U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Definition: The width of the paved shoulder on the median (inner) side of the roadway on a divided roadway measured from the center of the edgeline outward. Note that information on type, width and paved width of non-median shoulders is included in section I.c.3. Shoulder Descriptors (See Element 47. Left Shoulder Type). If the roadway is divided AND inventoried in two directions, this is already captured under Element 49. Left Shoulder Paved Width.
Attributes: Feet
See Figure 1c for additional detail.
Priority: Critical
HPMS/Tool Requirements: SafetyAnalyst (Optional)