Portal:U.S. roads/Selected picture/Recommend/2010

January 2010

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The result of the proposal was Support Hanging Lake Tunnel. --Rschen7754 21:22, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Hanging Lake Tunnel
Originally nominated in September. –  T M F 05:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Support –  T M F 08:00, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - Beautiful picture. ---Dough4872 01:50, 2 December 2009 (UTC)


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February 2010

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The result of the proposal was Support I-5 at Mercer Street in Seattle. ---Dough4872 03:12, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I-5 at Mercer Street in Seattle
Another Seattle image that shows the I-5 express lanes under the regular lanes. There's plenty more from where this came from. –CG 20:52, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I like the vantage point and the mix of 60s era and 00s era freeway structures. Viridiscalculus (talk) 02:35, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


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March 2010

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The result of the proposal was Support CA 70. ---Dough4872 18:36, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

CA 70
This is a failed nomination from several months ago. I'm happy with the other nominations, I only present it, as Mitch has some concerns about regional bias, I don't think we've had California featured in a while.Dave (talk) 10:11, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - Great picture. ---Dough4872 03:26, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


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April Fool's Day

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Support NJ 173 Imzadi1979 (talk) 22:41, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Any suggestions for this special day? Imzadi1979 (talk) 12:51, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Alabama signs in Massachusetts
One of the worst signage errors that made national headlines. ---Dough4872 18:55, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose – Nothing about this photo except the caption would make a viewer aware that it is a mistake. A casual reader may not be aware that AL-10 and AL-141 never meet. There are no visual clues to indicate that this in Massachusetts. Sorry, there's very little humor value in just the photo alone. Imzadi1979 (talk) 02:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment - However, what we could do is use this picture and make Massachusetts Route 10 (or 141) the Featured article for April Fools Day. Assuming we don't go with US-491.Dave (talk) 22:22, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * That is always a possibility. ---Dough4872 23:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Interstate 173
An interstate sign error on a two-lane road. ---Dough4872 02:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * This one is better, but at that size, it loses the point. Try a version cropped to eliminate the group of small signs on the right, zooming in a bit to show the road and the sign. The caption is funny and makes it work. I can go with this after the photo is improved. Imzadi1979 (talk) 02:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Cropped version. Imzadi1979 (talk) 02:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Cropped version better conveys the joke. ---Dough4872 02:25, 1 March 2010 (UTC)


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Rolled over nominations

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Archive. They can be renominated fresh at a later date. Imzadi1979 (talk) 23:51, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

I-5 and I-90 in Seattle
Ngs61 (talk) 16:22, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I think it's been long enough since we've seen Seattle, and we should see an urban freeway pic for a change. ---Dough4872 22:27, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Since we used a Seattle pic for February, I oppose this picture for March. ---Dough4872 03:26, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

US 212 in Montana
This is a pic of U.S. Route 212 from the Vista Point overlook in Montana. I don't think we've had anything Montana represented on the portal. Mitch 32(The Password is... See here!) 11:24, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I love Beartooth Highway, but I would prefer a shot where more of the road itself is seen. Plus, we have a "nature" shot last month. Viridiscalculus (talk) 02:33, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

New York State Route 199/Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge half covered in fog in Kingston, New York/Rhinecliff, New York Ngs61 (talk) 00:07, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - We need a break from the NY pics. ---Dough4872 02:46, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Seems like there have been too many NY pics lately. However, I recommend renominating this in the future, as this is a quality aerial shot thanks to the cloud. Viridiscalculus (talk) 02:30, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - IMO this is the best image on the page so far. Regional balance is a factor in my votes, but not the primary factor.Dave (talk) 18:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice picture, I think its been long enough (July) since we've seen NY. ---Dough4872 19:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Support – it's a beautiful photo, and it's not from the Western US, nor is it an interchange. Imzadi1979 (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - too low res. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 04:47, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Agree with the low-resolution. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 23:07, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

M-15/Dead Man's Curve
M-15 (now County Road 492) in 1917 showing the first centerline on a state highway.
 * Note: the fact has also been nominated at Portal DYK. No Michigan photo has appeared as selected photo except on April Fool's Day. Imzadi1979 (talk) 13:06, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Oppose - I used this for the March DYK. In addition, we just had a historical picture in December and the quality isn't the best. ---Dough4872 19:12, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I noted that this was being nominated at Portal DYK as well. We could have used them both at the same time, tying the photo with the DYK. *shrugs* Imzadi1979 (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Peshekee River Bridge
The Peshekee River Bridge carried M-15 when it was built in 1914. Later it carried US 41/M-28 until it was replaced in 1995 and abandoned as a roadway. Imzadi1979 (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)


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April 2010
Previous nominations archived. ''Note: selection must be made before midnight on April 1, UTC. There is an extra day for consideration because of the annual April Fool's Day portal special edition.''

