diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/HttpMethodMatcher.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/HttpMethodMatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54ce82eaf89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/HttpMethodMatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Routing;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+/**
+ * This class filters routes based on their HTTP Method.
+ */
+class HttpMethodMatcher implements PartialMatcherInterface {
+
+  protected $routes;
+
+  public function __construct(RouteCollection $routes) {
+    $this->routes = $routes;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matches a request against multiple routes.
+   *
+   * @param Request $request
+   *   A Request object against which to match.
+   *
+   * @return RouteCollection
+   *   A RouteCollection of matched routes.
+   */
+  public function matchByRequest(Request $request) {
+
+    $method = $request->getMethod();
+
+    $collection = new RouteCollection();
+
+    foreach ($this->routes->all() as $name => $route) {
+      $allowed_methods = $route->getRequirement('_method');
+      if ($allowed_methods === NULL || in_array($method, explode('|', strtoupper($allowed_methods)))) {
+        $collection->add($name, $route);
+      }
+    }
+    return $collection;
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/NestedMatcherInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/NestedMatcherInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec9664ec5562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/NestedMatcherInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Routing;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcherInterface;
+
+/**
+ * A NestedMatcher allows for multiple-stage resolution of a route.
+ */
+interface NestedMatcherInterface extends UrlMatcherInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Adds a partial matcher to the matching plan.
+   *
+   * Partial matchers will be run in the order in which they are added.
+   *
+   * @param PartialMatcherInterface $matcher
+   *   A partial
+   *
+   * @return NestedMatcherInterface
+   *   The current matcher.
+   */
+  public function addPartialMatcher(PartialMatcherInterface $matcher);
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the final matcher for the matching plan.
+   *
+   * @param UrlMatcherInterface $final
+   *   The matcher that will be called last to ensure only a single route is
+   *   found.
+   *
+   * @return NestedMatcherInterface
+   *   The current matcher.
+   */
+  public function setFinalMatcher(UrlMatcherInterface $final);
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/PartialMatcherInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/PartialMatcherInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aff44b7dfc0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/PartialMatcherInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Routing;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * A PartialMatcher works like a UrlMatcher, but will return multiple candidate routes.
+ */
+interface PartialMatcherInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Matches a request against multiple routes.
+   *
+   * @param Request $request
+   *   A Request object against which to match.
+   *
+   * @return RouteCollection
+   *   A RouteCollection of matched routes.
+   */
+  public function matchByRequest(Request $request);
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcher.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d84a45bfc930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlMatcher.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Routing;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\ResourceNotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcherInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext;
+
+/**
+ * UrlMatcher matches URL based on a set of routes.
+ */
+class UrlMatcher implements UrlMatcherInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The request context for this matcher.
+   *
+   * @var Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext
+   */
+  protected $context;
+
+  /**
+   * The request object for this matcher.
+   *
+   * @var Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request
+   */
+  protected $request;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   */
+  public function __construct() {
+    // We will not actually use this object, but it's needed to conform to
+    // the interface.
+    $this->context = new RequestContext();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the request context.
+   *
+   * This method is just to satisfy the interface, and is largely vestigial.
+   * The request context object does not contain the information we need, so
+   * we will use the original request object.
+   *
+   * @param Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext $context
+   *   The context.
+   *
+   * @api
+   */
+  public function setContext(RequestContext $context) {
+    $this->context = $context;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the request context.
+   *
+   * This method is just to satisfy the interface, and is largely vestigial.
+   * The request context object does not contain the information we need, so
+   * we will use the original request object.
+   *
+   * @return Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext
+   *   The context.
+   */
+  public function getContext() {
+    return $this->context;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the request object to use.
+   *
+   * This is used by the RouterListener to make additional request attributes
+   * available.
+   *
+   * @param Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The request object.
+   */
+  public function setRequest(Request $request) {
+    $this->request = $request;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the request object.
+   *
+   * @return Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The request object.
+   */
+  public function getRequest() {
+    return $this->request;
+  }
+
+  public function match($pathinfo) {
+
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcherDumper.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcherDumper.php
index 9a0bf0626cff..f7969aa8bf40 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcherDumper.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/UrlMatcherDumper.php
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ class UrlMatcherDumper implements MatcherDumperInterface {
    *
    * Available options:
    *
-   *  * class:      The class name
+   *  * route_set:  The route grouping that is being dumped. All existing
+   *     routes with this route set will be deleted on dump.
    *  * base_class: The base class name
    *
-   * @param  array  $options An array of options
-   *
-   * @return string A PHP class representing the matcher class
+   * @param $options array
+   *   $options An array of options
    */
   public function dump(array $options = array()) {
     $options += array(
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ class UrlMatcherDumper implements MatcherDumperInterface {
       'route',
     ));
 
-
-
     foreach ($this->routes as $name => $route) {
       $compiled = $route->compile();
       $values = array(
@@ -115,13 +113,14 @@ class UrlMatcherDumper implements MatcherDumperInterface {
     $insert->execute();
 
     // Transaction ends here.
-
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets the routes to match.
    *
-   * @return RouteCollection A RouteCollection instance
+   * @return RouteCollection
+   *   A RouteCollection instance representing all routes currently in the
+   *   dumper.
    */
   public function getRoutes() {
     return $this->routes;
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/PartialMatcherTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/PartialMatcherTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e73678efa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/PartialMatcherTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\system\Tests\Routing\PartialMatcherTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Routing;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\UnitTestBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Routing\HttpMethodMatcher;
+
+/**
+ * Basic tests for the UrlMatcherDumper.
+ */
+class PartialMatcherTest extends UnitTestBase {
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Partial matcher HTTP Method tests',
+      'description' => 'Confirm that the Http Method partial matcher is functioning properly.',
+      'group' => 'Routing',
+    );
+  }
+
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Confirms that the HttpMethod matcher matches properly.
+   */
+  function testFilterRoutes() {
+    $collection = new RouteCollection();
+
+    $route = new Route('path/one');
+    $route->setRequirement('_method', 'GET');
+    $collection->add('route_a', $route);
+
+    $route = new Route('path/one');
+    $route->setRequirement('_method', 'PUT');
+    $collection->add('route_b', $route);
+
+    $route = new Route('path/two');
+    $route->setRequirement('_method', 'GET');
+    $collection->add('route_c', $route);
+
+    $route = new Route('path/three');
+    $collection->add('route_d', $route);
+
+    $route = new Route('path/two');
+    $route->setRequirement('_method', 'GET|HEAD');
+    $collection->add('route_e', $route);
+
+    $matcher = new HttpMethodMatcher($collection, 'GET');
+
+    $routes = $matcher->matchByRequest(Request::create('path/one', 'GET'));
+
+    $this->assertEqual(count($routes->all()), 4, t('The correct number of routes was found.'));
+    $this->assertNotNull($routes->get('route_a'), t('The first matching route was found.'));
+    $this->assertNull($routes->get('route_b'), t('The non-matching route was not found.'));
+    $this->assertNotNull($routes->get('route_c'), t('The second matching route was found.'));
+    $this->assertNotNull($routes->get('route_d'), t('The all-matching route was found.'));
+    $this->assertNotNull($routes->get('route_e'), t('The multi-matching route was found.'));
+  }
+}
+