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soon 131rs. 196 Minor Arterial: A rural link in a network joining cities and larger towns and providing intrastate and intercounty service at relatively high (65 mph) overall travel speeds with minimum interference to through move- ment. This network would primarily serve traffic. Major Collector: A road which serves major intracounty travel corridors and traffic generators and provides access to the arterial system. Minor Collector: A road which provides service to small local communi- ties and links the locally important traffic generators with their rural hinterland. Local Road: A local road primarily serves to provide access to adjacent land and for travel over relatively short distances. Major Thoroughfares: Major thoroughfares consist of interstate, other freeway and expressway links, and major streets that provide for the expeditious movement of high volumes of traffic within and through urban area. Minor Thoroughfares: Minor thoroughfares are important streets in urban systems and perform the function of collecting traffic from local access streets and carrying it to the major thoroughfare system. Minor thoroughfares may be used to supplement the major thoroughfare system by facilitating a minor through-traffic movement and may also serve abutting property. Local Street: A local street is any link not a part of a higher-order urban system and serves primarily to provide direct access to abutting land and access to higher systems. It offers the lowest level of mobility and through traffic is usually deliberately discouraged. Special Types of Rural and Urban Streets: Cul-de-sac: A short street having but one (1) end open to traffic and the other end being permanently terminated and a vehicular turn-around provided. Frontage Road: A local street or road that is parallel to a full or partial access controlled facility and functions to provide access to adjacent land. Alley: A strip of land, owned publicly or privately, set aside primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street. Expressway: An expressway is a street or road usually with a median which serves through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at intersections; however, infrequent at-grade crossings may be permitted. Freeway: A freeway is a divided street or road which serves through traffic with full control of access and with grade separations at all inter- sections. Public Street: A street located on a right-of-way dedication under the requirements of this ordinance. Private Street: An undedicated private right-of-way which affords access to abutting properties and requires a subdivision streets disclo- sure statement in accordance with G.S. 136-102.6. Emergency and other public services may not be provided over such private streets, and they shall be privately maintained. Subdivider: Any person, firm, corporation, or official agent thereof, who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision. Subdivision: A subdivision shall include all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the pur- 9