International highway classification equivalence
A table showing how Highways are classified in different countries. Links are inter-highway connectors and generally are quite short. See [1] for usage of _link suffix. Links are discussed at: Highway link (principal definition), Tag:highway=motorway link and Tag:highway=trunk link.
Highways in Africa
The road conditions in African countries do not always correspond to their economic and social role. In many areas, the lack of infrastructures and heavy trucking make it difficult to evaluate the classification of roads.
See the Highway Tag Africa to better classify these roads.
Countries Comparison
highway=* tagging is not obligated to follow local official road classification but typically is highly correlated, sometimes completely or nearly mirroring it.
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RN 1 Route Nationale Divided Highway |
RN 1 Route Nationale Two-Lane Highway |
CW 1 Chemin de Wilaya | CC 1 Chemin Communal | Chemin non classé |
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This is a translation of the proposal on Argentina. |
Error creating thumbnail: Autopistas (Motorway/Freeway) A multi-lane road without crossing with another street or railroad, with physically separate roadways and with a direct entry limitation from the neighboring frontier properties. |
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Motorways, freeways, and freeway-like roads. | The next-most important roads. Major highways, trunk routes spanning connecting population centres. | The next-most important roads. Major connecting roads and highways. | Major roads within a local area, often connecting neighbouring suburbs or providing links to smaller population centres | Minor through roads and routes within a local area. Linking towns, villages and Points of Interest to each other and the secondary network. | Minor roads that are neither tertiary or residential roads. Not generally through routes. |
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Autobahnen Error creating thumbnail: und Autostraßen Error creating thumbnail: mit Autobahnquerschnitt. Zusätzlich motorroad=yes auf Autostraßen
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Autobahnen Error creating thumbnail: und Autostraßen Error creating thumbnail: ohne Autobahnquerschnitt. Zusätzlich motorway=yes auf Autobahnen, motorroad=yes auf Autostraßen
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Landesstraßen B (ehemalige Bundesstraßen) die keine Autostraßen sind | Landesstraßen L mit niedriger Nummer, breite viel befahrene Landesstraße | Landesstraßen L mit höherer Nummer. Gemeindeverbindungsstraßen, Straßen mit Verbindungscharakter in einem Wohngebiet | Sonstige Freilandstraßen. Straßen im Ortsgebiet ohne Verbindungscharakter sind dagegen highway=residential
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Divided, grade-separated highways with 2 or more lanes per direction and limited access. |
Rural Highways connecting major cities and a major route used by trucks and for long trips (Mx and Ex usually). |
Rural Major highways connecting cities / large towns. Major arterial roads in cities. |
Rural Other major highways connecting towns. Other arterial roads in cities/towns. |
Rural More important highways among other local roads. Collector roads in cities/towns. |
Rural Other local roads including gravel and unsurfaced. Normal minor non-residential roads.
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Paved road, with opposite separated carriageways, WITHOUT level crossings and at least 10 km long. | 1 - Rural dual carriage paved road WITH level crossings and at least 10 km long 2 - The best paved road route connecting 2 urban centers with more than 200,000 inhabitants |
1 - Paved road that is the best route from a urban centers with more than 20 thousand inhabitants to a larger urban center 2 - Paved urban road connecting primary roads with each other or with higher-level roads |
1 - Road that is the best route from urban centers with more than 2 thousand inhabitants* to larger urban centers*. * also include all municipal seat smaller than 2 thousand inhabitants 2 - Urban road connecting secondary roads with each other or with higher-level roads |
1 - A road that is the best route from urban centers smaller than 2 thousand inhabitants to larger urban centers 2 - Urban road connecting tertiary roads with each other or with higher-level roads |
Unclassified and residential roads are considered at the same level of importance.
