[OSM-talk] Should Bridges be independent of their ways?

[Dave F.]

Dave F. wrote:
> Anthony wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org 
>> <mailto:osm at inbox.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org
>>     <mailto:osm at inbox.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Richard Mann
>>         <richard.mann.westoxford at googlemail.com
>>         <mailto:richard.mann.westoxford at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>             If we were just gathering data for rendering a
>>             single-scale street map, we'd add tags to a single way,
>>             and probably not bother with lane info.
>>
>>
>>         Depends how micro you want to get.  With the detail people
>>         seem to want, you'd probably be best off with a paint program 
>> :).
>>
>>
>>     I'd love to one day see an open source map that looks like this:
>>     
>> http://www.mytbi.com/urs/content/design/linksstagei/images/aerials/v8-pr.jpg 
>>
>>     (minus the part that's a photograph).
>>
>>
>> Osmarender does a pretty good job of those bridges: 
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=27.95907&lon=-82.53907&zoom=17&layers=0B00FTF 
>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=27.95907&lon=-82.53907&zoom=17&layers=0B00FTF>  
>> Notice how it combines the two ways heading south into one bridge 
>> even without any additional information besides the fact that the two 
>> ways are close together.
> Not saying you mapped it but it appears to be missing a trunk_link to 
> the north-west.
> Also, shouldn't the S.R.589 be a bridge directly below it label in 
> that image.
> And the link to the North East, doesn't that pass over a river of some 
> sorts?
> Any idea what that aeroway-bridge is for?
>
>
Ah! just overlayed Yahoo. Is the interchange going or gone through a 
major redevelopment?