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+/- barrier Description Physical barriers to all types of "beings" such as vehicles, humans or animals. Not only impediments to a given "way", but also to free movements such as a walk (not following a path) in the countryside. Group Restrictions Element help Useful combination maxwidth=* Implies access=no Tools for this tag Combinations worldwide in Australia/Oceania in Europe (list) in Asia (list) in Central America (list) in South America (list) in Africa (list)  (via overpass turbo - help)

Usage

See also: Barriers

Used for a variety of barriers including walls, fences and gates. See Barriers for further information.

Values

See below for values

Barrier

Used to describe barriers and obstacles to travel. See Barriers for more details on usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Linear barriers
barrier	city_wall		A fortification used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors. From ancient to modern times, they are used to enclose settlements. right side is bottom, left side is top. if both sides are same height then add "two_sided=yes". See also historic=city_gate.
barrier	ditch		A trench, ditch or ravine, usually with a stream at the bottom, that is not easily crossed, especially if not on foot. Can be used in combination with waterway=stream or waterway=drain.
barrier	fence		a freestanding structure supported by posts driven into the ground and designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction.
barrier	guard_rail		A guard_rail, also called a crash barrier. Right side is inner, left side is outer.
barrier	hedge		is a line of closely spaced shrubs and bushes, planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area.
barrier	kerb		A (for example footway) kerb is a barrier for vehicles and wheelchair drivers. The height of the kerb is important and with this information, the usage by different groups can be determined. The height of the kerb is tagged additionally as height=*, if available. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	railing		A railing for example at the edge of a bridge to prevent persons or vehicles from falling down. Often made of metal or wood.
barrier	retaining_wall		Retaining walls serve to retain the lateral pressure of soil. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	wall		a freestanding solid structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. Usually made from solid brick, concrete or stone and almost always built so that it is opaque to vision.
Access control on highways
barrier	block		A large, solid, immobile block that can be moved only with heavy machinery or great effort. Typically big solid things made of concrete for stopping larger vehicles. Sometimes natural boulders are used for the same purpose.
barrier	bollard		solid (usually concrete or metal) pillar or pillars in the middle of the road to prevent passage by some traffic.
barrier	border_control		This is a control point at an international border between two countries. Passports or other forms of ID will be checked.
barrier	bump_gate		See wikipedia:Bump gate		[1] [2] [3]
barrier	bus_trap		See wikipedia:Bus trap
barrier	cattle_grid		Bars in the road surface that allow wheeled vehicles but not animals to cross. Sometimes known as a Texas Gate, even outside of Texas
barrier	chain		A chain used to prevent motorised vehicles.
barrier	cycle_barrier		Barriers to bicycle traffic, most typically a pair of staggered steel bars perpendicular to the way itself whose gaps allow pedestrians to pass.
barrier	debris		An abandoned road is blocked by debris with or without ground. The photo does not display the road after the debris because it was a slope road and the photo was taken on the top.
barrier	entrance		A hole in a linear barrier with no specific construction that limits passing through. access=yes is understood. The limitations are the same of the way that crosses it, if there is such.
barrier	full-height_turnstile		A full-height turnstile, also called HEET-turnstile (High Entrance/Exit Turnstile), like the ones to access security areas. Note the mix of hyphen and underscore.
barrier	gate		An entrance that can be opened or closed to get through the barrier. Combine with access=* where appropriate.
barrier	horse_stile		A horse stile allows pedestrians and horses to cross a gap through a fence, but prevents or makes it very difficult for motorcycles and live stock to cross.
barrier	jersey_barrier		A jersey barrier consists of heavy prefabricated blocks to create a barrier. Use material=plastic or material=concrete to express the used material.
barrier	kent_carriage_gap		A Kent carriage gap is used by local authorities in the UK to prevent motorised vehicles from accessing public rights of way whilst allowing most horse drawn carriages to pass. These are now becoming common on byways in the UK		[4]
barrier	kissing_gate		A gate which allows people to cross, but not livestock.
barrier	lift_gate		A lift gate (boom barrier) is a bar, or pole pivoted in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. Combine with access=* where appropriate.
barrier	log		Use this when the passage is closed by lumber (trunk of a tree). This kind of barrier is often useful to sit on. This barrier is a penalty to cyclists but can be crossed by lifting the bike over.
barrier	motorcycle_barrier		Barriers along paths that prevent access to motorcycles.
barrier	rope		A flexible barrier made of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength. As a barrier it is often more symbolic than actually physically preventing pedestrians from accessing.
barrier	sally_port		A sally port is used to pass through thick or city walls, and is a type of covered gate with two doors.
barrier	spikes		Spikes on the ground that prevent unauthorized access. Can also be removeable e.g. after payment in a garage.
barrier	stile		A stile allows pedestrians to cross a wall or fence, but never actually "opens" the barrier (unlike a gate, a stile has few or no moving parts).
barrier	sump_buster		A sump buster is a concrete slab or steel structure that prevents passing of two-tracked vehicles with less than a minimum track and ground clearance. (Typically stops normal cars.)
barrier	swing_gate		Similar to a lift gate but rotates sidewards to open. It is usually made out of metal bars (wood or other material possible) and is intended to prevent cars from access but can usually be crossed by pedestrians and cyclists.
barrier	toll_booth		A road usage toll or fee is collected here.
barrier	turnstile		A turnstile (also called baffle gate) is used to allow one person at a time to pass. Use this for small turnstiles like the ones in supermarkets or some subways.
barrier	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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