Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/Recommend/2014

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January 2014

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...that when the US 41 Marquette Bypass opened in November 1963, cufflinks using jasper unearthed in the construction were supposed to be given to President Kennedy, but he was shot just hours later in Dallas?
- It's an interesting tidbit that was printed in an article about the 50th anniversary of the bypass on the front page of yesterday's local newspaper. Imzadi 1979 → 21:41, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
...that Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is accessed via a trumpet interchange with US 40 and US 322? V C 01:01, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
...that although signed, California State Route 14U is not listed in Caltrans route log? Dave (talk) 17:07, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
...that Farm to Market Road 28 was originally designated on April 29, 1942 to run from SH 37 just south of Mount Vernon, Texas to the settlement of Macon, only to be cancelled and added to FM 21 later that day? Dough 48 72 03:46, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
...that markers at or near Sherman Summit mark the highest location along the transcontinental Interstate 80, U.S. Route 30, Lincoln Highway and the First Transcontinental Railroad? Dave (talk) 09:49, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

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February 2014

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Rolled over nominations

...that upon the opening of Legacy Parkway over 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) of protected areas were created as well?
...that a four-and-a-half-mile-long (7.2 km) section between Redwood Road and the Salt Lake City Airport holds the distinction of being the final link of Interstate 80 to be completed?

I can vouch for the fact being true, as I added and sourced it in the article Interstate Highway System, however currently the fact isn't mentioned at all in the article Interstate 80. I'll work on it. Alternatively it is mentioned in Interstate 80 (Utah).Dave (talk) 20:49, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

I quickly threw something together, but it may need some tweaking or rework. Dave (talk) 21:04, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

New nominations

...that PennDOT turned over maintenance of Pennsylvania Route 82 in East Marlborough Township to the township in 1998 because they wanted to make improvements to the road without waiting through the PennDOT approval process? Dough 48 72 18:27, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
... that both Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11 in West Virginia roughly follow the Warrior Path, an old Indian trail through the Eastern Panhandle region? --Admr Boltz 13:27, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

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April 2014

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...the western terminus of Interstate 70 isn't a town, but a fort? Dave (talk) 06:42, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
...the only part of Mercer County, New Jersey's County Route 583 maintained by the county is the section concurrent U.S. Route 206? —Mr. Matté (^Talk/_Contrib) 20:58, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
... that Interstate 15, a North-South Interstate, crosses the Continental Divide of the Americas at Monida Pass? Dave (talk) 00:28, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

It actually crosses the Continental divide a few times in Montana, but that is the crossing with a wikipedia article at present. Dave (talk) 00:28, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

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May 2014

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...that the Long Island Expressway in New York is known as "the world's longest parking lot" due to its congestion? Dough 48 72 04:38, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

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Remainder of 2014

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...that scenes from the movie Field of Dreams were filmed along U.S. Highway 151 near Dubuque, Iowa?
... that the construction of Interstate 8 in California cost $1 million per mile? Rs chen 7754 08:08, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
...that Interstate 865 in Indiana was numbered as such as opposed to Interstate 665 because 9-1-1 operators might have difficulty determining if a distressed motorist was saying "65" or "665"? Dough 48 72 01:40, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

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Rolled over nominations

...that women helped construct Interstate 29 in Iowa because there was a shortage of male workers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fredddie (talk • contribs)

New nominations

...that neither the western nor eastern termini of U.S. Route 6 are the most western and eastern points on the route? (OK not in the article per se, but a casual observation from the newly linked KML file (thanks BTW!) ) [1] Dave (talk) 17:20, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

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