Talk:Interstate 10/Archive 1

ridiculous
Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but this is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read on the Wik:

"Interstate 10 is the only Interstate highway that did not replace any section of Route 66. The two highways parallel each other between San Bernardino and Santa Monica, California, crossing the city of Los Angeles along the way. I-15, I-40, I-44 and I-55 replaced the majority of Route 66 between Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois."

WHAT? How about I-95, I-4, I-75, etc, etc? I know the writer must have meant something else, but what he or she meant, I can't be sure of.

I'm just going to delete this sentence, until someone can rephrase it in a way that makes some sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.218.171.133 (talk • contribs) 20:37, 7 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Weird... maybe the only Interstate that parallels 66 that didn;'t directly replace it? --Rschen7754 17:58, 15 August 2005‎ (UTC)

Could someone please insert this code at the bottom of the article before Interstates
(Dumb autoblock).

And remove the browse parameter in the routebox and remove the florida state roads template.

Thanks... --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs)  07:21, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

59 and 59
Interstate 10 intersects Interstate 59 in Slidell, Louisiana. It intersects US Highway 59 in Houston, Texas. I've corrected the text, but I realize that this is a point of confusion and wanted to mention it here. Vox Univoaks 05:05, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Route Description
I added a small blurb in the Route Description section of the article in regards to the freeway's nomenclature. In Los Angeles, a section of the Santa Monica Freeway between the 405 and 110 freeways is called the Rosa Parks Freeway. This segment is actually signed at its beginning on the freeway itself in both directions, but not always on the on-ramps to the freeway where the Santa Monica Freeway moniker is used. Both names are acceptible since the Rosa Parks name refers only to that particular section, while the Santa Monica name referrs to the freeway as a whole (at least the Santa Monica-East Los Angeles portion of the 10). I think it is in good form and wasy to read encyclopedic format, but feel free to make any changes if you don't agree. --Tbkflav 06:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

"Loneliest Interstate in America"
I deleted this claim because after doing a Google search of "Loneliest Interstate" in America, I found only mirror sites mention Interstate 10. When someone like Life magazine bestows this moniker (see U.S. Route 50 in Nevada), then we can use this title, but not until then. Ufwuct 18:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Life in Another Country
I know that I-10 provides a "good view" of shantytowns and poor suburbs of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico... but i think that needs to be re-worded. To me, it seems to capitalize on poor people's plight. It's also inaccurate, as the Interstate freeways in Detroit, Michigan give a great view of Windsor, Ontario, I-94 gives a good view of Sarnia approaching the Bluewater Bridge, and i know that I-190 in Buffalo has a good view of the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario/Buffalo, New York (I should not forget the Hwy. 405/I-190 views at Queenston, Ontario/Lewiston, New York).  The Legendary Raccoon Fox: RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk''' 01:55, 19 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the wording could be changed to something more verifiable, rather than "close-up" view. How close is close?  I-10 in El Paso is closer to residential areas in Mexico than I-190 or I-94 are to neighborhoods in Canada..  It is definitely the closest a driver could get without stopping and crossing into the other country.  Other than I-10, I-8 seems to come the closest (without stopping and crossing) to the border, although there are no towns anywhere near the border. Ufwuct 01:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Whaa???
If Lordsburg, New Mexico is a control city, why does all signage on the eastbound 10 heading out of Tucson say El Paso? And is Blythe really a control city, signage on WB I-10 until you get well into california says Los Angeles. --Node 03:57, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It could be either a dumb error or possible vandalism. If anyone tracking this article has actually driven out there recently and saw the control cities on the signs, please let us know what you saw. --Coolcaesar 05:05, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Both Lordsburg and Blythe are on this list, which if you go to the Control Cities page (link is at beginning of Major Cities section), that's the site it links to, which is where all our control cities come from. Lordsburg and Blythe could very well be control cities, just for some reason skipped right now.  --MPD01605 (T / C) 06:24, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I recently created a page for Interstate 10 in New Mexico, but it is a stub. Feel free to add whatever information is necessary. DanTD 13:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

A picture of I-10 in Mobile, AL is next to the text about I-10 in Mississippi. It's confusing and should be fixed. I don't know how to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.119.82.189 (talk • contribs) 03:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

long distance mileage signs
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Polaron (talk • contribs) 23:25, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Orange, Texas &mdash; Just west of town on Interstate 10, a mileage sign states 857 miles to El Paso.

I-15 in Infobox?
All the other major (divisible by 5) interstates crossed by I-10 are listed in the Infobox. Should I-15 (San Bernadino, California) be added as well? Eluchil404 (talk) 00:15, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The Los Angeles metropolitan area already has a junction (I-5), so it's probably not necessary. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 01:27, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd almost add I-20 before I'd think of adding I-15. I wouldn't remove it if it were added though.  Like TMF said, it's probably not necessary, but there are only 8 junctions right now.  -- M PD T / C 05:17, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Idea
As a solution to getting rid of the trivia at the bottom of the page, I say take the information and incorporate it into the highway's state pages (California trivia goes to I-10 in Calif., Louisiana trivia goes to I-10 in La., and so forth). Once that's done, you can deleted the info off of I-10's main page. - --Bdj95 01:49, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Trivia sections are not supposed to exist, period. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 05:31, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but since they do, Bdj95's solution is perfectly acceptable and a good way to go about getting rid of the trivia section. Bdj: I'm sure many states do not have an article yet.  A good way to go about getting rid of the trivia section at this immediate moment would be to integrate it into the Route Description, should you so desire.  But if you can quickly and easily make the I-10 in State articles, go for it, man.  -- M PD T / C 05:45, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Trivia sections are not suppose to exist but information that can be considered trivia (insignificant or unnecessary) to some might be meaningful to others. A great example of perceived "trivia" would be from the article, "...is the fourth longest interstate highway after I-90, I-80, and I-40.". The point is not to try to evaluate what is or is not trivia just not list information as such. I can assure anyone that wants to go on a "trivia" eradication crusade that the Wikipedia community would have issues. Let's not use a mandate to not "list" trivia as a reason to exclude information that could be less that absolutely necessary but very informational as well as educational. With this in mind it would be a better solution to incorporate anything listed as "trivia" into an article and delete the section as opposed to deleting information because it was placed in an inappropriate section. The next alternative would be to delete about half of the information on Wikipedia as trivia. Anyone care to see how that would work out for you? Otr500 (talk) 21:45, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I-10 "known as" mentions
In round terms, if something is "known as" another name, it is actually known and used by people. I-10 in Los Angeles really is "known as" the Santa Monica Freeway. I-10 in Jacksonville is not known as the Pearl Harbor anything. It's known as I-10. (If you asked someone how to get on the Pearl Harbor Expressway, you'd get a blank stare in Jax.) A designation of something does not make it "known as."Cellmaker (talk) 14:14, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I corrected the assumptions and noticed the link; District Three Construction, is dead, even though it shows multiple access dates. Otr500 (talk) 03:01, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I-10 becomes a one-lane road
I think this is worth mentioning, and it's more than trivial. Eastbound I-10 becomes a one-lane road as it leaves the Mississippi River bridge, and traffic is frequently backed up for a mile, even with no accidents or construction. This is a major embarassment to Louisiana planning and execution. John C — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.23.68.40 (talk • contribs) 22:04, 12 January, 2009 (UTC)


 * 2 lanes come in on the left from I-110 South just before the right lane exits to Washington St, making it 2-3 lanes but only 1 continuous lane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Math14916 (talk • contribs) 18:08, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Personal vendetta against Sutton County?
I removed the following claims which were unsourced, undue weight, unencyclopedic, and irrelevant to this short paragraph on I-10 in Texas:
 * "In rural West Texas, several local law enforecment agencies have realized the monetary gains to be had by conducting speed trap law enforcement along the corridor. These agencies have been proven by the Texas Department of Public Safety to be specifically targeting out-of-state drivers travelling on Interstate 10.  The most well-known is Sutton County, Texas, averaging more than 48,000 citations per year (over 10 per year per capita).  Recent changes raising the speed limit have helped to the problem, but enforcement remains very strict for foreign drivers."

This user (User 99.163.81.100 and 71.125.19.180) have been warned not to re-add before, but made edits more than 2 years later. Ufwuct (talk) 17:34, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

'The' 10
This linguistic oddity seems to have originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s. It only gained currency in Phoenix in the mid 2000s, and grates on many ears as apparently standing for the absurdly redundant "the Interstate Highway 10 highway." Perhaps this originated from an imitation of the British "the Motorway 1 motorway" but Nat King Cole sang "Get your kicks on Route 66" not "on the Route 66" suggesting such use of 'the' before a proper name or route number was unknown in America in the 1960s. Let us hope the redundant 'the', like, fades away, like, gag me with a spoon, Valley Girl lingo. Is there a good reference, or should there be a wiki page, for why and how the spurious 'the' originated or to whence it has spread? Wlindley (talk) 01:35, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

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24 Lanes?
The "Future" section of the article sites that it will be widened to 24 lanes. This is incorrect. I don't know how to change the article, but I hope someone will use this information to change it for me. The I-10 will be expanded up to 5 lanes in each direction to Buckeye. For the latest news article on the expansion funding, see: http://www.azcentral.com/community/swvalley/articles/0823powerplay0823-ON.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

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