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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:17, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Dartford Crossing

 * ... that the Dartford Crossing is the busiest estuarial crossing in the United Kingdom?
 * Reviewed: Art and engraving on United States banknotes

Improved to Good Article status by Ritchie333 (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Ehrenkater (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 15:12, 12 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Good fact, strong article. AGF on source I cannot access- the only worry would be that, though it was the busiest eight years ago, it may not be the busiest now. J Milburn (talk) 10:33, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm... how about something that doesn't change: ALT1 ... by 1970 the tunnel at the Dartford Crossing was carrying four times as much traffic as it was designed for? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:32, 13 July 2014 (UTC)


 * This report from The Independent date 22 May 2012 states "A river crossing toll charge on the UK's busiest motorway" - so as of two years ago it still looks to be true. A more recent local news piece here from the Sevenoaks Chronicle states "the busiest part of the motorway network". While this report in The Guardian says "the number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing has fallen to the lowest level since 1998", I cannot see a way of proving that the hook is false. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  13:53, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good enough for me- it may be worth adding them to the footnote. J Milburn (talk) 15:23, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've dropped the news sources as cites into the article. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:28, 13 July 2014 (UTC)