Why does Google Maps show a boat route as a European road?

12/28/2017 10:39:59 PM

This happens in a number of places, due to the way European Routes are numbered. They’re more of a concept than an actual road, and as such, they’re often disconnected.

For example the E20 consists of several segments that would not normally be considered a “road”:

  • a ferry between Dublin(IE) and Liverpool(UK)
  • a gap between Hull(UK) and Esbjerg(DK)
  • another ferry between Stockholm(SE) and Tallinn(EE).

Google Maps makes mistakes, and might mistakenly identify a ferry route as a road, but in your example, it seems to be properly marked.

12/28/2017 10:30:13 PM

It’s because E 840 is a route, not necessarily a road.

You will find the same in Washington State where some Washington State Ferries carry route designaters as well such as between Southworth and Fauntleroy which is State Route 160.

Google Map of SR 160

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