On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 6:50 PM, Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't really have a stake in the outcome of this discussion but wish to > again point out that Alaska is a state where "trunk" has been used to > designate highways that are ordinarily classified as primary but because > they are in a state with so few roads and in which they are the "only" > connectors between towns, have been tagged trunk highways. They are > high-speed, 65 mph in most cases, or I should say, in most sections, but > have driveways, intersections, and when passing through towns, lower speed > limits, traffic signals, etc. >
I wouldn't call those trunks unless they are also an Interstate, and even that's a pretty weak argument in favor of calling it a trunk. It shouldn't make much of any difference in terms of functionality but does give humans a better idea of what the road is.
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