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A road is a route used for land transport and along which motor vehicles can be driven. The type includes both paved and unpaved roads.

• Roads (e.g. Orchard Road, Mandurah Road, Karangahape Road)

• Highways and freeways (e.g. Mexican Federal Highway, M56 Lena Highway)

• Avenues (e.g. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Moi Avenue, Alexandras Avenue)

• Streets (e.g. Nevsky Prospekt, Fleet Street, Stanley Street)

• Toll roads and turnpikes (e.g. Florida’s Turnpike, Will Rogers Turnpike, Cipularang Toll Road)

• Restricted and/or limited-access roads such as private roads and government-owned roads.

• Highway systems (e.g. Autostrade of Italy, China National Highways, US numbered Highways)

• Use the Highway system type for these.

• Pedestrian paths such as footpaths, walkways and hiking trails (e.g. Australian Alps Walking Track, Wicklow Way, Legaran Segget)

• Use the Location type for these.

• Bridges (e.g. Luzhniki Metro Bridge, Oland Bridge, Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge)

• Use the Bridge type for these.

• Tunnels (e.g. Eiksund Tunnel, Honningsvåg Tunnel, Lærdalstunnelen)

• Taxiways and airport runways.

• Railroads and railways (e.g. Mont Alto Rail Road, Danube Valley Railway, Alderney Railway)

• Use the Railway type for these.

• Dedicated tracks for guided buses (e.g. Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, O-Bahn Busway)

• Race tracks (e.g. Valencia Street Circuit, Singapore Street Circuit, Bahrain International Circuit)

• Use the Location type for these.

• Roads that refer to harbors and anchorage (e.g. Royal Roads, Lahaina Roads, Hampton Roads)