Talk:List of auxiliary Interstate Highways

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Hi all 3di contributors

I was wondering if:

  • Any way to section this list into separately editable sections, since this list is getting so big? (Haven't found any related templates yet.)
  • Want to collaborate & divvy out who does 3di's from which primary interstate? So far I have done (hopefully completely) the 3dis for many interstates involving western states, Texas, and some Midwestern states (and others I'd "call'em as I see 'em?")
    • I'll take I-24,26,30,40. talking to myself here ... Bwefler 19:30, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Any other suggestions?

Thanks. Bwefler talk 17:46, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] I-805

Isn't the 805 a connector between I-5 and I-8 and hence the name? (I know the Interstate system relies on the list two digits for the main Interstate it associates with, but I think there could be a mention of I-8 here.) RickK 00:50, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

  • Maybe save that for a historical section or something ... Bwefler talk 03:05, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • The 8 in the name is pure coincidence; it was the fourth even 3DI off I-5 (after 205, 405 and 605). --SPUI (talk) 22:09, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
      • I-805 is actually I-5's bypass of San Diego downtown. --17:07, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] A couple notes

We should link to the pages for the Interstates. I've been working on separating them into pages (which I've done for the I-95 spurs). So we should link to [[I-295 (FL)|]] for instance, and if necessary put up a temporary redirect to the main page.

Unbuilt Interstates and old numbers should be included, but we need a line to keep stuff like I-102 out. I propose the following:

  1. Don't list it if it was renumbered by 1959, when the routes were signed.
  2. Don't list anything that was quickly renumbered, UNLESS the number was used by non-internal sources (like newspapers).

This goes without saying, but no I-394 (MI), no I-875 (MI), etc.

I think we should sort the states by order served along the parent, from south to north and west to east. Maybe sort the 3DIs by where they spur from the parent. --SPUI (talk) 22:42, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "I-38 does not exist..."

Hey all -- Since Interstate 38 does not exist, I recommend that I-238 be listed under heading "Other" or "Orphan."

Thanks -- Bwefler (talk) 17:53, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Object - someone looking for I-238 would see the pattern and look for it between 35 and 40. --SPUI (talk) 18:29, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I agree with the move idea and have done so WP:BOLDly... Interstate 38 doesn't exist and listing it would just confuse people. 238 should be listed in a section describing what it is, an exception. It's not a typical 3DI but neither is it a primary interstate.Gateman1997 20:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ref's need full state names to avoid redirects

SPUI:

I appreciate your efforts, but I have been spelling out the state names in the city article links to avoid redirect messages. (See in the history, NiteOwlNeil's note.)

Bwefler 02:58, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  • Redirects are there to use, and to make life easier. This way you can simply type [[I-295 (RI)|]] and get I-295. --SPUI (talk) 01:18, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Significance?

What is the significance of three-digit highways? Why have a list of these, separate from other highways? The introduction to this article should address these questions. I suspect three-digit highways are different from regular highways in some way ... dbenbenn | talk 09:54, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

These are meant to be less major spurs from the more major two-digit ones. Having these in a separate list keeps the 2-digit list from getting cluttered. --SPUI (talk) 10:51, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Also, for example, I-180 is different from all other interstates since it has traffic signals almost everywhere. No other interstate can make that distinction, and it is also the shortest interstate. Vishwin60 03:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

  • Found an even shorter one I-315 Justin 22:56, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
  • There was an error on the trivia I-878 is the shortest unsigned interstate at 4.93 miles. But I-478 in NY is only 9,000+ feet. Justin 22:29, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
I-878 is 0.70 mi, so it is the shortest interstate. I-478 is 2.14 mi, according to the FHWA. V60 VTalk - VDemolitions 21:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I removed the trivia section completely as it's inappropriate for a list article, all the info is already found elsewhere (mostly at Interstate Highway System), and the info that was there was inaccurate and contradictory anyway. Krimpet 04:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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