INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY

A highway is generally considered as a conduit that carries vehicular traffic from one
location to another and is often used to denote any public way used for travel, whether major
highway, freeway, street, lane, pathway, footpaths etc. However, in practical and useful
meaning, a "highway" is a major and significant, Well-constructed road that is capable of
carrying reasonably heavy to extremely heavy traffic, having full or partial control of access.
Highways generally have a route number designated by the state and country through which they
travel.

CLASSES OF HIGHWAY
The Highways generally runs through the non-urban areas i.e., in open Country
outside the built-up area. However, the alignment of a highway sometimes passes through
isolated stretches of built-up nature i.e., sub-urban areas.
The highways can be classified in accordance with functional characteristics. These
characteristics are based on speed and the location of the road, such as urban or rural;
width of the road, such as intermediate lane or multilane, divided or undivided etc.
ROAD CLASSIFICATION :
(a) Primary system
(b) Secondary system
(c) Tertiary system or Rural roads
(a) Primary system - it consist of two categories of highways:
1. Expressway
2. National Highway (NH)

(b) Secondary system it consist of two categories of roads:

1. State Highways (SH)
2. Major District Roads (MDR)
(c) Tertiary system it consist of two categories of roads: