Talk:Interstate 81

Split to NY 81
I have proposed a split of this article and that NY 81 get its own article becaus when I clicked on the link to NY 81, I got this article instead! JB82 16:50, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think NY 81 may be I-81. I don't know if NY 81 exists.  Any experts on this? --MPD01605 (T / C) 17:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And also, it wouldn't really require a split. You'd just go back to the NY 81 page, remove the redirect to I-81, and write the appropriate article.  Of course, NY 81 would have to redirect to the appropriate naming convention for New York.  --MPD01605 (T / C) 17:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * NY 81 does exist - it's a route located in the Capital District. Like has been said, a split isn't necessary since no information on NY 81 is present on the I-81 article. IMHO, whoever created the New York State Route 81 → Interstate 81 redirect erred in doing so, as the two routes are not the same in any way nor should they be considered the same. -- T M F T - C 18:55, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There will be, shortly. JB82 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I-81 page overhaul
This page is kind of a mess like many of the other interstate pages, messy and with information that should be properly divided into its poorly-linked subpages. Inspired by MPD01605's recent overhaul of I-95 I have tried to apply the same format to this page: User:Krimpet/Interstate 81. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions? Krimpet 06:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That looks good- much better than it does right now. But do I have any specific suggestions?  Not really.  I have a few things I'd add into the route description.  I'll let you know later (or just do it when the article is replaced).  Good job.  -- M PD T / C 11:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I've restored some of the info from the notes section to include relavent information that was previously lost. --Mhking 13:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I integrated the rest of this info in the article and its sub-articles. I mentioned the wrong-way concurrency in Interstate 81 in Virginia, added I-81E to former Auxiliary Routes (might also want to integrate this section into the I-81 template below it somehow), the part about the bridge is already repeated verbatim at Interstate 81 in New York, and I mentioned the "Miracle Mile" thing in Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania (although it probably needs a cite). Krimpet 15:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

long distance mileage sign

 * In Maryland, the control city of Roanoke, Virginia, over 200 miles away, is used for I-81 south; and the control city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, about 75 miles away, is used for I-81 north, even though the next control city for I-81 south is Martinsburg, West Virginia and the next control city for I-81 north is Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Note: On I-81's Northern Terminus
The northern end of Interstate 81 is at Ontario King's Highway 401 as shown on all maps. This is why I modified the northern end to Highway 401. 74.13.130.228 23:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Except it can't end at the 401 because the 401 is a few miles in Canada, and even though the road continues, it is not Interstate 81 once it crosses the border, it is Highway 137. Changing it back. -- M PD T / C 23:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * It says that 401 is the main Ontario freeway connecting Detroit to Montréal, but the actual 401 page notes that until the Gordie Howe Bridge is completed, there's not a direct connection to Detroit. Shouldn't this say Windsor to Montréal? Nn26376 (talk) 06:47, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Truck lanes
What is the status of plans for truck lanes on I-81? Aldrich Hanssen (talk) 22:32, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The best thing I could find was from 2014, which said that the project still "remains in jeopardy". (do a quick search for i-81 in this pdf) Devinthepeng (talk) 00:59, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Driving Nightmare
323 miles, a nightmare getting through Virgina thus I finaly return to Tennesse, so good luck getting through Virgina. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.245.236 (talk) 11:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Avenues for improvement
For anyone interesting in improving this article: Of course, more footnotes are needed overall.  Imzadi 1979  →   00:37, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * The Route description section should consist of a paragraph or two that summarizes the equivalent section from each of the state-detail sub articles.
 * There should be a History section next that provides an overall summary of the history of the highway. Unlike the RD section, this should really be organized more chronologically. (See U.S. Route 8 for an idea.)
 * No work is needed on the Major intersections section.
 * The Auxiliary routes section should really be a paragraph or two. (See Interstate 96 for an idea.)
 * Other than the Route Descriptions, is there anything else I can do? Eddie891 Talk Work 01:56, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Southern Extension Of Interstate 81 (Georgia And Florida) ?
There were many websites and photos saying that Interstate 81 will be extended from its current southern terminus to the Florida coast. It says in the future I-81 will continue have concurrency with I-40 west and I-75 south all the way to Cartersville, Georgia, then I-81 goes alone and meets I-20 near Villa Rica, Georgia, meets I-85 near LaGrange, Georgia, passing through Columbus, Georgia, and meets I-10 near Tallahassee, Florida all the way to the Florida coast. Is this extension really true in the future?

Proof Link: http://interstate-dots.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-81-and-i-30-at-atlanta-north-and.html https://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/topic/44538-i-81-extension-to-florida-coast/

69.1.39.81 (talk) 18:31, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Two random bloggers saying they want I-81 to be extended doesn't mean it will happen. AFAIK, no Department of Transportation has put forward any plans for such an extension. Bitmapped (talk) 18:34, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * The Interstate 3 Talk Page Says That I-40 And I-75 Will Have A Multiplex With I-81, And That Topic Has Been Verified By A Wikipedia Employee 69.1.39.81 (talk) 01:09, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The Wikimedia Foundation does not verify content, and legally can't verify content on Wikipedia. The talk page does not state that I-81 will overlap I-40/I-75.  Imzadi 1979  →   01:27, 6 June 2021 (UTC)