Unclassified - (1) a road in a non-residential urban area, OR, (2) other rural public roads |
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Controlled-access highway: Single or dual (or more) carriageway roads with no private accesses, no at-grade intersections that crosses the median (including direct U-turns), no signalised intersections and no roundabouts. This criterion excludes any intersection at the two ends of the route. In the case of a single carriageway it must be a one-way expressway at all points in time, contain at least one reversible lane, or have exactly one lane per direction with overtaking using the lane on the opposing direction prohibited. A limited number of roads with "highway" (English) or "lebuhraya" (Malay) in their names (i.e. those that meet the above criteria) fall under this category. | Limited-access road: Single or dual (or more) carriageway roads that are similar to the criteria of a motorway, but permits for a variety of intersections, including private accesses, all at-grade and signalised intersections, and roundabbouts, and a flexible number of lanes on a single carriageway, but vehicles can only drive across the lanes in the opposite directions at designated points on the road (such as gaps in the median, if any). Most roads with "highway" (English) or "lebuhraya" (Malay) in their names fall under this category. Important, high-traffic roads connecting between towns and/or residential areas may also fall under this category. The speed limit ranges from 65 km/h on urban roads with a lot of private accesses to 100 km/h on inter-district roads with less dense traffic. | Frequently used roads within cities, towns and shopping districts, and roads connecting urban areas or urban to rural/residential areas. Usually has a speed limit between 50 km/h and 80 km/h. | Roads that are less frequently used. Roads connecting two or more rural areas without passing through an urban area fit into this category. | Less significant roads and collector roads. | Roads that do not fit in any categories listed here nor other categories. Most "simpangs" fall under the "residential" category. |
| Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | Автомагистрала Error creating thumbnail: 
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Скоростен път 1 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 
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Второкласен път 63
second-class roads |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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. |
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Please refer to WikiProject China#Road Types for a good, full list. |
高速公路（数字为 2 位 (00) 或 4 位 (0000) 的国家高速、省高速，以及其他路牌为白底绿字的高速公路或高等级公路）
Expressways For Guojia (National) and Sheng (Provincial) Expressways, those with 2 digits (00) or 4 digits (0000), and other high-level highways with white-on-green signs. |
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No roads in Colombia qualify as motorways (2017) | Rural: Troncales: trunk roads as defined by the Ministry of Transport and Invias.
Urban: Highways that have at least two lanes per direction and traverse the entire city. |
Rural:Error creating thumbnail: Carreteras nacionales: roads belonging to the national road network (red primaria) as defined by the Ministry of Transport and Invias. Usually connect large cities, capitals of Departments, international borders or large ports. Note that not all roads belonging to the national road system are automatically primary roads; some belong to the secondary network. The official classification should be used.
Urban: Main roads interconnecting neighborhoods crossing the city. |
Rural:Carreteras intermunicipales: roads belonging to the secondary road network (red secundaria) as defined by the Ministry of Transport and Invias. Usually roads connecting towns (i.e. settlements larger than villages). Note that there are some primary roads which are operated by the respective Department; that information should be captured in the operator=* tag and does not make the road secondary unless classified as such officially.
Urban: Streets that traverse neighborhoods. |
Rural:Carreteras intraveredales: roads belonging to the tertiary road network (red terciaria) as defined by the Ministry of Transport and Invias. Usually roads connecting administrative centers (cabeceras) which are smaller than towns (e.g. villages).
Urban: The minor streets through neighborhoods. |
Not used in Colombia. For residential roads use highway=residential. For unknown roads use highway=road. For pedestrian roads use highway=pedestrian.
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Autopistas (Motorway/Freeway) A multi-lane road without crossing with another street or railroad, with physically separate roadways and with a direct entry limitation from the neighboring frontier properties. (Autopistas) |
Trunk national highways connecting major cities and Dual carriageway or multi-lane expressways not meeting the motorway standard | Rural
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Silnice III. třídy | Jiná silnice |
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Motorvej 
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Motortrafikveje  .
