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Old 07-06-16 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by andr0id
See if you can find the section map on the USGS site and then find the elevation contour where your street is located.
(All numbers approximate.) So the run is 1250 ft., the rise is 130 ft. Dividing the rise by the run makes it a 10.4% grade??? That doesn't sound right.
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