4.1.3. The attributing of road sections and roads

  1. 4.1.3.1. Road classes
  2. 4.1.3.2. Road type
  3. 4.1.3.3. Road naming rules
  4. 4.1.3.4 Accessible for bicyclists

In this section:

4.1.3.1. Road classes

General rules for assigning names to roads of this class are given in Section 3.3.2.1. Class.

4.1.3.1.1 District roads (Class 5)

General rules for assigning roads to a class can be found under point 3.3.2.1.5.

For Russia and other former Soviet countries, this chart provides more information:

Type of territory Class 5 roads

Densely populated territories with an abundance of major (more than 3000 residents) and large (1000-3000 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. More than two major or large localities (more than 10 km in length)
  2. One major locality (more than 5 km in length)
  3. Five or more medium or small localities (extending more than 15 km)

Densely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-4 medium-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. For major localities (with paved roads extending at least 5 km)

  3. Five or more small localities (paved and extending than 15 km)

Territories with a medium-sized population and an abundance of medium-sized (100-1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-4 medium- and small-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. For major localities (with paved roads extending at least 5 km)

Sparsely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-3 medium- and small-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. One major or large locality (paved)
Type of territory Class 5 roads

Densely populated territories with an abundance of major (more than 3000 residents) and large (1000-3000 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. More than two major or large localities (more than 10 km in length)
  2. One major locality (more than 5 km in length)
  3. Five or more medium or small localities (extending more than 15 km)

Densely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-4 medium-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. For major localities (with paved roads extending at least 5 km)

  3. Five or more small localities (paved and extending than 15 km)

Territories with a medium-sized population and an abundance of medium-sized (100-1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-4 medium- and small-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. For major localities (with paved roads extending at least 5 km)

Sparsely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Not less than 2-3 medium- and small-sized rural localities (that are paved and extend more than 10 km)

  2. One major or large locality (paved)
4.1.3.1.2. Local roads (class 6)

General rules for assigning roads to a class can be found under point 3.3.2.1.6.

For Russia and other former Soviet countries, this chart provides more information:

Type of territory Class 6 roads

Densely populated territories with an abundance of major (more than 3000 residents) and large (1000-3000 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two-four large- or medium-sized localities (extending less than 10 km)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Five or more medium or small localities or rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 15 km)

Densely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two-four medium or small localities (extending than 10 km)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Five or more small localities or rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 15 km)

Territories with a medium-sized population and an abundance of medium-sized (100-1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two or three medium or small localities (less than 10 km in length)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 5 km)

Sparsely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Two or three medium or small localities (less than 10 km in length)
  2. Rural (dacha) settlements, mining areas, or industrial buildings (paved and extending less than 5 km)
Type of territory Class 6 roads

Densely populated territories with an abundance of major (more than 3000 residents) and large (1000-3000 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two-four large- or medium-sized localities (extending less than 10 km)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Five or more medium or small localities or rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 15 km)

Densely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two-four medium or small localities (extending than 10 km)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Five or more small localities or rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 15 km)

Territories with a medium-sized population and an abundance of medium-sized (100-1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Paved road leading to the following:

  1. Two or three medium or small localities (less than 10 km in length)
  2. One major or large locality (extending less than 5 km)
  3. Rural (dacha) settlements (extending less than 5 km)

Sparsely populated territories with an abundance of medium-sized (100 - 1000 inhabitants) and small (less than 100 residents) localities.

Street leading to:

  1. Two or three medium or small localities (less than 10 km in length)
  2. Rural (dacha) settlements, mining areas, or industrial buildings (paved and extending less than 5 km)

4.1.3.2. Road type

General rules for assigning road types are given in Section 3.3.3.2. Type of road.

4.1.3.2.1. “Numbered highway” road type

The “Numbered highway” road type (see point 3.3.3.2.2. Numbered highway) is assigned to roads of the following significance:

  • International highways
  • National highways
  • Roads of regional and intermunicipal significance (or roads of similar significance outside the Russian Federation)

Don't draw items that relate to roads of lower significance (for example, local roads in the Russian Federation or rural roads in Ukraine), with the exception of those located in Belarus and Latvia. For example, М-1 Belarus, М-2 Crimea, М-10 Russia, М-25, А-107, Р-132,etc.:

If numbered highways in different classification systems partially match (for example, between the European or Asian road networks and in the List of Public Motorways of Federal Significance) then map the roads they contain as individual items. Examples of this include the M-10 road in Russia (which is part of the E95 highway in Europe) or the M-1 Belarus, M-5 Ural, etc. highways that are part of the Asian Highway 6 (AH6) that connects Eastern Europe with South Korea.

For roads that belong to European or Asian networks (for example, Е95or АН6), enter two official names (in Russian and English).

You can enter an English name for a Russian highway (for example, М-10 Russia), but this is not mandatory.

4.1.3.3. Road naming rules

General rules for naming roads are given in Section 3.3.3.3. Name of road.

4.1.3.3.1

When entering road names, follow these rules (the section below distinguishes the status part of a place name type such as “avenue”, “street”, or “lane”, from the proper name of the item):

4.1.3.3.1.1

Capitalize all words in the name.

