[OSM-talk] Bridge Names

Cameron Patrick cameron at patrick.wattle.id.au
Tue Oct 2 03:14:43 BST 2007


Frederik Ramm wrote:

> For example, I could imagine creating a way for the bridge only, and
> another way for the road that crosses it, and then a relation saying
> "this road uses that bridge". This would give us the additional
> advantage of being able to model multiple ways going over the same
> bridge.

I like the sound of that.  There are plenty of situations where a road
and a railway and cycleway all use the same bridge.  Or indeed, the
simpler case of a bridge carring a dual carriageway.

For now I've just been adding the bridge_name tag.

Cameron





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