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A table showing how Highways are classified in different countries.

Country	motorway	trunk	primary	secondary	tertiary	unclassified
Argentina This is a translation of the proposal on Argentina. The surface type of the way should not determine the value of the highway tag. Instead, surface=paved or surface=unpaved should be used.	Autopistas Dual carriage way of high speed. These are routes that connect urban centers with speed limit of around 100 km/h or higher, with 2 lanes in each direction. Every lane should be drawn, with the tag oneway=yes. Local roads have no direct access to these roads.	Rutas Nacionales National Routes as defined by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN). The tag ref=RNxx should be used (for example RN7).	Rutas Provinciales y Avenidas State Routes as defined by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN). The tag ref=RPxx should be used (for example RP7). Also used on Avenues or main streets inside cities and urban environments.	Colectoras (sideroads near motorways).	Not currently used.	Rural ways crossing countryside. highway=residential and highway=living_street should be used in residential areas, when primary does not apply.
Australia See Australian Tagging Guidelines for further information and discussion	Motorways, freeways, and freeway-like roads. Divided roads with 2 or 3 lanes in each direction, limited access via interchanges, no traffic lights. Generally 100 or 110 km/h speed limit. For example: Hume Freeway.	National highways; state strategic road network. Connecting major population centres. For example Bruce Highway, Pacific Highway. 'A' Roads in states that have MABC classification.	State maintained roads. Linking major population centers to each other and to the trunk network. 'B' roads in states that have this classification.	District roads. Generally council maintained roads linking smaller population centres to each other and to the primary network. 'C' roads in states that have this classification.	Other roads. Linking towns, villages and Points of Interest to each other and the secondary network.	Other named rural roads.
Austria	Autobahn	Autostraße	Hauptstraße B (ehem. Bundesstraße)	normale Landesstraße	schmale, wenig befahrene Landesstraße; Gemeindeverbindungsstraße, Straße mit Verbindungscharakter, z.B. in einem Wohngebiet	restl. Überlandstraße im Ortsgebiet → highway=residential
Brazil This is a translation of the proposal on Guide for Mapping of the Brazillian Territories (in Portuguese)	Dual carriage way of high speed. These are routes that connect urban centers with speed limit of around 100 km/h or higher. Generally have 2 lanes in each direction + shoulder. Do not have obstructions (speed calmers, lights), reducing the speed or intersection - local roads have no direct access to these roads and therefore are generally accompanied by "marginal" roads when crossing urban areas. Typically a freeway (autoestrada).	Roads and Avenues with separate lanes. Differ from the "motorways" due to obstructions (speed calmers, light) and not separated from local traffic. Typically a national highway (rodovia nacional) or an expressway (via expressa).	Roads or main streets but not separate lanes. Outside the urban environment and generally paved. Typically a state highway (rodovia estadual) or an arterial way (via arterial).	Roads are narrow but still paved with asphalt. Typically an "intercity" road (estrada "intermunicipal") with local administration or a primary collector road (via coletora primária).	Used only in urban areas. Typically a secondary collector road (via coletora secundária). In the absence of official classification, may be used to distinguish paved from unpaved local ways.	Unpaved roads (dirt roads) or non-residential urban streets (such as in industrial areas). Use highway=residential in residential areas and highway=living_street where pedestrians have priority over vehicles.
