Kansas state highways
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This is a page to describe the state of the Kansas state highway system in OSM.
Currently most state highways are untouched TIGER data. They are typically tagged as highway=secondary and have "State Highway XX" in one or more name or tiger:name_base tags.
Problems with the existing TIGER data
- Gaps when highways go through cities and towns
- Gaps when highways change direction for a few miles. Ways in the gap are typically tagged as residential roads without the "State Highway XX" name tags.
- Overshooting. When a highway makes a turn, the way is often not split at the turn and keeps going for a few miles.
- Non-routable county borders. Ways are always split at county borders and usually do not form an intersection as they should so that routes can be calculated.
How to map
The Kansas Department of Transportation has maps available online (they are public domain) which can be used as a reference. They can be found at http://www.ksdot.org/maps.asp. The "Official State Maps" section has a general map of the entire state. There are also more detailed maps under "Counties" and "Cities" which can help determine the exact route a highway takes through a given area. Specific things to do while creating a highway relation:
- Most of the ways for a given highway can be downloaded from the XAPI by querying the following tags for "State Highway XX": name, name_1, name_2, tiger:name_base, tiger_name_base_1 using the bounding box on the Kansas page.
- Add "ref=KS xx" tags to member ways. This is technically not required but it is the only way to get any kind of shield rendered right now. Once renderers support route relations these will no longer be needed. Yes, this is "tagging for the renderer" which is generally discouraged. If the way is part of multiple routes, separate them with a semicolon like "US 73;KS 20"
- Most state highways will already be tagged as highway=secondary. In general this is correct but specific local conditions might warrant an up/downgrade in some instances.
- Remove the "State Highway XX" name tags as these are now superfluous.
- KDOT city/county maps can help fill in gaps. This may involve splitting existing ways and retagging sections as highway=secondary.
- Fix overshooting by splitting the way at the turn. On the overshoot section, replace highway=secondary with a more appropriate tag (usually residential) and remove any "State Highway XX" tags.
- County borders can be tricky. If it is a simple case of abutting ways, just merge the nodes to form a routable junction. Things are often complicated by duplicate ways running along county borders. When just working on highway relations it is acceptable to tag the duplicate ways with FIXME tags, merge the nodes affecting the highway and move on. If you are feeling ambitious you can delete one of the duplicate ways and then make sure all the intersecting ways are joined to the remaining one.
The goal is to have routable ways, all joined into relations describing the state highways.
Tags to use on new relations
| Key | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| type | route | Required. Describes what type or relation this is |
| route | road | Required. Indicates that this is a road network for cars |
| network | US:KS | Required. Indicates that this is a signed, numbered route designated by the state of Kansas |
| ref | xx | Required. The route number as posted on signs. e.g. "16" or "9" |
| symbol | url | Optional. URL to an SVG image of the route shield. Wikipedia has a nice collection, all linked from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kansas_numbered_highways |
| name | KS xx | Optional. A name for the relation. This just makes it clearer to see what this relation is when browsing and viewing lists of relations in editors. |
List of highways and their status
| Highway | Status | Existing Relation |
|---|---|---|
| KS 1 | Complete | 1567525 1567525
|
| KS 2 | Complete | 1575424 1575424
|
| KS 3 | Complete | 1575627 1575627
|
| KS 4 | Complete | 1575841 1575841
|
| KS 5 | Complete | 374606 374606
|
| KS 7 | Complete | 94008 94008
|
| KS 8 (north) | Complete | 1578059 1578059
