Major arterial definition

Major arterial means a road intended to move through traffic to and from major attractors such as central business districts, regional shopping centers, colleges and/or universities, military installations, major industrial areas, and similar traffic generators within the governmental unit; and/or as a route for traffic between communities or large areas and/or which carries high volumes of traffic.
Major arterial means any roadway eligible for primary or urban funds from the Montana Department of Transportation.
Major arterial means a four-lane divided roadway, with a typical right-of-way width of 85-120 feet and a curb-to-curb pavement width of approximately 80 feet. The term “major arterial” as used in this Policy is defined in the Encinitas General Plan, Circulation Element, page C-18.

Examples of Major arterial in a sentence

  • Major arterial roads providing an integrated network with characteristics for serving traffic between large population centers, generally without stub connections and having average daily traffic volumes of 10,000 vehicles per day or more with more than two lanes of traffic.

  • Major arterial intersections shall have curb radii of not less than 35 feet.

  • Major arterial streets should not bisect neighborhoods but should act as boundaries between them.

  • Major arterial: The roadway that services state-wide travel as well as major traffic movements within urbanized areas or between suburban centres (high mobility, limited access) (13).

  • Major arterial streets with more than five lanes and minor arterial and collector streets with more than three lanes are perceived as beyond the scale that is appropriate for McMinnville.


More Definitions of Major arterial

Major arterial means a street that serves centers of activity and carries the major portion of traffic entering and leaving the Town or bypassing central areas.
Major arterial means the same as defined in the Town of Danville General Plan, Mobility Element, as may be amended or superseded.
Major arterial means a four-lane arterial highway with access limitations, divided by a raised or striped median. Major arterials are a type of intercity or community facility, expected to carry the majority of traffic between Solana Beach, adjacent communities, and the freeway system. The term “major arterial” as used in this Policy is generally defined in the Highway 101 Corridor Specific Plan, page 3-17 and such roads may be specifically named in the Solana Beach General Plan, Circulation Element, § II.D.
Major arterial means Solano Street, Highway 99W, or South Ave
Major arterial means an interconnected thoroughfare whose primary
Major arterial or "principal arterial" means roads which convey traffic along corridors to areas of a high density of commercial or industrial activity. Major arterial or principal arterial emphasize mobility and de‐ emphasize access.
Major arterial means a continuous street system serving moderate to long trip lengths that distributes traffic from the freeway/expressway system to and from the metropolitan area. The focus of major arterials is to provide mobility rather than land access. Major arterials should not penetrate identifiable neighborhoods.