Bulgaria	Автомагистрала avtomagistrala (motorway)	Скоростен път Първокласен път с 4 или повече ленти, като платната са разделени с мантинела. High-speed first-class roads with 4 or more lanes divided by barrier (guardrail).	Първокласен път first-class roads	Второкласен път    63    second-class roads	Третокласен път   637     9901   third-class roads	Всички други селскостопанските с "track". other roads; farm tracks as "track"
	-	-	булевард major through routes (so called avenue or boulevard)	главна улица (major street)	-	Улица в населено място: highway=residential (residential street)
Canada (Actual current tagging varies across the country, but predominantly follows these guidelines. See also alternative below)	Limited-access highway with separated carriageways, no private accesses, no signalized intersections, no at-grade intersections that cross the median, and at least 4 lanes. May or may not be part of National Highway System. May or may not be provincially-managed. (e.g. Highway 401 in Ontario, Autoroute 20 in Quebec, Gardiner Expressway in Toronto)	Provincial primary highway that does not meet freeway standards (as "primary" category to right). Designated by the joint federal-provincial Council of Ministers of Transport as comprising part of the National Highway System - Core Routes. (Map; Report with Full Inventory (PDF)). (e.g. Much of Highway 17 in Ontario, Highway 3 in BC/Alberta, Highway 7 in New Brunswick)	Provincial primary highway that does not meet freeway standards (e.g. the King's Highways [provincial highways 2 through 148] in Ontario, 100-series highways in Quebec, Highway 95 in BC).	Provincial secondary highway or county/regional road that does not meet freeway standards. In urban or suburban contexts, the most important arterial roads that are neither freeway standard nor part of a provincial highway route merit this clasification. (e.g. Yonge, Finch, Steeles etc. in Toronto, Macleod Trail in Calgary).	Tertiary roads, minor urban arterials etc.	All non-residential roads not meeting any of the above criteria.
Canada (Alternate Proposal only. Actual current tagging varies across the country.)	Rural and urban: Trunk road with separated carriageways, no private accesses, no signalized intersections, no at-grade intersections that cross the median, and at least 4 lanes.	Rural: Primary road with 110 km/h or higher effective speed, with <10 km sections of 100 km/h or higher effective speed. No non-prioritized or timer-only traffic signals. At most 2 traffic signals between towns. No four-way at-grade intersections with other trunk roads. Urban: Primary road that continues as a trunk road or motorway in two directions if there are no junctions with primary (or higher) roads or at least one direction if there are.	In undeveloped areas (Labrador, the three Territories, northern Ontario and Québec): Classifications are moved up so that the most important roads in the area are marked primary even if they do not meet the usual criteria. Rural: Paved. 95 km/h or higher effective speed. Painted centre and side lines. Lanes at least 3.5 m wide. Urban: Paved. At least 4 lanes. Carries markedly more traffic than secondary roads. Continues out of urban areas.	Rural: Paved. 85 km/h or higher effective speed. Painted centre line. Lanes at least 3 m wide. Urban: Paved. At least 3 lanes. Not designed to calm traffic. Usually arranged in a grid.	Rural: Need not be paved. 2 lanes, each at least 3 m wide. Urban: Paved. At least 2 lanes. Through route, though usually designed with minor traffic-calming features. Usually intersects with many residential roads.	All non-residential roads not meeting any of the above criteria.
Chile	Autopistas Concesionadas (Con peajes automáticos o manuales) Autopistas con división central y dos o más pistas por sentido de circulación. Generalmente con velocidades máximas de 120 km/h (esto puede variar en Autopistas Urbanas). Ejemplos de esto son: Autopista Costanera Norte, Autopista del Pacifico (Ruta 68), Autopista Troncal Sur, Autopista Central, Autopista Vespucio Norte Express, Autopista del Maipo, Autopista del Itata, etc.	Autovías (Sin Peajes) Carreteras con división central y dos pistas por sentido de circulación. Generalmente con velocidades de circulación máxima de 100 km/h. Ejemplo de esto son: Autovía Las Palmas, Camino La Polvora y Acceso Sur a Valparaíso, Bypass de Penco, etc.	Carreteras Principales Carreteras mantenidas por el Estado, sin división central. Unen los mayores centros urbanos entre si, con las Autovías y Autopistas Concesionadas. Velocidades de circulación máxima de 80 a 100 km/h. Pavimentadas.	Carreteras Secundarias Conectan las ciudades y poblados menores entre si y con las Carreteras Principales. Velocidades de circulación entre 60 y 80 km/h. Generalmente pavimentadas; caminos ripiados de esta categoría deben ser amplios y bien mantenidos para permitir una circulación rápida.	Carreteras Terciarias Unen pueblos, villas y puntos de interentes (POI) entre si y con las Carreteras Secundarias. En Chile estos caminos generalmente son de ripio y permiten velocidades de alrededor de 40 km/h	Otras rutas rurales. Caminos de tierra de transito lento.
