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For the record, this could be expanded.
Utah State Route 38 is another case of this exact scenario. In this case,
NE2 found a good quote from a
UDOT employee that could be used.
Dave (
talk) 21:56, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
...that an anti-gang initiative has been formed to cut down on gang activity along the U.S. Route 222 corridor in
Pennsylvania? ---
Dough4872 04:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
You could say that about a lot of routes. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 06:44, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Are there any other specific examples of an anti-gang initiative named after the route though, as this one is? ---
Dough4872 15:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
I don't think that will make this any more notable. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 19:57, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
I agree; this really isn't an interesting fact. – TMF 06:26, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
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".... that Arizona State Route 51, formerly known as the Squaw Peak Freeway - a derogatory term for Native American women - was renamed the Piestewa freeway after Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving the U.S. Military?
Dave (
talk) 15:41, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Not present or referenced. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 07:09, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Present in both articles, sourced in the article about Lori
Dave (
talk) 07:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Yep, this one is present in AZ 51. I suspect Rschen looked in the history and not the RD for it, which is why he couldn't find it. What I couldn't find is "the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving the U.S. Military". That needs to be added to AZ 51 before this hook can be used. – TMF 19:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
OK Now you're going to make me clean up the article aren't you? =-) It will take some time, in the interim, putting the source here so I don't forget
[1]. I'll try to have the article in shape by December.
Dave (
talk) 16:38, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
The article has been cleaned up. This should be good to go.
Dave (
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Note, I'm thinking of nominating the photo as selected photo. Maybe this hook could run the same month as the photo? Thoughts?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
...that the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway portion of Interstate 278 was the subject of a
Sufjan Stevens album entitled The BQE recorded in 2007? ---
Dough4872 23:46, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Um, I think your hook is missing the word "song" someplace in it.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
Also, this could be an April Fools day blurb, something like "... that people have been known to run across Nevada State Route 447 wearing only body paint and a bong?" That might be too risque, but something along those lines.
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Any suggestions for this special day?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 12:39, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
... that traffic on Winter Street in
Adrian, Michigan is going south on M-52 and north and then south on
BUS US 223, at the same time?
Note: the article needs to be updated to reflect the fact that the diverging diamond interchange is completed and open to traffic, and explain the significance that through the interchange, traffic is on the wrong side of the road.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 12:49, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
... that cars aren't allowed on state highway M-185?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 14:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
If we're going for April fools effect I would say "that
Minnesota State Highway 23 is a highway in Wisconsin?"
Dave (
talk) 07:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
If no one objects to re-using previous hooks in new, humorous ways, I'll add the following hooks.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 14:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
This is basically the same as the MN-23 hook above. I don't think we should use the same hook twice.
Dave (
talk) 07:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
...that a portion of Pennsylvania Route 61(pictured) near
Centralia had to be abandoned and rerouted due to an underground
mine fire that had been burning since 1962? ---
Dough4872 02:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Would you be opposed if this were rewritten and saved for April Fool's Day as:
... that Pennsylvania Route 61 was rerouted because it was too hot, belching out smoke and steam?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
That's a thought that never passed through my head. Apparently, the abandoned portion of PA 61 can be used in three different ways for the portal. However, I like the comical hook and the pic for AFD. ---
Dough4872 23:42, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
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... that
California State Route 4 has portions that are multi-lane freeway, and portions that are a single lane? -- from IRC
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 04:11, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that with a 1981 expansion U.S. Route 191 became 10 times longer than it's parent,
U.S. Route 91?
Dave (
talk) 04:59, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that the numerical designation of
Nevada State Route 140 was influenced by backers of the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway", a proposed route that would connect northwestern Nevada, southern
Oregon and the
California coast under one highway number? -- LJ↗ 08:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that none of State Highway 32 as it was originally designated through southwestern Oklahoma in 1934 is a part of the current route? —
Scott5114↗[EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 11:13, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
This would have made the cut for August, but I opted to keep it here for now since the fact isn't written and/or referenced in the three articles themselves. I know this isn't Wikipedia DYK but I don't think it would look good if the facts presented here weren't present and referenced in the linked articles. – TMF 08:00, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
For the record, it is covered in AZ87. Ironically, it's covered in
Interstate 8 in California, but the crossovers are in Arizona, not California.
Dave (
talk) 06:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Used AZ 87 already. --Rschen7754 (
TC) 00:45, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
(alt hook) .... that Nevada State Route 342 was a primary access to the silver communities of the
Comstock Lode of the 1860's but became a secondary route since the 1930's when it was bypassed?
Dave (
talk) 00:26, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Not present or referenced. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 07:09, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Present and sourced.