New York 214 / Hunter Mountain
As part of the 4 days left and no clear consensus, I will add a nom here taken last weekend of NY 214 SB facing Hunter Mountain. Mitch 32(We the people in order to form a more perfect union.) 23:06, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Florida Road A1A
My image and self-nom. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 23:16, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Louisiana Highway 1040
Sunset over Louisiana Highway 1040.
 * Additionally, April is tax month, when millions of Americans will be filing their IRS 1040 forms if they haven't already done so by the April 15 cutoff date. Louisiana has never been featured on the Portal with a selected picture. Imzadi1979 (talk) 23:48, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Visual appeal and clever date connection. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 23:59, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Beautiful sunset pic and tax joke. ---Dough4872 02:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Texas State Highway 138
Western Terminus of State Highway 138 in Williamson County, Texas.
 * Nomination from IRC. Imzadi1979 (talk) 00:14, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Great prespective. ---Dough4872 02:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - I chose this because of the interchange in symmetry. Mitch 32(We the people in order to form a more perfect union.) 18:15, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Texas State Highway 87
The Gulf of Mexico shoreline looking south along State Highway 87 towards Gilchrist, Texas along the where beachfront houses once dotted the landscape. Hurricane Ike left little trace of their existence.
 * Nomination from IRC. Imzadi1979 (talk) 00:14, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - High-quality, interesting, illustrates multiple topics. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:35, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support The twisted sign alone hints at a major disruptive event that occurred here.  This one could be multi-disciplinary. Viridiscalculus (talk) 13:29, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Interstate 235 (Iowa)
Looking west over Interstate 235 in Des Moines, Iowa. Taken from the Edna M. Griffin Memorial Bridge.
 * My picture; self-nomination &mdash;Fredddie™ 03:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support – I like the TX-138 photo above, and I want it to appear at some point, but it would be better to hold that photo for regional balance.  Imzadi  1979   →   03:06, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Texas State Highway 138
Western Terminus of State Highway 138 in Williamson County, Texas.
 * Nomination from IRC. Imzadi1979 (talk) 00:14, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Great prespective. ---Dough4872 02:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - I chose this because of the interchange in symmetry. Mitch 32(We the people in order to form a more perfect union.) 18:15, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Texas State Highway 87
The Gulf of Mexico shoreline looking south along State Highway 87 towards Gilchrist, Texas along the where beachfront houses once dotted the landscape. Hurricane Ike left little trace of their existence.
 * Nomination from IRC. Imzadi1979 (talk) 00:14, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - High-quality, interesting, illustrates multiple topics. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:35, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support The twisted sign alone hints at a major disruptive event that occurred here.  This one could be multi-disciplinary. Viridiscalculus (talk) 13:29, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Great picture that speaks volumes. &mdash;Fredddie™ 00:57, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Image shows destructive effects of a hurricane to a road...not so much. – CG Talk 01:50, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Interstate 95 in Delaware
A view of the underside of the bridge carrying Interstate 95 over the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware.  Dough 48  72  03:37, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Per above, the image has to have a shield of the freeway. Otherwise, this image shows a boring underside and no traffic. -- P C  B  22:49, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The photo should show the road or a road sign. This photo shows the road. Not all photos will show traffic, and in fact, not all should show traffic. The photos chosen should be aesthetically pleasing beyond the requirement to show the road in some capacity. This photo does show the road, albeit from a less common angle.  Imzadi  1979   →   01:22, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I chose the photo because of its unusual persepctive.  Dough 48  72  14:28, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Something different, I like it. Dave (talk) 16:04, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The whites are blown so badly that much of the detail of the left side of the image is washed out. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 17:14, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose conditionally: if the quality of the photo (the whites) can be improved, consider this a vote of support. Viridiscalculus (talk) 04:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Delaware Route 52
Delaware Route 52 in the Brandywine Valley north of Wilmington  Dough 48  72  14:30, 1 June 2010 (UTC) *Support - Vibrant colors and a road through the countryside...classic! – CG Talk 03:47, 17 June 2010 (UTC) (see "Tacoma Narrows Bridge")
 * Support I like idyllic scenes like this. &mdash;Fredddie™ 00:54, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

California State Route 127
California State Route 127 south of Death Valley Junction in the Mojave Desert -- P C  B  00:50, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - You can see the reflection from inside the car at the bottom of the image.  Dough 48  72  03:31, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oops, sorry. I'll close the nomination once someone else comes along and agrees with you. -- P C  B  05:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment—I agree with Dough, but the photo could be cropped to remove the reflection.  Imzadi  1979   →   06:38, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed, crop the dashboard reflection out of the picture, and adjust the whitebalance to compensate for the tint of the windshield, and this might have a chance. Dave (talk) 16:52, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, you say that the picture could be cropped. But what do you think of the picture itself? -- P C  B  19:24, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The picture just appears to be an average two-lane road in the desert. The quality is still not the best as there is tint from the windshield. I had a similar issue with a photo I once nominated.  Dough 48  72  22:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge
''Problems listening to this file? See media help.''

