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|Freeway
|Freeway
|Mxx
|Mxx
|Motorway
|Motorways
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|Major Highway
|Major Highway
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|Rxxx
|Rxxx
|Regional Roads link small towns to each other, and to the National roads
|Regional Roads link small towns to each other, and to the National roads
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|Ramp
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|Entrance and exit roads of Motorways
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|Primary Street
|Primary Street
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|"Main" streets in towns and cities as well as rural roads (other than R roads) that are important connectors with a high traffic volume. Two cars must be able to pass without having to slow down. The road should not be a cul-de-sac.
|"Main" streets in towns and cities as well as rural roads (other than R roads) that are important connectors with a high traffic volume. Two cars must be able to pass without having to slow down. The road should not be a cul-de-sac.
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|Streets
|Street
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|Residential streets and most surfaced rural roads
|Default road type. Most streets and rural roads.
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|Dirt Road / 4X4 trail
|Narrow Street
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|Unsurfaced rural roads that are not suitable for normal cars
|Use this road type with extra care as it will add a 10' routing penalty for cars and taxis (no penalty for motorcycles)
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|Ramp
|Off-road
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|Only for ramps joining two roads in grade-separated intersections (where one road crosses another over a bridge)
|Roads that are not suitable for normal cars.
Note: Use a regular Street road type with the unpaved attribute checked If the road is unpaved and possible to drive.
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|Private Road
|Private Road
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|Roads of Car Parks and Petrol Stations. Note: not every lane of a car park should be mapped, but only entrances, exits and main routes within the car park.
|Roads of Car Parks and Petrol Stations. Note: not every lane of a car park should be mapped, but only entrances, exits and main routes within the car park.
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Summary: Motorways are Freeways, N-roads are Major Highways, R-roads are Minor Highways, major local roads are Primary Streets, all other surfaced local roads are Streets (except for special roads like Private Roads, Parking Lot Roads, and Narrow Streets).

Revision as of 14:57, 10 January 2019

This page covers road names for Ireland.

Introduction

This page should be read in conjunction with the page about Best Map Editing Practice, which covers the editing principles common to Waze map editing in all parts of the world. The purpose of this page is to describe standard practice in Ireland and how it differs from standard practice in other countries.

In case of any questions about road naming in Ireland, please start or join a discussion in the Ireland section of the forum. For any questions about map editing in general, first study the wiki, then search the Map Editing section of the forum, and then, if necessary, ask questions in that section of the forum.

Road Types

Waze Road Type Naming Irish Road Type
Freeway Mxx Motorways
Major Highway Nxx National Primary & National Secondary roads
Minor Highway Rxxx Regional Roads link small towns to each other, and to the National roads
Ramp Entrance and exit roads of Motorways
Primary Street "Main" streets in towns and cities as well as rural roads (other than R roads) that are important connectors with a high traffic volume. Two cars must be able to pass without having to slow down. The road should not be a cul-de-sac.
Street Default road type. Most streets and rural roads.
Narrow Street Use this road type with extra care as it will add a 10' routing penalty for cars and taxis (no penalty for motorcycles)
Off-road Roads that are not suitable for normal cars.

Note: Use a regular Street road type with the unpaved attribute checked If the road is unpaved and possible to drive.

Private Road Roads that are not open to the general public. E.g. college campuses, large businesses, golf clubs and gated developments
Parking Lot Road Roads of Car Parks and Petrol Stations. Note: not every lane of a car park should be mapped, but only entrances, exits and main routes within the car park.

Summary: Motorways are Freeways, N-roads are Major Highways, R-roads are Minor Highways, major local roads are Primary Streets, all other surfaced local roads are Streets (except for special roads like Private Roads, Parking Lot Roads, and Narrow Streets).