[OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

John Smith deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com
Wed May 25 20:28:17 BST 2011


On 26 May 2011 05:10, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
> HI all,
>
> What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer?
>
> The junction was a level_crossing, but has been repaved and
> re-sculpted.  The rails are now covered by 0.3 - 0.4 m of asphalt
> which appears to have been laid directly over the tracks.  So the
> railway hardware appears to still be there, but unusable.  The rails
> continue both directions from the level_crossing.
>
> To this point, I have left the level_crossing tag in place; it can
> still serve as a waypoint, I suppose.
>
> Any thoughts or widely accepted customs regarding this?

I usually tag them as level_crossings, but some kind of disused tag
might be more suitable



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