Portal:U.S. roads/Selected picture/Recommend/2014

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January 2014

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Select US 66 OK. Dough 48 72 03:31, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Tree canopy on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut.

Beautiful picture, never had CT before. Dough 48 72 03:39, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

No - Source website is not available, can not determine PD status officially. Picture is also very noisy. --Admr Boltz 14:44, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

I agree the source website is down, but I can vouch that at one time byways.org had highway photos usuable for commons, as other photos on wikipedia have come from there. Dave (talk) 17:07, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Its on the WBM as PD, but my other comment still stands. --Admr Boltz 17:10, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

An older "sidewalk highway" segment of U.S. Route 66 Miami, Okla.

One - Its amazing. Two - In honor of OK being destubbed. Three - US 66 is going to be one of our topics for 2014. --Admr Boltz 15:03, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Support - Nice picture of iconic highway. Dough 48 72 01:32, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

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February 2014

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Select US 18/85 WY. Dough 48 72 05:02, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Legacy Parkway approaching 500 South in Woods Cross, Utah.

Nice winter pic. Dough 48 72 01:46, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Scratch this, I used this for the DYK picture for February. Dough 48 72 02:05, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Interstate 80 in southeastern Wyoming.

We've never had a WY shot. --Admr Boltz 03:36, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Oppose - Low resolution, quality looks bad. Dough 48 72 03:39, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

U.S. Route 66 near Amboy, California

I know we have a Route 66 pic up this month, but we should consider this soon. It just made FP at Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 05:16, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Oppose for timeliness's sake, but would not not oppose for April post-AFD maybe? –Fredddie ™ 05:44, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
Oppose with no prejudice about renominating this at a later time. Its a brilliant photo, but this month is also a US 66 image. --Admr Boltz 14:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
Comment I'll grant that the composition and lighting of the photo is good (as one would expect from a featured picture) but to me the subject of the photo screams Kitch. I'm ok with it being on the portal, but it wouldn't be my first choice if others are available. Can we keep this on the reserve list?Dave (talk) 18:39, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

A former section of U.S. Route 18 and U.S. Route 85 in Niobrara County, Wyoming.

As Admrboltz said, we've never had a Wyoming picture, so I'll offer up this one. Click here if you need any proof. –Fredddie ™ 06:01, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Sure Looks nice. --Admr Boltz 14:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
Oppose - Scenic, but can barely see road. Dough 48 72 01:41, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Support. It shows an old segment of road, which are not always the easiest to see. Subtle is not a bad thing. We do not get too many photos of old or abandoned roads. V C 02:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

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April 2014

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Select George Washington Parkway. Dough 48 72 00:29, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Former Pennsylvania Route 115 near Wind Gap.

Nice springtime picture. Dough 48 72 04:01, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Oppose. It's a nice picture, yes, but the HDR effects are distracting. –Fredddie ™ 01:09, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

State Route 190 in Death Valley.

Near Rosslyn, Virginia, the George Washington Memorial Parkway runs along the banks of the Potomac River.

Two potential candidates. –Fredddie ™ 01:31, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Support the George Washington Parkway picture. Dough 48 72 01:53, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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May 2014

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Tennessee it is. –Fredddie ™ 21:57, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Interstate 440 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Never had a Tennessee picture before. –Fredddie ™ 01:23, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Support - Nice picture. Dough 48 72 01:26, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

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July 2014

It'd be neat if we used a picture of fireworks over a bridge. I don't think we've done that yet. –Fredddie ™ 04:00, 2 June 2014 (UTC)