Transcript Slide 1

Welcome to the
International Right of Way
Association’s
COURSE 900
Day 2 - Property Descriptions
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Property Descriptions
• Overview
 Discuss Background
 Learn Systems & Methods
• Objectives
 Understand and Describe
 Identify and Write
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Property Descriptions
• Follow Participant’s Manual
• Exam at End
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Background Information
• Land is Commodity
 Unit is ‘Parcel” or ‘Tract ’
• Purpose & Use of Property Descriptions
 Precisely Describe Land
 Enable Location of
Property Boundaries in Future
 Transfer Title
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Methods
• Public Land Survey System
• State Plane Coordinates
• Metes & Bounds
• Point & Centerline
• Subdivision
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Property Description Format
• Caption/Preamble
 Identifies General Area
• Body
 Unique Description of Specific Tract
• Reservations/Exceptions
 Areas or Rights Reserved or Excluded
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Property Description Objectives
• Define Intent
• Location
 Unique Position of Specific Tract
• Shape
• Size
 1 acre =43,560 square feet =208.7 feet square
= 0.4047 hectare
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Public Land Survey System
• Established by Continental Congress
• 35 Separate Systems
 Each Designated by Name or Number
• Used in 30 States
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Public Land Survey System
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Public Land Survey System
• Initial Point (I.P.) - Origin
 One for Each System
 Marked and Monumented
 Referenced by Latitude &
Longitude
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Public Land Survey System
N
P.M.
I.P.
• Principal Meridian (P.M.)
 North–South Line thru I.P.
o
B.L.
• Base Line (B.L.)
 East – West line thru I.P.
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Standard Parallels
P.M.
• Lines Parallel to BL
S.P.N.
2ND S.P.N.
1ST S.P.N.
I.P.
B.L.
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1ST S.P.S.
2ND S.P.S.
3RD S.P.S.
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MI. MI. MI. MI. MI. MI.
3RD
• At 24 Mile Intervals
• Also Called
Correction Lines
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3RD G.M.E.
2ND G.M.E.
1SR G.M.E.
1ST G.M.W.
2ND G.M.W.
3RD G.M.W.
Guide Meridians
• 24 Mile Intervals, Along
Each S. P.
24
24 24 24 24 24
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24
• Converge to North Pole
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Quadrangle
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Formed by Standard Parallels
and Guide Meridians
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East, West & South Lines are 24
Miles Long
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North Line is 24 Miles Long,
Less Convergence in 24 Miles
Less Than 24 Miles
24 Miles
• Approximately 24 M.S.,
576 S.M.
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Townships, Tiers and Ranges
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Townships Lines - 6 Mile Intervals
Parallel to B. L.
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Range Lines - Due North Lines
from S.P. at 6 Mile Intervals
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16 Townships per Quadrangle
Less than 24 Miles
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24 Miles
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Quadrangle = 16 Townships
T4N
R3W
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16 Per Quadrangle
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Approximately 6 Miles Square,
36 Square Miles
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Townships Tiers Numbered
North & South of Base Line
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Ranges Numbered East
and West of Principal Meridian
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Townships, Tiers and Ranges
• Township Location Designated by:
 Township Number North or South of
Base Line
 Range Number East or West of Principal
Meridian
 Name or Number of Specific System
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Township Identification
Exercise #11
T12N
R4E
T11N
R6W
T7N
R2W
T3S
R3W
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R6E
T2N
R4E
T3N
R7W
T7S
R7W
T11N
R11E
T3N
R12E
T2S
R8E
T7S
R11E
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Sections
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 Numbered 1 - 36
33
1
6
7
36 Sections in each Township
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4
3
2
1
8
9 10 11 12 7
18 17 16 15 14 13
24 19 20 21 22 23 24
30 29 28 27 26 25
31 32 33 34 35 36
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 Begin with 1 @ NE Corner
 Going Serpentine, W and E
 Ending with 36 @ SE
 One mile square, One
square mile
 Contains 640 Ac
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Section Description
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Property Description of Section
Section Number,
Range Number,
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Name of Principal Meridian
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Section Identification
Exercise #12 (Top)
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Section Identification
Exercise #12 (Bottom)
22 23 24 19 20 21
27 26 25 30 2928
34 3536 313233
3 2 1 6 5 4
10 11 12 7 8 9
15 14 13 18 1716
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Half Sections
• West ½; East ½;
North ½; South ½
 5280’ X 2640’ = 320 Ac.