Dave (
talk) 07:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Not explicitly, at least not to me and likely not to Rschen either. The article makes a reference to "both routes" but doesn't make it clear that one of the two was a new bypass route built in the 1930s. – TMF 19:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
...that
floods during the 2000s had washed away several portions of Pennsylvania Route 32 along the
Delaware River and negatively impacted businesses along the road? ---
Dough4872 19:52, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
However, this happened multiple times and to several portions of road. The local newspaper had a lot of stories pertaining to the flooding and its impacts. ---
Dough4872 19:58, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Then it needs to be reworded and copyedited. Also, the Rockland one isn't all that interesting.Mitch32(
A fortune in fabulousarticles can be yours!) 20:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
The I-287 one is interesting as it is not often a governmental jurisdiction sues over the opening of a new road. ---
Dough4872 20:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
...that several
floods in recent years had washed away various segments of Pennsylvania Route 32 along the
Delaware River, leading to a decline in customers at several roadside businesses and forcing some to close down? ---
Dough4872 20:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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... that the
MDSHA announced plans to sell the Maryland Route 545 bridge over Little Elk Creek, built in 1932, to an interested buyer as the bridge is too narrow to carry current traffic? Dough4872 02:00, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
... that the Seney Stretch (pictured) along M-28 in Michigan's
Upper Peninsula is 25 miles (40 km), but "others claim it's 50 miles [80 km], only because it seems longer"? Imzadi1979→ 07:51, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
... that the post office in Coxs Creek, Kentucky, had to be moved because it created many accidents along U.S. 31E? Dough4872 03:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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...that a portion of Interstate 5 has inverted travel lanes (you drive on the left). The northbound lanes are west of the southbound lanes. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
131.48.240.20 (
talk) 18:17, April 29, 2010 UTC
Alternate version from the archives: ...that while traversing mountainous terrain, Interstate 5 in California has a portion where traffic in one direction crosses over the traffic lanes for the other direction? Imzadi1979→ 04:51, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
...that the
Harbor Tunnel Thruway, otherwise known as Interstate 895 in Maryland, has had three different sets of exit numbers?
Viridiscalculus (
talk) 04:56, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Can we have something more interesting than the length? It took me two readings of the hook to catch the number/length match, but it's still not that interesting. All highways have a length. If there were a source that links the choice for the designation to the length, that would be more interesting. Imzadi1979→ 15:59, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Apparently, that was the most interesting thing I found. The length and the designation happens to be a pure coincidence, the number "329" was chosen as it was in the numbering scheme for Talbot County. I can't think of any other highways where the number and length have the same digits in the same order (not counting decimal placement) Dough4872 17:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Well, I can't support this hook at this time. We might not have rules about what articles can be nominated, but maybe this article should wait until the article itself isn't a stub. Additionally, maybe at a later date a more interesting hook can be found than the length coincidence or not. Imzadi1979→ 17:23, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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... that the two roads that use former New Jersey Route 65, Port Street and Doremus Avenue, dead-end just after their respective intersection? Dough4872 04:09, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
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...that
Zzyzx Road in
California is the inspiration for two different firms? from IRC, Imzadi1979→ 04:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
...that in the 1950s, four service plazas on the Garden State Parkway had uniformed female employees known as the "Park-ettes" whose duties included providing directions and other information to motorists as well as rendering odd bits of service such as sewing a missing button on a patron's coat? Dough4872 13:19, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
...that a "
token war" between the Connecticut Turnpike and the
New York City Subway developed in the 1980s when subway riders discovered that the turnpike's cheaper tokens fit in fare boxes? Dough4872 02:40, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
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... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Imzadi1979→ 21:46, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
...that prior to the construction of the Puncheon Run Connector in
Dover, Delaware, a site along Puncheon Run had to be excavated as it consisted of prehistoric Native American artifacts? Dough4872 01:58, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure this is a good hook. Map errors are a dime a dozen. Admittedly, this is one that has gone uncorrected for 18 years, but still.
Dave (
talk) 20:31, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
... that Texas State Highway 112 was renumbered from Texas State Highway 69 because people kept stealing the road signs?" Suggestion from the USRD DYK list not yet used for the portal. Imzadi1979→ 15:46, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
I remember us having a similar one from several months ago mentioning how NJ 31 and UT 38 were both renumbered from 69. This hook may be a little redundant to that one, despite mentioning a different route. Dough4872 23:50, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Imzadi1979→ 21:46, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
This sounds more fancruft created myth than fact. If no source has been found by now, I doubt it will be.
... that two bridges are currently under construction in Nevada that when finished will claim the title of longest in the United States: the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge will be the longest and first major composite steel/concrete arch in the U.S. and the Galena Creek Bridge will have the longest concrete arch?
