[OSM-newbies] The classic U.S. gravel road

[Richard Welty]

On 1/6/11 2:23 PM, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> In the U.S. most rural and some suburban areas have mostly two-lane 
> gravel roads. These are not tracks. They are regularly maintained, 
> usually by the county. They often follow the one-mile grid lines 
> common in the United States.
> However, I haven't been able to find an equivalent in OSM tagging. 
> They are not tracks, which implies something opportunistic and not 
> maintained by government. The photo accompanying "unclassified" shows 
> a narrow paved road like many rural roads I have seen in the U.K. But, 
> these are not narrow--they usually are at least two lanes wide--and 
> they are not paved.
> So, how should I tag them, or do we need something new for the United 
> States?
i generally use unclassified (or sometimes residential if there is a lot of
housing) with surface=gravel. set maxspeed as appropriate.

i would only use track for an unnamed road, most of the gravel roads
have names or street numbers in the US. take a look at the road grid
in rural Iowa sometime. almost all gravel, heavily used and maintained,
all numbered/named.

richard

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