Expressways with motorway-like restrictions |
Primærruter  (rutenummer med gul baggrund)
Primary roads (ref-signs with yellow background) |
Sekundærruter  (rutenummer med hvid baggrund)
Secondary roads (ref-signs with white background) |
Andre vigtige veje uden rutenummer
Important roads without route numbers |
Lokale veje i landzone, gader i industriområder og lignende uden beboelse (gader med beboelse tagges som highway=residential)
Minor roads |
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none in Estonia | põhimaantee (E-road) 1 põhitänav (dual-line) |
põhimaantee 10 põhitänav |
tugimaantee 85 jaotustänav |
kõrvalmaantee 260 other street with public transport |
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kantatiet 40 taajamissa seudullinen pääkatu |
seututiet 100 taajamissa alueellinen pääkatu |
yhdystiet 1000 taajamissa kokoojakatu |
numeroimattomat yleiset tiet ja yksityiset tiet asutusalueella highway=residential
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Départementale (D) principale | Départementale (D) secondaire | route mineure exp. communale Minor roads; e.g., those maintained by local communes |
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Error creating thumbnail: 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 -> |
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rural: Bundesstraße (national road)
urban: highest-level streets, often a national road. |
rural: Landesstraße (regional roads)
urban: major streets |
rural: Kreisstraßen (local road)
urban: Streets providing access to suburbs with priority |
Other roads connecting towns. urban: Industrial areas, providing access to neighbourhoods without priority  .
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City-level link roads |
 Tertiary National Roads
ΕΠ Provincial Roads Town or suburban-level link roads |
 Local roads with priority
Roads leading to settlements |
Roads leading to factories, farms, etc |
 Honduras
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none | International Central American highways (prefixed CA-) connecting to more that two countries, such as the Pan-American Highway (Ruta Panamericana, numbered CA-1) and are major intercity routes connecting major cities. |
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Secondary national roads (rutas nacionales secundarias) | Rutas vecinales, prefixed RV-. | Unnumbered local road outside localities |
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File:HK Route1.svg 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.
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Összekötő út (4 számjegyű) | Bekötőút vagy állomási hozzájáró út (5 számjegyű) | Egyéb közút |
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Not used. | Road number 1. Used for Ring Road 1. |
Roads with two digits. Roads with two digits (and certain roads with 3 digits). In towns major connecting streets (e.g. Miklabraut in Reykjavík). |
Important roads with three digits. More important roads with three digits, important mountain roads (F-roads) with 2 or 3 digits. |
Less important numbered roads. Less important roads with 3 or 4 digits, most numbered F-roads |
Other roads with unknown names or without numbering. |
| Error creating thumbnail: India See Tagging Roads in India for more information |  Error creating thumbnail: Expressways.Divided roads with 2 or more lanes per direction, limited access via interchanges, no traffic lights. Usually tollways. For example Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Yamuna Expressway, Delhi–Agra Expressway, etc.. |
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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. |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia See Indonesia:Tags/Highway for more information |  Jalan Tol. Divided highways with 2 or more lanes per direction, limited access via ICs, no traffic signals, and tolled. For example the Jagorawi Toll Road, the Jakarta Innerring Road, and the Semarang Toll Road. |
Jalan Nasional. Connecting major states and maintained by local municipality, usually the DoT of the state which is connected with the road. National road numbering is different by island. Examples include the  North Coast Road (Jalan Pantai Utara or Pantura) in Java and the Trans-Sumatra Road in Sumatra.
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Jalan Provinsi. Connecting major cities intra-state. |
Jalan Raya Kabupaten/Kota. Connecting major destinations intra-city. |
Unnumbered | No equivalence |
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M50 |
National Primary Route (green signs, N1-N33)
N7 |
National Secondary Route (green signs, N51 and above)
N52 |
Regional Roads (R101 upwards)
R639 |
significant minor road (useful for routing) | less significant minor road |
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Unnumbered | Other local roads outside populated places |
 Italy See IT:Italian Roads Tagging for more information (in Italian)
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 Autostrada (A) compresi i raccordi autostradali (RA) ed i trafori autostradali (T)
Motorways, including spurs and international tunnels |
tangenziale/strada extraurbana principale, anche strade d'importanza minore aventi svincoli anziché incroci a raso; per le strade senza incroci a raso  aggiungere motorroad=yes
Ring roads, expressways |
Strada Statale (SS) anche le ex strade statali (SPexSS/SS/SP/SR/SP<codice provinciale>), le strade regionali (SR) di grande importanza, le strade provinciali (SP) di grande importanza, generalmente arterie importanti che collegano capoluoghi di provincia e quindi di rilevanza nazionale SS (national roads); strategic former SS; strategic SR (regional roads); strategic SP (provincial roads); e.g., those connecting provincial capitals |
Strade Provinciali (SP) e strade regionali (SR) di minore importanza Other former SS; Other SR; Other SP (provincial roads) |
Strade meno importanti con larghezza di almeno 4 metrianche le strade urbane di scorrimento principale
Less important roads wider than 4 metres; boulevards/avenues/major streets |
livello base della rete stradale Nota: sotto ci sono le residential (residenziale) Everything else, "residential" in urban areas |
| Error creating thumbnail: 日本 | Expressways or motor roads.  . Usually, those are divided, 2 or more lanes, and toll roads.
