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Railroad bridges

Posted by Marlow on 23 November 2008 in English.

A few more stretches added in Roscommon and Galway.

On top of that, i've started to look at railroad bridges, or bridges in general. Obviously, if you cross a bridge, the map should indicate that.

Also important is, that if you meet a railroad bridge, where you have to go under, that the maxheight is specified. Can be handy to know upfront, that you can travel a road or not.

Discussion

Comment from Rhubarb on 23 November 2008 at 07:25

Good point there Marlow.
I've done lots of bridges, but have forgotten about the max height property.
Another thing to add to my list of things to remember when mapping :D

Comment from Marlow on 23 November 2008 at 16:57

It just "hit" me, because we've got a van with hoist and that thing can't go under some of the railroad bridges.

Now, If we've already have a problem there, it becomes and issue and certainly does with special goods. So it definatly is important.

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