Knowledge (XXG)

Functional classification

Source 📝

114: 71:
Local roads are the most common roads by far, but are also the slowest for travel. They are designed specifically to have high accessibility and to connect to collector and arterial roads, and are typically not used for through traffic. The main function of local roads are to allow for people who
48:
Arterial roads generally provide the fastest method of travel and typically have low accessibility from neighboring roads. They are usually designed with long-distance travel in mind and are not as common as the other two functional classes of roads. Examples include interstates and highways.
63:
Collector roads are the second most common and are used as a connection between local roads and arterial roads. They provide a balance between access and mobility.
151: 98: 31: 27:
is the class or group of roads to which the road belongs. There are three main functional classes as defined by the
170: 144: 175: 137: 121: 72:
live in low density residential to connect to other residential areas or to collector roads.
86: 81: 58: 164: 43: 28: 113: 99:
Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures
24: 125: 16:Class or group of roads to which a road belongs 145: 8: 152: 138: 7: 110: 108: 124:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 34:: arterial, collector, and local. 14: 112: 101:- Federal Highway Administration 120:This road-related article is a 32:Federal Highway Administration 1: 192: 107: 56: 41: 21:functional classification 133: 132: 183: 154: 147: 140: 116: 109: 87:Street hierarchy 191: 190: 186: 185: 184: 182: 181: 180: 161: 160: 159: 158: 105: 95: 78: 69: 61: 55: 53:Collector roads 46: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 189: 187: 179: 178: 173: 171:Road transport 163: 162: 157: 156: 149: 142: 134: 131: 130: 117: 103: 102: 94: 93:External links 91: 90: 89: 84: 82:Road hierarchy 77: 74: 68: 65: 59:Collector road 57:Main article: 54: 51: 42:Main article: 39: 38:Arterial roads 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 188: 177: 174: 172: 169: 168: 166: 155: 150: 148: 143: 141: 136: 135: 129: 127: 123: 118: 115: 111: 106: 100: 97: 96: 92: 88: 85: 83: 80: 79: 75: 73: 66: 64: 60: 52: 50: 45: 44:Arterial road 37: 35: 33: 30: 29:United States 26: 22: 126:expanding it 119: 104: 70: 62: 47: 20: 18: 67:Local roads 176:Road stubs 165:Categories 76:See also 23:of a 122:stub 25:road 19:The 167:: 153:e 146:t 139:v 128:.

Index

road
United States
Federal Highway Administration
Arterial road
Collector road
Road hierarchy
Street hierarchy
Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures
Stub icon
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Categories
Road transport
Road stubs

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.