I'm not an expert in the field of naming U.S. interstate highways. I'd like some opinions from others with more experience with this.
A new OSM user has just "named" Interstate 25 (I-25) as the "CanAm Highway". As a native Coloradan, I can say I've never heard anyone refer to I-25 as the CanAm Highway. There is a Wikipedia page on the name. This highway might also be referred to as the PanAmerican Highway, but again, nobody in this region refers to it as such. I suppose almost all U.S. interstate highways could be "named" the Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Highway. A few years ago a user "named" I-70 and I-25 in Colorado as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway", which I deleted explaining to the user this was not how Coloradans referred to these interstates.
Before I (gently) approach the new user, what is the best way for this name to be tagged? I assume a relation is not the best answer. I would think alt_name, alt_name_1, alt_name_2, etc., is the best method?
Thanks, Jack Armstrong
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