How do I find the name of a motorway_junction?

Is the name tag on a highway=motorway_junction node the destination text that appears on the exit sign?

motorway_junction tagging name

asked 19 Jul '10, 04:40

NE2
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(09 May '18, 05:44) andy mackey

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0	It probably depends on the conventions of the country. In Germany, for example, the official name of an exit is indeed the first destination on the sign (although there are probably exceptions). permanent link answered 19 Jul '10, 15:46 RoToRa 88●4 accept rate: 0%

I would say that most motorway_junction ways will not have a name. However, like roundabouts, some junctions may have a real (or colloquial) name

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answered 19 Jul '10, 11:08

Matt Williams
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So on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at I-176, would the name be simply Morgantown? Should the rest of the text go in another field?

(19 Jul '10, 11:25) NE2

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