Changeset: 147242670
driveways near Perry County border, updated loading docks to remove extra tag, also reverted bad changesets marking SR 146 + some of 60 as a trunk (which is just a completely wrong marking for multiple reasons), left as primary for compromise
Closed by cotesta
Tags
changesets_count | 839 |
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created_by | iD 2.27.3 |
host | https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit |
imagery_used | Ohio Statewide Imagery Program;Esri World Imagery |
locale | en-US |
Discussion
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Comment from Joseph R P
Hello, why do you believe a trunk route between Newark and Zanesville is a bad edit? It is a major corridor linking SR 16 to I 70, directly linking the cities of Newark and Zanesville and serving destinations beyond those points.
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Comment from cotesta
The route that's being claimed as a link doesn't function as such in practice. Most drivers, especially of anything higher than pickup truck would take as the major corridor I-70 west to SR 79 coming up to Newark.
Currently mapping applications route on I-70 to exit 142, then US 40 (4 lane road with speeds approaching the interstate), then taking Linnville up to the city limits.
There is no special designation by a higher authority to give it backing either, like SR 16 with the NHS or SR 32 a few counties south with the Appalachian corridor, etc etc. Ohio's TIMS even argues for it being lower as well, labeling it as "Minor Arterial", which roughly correlates with the Primary class OSM-wise.
It does serve a function to connect the two cities as mentioned, but not direct enough for a trunk designation.
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Comment from Joseph R P
Before I make major highway reclassification edits, I research what routers recommend, specifically Bing since the default OSM routers are heavily influenced by OSM data itself. Bing suggests that taking SR 146 is a few minutes shorter than going down to I 70.
AADT data (https://odot.public.ms2soft.com/TDMS.UI_Core/trafficviewer) also suggests that SR 146 at SR 16 is a very major fork, with nearly half of the traffic (~7,000 AADT) heading east along the freeway exiting off or merging onto it westbound at the interchange with 146 coming to or from Zanesville, with the other ~9,000 AADT continuing east along SR 16. To me it seems that each route is about equally viable, considering both the routing suggestions and traffic data.
Regarding functional classification and NHS designations - functional classification is inconsistent by state and really only exists to be used by the state DOTs mainly to identify how roads should be funded and isn't very useful for OpenStreetMap. As for the National Highway System, it includes various types of roads and highways as well as excluding some major corridors, and is primarily for strategic mobility rather than general civil navigation.
Ways (21-40 of 80)
- 180082792, v9
- Highpointe Court (242210992), v5
- Adair Avenue (247781593), v8
- Adair Avenue (247781594), v12
- 445377855, v2
- Newark Road (450034645), v6
- Newark Road (450034646), v29
- Maple Avenue (728973633), v7
- Newark Road (729114049), v6
- Nashport Road (769855323), v13
- 771795025, v2
- 849814265, v2
- 849814266, v2
- 850376812, v2
- 850713273, v2
- Trimble Road (904737953), v3
- Trimble Road (904737954), v3
- Adair Avenue (913008465), v7
- Newark Road (1018696626), v7
- Newark Road (1018696627), v5
Nodes (1-20 of 405)
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