...that Wyoming Highway 789 was part of a proposed border-to-border U.S. Highway 789 that would have run from
Sweetgrass, Montana to
Nogales, Arizona? After the US 789 proposal was rejected by AASHTO, Highway 789 became part of a series of state highways numbered "789" running along the proposed route. However,
Wyoming was the only state that actually renumbered an existing highway (the other states simply added a concurrent SR-789 over existing highways). And that as a result, all the states except Wyoming deleted the designation and removed the signs?
Ngs61 (
talk) 15:42, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... the routing of U.S. Route 191 has changed so many times that
Yellowstone National Park is the only place that has been continuously served by the highway?
... the modern U.S. Route 91 is only about 1/10 of the historical length of the highway?
Dave (
talk) 18:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
... that Interstate 990 is the highest numbered Interstate in actual use.
Ngs61 (
talk) 15:42, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... that the Robert Moses State Parkway was originally was one continuous road; however, due to low usage, a portion of the parkway near Niagara Falls was removed, separating the parkway into two sections. The two sections are still connected via
New York State Route 384.
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... the routing of U.S. Route 191 has changed so many times that
Yellowstone National Park is the only place that has been continuously served by the highway?
... that the Robert Moses State Parkway was originally was one continuous road; however, due to low usage, a portion of the parkway near Niagara Falls was removed, separating the parkway into two sections. The two sections are still connected via
New York State Route 384.
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
.... that the Newhall Pass interchange has collapsed from earthquakes twice and burned from trucks colliding in a tunnel once?
March 2009
...that New York State Route 17 is currently the longest New York State Highway? It stretches 397 miles (639 km). When it becomes fully transformed into
Interstate 86, the title of longest New York State Route will be passed down to
New York State Route 5 which is 370.87 miles (596.86 km) long.
...that New York State Route 437 is the shortest signed state highway in New York, located entirely within the vicinity of Melrose Park in Cayuga County? It connects
NY 38 and
NY 38A.
...Interstate 99 is so numbered because it was written into law by Congressman
Bud Shuster, not per the usual numbering scheme for Interstate highways?
...Interstate 238 exists even though there is no I-38, as all x80 numbers were in use in the state of California at the time?
Dave (
talk) 00:07, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
...that Interstate 90 is the only Interstate having a complete set of nine spur routes in a single state? (190, 290, 390, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990 in the State of
New York).
Ngs61 (
talk) 19:09, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Suggested revision: "...that Interstate 90 has a complete set (190 through 990) of spur routes in New York and is the only Interstate Highway that has a complete set within any state?" – TMF 15:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
"...that the portion of U.S. Route 209 in New York once had five different designations over a span of 10 years?" The information on this is currently in US 209; I'll see if I can include it or move it into US 209 (NY) by next month. The hook may also need a bit of tweaking as well. – TMF 01:13, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Suggested revision: "...that New York State Route 990V, the highest-numbered signed state highway in New York, is actually a
reference route?" – TMF 15:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Not sure if this is DYK-worthy as it's not really an interesting fact. – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
...that a short portion of New York State Route 17 (less than a mile) is actually in Pennsylvania? (At
Waverly the highway dips south across the border into
South Waverly, Pennsylvania, where it intersects with
U.S. Route 220. The section in Pennsylvania is maintained by New York).
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:59, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
The explanation isn't necessary, since it's explained in the article and the point of DYK is to make the reader want to go to the article to read more. As for the hook itself, "...that a one-mile portion of New York State Route 17 is actually in
Pennsylvania?" – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Perfect Dave, Perfect. –
CG 17:12, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
... Utah State Route 276 includes the only
auto ferry in the landlocked western United States?(
[1] source until the article is updated to state this fact)
How about Washington's
Keller Ferry? –
CG 17:12, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Washington state is not landlocked.
Dave (
talk) 21:49, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
... the completion of Interstate 17, shortened the distance of the truck route between
Phoenix and
Flagstaff, Arizona by approximately 80 miles (130 km) (verses the former route of
U.S. Route 89 between those two cities)?
...that New York State Route 338 went from being a county road to a state highway, then back to a county road during a span of 16 years? – TMF 22:07, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
August 2009
...that Interstate 190 (New York) was originally numbered Interstate 90N?
