[Talk-ca] [Talk-us] "Highway X" and the like as names

[Jherome Miguel]

I may fall back on using "Highway X" or something similar when it's
predominantly or consistently used across the stretch of road within the
same municipality or another where the highway runs, but there are some
instances addresses within the same municipality or another along the same
numbered highway may use another road name. For example, one property will
use "Highway X" on their address while another property nearby or further
down the road (within the same municipality or another) uses "Range Road
XX" or something like that. Another issue is with the naming of
service/frontage roads ("service road" common usage in Alberta), but that's
another story and may be complex as they may have their own names (e.g.
Highway 16A service roads in Spruce Grove and Acheson, and Yellowhead
service roads in Edmonton, many of which are pre-existing roads or grid
roads).

Also an additional thought, this issue may also apply to grid roads as
well, as they may get prominent names often posted in advance at highway
intersections, but in many cases addresses will be using the grid road
number (either based on city/town grid or Alberta/Dominion survey grid).

On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 8:02 PM john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So in your example of a house address I personally would fall back on the
> official Canada Post mailing address and use that highway name for the name
> or is that too simple?
>
> Cheerio John
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 9:46 PM Jherome Miguel, <jheromemiguel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I’m talking about predominant usage to record in the name=* tag, which
>> can be uncertain, and you might want a name that should be the most useful
>> for the most data users. In this situation, you got some name in addition
>> to "Highway X". Sometimes, those names are commonly used (e.g.
>> Trans-Canada, QE2, Yellowhead, Anthony Henday), and in others, its just the
>> number (as in my local examples; the road has name[s] but is more commonly
>> referred to by number). The name is on signs at intersections, interchanges
>> or on-/off-ramps or the trailblazer at about every 20 km, but locals will
>> use the highway number for directions or rural addressing. I did replace
>> cases of "Highway X" across Alberta, but the address signs may say
>> something as "1234 Highway X", and/or the locals will use the highway
>> number for wayfinding.
>>
>
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