Dave (
talk) 14:21, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
... that there are over 3,500 miles of state highways in
Utah, with the shortest one being only 0.086 miles (138 m) long? from the USRD archives. Imzadi1979→ 01:00, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps this could be reworded a little? The hook says that there are many miles of state highways, but then there is the word "one" referring to highways, not miles. --PCB 03:55, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
I only copied was what was approved for the Main Page when that ran, but it is still proper grammar. In this case "one" is serving as a reference to one of the group. If we were talking about the 11 football players on a team, we could still single out one of them to discuss his position, stats, name, or whatever. Imzadi1979→ 04:01, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
... that the interchange between Maryland Route 90 and U.S. Route 113 sat unused for 24 years until US 113 was relocated as a four-lane divided highway in 2000? —
Viridiscalculus (
talk) 01:04, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
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...that a portion of Texas State Highway 87 has been closed since 1990, due to hurricane damage that was never repaired?
Dave (
talk) 01:30, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
I say use it this month. However, this also has some good April Fools Day potential. Did you know that dozens of roadgeeks were burried along TX 165 to honor their wishes? Some roadgeeks clinched TX 165 on the day of their funeral? =-)
Dave (
talk) 05:43, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
I wish I could have found this sooner, the hook and picture would have worked well for October. Dough4872 15:11, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
...that Maryland Route 327 was renamed Ikea Way in 2004 due to the fact it serves an
IKEA distribution center? Dough4872 16:13, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Maybe this is a rarity on the east coast, but out west this would not be considered a novel fact. It's fairly common to name a street in honor of a new business development here. In fact there are some interesting oddities, from where a street was named after a business, but the business has since moved.
Dave (
talk) 16:16, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
Ditto here in Michigan. It's not very rare here. Imzadi1979→ 19:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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...that Arkansas Highway 980 is the state highway designation for all state maintained airport roads in Arkansas? Dough4872 16:24, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
...that M-209, serving as a connection to the former Coast Guard station in
Glen Haven, Michigan(general store pictured), was the shortest state highway in the state at a half-mile until 1996? Imzadi1979→ 21:17, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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For the record, this could be expanded.
Utah State Route 38 is another case of this exact scenario. In this case,
NE2 found a good quote from a
UDOT employee that could be used.
Dave (
talk) 21:56, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
...that an anti-gang initiative has been formed to cut down on gang activity along the U.S. Route 222 corridor in
Pennsylvania? ---
Dough4872 04:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
You could say that about a lot of routes. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 06:44, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Are there any other specific examples of an anti-gang initiative named after the route though, as this one is? ---
Dough4872 15:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
I don't think that will make this any more notable. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 19:57, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
I agree; this really isn't an interesting fact. – TMF 06:26, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
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".... that Arizona State Route 51, formerly known as the Squaw Peak Freeway - a derogatory term for Native American women - was renamed the Piestewa freeway after Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving the U.S. Military?
Dave (
talk) 15:41, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Not present or referenced. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 07:09, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Present in both articles, sourced in the article about Lori
Dave (
talk) 07:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Yep, this one is present in AZ 51. I suspect Rschen looked in the history and not the RD for it, which is why he couldn't find it. What I couldn't find is "the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving the U.S. Military". That needs to be added to AZ 51 before this hook can be used. – TMF 19:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
OK Now you're going to make me clean up the article aren't you? =-) It will take some time, in the interim, putting the source here so I don't forget
[1]. I'll try to have the article in shape by December.
Dave (
talk) 16:38, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
The article has been cleaned up. This should be good to go.
Dave (
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Note, I'm thinking of nominating the photo as selected photo. Maybe this hook could run the same month as the photo? Thoughts?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
...that the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway portion of Interstate 278 was the subject of a
Sufjan Stevens album entitled The BQE recorded in 2007? ---
Dough4872 23:46, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Um, I think your hook is missing the word "song" someplace in it.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
Also, this could be an April Fools day blurb, something like "... that people have been known to run across Nevada State Route 447 wearing only body paint and a bong?" That might be too risque, but something along those lines.
Dave (
talk) 07:49, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
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Any suggestions for this special day?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 12:39, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
... that traffic on Winter Street in
Adrian, Michigan is going south on M-52 and north and then south on
BUS US 223, at the same time?
Note: the article needs to be updated to reflect the fact that the diverging diamond interchange is completed and open to traffic, and explain the significance that through the interchange, traffic is on the wrong side of the road.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 12:49, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
... that cars aren't allowed on state highway M-185?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 14:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
If we're going for April fools effect I would say "that
Minnesota State Highway 23 is a highway in Wisconsin?"
