Template:Did you know nominations/New York State Route 878


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:46, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

New York State Route 878

 * ... that Interstate 878 is the shortest Interstate Highway in the U.S.? Source: LA Times. "The shortest route is Interstate 878, which runs just seven-tenths of a mile in New York City."
 * ALT1:... that at 0.7 mi long, Interstate 878 is the shortest Interstate Highway in the U.S.? Source: LA Times.
 * ALT2:... that although the eastbound lanes of New York State Route 878 were built in the 1970s, the westbound lanes have yet to be completed? Source: NYC Parks. "The segment was one-way eastbound and ran parallel to the Belt Parkway. This section, now 3.8 miles long, is still in use, though it may bear the dubious distinction of being New York City’s only one-way expressway."
 * Reviewed: Charles Phillips (archaeologist)

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk) and Tdorante10 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 15:05, 12 January 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article has been newly promoted to GA status, is long enough, and at a quick look meets policy on plagiarism and neutrality. The first two hooks are interesting, short, and sourced in-line, and I prefer ALT1's wording. ALT2 isn't as interesting to a broad audience, in my opinion. QPQ has been completed.  Sounder Bruce  04:28, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * On a second look, it fails the sourcing requirement. AARoads, NY State Highway Termini, and NYCRoads are all self-published, unreliable sources; I'm not too keen on Fultonhistory either. Some of the newspaper headlines are in all caps and need to be harmonized. The NBI alone isn't a good source of information and needs a specific reference number. Some references from NYSDOT (like Ref 50) need more information beyond date and title.  Sounder Bruce  04:31, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing this article. I have removed two of the NYC Roads sources and the NY State Highway Termini source. The AA Roads source is for pictures only, and I'm not too keen on removing it just yet (the GA reviewer didn't seem to have an issue with it). I am also going to retain Fultonhistory.com as that is a newspaper archive. Anyhow, the hook isn't sourced to any of these self published sources. epicgenius (talk) 05:31, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * The AARoads source still needs to remove. If you're only citing it to see where designations are, I suggest using published maps or NYSDOT documents, which would be acceptable sources. Make sure to add Fultonhistory, to make it clear that the website is not the original publisher.  Sounder Bruce  05:38, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I will do that tomorrow. I need to go to sleep now. epicgenius (talk) 06:02, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I attempted to find an "official" source for these highway signs. The only sources I can find are personal galleries of images (i.e. AARoads, NYCRoads) as well as Google/Bing Street View services. I resolved all the other issues. epicgenius (talk) 17:17, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Alright, it looks good now. Thanks for adding the notes to the references. I would suggest fixing reference 33, which is still in all caps.  Sounder Bruce  03:00, 14 January 2018 (UTC)