Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/Recommend/2011

January 2011

 * The Big I tumbleweed snowman.jpg... that the Big I reconstruction project in Albuquerque, New Mexico won the 2002 President's Transportation Award for Highways from the AASHTO? --Admrboltz (talk) 05:25, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * (alt) ...that the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority has installed a tumbleweed snowman at the Big I interchange every year since 1995?
 * ...that Interstate 335 was designated in 1987 to allow a portion of the Kansas Turnpike to have a 65 mph speed limit in compliance with a change in the National Maximum Speed Law?  Dough 48  72  03:07, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ...that the interchange between Interstate 476 and U.S. Route 30 in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania contains a large stone cairn atop a hill and a large crushed-stone image of a mythological griffin on a hillside to commemorate Radnor's history as part of the Welsh Tract?  Dough 48  72  18:15, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Rolled over
I rolled these over, not that I thought that they were bad, rather I wanted to use the snowman photo for January, and still use the MD-68 photo in February. The other was held over to avoid two NM hooks in the same month.


 * [[Image:MD68notI68.jpg|right|150px|Disambiguation sign posted in advance of the MD 68 interchange on westbound I-70 near Clear Spring]]...that signs were placed on westbound Interstate 70 to reduce motorist confusion between Maryland Route 68 and Interstate 68, which meet I-70 17 mi apart in Washington County, Maryland?  V C  05:07, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ... that there are about 2980 mi of U.S. Routes in the U.S. state of New Mexico, including U.S. Route 491, which was formerly U.S. Route 666?
 * Alt: ... that the Devils Highway makes up part of the 2980 mi of U.S. Routes in the U.S. state of New Mexico? --Admrboltz (talk) 18:45, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * The factoid of US491 being former US666 has been done in DYK in a few formats (both serious and as part of April fools Day). How about a slight tweak to make the hook fresh, like "... that U.S. Routes in New Mexico include the Mother Road and the Devil's Highway? (the target article would have to be expanded to cover both of these facts) Dave (talk) 19:20, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * That works, but I would also suggest that on the actual DYK page as well, as I have it up there as well. --Admrboltz (talk) 19:32, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

New nominations

 * ...that the previous shield for the Massachusetts Turnpike, which had a pilgrim hat with a Native American feather sticking through it, was revised in 1989 to not have the feather as motorists sometimes mistakenly turned in the direction the arrow pointed (right) when attempting to enter the turnpike?  Dough 48  72  17:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ...that residents of Seattle have disparagingly referred to the Tacoma Spur as "the road to nowhere" and likened its exit ramps to tentacles? --Admrboltz (talk) 18:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that the section of Interstate 30 in Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas, called the "Tom Landry Freeway", was renamed the Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway between June 15, 2010 and February 6, 2011 in honor of Super Bowl XLV being held at nearby Cowboys Stadium?  Dough 48  72  04:42, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

March 2011

 * ... that Delaware Route 71 currently follows its original alignment, even though the route has been realigned during its history?  Dough 48  72  18:45, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that a portion of Pennsylvania Route 563 had to be rerouted due to the creation of Lake Nockamixon?  Dough 48  72  03:20, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that Washington State Route 230 is one of two legislated but unconstructed highways in the state?
 * ... that M-57 passes Rosie's Diner near Rockford, Michigan, a restaurant that served as the filming location in Little Ferry, New Jersey for a series of Bounty paper towel commercials starring Rosie the Waitress?
 * The redlink will be recreated shortly. Admrboltz has userfied the previously deleted article for me.  Imzadi 1979  →   05:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Maryland Route 231 Westbound 4, On the Benedict Bridge, Calvert County, August 14th, 2009.jpg|right|150px|Westbound on the Benedict Bridge over the Patuxent River looking toward Benedict]]... that the Benedict Bridge (pictured), which carries Maryland Route 231 between Charles and Calvert counties in Southern Maryland, was the southernmost crossing of the Patuxent River for 25 years?  V C  09:59, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

April Fool's Day 2011

 * ... that Nevada State Route 604 is one of the most famous highways in the world?
 * Support  V C  20:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. &mdash;  P C  B  22:57, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that a roadgeek trying to clinch Maryland Route 797 looks like a dog chasing its tail?"
 * ... that Maryland Route 797 is the highway that does not end, it seems to go on and on my friend?
 * Support the dog chasing tail entry.  V C  20:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support first MD 797 entry.  Dough 48  72  22:04, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that Interstate 4 crosses some of the coldest, most snow covered terrain in North America?
 * Support  V C  20:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support.  Dough 48  72  22:04, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. &mdash;  P C  B  22:57, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that 99% of roadgeeks who claim to have been to Beatosu, Ohio are lying? Dave (talk) 21:41, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ... that if you've clinched Utah State Route 299 enough times to write the route description for the wikipedia article, you are a really crappy driver.Dave (talk) 19:29, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Support.  Dough 48  72  22:04, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that once, cars were stranded in a mousetrap? -- P C  B  18:35, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Davey likey. = -) Dave (talk) 19:20, 31 December 2010 (UTC) P.S. I wonder if we could work torpedoes into the hook?
 * ALT1: ... that because of some torpedos, cars were once stranded in a mousetrap?  Imzadi  1979   →  22:54, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ... that mousetrap + torpedos = 8 hour par-tey? Dave (talk) 23:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Support ALT1  V C  20:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support ALT1.  Dough 48  72  22:04, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

April 2011

 * ... that sections of state highway M-37 in Michigan have been named for a Civil War general, a governor, and the road's "divine scenic and recreational delights"?  Imzadi 1979  →   05:49, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that what is now Pennsylvania Route 132 (Street Road) was included in the original survey plans of William Penn for the Province of Pennsylvania?  Dough 48  72  04:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that Maryland Route 648I is the designation for the driveway to a Knights of Columbus hall and is named McGivney Way in honor of Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the organization?  Dough 48  72  00:20, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that the territory of American Samoa has three numbered highways, AS001 (pictured), AS005 and AS006?


