The words Road and Street are often used interchangeably in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi road map has a numerical layout that radiates out from two major roads that form a 'T' in shape. The upper portion of 'T' is The Corniche (1st Street) and the vertical portion is Airport Road (2nd Street) down the middle of the island. The road or street numbers are generated based on these two major roads.

The streets parallel to the Corniche road are odd numbered with the Corniche road being the 1st Street and then progress to 3-5-7 etc. right down to the bridges in the mainland (ending around 31st street).

Abu Dhabi streets parallel to the Airport road and lying on its right side are even numbered with Airport road being the 2nd Street and then progress to 2-4-6 etc. Similarly Abu Dhabi roads parallel to the Airport road and lying on its left side are even numbered with Airport road being the 2nd Street and then progress to 22-24-26 etc.

Within each grid sector between the main roads, the minor roads are also numbered and so there are many different minor roads starting from 1st Street in every sector. Main roads are signposted in blue and minor roads are signposted in green. With the Airport Road as the divider, the Tourist Club Area (TCA) is east and the Emirates Palace side of the island is west. Some road or street names in Abu Dhabi will have East or West added on to indicate what side of the Airport Road they are on.

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