Ngs61 (
talk) 01:38, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
revised: "...that Interstate 190 in New York was originally designated as "Interstate 90N"? – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
This probably isn't DYK-worthy as currently written. No one outside of Washington knows where SR 131 is in relation to Mt. St. Helens, and even then it might not be interesting enough to be a hook. – TMF 21:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on what I'm reading, the pre-1991 SR 131 was something totally different from the current one, in which case it should be covered somewhere else. See
New York State Route 215 (disambiguation). – TMF 22:01, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
OK. However, then the only mention of the former route should be in a hatnote similar to that on
New York State Route 113. – TMF 22:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Well, the hatnote reads "This article is about the current alignment of SR 131" yet the article still covers the old alignment. – TMF 02:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
After reading the article, I think you could actually make this hook more interesting by including that both of the reconstruction projects were enacted to fix areas destroyed by weather-related events. Two washouts/landslides in a two-year span is fairly unusual. – TMF 23:04, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
How about ...that two washouts in 2007 and 2009 caused Washington State Route 508(pictured in
Morton) through Bear Canyon to be reconstructed twice? –
CG 01:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
It's getting there. I like the essence of it but the wording could probably be tweaked a bit. But, for now it works. – TMF 02:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
...that the Maryland Route 33 drawbridge onto
Tilghman Island(pictured) is among the busiest in the United States and the world in terms of drawbridge openings?
Dough4872 (
talk) 23:50, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
... that Utah State Route 127 extended along a
causeway to an island in the
Great Salt Lake, before flooding submerged the causeway?
Dave (
talk) 21:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
...that when New Jersey Route 55(pictured) was built through
Deptford Township in the 1980s, it was discovered that it ran through Indian burial grounds and bad fate fell upon many construction workers as it was believed the highway was cursed?
Dough4872 (
talk) 00:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
"... that New York State Route 434 was designated as NY 188 for less than a year?" – TMF 04:36, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
".... that the Mousetrap is a freeway interchange that was completely re-designed after a truck hauling
torpedoes overturned, paralyzing the transportation network in
Denver for a day?
Dave (
talk) 09:37, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
This really isn't DYK-worthy. Every business route in New York except for US 62 Business has at least one segment that carries an internal designation, so this really isn't that unique or unusual. – TMF 19:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
...that the Interstate 695 beltway around
Baltimore was initially planned as a county project in 1949 before being taken over by the state by 1953? ---
Dough4872 19:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
...that Wyoming Highway 789 was part of a proposed border-to-border U.S. Highway 789 that would have run from
Sweetgrass, Montana to
Nogales, Arizona? After the US 789 proposal was rejected by AASHTO, Highway 789 became part of a series of state highways numbered "789" running along the proposed route. However,
Wyoming was the only state that actually renumbered an existing highway (the other states simply added a concurrent SR-789 over existing highways). And that as a result, all the states except Wyoming deleted the designation and removed the signs?
Ngs61 (
talk) 15:42, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... the routing of U.S. Route 191 has changed so many times that
Yellowstone National Park is the only place that has been continuously served by the highway?
... the modern U.S. Route 91 is only about 1/10 of the historical length of the highway?
Dave (
talk) 18:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
... that Interstate 990 is the highest numbered Interstate in actual use.
Ngs61 (
talk) 15:42, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... that the Robert Moses State Parkway was originally was one continuous road; however, due to low usage, a portion of the parkway near Niagara Falls was removed, separating the parkway into two sections. The two sections are still connected via
New York State Route 384.
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
... the routing of U.S. Route 191 has changed so many times that
Yellowstone National Park is the only place that has been continuously served by the highway?
... that the Robert Moses State Parkway was originally was one continuous road; however, due to low usage, a portion of the parkway near Niagara Falls was removed, separating the parkway into two sections. The two sections are still connected via
New York State Route 384.
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
.... that the Newhall Pass interchange has collapsed from earthquakes twice and burned from trucks colliding in a tunnel once?
March 2009
...that New York State Route 17 is currently the longest New York State Highway? It stretches 397 miles (639 km). When it becomes fully transformed into
Interstate 86, the title of longest New York State Route will be passed down to
New York State Route 5 which is 370.87 miles (596.86 km) long.
...that New York State Route 437 is the shortest signed state highway in New York, located entirely within the vicinity of Melrose Park in Cayuga County? It connects
NY 38 and
NY 38A.
...Interstate 99 is so numbered because it was written into law by Congressman
Bud Shuster, not per the usual numbering scheme for Interstate highways?
...Interstate 238 exists even though there is no I-38, as all x80 numbers were in use in the state of California at the time?
