Talk:Interstate 840

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I thought that was I-40 that goes from Barstow to North Carolina. --Rschen7754 00:05, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

I'm confused, Rschen7754. I-40 does go from Barstow to Wilmington. I-840 is just a freeway that at this point just spurs from I-40 in Greensboro. --TinMan 05:13, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

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This is a difficult article. If it's going to be I-840, then perhaps we need to split and have a separate Greensboro Urban Loop article. Or we should make this a Greensboro Urban Loop article until 840/785 is furthur built. Any ideas? MPD01605 06:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, I-840 and the Greensboro Urban Loop will be the same road for both of their entire lengths...so we think. In the future, I-840 might be signed only along the north side of the loop as to prevent I-40, I-85, I-73, and I-840 from being signed along the same stretch of road and creating confusion. Of course, the only facts I have to support this possibility are that along the I-85 bypass, there are no I-840 signs yet. That doesn't really prove anything though. Right now, all the information we have for the Loop is the same that we have for I-840. There's nothing really different. I wouldn't make a seperate article until some differing information develops. --TinMan 05:11, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Wow I totally missed this reply. Anyway, from all the literature I've seen, 840 is only going to be signed on the northern half. This is from the NCDOT [1], and from another source [2][3]. There is no signage on the currently built southern portion that has room for an 840 shield, which is another clue that 840 is only the northern half. But the Urban Loop is (will be) 840/785/85/40/73, and not just 840, which is why there should be two articles- Interstate 840 and the Greensboro Urban Loop. This one article gives the impression that the entire loop will be 840. This isn't dire, but I think it has to be addressed, because it would also de-clutter this article some. But no rush, we can at least wait until the southern half is complete to start thinking about it.

If anything else, I move that we change the title of the page to Interstate 840 (North Carolina) for the time being. Then Tennessee's can redirect to wherever it is that it goes right now. --MPD01605 (T / C) 01:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Ok, well 2 articles it should be. The map I have has 840 around the whole thing, but I think I trust NCDOT more. It was probably one of those quick map jobs. --TinMan 02:21, 27 June 2006 (UTC)