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I guess US-6 travels several hundred miles across Nevada, but that's not reflected in the milage box in the article. Where can we find accurage milage info to reflect that? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:39, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
On and off, and on and off, and on again, U.S. Highway 6 is driving me nuts trying to write the junctions in Colorado. Interstate 70, U.S. Highway 25, Interstate 76, not to mention where in the world U.S. 6 is in Denver apart from its freeway section. Massive discontinuities are too much for my brain to process! So I did some research, and found this site for U.S. 6 within Colorado: http://www.mesalek.com/colo/us6.html. Please, HELP ME!!!! California, where I'm from, is actually much easier than this! -- Geopgeop 13:15, 9 December 2005 (UTC) P.S. Sorry, the stress...
th*Mile 37.50-45.82: Section "C" (Grand Junction, Palisade)
Here's an junction/interchange list US and interstate highways. This excludes junctions when US 6 is multiplexed with I-70 or I-76.
Polaron 17:37, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Wow... yuck. Well I'll start by trying to consolidate these two lists and trying to make sense out of them below:
-- Rschen7754 ( talk - contribs) 07:38, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
So how would we put the junctions in the routebox? I would assume maybe giving the first and last instances of each U.S. and Interstate highway in each state? Should we even note concurrency in Colorado? I'd be happy if U.S. 6 was continuously concurrent through the state, but to be real, look at all of the breaks in between! I do want to stick with consistency here... (sigh) --
Geopgeop
12:38, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
After all that research on the junctions... sigh...
Oh, yeah, next order of business for this article: consolidate the browseboxes for all the states into one, like with the Interstate highway articles. While California has the correct box, it should be in the bottom along with all the other states, like where Massachusetts should be as well. -- Geopgeop 13:34, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know exactly which towns US-6 passes through that could be considered "suburbs" of Boston. I used to live in Cape Cod, and to most, the nearest town that could be even remotely considered a "suburb" of Boston is Plymouth (and that's stretching it), and US-6 does not pass through it. Wareham and points west are more properly considered to be either rural or suburbs of New Bedford. So why the revert of my deletion of "Boston" for the list of suburbs that US-6 goes through, because US-6 does not go through any of Boston's suburbs, or any town that could even remotely be though of by locals as such? ( EmiOfBrie 16:38, 19 March 2006 (UTC))
Greeley to Provincetown along US 6, maybe extended to Long Beach with US 6 -- SPUI ( T - C) 11:43, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Can anyone sort out this business of US6-as-Roosevelt-Highway? There seem to be a number of highways designated "Theodore Roosevelt Highway", in particular the former international route from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. Parts of what would become 6 were apparently used for an early "Roosevelt Midland Trail" but the great majority of my sources indicate that "Grand Army of the Republic Highway" is the correct designation for 6 in its entirety. Does anyone know where SPUI got the map showing 6 in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado designated as "Roosevelt Highway" (with a Teddy R. icon), its date and whether it has any validity? It looks like some kind of tourist promaotion. The later US 2 between Duluth and Montana would have been a parallel Theodore Roosevelt Highway during parts of the twenties and thirties before it was officially numbered, at least judging by Wikipedia articles. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 17:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
In the article it sounds as if the (Midwestern-based?) Roosevelt Highway Association and the Massachusetts-based (?) Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War were somewhat in rivalry, with the SUVCV ultimately prevailing by 1948 in getting all the states along 6 adopt their preferred name for the transcontinental route. It looks like there might have been a period between December 1936 and Feb. 2, 1937 (when Ma. declared their portion the GAR highway) when the whole route was called the Roosevelt Highway but the text is not clear and the single relevant link is dead. Presumably by this point the Portland-to-Portland international route was no longer being called the Roosevelt Highway by 1936. In any case, if there was a period, however brief, when the whole of Route was officially the Roosevelt Highway (or Theodore Roosevelt Hwy., for example) this should be noted in the lede, with the relevant dates. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 04:53, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
OK, there's a good link in the history section of the US 6 in California page that says 6 was declared a transcontinental highway on June 21, 1937, by which time it was already the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in Massachusetts. So it looks like it could never have been the Roosevelt Highway coast to coast. Probably good to note its maximum extent (in 1936?) or otherwise make some mention of it in the lede, along with the GAR designation. BTW 6 was not really a practical auto route for quite a while. The portion ine eastern Nevada was still an old rutted wagon track,perhaps following the old emigrant trails, in part. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 05:47, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
First, What constitutes a major junction? From the route box it appears only interstate highways, but list any other US highways that happen to be in the vicinity. Is this correct?
