What do the Colours mean on an OS map?

What do the Colours mean on an OS map?

The main ones to be aware of are: chunky blue lines showing motorways, magenta coloured lines showing dual carriageways or main roads, orange ones showing secondary roads, and dashed lines which denote minor roads. On an OS 1:25000 map, public right of way footpaths are green.

What Colour are a roads on OS maps?

These colours have survived to the present, with red commonly used for A roads, orange or brown for B roads, Yellow for unclassified and white for urban streets and country lanes.

What Colour are the gridlines on Ordnance Survey maps?

blue lines
Ordnance Survey maps are covered in a series of faint blue lines that make up a grid. The lines have numbers accompanying them that allow you to accurately pinpoint your location on a map.

What do the symbols mean on an Ordnance Survey map?

Maps use symbols to label real-life features and make the maps clearer. Symbols can be small pictures, letters, lines or coloured areas to show features like campsites, pubs or bus stations. If you look closely at a map, you will see that it is covered in symbols.

What does a red road mean on maps?

A Traffic View of Google Maps. The green overlay road indicates cars are traveling above 50 mph. Red means speeds are less than 25 mph. Gray means there is no data available. Black and red roads indicate traffic may be stopped at points.

What does a purple road on a map mean?

travel not advised
Purple will be used to show “travel not advised” and light blue will be used to show “wet” conditions. This year we are dedicating a road color (purple) on the map to ‘travel not advised’ to assure people can clearly see the seriousness of the situation on the roadway.

What Colour is a footpath on a map?

green
Footpath. The green dashed line (on OS Explorer maps) or pink dashed line (on OS Landranger maps) are footpaths with a public right of way. They are legally protected routes that the public may use by foot.

What does a red line on a map mean?

According to the Google Maps site, the colored lines representing traffic conditions on major highways refer to the speed at which one can travel on that road. The dreaded red lines mean highway traffic is moving at less than 25 miles per hour and could indicate an accident or congestion on that route.

What Colour are bridleways on maps?

This green line marches across OS maps and marks your right of way across country. Specifically, all public rights of way (like footpaths, bridleways etc) are marked using variations of the green dashed line.

What do green dots on an OS map mean?

The green dashed line (on OS Explorer maps) or pink dashed line (on OS Landranger maps) are footpaths with a public right of way. They are legally protected routes that the public may use by foot.

What does purple road mean on Google Maps?

Purple line proposed route. The Purple Line is a light rail system proposed by the state of Maryland. Its 16 miles of track would connect Prince Georges and Montgomery counties, linking Metro stations on the Green, Orange and Red lines as well as the three lines of the MARC rail system.