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Area code 372 |
Common abbreviation EST |
Last updated 10-4-2013 |
| Road class |
Syntax explanation |
Administrative subordination |
Sub classes |
Zones |
System |
Remarks |
| European road |
E[0-9]<2> |
Europe |
See Europe |
Only E20, E67 and E77 |
| National road (Maantee) |
(T-)[0-9]<1-2> |
national |
main (põhimaantee): 1-11, 92 |
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spider-web |
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| basic (tugimaantee): 12-91, 93-95 |
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clustering |
| Community road (Korvalmaantee) |
(T-[12][0-9])[12][0-9]<2> |
national |
General description: 1, 2 and 4 are the main roads from Tallinn to Narva (-Saint Petersburg), Tartu-Luhamaa and Pärnu (-Riga) respectively. 3 and 5 are lateral roads Johvi-Tartu-Valga and Rakvere-Paide-Pärnu. 6 is the road between Pärnu and Valga and 7 is a short connection between Latvia and Russia on the route between Riga and Pskov. 8, 9 and 10 are recently upgraded former basic roads.
There is no clear zone system for basic roads, but they appear in clusters, typically of numbers beginning with the same digit. |
| Community road numbers all have 5 digits. The first two digits depend on the county: |
| Number |
County (Maakond) |
| 11 |
Harju |
| 12 |
Hiiu |
| 13 |
Ida-Viru |
| 14 |
Jõgeva |
| 15 |
Järva |
| 16 |
Lääne |
| 17 |
Lääne-Viru |
| 18 |
Põlva |
| 19 |
Pärnu |
| 20 |
Rapla |
| 21 |
Saare |
| 22 |
Tartu |
| 23 |
Valga |
| 24 |
Viljandi |
| 25 |
Võru |
| When a Community road crosses a county boundary, the number does continue, so not all Community roads within a county have the same two first digits. The county indication does not appear on signs. |
| Road signs: Indirect references to road numbers appear in a dashed rectangle (as in Iceland and sometimes in Germany). |
| Road/destination type |
Background |
Text |
Road numbers (not related to road/destination type) |
| Class |
Shape |
Background |
Text |
| Main roads |
Blue |
White |
Main roads |
Rectangle |
Red |
White |
| Other roads |
White |
Black |
Basic roads |
Rectangle |
Yellow |
Black |
| Local destinations |
White |
Dark green |
Community roads |
Rectangle |
White |
Black |
History: Estonia is one of the few countries in the world that have had four different road numbering systems (like Latvia). After Soviet occupation, the system was changed and after independence, a new national system was introduced. The Soviet system was also changed once.
In 1998, three new main roads were introduced: basic roads 19, 16 and 30 were upgraded to 8, 9 and 10 respectively. These roads have possibly had five different numbers.
The years in the table below are estimated: |
| System > |
Old national |
Old Soviet |
New Soviet |
New national |
| Route |
1930-1940 |
1940-1980 |
1980-1995 |
1995-1998 |
1998-present |
| Tallinn-Narva |
2 |
21 |
M11 |
1 |
| Tallinn-Paide |
1 |
unknown |
A202 |
2 |
| Tallinn-Pärnu |
4 |
21 |
M12 |
4 |
| Tallinn-Risti-Haapsalu |
6 |
unknown |
A206 |
16 |
9 |
| Risti-Virtsu |
7 |
unknown |
A207 |
30 |
10 |
Sources and links: Estonian road administration, various maps and atlases
Official sites:
- Maanteeamet Estonian Road Administration
- Route list law text
Other links:
- Tallinn-Tartu-Luhamaa kiirtee rehabiliteerimise etapi B sotsiaal- ja keskkonnamõjude hindamine
- Regio maps
Other pages within this site:
- Road sign colours
- Europe
- Latvia
- Route list
Marcel Monterie
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