In either case, I sympathize with all who contributed on the junction box. There are so many multiplexes that trying to decide where US6 intersects US-50 (they touch 4 times, Ely, Delta, Green River, Grand Junction) or I-70 (they touch 7 times, Green River, Grand Junction, palasade, near Eisenhower Tunnel (twice), near Idaho Springs and Denver) is a mess. I would argue that the major intersection of US6 and I-70 is not Denver, but Green River. At Denver, US6 is mearly a local commuter traffic interchange. Most long distance drivers would be most concerned about the split at Green River. I changed the route box to reflect this. If I missed the point, sorry, please inform and correct. Also, shouldn't the US-95 junction at Tonopah, NV be included? I know this is not an interstate junction, but its the only junction for hundreds of miles and if you miss it, woe be unto you (and your gas tank). Davemeistermoab 02:46, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
In this case I looked at a map and chose a number of roughly evenly-spaced large cities, and added I-15 to even it out. -- SPUI ( T - C) 10:04, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
IMO this article needs some help. Here are some proposals:
Any objections to what I propose? If nobody objects I'll start to work on it in my spare time
Davemeistermoab 07:46, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
O.K. I did round 1. One thing that amazed me is how much redundant content there was. Almost like people added content not knowing it was already present in another section. I tried to combine all redundant content and place it in the "best" spot. Davemeistermoab 05:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
The following text was recently added to the California section. I'm not sure of the authors intent, nor am I even sure what this says. Anybody have any ides? Does this belong in the article? Aside from the mention of California State Route 11 this text adds nothing new from what I can tell.
The US 6 was mainly once used in sections of Harbor and Pasadena Freeways, including Arroyo Parkway from 1940s to 1964 then it was decommissioned to State Route 11 (to avoid conflicts with other segments) and became California State Route 110 and Interstate 110 in 1981.
Here's my best guess at cleaning this up
Davemeistermoab
04:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Obviously the detailed history should go in the state articles. Here are some general notes. -- NE2 00:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
I've been thinking that this article needs some pictures for quite some time. Ironically, somebody just posted one. How many is too many? On the article for Loveland Pass, U.S. Route 50 in Utah, and Glenwood Canyon have pictures that could be used. How many is too many? I look at Interstate 70 and think that is overkill. Would adding those 2 be appropriate? Davemeistermoab 20:48, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
You can always place them in
commons:Category:U.S. Route 6 and add commons=category
to the infobox. --
NE2
21:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
US 6 is currently closed in Iowa at the Cedar River. The June 2008 floods destroyed the roadbed along the eastern approach, although the bridge is fine. I took pictures of the damage on July 6, 2008. Work had not begun on repair at that time. While a temporary closure probably does not belong in the article this one might be a while. Iowa DOT has no info on this other then it will be closed for some time. Should it be included with a picture or two? Skywayman ( talk) 12:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
According to the Route 6 Tour Association, apparently the California portion of the route has been renumbered to restore the route designation all the way to Long Beach, CA. Here is a description of the change: [3] The article and the map should be updated to reflect this. L. Greg ( talk) 18:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
The article claims that the highway enters Davenport and becomes Kimberly Rd, but I think this was only correct before the re-routing after Wilton onto I-80. (I can't recall but think it used to pass through Durant and know it was what is now IA Hwy 900-something from Durant to Davenport.) Now it's just I-80 and I-74 until it becomes its own thing again in Illinois. Or so I think...someone who knows more than me might want to update the article. (Google Maps seems to agree with me, though.) RMo ( talk) 05:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