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National Highways: the shield sign is  .
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Major Prefectural Roads: the shield sign is  and the number is 2 or less digit.
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| Error creating thumbnail: Korea, Republic of | Divided, grade-separated highway with 2 or more lanes per 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Latvia (see Latvian tagging guidelines for more details) | Motorways (ātrgaitas ceļi) -  , most likely "A" 
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Regional roads (reģionālie autoceļi) - "P"  In cities: major streets (4 lanes, high traffic) |
Local roads (vietējie autoceļi) - "V"  In cities: major streets (2 or 4 lanes) |
Local roads without state-level classification, municipal roads | Other roads without any classification, minor municipal roads |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | Restricted access roads (greitkeliai ir automagistralės) Error creating thumbnail: | Trunk roads (magistraliniai keliai) (A-numbered roads) City municipalities: High-speed streets (Greito eismo gatvės) with no foot or bicycle permited |
National roads (krašto keliai) (three-digit roads) City municipalities: Main (B-category) streets |
Paved local roads (rajoniniai keliai) (four-digit roads) City municipalities: Secondary by importance (C-category) streets |
Unpaved local roads (rajoniniai keliai) (four-digit roads) City municipalities: Tertiary by importance (D1-1-category) streets |
Local roads/streets without state-level classification |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia See Malaysian_Roads_Tagging for more information |
Lebuhraya (dengan awalan E pada nombor) |
Lebuhraya dengan kawalan separa akses, jalan persekutuan. |
Jalan negeri yang menghubungkan bandar, pekan dan daerah. State roads connecting towns and districts. |
Jalan utama di bandar dan pekan, dan jalan negeri yang menghubungkan kampung dan pekan kecil. Main roads at cities and towns, and state roads connecting villages and smaller towns. |
Jalan pengumpul yang menghubungkan ke jalan sekunder. Collector roads connecting to secondary roads. |
Jalan lain yang tidak sesuai dengan mana-mana kategori yang disenaraikan di sini mahupun kategori lain. Other roads that do not fit into any category listed here nor other categories. |
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Regionale (R) secondary | Provinciale(P) tertiary | Small routes paved or not Minor roads |
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| Error creating thumbnail: Namibia (more information) | Divided highways with limited access (currently only parts of B1 in Windhoek) | Non-motorway B roads | C roads | D and M roads; major streets | F roads (former P roads) | Other roads with 2+ lanes outside towns and national parks |
 Nepal
Tagging road networks in Nepal. Full version: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal/Roads |
none | Highways which have heavy traffic intensity and connect different cities, regions and tourist centers. | Road corridors that carries a huge volume of traffic between arterial roads and has a high density of public transport services. These roads often connect two relatively distant localities in urban areas. | Collector roads that carry lower volume of traffic and has either no public transport service or a lower density of public transport service. These roads often connect two neighboring/nearby localities in urban areas. | Longer roads serving several villages | Rural vehicular highways |
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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
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All signed motorways and motorway-standard expressways (i.e. median divided with two lanes per direction and no at-grade intersections). |
Strategic state highways
State highways linking main urban areas (pop. >30k), major ports, major airports, major tourist destinations, and/or remote regions. Classified National or Regional on the One Road Network Classification system (ONRC) |
Non-strategic state highways Strategic local roads |
Local arterial roads | Local collector roads
Roads classified ONRC primary collector or higher should not be tagged below this level. |
all other local roads |
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File:Regional road Macedonia R-29171.svg regional roads (регионални пат) of the R29xxx series, with yellow signage. | unnumbered local roads outside settlements |
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2020 proposal. More details at Philippines/Mapping_conventions/Roads |
Expressways
Generally divided, have no at-grade road intersections, and usually tolled. Speed limits always posted. |
Major highways linking large cities (population: 100,000+), and urban highways or avenues resembling expressways (usually divided).
