Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/U.S. Route 41 Business (Marquette, Michigan)

U.S. Route 41 Business (Marquette, Michigan)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 10, 2015 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:25, 24 September 2015 (UTC)



Business US Highway 41 was a state trunkline highway that served as a business loop off US 41/M-28 in Marquette, Michigan, along Washington and Front streets. The streets serve the downtown area of Marquette and are bordered by several commercial properties and businesses. Those two streets originate with the early founding of the city in the middle of the 19th century, and they were made a part of the state highway system in the 1910s. In 1926, they were included in the United States Numbered Highway System. When US 41/M-28 was moved to bypass downtown in 1963, Washington and Front streets were redesignated as a business loop. The highway was also co-designated Business M-28 on state maps between 1975 and 1981, mirroring a similar business loop designation in the neighboring Ishpeming and Negaunee. Jurisdiction over the two streets was transferred to the city as part of a highway swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline in 2005.
 * Most recent similar article(s): M-28 Business (Ishpeming–Negaunee, Michigan) on July 24, 2015; Queen Elizabeth Way (Canada) on August 23, 2015; and Forest Highway (Australia) nominated for September 20, 2015. (At the time the Business M-28 article was selected, it was noted that 3–4 more road articles should appear during the remainder of 2015, and this would be the third nominated after that TFA appearance.)
 * Main editors: Imzadi1979
 * Promoted: August 10, 2012
 * Reasons for nomination: October 10, 2015, would be: a) the 10th anniversary of the date the highway designation was retired; b) my 10th anniversary as a Wikipedia contributor; and c) in the middle of WikiConference USA. The highway is also a part of the M-28 featured topic, and by the time it would appear, I hope to have it as part of a FT on the Michigan's US Highways.
 * Support as nominator.  Imzadi 1979  →   03:19, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support per reason (a). This ex-US-Business Route article is pretty interesting. Epic Genius (talk) 23:05, 20 September 2015 (UTC)