[Talk-us] Tagging a super-two highway (trunk or motorway?)

[richiekennedy56 at gmail.com]

I'm a little late to the party here, but I am involved in this question.


I have marked US 169 between Iola and Chanute as Motorway because, although it is a super-two, it is fully controlled access along this segment. I believe this is consistent with the way most commercial map-makers would mark this segment. For example, Rand McNally marks this segment using their freeway symbol with a "TWO LANES" notation (they also mark US 400 near Neodesha this way, however, it is NOT controlled access, and is properly marked as Trunk in OSM)


I would also point out that I-93 in Franconia Notch is also two lanes, with a median barrier separating the lanes. If all super-two facilities are to be labeled as "Trunk," then this segment 


would have to be labeled as "Trunk" to be consistent. It would, however, confuse the hell out of the general public


In reviewing the thread, I noticed someone mentioned Maryland State Highway 90. I do not know the specific characteristics of this highway, but if it is a fully controlled-access facility, I would mark it as "motorway." Rand McNally does mark it with the freeway symbol.


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Richie Kennedy
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