Talk:New York State Route 114

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March 2, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed

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Which direction should this route be going in? I started off with the new article as South to North, but quickly realized that this was (to me, anyway) against logic. I switched it to N-S, but now new additions are coming in S-N. Which way should it be kept? Is there an "official" direction in the NYS log? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hkelly1 (talk • contribs) 12:31, July 25, 2006 (EST).

I was like you when I first started editing NYS routes, using north-south and east-west for directions because it seemed logical to me. However, I learned quickly that NYSDOT marks the mileposts of the route from south to north and west-east, which makes the listing of the route from south-north and west-east the standard.

To answer your question concisely, it should be kept S-N and, yes, there is an official direction because of NYSDOT's practice of placing milepost 0 at the southern or western terminus of the route. --TMF ^{T - C} 16:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:New York State Route 114/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Comments:

Try to get a map of the route for the infobox
Expand the lead by adding more descrpitive and historical information about the route
"far east end" sounds awkward, try rephrasing
The sentence "NY 114 is the furthest east signed north-south state route in all of New York. " sounds awkward, rephrase
"ritzy" and "playground of the rich and famous"? Try using different words, the latter sounds like advertising
"It quickly sheds its side street status" sounds awkward, rephrase
"appropriately leads to Sag Harbor": eliminante "appropiately"
The sentence "After several miles, NY 114 once again finds itself in a town, this time Sag Harbor." sounds awkward, rewrite
The last two sentences in the second paragraph of the route description would fit better in the history section
"route.Shelter": add space following period
In next sentence, remove comma after "South Ferry Company"
"turning several turns"? sounds awkward
The history section of the article looks a little short, is there any additional information that can be added?
Are the missing mileposts in the major intersections table known?

I am placing the article on hold Dough4872 (talk) 02:17, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done.Mitch32^{(Go Syracuse)} 17:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In answer to the 14th comment, I think if they were known, they wouldn't be missing. ----DanTD (talk) 17:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York State Bike Route 114[edit]

I'd like to integrate New York State Bicycle Route 114 into the article somehow, but I'm concerned it might ruin the GA status. ----DanTD (talk) 04:17, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One well-sourced (meaning use citation templates) sentence in the lead saying "NYSDOT has marked NY Bicycle Route 114" would work in some fashion. I really want to see the citation templates from you.Mitch32^{(Erie Railroad Information Hog)} 10:09, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This helps, although I found more detail on diversions from the existing NY 114 right here last night. ----DanTD (talk) 11:03, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ferry crossings[edit]

I added a brief portion of a sentence about the ferries at the top of the article. The article already included mention of the two ferry crossings in the "Description" section. However, as this is the defining, unique characteristic of Rte. 114 among New York State highways and makes the road an unlikely route from between the North Fork and South Fork, I believe this is worthy of mention in the basic description of Rte 114. Because of the wait time for these ferries, unless someone is traveling from East of East Hampton, NY to the very sparsely portion of the North Fork that is East of Greenport, taking Rte 114 between forks saves little or no time and incurs paying ferry tolls.