Algeria
number of digits
shield / patch background color
text color
description
example
A1
A01
A
red
white
count
40
2
7
1
50
yellow
black
count
white
black
count
total
count
40
2
7
1
50
percentage
80.00
4.00
14.00
2.00
Autoroute
1
1
1
1
A plus digit
A plus digit with leading zero
A with space
Arabic text with digit and leading zero
total
Route nationale
1
1
1
1
1
1 or 2
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
RN plus digit
RN plus digit with leading zero
N plus digit
N plus digit with leading zero
Arabic text with digit
No prefix, no leading zero
RN plus digits
N plus digits
Rn plus digits
Total RN
Total N
Total no prefix
Total Rn
Total Arabic
RN1
RN01
N1
N01
44
62
6
1
3
37
183
17
1
354
44
62
6
1
3
37
185
18
1
357
291
25
37
1
3
357
12.32
17.37
1.68
0.28
0.84
10.36
51.82
5.04
0.28
81.51
7.00
10.36
0.28
0.84
11
RN11
N11
Rn26
total
2
1
3
Chemin de Wilaya
1
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
CW plus digit with leading zero
CW plus digits
W plus digits
No prefix
Total CW
Total W
Total no prefix
CW01
CW11
W11
11
total
8
50
8
7
73
3
3
8
53
8
7
76
61
8
7
76
10.53
69.74
10.53
9.21
80.26
10.53
9.21
Various other
1
Rocade
Local road
R2
CC
white on blue
2
1
2
History: There used to be PT-roads during French colonial times.
Recently many W roads were upgraded to N roads. Examples:
Old number
W163
W70
W2
W38
W85
W164
W31
W55
W20
W4
W37
W1
W20
W59
W41
W1
W149
W20
W38
W76
W8
W21
W9
W28
W101
W10
W106
W62
New number
N1A
N18B
N32
N40B
N46
N46A
N60
N62
N65
N70
N80
N82
N83
N88
N89
N90
N92
N102
N107
N109
Route
El Mesrane (N1) - El Idrissia - Aflou (N23)
Hakimia (N62) - Challalat El Adhaoura (N60)
Oum El Bouaghi - Khenchela
Khenchela - Zoui (N83)
Sidi Ladjel - Aïn Oussera - Birine
El Gueddidi (N1A) - Charef - Djelfa
Oued Djellal - El Baadj (N3)
Theniet El Had - Derrag - Col de Kerba
Berrouaghia - Sour El Ghozlane
Damous - El Attaf
Barika - M'Doukal
Aïn Charchar (N44) - Bekouche Lakhdar - Guelma - Sedrata - Aïn Beida - Khenchela - Babar (N83)
Souk Ahras (N16) - Ouenza
Ouenza - Bekharria
Bekharria - Tebessa
Khangat Sidi Nadji - Babar (N80)
Babar (N80)- Cheria - Hammamet (N10) - Boulhaf Dir (N16)
Touffela - Khenchela - Meskiana - El Aouinet - Ouenza (N82)
Birine - Bou Saada
Bou-Saada - Messaad
Oued Rhiou - Tiaret - Medrissa
Medrissa - Ain Skhouna
Saida - Hessasna
Hessasna - Maamora
Maamora - Ain Skhouna
Oued Zenati - Aïn Beida
Metlili - Noumerate (N1)
Teghalimet - Marhoum - El Kheider
Remarks
Western extension of old N46
Extension of old N46A from Bir-Naam
Western extension of old N60
Eastern extension of old N62
Eastern extension of old N88
Southern extension of old N90
Extended further west to El Bayadh
Sources and links: various maps and websites
Official sites:
Other links:
Marcel Monterie