Talk:U.S. Route 2/Archive 1

Cleanup tag added by User:Master son
Cleanup tags have been added saying this article does not comply with project standards. It appears that the issue is that US 2 has too many interchanges in its infobox (12 rather than 10). That type of guideline is inherently arbitrary, and as I read it on the project page it is not as rigid as is being implied here (the project page says "If any routebox has over 10 or so junctions, then some of the junctions need to be removed."); as I see it, 12 is within the scope of "10 or so." US 2 is a long route with 4 termini, all of which need to be listed (and two of which are not Interstates). Seven of the other routes it intersects are major Interstates, for a total of 11 intersections. That leaves only US 71 in Bemidji, MN, as a possible candidate for deletion from the infobox. If there are other issues, I hope the project mavens will outline them.--orlady 13:06, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Accidents in Olympia, Washington
The following chunk added to the article does not read like an encyclopedia element, and does not make much sense. Also, it might fit better in a local article: In Olympia, Washington, rough and tumble politics may have contributed to 2 deaths along U.S. 2. Meanwhile, on May 2 2007, the stretch of highway claimed its 44th life since 1999. --orlady 11:30, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

US 2 through Canada
I'm removing this; the only source is a Usenet post about a personal experience. I don't doubt that it's true, but I've looked for reliable sources and have not found a single one. Here is the text, in case anyone has better success than me:
 * Until the 1960s at the latest, a route marked as TO US 2 was minimally signed along the Trans-Canada Highway and other roads through Ontario and Quebec, linking the two segments. The connection used roughly followed Highway 17 in Ontario and Autoroute 40 and Autoroute 15 in Quebec.

--NE2 12:46, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

The closest I can find is legislative resolutions saying that the link via Highways 9 and 17 is "the only connection between our air defense bases" and recommending that US 2 be added to the Interstate system: --NE2 13:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Rouses Point end
The 1927 AASHO log says "...Grand Isle to the New York State line east of Rouses Point." Later logs include "...Montpelier 39, Burlington 24, Grand Island 25, Rouses Point, NY", "...Montpelier 39, Burlington 30, Grand Island 33, Rouses Point, NY", and "...Montpelier 38, Burlington, Grand Isle, Rouses Point, NY" all under Vermont. By the time this log was created, it roughly matched the current log, which has it specifically entering New York and overlapping US 11 to the border. I wonder if they screwed up when they changed the format. (Also note that the linked log says "Route enters Canada-Re-enters US at Sault Ste Marie"; that's not in the current log - of course neither is the I-75 overlap.) --NE2 15:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It looks like laws show US 2 ending at US 11, including back when NY 9B continued north to the border, though it may be omitted for clarity: --NE2 15:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

The Rouses Point Bridge opened in 1937. Before then, there was a ferry: A 1943 topo shows only US 9 reaching the border. --NE2 15:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

North Dakota exit list

 * Moving from article, should be added and expanded to a full junction list when a state-detail article for North Dakota is created.  Imzadi  1979   →   16:20, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Route map is incorrect
The route map on the page, seen at, erroneously shows U.S. 2 in Michigan following I-75 from St. Ignace to Sault Ste. Marie.

As noted in U.S. Route 2 in Michigan, this hasn't been the case since 1983. The western leg of U.S. 2's eastern terminus is St. Ignace, as is correctly shown at. Samtastic (talk) 01:29, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Folk regions of Montana
The Montana section of this article mentions "50 folk regions." I'm not disputing this, but a citation would be nice, plus I'm super curious about it. Is this documented anywhere?  &middot; rodii &middot;  15:47, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Split?
Like I-76, I-84, I-86, and I-88, this highway is considered distinctly separate enough to warrant separate articles (and is even considered different by the official U.S. Roads listings). I propose we split this article based on the different designations of U.S. Route 2. ToThAc (talk) 13:15, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Leaning oppose—unlike the Interstates, both sections of US 2 were created at the same time in 1926, while those the separate sections of those Interstates were created at separate times.  Imzadi 1979  →   02:12, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Lean oppose. Personally I don't consider the split Interstates as one route each, whereas I do think of the two segments of US 2 as one route. –Fredddie™ 04:29, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: I personally have no real opinion either way, but the article says, "Unlike some routes, which are disconnected into segments because of encroaching Interstate Highways, the two portions of US 2 were designed to be separate in the original 1926 highway plan." Morriswa (Charlotte Allison) (talk) 05:44, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

Split?
Like I-76, I-84, I-86, and I-88, this highway is considered distinctly separate enough to warrant separate articles (and is even considered different by the official U.S. Roads listings). I propose we split this article based on the different designations of U.S. Route 2. ToThAc (talk) 13:15, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Leaning oppose—unlike the Interstates, both sections of US 2 were created at the same time in 1926, while those the separate sections of those Interstates were created at separate times.  Imzadi 1979  →   02:12, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Lean oppose. Personally I don't consider the split Interstates as one route each, whereas I do think of the two segments of US 2 as one route. –Fredddie™ 04:29, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: I personally have no real opinion either way, but the article says, "Unlike some routes, which are disconnected into segments because of encroaching Interstate Highways, the two portions of US 2 were designed to be separate in the original 1926 highway plan." Morriswa (Charlotte Allison) (talk) 05:44, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

Oppose I know that these two routes are spaced many miles apart, but these two routes were designated the same and were intended to be the same route, though with a gap. ActivBowser9177 (talk) 00:47, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg –Fredddie™ 00:54, 3 December 2018 (UTC)