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This chapter describes the existing transportation <br />system within the County, its use, and condition, <br />and how each type of transportation element is <br />funded. <br />3.1 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION <br />SYSTEM <br />The existing transportation system in Anoka <br />County is comprised of various modes (roadways, <br />transit, bicycling and walking, aviation, commuter <br />rail and freight), which are described in greater <br />detail in the following sections. <br />Roadways <br />The roadway system is well developed and classified into categories based on function, <br />with some roads designed primarily for mobility, or carrying longer -distance trips at higher <br />speeds, while some roads function mainly to provide access at low speeds to adjacent <br />properties. <br />Functional Roadway Classification <br />;1* <br />The functional roadway classifications ste Ich is <br />escribed <br />y in greater detail in <br />Appendix A, consists of four classes of roadways: principal arterials (which include <br />Interstate freeways), minor arterials, collector streets, and local streets. Figure 2 depicts <br />the functional classification of roadways in Anoka County. The current distribution of <br />functional classification for highways in Anoka County is shown in Table 4. Most of the <br />county system is classified as either minor arterials (79.2 percent) or collectors (17.3 <br />percent). <br />Figures 3 and 4 depict the number of through lanes for roadways in Anoka County. Figure <br />3 shows roadways with a raised center median (divided) and those without (undivided). <br />Figure 4 shows roadways with curb and gutter (urban cross section) and those without <br />(rural cross section). <br />Table 4 - Centerline Mileage of Highways in Anoka County by <br />Functional Classification, 2106 <br />Miles Percent of Roadways <br />Principal Arterials <br />82 <br />3.5 <br />Minor Arterials <br />310 <br />13.2 <br />Collectors <br />258 <br />11.0 <br />Local <br />1,706 <br />72A <br />Source: MnDOT Statewide Mileage and Lane Miles by Route System within Each County Report, 2016. <br />ANOKA COUNTY 2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 3 - EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />17 <br />