Key:cutting

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Description
Signifies that a linear feature (e.g. a road) cuts into the surrounding land. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Status: de facto

An excavated section where the highway or railway is significantly lower than ground level.

See also Cut on Wikipedia.

Usage

Add cutting=yes to a way that is already tagged with highway=*, railway=* or (artificial) waterway=*.

The tag cutting=yes usually means that the original ground level is higher on both sides of the highway, railway or waterway. It is also possible to use cutting=left or cutting=right if the cutting is only on one side of the feature. In this case, cutting=left means that the original ground level is higher on the left side of the way.

The value cutting=both has also been used instead of cutting=yes by some mappers, to make it explicit that the original ground level is higher on both sides of the highway. The value cutting=hollow_way has also been rarely used for a sunken lane (or, hollow way, or holloway): an old road or track that is lower than the land on either side, but historic=hollow_way is more common.

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See also