Talk:Delaware Route 48

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Date	Process	Result
July 8, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

U.S. Roads: State highways / Delaware Mid‑importance

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GA Review

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Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 19:41, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm ready for another nice Delaware road article. MathewTownsend (talk) 19:41, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

review

lede

"Upon reaching downtown Wilmington, the route intersects Interstate 95 (I-95)/US 202 and DE 4, with the eastbound direction becoming Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Front Street to the eastern terminus with the westbound direction remaining along Second Street." - this is just hard to understand

perhaps too much detail in the lede?

Simplified. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Route description

"southeast on two-lane undivided Lancaster Pike." southeast as a two-lane undivided road, Lancaster Pike? or Lancaster Pike Road?

Rephrased. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

heading" and "heads" - I know there are only so many words to use for road, but in the first paragraph heading/heads is used four times.

Reworded a couple instances. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"DE 48 continues into Wilmington as Lancaster Avenue and heads into urban areas of homes and businesses, with the eastbound direction narrowing to one lane at an intersection with Greenhill Avenue. coming to a bridge over CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision." some sort of typo here?

with the eastbound direction narrowing to one lane at an intersection with Greenhill Avenue. coming to a bridge over CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision
Fixed. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

only the "eastbound direction" - what happens to the westbound?

The westbound direction remains two lanes. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"coming to a bridge" - how about "and crosses a bridge..."?

Changed. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The route intersects DE 2, then follows the one-way pair of Lincoln Street northbound and Union Street southbound. At this point, DE 48 splits into a one-way pair following Lancaster Avenue eastbound and West Second Street westbound, with westbound DE 48 using westbound DE 2 (North Union Street) to get from West Second Street to Lancaster Avenue. - can this be simplified, made easier to follow?
Tweaked. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"at this point" - used three times in this paragraph

Changed some instances. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think the second paragraph would be helped by splitting it into smaller blocks - perhaps two paragraphs.

Split. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

where is "the McKennans Church Road intersection"?

Mentioned where intersection is. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

History

"connecting to the Gap and Newport Turnpike" - is the name of the Turnpike the "Gap and Newport Turnpike"? - unclear

The turnpike is called Gap and Newport Turnpike. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Construction later began and was completed" - passive voice is to be avoided when possible.

Reworded. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The turnpike became known as the Lancaster Pike and was surfaced with stone." - are the two parts of this sentence related? What was its surface before stone?

The second part is mentioning that the turnpike has a stone surface. The source does not specify what the pavement was before, but I would assume it was likely dirt or gravel. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"When Delaware designated its state highway system by 1936, the Lancaster Pike became a part of DE 48, with the route continuing through Wilmington on Lincoln Street, Fourth Street, and Christiana Avenue to the ferry across the Delaware River to Penns Grove, New Jersey, where it connected to Route 48 in New Jersey." - sentence seems too long - can it be broken into two?

Split. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

citation 5 (google book snippet) [1]doesn't seem to support the two claims it is cited to. It seems to be about "The Eighth Regiment Volunteer Infantry".

The information pertaining to this article is on page 416 of the book. Dough 48 72 00:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I made a few edits which you are free to change.[2]

Otherwise, in general the article is fine.

MathewTownsend (talk) 18:52, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA criteria checked and article passes GA. Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 12:09, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]