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Table 3. — Gallons of bituminous material needed per 100 feet of varying width. 1 
Gallons per square yard. 
Width. 
0.5 
1.0 
1.5 
2.0 
2.5 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
Gallons. 
Gallons. 
Gallons. 
Gallons. 
8 
44.44 
88.89 
133. 33 
177. 78 
222. 22 
10 
55.56 
111.11 
166. 67 
222. 22 
277. 78 
12 
66.67 
133.33 
200. 00 
266. 67 
333. 33 
14 
77.78 
155.56 
233. 33 
311.11 
388. 89 
15 
83.33 
166. 67 
250.00 
333. 33 
416. 67 
16 
88.89 
177. 78 
266. 67 
355.56 
444. 44 
18 
100.00 
200. 00 
300.00 
400.00 
500. 00 
20 
111.11 
222. 22 
333.33 
444. 44 
555.56 
22 
122. 22 
244. 44 
366. 67 
488. 89 
611.11 
30 
166. 67 
333. 33 
500.00 
666. 66 
833.33 
40 
222. 22 
444.44 
666. 67 
888. 88 
1,111.10 
1 Adapted from Harger and Bonney. 
Note.— Bituminous road materials usually average from 45 to 50 gallons to the barrel. 
Table 4. — Feet in decimals of a mile. 1 
Feet. 
Miles. 
Feet. 
Miles. 
Feet. 
Miles. 
Feet. 
Miles. 
1 
0.00019 
40 
0.00758 
600 
0. 11364 
8,000 
1..51515 
2 
. 00038 
50 
. 00947 
700 
. 13258 
9,000 
1. 70455 
3 
. 00057 
60 
.01136 
800 
. 15152 
10, 000 
1. 8939 
4 
. 00076 
70 
.01326 
900 
. 17046 
20,000 
3. 7879 
5 
. 00095 
80 
. 01515 
1,000 
. 18939 
30,000 
5. 6818 
6 
.00114 
90 
.01705 
2,000 
. 37879 
40, 000 
7. 5758 
7 
. 00132 
100 
.01894 
3,000 
. 56818 
50,000 
9. 4697- 
8 
. 00152 
200 
.03788 
4,000 
. 75758 
60,000 
11. 3636 
9 
.00171 
300 
.05682 
5,000 
. 94697 
70,000 
13. 2576 
10 
.00189 
400 
.07576 
6,000 
1. 13636 
80,000 
15. 1515 
20 
. 00379 
500 
.09470 
7,000 
1. 32576 
90,000 
17.0455 
30 
. 00568 
1 Ifarger and Bonney. 
Table 5. — Number of square yards and acres per 100 feet and per mile for various widths, 
Width. 
Square yards. 
Acres. 
Width. 
Square yards. 
Acres. 
Per 100 
feet. 
Per mile. 
Per 100 
feet. 
per mile. 
Per 100 
feet. 
Per mile. 
Per 100 
feet. 
Per mile. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
1 
11.111 
586.667 
0.00230 
0.121 
26 
288.889 
15,253.3 
0.05969 
3.152 
2 
22.222 
1,173.334 
.00459 
.242 
28 
311.111 
16,426.7 
.06428 
3.394 
3 
33. 333 
1,760.001 
.00689 
.364 
30 
333. 333 
17,600.0 
.06887 
3.636 
4 
44. 444 
2, 346. 668 
.00918 
.485 
32 
355. 556 
18, 773. 3 
.07346 
3.879 
5 
55. 556 
2,933.335 
.01148 
.606 
34 
377. 778 
19, 946. 7 
. 07805 
4.121 
6 
66. 667 
3, 520. 002 
.01377 
.727 
36 
400. 000 
21,120.0 
. 08265 
4.364 
7 
77. 778 
4, 106. 669 
.01607 
.848 
38 
422. 222 
22,293.3 
.08724 
4.606 
8 
88. 889 
4, 693. 3 
.01837 
.970 
40 
444.444 
23, 466. 7 
.09183 
4.848 
9 
100. 000 
5,280.0 
.02066 
1.091 
42 
466. 667 
24, 640. 
.09642 
5.090 
10 
111.111 
5, 866. 6 
. 02296 
1.212 
44 
488. 889 
25,813.3 
. 10101 
5.333 
12 
133. 333 
7,040.0 
.02755 
1.454 
46 
511.111 
26,986.7 
. 10560 
5.575 
14 
155. 556 
8,213.3 
.03214 
1.697 
48 
533.333 
28, 160. 
. 11019 
5.818 
15 
166. 667 
8, 800. 
. 03444 
1.818 
50 
555. 556 
29.333.4 
.11478 
6.061 
16 
177. 778 
9, 386. 7 
.03673 
1.939 
60 
666. 667 
35, 200. 
. 13774 
7.273 
18 
200.000 
10, 560. 
.04132 
2.182 
70 
777. 778 
41,066.7 
. 16070 
8.485 
20 
222. 222 
11,734.0 
.04591 
2.424 
80 
888. 889 
46,933.3 
. 18366 
9.697 
22 
244.444 
12,906.7 
.05051 
2.666 
90 
1,000.000 
52, 800. 
.20661 
10. 909 
24 
266.667 
14,080.0 
. 05510 
2.909 
100 
1,111.111 
58, 666. 7 
.22957 
12.121 