Strategic road network, forming the road transportation backbone. May have ramps, partial control of access and grade separation, but are not necessary to consider upgrade. Road to be upgraded should be at least 10 km long. |
Other large highways connecting smaller cities (populations <100,000) and large towns (population 100,000); major urban arteries. | Highways to medium-sized towns (populations: 10,000-100,000); other urban arterial roads, usually one linking three or more districts/barangays. | Highways to small towns (population: <10,000); all other roads linking barangays with each other | Other rural roads that don't fit the classes above, and residential; local streets outside residential areas, and in mixed-use areas |
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Usually droga krajowa (single or two digit number on red background) or another way of at least GP class Zazwyczaj droga krajowa (jedno lub dwucyfrowe oznaczenie na czerwonym tle) lub inna droga o klasie co najmniej GP |
Usually droga wojewódzka (three digit number on yellow/orange background) or another way of at least G class. Zazwyczaj droga wojewódzka (trzycyfrowe oznaczenie na żółto-pomarańczowym tle) lub inna droga o klasie co najmniej G. |
Usually droga powiatowa (usually no visual indication, but it has four digit number) or another way of at least Z class. Zazwyczaj 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. |
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Estradas sem referência. |
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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.
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Автомагистрали, обозначенные знаком 5.1 "Автомагистраль" Divided, grade-separated highways with 2 or more lanes per 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 Other local roads including gravel and unsurfaced. Normal minor non-residential roads.
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Error creating thumbnail: регионални пут (regional roads) | локална главна улица или пут општинске важности који повезује насеља (local main street or road of municipal importance connecting settlements) | путеви ван насеља који повезују удаљене засеоке, фарме, индустријске објекте, одашиљаче и сл. (roads outside settlements that connect remote hamlets, farms, industrial facilities, transmitters, etc.) |
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Expressways (e.g. Pan-Island Expressway/PIE, East Coast Parkway/ECP) | Semi-expressways (e.g. Nicoll Highway) | Major large roads (e.g. Upper Serangoon Road) | Other large roads (e.g. Tanglin Road) | Major local roads within HDB estates | Other non-residential roads |
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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 | |
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Cesta I. triedy | Cesta II. triedy | Cesta III. triedy | Iná cesta (neklasifikovaná) - mimo mesta.
Iná cesta v meste môže byť |
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hitra cesta | glavna cesta (1., 2. reda) | regionalna cesta (1., 2. reda) | regionalna cesta (3. reda, turistična) | ostale manj pomembne ceste izven naselij |
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Carretera nacional o carretera autonómica de 1.er nivel | Carretera autonómica de 2.º nivel | Carretera autonómica de 3.er nivel | Carretera provincial o local | Carreteras asfaltadas sin denominación, fuera de poblado. |
| Señal | Cualquier color de referencia sobre señales con marco azul, v. g.: A-2 M-503 N-622 A-334 CV-500 |
Roja o naranja , v. g.: N-340 M-111 |
Verde , v. g.: A-330 |
Verde o marrón , v. g.: BU-627 BU-627 |
Amarilla o morada , v. g.: BA-634 SO-P-1102 | |
| Descripción | 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. | 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, excepto que ese ayuntamiento mantenga el nombre oficial. En los casos en que pueden ser en parte autovías (sin llegar a tener señalización de fondo azul) se les añade motorroad=yes.
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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. | 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. | 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. | |
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.
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Region's top-level highway network
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Major highway network
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Minor national highways network
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Rural road network
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Local road network
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Motorways. Generally includes most large E-roads and the Arab Mashreq roads across the UAE. | Major intercity dual carriageways. Generally includes smaller E-roads and longer D-roads. | Major dual-carriageway city roads with few at-grade intersections. Generally includes shorter D-roads and larger avenues and boulevards. | Major dual-carriageway city roads with many at-grade intersections. Generally includes smaller boulevards. | Minor city roads, usually single-carriageway. Limited usage in the UAE. | Other local roads |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom See also: Roads in the 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 |
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Limited access freeway with interchanges. (details) | Major intercity highway where no motorway exists. (details) | Primary highway or arterial road. (secondary routes between cities that parallel trunk/motorway routes; major connections within an urban area or urban core to suburb connections) (details) |
Secondary highway or arterial road (routes connecting to towns; secondary arterial roads) |
Tertiary route, major street or collector road (routes connecting to small communities like villages; 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.
