[OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

[Dave F.]

On 08/09/2015 07:01, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:49:48 +0100
> "Dave F." <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't believe anyone's advocating the removal of existing entities.
>> In your viaduct case above, keep the viaduct entity, remove the
>> railway=abandoned tag, use the historical tag to describe the past of
>> the viaduct (which exists) but don't use it to describe the railway
>> (which doesn't).
> Note that it is not necessary to use "historical tag" for existing
> viaduct. man_made=bridge seems to fit well.

The historical tag can be used to indicate that the viaduct was 
previously used as a railway. It should be used in conjunction with 
other tags such as man_made.

slightly OT
man_made=bridge only appears to render when it is an enclosed way, but 
not a linear one.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/368285628

Dave F.

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