Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/Recommend/2016

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January 2016

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...that all three states where U.S. Route 99 once ran maintain a state route 99 that is a portion of the former route? Dave (talk) 05:50, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
~~...that the final piece of the coast-to-coast Interstate 80 was dedicated just south of the Salt Lake City International Airport in 1986?~~ already featured on portal
...that the final piece of the coast-to-coast Interstate 10 to be completed was the Papago Freeway Tunnel in 1990?

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February 2016

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Rolled over nominations

...that the final piece of the Mexico to Canada freeway Interstate 5 was dedicated south of Stockton, California in 1979?
...that the final piece of the coast-to-coast Interstate 90 to be built was a viaduct over downtown Wallace, Idaho, dedicated in 1991?

New nominations

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May 2016

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...that a one-mile (1.6 km) stretch of New Jersey Route 57 in Franklin Township, Warren County was the first concrete road built in New Jersey, having been constructed in 1912? Dough4872 00:49, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
...no parts of US-395 got deleted in the 1964 renumbering of California, but instead got taken over by I-15 in 1974? <edit 15:38, 10 April 2016: ...that US-395 stayed the same (fully intact) after the 1964 state highway renumbering, , according to CAHighways, but was truncated in 1969 due to an expansion of I-15 and I-215? Kevon kevono 21:39, 9 April 2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevon kevono (talk • contribs)

Suggest a re-word (I tend to avoid using the word "got" in professional writing) ... although US-395 was one of the few U.S. Highways serving California to remain intact after the 1964 state highway renumbering it was truncated in 1969 due to an extension of I-15?

Also need to resolve the discrepancy in dates, the US 395 article says 1969, the I-15 articles says 1979, both dates are sourced to California government sites, but both links appear to not be working, so I couldn't verify. (It's possible both are correct, it's possible the highway lost the US-395 designation in 1969 but did not officially become part of I-15 until 1979).Dave (talk) 18:58, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

@Kevon kevono: we don't use external links in the middle of prose like that. External links are supposed to be confined to footnotes/reference sections, or the "external links" section. Also, we should never be citing the cahighways.org page as it is a self-published source (SPS). How about:

...that US 395 was unaffected by California's 1964 state highway renumbering, but it was later truncated due to an expansion of I-15 and I-215?

How's that? Imzadi 1979 → 22:57, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

very touchy
...that US-395 was unaffected by the 1964 renumbering of California's Highways, but was later truncated due to expansions of I-15 and I-215. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevon kevono (talk • contribs) 01:17, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

But California wasn't renumbered, the state renumbered its highways. Also, Kevon kevono, you should always sign your posts with the four tildes so that the bot doesn't have to insert the unsigned template. Imzadi 1979 → 02:13, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Support Imzadi1979's version which conveys the meaning the best. Dough4872 02:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
...that Maryland Route 577 follows the border between Caroline and Dorchester counties for its entire length? Dough4872 02:37, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
...that 3 pairs of California and Nevada state highways retain the same number while crossing the state border, California State Route 28/Nevada State Route 28, CA88/NV88 and CA266/NV266? Dave (talk) 16:53, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

With that said, I know that most of the articles linked inappropriately list this trivial detail in the lead. Hopefully I'll get off my duff and fix that by then.Dave (talk) 16:53, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

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June 2016

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...that the first limited-access road in California wasn't the Arroyo Seco Parkway, but the Ramona Parkway? Constructed in 1935, it was generally in the city of Los Angeles, and follows the current routing of I-10. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevon kevono (talk • contribs) 21:39, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

...that Washington State Route 520 is carried across Lake Washington on the world's longest floating bridge, which opened in 2016 to replace the previous title-holder at the same site? (Modified version of DYK candidate) Sounder Bruce 23:45, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
...that both U.S. Route 191 and Interstate 15 (former U.S. Route 91) connect to highways numbered 4 in Canada? Dave (talk) 18:53, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

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August 2016

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... that drivers of large vehicles on Utah State Route 9 are charged an additional toll to pay for National Park Service workers to stop traffic at the other end of the Zion - Mt. Carmel Tunnel? Dave (talk) 21:41, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
... that a five-mile-long (8.0 km) section of the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, has different speed limits for the right and left lanes? Imzadi 1979 → 22:18, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
…that Interstate 83 (I-83) is the shortest Interstate highway (85.3 miles (137.3 km)) with any associated routes? (I-283)
Kevon kevono (talk) 04:51, 29 July 2016 (UTC) 21:50 (PDT)

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September 2016

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...that Interstate 238 is signed north/south, but is actually an east/west route? Kevon kevono (talk) 22:21, 24 August 2016 (UTC) 15:21 (PDT)

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November 2016

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...that much of Maryland Route 260 was built on the former right-of-way of the Chesapeake Beach Railway? Dough4872 02:00, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

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