Dave (
talk) 00:07, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
...that Interstate 90 is the only Interstate having a complete set of nine spur routes in a single state? (190, 290, 390, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990 in the State of
New York).
Ngs61 (
talk) 19:09, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Suggested revision: "...that Interstate 90 has a complete set (190 through 990) of spur routes in New York and is the only Interstate Highway that has a complete set within any state?" – TMF 15:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
"...that the portion of U.S. Route 209 in New York once had five different designations over a span of 10 years?" The information on this is currently in US 209; I'll see if I can include it or move it into US 209 (NY) by next month. The hook may also need a bit of tweaking as well. – TMF 01:13, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Suggested revision: "...that New York State Route 990V, the highest-numbered signed state highway in New York, is actually a
reference route?" – TMF 15:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Not sure if this is DYK-worthy as it's not really an interesting fact. – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
...that a short portion of New York State Route 17 (less than a mile) is actually in Pennsylvania? (At
Waverly the highway dips south across the border into
South Waverly, Pennsylvania, where it intersects with
U.S. Route 220. The section in Pennsylvania is maintained by New York).
Ngs61 (
talk) 16:59, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
The explanation isn't necessary, since it's explained in the article and the point of DYK is to make the reader want to go to the article to read more. As for the hook itself, "...that a one-mile portion of New York State Route 17 is actually in
Pennsylvania?" – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Perfect Dave, Perfect. –
CG 17:12, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
... Utah State Route 276 includes the only
auto ferry in the landlocked western United States?(
[1] source until the article is updated to state this fact)
How about Washington's
Keller Ferry? –
CG 17:12, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Washington state is not landlocked.
Dave (
talk) 21:49, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
... the completion of Interstate 17, shortened the distance of the truck route between
Phoenix and
Flagstaff, Arizona by approximately 80 miles (130 km) (verses the former route of
U.S. Route 89 between those two cities)?
...that New York State Route 338 went from being a county road to a state highway, then back to a county road during a span of 16 years? – TMF 22:07, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
August 2009
...that Interstate 190 (New York) was originally numbered Interstate 90N?
Ngs61 (
talk) 01:38, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
revised: "...that Interstate 190 in New York was originally designated as "Interstate 90N"? – TMF 09:23, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
This probably isn't DYK-worthy as currently written. No one outside of Washington knows where SR 131 is in relation to Mt. St. Helens, and even then it might not be interesting enough to be a hook. – TMF 21:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on what I'm reading, the pre-1991 SR 131 was something totally different from the current one, in which case it should be covered somewhere else. See
New York State Route 215 (disambiguation). – TMF 22:01, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
OK. However, then the only mention of the former route should be in a hatnote similar to that on
New York State Route 113. – TMF 22:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Well, the hatnote reads "This article is about the current alignment of SR 131" yet the article still covers the old alignment. – TMF 02:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
After reading the article, I think you could actually make this hook more interesting by including that both of the reconstruction projects were enacted to fix areas destroyed by weather-related events. Two washouts/landslides in a two-year span is fairly unusual. – TMF 23:04, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
How about ...that two washouts in 2007 and 2009 caused Washington State Route 508(pictured in
Morton) through Bear Canyon to be reconstructed twice? –
CG 01:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
It's getting there. I like the essence of it but the wording could probably be tweaked a bit. But, for now it works. – TMF 02:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
...that the Maryland Route 33 drawbridge onto
Tilghman Island(pictured) is among the busiest in the United States and the world in terms of drawbridge openings?
Dough4872 (
talk) 23:50, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
... that Utah State Route 127 extended along a
causeway to an island in the
Great Salt Lake, before flooding submerged the causeway?
Dave (
talk) 21:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
...that when New Jersey Route 55(pictured) was built through
Deptford Township in the 1980s, it was discovered that it ran through Indian burial grounds and bad fate fell upon many construction workers as it was believed the highway was cursed?
Dough4872 (
talk) 00:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
"... that New York State Route 434 was designated as NY 188 for less than a year?" – TMF 04:36, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
".... that the Mousetrap is a freeway interchange that was completely re-designed after a truck hauling
torpedoes overturned, paralyzing the transportation network in
Denver for a day?
Dave (
talk) 09:37, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
This really isn't DYK-worthy. Every business route in New York except for US 62 Business has at least one segment that carries an internal designation, so this really isn't that unique or unusual. – TMF 19:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
...that the Interstate 695 beltway around
Baltimore was initially planned as a county project in 1949 before being taken over by the state by 1953? ---
Dough4872 19:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)