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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF ROADWAYS <br />Streets function as a network. The efficiency of a street network system is dependent upon how the streets are <br />able to complement each other to serve different trip types. Functional classification is the process by which <br />streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems, according to the character of service they are intended <br />to provide. The proper balance of classes is necessary for an efficient street network. <br />The City of Everett currently classifies its roadways into major arterials, secondary arterials, collector arterials, and <br />local streets, as shown in Table i and displayed in Figure 8 on the following page. Additionally, there are state <br />and federal freeways within the City. Examples of each roadway type and their major characteristics are described <br />below. <br />Table is Functional Classification of Roadways <br />Roadway Type <br />Description / Purpose <br />Example <br />Interstate/ <br />Provide high speed, free flow travel between regional <br />1-5 <br />Highway <br />destinations <br />US z <br />SR 526 <br />Major Arterial <br />A roadway that serves through trips and connects Everett <br />Broadway <br />Evergreen Way <br />with the rest of the area <br />Mukilteo Blvd <br />Secondary <br />Minor arterial streets provide inter -neighborhood <br />Beverly Blvd <br />Arterial <br />connections and serve both local and through trips <br />Hardeson Rd <br />52nd St SE <br />Collectors <br />Collectors distribute trips between local streets and <br />75th St SE <br />Arterial <br />arterials and serve as transition roadways to or from <br />23rd St <br />residential areas <br />Smith St <br />Local Streets <br />Local streets provide circulation and access within <br />24th St <br />Wetmore Ave <br />residential neighborhoods. <br />Fleming St <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 10 <br />