Configuration of Appalachian logging roads

John E. Baumgras; John E. Baumgras

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Configuration of Appalachian logging roads

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John E. Baumgras, John E. Baumgras

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-198. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 16 p.

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Abstract

The configuration - the curvature and grade - of logging roads in southern Appalachia is seldom severe, according to a recent Forest Service study. To improve the efficiency of logging roads, we must first define the characteristics of these roads; and in this report we provide a quantitative description of the configuration of over 200 miles of logging roads.

Citation

Baumgras, John E. 1971. Configuration of Appalachian logging roads. Res. Pap. NE-198. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 16 p.