Czech Republic	Dálnice (D) 20px	Rychlostní silnice (R), some of Silnice I. třídy	Silnice I. třídy	Silnice II. třídy	Silnice III. třídy	Other road
Denmark	Motorvej Motorway	Motortrafikveje og hovedveje med midterrabat. Expressways and divided trunk roads	Motortrafikveje (u. midterrabat) , Hovedveje, Primaer-ruter Undivided expressways and trunk roads, first-class roads	Sekundaer-ruter Second-class roads	-	Other roads
Estonia	none in Estonia	põhimaantee (E-road)  1  põhitänav (dual-line)	põhimaantee  10  põhitänav	tugimaantee  85  jaotustänav	kõrvalmaantee  260  other street with public transport
Finland	Moottoritiet	Moottoriliikennetiet (motorroad=yes) ja Valtatiet  25	Kantatiet  51  Taajamissa seudullinen pääkatu	Seututiet  111  Taajamissa alueellinen pääkatu	Yhdystiet  1493  Taajamissa kokoojakatu	Numeroimattomat yleiset tiet ja yksityiset tiet, asutusalueella highway=residential
France See FR:France roads tagging for more information (in French)	Autoroute (A)	Voie express ou voie rapide	Nationale (N) ou Nationale déclassifiée en départementale en 2006 Includes roads devolved to the départements in 2006.	Départementale (D) principale	Départementale (D) secondaire	route mineure exp. communale Minor roads; e.g., those maintained by local communes
Georgia	Motorway with motorway sign.	Dual carriageways designed for higher speeds; suburban dual carriageways with very few traffic lights, 4-way-crossings and access to private properties. Newly built motorways with only one carriageway open for traffic and without motorway restrictions (slow traffic is allowed).	rural: Roads, that are part of the international network, having a number with ს (S). შ (Sh)-Roads only, if they are in an excellent condition and have significance for international traffic Tbilisi: Main throughways connecting the ს-Roads and some major suburbs (e.g. Vazha Pshavela Gamziri)	Important შ (Sh)-road, maintained by the state, connecting towns and regions to the international network. Mostly form a grid, but can be dead-ends in the mountains. Not necessarily paved or signposted, but often in good condition. urban: Secondary throughways connecting to smaller neighbourhoods, but not the best route for long-distance-traffic. E.g. Rustaveli Street in Tbilisi.	Less important შ (Sh)-roads, often dead ending, leading to monasteries and the like. No შ-road must be lower than tertiary. Unnumbered rural roads that connect several villages. Often unpaved or in bad condition, only sometimes signposted. urban: Collector roads inside a neighbourhood; main street in a town which is bypassed by secondary or primary roads.	Other country roads, regardless of condition, that connect to villages or other non-agricultural or non-forestry properties. No "track" should ever be the only connection to a village, no matter how bad the road may be. urban: in Residential areas -> highway=residential
Germany	Autobahn	Schnellstraße gelbe Autobahnen, Auto-/Kraftfahrstraße (bei zusätzlich motorroad=yes ) Expressways, roads with motorway-like restrictions	rural: Bundesstraße (rural) urban: Hauptverkehrsstraße Bundesstraße (national roads); main through routes in urban areas	Landesstraße, große Kreisstraße urban: breite Verbindungsstraßen Landesstraße (regional roads), major Kreisstraße (local roads); major streets	Kreisstraßen, Gemeindeverbindungsstraßen urban: Nebenstraßen mit Verbindungscharakter. z.B. in einem Wohngebiet Kreisstraße, roads connecting local towns; other streets	restl. Überlandstraßen urban: in Wohngebieten -> highway=residential Other roads, "residential" in urban areas
Greece	Motorway, e.g.   A6	Motorroad, e.g.   91   Andrea Syngrou Avenue	National road , e.g.   8	Between towns	Between villages	Minor road
Hong Kong	Expressways designated in the Gazette and other public roads with expressway-like rules, namely government road tunnels and other toll roads. See HK:Hong Kong tagging for the full list of other roads this tag applies to.	Roads that have route numbers but are not expressways.	Roads that do not belong to any routes but have the importance and characteristics of a trunk route.	Roads that link major areas.	Roads that link destinations within an area.	Other roads. Use highway=residential for roads around residential buildings.
