Talk:Interstate 59 in Georgia

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Question

Do you know when I-59 was completed in Georgia? I can't seem to find any sources on Newspapers.com. Just wondering. If you have a source, just place it here. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 14:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Stalker comment): I'm pretty sure it was completed in 1968. This article mentions the northernmost eight miles, which I'm pretty sure was the last section. Bneu2013 (talk) 18:01, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bneu2013 Okay, thanks for that. I wasn't even able to find it on the site itself for some reason. Maybe I wasn't looking properly. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NoobThreePointOh: - Scratch that. I just looked at Street View, and the bridges on the southern section are dated 1969 (I had thought I remembered them being dated 1966). So it was probably in 1970 or '71. Bneu2013 (talk) 18:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'll have to search around more. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:12, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bneu2013 All right, it seems from this clip that the construction on the last section of I-59 (or at least bids of it) were to open on May 29. Buuuut... I go to that date and can't find any papers dating to the opening of the final segment, which is really weird. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:33, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Interstate 59 only has three exits in the U.S. state of Georgia?

Source: https://www.dot.ga.gov/GDOT/pages/InterstateExitNumbers.aspx

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Comment: Even though the source shows a blank site, simply click the drop-down menu below and select "Interstate 59" from there. It should display the exits the Interstate has.

Created by NoobThreePointOh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:49, 30 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Kind of dull as is, especially since the much shorter Louisiana segment also only has three exits. How about ...
- ALT1: ... that there are only three exits along the 20 miles (32 km) of Interstate 59 in Georgia? Daniel Case (talk) 21:49, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - You mean 33 km? Because there's only 20 miles (32 km) of I-59 in Georgia. I assume you might have made a typo there. I can definitely accept that, though. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 21:52, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - Fixed You are correct ... I confused the km and miles. Daniel Case (talk) 04:42, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To be honest, I don't think this angle is working out. The hook seems rather specialist, requiring knowledge and familiarity with how highway systems work, which most readers won't have. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, I'm actually not sure what to say, since that's the only interesting hook I could come up with. I-59 in Georgia is pretty rural and I had to try and scrape together as much information as I could from older newspapers dating back to the 1960s and 70s. It depends. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 16:57, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If that's the case then it might be for the best to let this one go. Unfortunately not all articles are meant for DYK and this could be one of those. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:01, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if this is a good idea, but in my opinion, I think this review should get the feedback of another reviewer. At least that's based on my thoughts. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 00:31, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Something you could mention is that only one of the three interchanges is with a state-maintained road. It is somewhat unusual in this part of the country for a majority of an Interstate's exits to be with local roads. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:46, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also skeptical of that angle. It might not be as understood by readers outside of the United States, or indeed even many within the US, given it would require familiarity with how highways work. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:39, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NoobThreePointOh: Do you have other hooks to propose? Z1720 (talk) 16:09, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Z1720: Hmmm... I'm still not sure yet. I think this can be withdrawn, since not a lot of coverage is available for I-59 in Georgia. It seems to be in the shadow of other Interstate Highways like I-20 and I-75, which are both much longer and more DYK worthy. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 16:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]