Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/USA Parkway

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. John254 00:03, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] USA Parkway

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This is a private road built to service an industrial park. I don't feel it's significant enough to have an article. Has an interchange with I-80, but that's about it. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 19:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep Looks quite notable to me. I don't see anywhere that's its a private road. If it's a private road, why does it have an intersection with a major interstate and why is it open to public traffic? If the road is going to be 18 miles long and improve access to an airport and reduce travel time between Reno and Las Vegas it sounds notable. Dgf32 (talk) 19:18, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
    • [1]. Merely having an interchange with an interstate does not confer notability; there is an office park along an interstate in New York that has its own exit, for instance. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 19:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
    • The newspaper cited for the claim "shorten the distance between Reno and Las Vegas" is a quote made by the private real estate developer that is promoting the highway. I.E. it's not an objective claim. The newspaper made no attempt to confirm or deny the claim by an objective expert. Comparing the existing Nevada road map with the map of the proposed route of USA parkway in the sources used does not confirm the claim. In fact it seems to disprove it. The problem with the drive from Reno to Las Vegas (which I have done many times) is the highways in Nevada run almost true NS or EW. While a direct route between those cities would run diagonally. This forces motorists to take a route that looks like stair steps across the state. According to the map used in the source for the article, the USA parkway is again almost a true north south alignment, which again does nothing to shorten the highway distance between those cities.Davemeistermoab (talk) 19:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep, sources provided and others in Google News indicate notability. According to the map it will be a significant shortcut if people want to use it, but I don't see what that has to do with notability. --Dhartung | Talk 20:32, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - it's a major rural four-lane highway. Some articles call it "Highway 805", which suggests it was planned as a state highway - though I can't find any evidence of that from NDOT, so that should be researched more before being added. --NE2 22:32, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per Dgf32 and others, this appears to be a notable parkway regardless of whether or not it falls under the category of a private road. RFerreira (talk) 23:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.