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This is a bridge in Bay Area next to the center of their world. I'm pretty sure african bridges are not updated for road work or even for a long time after completion.


It'd be interesting to see some stats on average update times for various places. Do they update North Dakota road work with the same frequency/speed? Canada? Norway? Italy? Japan? Australia?


I know that I was trying to hike near Mt. St. Helens in Washington, and Google maps gave directions along a road that was gone in a landslide at least 3 years ago. In fact, we never found the way to the trail -- several roads were washed out or blocked with boulders, but Google didn't have the info.


Anyone can update Google maps: http://www.google.com/mapmaker. It takes about a day for changes to propagate through.


I've never seen Google pick up a temporary highway closure in Canada. And while vacationing in Norway I found the built-in maps on the GPS unit of my Norwegian rental car more accurate regarding ferries and tolls.




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