 * ...that the Camino Colombia Toll Road was foreclosed on in late 2003 and auctioned off on January 6, 2004?  Dough 48  72  18:46, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Rolled over nominations

 * ... that the former exit 43 (now exit 284) on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania that serves Pocono Raceway was named the Richard Petty Interchange in honor of the NASCAR legend that drove the #43 car?  Dough 48  72  03:33, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 50 enter and leave the state of Utah on a concurrent alignment, but in the center of the state are almost 100 miles apart? Dave (talk) 19:11, 15 March 2011 (UTC) (this one may need some tweaking and improved coverage in the article, but I don't think this one has been on the page before).
 * ...that Eden Brent has a blues song named "Mississippi Number 1" in honor of Mississippi Highway 1.  Dough 48  72  21:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

New nominations

 * ...that Bud Shuster named Interstate 99 after a street car, No. 99, that took people from Shuster's hometown of Glassport to McKeesport?  Dough 48  72  23:57, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Whoever found that streetcar source, fantastic find!  V  C  15:02, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

June 2011

 * ...that an abandoned stretch of the partially-built Pennsylvania Route 23 freeway in Lancaster County was given to local farmers to use and is now known as the "Goat Path Expressway"?  Dough 48  72  19:51, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that the bridge that carried Maryland Route 32 across the Patapsco River in Sykesville between 1963 and 2004 was the longest of only three aluminum triangular box beam girder bridges constructed in the United States?  V C  05:29, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that M-134 is one of three state highways in Michigan on an island, and one of two to use a ferry (pictured)?  Imzadi 1979  →   08:35, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that the route of New York State Route 298 includes Carrier Circle, which is one of two traffic circles that directly connect to an interchange of the New York State Thruway?  V C  05:34, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

July 2011

 * ... the Tie Fork Rest Area along U.S. Route 6 in Utah was voted one of the most beautiful buildings in the state of Utah by the American Institute of Architects?

August 2011

 * ...that the Central Scranton Expressway was built on a portion of the former Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad right-of-way passing beneath the Harrison Avenue Bridge?  Dough 48  72  05:08, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that the final piece of mainline Interstate 80 to open to traffic was a 5 mile stretch in Utah that included the interchange with Interstate 215 and the Salt Lake International Airport, in 1986. Dave (talk) 00:17, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that Utah State Route 32 is a former section of U.S. Route 189 that became disconnected from the rest of the route when the portion through the town of Hailstone was submerged by the Jordanelle Reservoir? Dave (talk) 19:04, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ... the original Reno Arch was installed to celebrate the completion of the Lincoln and Victory Highways? Dave (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ... prior to the construction of the Cave Rock Tunnel, U.S. Route 50 was a single lane road featuring a hanging bridge along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe? Dave (talk) 04:44, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Rolled over nominations

 * ...that the U.S. Route 550 crosses three highway passes, all of which are higher than 10,500 feet in elevation? Dave (talk) 22:15, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ... legend has it that newly divorced women would throw their rings off of the Virginia Street Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 395 Business across the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada, to celebrate the end of their marriages? Dave (talk) 22:18, 13 July 2011 (UTC)(borrowing work done by User:Ljthefro, which reminded me of the oft repeated legend)

New nominations

 * ...that a bridge and a downstream ford on present-day Pennsylvania Route 134 were used by Union troops during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg?  Dough 48  72  02:20, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that when Maryland Route 145's present bridge over Loch Raven Reservoir was completed in 2000, the old bridge constructed in 1922 was retained and refurbished for recreational use?  V C  14:32, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

October 2011

 * ... that the eastern terminus of Vermont Route 44 is just west of the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge, the second longest covered bridge in the United States?  V C  18:19, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

November 2011

 * ... that a landmark along Interstate 84 is the Thousand Mile Tree, which marks the western progress of exactly 1000 miles along the original alignment of the First Transcontinental Railroad? (borrowed from the trains portal, but applicable here). Dave (talk) 17:13, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that a portion of Virginia State Route 110 is used for the course of the Marine Corps Marathon (pictured)?  V C  19:44, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that the Michigan Department of Transportation has erroneously marked Forest Highway 16 as "County Road H-16" on their maps since 1992?
 * ... that the section of Maryland Route 307 between the Dorchester–Caroline county line and Federalsburg became the first section of state road placed under contract for construction by the Maryland State Roads Commission in June 1909?  V C  21:19, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

December 2011

 * ...that the introduction of E-ZPass has led to "significant improvements of infant health" among mothers giving birth that lived near toll plazas?  Dough 48  72  02:44, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that comedian Robert Schimmel was killed in an accident on Loop 101 in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2010?  Dough 48  72  00:57, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that the Old Baltimore Pike was used by the French army during their march from Newport, Rhode Island to Yorktown during the Revolutionary War in 1781?  Dough 48  72  21:00, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ...that the first modern roundabout on the Maryland highway system was constructed at the intersection of Maryland Route 94 and Maryland Route 144 in Lisbon in 1993?  V C  01:16, 25 November 2011 (UTC)