Primary Roads

Principal thoroughfares, carrying commercial and commuter traffic from multiple neighborhoods to and from major destinations. These roadways facilitate high volumes of vehicular traffic, usually greater than 3,000 vehicles per day. Collector, Arterial, and Expressways are considered primary roads.

• Collector Roads: 165 miles
• Arterial Roads: 331 miles
• Expressways: 38 miles

Examples of Primary Roads

• Sinclare Lane / Cedonia Ave | map
• Belair Road | map
• Loch Raven Blvd. | map

Secondary Roads

More widely used local roadways, carrying both commuters and neighborhood residents in the area. These are low volume, low speed roads (30 miles per hour or less) in local neighborhoods with traffic volumes less than 2,500 vehicles per day.

• Local Roads: 1,390 miles

Examples of Secondary Roads

• St Albans Way | map
• Old York Road | map
• Barclay Street | map

Snow Covered Street is covered with snow	Passable Street is able to be driven through but not necessarily plowed. Probably treated with salt.	Plowed Snow has been pushed to the sides of the street, leaving one to two inches of snow on the roadway or cleared down to the blacktop. Streets are also treated with salt.