E 210 Street Classifications

Designation of a street (highway)1 to a major, secondary, collector, or local classification is based on land use. In proposed streets and highways, the planned use of the land makes it necessary to consider the design peak-hour volume not traffic, the composition (percentage of trucks vs. passenger vehicles), and the design speed. In the case of an existing street or street pattern, accident records as well as other factors help determine street (highway)1 planning and designation.


Footnote

  1. The text in parenthesis is from the legacy Street Design Manual text and is no longer in use.