Tag:line_management=cross

line_management = cross
Description
Two or more lines punctually share a common support without connecting to each other
Group: infrastructure
Used on these elements
Useful combination
power=pole power=tower power=insulator line_attachment=* line_arrangement=*
Status: approved
line_management=cross $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo More details at taginfo
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This value indicates there is no connection between two or more lines coming from different directions sharing a given support at different levels.

It avoids the use of tags like connection=no. It is intended to simplify tagging by avoiding values line_management=(straight)|(straight) (complete cross) or line_management=(straight)|(termination) (incomplete Y).

If levels are connected, it's a simple branch and line_management=branch applies.

This value can't be combined with any other to describe situations on the same support level.
It is not part of IEC 60050 norm.

Possible mistakes

Only branch supports combined with branch:type=cross should be carefully replaced by line_management=cross.

tower:type=branch

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• tower:type=branch

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pole:type=branch

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• pole:type=branch

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Photo	Location	Tagging	Note
	UK	-	This is not a valid situation for line_management=cross. Lines have to share a common support without connection to be considered crossing.

Examples

Power

Photo	Location	Tagging	Note
Missing free illustration. Street View of 1693163670 1693163670	France	line_management=cross line_arrangement=horizontal	Two different lines share a single tower here and cross their directions. It's an actual cross tower.
Missing free illustration. Street View of 4544417138 4544417138	Philippines	line_management=cross	Steel pole 206 of Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak transmission line, located along North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, has an additional insulators at its lower part to support the Mexico-Calumpit line. It is a cross tower because the two lines form a letter "X" shape.
Missing free illustration. Street View of 8015585624 8015585624	Philippines	line_management=cross	A taller steel pole located inside National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Balintawak substation and beside steel pole 515 of Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak transmission line (with pole 515 serves as the last pole and structure of the said line), constructed in 2020, serve as steel pole 1 of San Jose del Monte-Balintawak Transmission Line line 3. It is a cross tower with the same reason as Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak and Mexico-Calumpit lines from before where they also form a "X" shape (with San Jose del Monte-Balintawak Transmission Line line 3 (where this pole belongs to) on a lower part and an additional asymmetrical insulators the the pole's upper part to support the Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak line).