Lesotho

Area code 266Common abbreviation LSLast updated 9-11-2000
Road classSyntax explanationAdministrative subordinationSub classesZonesSystemRemarks
Main roadA[0-9]<1-2>national1-d
2-dDerived from 1-digit A numbersDerivation
Regional roadB[0-9]<2-3>national2-d
3-d
Local roadC[0-9]<3>national
Minor roadD[0-9]<4>national
General description:
The A1 is the main road from Maseru along the northern border to Mokhotlong. The A2 runs from Maseru along the western border to Moyeni. The A3 crosses the centre of the country, also linking Maseru and Mokhotlong. The A4 consists of a section along the southern border from Moyeni to the east and an isolated section in the east (south of the A3). The A5 and A8 are less important roads, but they also determine zones for all other roads:
Around each 1-digit A road, all other A numbers begin with the same digit. For example, near the A1, one finds the following roads (in decreasing order of importance): A11, B13, B101, C1xy (no such number is known but it could exist), D1003. This form of derivation is also used at a lower level:
3-digit numbers are usually derived from a 2-digit number by adding a digit at the end. For example, B252 is derived from B25 and C261 is derived from B26. Direct derivation from a more important road is also possible: D1001 and B101 are derived from A1.
Road signs: no information available
History: There used to be an old system (it is not known when this was changed). In this system, the A1-A5 were the same as now, but there was no A8. 2-digit A numbers A10-A20 linked the A1-A4 to border crossings, with numbers increasing in clockwise order from Maseru.
There were 2- and 3-digit B numbers with 3 zones determined by the first digits. Zone 2 was in the north, 3 in the southeast and 4 in the southwest. 3-digit numbers were derived from 2-digit numbers by adding a digit at the end.
Sources: various maps and atlases

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