W½
E½
N½
S½
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Quarter Sections
• NW ¼; NE ¼;
SW ¼; SE ¼
 2640’ X 2640’ = 160 Ac.
NW¼ NE¼
SW¼ SE¼
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Quarter-Quarter Sections
NW1/4
NE1/4
NW1/4
NW 1/4
NE 1/4
SW1/4
SE1/4
SW1/4
NW1/4
NE1/4
NW1/4
SW 1/4
SW1/4
NE1/4
Smallest Statutory Unit
1320’ X 1320’ = 40 Ac.
SE1/4
NE1/4
SE 1/4
SE1/4
SW1/4
SE1/4
1 Mile
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Aliquot Parts
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Further Partitioning Quarter-Quarter Sections
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Property Descriptions
 Describe by Letters and Numbers
 Identify Aliquot Part of Section,
Section Number, Township Number, Range
Number, and Name of Principal Meridian
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Multiple Parcels
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Multiple Parcels Separated by a Comma
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Example:
 N½ NW¼, NE¼ NE¼, SW¼ of Section 14
 Describes 3 Parcels in Section 14
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To Locate or Plot a Parcel, Work in Reverse Order
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Distance Unit Conversions
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1 Chain = 66 Feet = 100 Links = 4 Rods
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1 Link = 7.92 Inches
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1 Mile = 5,280 Feet = 80 Chains
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1 Rod = 1 Pole = 1 Perch = 16.5 Feet
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Area Calculations
1 Section = 1 Square mile = 640 Acres
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10 Chains x 10 Chains = 10 Acres
10 Acres
10 Chains
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10 Chains
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Area Calculations
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Multiply Fractions in Description by 640
 Example: Area of SE¼ NE¼:
¼ x ¼ x 640 = 40 Ac
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Monuments
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Some Monuments Imprecisely Set
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Original Set Corners Stand as True Corners
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Exercise #13 – Aliquot Parts
ACRES
2
4
5
1/4 OF SECTION 16
1. SW
___________________________
160
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1/4 NE 1/4 OF SEC. 16
2. NE
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40
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SE1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 OF SEC. 16
3. ___________________________
10
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N1/2 NW ¼ NW1/4 OF SEC. 16 _____
10
4. S1/2
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5. E1/2
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Exercise #14 – Aliquot Parts
#6
#7
#8&#9
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Summary Public Land Survey System
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35 Initial Points & P.M.
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Standard Lines
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Quadrangle - 16 Townships
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Township - 36 Sections
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Sections & Aliquot Parts of Sections
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Descriptions
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Distance Units & Area Calculations
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State Plane Coordinate System
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Based on Separate Grid For Each State
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Considers Shape of Earth
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Point Located by “X” & “Y” Coordinate:
 “X” Coordinate, East Direction - Easting
 “Y” Coordinate, North Direction - Northing
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State Plane Coordinate System
• Advantage:
 High Accuracy Over Long Distances
• Description: Specify Coordinates of
Each Corner
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Metes and Bounds
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Courses or Calls
 Measurements & Boundaries of Parcel
 Metes - Direction and Distance
 Bounds - Call to Adjoiner
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Monuments - Natural & Artificial
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Metes and Bounds - Directions
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Compass Bearings
 Deflection from North or South
 Degrees (°), Minutes (’), Seconds (”)
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Deflection Angle From Preceding Line
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Azimuths
 Total Clockwise Angle From True South or North
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Metes & Bounds
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Must Have a Known Point of Beginning
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May Start at Point of Commencement
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Lengths & Bearings Sequentially Given & Corners
Described
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Completely Encircle Property, Usually Clockwise
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Must Close Back to POB
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Error of Closure
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Example
P.O.C.
