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SUBURBAN ROADS WITH EASY CURVES 



Cheaply constructed and well-graded curved roads in a Baltimore subdivision. The inexpensive develop- 

 ment and the care which has been taken to preserve the trees have been great factors in attracting 



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Photo by courtesy of Immigration Branch, Dept. of Interior 



COUNTRY ROADS WITH EASY CURVES 



It is more important to avoid steep grades, bad situations for drainage and sudden deflections than easy curves; 

 in undulating country the curved roads, besides being most practicable and best for traffic, are much more pleasant 

 to the eye. No road should be curved except for some useful purpose, but natural conditions in most districts make 

 curves necessary. 



