[Talk-us] Unsigned routes (Re: shields and overlaps)

[Richard Welty]

On 6/5/11 12:15 AM, nathan at nwacg.net wrote:
> In Arkansas, routes are not unsigned or (except in very rare cases) cosigned. The route ends where it meets a route of higher priority and begins again as a new segment elsewhere.
>
> Most Arkansas state highways and some US highways fall victim to this splitting at some point or another. What is an open question is how to handle this in OSM. I choose to have an intentional gap in the route's relation, at least for the few I've done so far.
this is reasonable, and i do the same thing when i encounter gaps in
NY, usually gaps in county routes.

however, there are unsigned routes in NY; state maintained routes which
have designations but which do not have signage, and some county
routes.

richard