Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Jeni
Andy Mabbett wrote: > There's more about this on WIkipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_primary_destinations_on_the_United_Kingdom_road_network The Wikipedia list is using the out of date 1994 list, SABRE has a

Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, March 9, 2010 12:37, Tom Hughes wrote: > On 09/03/10 11:29, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > >> *Are there criteria that the Highways Agency uses to define the >> primary route network (more specific than the general purpose of >> connecting major destinations) and the difference between an A roa

[Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Nathan Edgars II
I'm currently trying to form a sort of consensus as to the best way of defining the classes of highway in the US, and a bit of information about the UK would help. I know about the definitions used (trunk=primary route network, primary=A roads, secondary=B roads), and have a few questions. *Is the

Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Tom Hughes
On 09/03/10 11:29, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > *Are there criteria that the Highways Agency uses to define the > primary route network (more specific than the general purpose of > connecting major destinations) and the difference between an A road > and a B road? Or are changes handled on a case-by-

Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread David Earl
On 09/03/2010 11:29, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > I'm currently trying to form a sort of consensus as to the best way of > defining the classes of highway in the US, and a bit of information > about the UK would help. I know about the definitions used > (trunk=primary route network, primary=A roads, s

Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Richard Mann
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > I'm currently trying to form a sort of consensus as to the best way of > defining the classes of highway in the US, and a bit of information > about the UK would help. I know about the definitions used > (trunk=primary route network, prima

Re: [Talk-GB] Questions about highway classification

2010-03-09 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Richard Mann wrote: > I wouldn't want to bet on all rural B roads being in there, but it's > probably pretty complete. I think B roads have probably reached the 90% stage now. The availability of ooc maps for Scotland has made a huge difference: I've attacked a bunch of them in NE Scotland r