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

[Zeke Farwell]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 3:52 PM Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:

>
> I'm pretty sure noname=yes with official_name=* set is automatically a
> tagging error...that would be the *de facto* name.
>

This is why a name like "Route XX" is perfectly valid when that's what
people call it and how it's signed.  Two examples near me:

*Vermont Route 15*

   - Name:  Vermont Route 15
   - Alt Names:  Route 15, VT Route 15
   - Short Name: VT-15
   - Official/Memorial Name: Grand Army of the Republic Highway
   - Route Number: 15

No one calls it Grand Army of the Republic Highway and signs with that name
appear only rarely.  Addresses never use that name.  The de facto name
where there is no local street name is Vermont Route 15.


*Interstate 89*

   - Name: Interstate 89
   - Short Name: I-89
   - Official/Memorial Name: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
   - Route Number: 89

No one calls it Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway and if there are any
signs with that name I've never seen them (I've looked).  The de facto name
is Interstate 89.
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