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原文传递 Rural Roads and Bridges: Condition and Status of Roads.

题名：	Rural Roads and Bridges: Condition and Status of Roads.
作者：	walzer, n. deller, s. c.
关键词：	costs, bridges, economic factors, traffic surveys, traffic research, trends, trucks, rural business, farmland
摘要：	The condition of local (off-system) roads and bridges has been a concern to policymakers and the agricultural community, especially after the national recession in the early 1980s and the concurrent declines in farmland prices. The changing nature of agriculturemore than half the farm families earn income from off-farm sources, use of large equipment is increasing, and numbers of nonfarm rural residents is growing raised the importance of rural transportation networks for at least four groups. First, the farming community, including agribusinesses, must have high-quality roads and bridges to deliver inputs to agriculture and to transport the final products. Second, rural residents not employed in agriculture must be able to commute to work daily without major delays. Third, rural residents need access to essential public services such as fire protection and emergency medical care that travel over the road network. Fourth, the increasing number of rural businesses involved in tourism enterprises requires high-quality rural roads to be successful. This report examines the condition of roads maintained by local governments based on mail questionnaire responses from county engineers and town/township road administrators in fall 1994 and spring 1995. A total of 609 counties and 1,961 towns provided usable information. The questions are similar to those in a 1987 study, so the status and conditions of roads can be compared. The discussion begins with changes in road surface type, then examines road conditions, and finally discusses the priorities which local road managers use in managing the local transportation system. / Supplementary Notes: See also PB2000-101855. Prepared in cooperation with Wisconsin Univ.-Madison. Dept. of Agricultural Economics. Sponsored by Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington, DC. /
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