roadtrackorpathdescriptionvalue

This code list is used in association with the Description attribute which is present within the Road Track or Path Feature Type. The code list provides a single descriptive value intended for non-analytical use cases.

Label	Definition
Central Reservation	An area whose main purpose is to control traffic flow or divide a multi carriageway. Additionally includes all areas of made land by the road that are not intended primarily for use by pedestrians, such as areas of made land alongside motorways and dual carriageways.
Cycle Way	A purpose-built route for cyclists.
Escape Lane	A feature that enables vehicles that are out of control to be diverted and stopped.
Ford	A location where a road, track or path passes through a watercourse which for at least some part of the year passes over and / or along the communication route.
Lay-by	A short strip of isolated road or a widening of the carriageway by the side of a main road where vehicles can stop on an ad hoc basis, usually for a short time
Level Crossing	A feature where a railway intersects with the road network and where rail or road vehicles are controlled by warning signs, lights and / or barriers.
Path	A passage or pathway primarily for pedestrian use.
Path And Steps	A passage or pathway primarily for pedestrian use that includes steps.
Path On Pipe	A structure that consists of a pipe which also incorporates a footbridge-type structure for pedestrian use.
Pavement	A manmade surface associated with (but not part of) a public or private road carriageway, whose main purpose is to provide a route for pedestrians or cyclists.
Pavement And Steps	Steps included in a pavement associated with (but not part of) a public or private road carriageway, whose main purpose is to provide a route for pedestrians or cyclists.
Pedestrian Crossing	A controlled route by which a railway can be crossed safely by foot.
Road	A way for an ordinary vehicle that's not especially adapted for cross country travel, such as a car.
Road Turntable	A large flat metal area at ground level on which a vehicle can be turned around.
Roofed Path	A footbridge for pedestrian use that is roofed.
Roofed Track	An unmetalled way for vehicles with wheels on both sides of their body, including vehicles designed for cross country travel and agricultural tasks, on a permanent supported structure, covered with a roof. A supported structure is supported on legs or piers or at its ends, and it has accessible free space underneath.
Sand Drag	A layer or bed of sand or shingle at the end of an escape lane, designed to slow out of control vehicles.
Shared Use Carriageway	Roads that have been altered so that there is little or no physical separation between the areas used by vehicles and those used by pedestrians.
Towing Path	A passage or pathway primarily for pedestrian use alongside a canal.
Track	An unmade way for vehicles with wheels on both sides of their body, including vehicles designed for cross country travel and agricultural tasks. The surface of tracks consists primarily of that exposed by the passage of vehicles, for example, mud and / or underlying rock OR An unmetalled way for vehicles with wheels on both sides of their body, including vehicles designed for cross country travel and agricultural tasks, on a permanent supported structure. A supported structure is supported on legs or piers or at its ends, and it has accessible free space underneath.
Traffic Calming	Physical features on the road surface, designed to slow the flow of traffic OR Physical features on the road surface, designed to slow the flow of traffic, that is upon a supported structure.
Transport Curtilage	No definition available.
Travelling Walkway	A moving floor, as in an escalator, that is on a supported structure.
Vehicle Dip	A feature where vehicles are immersed in a disinfectant solution.