Table B-1

CRITERIA FOR SIGNING TRAFFIC GENERATORS ON CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS. Type of Traffic Generator Specific Eligibility Criteria Urban Area1 Rural Area1 Airports Must be publicly owned with a minimum 3,000-foot paved runway (Prime Criterion) Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 5 miles 5 miles Universities, Colleges, Junior Colleges/Community Colleges, State Technology Centers, State Vocational/Technical Schools, and state- operated special schools Must be listed as a public university, public community college, Tennessee Technology Center, or independent college or university on Tenn. Higher Educ. Com’n website, or must be a state-operated special school Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 4 miles 10miles Military Bases Minimum Number of Employees & Military Personnel (Prime Criterion) Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 3,000 4 miles 1,000 5 miles MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ─ SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTER 1680-03-02 RULES FOR GUIDE SIGNS ON FREEWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS AND CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS Arenas/Stadiums Auditoriums Convention Halls Dams, Lakes, and Launching Ramps2 Major Recreation Sites: Fairgrounds, Zoos Amusement Parks Minimum Annual Attendance (Prime Criterion) Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 100,000 10 miles 100,0003 10 miles State Parks Must be listed on Tenn. Dept. of Environment and Conservation, State Parks website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) Nearest intersection Nearest intersection National Parks, Monuments, Memorials, Historical Parks, Recreation Areas, Parkways, Battlefields/Military Parks4 Must be listed on U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) Nearest intersection Nearest intersection State Veterans’ Cemeteries and National Cemeteries4 Must be listed as a State Veterans’ Cemetery on Tenn. Dept. of Veterans Affairs website or as a National Cemetery on the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs website or the U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 10 miles 10 miles State and National Historic Sites Must be listed as a State-owned historic site on Tenn. Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Historic Commission website or as a National Historic Site on U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 10 miles 10 miles MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ─ SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTER 1680-03-02 RULES FOR GUIDE SIGNS ON FREEWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS AND CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS State Wildlife Management Areas, Wildlife Refuges & State Lakes5 Must be open year-round Minimum Annual Attendance (Prime Criterion) Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 6,000 10 miles 6,000 10 miles Cultural Interest Areas: Museums, Art Galleries, Historic Sites Minimum Annual Attendance (Prime Criterion) Must be open to the general public, and the primary purpose of the facility must be as a cultural interest area (museum, art gallery or historic site) Historic sites must be listed on the U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 50,000 10 miles 20,000 10 miles Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Centers6 Administrator of facility must verify in writing that the facility is designated as a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center under Tenn. Dept. of Health regulations Maximum Distance from Interchange (By Road) 5 miles 5 miles Veterans Administration Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics and Vet Centers6 Must be listed as a VA Medical Center, Outpatient Clinic or Vet Center on the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs website Maximum Distance from Intersection (By Road) 5 miles 5 miles TABLE B-1 FOOTNOTES 1 Urban Area: Population of 5,000 or greater in most recent federal decennial census. Rural Area: Population of less than 5,000 in most recent federal decennial census. 2 Dams, lakes and launching ramps may be signed at the nearest point of access onto a State highway without regard to annual attendance if the facility is:  Located within 10 miles of the intersection;  Open to the general public; and  Owned and operated by a governmental agency or non-profit organization; and if MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ─ SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTER 1680-03-02 RULES FOR GUIDE SIGNS ON FREEWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS AND CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS  The Department determines, in its engineering judgment, that signing is essential for proper motorist guidance. 3 In rural areas, where traffic generators are not commonly found and there is also greater need for guide signs, attendance requirements may be reduced by 50% if approved by the Department. 4 A National Battlefield/Military Park and National Cemetery at the same location may be signed together on one supplemental guide sign. 5 Pursuant to T.C.A. § 54-5-709(b), the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency shall reimburse the Department of Transportation for the cost of installing such supplemental guide signs. 6 The facility will be signed, if possible, at the nearest state highway intersection as measured in travel time to the facility under average daytime traffic conditions. The local government having jurisdiction over the local streets or roads between the state highway intersection and the facility shall be responsible for installing and maintaining trailblazer signs on those local streets or roads as may be necessary to provide directions to the facility. These local trailblazer signs must be in place prior to the installation of a supplemental guide sign at the state highway intersection.