Both the leads for U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 20 make the claim that US Route 20 is the longest route, but due to a gap through Yellowstone National Park, US 6 is the longest continuous route. As was pointed out by an IP edit to the US 6 article, this may not be true. It all depends on what one defines as a "Gap". Almost the entire route of US 6 through eastern Utah and most of Colorado is concurrent with I-70 and very little of it is signed. The few portions that are signed in Colorado, the US 6 designation is the "old route" and is acting as a de-facto designation for "I-70 Business Loop" or "I-70 Alternate". As such I'm not sure why the unsigned gap in Yellowstone counts as a break in the route, but the numerous gaps in the above mentioned two states don't. Am I missing something? Or should the mention of US 6 as the longest continuous route be removed? Dave ( talk) 22:27, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
Number State Type Intersection MP Accum. Remarks 20 Wyoming Regular Yellowstone National Park 52 435 East Section ends, East Entrance; U.S. 14 and U.S. 16 end 20 Montana Regular Yellowstone National Park 0 0 West Section begins, West Entrance; joins U.S. 287 and U.S. 191 6 Colorado Regular W. of Wolcott 2 312 Crosses I-70 6 Colorado Regular Jct. N.W. of Gypsum 21 333 Joins I-70 6 Colorado Regular Jct. W. of Dotsero 10 343 Leaves I-70
AASHTO just recently created a gap in US 6 in Rifle, CO. -- NE2 23:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
PS: AASHTO did remove GSMNP from US 441 in 1970; I don't know why it's not in the log. -- NE2 23:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
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I have seen several claims of where the original western terminus of US6 in Long Beach was:
1. Intersection of Pacific Coast Highway (SR1) and Atlantic Avenue (former SR15). 2. Traffic Circle (SR1) (SR19) 3. South end of Long Beach Blvd.
Is there any hard evidence of where US 6 actually ended in Long Beach? Mcsew2k ( talk) 14:57, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
I have seen several Grand Army of the Republic Highway (GAR) road signs in California along highways that are no longer part of US6. I am curious about the wording of the official documents that designated that name for that highway. Does the naming of the highway relate to US6 in such a way that the GAR name is also shortened to Bishop, CA when US6 was shortened? Mcsew2k ( talk) 15:05, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
So I tried to add the fact that US Route 6 has the greatest elevation change of any road in the US as it crosses the Loveland Pass in Colorado at 11,991 and has its eastern terminus at sea level in Provincetown, MA., but it was deleted. It is an accurate statement and, in my opinion, is of significance. Mschiavi ( talk) 23:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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I guess US-6 travels several hundred miles across Nevada, but that's not reflected in the milage box in the article. Where can we find accurage milage info to reflect that? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:39, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
On and off, and on and off, and on again, U.S. Highway 6 is driving me nuts trying to write the junctions in Colorado. Interstate 70, U.S. Highway 25, Interstate 76, not to mention where in the world U.S. 6 is in Denver apart from its freeway section. Massive discontinuities are too much for my brain to process! So I did some research, and found this site for U.S. 6 within Colorado: http://www.mesalek.com/colo/us6.html. Please, HELP ME!!!! California, where I'm from, is actually much easier than this! -- Geopgeop 13:15, 9 December 2005 (UTC) P.S. Sorry, the stress...
th*Mile 37.50-45.82: Section "C" (Grand Junction, Palisade)
Here's an junction/interchange list US and interstate highways. This excludes junctions when US 6 is multiplexed with I-70 or I-76.
Polaron 17:37, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Wow... yuck. Well I'll start by trying to consolidate these two lists and trying to make sense out of them below:
-- Rschen7754 ( talk - contribs) 07:38, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
So how would we put the junctions in the routebox? I would assume maybe giving the first and last instances of each U.S. and Interstate highway in each state? Should we even note concurrency in Colorado? I'd be happy if U.S. 6 was continuously concurrent through the state, but to be real, look at all of the breaks in between! I do want to stick with consistency here... (sigh) --
Geopgeop
12:38, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
After all that research on the junctions... sigh...
