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Causeway

highway.cross_drainage_system.causeway

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Definition

Paved crossing designed to be overtopped during high flow.

Class kind: component
Abstract: no
Depth: 2
Origin: reference source
Ontology: engineering-reference-book.highway v0.1.0
Aliases: Submersible Causeway, Vented Causeway
Abbreviations: —
Last changed: 7/27/2026, 2:50:06 PM

Identification

Positive labels: Causeway, Submersible Causeway, Vented Causeway
Negative labels: —
Visual features: —
Min identity clues: 2

Evidence

Preferred views: plan, longitudinal_section, detail
Evidence types: view, detail, schedule, note, dimension, level, section_callout
Source trace required: yes

Measurements (3)

Name	Symbol	Unit	Required
Chainage	`CH`	m	required
Length	`L`	m	required
Width	`W`	m	optional

Relationships (1)

part_ofhighway.cross_drainage_system

BOQ items (1)

Item code	Formula	Result	Unit
`highway.cross_drainage.causeway.length`	`L`	length	m

Facets

causeway_type: flush, vented, submersible

Validation

Blocking if missing: no
Human review allowed: yes

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Provenance

Basis: taxonomy_spec
Project values included: no
mindmap_module_spec_taxonomy_highway: no page list

Children (0)

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