Roadway Classification https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifi cations/feauab.pdf Functional Classification All functional classification categories exist in both urban and rural areas. Specifically, all Principal Arterial sub-categories and all Collector sub-categories will be recognized in both urban and rural forms. The following revised (in 2013) functional classification categories should be used: a. Principal Arterial: i. Interstate ii. Other Freeways & expressways iii. Other b. Minor Arterial c. Collector i. Major Collector ii. Minor Collector d. LocalFederal Functional Classification Decision Tree Functional Classification vs. Travel Characteristics Distance Served Usage (and Distance | (AADT ‘Number Functional | Length of | Access | Speed | between | and of Travel Classification |_Route) | Points | timit_| Routes _| ovr) | significance | Lanes Arterial Longest_| Few | Highest | Longest | Highest | Statewide | More Collector ‘Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium Local Shortest | Many | Lowest | shortest | Lowest Local FewerCharacteristics of Urban and Rural Principal Arterials Urban Rural © Serve major activity centers, highest traffic volume corridors and longest trip demands © Carry high proportion of total urban travel on minimum of mileage © Interconnect and provide continuity for major rural corridors to accommodate trips entering and leaving urban area and movements through the urban area * Serve demand for intra-area travel between the central business district and outlying residential areas © Serve corridor movements having trip length and travel density characteristics indicative of substantial statewide or interstate travel © Connect all or nearly all Urbanized Areas and a large majority of Urban Clusters with 25,000 and over population © Provide an integrated network of continuous routes without stub connections (dead ends) Characteristics of Urban and Rural Minor Arterials Urban Rural Interconnect and augment the higher- level Arterials * Serve trips of moderate length at a somewhat lower level of travel mobility than Principal Arterials ribute traffic to smaller geographic areas than those served by higher-level Arterials * Provide more land access than Principal Arterials without penetrating identifiable neighborhoods * Provide urban connections for Rural Collectors © Link ci and larger towns (and other major destinations such as resorts capable of attracting travel over long distances) and form an integrated network providing interstate and inter- county service Be spaced at intervals, consistent with population density, so that all developed areas within the State are within a reasonable distance of an Arterial roadway Provide service to corridors with trip lengths and travel density greater than those served by Rural Collectors and Local Roads and with relatively high travel speeds and minimum interference to through movementCharacteristics of Urban and Rural Major Collectors MAJOR COLLECTORS Urban Serve both land access and traffic circulation in higher density residential, and commercial/industrial areas Penetrate residential neighborhoods, often for significant distances istribute and channel trips between Local Roads and Arterials, usually over a distance of greater than three- quarters of a mile Operating characteristics include higher speeds and more signalized intersections © Provide service to any county seat not on an Arterial route, to the larger towns not directly served by the higher systems and to other traffic generators of equivalent intra-county importance such as consolidated schools, shipping points, county parks and important mining and agricultural areas © Link these places with nearby larger towns and cities or with Arterial routes © Serve the most important intra-county travel corridors Characteristics of Urban and Rural Minor Collectors MINOR COLLECTORS Urban © Serve both land access and traffic circulation in lower density residential and commercial/industrial areas © Penetrate residential neighborhoods, often only for a short distance © Distribute and channel trips between Local Roads and Arterials, usually over a distance of less than three-quarters of a mile © Operating characteristics include lower speeds and fewer signalized intersections © Be spaced at intervals, consistent with population density, to collect traffic from Local Roads and bring all developed areas within reasonable distance of a Collector ‘* Provide service to smaller communities not served by a higher class facility © Link locally important traffic generators with their rural hinterlandsCharacteristics of Urban and Rural Local Roads Urban * Provide direct access to adjacent land * Provide access to higher systems * Carry no through traffic movement * Constitute the mileage not classified as part of the Arterial and Collector systems © Serve primarily to provide access to adjacent land * Provide service to travel over short distances as compared to higher classification categories © Constitute the mileage not classified as part of the Arterial and Collector systems