A primitive road is a
minor road system, used for travel or transportation that is generally not maintained or paved. Primitive roads primarily occur in rural farmlands, deserts, or forests rather than in developed areas.
Classification
A primitive road can be classified if it meets the following criteria:
# Is not classified as part of the area's primary road system
# Has an average annual daily traffic of one hundred or fewer vehicles.
# Is typically made as non-paved
gravel road
A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the Unit ...
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dirt road
A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone; made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable ...
driveway
In the United States most of these roads are maintained by local governments and signed as
county highway
A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can ...
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See also
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County road
A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can ...
References
External links
Definition of Primitive Roadfrom the state of Washington.
Types of roads
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