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An exception currently to the USA Roads standard is Kentucky state highways. Kentucky has numbered state highways from Controlled Access Freeways down to Alleys. Because of this Kentucky strictly uses Functional Classification to set road types.

Functional Classification

Urban

KYTC FC Value	FC	Qualifier	Corresponding Waze Road Type	Example
Urban Interstate	1	None	Freeway	I-65
Principal Arterial - Other Freeways and Expressways	2	Controlled-access highway	Freeway	KY-841
Principal Arterial - Other	3	Non-controlled-access highway	Major Highway	Dixie Hwy
Urban Minor Arterial	4	None	Minor Highway	Zorn Ave
Urban Major Collector	5	None	Primary Street	Mellwood Ave
Urban Minor Collector	6	None	Primary Street	E Moody Ln
Urban Street	7	None	Street

Rural

KYTC FC Value	FC	Qualifier	Corresponding Waze Road Type	Example
Rural Interstate	1	None	Freeway	I-64
Principal Arterial - Other Freeways and Expressways	2	Controlled-access highway	Freeway	Blue Grass Pkwy
Principal Arterial - Other	3	Non-controlled-access highway	Major Highway	Franfort Rd
Rural Minor Arterial	4	None	Minor Highway	Keene Rd
Rural Major Collector	5	None	Minor Highway	Keene Rd
Rural Minor Collector	6	None	Primary Street	Military Pike
Rural Street	7	None	Street

Lock Levels

Kentucky currently observes the following South Atlantic Region minimum lock levels for Waze road types:

 Freeway  - 5
 Major Highway  (MH) - 4
 Minor Highway  (mH) - 3
 Primary Street  (PS) - 2

The  Ramp  road type is to be locked at the level of road it serves.

i.e. a ramp connected to a Freeway is locked at 5, a ramp serving a Major Highway, multi-level intersection is locked at 4, etc.

 Street  All others - 1

Note: These are minimums and, for protection, certain segments may be at higher lock levels.

Name Normalization

Kentucky will use the following standards for naming:
Freeways - I-xx
US Highways - US-xx
State Highways - KY-xxx
County Highways - CR-xxx