Expressways

Express-grade roads included in the expressway layer (OSM motorway/trunk where tagged as expressway). Country rows link to the motorways + expressways map where that URL mode exists.

Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — strong where mappers are active, thinner elsewhere · Updated 2026-11-06

Global insights

Top countries

Top 5 — Motorways

Ranked by mapped motorway segment count.

Continental breakdown

Expressways segments by continent

Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.

Europe
85,224
Asia
29,292
South America
7,128
North America
1,769
Africa
851
Australia & Oceania
27
82

Countries on the map

124,291

Active segments (length)

1,358

Under construction

357

Proposed

Top countries

By continent

Europe
85,224
68.6%
Asia
29,292
23.6%
South America
7,128
5.7%
North America
1,769
1.4%
Africa
851
0.7%
Australia & Oceania
27
0.0%

Build activity

32

Countries actively building

17

Countries with proposals

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