|
| KS 8 (south) | Complete | 1578058 1578058
|
| KS 9 | Complete | 1333225 1333225
|
| KS 10 | Complete | 197191 197191
|
| KS 13 | Complete | 1582257 1582257
|
| KS 14 | Complete | 1331059 1331059
|
| KS 15 | Complete | 404201 404201
|
| KS 16 | Complete | 1163751 1163751
|
| KS 17 | Complete | 1582267 1582267
|
| KS 18 | Complete | 1067510 1067510
|
| KS 19 | Complete | 1583384 1583384
|
| KS 20 | Complete | 1165303 1165303
|
| KS 22 | Complete | 1333226 1333226
|
| KS 23 | Complete | 1584485 1584485
|
| KS 25 | Complete | 1586494 1586494
|
| KS 26 | Complete | 1586544 1586544
|
| KS 27 | Complete | 1586820 1586820
|
| KS 28 | Complete | 1331057 1331057
|
| KS 30 | Complete | 1586822 1586822
|
| KS 31 | Complete | 1609252 1609252
|
| KS 33 | Complete | 2092639 2092639
|
| KS 34 | Complete | 9053757 9053757
|
| KS 39 | Complete | 1700905 1700905
|
| KS 58 | Complete | 1165214 1165214
|
| KS 60 | Complete | 1781627 1781627
|
| KS 62 | Complete | 1807070 1807070
|
| KS 66 | Complete | 1796821 1796821
|
| KS 67 | Complete | 1780219 1780219
|
| KS 68 | Complete | 2092640 2092640
|
| KS 71 | Complete | 1807033 1807033
|
| KS 79 | Complete | 1807089 1807089
|
| KS 80 | Complete | 1115998 1115998
|
| KS 82 | Complete | 1904083 1904083
|
| KS 84 | Complete | 1759603 1759603
|
| KS 85 | Complete | 1759604 1759604
|
| KS 87 | Complete | 3073789 3073789
|
| KS 88 | Complete | 3073790 3073790
|
| KS 92 | Complete | 1165274 1165274
|
| KS 95 | Complete | 2273618 2273618
|
| KS 96 | Complete | 1628103 1628103
|
| KS 99 | Complete | 413305 413305
|
| KS 101 | Complete | 1807322 1807322
|
| KS 104 | Complete | 2890792 2890792
|
| KS 105 | Complete | 1807241 1807241
|
| KS 112 | Complete | 1781621 1781621
|
| KS 113 | Complete | 1029438 1029438
|
| KS 114 | Complete | 1076513 1076513
|
| KS 115 | Complete | 1805307 1805307
|
| KS 117 | Complete | 1778353 1778353
|
| KS 119 | Complete | 3058341 3058341
|
| KS 120 | Complete | 1584395 1584395
|
| KS 121 | Complete | 1781622 1781622
|
| KS 123 | Complete | 1584484 1584484
|
| KS 128 | Complete | 1331056 1331056
|
| KS 134 | Complete | 1807346 1807346
|
| KS 139 | Complete | 1783147 1783147
|
| KS 141 | Complete | 1514561 1514561
|
| KS 147 | Complete | 2281179 2281179
|
| KS 148 | Complete | 1331055 1331055
|
| KS 150 | Complete | 1719062 1719062
|
| KS 152 | Complete | 2093535 2093535
|
| KS 156 | Complete | 1731023 1731023
|
| KS 161 | Complete | 1778354 1778354
|
| KS 167 | Complete | 1628104 1628104
|
| KS 171 (East) | Complete | 276210 276210
|
| KS 171 (West) | Complete | 1582255 1582255
|
| KS 173 | Complete | 1578308 1578308
|
| KS 177 | Complete | 413444 413444
|
| KS 178 | Complete | 1807038 1807038
|
| KS 181 | Complete | 1903564 1903564
|
| KS 184 | Complete | 2273613 2273613
|
| KS 182 | Complete | 1781623 1781623
|
| KS 186 | Complete | 1759614 1759614
|
| KS 187 | Complete | 1807042 1807042
|
| KS 188 | Complete | 1759615 1759615
|
| KS 191 | Complete | 1903565 1903565
|
| KS 192 | Complete | 2027218 2027218
|
| KS 198 | Complete | 2273614 2273614
|
| KS 199 | Complete | 1781624 1781624
|
| KS 201 | Complete | 1847152 1847152
|
| KS 202 | Complete | 1847176 1847176
|
| KS 204 | Complete | 1781625 1781625
|
| KS 211 | Complete | 2273615 2273615
|
| KS 214 | Complete | 1627021 1627021
|
| KS 216 | Complete | 2273616 2273616
|
| KS 217 | Complete | 1586821 1586821
|
| KS 219 | Complete | 2281180 2281180
|
| KS 223 | Complete | 1584483 1584483
|
| KS 233 | Complete | 2923443 2923443
|
| KS 234 | Complete | 2922784 2922784
|
| KS 236 | Complete | 1807032 1807032
|
| KS 243 | Complete | 2922785 2922785
|
| KS 247 | Complete | 2281181 2281181
|
| KS 248 | Complete | 1781629 1781629
|
| KS 249 | Complete | 1165215 1165215
|
| KS 253 | Complete | 2273617 2273617
|
| KS 254 | Complete | 2526409 2526409
|
| KS 256 | Complete | 1719063 1719063
|
| KS 258 | Complete | 1759602 1759602
|
| KS 261 | Complete | 1780217 1780217
|
| KS 264 | Complete | 2281182 2281182
|
| KS 266 | Complete | 1781626 1781626
|
| KS 267 | Complete | 1762425 1762425
|
| KS 268 | Complete | 2092638 2092638
|
| KS 274 | Complete | 2281183 2281183
|
| KS 276 | Complete | 1807225 1807225
|
| KS 383 | Complete | 1780218 1780218
|