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Last updated 30-8-2009

Classification of systems

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Summary of colours used

Remarks

1. Only in the Netherlands and Belgium, all roads have the same colour signs, though in Belgium, references to motorways on other roads are in a different colour.
2. Only in Belgium, a different colour is used for signs on motorways and references to motorways on other roads.
3. Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Ireland and possibly Greece are the only countries which use the same colour for all signs on motorways even though other roads have a different colour (i.e. the colour of references to other roads deviates from the colour used on such roads).
4. Apart from rectangles, only five different shield shapes are used, of which three (NL-s, I-A and RO-DN) are only used in one country.
5. The German motorway shape is being used in more and more countries: D, CH, CY, GR, HR, SLO, TR and possibly RO. It almost seems to be developing into an international standard, though different colours are used in different countries and the class letter is included in most countries.

Explanation of columns

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Country name

Common abbreviation, as often used on road signs and license plates

How text appears on motorway signs, e.g. Austria: White mixed case roman text on blue signs, Cyprus: Yellow capital greek letters and white mixed case roman letters on green signs.

NB TEKCT = text in Russian.

Example of how road numbers are typically shown on signs, if no shields is shown, a rectangle is used, usually with the same colour border as the text in the number

Which numbers are indicated for motorways with E numbers: either only E numbers, only national numbers, or both

How text appears when referring to other roads on signs along a motorway, this can be on patches or on separate signs

Example of how numbers of other roads are shown on signs along a motorway

How text appears when referring to motorways on signs along other roads

Example of indication of a motorway number on signs along other roads

How text appears on signs along expressways (motorway-like roads, roads with motorway characteristics)

How expressways are numbered on signs

How text appears on signs along other main roads

How main roads are numbered

Which numbers are indicated on E roads which are not motorways

Sign colours along local roads

Lower class road numbers (sometimes several classes or colours)

Indication of local destinations

Special road numbers within a city, only in a few countries

References to roads which are reached via other roads

B

D

S

T

Brackets

Dashed rectangle

Same as direct references

(Plain) text

When several methods are used, they are listed in order of decreasing frequency.

Europe

2

Abbr

AL

A

B

BIH

BG

HR

CY

CZ

DK

EST

FIN

F

D

GR

H

IS

IRL

I

LV

LT

L

MK

NL

N

PL

P

RO

RUS

SCG

SK

SLO

E

S

CH

TR

UA

GB

Indirect references

S

T

S

D

S/T="vers N4"

S/T="zur B1"/D

S

D

B/S

S

B/T/S/D

D

S

D

S/T

S

B

Motorways

References to motorways on other roads

Expressways

Other main roads

Local roads

Local destinations

Reference to motorway

Reference to other road

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

Nrs

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

Nrs

SH1

2

N2

M18

21

23

B6

7

57

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

Nrs

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

GREEK

ENGLISH

Text

Nrs

SH1

S16

N2

M5

21

B9

35

41

1

15

45

N2

D2

31

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

Greek

English

Text

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

Nrs

Signs

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

Greek

English

Text

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

Nrs

2003

P3

R443

R444

198

101

2293

E305

F704

170

260

101

3711

D2

C3

L361

K8

41

R116

SP41

P4

142

118

101

r101

313

133

M501

Signs

Text

TEKCT

Text

GREEK

English

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

Greek

English

Text

Irish

ENGLISH

Text

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

City nrs

R0

O2

national

E

A

both

E, both on km posts

both

n.a.

E, sometimes both

E

national

SH1

2

N2

M5

8

25

B7

7

41

2

39

8

51

N6

D2

1

5a

E

SH

both

N

M, sometimes both

both

n.a.

both

E

both

N, sometimes both

B, sometimes both

both

n.a.

N

both

N, sometimes E or both

both

E

both

M, expways E

both

E

national

both

A

A10

A12

A1

A10

A12

M5

A1

A6

6

21

6

21

There are no motorways in Estonia.

TEXT

Text

GREEK

ENGLISH

Text

4

45

A7

both

only A, both on dist. signs

both

TEXT

Text

GREEK

ENGLISH

Text

12

N6

31

5a

TEXT

Text

GREEK

ENGLISH

Text

4

45

A7

There are no motorways and no E-roads in Iceland.

In capital area

Outside capital area

41

N4

SS10

A10

N6

M-2

N3

23

25

N6

n.a.

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

M7

M

both

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

N80

SS10

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

M7

Irish

ENGLISH

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

N4

SS10

A4

B3

M-3

N2

9

S7

IP4

There are no motorways in Latvia.

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

A1

A4

M-1

A1

4

A4

A5

A1

M2

E-70

1

both

A, sometimes E

E

both

A

both

E

E, sometimes both

both

E

both

M

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

A6

N6

M-2

N2

23

25

N6

TEXT

Text

TeKCT Text

Text

TEKCT

TeKCT Text

TEXT

Text

TEXT

Text

TEKCT

Text

A1

A4

M-1

A1

4

A2

A1

M2

E-70

1

A101

23

67

9

N-230

25

D.320

M06

A1

M4

E-75

19

2

H2

A-4

C-31

15

A102

25

77

5

N-230

C-711

112

2

D.100

M06

H01

A1

P22

120

234567

C-17

BV-2242

P65

T 10 27

A4020

B401

C3

AP-2

40

AP-2

40

D.100

M06

A1

M03

M4

M03

M4

Europe

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