Rural minor arterials should provide relatively high overall travel speeds, with minimum interference to through movements. Because of the high speeds, access to abutting property should be either controlled or carefully regulated. Collector Roads Collector roads primarily serve trips of intracounty rather than statewide importance. Travel speeds and volumes are less than on arterial roadways, but are still high relative to local roads. These roads provide for both land access and traffic circulation.
Minor collectors Serve smaller places and towns and connect locally important traffic generators.
These roads usually will not be on a Federal-aid system. The local street and road system constitutes all roads not included in the higher classifications. These streets and roads provide direct access to abutting land and permit access to the roads of higher classification. They offer the lowest level of mobility. Service to through traffic movement usually is deliberately discouraged, especially in urban areas.