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| Error creating thumbnail: Venezuela See: Venezuela roads tagging (es) |
Only some freeways (called "Autopista"): Dual carriageway highways divided by a physical divider with 2 or more lanes per direction, directly connected to national roads, strictly limited access by ramps that allow speed reduction outside the main carriageway. Must not have same-level crossroads, traffic lights, roundabouts, or u-turn ramps that merge on the left-lane (usually called "Retorno").[2]
There should be no streets or roads that connect directly to the highway if it is not through a well-defined ramp. There should also be no buildings or properties adjacent to the highway or any of its access ramps. Legally 90 km/h speed limit.[2] |
National roads network that cross the entire country connecting the most important cities. | Regional roads network that connect the most important cities and towns of each State. | Main roads or streets that move a highly amount of population, which is obliged to pass through it to connect with others higher-priority roads. | Main roads or streets that move a moderate amount of population, which is obliged to pass through it to connect with others higher-priority roads. | Generic roads in non-urban areas. |
| Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam |  Đường cao tốcĐường hai chiều chỉ dành cho các loại xe cơ giới, cấm xe thô sơ và người đi bộ. Tốc độ cho phép thường từ 40-80km/h. Giới hạn tốc độ được áp dụng riêng biệt cho mỗi loại xe trong từng làn đường. Mỗi chiều thường có 1-5 làn dành cho các loại ô tô và một làn riêng dành cho xe mô tô. Expressways (đường cao tốc) |
Đường lớn, mật độ giao thông cao, có nhiều điểm chung với đường cao tốc nhưng chưa phải là đường cao tốc. Những loại đường này thường tương đối hiện đại. Có thể chỉ cho phép ô tô lưu thông.
High-quality National Highways that are not expressways. Usually divided and with partial grade separation. |
Đường trọng điểm có mật độ giao thông lớn, đóng vai trò chính trong việc đi lại giữa nhiều khu vực. Bao gồm cả quốc lộ. Đường liên xã cũng có thể tính vào loại này ở các khu vực rất hẻo lánh.
National Highways (quốc lộ/QL). |
Đường có thể có mật độ giao thông vừa đến lớn, cũng dùng để đi lại giữa các khu vực. Cũng bao gồm tỉnh lộ. Đường này thường dùng để giảm số lượng xe lưu thông qua các tuyến trọng điểm, có thể giúp người tham gia giao thông đi đến khu vực cần đến nhanh hơn.
Provincial highways (tỉnh lộ/TL). |
Đường dân sinh, có mật độ giao thông nhỏ đến vừa, giúp đi lại giữa các khu dân cư và có thể nối một số đường giao thông lớn hơn.
Low-traffic roads that connect residential areas or villages with the provincial and national networks. |
Ngõ rộng có mật độ giao thông nhỏ hoặc các tuyến đường nhỏ trong khu dân cư không được đặt tên. Những đường này có chiều rộng chỉ đủ cho một ô tô lưu thông và những xe nhỏ hơn có thể vượt lên khỏi ô tô đó.
Minor roads, usually narrow. |
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Examples of cases contradicting simple rules
Note that while following or considering official classification or physical characteristics may be useful, there are many cases where it should not be done.
Sometimes road in a high official class is expression of desire, plans of tradition rather than of reality. Sometimes road class in official classification is lower than its real importance. In such cases it should be ignored.
Also, sometimes unpaved road may be main road connecting towns or cities and of high highway=* class, while some road of excellent quality are just highway=service or highway=track.
Table below gives examples of some extremes demonstrating that blind following either official classification or just physical characteristics is not usable.
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See also
References
- ↑ Mapa Oficial de Carreteras
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reglamento de la Ley de Tránsito Terrestre (Road-transit Law Regulation), Venezuela, 1998-06-26.