Dave (
talk) 07:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
If no one objects to re-using previous hooks in new, humorous ways, I'll add the following hooks.
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 14:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
This is basically the same as the MN-23 hook above. I don't think we should use the same hook twice.
Dave (
talk) 07:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
...that a portion of Pennsylvania Route 61(pictured) near
Centralia had to be abandoned and rerouted due to an underground
mine fire that had been burning since 1962? ---
Dough4872 02:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Would you be opposed if this were rewritten and saved for April Fool's Day as:
... that Pennsylvania Route 61 was rerouted because it was too hot, belching out smoke and steam?
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 13:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
That's a thought that never passed through my head. Apparently, the abandoned portion of PA 61 can be used in three different ways for the portal. However, I like the comical hook and the pic for AFD. ---
Dough4872 23:42, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
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... that
California State Route 4 has portions that are multi-lane freeway, and portions that are a single lane? -- from IRC
Imzadi1979 (
talk) 04:11, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that with a 1981 expansion U.S. Route 191 became 10 times longer than it's parent,
U.S. Route 91?
Dave (
talk) 04:59, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that the numerical designation of
Nevada State Route 140 was influenced by backers of the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway", a proposed route that would connect northwestern Nevada, southern
Oregon and the
California coast under one highway number? -- LJ↗ 08:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
... that none of State Highway 32 as it was originally designated through southwestern Oklahoma in 1934 is a part of the current route? —
Scott5114↗[EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 11:13, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
This would have made the cut for August, but I opted to keep it here for now since the fact isn't written and/or referenced in the three articles themselves. I know this isn't Wikipedia DYK but I don't think it would look good if the facts presented here weren't present and referenced in the linked articles. – TMF 08:00, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
For the record, it is covered in AZ87. Ironically, it's covered in
Interstate 8 in California, but the crossovers are in Arizona, not California.
Dave (
talk) 06:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Used AZ 87 already. --Rschen7754 (
TC) 00:45, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
(alt hook) .... that Nevada State Route 342 was a primary access to the silver communities of the
Comstock Lode of the 1860's but became a secondary route since the 1930's when it was bypassed?
Dave (
talk) 00:26, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Not present or referenced. --
Rschen7754 (
TC) 07:09, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Present and sourced.
Dave (
talk) 07:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Not explicitly, at least not to me and likely not to Rschen either. The article makes a reference to "both routes" but doesn't make it clear that one of the two was a new bypass route built in the 1930s. – TMF 19:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
...that
floods during the 2000s had washed away several portions of Pennsylvania Route 32 along the
Delaware River and negatively impacted businesses along the road? ---
Dough4872 19:52, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
However, this happened multiple times and to several portions of road. The local newspaper had a lot of stories pertaining to the flooding and its impacts. ---
Dough4872 19:58, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Then it needs to be reworded and copyedited. Also, the Rockland one isn't all that interesting.Mitch32(
A fortune in fabulousarticles can be yours!) 20:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
The I-287 one is interesting as it is not often a governmental jurisdiction sues over the opening of a new road. ---
Dough4872 20:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
...that several
floods in recent years had washed away various segments of Pennsylvania Route 32 along the
Delaware River, leading to a decline in customers at several roadside businesses and forcing some to close down? ---
Dough4872 20:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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... that the
MDSHA announced plans to sell the Maryland Route 545 bridge over Little Elk Creek, built in 1932, to an interested buyer as the bridge is too narrow to carry current traffic? Dough4872 02:00, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
... that the Seney Stretch (pictured) along M-28 in Michigan's
Upper Peninsula is 25 miles (40 km), but "others claim it's 50 miles [80 km], only because it seems longer"? Imzadi1979→ 07:51, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
... that the post office in Coxs Creek, Kentucky, had to be moved because it created many accidents along U.S. 31E? Dough4872 03:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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...that a portion of Interstate 5 has inverted travel lanes (you drive on the left). The northbound lanes are west of the southbound lanes. —Preceding
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Alternate version from the archives: ...that while traversing mountainous terrain, Interstate 5 in California has a portion where traffic in one direction crosses over the traffic lanes for the other direction? Imzadi1979→ 04:51, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
...that the
Harbor Tunnel Thruway, otherwise known as Interstate 895 in Maryland, has had three different sets of exit numbers?