Hungary	Autópálya	Autóút	Első- vagy másodrendű főút (1, 2 vagy 3 számjegyű)	Összekötő út (4 számjegyű)	Bekötőút vagy állomási hozzájáró út (5 számjegyű)	Egyéb közút
Country	motorway	trunk	primary	secondary	tertiary	unclassified
Iceland	Not used.	Not used.	Road number 1. Used for ring road number 1. In towns used as the major, most important street (f. i. Miklabraut in Reykjavík).	Roads with two digits. Roads with two digits. In towns major connecting streets.	Roads with three digits. Roads with three digits.	Other roads with unknown names or without numbering.
India See Tagging Roads in India for more information	Freeways. Divided roads with 2 or more lanes in each direction, limited access via interchanges, no traffic lights. Usually toll ways. For example, Golden quadrilateral, Bombay-Pune Highway, etc..	National highways. Connecting major cities, maintained by central government (NHAI).	State highways. Linking major population centers to each other and to the National Highways. Maintained by State government.	District roads. Linking smaller population centres to each other and to the state highways. Major through routes within city limits.	Other roads. Linking towns, villages. Important through routes in cities which link different localities.	Other rural roads.
Indonesia	Jalan Tol		Jalan antar kota besar Jalan Utama dalam kota	Jalan besar biasa dalam kota	Jalan biasa dalam kota
Ireland	motorway (blue signs)	National Primary Route (green signs, N1-N33)	National Secondary Route (green signs, N51 and above)	Regional Roads (R101 upwards)	significant minor road (useful for routing)	less significant minor road
Italy See IT:Italian Roads Tagging for more information (in Italian)	Autostrada (A) compresi i raccordi autostradali Motorways, including spurs	Tangenziale/Superstrada - per le strade extraurbane principali aggiungere motorroad=yes Ring roads, expressways	Strada Statale (SS) anche le strade regionali (SR) di grande importanza, generalmente arterie importanti che collegano capoluoghi di provincia e quindi di rilevanza nazionale SS (national roads); strategic SR (regional roads); e.g., those connecting provincial capitals	Strade provinciali (SP) e strade regionali (SR) di minore importanza Other SR; SP (provincial roads)	Strade che non hanno l'importanza di una provinciale però hanno larghezza di almeno 4 metrianche le strade urbane di scorrimento principale Less important roads wider than 4 metres; major streets	livello base della rete stradale Nota: sotto ci sono le residential (residenziale) Everything else, "residential" in urban areas
Japan	Expressways or motor roads. . Usually, those are divided, 2 or more lanes, and toll roads.	National Highways: the shield sign is .	Major Prefectural Roads: the shield sign is and the number is 2 or less digit.	Minor Prefectural Roads: the shield sign is and the number is 3 digit.	The other types of highways which have 2 or more lanes.	The other types of highways which have less than 2 lanes.
