TRANSPORTATION LIGHTING 13-39

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FIG. 13-32. Standard nomenclature for street and highway luminaire arrange-
ment. Specific value of spacing should be substituted for the 150 feet used in the
example.
Table 13-7. Typical Arrangement of Luminaires for Urban Streets, with
Mounting Height and Spacing for Various Initial Footcandles Values
FOOT- STREET LAMP TYPE LUMINAIRE*
MOUNT-
ING
HEIGHT
APPROXI-
MATE
SPACING
CANDLES WIDTH LUMENS DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT
0.2 30 2,500 I Center 25 170
40 4,000 II Staggered 25 200
0.4 40 6,000 II Staggered 25 155
50 6,000 IV Staggered 25 110
0.6 50 10,000 III Staggered 30 140
60 10,000 IV Staggered 25 115
0.8 50 10,000 III Staggered 30 105
60 10,000 IV Staggered 25 85
70 10,000 III Staggered 30 85
1.0 50 6,000 II Staggered 25 55
60 10,000 III Staggered 30 75
80 10,000 IV Opposite 25 110
1.2 70 15,000 IV Opposite 30 130
1.6 80 15,000 IV Opposite 30 90
2.0 80 15,000 IV Opposite 30 70
Fig. 13-32 explains the standard nomenclature.
FIG. 13-33. Typical highway-lighting installations.