This guide will help you to identify cable barriers - the vehicle barriers made of posts and wire rope, which typically appear in the median of divided highways. See the cable barriers page for more details.
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All of them |
All the cables pass through slots in the post |
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One of them |
The top cable rests in a slot in the post |
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None of them |
All the cables are attached outside the posts |
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Description |
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Single Anchor |
All the cables pass a series of shorter posts and connect to the ground at a single point |
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Multi-point Anchor |
Each cable is anchored to a seperate I-beam posts |
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| Answer |
Description |
Example Image |
U shaped loops |
Cables rest in metal U-shaped loops attached to the post |
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Resting on Pins |
Cables rest on single pins attached to the post |
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