Korea	Divided, grade-separated highway with 2 or more lanes in each direction. This includes all toll roads designated by a red and blue shield.	Divided highway without ramps. Higher speeds. Few stop lights or stop signs.	Undivided highway without ramps. Higher speeds. Few stop lights or stop signs.	Wide main roads with stop signs and stop lights.	two lane local roads with or without center stripes	not used
Latvia	none	Main roads (A1-A16) Galvenie autoceļi	Regional roads (P1-P134) Reģionālie autoceļi In cities: major streets (4 lanes, high traffic)	Local roads (V1-V1489) Vietējie autoceļi In cities: major streets (2 or 4 lanes)	Local roads without state-level classification	Other roads
Lithuania	Autostrada	Greitkelis (red signs A1, A5 and other)	Magistralinis kelias (red signs)	Krašto kelias (orange signs)	rajoninis kelias (white signs)	other roads
Malaysia See Malaysian_Roads_Tagging for more information	High-speed expressway.usually assign with an 'E' prefix	Other interconnecting highways and federal routes	State maintained roads connecting towns between districts	Municipal routes	Collector roads connecting to secondary roads	Unknown category
Netherlands See NL:The_Netherlands_roads_tagging for more information (in Dutch)	Autosnelweg Motorways	Autoweg (bij ook motorroad=yes) Other roads with motorway restrictions	N-wegen met nummers t/m 400 N-roads below N400	N-wegen met nummers groter dan 400 N-roads above N400	Grotere/doorvoer wegen Other main roads	Overige wegen/Enkelbaans wegen buiten bebouwde kom Other roads
Norway	Motorvei (tidligere kl A)	Riksvei (tidligere 'stamvei'). Grønne skilt. Inkluderer europaveier	Skiltet fylkesvei (tidligere 'riksvei'), hvite skilt	Uskiltet Fylkesvei (tidligere 'fylkesvei), små skilt i veikanten som ikke kan leses i fart.	Lokal gjennomfartsåre. Subjektivt.	Det meste annet
Poland more details	Autostrada. Z niebieskim oznakowaniem, numeracją z literą A (np. A1, A2), ogrodzona itp. Droga taka powinna być dwujezdniowa (tzn. mieć wrysowane dwie nitki w przeciwnych kierunkach, każda z atrybutem "oneway" ustawionym na "yes". Blue signs, prefix A, fenced, divided.	Droga ekspresowa. Droga z oznakowaniem zielonym, i numeracją z literą S np. S8. Rysowana jak wyżej. Expressways, green signs, prefix S.	Droga krajowa (single or two digit number on red background) or another way of at least GP class Droga krajowa (jedno lub dwucyfrowe oznaczenie na czerwonym tle) lub inna droga o klasie co najmniej GP	Droga wojewódzka (three digit number on yellow/orange background) or another way of at least G class. Droga wojewódzka (trzycyfrowe oznaczenie na żółto-pomarańczowym tle) lub inna droga o klasie co najmniej G.	Droga powiatowa (usually no visual indication, but it has four digit number) or another way of at least Z class. Droga powiatowa (zazwyczaj brak oznaczeń, ich numery są czterocyfrowe) lub inna droga o klasie co najmniej Z.	Other public ways; e.g., droga gminna or another class L or class D public way. Pozostałe drogi publiczne, np. drogi gminne lub inne drogi publiczen o klasie L lub D.
Romania	Autostradă; au indicativ de forma A1, A2 ... și indicatoare de forma ; Drum cu sensuri separate, cu bandă de urgență, destinate trafcului de înaltă viteză, marcate la intrarea lor cu semnul:	highway=trunk se folosește pentru orice drum național parte din culoar european sau drumurile express (care nu există în România); pe lângă indicativul de drum național (alb pe fundal roșu) are și plăcuțe de forma Tag-ul ref=* va fi de forma DNn, DNnn sau DNnnx (n=0-9, x=A-Z), în timp ce tagul int_ref=* va fi de forma Enn sau Ennn.	highway=primary se folosește pentru orice drum național care nu este parte din culoarele europene; bornele kilometrice și indicatoarele care le identifică sunt pe fundal roșu cu scris alb ; Atât drumurile naționale primare (ex. DN1) cât și cele secundare (ex. DN7C) sunt etichetate ca highway=primary dacă nu sunt drumuri europene. Tagul ref=* va fi de forma DNn, DNnx, DNnn sau DNnnx (n=0-9, x=A-Z).	highway=secondary se folosește în exteriorul localităților pentru drumuri județene - numărul drumului este scris pe borne și indicatoare pe fundal albastru . Aceste drumuri sunt etichetate ca highway=secondary. Tagul ref=* va fi de forma DJnnnx (n=0-9, x=A-Z ). Ex. ref=DJ30, ref=DJ200F.	highway=tertiary se folosește în exteriorul localităților pentru drumuri comunale - numărul drumului este scris pe borne și indicatoare pe fundal galben . Aceste drumuri sunt etichetate ca highway=tertiary. Tagul ref=* va fi de forma DCnnnx (n=0-9, x=A-Z ). Ex. ref=DC102, ref=DC101A.	Nefolosit sau folosit rar; A se folosi highway=residential și highway=living_street în zone rezidențiale.
