Model Inventory of Roadway Elements – MIRE, Version 1.0

47. Left Shoulder Type

Definition: Shoulder type on left side of roadway in direction of inventory. For undivided roads and divided roads with one direction of inventory, this will be the outside shoulder on the opposing side. Note that information on paved width of the inner (left) shoulder is included under median descriptors (see Element 49. Left Paved Shoulder Width).

Attributes:

• None
• Surfaced shoulder exists — bituminous concrete (AC)
• Surfaced shoulder exists — Portland Cement Concrete surface (PCC)
• Stabilized shoulder exists (stabilized gravel or other granular material with or without admixture)
• Combination shoulder exists (shoulder width has two or more surface types; e.g., part of the shoulder width is surfaced and part of the width is earth)
• Earth shoulder exists

Priority: Critical

HPMS/Tool Requirements: HSM/IHSDM (Required), SafetyAnalyst (Optional)