OpenHistoricalMap/Tags/Key/network

network
Description
OpenHistoricalMap key for a coordinated route system to which a route belongs.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
Documented values: 340
See also
network=*
Status: de facto
network=* More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag
overpass-turbo QLever

In OpenHistoricalMap, the network key indicates the route network to which a route relation belongs. A route network is a coordinated system of routes with a common identity. Typically, the routes in a highway or public transport network follow a consistent numbering scheme, or they are marked by similar signs or other branding.

The following tables describe the network tags that differ between OpenStreetMap and OpenHistoricalMap. For tags that remain the same, see Key:network. All grey rows represent internal route numberings.

Values by country

Austria

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=AT:A	-	Autobahn (Motorway)
network=AT:B	-	Bundesstraße (Federal road)
network=AT:K	-	Konkurrenzstraße (Joint-financed road)
network=AT:R	-	Reichsstraße (Imperial road)
network=AT:S	-	Schnellstraße (Expressway)

Belize

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=BZ:AR	-	Arterial Route	National highway routes	N/A
network=BZ:D	-	Distributor Road	Main roads linking settlements	N/A
network=BZ:F	-	Feeder Road	Small roads of no importance	N/A
network=BZ:A	-	Forest Department Road	System used until sometime around 2013	N/A

Denmark

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=DK:E	network=e-road	Europavejsrute (European Road)	map seperately from the official E-road network as there are some differences	#006A51
network=DK:P	network=DK:national	Primærrute (Primary Road)		#FCD116
network=DK:S	-	Sekundærrute (Secondary Road)	Secondary Roads currently have no route relations in OSM	#F6F6F6
network=DK:A	-	Hovedvej (Main Road)	System used until 1982	#F6F6F6
network=DK:M	-	Motorvej (Motorway)	internal motorway routes	(#006A51)

German States

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=DE:	-		internal road numbering in

Germany

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=DE:BAB	network=BAB	Bundesautobahn (Motorway/Autobahn)	only route with diamond highway shields	#003ABD
network=DE:B	network=DE:national	Bundesstraße (Federal road)		#F0CA00
network=DD:F	-	Fernverkehrsstraße (Long-Distance road)	primary roads in East Germany (1949-1990)	#EEB110
network=DE:R	-	Reichsstraße (Imperial road)		#FFCC33
network=DE:A	-	Autobahn (Motorway)	internal motorway numbering in West Germany	(#003ABD)
network=DD:A	-	Autobahn (Motorway)	internal motorway numbering in East Germany	(#0071AB)
network=DE:RAB	-	Reichsautobahn (Imperial Motorway)	internal motorway numbering in the German Empire	(#27287D)
network=DE:FVS	-	Fernverkehrsstraßen	internal numbering of primary roads before being renamed to Reichsstraße	(#FFCC33)

Lithuania

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=LT:A	network=lt:national	magistraliniai keliai (trunk road)		Red with white font
network=LT:K	network=lt:national	krašto keliai (national road)		Yellow with black font
network=LT:R	network=lt:regional	rajoniniai keliai (regional road)	no number shields displayed

Poland

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=PL:A	network=PL:motorway	Autostrada (Motorway)		#EE1C1F
network=PL:S	network=PL:expressway	Autostrada (Expressway)		#EE1C1F
network=PL:DK	network=pl:national	Droga Krajowa (National Road)	does include current voivodeship roads between 1986 and 2000	#EE1C1F
network=PL:DW	network=pl:regional	Droga Wojewódzka (Voivodeship Road)		#FAFD4A
network=PL:DM	-	Droga międzynarodowa (International Road)	includes routes with E- and with T- designation	#1A4C36
network=PL:DP	-	Droga państwowa (State Road)		#EE1C1F

Switzerland and Swiss Cantons

OpenHistoricalMap-Tag	OpenStreetMap-Tag	route type	notes	shield colour
network=CH:A	-	Autobahn (Motorway)

United States

Use the same network=* value as OSM if OSM already has a value for it. Also set network:wikidata=* to the QID of the Wikidata item describing the network. You can look up the QID by network=* based on metadata stored in Wikidata or OHM.

Software support

The OpenHistoricalMap vector tile schema exposes network=* (along with ref=* and other details) of a route relation as part of roadways and pathways so that stylesheets can label roads and paths based on named or numbered routes.

OpenHistoricalMap Americana marks routes on the map, choosing the marker design based on network=*. It supports both OSM and OHM network values. Additionally, it supports network:wikidata=* for a number of networks.