Russia Россия See Соглашение о типах дорог, RU:Key:highway for details.	Автомагистрали, обозначенные знаком 5.1 "Автомагистраль" , имеющие многополосные проезжие части с центральным разделителем и не имеющие пересечений в одном уровне с другими дорогами. Divided, grade-separated highways with 2 or more lanes in each direction and limited access.	Дороги федерального значения, межрегиональные трассы, формирующие опорную сеть автодорог страны, по которым идёт дальний основной и грузовой межрегиональный трафик. В населённых пунктах — только транзитные трассы класса trunk проходящие через населённый пункт. National federal highways, highways connecting major cities and a major route used by trucks and for long trips.	Дороги регионального значения, соединяющие города и/или областные центры, дороги межрегионального значения. В населённых пунктах — центральные магистрали городов. Major highways connecting cities / large towns. Major arterial roads in cities.	Дороги областного значения, соединяющие областные центры с крупными населёнными пунктами (районными центрами), а также крупные населённые пункты между собой. В населённых пунктах — основные магистрали районов города. Other major highways connecting towns. Other arterial roads in cities/towns.	Более важные дороги среди прочих автомобильных дорог местного значения, например соединяющие районные центры с сёлами, а также несколько сёл между собой. В населённых пунктах — основные микрорайонные или межмикрорайонные транзитные улицы. More important highways among other local roads. Collector roads in cities/towns.	Остальные дороги местного значения, образующие соединительную сеть дорог. Могут не иметь твердого покрытия, а также грейдеры, бетонки. В населённых пунктах — обычные мелкие улицы/переулки с преимущественно нежилыми строениями вдоль улицы. Улицы/переулки с преимущественно жилыми домами вдоль улицы следует обозначать как highway=residential. Other local roads including gravel and unsurfaced. Normal minor non-residential roads. Use highway=residential for normal minor roads in residential areas.
Country	motorway	trunk	primary	secondary	tertiary	unclassified
Switzerland	Autobahn	Autostrasse	Hauptstrassen mit Nummerntafel (blau mit Nummer), Transitstrasse	Hauptstrasse (blau)	Nebenstrasse (weiss)	alles andere
	autoroute	autoroute de 2e classe (semi-autoroute)	route de 1re classe (bleu avec numéro)	route de 2e classe (bleu)	route de 3e classe (blanc)	chemin carossable
Slovakia	Dialnica (D)	Cesta pre motorové vozidlá (R)	Cesty I. triedy	Cesty II. triedy	Cesty III. triedy	Other road
Slovenia	avtocesta	hitra cesta	glavna cesta (1., 2. reda)	regionalna cesta (1., 2. reda)	regionalna cesta (3. reda, turistična)	ostale manj pomembne ceste izven naselij
Spain	IMPORTANTE: Comprobar las especificidades por autonomías señaladas en Normalización#Ayudas para la nomenclatura y clasificación
	Autopistas y Autovías Any ref color on blue background signs. e.g., A-2 M-503 N-622 A-334 CV-500 Están compuestas por dos calzadas, con limitación de acceso, entradas y salidas no peligrosas y que no son cruzadas a nivel por ninguna otra vía. Se suelen identificar por ir su señalización en fondo azul (independientemente del color de fondo de la referencia), aunque no todas las carreteras con fondo azul son motorway y también son motorway algunas con señalización de fondo blanco.	Carretera nacional o Carretera autonómica de 1er nivel.  Red  or  Orange  signs. e.g.,  N-340  M-111  Suelen ser de doble sentido. Son las antiguas carreteras principales. Se identifican por ir su referencia dentro de un recuadro rojo o naranja, que se ve en las señales de preseñalización y en los puntos kilométricos. Si el tramo de carretera nacional ya está cedido a algún ayuntamiento o autonomía ya no es trunk ni lleva la ref antigua. En los casos en que pueden ser en parte autovías (sin llegar a tener señalización de fondo azul) se les añade motorroad=yes)	Carretera autonómica de 2º nivel  Green  signs. e.g.,  A-330  Suelen ser de doble sentido, pero de alta calidad. Son carreteras importantes dentro de las Comunidades Autónomas. Se identifican por ir su referencia dentro de un recuadro verde, que se ve en las señales de preseñalización y en los puntos kilométricos. Para determinar qué carreteras de cada comunidad autónoma pertenecen a esta categoría, véase más abajo.	Carretera autonómica de 3er nivel.  Green  or  Brown  signs. e.g.,  BU-627   BU-627  Suelen ser de doble sentido. Son carreteras no muy importantes dentro de las Comunidades Autónomas. Se identifican por ir su referencia dentro de un recuadro verde, que se ve en las señales de preseñalización y en los puntos kilométricos. Para determinar qué carreteras de cada comunidad autónoma pertenecen a esta categoría, véase más abajo.	Carretera provincial o local.  Yellow  or  Purple  signs. e.g.,  BA-634   SO-P-1102  Suelen ser de doble sentido. Son carreteras poco importantes dentro de las Comunidades Autónomas. Se identifican por ir su referencia dentro de un recuadro amarillo, que se ve en las señales de preseñalización y en los puntos kilométricos.	Carreteras asfaltadas sin denominación, fuera de poblado. Paved roads without reference, outside a settlement.