Viridiscalculus (
talk) 04:56, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Can we have something more interesting than the length? It took me two readings of the hook to catch the number/length match, but it's still not that interesting. All highways have a length. If there were a source that links the choice for the designation to the length, that would be more interesting. Imzadi1979→ 15:59, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Apparently, that was the most interesting thing I found. The length and the designation happens to be a pure coincidence, the number "329" was chosen as it was in the numbering scheme for Talbot County. I can't think of any other highways where the number and length have the same digits in the same order (not counting decimal placement) Dough4872 17:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Well, I can't support this hook at this time. We might not have rules about what articles can be nominated, but maybe this article should wait until the article itself isn't a stub. Additionally, maybe at a later date a more interesting hook can be found than the length coincidence or not. Imzadi1979→ 17:23, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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... that the two roads that use former New Jersey Route 65, Port Street and Doremus Avenue, dead-end just after their respective intersection? Dough4872 04:09, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
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August 2010
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...that
Zzyzx Road in
California is the inspiration for two different firms? from IRC, Imzadi1979→ 04:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
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99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
...that in the 1950s, four service plazas on the Garden State Parkway had uniformed female employees known as the "Park-ettes" whose duties included providing directions and other information to motorists as well as rendering odd bits of service such as sewing a missing button on a patron's coat? Dough4872 13:19, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
...that a "
token war" between the Connecticut Turnpike and the
New York City Subway developed in the 1980s when subway riders discovered that the turnpike's cheaper tokens fit in fare boxes? Dough4872 02:40, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
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... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
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99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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...that prior to the construction of the Puncheon Run Connector in
Dover, Delaware, a site along Puncheon Run had to be excavated as it consisted of prehistoric Native American artifacts? Dough4872 01:58, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure this is a good hook. Map errors are a dime a dozen. Admittedly, this is one that has gone uncorrected for 18 years, but still.
Dave (
talk) 20:31, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
... that Texas State Highway 112 was renumbered from Texas State Highway 69 because people kept stealing the road signs?" Suggestion from the USRD DYK list not yet used for the portal. Imzadi1979→ 15:46, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
I remember us having a similar one from several months ago mentioning how NJ 31 and UT 38 were both renumbered from 69. This hook may be a little redundant to that one, despite mentioning a different route. Dough4872 23:50, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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October 2010
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... that Illinois Route 38 was numbered for the sound of the number of its former designation, Route 30A? —Preceding
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99.41.249.219 (
talk) 03:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
All it needs is a source for this fact added to the source article, and if that's found, I like it. Imzadi1979→ 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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This sounds more fancruft created myth than fact. If no source has been found by now, I doubt it will be.
... that two bridges are currently under construction in Nevada that when finished will claim the title of longest in the United States: the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge will be the longest and first major composite steel/concrete arch in the U.S. and the Galena Creek Bridge will have the longest concrete arch?
Dave (
talk) 14:21, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
... that there are over 3,500 miles of state highways in
Utah, with the shortest one being only 0.086 miles (138 m) long? from the USRD archives. Imzadi1979→ 01:00, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps this could be reworded a little? The hook says that there are many miles of state highways, but then there is the word "one" referring to highways, not miles. --PCB 03:55, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
I only copied was what was approved for the Main Page when that ran, but it is still proper grammar. In this case "one" is serving as a reference to one of the group. If we were talking about the 11 football players on a team, we could still single out one of them to discuss his position, stats, name, or whatever. Imzadi1979→ 04:01, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
... that the interchange between Maryland Route 90 and U.S. Route 113 sat unused for 24 years until US 113 was relocated as a four-lane divided highway in 2000? —
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...that a portion of Texas State Highway 87 has been closed since 1990, due to hurricane damage that was never repaired?
Dave (
talk) 01:30, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
I say use it this month. However, this also has some good April Fools Day potential. Did you know that dozens of roadgeeks were burried along TX 165 to honor their wishes? Some roadgeeks clinched TX 165 on the day of their funeral? =-)
Dave (
talk) 05:43, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
I wish I could have found this sooner, the hook and picture would have worked well for October. Dough4872 15:11, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
...that Maryland Route 327 was renamed Ikea Way in 2004 due to the fact it serves an
IKEA distribution center? Dough4872 16:13, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Maybe this is a rarity on the east coast, but out west this would not be considered a novel fact. It's fairly common to name a street in honor of a new business development here. In fact there are some interesting oddities, from where a street was named after a business, but the business has since moved.
Dave (
talk) 16:16, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
Ditto here in Michigan. It's not very rare here. Imzadi1979→ 19:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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...that Arkansas Highway 980 is the state highway designation for all state maintained airport roads in Arkansas? Dough4872 16:24, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
...that M-209, serving as a connection to the former Coast Guard station in
Glen Haven, Michigan(general store pictured), was the shortest state highway in the state at a half-mile until 1996? Imzadi1979→ 21:17, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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