[Tagging] bridge movable vs swing vs swinging

[Volker Schmidt]

Good old Wiipedia helps:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge#Types_of_bridges

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge


On 7 August 2014 17:25, Richard Z. <ricoz.osm at gmail.com> wrote:


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> Those are radically different types of bridges.. comparing
>    http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-scariest-bridges/11
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Suspension

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> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tynesidehistory/pictures/swingbridge.jpg
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Swing in the foreground
(Tied ) Arched in the background

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>    http://structurae.net/structures/bilbao-cable-stayed-swing-bridge
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Suspension

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> Wondering what to do with that? With just 687 objects worldwide the problem
> would be easily fixable.. just how?
>

there  is no automatic fix that can be applied-

Maybe the wiki needs improving

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bridge
    mixes uses and structures.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Bridge_types
    was supposed to improve the situation but it sems not to be in
widespread use

Volker

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