Ivory Coast | Area code 225 | Common abbreviation CI | Last updated 18-10-2002 | |||
Road class | Syntax explanation | Administrative subordination | Sub classes | Zones | System | Remarks |
Main road | A[0-9]<1-3>{E} | national | 1-/2-d | Grid | Highest 12 | |
3-d | Derived from 1-d | |||||
Other road | B[0-9]<1-3> | national | Determined by first digit | |||
General description:
A: Odd 1-d numbers denote north-south routes, with numbers increasing to the west, and even 1- and 2-d numbers denote east-west routes, with numbers increasing to the north (up to A12). 3-d numbers are derived from odd 1-d numbers only by adding digits at the end. The middle digit is always 0. B: Zones are determined by the first digit of each number. Motorways are not numbered. | ||||||
Road signs: No information available | ||||||
History: Even though the country was under French colonial rule until 1960, the system is clearly British. | ||||||
Sources: various maps and atlases |