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Pavement Markings
Freeway Entrance and Exit Markings Long Descriptions

The "Parallel Deceleration Lane for Exit Ramp" figure shows the two lanes of one direction of a divided highway. Arrows indicate that the direction of travel is from the bottom of the figure to the top. A solid yellow line is to the left of the left most through lane, a solid white line separates the rightmost travel lane from the right shoulder, and the through lanes are separated from each other by a broken white line. Near the bottom of the figure, a deceleration lane is added to the right of the two through lanes, leading to a right exit ramp. The deceleration lane runs parallel to the through lanes and is separated from them by a dotted and then broken white line. A broken lane markings for one-half length of full-width deceleration lane and optional dotted extension of lane line. At the theoretical gore point, the broken white line becomes wide solid white "channelizing lines" that then becomes a white triangle in front of the gore. The exit ramp curves away to the right. A legend shows a black arrow indicating the direction of travel in the lanes.

The "Tapered Deceleration Lane for Exit Ramp" figure shows the two lanes of one direction of a divided highway. Arrows indicate that the direction of travel is from the bottom of the figure to the top. A solid yellow line is to the left of the leftmost through lanes, a solid white line separates the rightmost travel lane from the right shoulder, and the through lanes are separated from each other by a broken white line. Near the bottom of the figure, a deceleration lane is added to the right of the two through lanes, leading to a right exit ramp. The tapered deceleration lane immediately angles away from the through lanes and is separated from them by a dotted white line. A note shows this as an "optional dotted extension of right edge line. At the "theoretical gore point, the dotted white line becomes wide solid white "channelizing lines" and another wide solid white line angles off along the left edge of the exit ramp, forming an elongated white triangle in front of the gore. The exit ramp angles off to the right. A legend shows a black arrow indicating the direction of travel in the lanes.

The "Cloverleaf Ramps" figure shows the two right lanes of one direction of a divided highway. Arrows indicate that the direction of travel is from the bottom of the figure to the top. A solid yellow line is to the left of the leftmost through lanes, a solid white line separates the rightmost travel lane from the right shoulder, and the through lanes are separated from each other by a broken white line. Near the bottom of the figure, an entrance ramp from the right side joins the through roadway. As the entrance ramp approaches the gore, the solid yellow line to the left of the entering lane changes to solid white channelizing lines that continue past the gore and join with the wide solid white line from the through lane to form a triangle. This triangle then changes into a broken white line that separates the acceleration lane from the through lanes. The acceleration lane continues next to the through lanes and then becomes a deceleration lane as it approaches a right exit ramp. At the theoretical gore point, the dotted white line becomes a wide solid white line that then becomes an elongated white triangle in front of the gore. The exit ramp curves off to the right. A legend shows a black arrow indicating the direction of travel in the lanes.

The "Exit-Only Lane at Exit Ramp" figure shows a vertical highway with five lanes of one direction of a divided highway, four lanes of which continue through past an exit ramp, and the rightmost of which angles off to the right to become the exit ramp. Arrows indicate that the direction of travel is from the bottom of the figure to the top. A solid yellow line is shown to the left of the leftmost through lane, a solid white line is shown to the right of the rightmost travel lane, and the through lanes are shown separated from each other by a broken white line. An optional white speed measurement marking is shown to the left of the solid yellow line on the left shoulder of the highway.

In the middle of the figure, the far right lane is shown becoming the deceleration lane, leading to a right exit ramp. The deceleration lane is shown separated from the rightmost of the four remaining through lanes by a dotted white line. The rightmost lane then is shown angling off to the right and becoming the exit ramp. An arrow indicates the direction of travel on the ramp.

A legend shows a black arrow indicating the direction of travel in the lanes .