Road network

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<p><strong>Road Class Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Class</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Definition</strong></p>
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<p>0</p>
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<p>Freeway</p>
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<p>Hard surface formation, high volume, high speed roads declared as “Freeway”; comprising dual carriageway and full access control and grade separated intersections; i.e. no direct access from adjoining properties or side roads and all crossings are by means of overpass or underpass bridges with traffic entering or leaving carriageways by means of ramps. Single carriageway sections forming part of declared freeways may be included within this category.</p>
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<p>1</p>
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<p>Highway</p>
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<p>Hard surface roads which:</p>
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<p>Are of importance in a national sense, and/or</p>
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<p>Are of a major interstate through route, and/or</p>
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<p>Are principal connector roads between capitals and/or major regions and/or key towns.</p>
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<p>2</p>
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<p>Arterial</p>
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<p>Well maintained and widely used hard surface formation roads which are major connectors between:</p>
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<p>Freeways and/or National Highways, and/or</p>
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<p>Major centres, and/or key towns, or</p>
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<p>Have major tourist importance or</p>
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<p>Which main function is to form the principle avenue of communication for metropolitan traffic movements, not catered for by freeways.</p>
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<p>3</p>
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<p>Sub-Arterial</p>
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<p>Hard surface formation road, which acts as:</p>
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<p>A connector between highways and/or arterial roads, or</p>
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<p>An alternate route for class 2 roads, or</p>
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<p>A principal avenue for massive traffic movements.</p>
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<p>4</p>
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<p>Collector Road</p>
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<p>Hard surface or improved, loose surface formation road acting to:</p>
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<p>Provide for traffic movement (connects class 3 to class 5), or</p>
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<p>To distribute traffic to local street systems.</p>
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<p>5</p>
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<p>Local Road</p>
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<p>Hard surface or improved, loose surface formation road providing access to properties or public land.</p>
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<p>Caters for moderate travel speed of a full range of vehicles including large vehicles.</p>
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<p>All weather two-lane road includes: sealed, formed and gravelled or single lane sealed road with gravel shoulders.</p>
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<p>6</p>
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<p>Minor Road</p>
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<p>A hard surface, improved or unformed road usually with a dry weather or natural surface.</p>
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<p>A road that services a small number of properties, is a dead end road, or provides access to low to moderate use sites within public land.</p>
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<p>Caters for low travel speed and a range of vehicles in dry weather.</p>
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<p>It may be seasonally closed.</p>
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<p>Generally an all weather single lane two-way unsealed formed road usually lightly gravelled.</p>
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<p>A fair quality of service road.</p>
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<p>Designed for moderate to low speed standards according to terrain.</p>
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<p>Minimum carriageway width is 4 m.</p>
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<p>7</p>
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<p>Major Track</p>
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<p>Provides access to low use visitor sites, parks and forest areas.</p>
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<p>Can be a short term, temporary or a feeder road.</p>
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<p>Will cater for low travel speeds and a range of vehicles in dry weather, it may be seasonally closed.</p>
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<p>A formed (natural materials), generally dry-weather track/road that is substantially single lane and two way, or</p>
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<p>A low quality of service track with a minimum carriageway width of 4 m</p>
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<p>Includes forest tracks and may be restricted to four wheel-drive vehicles.</p>
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<p>Minor Track</p>
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<p>Provides access primarily for four wheel-drive vehicles.</p>
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<p>Will cater for very low travel speeds and may be seasonally closed.</p>
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<p>Predominantly single lane two way earth tracks (unformed) at or near the natural surface level, or</p>
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<p>A very low quality of service track, predominantly not conforming to any geometric design standards.</p>
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<p>Includes forest tracks, access to, and within, private properties.</p>
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<p>Minimum cleared width is 3 m.</p>
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<p>Trail</p>
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<p>Not designed for vehicular traffic.</p>
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<p>Paper Road</p>
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<p>Not published as part of TR_ROAD. Published in TR_ROAD_ALL for address validation purposes only.</p>
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<p>14</p>
