FormOfWayValue

This code list is present in OS MasterMap Highways Network – Roads and OS MasterMap Highways Network – Paths products. The RoadLink Feature Type is attributed with a 'formOfWay' property with the data type of FormOfWayValue. The following table describes the codes used to populate this field.

Code List: FormOfWayValue

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Code	Description
Track	An unmade way for a vehicle.
Dual Carriageway	A road consisting of two separate carriageways with separate flow directions. The carriageways are partitioned by physical features, such as a barrier and/or verge.
Enclosed Traffic Area	Area with no internal structure of legally defined driving directions. At least two roads are connected to the area, for example, a car park.
Footbridge	A structure that is built over a river, railway, road or ravine to permit the flow of pedestrians of cyclists.
Guided Busway	A specially constructed or modified route for passenger road vehicles that have been built or adapted to be steered by external means. Typically, along guided busways, a raised kerb acts upon small wheels protruding from the sides of the modified vehicle. This classification is only for the specific cases where buses run along specifically designed tracks or channels that remove the need for steering.
Roundabout	A method of controlling traffic flow by allowing vehicles from a particular direction priority.
Service Road	Road running parallel to and connecting to a road with a relatively high connectivity function, which is especially designed to enable access from the connecting roads to roads with a low connectivity function in its vicinity.
Single Carriageway	A road consisting of one carriageway with traffic in one or both directions. There may be more than one lane in any particular direction.
Slip Road	A road that provides exit from or entry to another road.
Traffic Island Link At Junction	Where an island that is over 8m² exists in the middle of a road on the approaches to a junction, the road link is split around it.
Traffic Island Link	Where an island that is over 8m² exists in the middle of a road, the road link is split around it.
Entrance Way	Link that provides entry to a site (e.g. Car Park, Hospital, Police Station or Ambulance Station).
Entrance Or Exit Way	Link that provides access in both directions (entry and exit) to a site (e.g. Car Park, Hospital, Police Station, or Ambulance Station).
Exit Way	Link that provides exit from a site (e.g. Car Park, Hospital, Police Station or Ambulance Station).
Layby	An area at the side of the road where vehicles can stop on an ad hoc basis usually for a short time.
Shared Use Carriageway	Roads that have been altered for use principally by pedestrians but may provide some access for certain types of vehicle.
Canal Path	A path which runs alongside a canal.
Path	A made surface for use by pedestrians
Path With Ford	A path where all or parts run through an area where a river or stream crosses.
Path With Steps	A made path that includes an area using a series of raised areas which links surfaces at different heights.
Subway	A structure that is built under a road to permit the flow of pedestrians or cyclists.
Path With Level Crossing	A made path that includes all or part where a railway line intersects with the path at the same level.