Lyon Road Network Map
Nestled between two rivers, Lyon features the dense Renaissance Presqu'île peninsula and famous secret covered passageways (traboules) through hillside silk quarters.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
Lyon
Urban Grid Pattern
Dual River Peninsula & Hillside Traboules
Estimated Road Ways
19,500+
Geographic Bounding Box
45.70, 4.75 to 45.82, 4.93
Primary Arterial Corridors
Rue de la République, Boulevard des Belges, Quai Saint-Antoine, Périphérique
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Lyon roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Lyon', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Lyon roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Lyon?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.