Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/Recommend/2008

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February 2008

... that the Mount Rose Summit along Nevada State Route 431 is the highest pass open year-round in the Sierra Nevada mountain rangeDavemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Used Dave (talk) 01:52, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
... that Nevada State Route 722 is an old routing of both U.S. Route 50 in Nevada and the Lincoln Highway that was abandoned in 1967 due to steep grades and sharp curves.Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that Nevada State Route 88 is one of 3 state routes that cross the Nevada-California state line with the same number.Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Used. --Rschen7754 (T C) 04:48, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
... that State Route 30 is the only highway signed as a Utah state route that runs from state line to state line.Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that Interstate 70 in Utah was built along an entirely new route, and is the longest road built in the US over a new route since the Alaska HighwayDavemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Used. --Rschen7754 (T C) 04:48, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
... that U.S. Route 491 was created in part due to large amounts of sign thefts from its former route number?Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that the longest suspension bridge in Utah is along State Route 128 Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that Utah State Route 279 was constructed with the intention to help the mining industry but has since found favor with 4 wheel drive, indian writing and dinosaur enthusiasts?Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

June 2008

... that Pennsylvania Route 402 used part of what is now U.S. Route 209 in Minisink Hills?^Mitch32^contribs 21:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
... that County Route 676 in Middlesex County, New Jersey (pictured) was signed in April 2008 during a blade sign rehabilitation by NJDOT?^Mitch32^contribs 21:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
... that County Route 18 in Otsego County, New York has three suffixed route that all cross county lines along with itself?^Mitch32^contribs 21:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
... that the Forty Mile Desert, traversed by Interstate 80 in Nevada was the deadliest and most dreaded portion of the California Trail... (note, this DYK was featured on the main page)
... that the Million Dollar Highway is the only north-south highway in the U.S. state of Colorado west of the continental divide.
... that California State Route 70 crosses the lowest pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains and was once signed as U.S. Route 40 Alternate as this road was more likely to be open during winter storms than the main route over Donner Pass.Dave (talk) 02:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Dave (talk) 02:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

July 2008

These are unused suggestions rolled over from previous monthsDave (talk) 04:50, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

... that Utah State Route 30 is the only highway signed as a Utah state route that runs from state line to state line.Davemeistermoab? (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that the longest suspension bridge in Utah is along Utah State Route 128? Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
... that Utah State Route 279 was one of four finalists in a contest to determine the most beautiful highway to open to traffic in 1963?Dave (talk) 17:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

... that County Route 676 in Middlesex County, New Jersey (pictured) was signed in April 2008 during a blade sign rehabilitation by NJDOT?^Mitch32^contribs 21:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
... that California State Route 70 crosses the lowest pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains and was once signed as U.S. Route 40 Alternate as this road was more likely to be open during winter storms than the main route over Donner Pass.Dave (talk) 02:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Dave (talk) 02:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

August 2008

...U.S. Routes within Washington state (map pictured) currently make up about 1,800 miles of the Washington highway system?
...Utah State Route 279 was one of four finalists in a contest to determine the most beautiful highway to open to traffic in 1963?
...County Route 676 in Middlesex County, New Jersey was signed in April 2008 during a blade sign rehabilitation by NJDOT?
...Rhode Island Route 114 has wrong-way concurrency with itself?
...U.S. Route 189 has a discontinuity in signage that originates where the Federal Highway Administration instructed UDOT not to sign a constructed re-route of the highway?
...California State Route 70 was once signed as U.S. Route 40 Alternate as this road was more likely to be open during winter storms than the main route over Donner Pass?

September 2008

... Utah loaned Arizona money to expedite construction of Interstate 15 in Arizona (pictured)?
.. that Utah State Route 30 is the only highway signed as a Utah state route that runs from state line to state line?
... that the longest suspension bridge in Utah is along Utah State Route 128?
...the low overpasses on Storrow Drive in Boston once caused a truck full of scissors to spill its cargo, resulting in over thirty cars getting flat tires?
...that when Idaho State Highway 41 goes through Oldtown, Idaho, the northbound lanes are in Idaho, but the southbound lanes are in Newport, Washington and is the unsigned Washington State Route 41?

October 2008

...that Washington State Route 124 follows the route of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail from Piper Canyon Road to its eastern terminus in Waitsburg?
...that U.S. Route 395 in California has views of both Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, and Death Valley, the lowest point in the North American continent?
...that the Eisenhower Tunnel (map pictured) is the highest point on the Interstate Highway System, highest automotive tunnel in the world, and the longest tunnel built for the Interstate Highway System?
...that Interstate 15 in Utah connects every metropolitan statistical area in the state, except one, Logan?
...that Interstate 580, currently under construction, when finished will connect with Carson City, one of 5 state capitals with no connection to the Interstate Highway system?
...that Interstate 19 is signed in metric?