		motorroad=yes se utiliza para las Vías para automóviles, antiguamente conocidas como Vías rápidas: carreteras con limitación de acceso y que no son cortadas a nivel por ninguna otra vía. Pueden ser de doble sentido o tener calzadas separadas para cada sentido de la marcha, pero la condición esencial es la ausencia de cruces a nivel. Se usa el criterio de arriba para determinar el valor de highway=*, y se añade motorroad=yes. Nota: cualquier carretera que cumpla las condiciones se admite, aunque no tenga las señales indicadas. motorroad=yes is used for Vías para automóviles, previously known as Expressways: roads with restricted access and no level crossings at all. They might have as few as a single lane per direction in a single carriageway, but the essential condition is the lack of level crossings. Use the above classification to determine the highway=* value and add motorroad=yes. Nota: the signs themselves are not a requirement, any road matching the description for a significative length qualifies.
Sweden	Motorväg	Motortrafikleder . Stamvägar, bl.a. alla europavägar	Riksväg	Primära (skyltade) länsvägar	Under discussion	Under discussion
Thailand See: Thailand's numbered highways for Thailand information such as localisation, Asian Highway etc.	ทางหลวงพิเศษ (Motorway)	ทางหลวงเลขหนึ่งตัว (Major, intra-region single digit)	ทางหลวงเลขสองตัว (Main, inter-region two digits)	ทางหลวงเลขสามตัว (Secondary, three digits)	ทางหลวงเลขสี่ตัว (Intra province, four digits with possible two thai letter prefix for province designation) or	Not applicable to Thailand (See: Thailand's unnumbered highways for detail and discussion
Turkey	Otoyol(Motorway)	Önemli Bağlantı Yolu(Important Routes) Dual-carriageway.	Anayol(Main Roads)/Bulvar(Avenues)	İl yolu(Roads Maintained by Local Government)/Önemli Caddeler(Important Urban Roads)	Köy Yolu(Roads to Villages)/Düşük Önem Dereceli Cadde(Less Important Urban Roads)	Önemsiz Köy Yolu(Less Important Roads to Villages)
United Kingdom	motorway e.g.   M6     A1(M)	primary A road (green signs)   A1	non-primary A road (black/white signs)   A219	B road (black/white signs)   B2219	significant minor road or C road (good surface, white lines)	less significant minor road
the United States See: U.S. roads tagging	Limited access freeway with interchanges.	Limited access highway with occasional grade level intersections, or major intercity highway where no motorway exists.	Primary highway or arterial road. (primary non-motorway routes between cities and primary arterial roads)	Secondary highway or arterial road (secondary routes between cities and secondary arterial roads)	Tertiary route, major street or collector road (tertiary routes between towns, major city streets, and collector roads)	Other roads used for local traffic. Use highway=residential for local roads with residences. Use highway=service for roads that do not carry traffic.
Country	motorway	trunk	primary	secondary	tertiary	unclassified