Dubai route numbering system

D 85 (Baniyas Road) alongside Dubai Creek in Deira.

The Dubai route numbering system is a network of highways and roads in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that is managed by the (RTA). The network comprises 6 main highways and several major and minor inter-city and intra-city roads.

Routes[]

E-routes[]

E 44 - Dubai-Hatta Highway sign

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; Dubai-Hatta Road Hatta Highway)
E 66 ( Oud Metha Rd, Dubai-Al Ain Road)
E 77 (Expo Road/Lehbab Road)
E 611(Emirates Road (old name - Bypass))
(Sheikh Zayed Road) (Goes to Adh Dhayd)
(Khalifa Ibn Zayed Street; goes to Al Khaznah)
(Madinat Zayed (Al Dhafra Region)-Gayathi)
(Tarif-Liwa (Mezaira'ah))
(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[]

Jumeirah Road sign

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]

(Gardens Boulevard;Ibn Battuta St)
(Amman Street)
(To Deira Islands)
(Al Mamzar Road (Cairo Street); Baghdad Street)
D 94 (Jumeirah Road, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street)
(Al Wuheida Road; Al Nahada Road; Tunis Street)
D 92 (Al Wasl Road; Al Mina Road; Al Khaleej Road)
(Abu Hail Road)
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)
(First Al Khail Street/ Al Mustaqabal Street)
D 85 (Baniyas Road)
(Al Seef Road; Zaa'beel Road)
(Al Rebat Street/ Tripoli St)
(Al Naif Road; Al Rasheed Road)
(Riyadh Street)
D 80 (Salahuddin Road)
(Khalid bin al Waleed Road, Oud Metha Road)
(Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, Umm Hurair Road, Tariq bin Ziyad Road)
(Al Kuwait Street in Bur Dubai and Al Manama Street in Dubai International City)
D 75 (Sheikh Rashid Road)
D 73 (2nd December st, 2nd Zaa'beel st)
(Al Asayel Street)
(Al Safa Street, Financial Center St)
(Casablanca Road)
(Al Hadiqa Street; Al Meydan Street)
(Al Khail Street (parallel to E44 (Al Khail Rd)
(Umm Al Sheif Street, Latifa bin Hamdan St (Links E11 to E44))
(Al Manara St, Al Marbea' St)
D 64 (Al Qusais Road; Damascus Street)
(Umm Suqeim Street, Al Qudra St)
(Hessa Street)
(Nadd Al Hammar Road, Beirut Sy)
(Al Rashidiya Road)
(Garn Al Sabkha Street)
(Al Yalayis Street)
(Algeria Street)
(Jabal Ali Freezone Street)
(Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road)
(Al Maktoum Airport Street)
(Al Amardi Street)
(Saih Al Salam Street)
(In Hatta, Dubai. Name Unknown)

Major roads[]

Major roads and streets in the Al Ras locality in Deira.

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.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Reading Dubai's road signs". Gulf News. 2006-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-24.