Oh, yeah, next order of business for this article: consolidate the browseboxes for all the states into one, like with the Interstate highway articles. While California has the correct box, it should be in the bottom along with all the other states, like where Massachusetts should be as well. -- Geopgeop 13:34, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know exactly which towns US-6 passes through that could be considered "suburbs" of Boston. I used to live in Cape Cod, and to most, the nearest town that could be even remotely considered a "suburb" of Boston is Plymouth (and that's stretching it), and US-6 does not pass through it. Wareham and points west are more properly considered to be either rural or suburbs of New Bedford. So why the revert of my deletion of "Boston" for the list of suburbs that US-6 goes through, because US-6 does not go through any of Boston's suburbs, or any town that could even remotely be though of by locals as such? ( EmiOfBrie 16:38, 19 March 2006 (UTC))
Greeley to Provincetown along US 6, maybe extended to Long Beach with US 6 -- SPUI ( T - C) 11:43, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Can anyone sort out this business of US6-as-Roosevelt-Highway? There seem to be a number of highways designated "Theodore Roosevelt Highway", in particular the former international route from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. Parts of what would become 6 were apparently used for an early "Roosevelt Midland Trail" but the great majority of my sources indicate that "Grand Army of the Republic Highway" is the correct designation for 6 in its entirety. Does anyone know where SPUI got the map showing 6 in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado designated as "Roosevelt Highway" (with a Teddy R. icon), its date and whether it has any validity? It looks like some kind of tourist promaotion. The later US 2 between Duluth and Montana would have been a parallel Theodore Roosevelt Highway during parts of the twenties and thirties before it was officially numbered, at least judging by Wikipedia articles. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 17:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
In the article it sounds as if the (Midwestern-based?) Roosevelt Highway Association and the Massachusetts-based (?) Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War were somewhat in rivalry, with the SUVCV ultimately prevailing by 1948 in getting all the states along 6 adopt their preferred name for the transcontinental route. It looks like there might have been a period between December 1936 and Feb. 2, 1937 (when Ma. declared their portion the GAR highway) when the whole route was called the Roosevelt Highway but the text is not clear and the single relevant link is dead. Presumably by this point the Portland-to-Portland international route was no longer being called the Roosevelt Highway by 1936. In any case, if there was a period, however brief, when the whole of Route was officially the Roosevelt Highway (or Theodore Roosevelt Hwy., for example) this should be noted in the lede, with the relevant dates. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 04:53, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
OK, there's a good link in the history section of the US 6 in California page that says 6 was declared a transcontinental highway on June 21, 1937, by which time it was already the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in Massachusetts. So it looks like it could never have been the Roosevelt Highway coast to coast. Probably good to note its maximum extent (in 1936?) or otherwise make some mention of it in the lede, along with the GAR designation. BTW 6 was not really a practical auto route for quite a while. The portion ine eastern Nevada was still an old rutted wagon track,perhaps following the old emigrant trails, in part. 68.178.50.46 ( talk) 05:47, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
First, What constitutes a major junction? From the route box it appears only interstate highways, but list any other US highways that happen to be in the vicinity. Is this correct?
In either case, I sympathize with all who contributed on the junction box. There are so many multiplexes that trying to decide where US6 intersects US-50 (they touch 4 times, Ely, Delta, Green River, Grand Junction) or I-70 (they touch 7 times, Green River, Grand Junction, palasade, near Eisenhower Tunnel (twice), near Idaho Springs and Denver) is a mess. I would argue that the major intersection of US6 and I-70 is not Denver, but Green River. At Denver, US6 is mearly a local commuter traffic interchange. Most long distance drivers would be most concerned about the split at Green River. I changed the route box to reflect this. If I missed the point, sorry, please inform and correct. Also, shouldn't the US-95 junction at Tonopah, NV be included? I know this is not an interstate junction, but its the only junction for hundreds of miles and if you miss it, woe be unto you (and your gas tank). Davemeistermoab 02:46, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
In this case I looked at a map and chose a number of roughly evenly-spaced large cities, and added I-15 to even it out. -- SPUI ( T - C) 10:04, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
IMO this article needs some help. Here are some proposals:
Any objections to what I propose? If nobody objects I'll start to work on it in my spare time
Davemeistermoab 07:46, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
O.K. I did round 1. One thing that amazed me is how much redundant content there was. Almost like people added content not knowing it was already present in another section. I tried to combine all redundant content and place it in the "best" spot. Davemeistermoab 05:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
The following text was recently added to the California section. I'm not sure of the authors intent, nor am I even sure what this says. Anybody have any ides? Does this belong in the article? Aside from the mention of California State Route 11 this text adds nothing new from what I can tell.
The US 6 was mainly once used in sections of Harbor and Pasadena Freeways, including Arroyo Parkway from 1940s to 1964 then it was decommissioned to State Route 11 (to avoid conflicts with other segments) and became California State Route 110 and Interstate 110 in 1981.
