<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">To add the bridge, the way will need to be split at both ends of the bridge, and the appropriate bridge tags added to the bridge (bridge=yes (or bridge=boardwalk), and usually layer=1). There’s no way to add the bridge without splitting the way. See this example: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1347517115 . Hope that helps.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 26 Mar 2025, at 7:25 pm, Ian Bennett via Talk-au <talk-au@openstreetmap.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Evening all,<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Just seeking some guidance on tagging foot bridges on walking trails. I'm finding a few along the Great Ocean Road so I'm keen on getting this right.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Here is my scenario. I'm stomping along an existing trail with existing tags (although I am adding a "name") and come across a foot bridge on the trail to cross a river or creek.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The bridge is not currently marked on the map.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I can't seem to find a way to tag a section of the way without splitting it around the bridge.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Grateful for assistance and/or advice.<br><br>Ian<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Talk-au mailing list<br>Talk-au@openstreetmap.org<br>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>