Breakaway Tuff-Poles For Roadway Applications
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Breakaway Poles


Designed to reduce injuries in the event of vehicular impact, Breakaway poles are specially joined so they'll break off and fly over a vehicle that strikes them, reducing the potential danger to the vehicle's occupants.  They are required in certain applications near roadways.

Shakespeare Composite Structures engeered the first Breakaway poles, and the company holds patents on joining techniques with which the poles are assembled.

Shakespeare Composite Structures Breakaway Poles A large Shakespeare Composite Structures Breakaway Pole being subjected to testing.

An extensive array of Breakaway poles is described in the Specifications Manual (online PDF).


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Shakespeare Composite Structures is a Philips group brand
19845 Highway 76, Newberry, SC 29108
803.276.5504 · 800.800.9008 · Fax: 803.276.8940 · www.skp-cs.com