Tag:highway=byway
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+/- highway=byway
an UK-only minor road
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Description
This is a deprecated tag and describes an UK-only road. Please tag it as highway=track or highway=path as appropriate, and its legal designation with designation=byway_open_to_all_traffic or designation=restricted_byway.
It is a minor road often with an unmade surface. The public have a right to travel along. It is used by the public mainly as footpath or bridleway. There exists byways open to all traffic (BOAT) and restricted byways only for non-motorized vehicles.
Tagging
- Do not use
highway=bywaybecause it does not show what you can see on the ground. Use designation=* and the access=* to show the legal rights instead.
- Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT)
- highway=track
- designation=byway_open_to_all_traffic
- foot=yes, bicycle=yes, horse=yes, motor_vehicle=yes
- tracktype=*, surface=*, ...
- Restricted byways (old Road Used as Public Path (RUPP))
- highway=track or highway=path
- designation=restricted_byway
- foot=yes, bicycle=yes, horse=yes, motor_vehicle=no
- tracktype=*, surface=*, ...
