[talk-au] Naming bridge on road

[Stephen Hope]

Often, if a bridge is named, I think it should be rendered.  In
Brisbane, for example, everybody knows the Storey Bridge.  Hardly
anybody recognises the name of the road that crosses it (which is no
longer than the bridge plus ramps). If you were given directions in
cross the river on the Story bridge (not uncommon), most maps won't
help you find it.

Stephen

2010/1/15 Craig Feuerherdt <craigfeuerherdt at gmail.com>:
> Totally missed the Proposed Features as mentioned by Roy.
> I went with the "bridge_name=..." option, the reasoning being that the road
> goes over the bridge & therefore labelling the way that crosses the bridge
> with the bridge name is topologically incorrect.
> If you name the road section with the bridge name then at large scales the
> name may be rendered (as a road name). Not interested in rendering the
> bridge name, its just about collecting & storing the information for some
> other purpose (such as asset management etc).
> Craig
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