Arterial Roads

11/24/25

“How do we classify roads less intense than highways but more intense than highways?”

Picture this. You live in a U.S. suburb, and you need to drive to get groceries. You know that you will have to leave your cul-de-sac neighborhood and get on a road that has highway access, but you will not enter one. What type of road are you on? Well, these roads are typified as Arterial Roads. Arterial roads are vital in connecting dense activity centers such as downtowns and airports to each other and providing entrance to freeways. Examples of arterial roads include Queens Avenue in NYC, Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, and Grand Avenue in Oakland.

• Engineering
• Urban Systems