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[edit] US20 east terminus
While the US_Route_20 page says that the road ends in Kenmore Square in Boston, where it intersects Route 2, Google maps shows 20 continuing through Boston's back bay along Comm Ave where it ends at the Public Garden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.91.60.199 (talk • contribs)
[edit] US 32 and US 38
Is there any specific reason these long decommissioned routes redirect to US 6? Historically, neither of those routes was taken completely over by US 6 as parts became US 34. I was on the idea that if it ever existed, it was notable, and this seems to fly in the face of that. DandyDan2007 10:51, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Nomenclature
I find it quite odd that the official nomenclature is "U. S. Route xxx", but almost all instances of discussing these highways in Wikipedia, including on this page(!) use the term "U. S. Highway", which, from my experience living in various places around the country, is much more likely to be used in making a reference to them while talking. Was there some specific reason that "route" was chosen as preferable compared to "highway" in this context?? Doug 17:02, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Route is the official name used by AASHTO, which is in charge of the numbering scheme, so that's used in the article titles. Before this was common knowledge around the project, the pages were all at "U.S. Highway xxx", and any references to that naming scheme in the article probably dates back from that time and simply hasn't been edited heavily since then. The U.S. Route articles in general (particularly the 3-digit routes) could use some expansion and freshening up. —Scott5114↗ 17:35, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Not to be picky, but that's not quite accurate, is it? AASHTO's publication United States Numbered Highways uses both terms, and I don't see that there is anything at the official website for AASHTO that indicates a specific preference one way or the other. Even the paragraph on naming the routes/highways at our own page on the system says it's not a closed question with AASHTO. Still, AASHTO's application for a numbering modification seems to have settled upon describing an individual numbered highway with the word "route," so I guess it makes some sense to go with that nomenclature. Doug 19:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] U.S. Route 202
So the Infobox U.S. Route insists that only one set of cardinal directions be utilized for a route's termini, however, as U.S. Route 202 crosses state lines it shifts from a North/South designation to an East/West. I originally figured the best solution was to list both directions on the termini lines, but that was removed by another editor (probably per the template). Quite frankly, I will insist this be an E/W highway because that's where I live, but I'm sure users south of here will insist it is a N/S highway because that's where they live. Neither directional orientation is correct, nor is it wrong. Any thoughts on resolving this? ZueJay (talk) 03:42, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think it's east/west in NY, CT, NH, and ME and north/south in DE, PA, NJ, and MA. For this particular route, putting both directions in the termini (i.e. south/west end and north/east end) might be the best way to go. I don't believe U.S. Route spurs don't have any rule about directions anyway. --Polaron | Talk 03:54, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- I believe the main issue with putting both directions in the infobox is that the long, non-breaking direction input ("south/west", etc) makes the left column of the infobox too wide. This then forces the right column to narrow, limiting the amount of horizontal space and ultimately increasing the vertical size of the infobox. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 03:58, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Reminder from USRD
In response to a few issues that came up, we are giving a reminder to all state highway wikiprojects and task forces:
- Each project needs to remain aware of developments at WT:USRD and subpages to ensure that each project is aware of decisions / discussions that affect that project. It is impossible to notify every single project about every single discussion that may affect it. Therefore, it is the state highway wikiproject's responsiblity to monitor discussions.
- If a project does not remain aware of such developments and complains later, then there is most likely nothing USRD can do about it.
- USRD, in most to nearly all cases, will not interfere with a properly functioning state highway wikiproject. All projects currently existing are "properly functioning" for the purposes mentioned here. All task forces currently existing are not "properly functioning" (that is why they are task forces). Departments of USRD (for example, MTF, shields, assessment, INNA) may have specific requirements for the state highway wikiprojects, but complaints regarding those need to be taken up with those departments.
- However, this is a reminder that USRD standards need to be followed by the state highway wikiprojects, regardless of the age of the wikiproject.
Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 05:08, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
