Classification of roads
• Classification is done on following bases.
On seasons of the year
Type of carriage way
Pavement surface
According to traffic.
According to transport tonnage
According to importance.
According to Location and functions.
According to materials.
CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS
TYPES OF ROADS
BASED ON
SEASON
ALL WEATHER
ROADS
FAIR WEATHER
ROADS
TYPE OF
CARRIAGE WAY
PAVED ROADS
UNPAVED ROADS
PAVEMENT
SURFACE
SURFACED
ROADS
UNSURFACED
ROADS
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METHODS OF CLASSIFICATION
•Load
Transported
•Traffic
Volume
heavy
Medium
light
CLASS A
CLASS B
CLASS C
•Location and
Function
(NAGPUR ROAD
PLAN)
NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS
(NH)
STATE
HIGHWAYS
(SH)
MAJOR
DISTRICT
ROADS
(MDR)
OTHER
DISTRICT
ROADS
(ODR)
VILLAGE
ROADS
(VR)
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Classification of non-urban roads In India
1.National Highways (N.H.):
“These roads traverse the length and breadth of the country and are of national importance for strategic,
administrative and other purposes. They connect capitals of States, ports, foreign highways, large towns
and industrial centers. They can be deemed to be the primary road network of the country.”
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2.State Highways (S.H.):
 “These roads are the main arteries of traffic within a State, serving important cities,
and connected to the National Highway system and important highways of adjacent
States.”
Major district roads(MDR)
MDR are important road within district
.Serving areas of production ,markets and
connecting them to main highway of district.
• Lower design specification than
State Highway.
OTHER district roads (odr)
These road are serving rural areas of production
and providing them outlet to market and
connecting those to taluka head quarters, other
main roads.
• Lower design specification than MDR.
Village Roads (V.R.)
These roads connect villages and groups of villages with another and to market places and district
roads.
Modified Road Classified System
Modified Road Classified System has been suggested in Lucknow Road Plan. It is as under :
(A) Primary system
(1) Expressways
(2) National Highways
(B) Secondary system
(1) State Highways
(2) Major District Roads
(C) Tertiary system
1) Other District Roads
(2) Village Roads.
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CLASSIFICATION OF URBAN ROADS IN INDIA
In India, urban roads are classified into the following classes :
1. Expressways
2. Arterial Streets
3. Sub-arterial Streets
4. Collector Streets
5. Local Streets
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Expressways
Expressways are a separate class of highways with
superior facilities and design standards and are meant
as through routes having very high volume 'of traffic.
The expressways are to be provided with divided
carriageways, controlled access, grade separations at
cross roads and fencing. These highways should
permit only fast moving vehicles.
Expressways may be owned by the Central
Government or a State Government, depending on
whether the route is a National Highway or State
Highway.
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