[Talk-us] US highway classification

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 5/27/2011 9:34 AM, Richard Welty wrote:
> On 5/27/11 9:26 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
>> On 5/27/2011 12:32 AM, Nathan Mills wrote:
>>> Would I be correct in stating that tagging an undivided 2 lane (one lane
>>> in each direction) highways would be improper, even if a state calls the
>>> highway a "trunk" for planning purposes? Especially if it's in the
>>> middle of a town with a low speed limit. I understood trunk to be
>>> divided and limited access (but not fully grade-separated).
>>
>> No, trunk is also used for a major intercity highway that's not a
>> freeway. Take a look at the UK and their network of trunks.
>>
> and we have no functioning definition of what constitutes a major intercity
> highway in the US.

There's no functioning definition of any of the classifications below 
motorway.
>
> which is to day, i don't agree with many of your upgrades, but i've chosen
> not to engage in an edit war in the map nor have i chosen to engage in
> flame wars on this list about it, but there is no consensus on what
> constitutes
> a trunk in the US, and i believe your position is an outlier.

I've tagged based on what practices I've seen applied to the map. For 
example, when I joined, several two-lane highways across Nevada were 
trunk. New Jersey has had a number of two-lane trunks for years.