Roads

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).