Talk:Interstate 684

north end

I'm trying to match up mile points and it seems like the north end of I-684 should be at I-84 (not NY 22). The road north of Exit 9 up to the NY 22 merge is supposedly Reference Route 981B. I just can't seem to match the mile points with the NYSDOT traffic counts though. I'll see what happens if I play around with where mile point zero is. If anybody has further information, I'd be gald to hear it. Thanks. --Polaron | Talk 21:20, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Additional: I can get a good match with the traffic counts data if the mile zero is located at the ramp split with eastbound I-287, and not at the centerline junction. The north end does go beyond I-84 though up to the northbound Exit 10 off ramp. This setup matches the traffic count report distances almost perfectly. But this means 981B runs from Exit 10 up to the overpass with CR 50? I guess that's plausible since CR 50 is Old Route 22. --Polaron | Talk 21:55, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I have been on I-684 and it ends at NY 22. Bernstein2291 22:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to know why the speed limit is 65 mph for virtually the entire length of 684, but only 55 mph in (relatively) rural Putnam County on I-84, especially since parts of 684 have little space between the carriageways. 216.179.123.109 (talk) 22:41, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I-984J

The connector to "the Hutch" is over a mile long each direction. Therefore each direction has a relatively-recently-put-up mile maker with an Interstate 984J shield on it. Does that make it an Interstate? Someone either grab a picture, or at least mention it! ;)

Multi Trixes! (Talk - Me on Wikia) 21:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

A picture would be fine for the article; however, the fact itself is little more than trivia. The connector is designated NY 984J (a typically unsigned reference route), and signage errors that get the class of route wrong are so common that they're not worth mentioning in articles. – TMF (talk) 23:25, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

I always thought it was the other way around, but you're probably right. I guess that's what happens when you've taken that highway a million times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterjack1 (talk • contribs) 02:10, 28 October 2018 (UTC)}

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I-684 in Connecticut

@Peterjack1: you removed some of the references to the fact that this highway cuts through a corner of Connecticut. Any thoughts on restoring that information? Imzadi 1979 → 01:26, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

I have nulled the edits away until the discussion has ended. Mitch32^{(My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000.)} 01:52, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

@Imzadi1979 Yeah, I kept it in the route description since it does go into CT but I found it misleading since there are no exits in CT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterjack1 (talk • contribs) 02:06, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

@Peterjack1: it might not have an exit in Connecticut, but it still exists within that state. To remove CT from the infobox implies otherwise. Per WP:LEAD, the lead section needs to be a summary of the contents of the article, and in this case, the lead no longer mentions the CT segment. That's also a big problem. Imzadi 1979 → 02:12, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

(Also, typing my name like that didn't do anything. You need to link to my user page, something that {{ping}} does, to actually ping me to this page. I have it on my watch list at the moment, so pings aren't totally necessary anyway. Imzadi 1979 → 02:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC))

Look, if you see it as a problem put it back in. I don’t care. But can you restore the rest of the edits? Regarding the north end of the highway, the “end I-684” sign is at NY-22 and that’s where the mile markers go to. And as for the two spurs, who knows what spur is what. It’s a little baffling. Keep it your way if you’re so inclined.

Southern terminus

There's a debacle happening about where the southern terminus of I-684 is. Based on the state records referenced in the article, the southern terminus seems to be at I-287:

• From the NYSDOT 2014 Traffic Data Report:
  • I-684 meets NY 984J at milepost 1.15 (page 267)
  • NY 907W (the official designation for the Hutchinson Parkway in Westchester) meets "RT 984J TO BREWSTER" at milepost 11.66 (page 281)
  • NY 984J ends at I-684 after traveling 1.53 miles (page 311)
  • NY 984J is "described" as "East Spur 684I" (page 55) and not not named as such. This does not imply that it is I-684. I-684 is a spur of I-84 but we don't say I-684 is I-84.
• From the NYSDOT 2008 Traffic Volume Report:
  • NY 984J begins at the Hutchinson Parkway and ends at I-684 (page 287)
  • I-684's milepost zero is at I-287 (page 243)

Plus, it's worth noting that for most limited-access highways in New York State, the southern terminus generally is not signed with an exit number. A source like Google Maps or Yahoo Maps shouldn't trump state records, it doesn't for mileposts, so I don't see why it should here. Is there something I'm not seeing here? — C16SH (speak up) 23:04, 23 January 2020 (UTC)