TIL: Longview, WA has a network of bridges for squirrels,... | Daniel Bohrer

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TIL: Longview, WA has a network of bridges for squirrels, which are obviously tagged correctly on #OpenStreetMap
https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1RRK

map view of the linked overpass query, showing properties of way 437220503 tagged with bridge = yes, layer = 1, name = Bruce Kamp Memorial Squirrel Bridge, squirrel = yes, tourism = attraction

Like 27 Sep 2024 at 16:03 | Open on chaos.social

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watmildon

@daniel_bohrer If you want to make these nifty things easier to find, I like using the man_made=wildlife_crossing tag. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dwildlife_crossing

27 Sep 2024 at 17:58 | Open on en.osm.town

SK53

@watmildon @daniel_bohrer I agree, and here's why http://sk53-osm.blogspot.com/2015/03/bat-bridges-or-why-deleting-lonely-tags.html

27 Sep 2024 at 18:49 | Open on en.osm.town