[OSM-newbies] bridge tagging in JOSM

[David James]

On Sat, January 12, 2008 6:05 pm, Andy Robinson \(blackadder\) wrote:
> Harald,
>
>
> This is because there are no segments anymore. The ways (polylines)
> consist only of an ordered list of nodes. To tag a way as a bridge
> (bridge=true|yes)
> you need to make the way the length of the bridge, usually by breaking the
>  existing way into more than one part.
>
> In theory it is possible to use the relationship element to define a
> bridge between two nodes and use that information to render a bridge on a
> particular way, however that's not really in keeping with the method of
> mapping the physical properties separately on the ground. Since the
> bridge is a separate entity along a road its logical to have it as a
> separate way with its own tags.
>
> Trust this helps

The "Editing Standards and Conventions" page in the Wiki (at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Editing_Standards_and_Conventions)
says
"If the bridge can be represented as a node (say a small footbridge over a
stream), then it would be tagged highway=bridge"
as an alternative to tagging a way with "bridge=(true|yes)"

Is this still correct?

My impression is that the renderers don't now do anything usefull with
"highway=bridge".

The "Editing Standards and Conventions" page is tagged "{{OutOfDate}}" -
is this one of the out-of-date sections?

David
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David James