The following meanings shall be ascribed to roads comprising the state road system:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 17-4-2

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

 (a) "Expressway." — Serves major intrastate and interstate travel, including federal interstate routes.

 (b) "Trunkline." — Serves major city to city travel.

 (c) "Feeder." — Serves community to community travel or collects and feeds traffic to the higher systems or both.

 (d) "State local service." — Localized arterial and spur roads which provide land access and socioeconomic benefits to abutting properties.

 (e) "Park and forest." — Serves travel within state parks, state forests and public hunting and fishing areas.