  • Does not apply;

    Does not apply

  • “”“”“”Does not apply

    for example: October 40th street, Prospekt 60-letiya October, ulitsa 1905 goda, the 19th Congress of the Komsomol (for writing numerals, see also points. 4.1.3.4.1.5 and 4.1.3.4.1.6);

  • Does not apply

    Does not apply

  • Does not apply

    Does not apply

  • Does not apply

    Does not apply

4.1.3.3.1.2

Do not shorten official names. All words should be fully written-out. This rule does not relate to acronyms (see point 4.1.3.4.1.7).

4.1.3.3.1.3

Word order in names:

4.1.3.3.1.3.1

Write the place type after the proper name:

  • Before the name, if:
    • Does not apply

      Does not apply

    • Does not apply

      Does not apply

  • In the middle of the name, if
    • “”Does not apply

      for example: 2nd street of Engineering, 8-I street of Krasnaya Sloboda, 2-ya ulitsa Yamskogo polya, 1-y passage Marii ul'yanovoy (for writing numerals, see also points. 4.1.3.4.1.5 and 4.1.3.4.1.6);

    • The phrase [status part (type) +name] includes the status part (type) part of the road; e.g.:Malyy pereulok Chudinova.
  • At the end of the name, if:
    • Does not apply

      Taganskaya Street, Leninsky Avenue, Tkatskaya Street, Tikhaya Street

    • Does not apply

      for example: 3 Marsh street, 2nd Artichevski travel, 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya street (for writing numerals, see also points. 4.1.3.4.1.5 and 4.1.3.4.1.6);

    • Does not apply

      Bolshoy Chudinovsky Lane, Verkhnyaya Pervomaiskaya Street, Nizhny Sysalny Lane.

4.1.3.3.1.3.2

If street names or passageways have numbers, write them at the end of the name.

For example: street № 1, Designed passage № 5342, travel route # 657 (for writing numerals, see also points. 4.1.3.4.1.5 and 4.1.3.4.1.6).

4.1.3.3.1.4
In memorial names that consist of either a first and last name or a title and last name (with no patronymic), write out the first name, title and profession completely and put the last name after all these other elements.

For example: Marshal Konev Street, Afanasy Nikitin Embankment, Friedrich Engels Street.

If a name consists of a first name, patronymic, and last name, use initials for the first two. Don't put a space between the initials.

For example: А.V. Plyakin Street, S.F. Tarkhov Street (not S. F. Tarkhov Street or Tarkhov S. F. Street).

4.1.3.3.1.4.1
If the first name and patronymic of the individual are well-known (such as with A.S. Pushkin), then don't include their initials in the “Caption name”.

For example: official name — А.С. Pushkin Street, Name for caption на карте — Pushkin Street.

4.1.3.3.1.4.2
If an individual has two last names, write them using a hyphen (without including spaces around it).
For example, Saltykov-Shchedrin Street, Mamin-Sibiryak Street.
4.1.3.3.1.5

If a name includes numbers, then refer to official sources to see if that item has an official translation that represents the numbers in a particular way (i.e. if the numbers should be written out or represented as digits, and if Roman or Arabic digits should be used).

If a numbered street is linked to an administrative division marked with the Has no official status“” attribute, then you should always write that number as an ordinal (you can indicate any other spelling options using the “also known as, historical” field).

For example: XX Partsyezda St., 5th Liniya Voennoi Gorki Ln., Pervaya St.

For more on writing numbers, also see point 3.3.3.3.1.

4.1.3.3.1.6

Names containing numbers:

4.1.3.3.1.6.1

Write ordinal numbers as follows:

  • If the name of a road contains an ordinal number (written as a digit), then put the corresponding ordinal ending after the number.

    For example: 1st Liniya Ln., 2nd Tamanskaya Diviziya Street, 30th Aviapolka Street.

  • If an ordinal is not included in the proper name, but rather comes before the word "street," "lane," etc., then you should also include its ordinal ending.

    8th St. Dekabristov.

4.1.3.3.1.6.2

Cardinal numbers in road names should not include ordinal endings.

For example: 11 Geroev Sapyorov Alley, 33 Geroev Street, 26 Bakinskikh Komissarov Ln.

4.1.3.3.1.6.3

Dates written as digits in street names should not include ordinal endings.

For example: 8 Marta Street, 1 Maya Lane.

4.1.3.3.1.6.4

Names of streets that are in the planning stages and numbers of passageways written as digits should not include ordinal endings. Do not include a space between the number symbol # and the digit.

For example: Street #1, Planned Passageway #5342, Passageway #657.

4.1.3.3.1.7
You should not expand acronyms in street names and all letters should be capitalized.

For example: CPSU Street.

4.1.3.4 Accessible for bicyclists

4.1.3.4.1.

In localities, disable the Accessibility option for bicyclists on roads of class 2-6 that have a “ tunnel ”.

4.1.3.4.2.

In cities in Russia and Kazakhstan, mark sidewalks that run parallel to roads of class 2-5 as accessible to bicyclists, but mark the roads themselves as inaccessible.

Note.

Do not mark 2-5 class roads as inaccessible to bicyclists before you mark the sidewalk running parallel to them as accessible.

If there is no sidewalk running parallel to the road and no shoulder bicyclists can ride on, mark the road as inaccessible to bicyclists.

4.1.3.4.3.

Class 2-5 roads are marked as accessible to bicycles if disabling bicycle access creates an isolated network of roads with bicycle access. To ensure bicycle connectivity, bicycle access is set to the minimum number of road sections and links that connect isolated parts of the network with the rest of the road network in both directions of traffic.