A large grain elevator is located 40 feet from the centerline of a two-lane highway (55 mph speedlimit, 12-ft lanes and level terrain). The elevator is situated on the inside of a horizontal curvewith a radius of 500 feet measured to the centerline of the highway. Assuming that the elevatoris the only sight restriction on the curve, what is the available sight distance along the curve(measured to the center of the inside lane)? Does adequate stopping sight distance exist?

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