[OSM-newbies] street with T-junctions in JOSM

[Stefan Neufeind]

gh111 at heinzel.name wrote:
> Dear experts,
> 
> I have a problem with JOSM when adding sidestreets to a main street:
> 
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=52.392142198599345&mlon=9.706647295903071&zoom=17
> 
> The main street "Franziusweg" was already there, but the 4 sidestreets 
> were missing. They are part of the same street and have the same name and 
> properties. They end in 3-way "T"-junctions on the main street. I added 
> nodes according to my GPS track and now I'm stuck how to combine these new 
> ways (2 nodes each) with the existing main way. I have tried various 
> things in JOSM (Version 869) but got either nothing or an error message:
> 
> "Could not combine ways (They could not be merged into a single string of 
> nodes)"
> 
> As it is now, there are 5 separate ways all called "Franziusweg", the main 
> curved one and 4 segments with 2 nodes each. Is that how it is supposed to 
> be or should everything be merged into a single object, and if yes, how?

That's fine as you did it. It's the current way to work with it.

   Stefan