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<p>Ferry Route</p>
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<p>A route across a river or lake used by a vessel for the regular transport of vehicles or passengers from one terminal point to another.</p>
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<p><strong>Road Use Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_USE_CODE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_USE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p>
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<p>10</p>
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<p>WALKING TRACK</p>
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<p>A pathway designed for traffic on foot.</p>
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<p>ON ROAD BICYCLE LANE</p>
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<p>A pathway allowing bicycle traffic. This is a shared roadway with vehicular traffic. Painted/marked lanes.</p>
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<p>SEPARATED BICYCLE LANE</p>
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<p>Bicycle path on road separated by road formed barriers.</p>
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<p>OFF ROAD BIKE PATH</p>
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<p>Bike path designed for bicycle use and not shared with motor vehicles.</p>
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<p>14</p>
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<p>MOUNTAIN BIKE TRACK</p>
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<p>A pathway designed for and allowing mountain bike traffic in the main.</p>
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<p>15</p>
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<p>HORSE RIDING TRAIL</p>
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<p>A pathway designed for and allowing horse riding traffic in the main. </p>
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<p>16</p>
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<p>SKI TRAIL</p>
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<p>A pathway for cross country or downhill skiing.</p>
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<p>17</p>
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<p>BEACH ACCESS</p>
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<p>An undefined pathway providing access to bathing boxes and boatsheds.</p>
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<p><strong>Vehicular Access Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>VEHICULAR_ACCESS_CODE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>VEHICULAR_ACCESS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p>
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<p>2WD</p>
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<p>The road is accessible by 2 wheel drive vehicles. All year round.</p>
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<p>2</p>
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<p>DRY WEATHER ONLY</p>
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<p>Road that can only be accessed by 2WD during dry weather.</p>
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<p>3</p>
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<p>4WD</p>
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<p>The road is accessible by 4 wheel drive vehicles only.</p>
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<p>NO VEHICULAR ACCESS</p>
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<p>The road has been assessed as being not accessible by a vehicle.</p>
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<p>NOT ASSESSED</p>
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<p>The road has not been assessed for vehicular access.</p>
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<p><strong>Road Seal Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_SEAL_CODE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_SEAL</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p>
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<p>SEALED</p>
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<p>Road Sealed (sprayed seals, asphalt or concrete)</p>
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<p>UNSEALED</p>
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<p>Road Unsealed (includes rock or processed gravel)</p>
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<p>UNKNOWN</p>
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<p>Unknown</p>
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<p>NATURAL</p>
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<p>A formed or unformed road consisting <br /> of locally available earth material not included in unsealed</p>
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<p><strong>Road Status Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_STATUS_CODE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_STATUS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>P</strong></p>
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<p>PROPOSED</p>
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<p>Road centreline alignments have been received from plans of subdivision or VicRoads and are yet to be constructed or construction is not complete.</p>
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<p><strong>O</strong></p>
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<p>OPEN</p>
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<p>Road centreline alignment that is currently in use.</p>
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<p><strong>S</strong></p>
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<p>SEASONAL CLOSURE</p>
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<p>Road centreline alignment subject to Seasonal Closures’</p>
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<p><strong>C</strong></p>
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<p>CLOSED</p>
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<p>Road centreline alignment that has been permanently closed to traffic.</p>
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<p><strong>Road Restrictions Code Definitions</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_RESTRICION</strong><strong>S</strong><strong>_CODE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ROAD_RESTRICTIONS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p>
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<p>MANAGEMENT VEHICLES</p>
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<p>Maintenance Vehicles Only</p>
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<p>HT OR WT LIMIT</p>
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<p>Subject To Height Or Weight Limits</p>
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<p>UNMAINTAINED</p>
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<p>Road Unmaintained, not for vehicular use.</p>
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<p>PRIVATE</p>
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<p>Private Access</p>
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<p>COMPLEX SITE</p>
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<p>Complex Address Site</p>
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