Here's my best guess at cleaning this up
Davemeistermoab
04:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Obviously the detailed history should go in the state articles. Here are some general notes. -- NE2 00:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
I've been thinking that this article needs some pictures for quite some time. Ironically, somebody just posted one. How many is too many? On the article for Loveland Pass, U.S. Route 50 in Utah, and Glenwood Canyon have pictures that could be used. How many is too many? I look at Interstate 70 and think that is overkill. Would adding those 2 be appropriate? Davemeistermoab 20:48, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
You can always place them in
commons:Category:U.S. Route 6 and add commons=category
to the infobox. --
NE2
21:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
US 6 is currently closed in Iowa at the Cedar River. The June 2008 floods destroyed the roadbed along the eastern approach, although the bridge is fine. I took pictures of the damage on July 6, 2008. Work had not begun on repair at that time. While a temporary closure probably does not belong in the article this one might be a while. Iowa DOT has no info on this other then it will be closed for some time. Should it be included with a picture or two? Skywayman ( talk) 12:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
According to the Route 6 Tour Association, apparently the California portion of the route has been renumbered to restore the route designation all the way to Long Beach, CA. Here is a description of the change: [3] The article and the map should be updated to reflect this. L. Greg ( talk) 18:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
The article claims that the highway enters Davenport and becomes Kimberly Rd, but I think this was only correct before the re-routing after Wilton onto I-80. (I can't recall but think it used to pass through Durant and know it was what is now IA Hwy 900-something from Durant to Davenport.) Now it's just I-80 and I-74 until it becomes its own thing again in Illinois. Or so I think...someone who knows more than me might want to update the article. (Google Maps seems to agree with me, though.) RMo ( talk) 05:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
Both the leads for U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 20 make the claim that US Route 20 is the longest route, but due to a gap through Yellowstone National Park, US 6 is the longest continuous route. As was pointed out by an IP edit to the US 6 article, this may not be true. It all depends on what one defines as a "Gap". Almost the entire route of US 6 through eastern Utah and most of Colorado is concurrent with I-70 and very little of it is signed. The few portions that are signed in Colorado, the US 6 designation is the "old route" and is acting as a de-facto designation for "I-70 Business Loop" or "I-70 Alternate". As such I'm not sure why the unsigned gap in Yellowstone counts as a break in the route, but the numerous gaps in the above mentioned two states don't. Am I missing something? Or should the mention of US 6 as the longest continuous route be removed? Dave ( talk) 22:27, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
Number State Type Intersection MP Accum. Remarks 20 Wyoming Regular Yellowstone National Park 52 435 East Section ends, East Entrance; U.S. 14 and U.S. 16 end 20 Montana Regular Yellowstone National Park 0 0 West Section begins, West Entrance; joins U.S. 287 and U.S. 191 6 Colorado Regular W. of Wolcott 2 312 Crosses I-70 6 Colorado Regular Jct. N.W. of Gypsum 21 333 Joins I-70 6 Colorado Regular Jct. W. of Dotsero 10 343 Leaves I-70
AASHTO just recently created a gap in US 6 in Rifle, CO. -- NE2 23:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
PS: AASHTO did remove GSMNP from US 441 in 1970; I don't know why it's not in the log. -- NE2 23:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
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I have seen several claims of where the original western terminus of US6 in Long Beach was:
1. Intersection of Pacific Coast Highway (SR1) and Atlantic Avenue (former SR15). 2. Traffic Circle (SR1) (SR19) 3. South end of Long Beach Blvd.
Is there any hard evidence of where US 6 actually ended in Long Beach? Mcsew2k ( talk) 14:57, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
I have seen several Grand Army of the Republic Highway (GAR) road signs in California along highways that are no longer part of US6. I am curious about the wording of the official documents that designated that name for that highway. Does the naming of the highway relate to US6 in such a way that the GAR name is also shortened to Bishop, CA when US6 was shortened? Mcsew2k ( talk) 15:05, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
So I tried to add the fact that US Route 6 has the greatest elevation change of any road in the US as it crosses the Loveland Pass in Colorado at 11,991 and has its eastern terminus at sea level in Provincetown, MA., but it was deleted. It is an accurate statement and, in my opinion, is of significance. Mschiavi ( talk) 23:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)