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==National main streets== | ==National main streets== | ||
Minor Highway => National main streets <br> | Minor Highway => National main streets <br> | ||
| − | on [http://map. | + | on [Numbered main streets on [http://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en map.geo.admin] red with a white number, max. two digits.] |
* Inner city: Streetname and "Alt Street" N1, N2... | * Inner city: Streetname and "Alt Street" N1, N2... | ||
* Outer city: If there is no streetname: N1, N2...<br> | * Outer city: If there is no streetname: N1, N2...<br> | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 25 January 2013
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Road Classification
Here you can find the assignment and designation of roads and cities in Switzerland.
- Editors are highly encouraged to use this map as a reference: Site of the federal administration
- If you have any questions post here in this thread: Discussion-Thread.
- Languages: German, English, French, Italian, everybody is welcome.
- Or PM me directly if you have any questions.
Map Legend Switzerland
Here you can find the Map Legend Switzerland with informations on signage and the individual segments.
Road Categories
Highways
- Freeway => Freeways in Switzerland
- Major Highway => Express roads which are not freeways
- Minor Highway => Numbered main streets on map.geo.admin red with a white number, max. two digits.
- Ramps => Entrance and exit to freeways
Streets
- Primary Street => Main street (on geo.admin.ch yellow without a roadshield)
- Street => Roads or secondary roads
- Service Road => Gasstations, rest stops on freeways, drive-ins like BK, McD.
Other - drivable
- Dirt Roads/4x4 Trails => Gravel roads, field roads (agriculture and forestry), forest roads.
- Parking Lot Road => All types of parking lots
- Private Road => Private roads
Non-drivable
- Walking Trails => Walking trails
- Pedestrian Boardwalk => Pedestrian walkways, boardwalks, all kind of riverside walks
- Stairway => Stairways
- Railroad => Railroads
- Runway/Taxiway => Runways/taxiways
(This is here for completeness. It makes no sense to equip all airports with these, Landmark (Airport) is quite sufficient!)
Signage
Assignment of the main and secondary roads:
- Please pay attention to the signage.
- Blue signpost, blue town sign, white/yellow square sign (main road) => Primary Street
- White signpost, white town sign (secondary road) => Street
Road naming
Freeways
Freeway => Freeway
- Naming: A1, A2, A3 - E60...
Express roads
Major Highway => Express roads
- Naming A1L, A52...
National main streets
Minor Highway => National main streets
on [Numbered main streets on map.geo.admin red with a white number, max. two digits.]
- Inner city: Streetname and "Alt Street" N1, N2...
- Outer city: If there is no streetname: N1, N2...
If a National main street is leading over a freeway the name of the freeway and "Alt Street" N1, N2...
Numbered main streets
Minor Highway => National-, and numbered main streets
on (Map Search yellow with a blue roadshield, max. two digits)
- Inner city: Streetname and "Alt Street" H1, H2...
- Outer city: If there is no streetname: H1, H2...
Please note: there are two different kind of numbered main roads in Switzerland! The N-type is mostly not in use anymore.
Exit ramps and Entrance ramps
Ramps => Ramps to and from freeways
Designation referred to the names on the signs of the entrances and exits.
The ">" is spoken by TTS as "Richtung" which means "direction to"
Exit
- Ausfahrt Zürich Flughafen
- Ausfahrt Bülach-Nord
Entrance
- Einfahrt > Basel Bern Luzern
- Einfahrt > Zürich Dietikon
Ausfahrt Niederbipp Langenthal
Einfahrt > Basel
Freeway intersections
Freeway intersections and exits, should be labelled with a landmark.
The landmark should be kept tight to the road system to ensure a tidy transfer to the client. The landmark should be named with the number and the name of the intersection.
Type is: "Junction/Interchange".
Example: "17 Frick"
Example: "8 Liestal"
Streets
Streetnames from Map Search Schweiz
Cities
Make sure that a city name is unique! If a name exists more than once attach the canton abbreviation at the end:
- Buchs ZH, Wil AG, Aesch ZH
In places that have inserted the term "bei" or other possible variants of an assignment, it is not necessary.
- "Walliswil bei Niederbipp", "Thalheim an der Thur", "Erlenbach im Simmental"
Sources
General assignment Map Search Schweiz
