Roadways

There are many different kinds of roads which can be travelled on when going to school.

184 Symbol for Motorway

The largest roads are motorways which are shown on maps by using M and a number.

Another kind of road is called a National Primary Road. These are main roads that connect places in Ireland to each other.
These are shown on maps using N and a number.

Smaller roads which are not so big and which do not link to so many places are known as regional roads which are shown by R.

Third class roads are smaller roads.

Roadways can also be streets and private roads into houses or estates.

Look now at the next map.
Find the school called Mercy Secondary school.

Can you find at least two kinds of roads that children might use to get to this school? What types of road are they? List them in the box below:

Think about the types of roadways which you use on your way to school.

Do you know what types of roadway they are?

Use the box below to tick the types of roadways you use on your school journey.
If there is another kind of road that you want to mention list it in the row that says "other kind of roadway".