I think it makes perfect sense to separate it into name=* and bridge:name=* tags. The bridge:name=* currently isn't rendered, but theoretically, it could be rendered differently and in a more appropriate/eye-catching way than name=*. This leaves the case though, what if a bridge doesn't carry a street name but only a bridge name (such as the aforementioned Golden Gate Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge)?
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thinking about bridge naming. Usually, a bridge will just have the same > name as the ways surrounding it. In those cases, the name= tag on the > bridge should just be the same as the name= tag on the connecting ways, > right? > > Here's an example: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/172208150 > > On the other end of the spectrum, there's iconic bridges that everyone > knows by their specific name, like the Brooklyn Bridge or the Golden Gate > Bridge. These both have the specific bridge name as the name= tag on the > corresponding way(s): > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/122660450 > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/52477381 > > There are actually several approaches suggested on the Bridge wiki on how > to tag bridge names[1]. The above cases represent the first approach: using > the name tag. This may not be appropriate everywhere, however: if the road > running across the bridge has a street name, wouldn't it be more > appropriate to reserve the name= tag for the street name and put the bridge > name in a name_1 or bridge:name tag? (The wiki suggests this in approach > #2. There is also an approach using bridge / tunnel relations. I am not a > big fan of that one myself). > > Disadvantage of using a separate tag for bridge names is that they won't > get rendered on the default map, as far as I know. (Though that can be > changed.) The advantage is that the road itself maintains consistent > naming, in concordance with what I feel is the proper use of the name tag - > namely to reflect the official (signposted) name of the street. > > How do you all feel about this? Bridge name on separate tag where the road > has a name itself or not? > > [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:bridge - see 'How to map' > -- > Martijn van Exel > http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ > http://openstreetmap.us/ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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