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	Motorway
Major Highway	Nxx	National Primary & National Secondary roads
Minor Highway	Rxxx	Regional Roads link small towns to each other, and to the National roads
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.
Streets		Residential streets and most surfaced rural roads
Dirt Road / 4X4 trail		Unsurfaced rural roads that are not suitable for normal cars
Ramp		Only for ramps joining two roads in grade-separated intersections (where one road crosses another over a bridge)
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.