What is the difference between a county road and any other road?
In Richland County we have three types of roads: State, County, Township (or local). The County Roads are named with a letter or a combination of two letters. Some examples would be: A, G, E, BR, MM, etc. County Roads connect smaller communities to a State Route, another community, or another County highway. The State Roads are named with numbers. Some examples are: 58, 130, 14, etc. These are the roads with the most traffic on them. State highways are the major routes connecting larger cities and other major routes. The Town Roads are named with names. Some examples are: Grim Road, Oak Ridge Drive, Happy Hollow Drive, etc. The township roads are the rural, local, usually less traveled, roads that connect the residents to the other systems. In Richland County, all the State roads are either blacktop or concrete. The County roads are all blacktop. The Town roads can be blacktop, sealcoat, or gravel.
