Template:Did you know nominations/Macombs Dam Bridge

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Macombs Dam Bridge

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• ... that the swing span of Macombs Dam Bridge was considered the world's heaviest movable mass at the time of its construction? Source: NYCLPC p. 2
  • ALT1:... that New York City's Macombs Dam Bridge, a swing bridge, was originally the site of an actual dam? Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/bridges-harlem.shtml#macombs

• Reviewed: Michigan Stove Company
• Comment: More hooks to come later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC).

• I will be reviewing this. At first glance this already seems more than long enough Y and passes the 5x expansion mark. Y I'll look at the rest later, and evaluate hooks when you have them. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 21:54, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

John M Wolfson, thanks for talking up the review. Can you look at the first two hooks? I have just gotten out of a surgery and will not be able to look for other hooks for a couple days. epicgenius (talk) 16:00, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Will do, hope you feel better! – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 16:04, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

• The article seems neutral enough and Earwig's tool does not return any copyvios. Y ALT0 is directly stated in the article and verified by the source given. Y (I'm not so sure that ALT1 is expressly stated in the body of the article; ALT0 is better in my opinion, anyway.) QPQ appears adequate.Y Overall, I see no problems with ALT0, and can approve them if you don't feel like making more. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 06:54, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
  • John M Wolfson, thanks for the review. I think other hooks can technically be made, but they wouldn't be as interesting. For instance:
    • ALT2 ... that the Macombs Dam Bridge, called "a beautiful piece of engineering work", was featured in an Edward Hopper painting? "The Harlem River: The Beginning of a Developing Movement in which the City May Take Pride"; LPC p. 8 epicgenius (talk) 02:03, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
      • Agreed. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 02:23, 11 January 2020 (UTC)