List of roads in Macau
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This is an incomplete list of roads in Macau.

Roads in Macau use Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 spelling and are named after historic figures or places in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

 or Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. There are 321 kilometres of roads in Macau.

Signage

Road signs in Macau are in Portuguese and traditional Chinese. They consists of white tiles attached on concrete posts or on walls of buildings. Signage on bridges are white with black lettering (Portuguese and Chinese).

Road Types

  • Estrada - Highway
  • Rua - Road
  • Patio- yard
  • Avenida - Avenue


Macau has 50 km of paved highways (estradas) in areas that permit wide roadways. Most of the roads in Macau and parts of Taipa are narrow side streets.

Roads (Rua)

  • Ramal dos Mouros - named for Castle of the Moors in Sintra
    Sintra
    Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to...

    , Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

  • Rua 25 de Abril - named for the Carnation Revolution
    Carnation Revolution
    The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...

     of 1974
  • Rua Central
  • Rua da Concoirdia
  • Rua da Fabrica
  • Rua da Felicidade
  • Rua da Grunta
  • Rua da Madeira
  • Rua da Malaca
  • Rua da Papaia
  • Rua das Estalagens
  • Rua de Paris - named for Paris, France
  • Rua de Pequim - named for Beijing, China
  • Rua de Piedada
  • Rua de Roma - named for Rome, Italy
  • Rua do Almirante Sérgio
  • Rua do Campo
  • Rua do Canal Novo
  • Rua do Caracol
  • Rua do Dr. Lourenço Marques
  • Rua do Patane
  • Rua Notre do Patane
  • Rua São Tiagoda Barra
  • Rua Sul do Patane
  • Rua Va Tai
  • Rua de Madrid - named for Madrid, Spain
  • Travese da Praia

Avenues and Highways (Avenida and Estrada)

  • Avenida 1° de Maio
  • Avenida 24 de Junho
  • Avenida Almeida Ribeiro
  • Avenuda D. João IV
  • Avenida da Amizade
  • Avenida da Praia Grande
  • Avenida da Ponte da Amizade
  • Avenida da Republica
  • Avenida de Sagres
  • Avenida de Venceslau de Morais
  • Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin
  • Avenida do Conselheiro Borja
  • Avenida do Governor Jamie Silvério Marques
  • Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues
  • Avenida do Ouvidor Arriga
  • Avenida Doutor Mário Soares
  • Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho - named for billionaire and casino owner Dr Stanley Ho
    Stanley Ho
    Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...

  • Avenida Dr Carlos d'Assumpçáo - named for late Chairman of the Macau Legislative Assembly and a member of the Fundaçáo Oriente's Consultive Committee
  • Avenida Dr Sun Yat-sen - named for Sun Yat-sen
    Sun Yat-sen
    Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...

  • Avenida Infante D. Henrique
  • Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau
  • Avenida Norte do Hipódromo
  • Avenida Leste do Hipódromo
  • Avenida Lonevidade
  • Avenida Zheng Guang Ying
  • Avenida Sir Andres Ljungstedt
  • Estrada D. Maria II
  • Estrada da Areia Preta
  • Estrada da Penha
  • Estrada do Campo
  • Estrada Governador Nobre de Carval
  • Estrada Marginal da Areia Preta

Roads (Rua)

  • Rua da Pai Kok
  • Rua das Albizias
  • Rua de Choi Long
  • Rua de Lagos
  • Rua do Cunha
  • Rua do Delgado
  • Rua do Jardim
  • Rua do Melo
  • Rua do Minho
  • Rua dos Hortelaos

Avenues and Highways (Avenida and Estrada)

  • Avenida da Praia
  • Avenida de Cotai
  • Avenida de Carlos da Maia
  • Avenida de Guimaráes
  • Avenida de Kwong Tung
  • Avenida do Estdio
  • Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano
  • Avenida Marginal de Flor de Lotus
  • Avenida Olimpico
  • Avenida Son On
  • Avenida Wai Long
  • Estrada Alimirante Marques Esparteir
  • Estrada Alnirante Magalhaes Correla
  • Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Espernça
  • Estrada da Ponta da Cabtira
  • Estrada de Cheoc Van
  • Estrada de Hac Sa - named for local Hac Sa Bay
  • Estrada de Pac On
  • Estrada do Althinho de Ká-Hó - named for village of Ká-Hò
  • Estrada do Istmo
  • Estrada Dr Seac Pai Van - Street and nearby park on Coloane named after Seac Pai Van
  • Estrada Flor de Lotus - the lotus
    Lotus (plant)
    Lotus identifies various plant taxa:* Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers** Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus** Nelumbo lutea, the American or Yellow lotus...

    is the floral emblem of Macau
  • Estrada dos Sete Tanques
  • Estrada Lo Lin Ieoc
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