Definition: Category of road

Category: Transport

Roads are categorised according to three internationally comparable types:
a) Motorway
b) Road inside a built-up area
c) Other road (outside built-up area).

(Fourth version of the Transport Glossary)


Classification of the road network according to a) administration responsible for its construction, maintenance and/or operation; b) according to design standards or, c) according to the users allowed to have access on the road.

(Third version of the Transport Glossary) http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics", 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003