How Many Columns?
A look around the neighborhood leads to thoughts about civil
engineering.
I-40 over Gay St. at Magnolia8 lanes, 9 columns
Broadway over Old City Railroad4 lanes, 5 columns
Jackson Ave. Ramp up to Gay St.2 brick lanes, 3 columns
Gay St. over Old City Railroad2 lanes plus parking, 3 columns
Hall of Fame Blvd. over Old City4 lanes, 5 columns
I-40 exit to James White and Summit8 lanes, 6 columns
James White exit as lanes split8 lanes plus extras, 8 columns
James White exit after split8 lanes plus extras, 9 columns
Acknowledgements
• All pictures and audio by Charlie Adams
• Audio recorded and edited with Audacity
Standards
• SPI 0706.3.7 Translate between verbal and symbolic representations of real-world phenomena involving linear equations.
• SPI 0706.5.1 Interpret and employ various graphs and charts to represent data.