page_title: Highway engineering
hierarchical_section_title: Highway engineering
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Seit 1932 wurden erste Fahrstreifenmarkierungen auf Autobahnen aufgebracht, zuerst schwarz. English: An automobile on the sweeping curves of the Autobahn with view of the countryside. Italiano: Un'automobile percorre un'autostrada tedesca; notare le strisce di corsia di colore nero, introdotte nel 1932.
context_page_description: Highway engineering is an engineering discipline branching from civil engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods. Highway engineering became prominent towards the latter half of the 20th Century after World War II. Standards of highway engineering are continuously being improved. Highway engineers must take into account future traffic flows, design of highway intersections/interchanges, geometric alignment and design, highway pavement materials and design, structural design of pavement thickness, and pavement maintenance.
context_section_description: Highway engineering is an engineering discipline branching from civil engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods. Highway engineering became prominent towards the latter half of the 20th Century after World War II. Standards of highway engineering are continuously being improved. Highway engineers must take into account future traffic flows, design of highway intersections/interchanges, geometric alignment and design, highway pavement materials and design, structural design of pavement thickness, and pavement maintenance.
caption: German Autobahn, 1936–1939
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