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Definitions of North
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True North
 Origin at Geographic North Pole
 True North Lines Not Parallel - Converge
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Definitions of North
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Magnetic North
 Indicated by Magnetic Compass
 Points to Magnetic North Pole
 Magnetic Declination - Angle Between True North
& Magnetic North

Varies with Location , Time and Date
 Local Magnetic Attraction - Caused by Conditions
in local Area
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Definitions of North
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Datum North
 Bearings Established by Previous Survey or Map
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Summary Metes & Bounds
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Begins With General Location
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Describe POB or POC
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Give Detailed Description of Parcel
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Include Direction & Length of Calls
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Return to POB (Error of Closure)
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Include Statement of Area
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Exercise #15 – Writing Metes & Bounds
N 87-05 W - 116’
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Exercise #16 – Plotting Metes & Bounds
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Point Description
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Acquisition of Strip Parcels for Highways
 Right of Way - Irregular Shape
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Property Description
 Centerline Divided into Stations
 Centerline Fully Described, Referenced,
and Recorded
 Station & Offset Established to Each Point
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Exercise #17 – Station & Offset
o
50’
57’
212+07
57’ LT
65’
211+05
54’ LT
210+98
25’ LT
o
212+13
25’ LT
55’
54’
o
211+50
65’ LT
N 87°05’ W
+90
+98 +05
211+00
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25’
R/W LINE
+50
S 87°05’ E
+07 +13 +20
212+00
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Centerline Description
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Description of Centerline Path
 Usually by Metes and Bounds
 Calibrated in “Stations”
 Must be Defined, Described, Referenced,
and Recorded
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R/W Width Specified With Reference
to Centerline Stations
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Area = Centerline Length x Width of R/W
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Exercise #18 – Centerline
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Subdivision Descriptions
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Subdivision
 Land Subdivided Into Lots
 Must be Named, Platted & Recorded
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Property Described by Reference to Lot or Block
Number, Subdivision Name and Volume and
Page of Record Plat
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EXERCISE #19 – Utility Easement
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Property
Descriptions
Can be
Used in Combinations
METES & BOUNDS –
PUBLIC LAND
SURVEY SYSTEM
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Property
Descriptions
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Property
Descriptions
Metes & Bounds within Metes & Bounds
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Summary:
Property
Descriptions
US Public Land Survey System
 35 Initial Points & PMs
 Standard Lines
 Quadrangles, Townships, & Sections
 Fractional Sections
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Half-Section

Quarter-Section

Quarter-Quarter Sections
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Summary:
Property Descriptions
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Description
 Describe Aliquot Part of a Section, Section
Number, Township & Range Number,
and Identify the Principal Meridian
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Distance - Rod, Pole, Chain, Link, Feet
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Area = Fractions in Description x 640
(acres, hectares)
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Summary:
Property Descriptions
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State Plane Coordinates
 Northings & Eastings
 High Accuracy Over Long Distances
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Metes and Bounds
 Point of Beginning
 Describe Each Line
 State Area
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Summary:
Property Descriptions
• Point Descriptions
 Station and Offset of Each Point
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Centerline Descriptions
 Uniform R/W Width
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Subdivision
 Platted, Named and Recorded
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Course Summary:
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Engineering Plans
 Three View Concept
 Plan, Profile, Cross Section
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Plan Elements:
 Tangents, Delta Angles, Centerlines,
Stations, Offsets, Curves, Scales,
Station Equations, Profile Grade Line,
Percent Grade
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Course Summary:
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 Right of Way Plans
 Construction Plans
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Finally, The End!
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