The HighwayDedication feature has the field ‘dedication’ which has the value populated from ‘DedicationValue’. The table below identifies the codes used to populate this field and a description for each code.
These codes conform to the legal categories of highway as defined in the Highway Act 1980 and Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, with the exception of “No Dedication Or Dedication Unknown”.
Dedications indicate the legal access status for a given feature only, no indication as to its physical accessibility is made in this attribute.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
Byway Open To All Traffic
A Byway with rights for all vehicles.
Pedestrian Way Or Footpath
A Way for pedestrians only. Also known as a Pedestrian Way or Walkway. Excludes Footway.
Cycle Track or Cycle Way
Cycle Track: A highway for cyclists and pedestrians which is maintainable at public expense.
Cycle Way: Any Way designed for the use of cycles and from which other wheeled traffic is excluded.
All Vehicles
Highway open for all vehicles.
Restricted Byway
Highway with rights for pedestrians, horse riders,
cyclists and horse-drawn vehicles, but not for mechanically propelled vehicles.
Bridleway
A highway with rights of passage for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders only.
Motorway
The commonest type of Special Road which is restricted to two classes of vehicles.
No Dedication Or Dedication Unknown
A Highway Dedication type that is currently unknown and is still under investigation, or
Has been proven to have no public rights of access.