Talk:Washington State Route 16/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dough4872 (talk · contribs) 01:33, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

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1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   • The article says it is an east-west road but the major intersections says north-south. The article needs to be flipped per WP:USRD/STDS to describe the road in west to east progression and not east to west progression.
     • WSDOT and the RCW describe SR 16 as beginning at I-5 in Tacoma and ending at SR 3, while the route is signed as east-west on highway shields.
   • "The freeway bypasses Purdy to the east and passes Peninsula High School before intersecting SR 302 Spur and entering Kitsap County.[28][29][30] SR 16 passes the community of Burley and intersects its main access highway, Burley-Olalla Road, in an interchange before entering the city of Port Orchard" you use "passes" in two consecutive sentences.
     • Replaced the first "passes"
   • " After the collapse of the original bridge on November 7, 1949,[49] PSH 14 was truncated to Gig Harbor in 1949.", didn't Galloping Gertie collapse in 1940? Also, was 1949 the year PSH 14 was truncated and not 1940?
     • Apparently, the Legislature didn't revised the route's description until 1949, but traffic was redirected to an alternate ferry landing.
   • I would call the Exit list as Major intersections instead since it includes at-grade intersections.
     • It does have exits and is a freeway for the majority of the route.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Is a detailed history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge really necessary in the article? After all, the bridge has its own article.

   • • I'm not so sure on this one, but PSH 14/SR 16 give the bridge state funding and is a large portion of the highway's history, influencing some extensions/contractions.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

I will put the article on hold for fixes to be made. Dough4872 01:53, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I will now pass the article. Dough4872 00:55, 28 March 2013 (UTC)