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Split to NY 81
I have proposed a split of this article and that NY 81 get its own article becaus when I clicked on the link to NY 81, I got this article instead!
JB8216:50, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
And also, it wouldn't really require a split. You'd just go back to the NY 81 page, remove the redirect to I-81, and write the appropriate article. Of course,
NY 81 would have to redirect to the appropriate naming convention for New York. --
MPD01605 (
T /
C)17:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
NY 81 does exist - it's a route located in the Capital District. Like has been said, a split isn't necessary since no information on NY 81 is present on the I-81 article. IMHO, whoever created the
New York State Route 81 →
Interstate 81 redirect erred in doing so, as the two routes are not the same in any way nor should they be considered the same. --
TMFT -
C18:55, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
This page is kind of a mess like many of the other interstate pages, messy and with information that should be properly divided into its poorly-linked subpages. Inspired by MPD01605's recent overhaul of
I-95 I have tried to apply the same format to this page:
User:Krimpet/Interstate 81. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions?
Krimpet06:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)reply
That looks good- much better than it does right now. But do I have any specific suggestions? Not really. I have a few things I'd add into the route description. I'll let you know later (or just do it when the article is replaced). Good job. --
MPDT /
C11:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)reply
OK, I integrated the rest of this info in the article and its sub-articles. I mentioned the wrong-way concurrency in
Interstate 81 in Virginia, added I-81E to former Auxiliary Routes (might also want to integrate this section into the I-81 template below it somehow), the part about the bridge is already repeated verbatim at
Interstate 81 in New York, and I mentioned the "Miracle Mile" thing in
Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania (although it probably needs a cite).
Krimpet15:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)reply
The northern end of Interstate 81 is at Ontario King's Highway 401 as shown on all maps. This is why I modified the northern end to Highway 401.
74.13.130.22823:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)reply
Except it can't end at the 401 because the 401 is a few miles in Canada, and even though the road continues, it is not Interstate 81 once it crosses the border, it is Highway 137. Changing it back. --
MPDT /
C23:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)reply
It says that 401 is the main Ontario freeway connecting Detroit to Montréal, but the actual 401 page notes that until the Gordie Howe Bridge is completed, there's not a direct connection to Detroit. Shouldn't this say Windsor to Montréal?
Nn26376 (
talk)
06:47, 3 July 2023 (UTC)reply
^Mullett, Randy; Poole, Robert.
"Road Prices and Trucking: Framing the Issues"(PDF). International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
The Route description section should consist of a paragraph or two that summarizes the equivalent section from each of the state-detail sub articles.
There should be a History section next that provides an overall summary of the history of the highway. Unlike the RD section, this should really be organized more chronologically. (See
U.S. Route 8 for an idea.)
No work is needed on the Major intersections section.
Southern Extension Of Interstate 81 (Georgia And Florida) ?
There were many websites and photos saying that Interstate 81 will be extended from its current southern terminus to the Florida coast. It says in the future I-81 will continue have concurrency with I-40 west and I-75 south all the way to Cartersville, Georgia, then I-81 goes alone and meets I-20 near Villa Rica, Georgia, meets I-85 near LaGrange, Georgia, passing through Columbus, Georgia, and meets I-10 near Tallahassee, Florida all the way to the Florida coast. Is this extension really true in the future?
Two random bloggers saying they want I-81 to be extended doesn't mean it will happen. AFAIK, no Department of Transportation has put forward any plans for such an extension.
Bitmapped (
talk)
18:34, 26 May 2021 (UTC)reply
The Wikimedia Foundation does not verify content, and legally can't verify content on Wikipedia. The talk page does not state that I-81 will overlap I-40/I-75. Imzadi 1979→01:27, 6 June 2021 (UTC)reply