Canada/Unusual Highway Networks

Canada has a number of highway networks, especially at the local level, which are not easily translated into network=* and ref=* values on their route relations. This page catalogs those networks and provides links to community discussions regarding the tagging of those networks.

Table of Unusual Networks

Province / Territory	Road / System	Example Route Relation	Tagging Scheme or Example	Shield Example	Ref on Sign?
Alberta	Alberta Highway 3	8245009 8245009	network=CA:AB:primary ref=3	[1]	Yes
Alberta	Alberta Highway 35	1725675 1725675	network=CA:AB:primary ref=35	[2]	Yes
Alberta	Alberta Highway 88	8725769 8725769	network=CA:AB:primary ref=88	[3]	Yes
British Columbia	British Columbia Highway 3	8223581 8223581	network=CA:BC ref=3	[4]	Yes
British Columbia	British Columbia Highway 5	417855 417855	network=CA:BC ref=5		Yes
British Columbia	British Columbia Highway 113	8743596 8743596	network=CA:BC ref=113	[5]	Yes
Ontario	Queen Elizabeth Way	102339 102339	network=CA:ON:primary ref=QEW		Yes
Ontario	Trans Canada Highway (Central Ontario Route, Georgian Bay Route, etc.)	11074495 11074495	network=CA:transcanada:namedRoute No ref=*		N/A
Ontario	407 ETR	109574 109574	network=CA:ON:private_toll ref=407 ETR		Yes
Ontario	Loyalist Parkway	223006 223006	No network=* No ref=*	[6]	N/A

Table of Unusual County-level Shields in Ontario

County-level Jurisdiction	Road / System	Example Route Relation	Tagging Scheme or Example	Shield Example	Ref on Sign?
Brant County	List_of_numbered_roads_in_Brant_County#County_Highways	many relations	network=CA:ON:Brant:Highway	No shield on Wikimedia	Yes
Durham Region	List_of_numbered_roads_in_Durham_Region#Regional_Highways	many relations	network=CA:ON:Durham:Highway		Yes
Grey County	List of numbered roads in Grey County	many relations	network=CA:ON:Grey		Yes
Halton Region	List of numbered roads in Halton Region	many relations	network=CA:ON:Halton		Yes
City of Hamilton	List of numbered roads in Hamilton, Ontario	many relations	network=CA:ON:Hamilton		Yes
City of Hamilton	Red Hill Valley Parkway	409148 409148	network=CA:ON:Hamilton:Expressway No ref=*		N/A
City of Hamilton	Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway	409766 409766	network=CA:ON:Hamilton:Expressway No ref=*	also an older shield: [7]	N/A
Hastings County (Wollaston Township)	List of numbered roads in Hastings County	2246257 2246257	network=CA:ON:Hastings:Wollaston ref=620		Yes
District of Muskoka	List of numbered roads in Muskoka District	4227344 4227344	network=CA:ON:Muskoka:West ref=118	[8]	Yes
Niagara Region	List of numbered roads in Niagara Region	many relations	network=CA:ON:Niagara		Yes
Peel Region	List of numbered roads in Peel Region	many relations	network=CA:ON:Peel		Yes
Simcoe County	List of numbered roads in Simcoe County	many relations	network=CA:ON:Simcoe		Yes
Toronto	Don Valley Parkway	109576 109576	network=CA:ON:Toronto:Expressway ref=DVP		Initialism
Toronto	Gardiner Expressway	109578 109578	network=CA:ON:Toronto:Expressway ref=Gardiner		Yes

Discussions

• talk-ca@ mailing list
• OSM Canada Slack

See also

• United States/Unusual highway networks