Tag:route=road

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route = road
Description
Relation type used to combine road sections. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: routes
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasmay be used on relations
Requires
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto

A route=road relation specifies that its members are a part of a road network and are used for motor vehicle traffic. This relation is mainly used for major routes which have a ref=*. A value for ref=* may be unique in a smaller area (such as a city), but not in a larger area (such as a country); adding roads to a relation allows to distinguish parts of roads that are related and to make roles between parts of roads explicit. Most urban streets and minor roads which are identified only by a name=* tag do not belong to a relation.

Members

See the route relation wiki for applicable members.

Special tags

Relations tagged route=road may have the following tags in addition to the ones described in Relations/Routes:

Name Discussion
TMC:cid_(CID):tabcd_(TABCD):LocationCode ID-number transmitted in electronic traffic-messages that identifies this road. See TMC_Import_Germany and TMC:LocationCode=* for TMC-locations.

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See also