Acreage of Highways - Revision history

Marcin at 01:22, 24 July 2022

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			=Highways=

	Just how much area do USA highways take up?		Just how much area do USA highways take up?

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	Thus, just using highway right of ways would provide 1/7 of the USA's electricity!		Thus, just using highway right of ways would provide 1/7 of the USA's electricity!

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			*Roads are 4M miles. Only 1.2% is interstate highways. [https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk026QG9BbsZl0rNsBS9KmerMgczY_w%3A1602863734253&source=hp&ei=dsKJX6q8DJDYsAXHkpG4Cw&q=how+many+miles+of+roads+are+there+in+the+usa&btnK=Google+Search&oq=how+to+configure+nvidia+geforce+gtx+1650+super+on+linux+mint&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QI6DgguELEDEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABAKOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeOgcIIRAKEKABUMsQWOmzAWD8tAFoBnAAeACAAeQGiAGhS5IBDTExLjQ3LjMuMi42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEG&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiqz4DcvLnsAhUQLKwKHUdJBLcQ4dUDCAk&uact=5]

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Marcin at 01:20, 24 July 2022

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	24 acres per mile means about 1M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].		24 acres per mile means about 1M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].

	For comparison, it would take 100x100 miles to power up all of the USA's electric needs. [https://www.freeingenergy.com/how-much-solar-would-it-take-to-power-the-u-s/#:~:text=Given%20the%20U.S.%20consumes%20about,is%20approximately%2021%2C000%20square%20miles.] This is about 7 million acres.		For comparison, it would take 100x100 miles to power up all of the USA's electric needs. [https://www.freeingenergy.com/how-much-solar-would-it-take-to-power-the-u-s/#:~:text=Given%20the%20U.S.%20consumes%20about,is%20approximately%2021%2C000%20square%20miles.] This is about 7 million acres. Must says that the battery to store all of this would be 1 square mile.

			Thus, just using highway right of ways would provide 1/7 of the USA's electricity!



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Marcin at 01:18, 24 July 2022

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	24 acres per mile means about 1M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].		24 acres per mile means about 1M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].

			For comparison, it would take 100x100 miles to power up all of the USA's electric needs. [https://www.freeingenergy.com/how-much-solar-would-it-take-to-power-the-u-s/#:~:text=Given%20the%20U.S.%20consumes%20about,is%20approximately%2021%2C000%20square%20miles.] This is about 7 million acres.

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Marcin at 03:00, 28 January 2017

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	Just how much area do USA highways take up?		Just how much area do USA highways take up?

	A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~~~260~~ acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.		A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~24 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.

	~~260~~ acres per mile means about ~~12M~~ acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].		24 acres per mile means about 1M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].

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Marcin at 02:55, 28 January 2017

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			Just how much area do USA highways take up?

	A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~260 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.		A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~260 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.

			260 acres per mile means about 12M acres based on the length of [[USA Interstate Highways]] and [[USA Roads]].

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Syk0 saje at 04:42, 30 April 2011

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	A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~260 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.		A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~260 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.

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A USA highway is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards typically 200 feet wide] (including shoulder and righ-of-way) - 76 feet in minimum width with shoulder for 2-lane highway, plus whatever land is taken until land can be used for applications other than right-of-way. Thus, there are ~260 acres covered by US highways per mile or highway length.