Democratic Republic of CongoFormerly Zaire | Area code 243 | Common abbreviation ZRE | Last updated 18-10-2002 | |||
| Road class | Syntax explanation | Administrative subordination | Sub classes | Zones | System | Remarks |
| Motorway | A1 | national | Only one | |||
| National road | N[0-9]<1-2> | national | 1-d | Sequential | ||
| 2-d | ||||||
| Regional road | R[0-9]<3> | national | 1 Bas-Congo | Sequential per zone | ||
| 2 Bandundu | ||||||
| 3 Equateur | ||||||
| 4 Haut-Congo | ||||||
| 5 Kivu | ||||||
| 6 Shaba | ||||||
| 7 Kasai Occidental | ||||||
| 8 Kasai Oriental | ||||||
| General description:
National roads 1 to 9 are the most important roads in the country. 2-digit numbers increase from 10 near the Atlantic coast to the east, then to the north, and roughly clockwise through the country. Numbers in the 40's are in the centre but the N43 is near Kinshasa and the highest number N44 is in the northeast (presumably these were assigned later). Zones for Regional roads are strict: when a road crosses a regional boundary, the number changes. Because of the first digit, the numbers are unique throughout the country. The second digit is almost always 0, 1, 2 or 3. Only in zone 2 there are numbers in the 40's (highest 244). | ||||||
| Road signs: No information available | ||||||
| History: No information available | ||||||
| Sources: various maps and atlases | ||||||