Dubai route numbering system explained
The Dubai route numbering system is a network of highways and roads in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that is managed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The network comprises 6 main highways and several major and minor inter-city and intra-city roads.
Routes
E-routes
Highways connecting Dubai to other emirates are designated Emirates routes or E-routes. They are identified by an emblem of a falcon, the letter E and a two or three digit number. While within city limits, most roads and highways take alternate names, but are consistently identified by their corresponding E-route number. Six E-routes pass through Dubai, connecting the city with other emirates and towns:[1]
- E 11 (Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed International Rd, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Rd, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Sheikh Rashid Rd, Al Ittihad Rd, Dubai - Sharjah Rd, Wasit Street, Wahda Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Salem Rd, Al Rams Road)
- E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road)
- E 44 (Al Khail Road, Ras Al Khor Road, Al Awir Road, Dubai-Hatta Road Hatta Highway)
- E 66 (Oud Metha Rd, Dubai-Al Ain Road)
- E 77 (Expo Road/Jabal Ali-Lehbab Road)
- E 611(Emirates Road (old name - Bypass))
- E 55 (Sheikh Zayed Road) (Goes to Adh Dhayd)
- E 22 (Khalifa Ibn Zayed Street; goes to Al Khaznah)
- E 13 (Madinat Zayed (Al Dhafra Region)-Gayathi)
- E 45 (Tarif-Liwa (Mezaira'ah))
- E 15 (Arada-Gayathi adjoining to E11 Abu Dhabi-Ghuweifat Highway)
- E 30 (Abu Dhabi - Al Ain Road; parallel to E 22 Road)
The longest of the E-routes is E 11, which extends the length of the UAE's Persian Gulf coast and connects all emirates, with the exception of Al Fujairah.
D-routes
D-routes connect localities within the city of Dubai and are identified by the emblem of a fort, the letter D and a two or three digit number. Considerably shorter in length than the average E-route, D-routes provide an intra-city network of roads and streets. D-routes parallel to UAE's coast along the Persian Gulf are numbered evenly, beginning with D 94; the numbers decrease as the network moves farther from the coast. D-routes perpendicular to the Persian Gulf coast are odd numbered and increase as the network moves towards the emirate of Sharjah. Some of the D-routes include:[1]
- D 591 (Gardens Boulevard;Ibn Battuta St)
- D 97 (Amman Street)
- D 96 (Deira Islands Street)
- D 95 (Al Mamzar Road (Cairo Street); Baghdad Street)
- D 94 (Jumeirah Road, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street)
- D 93 (Al Wuheida Road; Al Nahda Road; Tunis Street)
- D 92 (Al Wasl Road; Al Mina Road; Al Khaleej Road)
- D 91 (Abu Hail Road, Al Quds St)
- D 90 (Al Satwa Road; Mankhool Road; Al Muasallah Road)
- D 89 (Al Maktoum Road; Airport Road; Al Khawaneej Road)
- D 88 (On Bur Dubai side Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road and on Deira side Omar Bin Al Khattab Road)
- D 86 (First Al Khail Street/ Al Mustaqabal Street)
- D 85 (Baniyas Road)
- D 84 (Za'abeel Road)
- D 83 (Al Rebat Street/ Tripoli St)
- D 82 (Al Naif Road; Al Rasheed Road)
- D 81 (Al Seef Road, Riyadh Street, Al Warqa'a Street)
- D 80 (Salahuddin Road)
- D 79 (Khalid bin al Waleed Road, Oud Metha Road (parallel to E44 (Ras Al Khor, Al Awir, Hatta Road)
- D 78 (Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, Umm Hurair Road, Tariq bin Ziyad Road)
- D 77 (Al Kuwait Street in Bur Dubai and Al Manama Street in Dubai International City)
- D 75 (Sheikh Rashid Road in Bur Dubai and Nadd Umm Al Hassa Street in Nadd Al Shiba)
- D 73 (2nd December st, 2nd Zaa'beel st (parallel to E66 (Dubai-Al Ain Road)
- D 72 (Al Asayel Street)
- D 71 (Al Safa Street, Financial Center St)
- D 70 (Casablanca Road)
- D 69 (Al Hadiqa Street; Al Meydan Street)
- D 68 (Al Khail Street (parallel to E44 (Al Khail Rd)
- D 67 (Umm Al Sheif Street, Latifa bin Hamdan St)
- D 65 (Al Manara St, Al Marbea' St, Saih Al Dahal St)
- D 64 (Al Qusais Road; Damascus Street)
- D 63 (Umm Suqeim Street, Al Qudra St)
- D 61 (Hessa Street)
- D 62 (Nadd Al Hammar Road, Beirut St)
- D 59 (Garn Al Sabkha Street)
- D 58 (Parallel to E311 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Rd)
- D 57 (Al Yalayis Street)
- D 56 (Algeria Street)
- D 55 (Jabal Ali Freezone Street)
- D 54 (Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road)
- D 53 (Al Maktoum Airport Street)
- D 51 (Saih Shuaib Street)
- D 50 (Al Amardi Street)
- D 42 (Saih Al Salam Street)
- D 40 (Margham Street)
- D 30 (Hatta Street)
Major roads
Major roads typically surround a community or locality within the city and are addressed by a name and a three digit identification number. Streets within a locality are identified with a two digit number. Street numbers are repeated within each locality with odd numbers being vertical streets, and even numbers being horizontal streets.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Reading Dubai's road signs . . 2006-09-08 . 2008-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080302134416/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/09/08/10065868.html . 2008-03-02 .
