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List of Interstate Highways in Washington

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I've listed this article for peer review because I am looking for a non roadgeek's opinion of the two table styles. I am torn on what I want to include / use in the tables, and was wondering what would make this table usable for someone who isn't familiar with the topic.

Thanks, Admrboltz (talk) 00:48, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Finetooth comments: I'm more of a river geek than a road geek, so I think I qualify.

I can't exactly choose one table over the other because I would prefer a third kind, similar but not identical to either of the existing two. The following comments (I hope) explain what I mean.

As a driver, I don't need to know the county names, but I like to know what cities the auxiliary highways are meant to serve or, in some cases, bypass. For example, one purpose of I-205 is to avoid downtown Portland and traffic jams between Portland and Vancouver, Washington, that occur on I-5 during the daily commuting hours.

I also like to know about daily traffic-density variations. When and where is I-5 so jammed up that it's best to stay away from it?

I like to know the names, locations, and elevations of any mountain passes a particular highway crosses. You mention Snoqualmie, which is probably the highest, but others may be high enough to require traction devices sometimes. Or maybe not.

You mention the Columbia River crossing for the Washington half of I-205. Would it be worth mentioning other major river crossings? For example, I suppose I-5 in Washington begins in the middle of the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia, and I-90 and I-82 cross the Columbia as well.

Infobox

PSH and SR should probably be spelled out here (or maybe in the lead) as well as abbreviated for the many readers who may not know what they mean.

Lead

"One route, I-605, has been proposed over the years to form another bypass around I-5 and I-405... " - Would it be helpful to say more specifically in the lead and in the auxiliary table where in the state I-605 would go? I mean from what town to what town? What Interstates would it intersect?

Primary Interstate Highways

"I-405 is intersected, which serves the Eastside, as I-5 enters Seattle." - I'd make this active rather than passive; i.e., "As I-5 enters Seattle, it intersects I-405, which serves the Eastside." Is "Eastside" a proper noun, or should this say "the eastern part of the city" or something similar?

Links in tables

I see a few redundant links here and there. For example, I think you need to link "Canada – United States border" and "I-90"only once each in the primary table and "Oregon", "Lynnwood", "Tukwila", "Pasco", "US 12", and "US 395" only once each in the auxiliary table.

Shouldn't places like "Mercer Island" and "Ellensburg" be linked?

Icons

Once per row is enough for the highway icons in the tables, I think.

I hope these suggestions prove helpful. If so, please consider reviewing another article, especially one from the PR backlog at WP:PR; that is where I found this one. I don't usually watch the PR archives or check corrections or changes. If my comments are unclear, please ping me on my talk page. Finetooth (talk) 03:16, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]