Traffic surveys -- Missouri

Thesis Number

T 2900

Print OCLC #

6019814

Electronic OCLC #

913957597

Recommended Citation

Perandakos, Dimitris Peter, "A highway rest area design based on a use study in outstate Missouri" (1973). Masters Theses. 4194.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4194