[Talk-us] Name tag on unnamed, but numbered routes

[Eric Patrick]

I believe it should be left blank unless there is a true name for the road.
US-61 between New Orleans & Baton Rouge is called “Airline Highway”, but
not between BR & Mississippi. If it has a local name & signage, it should
be there. I’ve got no objection to leaving name= blank.

On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 09:49 Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> There was a discussion on Slack this morning that could use a wider
> perspective.  The question is what, if anything, should go in the "name"
> tag for numbered routes in the US that don't have any other name.
>
> One convention is to make a "constructed" name from the route number, for
> example, "VT Route 17" or "Highway 12" or something along those lines to
> put in the name tag.  Arguments for this usage include signage that
> contains these constructed names, for example at intersections with other
> roads.
>
> Another convention is to have the name tag be omitted, perhaps also with
> noname=yes for unnamed numbered routes.  The argument for this usage is
> that name is only used for names, and ref is only used for route numbers,
> and that constructed names are "mistagging for the renderer".  For
> transparency, this approach (no name tag) is my preference, however, in my
> area, unnamed numbered routes are rare with the exception of Interstate
> highways.
>
> How do folks feel about the use of the name tag in these situations?
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