Now, we have two options. July 1, 2010 is the 70th anniversary of the bridge's opening in 1940. The bridge collapsed the following November 7. We've never had a Selected video before, and this would be a great clip to use, but I understand totally if we would like to wait until November to run it.  Imzadi  1979   →   09:21, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Considering this bridge's collapse is much more well known than it's construction, I'm more inclined to say, this is a shoe-in for November. However either way, I'm going to add this to WP:USRD as this was picture of the day. Dave (talk) 17:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Support - Definitely worthy. The Big 7-0 for Galloping Gertie. Mitch 32(Growing up with Wikipedia: 1 edit at a time.) 17:10, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Washington hasn't been on the portal in a while and this is the 70th anniversary of our most famous bridge! – CG Talk 01:47, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now - This video should wait until November as that was the month the bridge collapsed.  Dough 48  72  13:11, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

I-35W Mississippi River bridge
A video of the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 1, 2007  Dough 48  72  18:01, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * If Tacoma Narrows goes through, then delay for a month or two. --Rschen7754 06:45, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed, Support if and only if the Tacoma Narrows is postponed until November, otherwise renominate in a couple of months.Dave (talk) 06:48, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Florida Road A1A
A bridge carrying Florida State Road A1A over the Intracoastal Waterway Past suggestion.  Dough 48  72  00:35, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose. There are so many scenic places to take a picture along A1A.  This is not one of them. –Fredddie™ 03:45, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Puerto Rico Highway 139
Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) southbound in Barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The City of Ponce and the Río Portugués channel are in the near background and the Caribbean Sea is in the far background.

I don't think Puerto Rico has ever been included in the portal. –Fredddie™ 03:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Very panoramic view in tropics. Never had a selected picture from outside the 50 states.  Dough 48  72  03:43, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support—Oooh! Ooh! Me Likey! Seriously now, if we can clean it up slightly with the haze in the background over the sea, it would be wonderful! Either way, I fully endorse this photo from outside the contiental US.  Imzadi  1979   →   07:20, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Submitted to WP:GL to work on the haze. –Fredddie™ 21:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * And it's been tweaked. –Fredddie™ 03:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Brockway Mountain Drive
Above Copper Harbor, Michigan in the distance, Brockway Mountain Drive allows tourists to look out over Lake Superior to see Isle Royale in the distance or gaze east to Lake Fanny Hooe and Fort Wilkins State Park.
 * This is a provisional nomination. If Brockway Mountain Drive is accepted as Selected Article, please disregard this nomination.  Imzadi  1979   →   16:07, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Maine State Route 16
A moose stands beside Maine State Route 16 between Rangeley and Stratton.  Dough 48  72  00:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

US 20A/NY 15 in Lakeville
Eastbound on U.S. Route 20A and New York State Route 15 in Lakeville. A user suggested on IRC that the October SP should have a fall feel to it. As such, here's my offering: a photo that I took in late October 2007. –  T M F 03:48, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Looks great! –Fredddie™ 03:49, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Crystal clear photo that evenly shows the road, the signs, and the scenery.  Dough 48  72  20:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm going out on a limb here and saying that this looks to be the consensus choice. Since I've kinda done the maintenance on the portal lately, I won't actually support this, but unless someone gives me reason to choose otherwise...  Imzadi  1979   →  07:26, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

November 2010
Already selected: Portal:U.S. Roads/Selected picture/November 2010.

December 2010
The Monitor and the Merrimack, rock formations named for rival ships that fought each other in the American Civil War, as seen from a view area along Utah State Route 313. Something different, don't think we've had desert scenery in a while.Dave (talk)
 * Oppose - Road not visible in picture.  Dough 48  72  00:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Dough. – CG Talk 23:00, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

The Parks Highway on the way to Fairbanks, Alaska
 * Support—a stunning winter scene from the 49th State, which hasn't be represented on the portal since April 2006.  Imzadi  1979   →  00:24, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Support per nom --Admrboltz (talk) 00:26, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice winter scene from outside the lower 48.  Dough 48  72  00:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Evokes the deep freeze feeling very well. &mdash; Viridiscalculus (talk) 00:33, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 *  Comment Support the picture needs to be cropped, the dashboard is visible in the bottom left corner of the picture. (And yes, I'm aware that my nomination above probably needs to be cropped too) Dave (talk) 01:46, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Cropped slightly to remove the edge of the dashboard.  Imzadi  1979   →  18:32, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Much better, thanks for doing that. Dave (talk) 21:16, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Support per nom – CG Talk 23:00, 10 November 2010 (UTC)