Talk:Interstate 12

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Thank God for I-12!

Whoever decided to build that highway really must have had a lot of foresight. Now with I-10 gone as a result of Hurricane Katrina, it will become the "de facto" I-10 for several years...at least. Long after the flood waters are finally gone. Without it, there would be years, if not decades, of traffic nightmares on secondary highways inland - and Interstate traffic would be forced all the way to I-20. It would also kill the economy. Now if only they could accelerate I-14 in case it happens again somewhere else... CrazyC83 22:05, 30 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wording in Introduction

The last sentence in the introduction says, "...in order to highway the unique history of Louisiana's Florida Parishes." Should highway be replaced with highlight? I would have edited it myself, but I'm not sure if there's some meaning to the word I might be overlooking. Stratosphere 20:22, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake, just a small typo that should have said "highlight", thanks for pointing it out. VerruckteDan 20:38, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 8?

It has always seemed to me that if I am travelling cross country, that it would be very confusing to jump onto I-12. If I noticed that I-10 ran from coast to coast, it seems that the fastest route would be to stay on I-10 and keep going. But as the article points out, it is faster to use I-12 as a shortcut. It seems to me that I-12 should actually be part of I-10 and the section of I-10 that loops under Lake Ponchatrain should actually be called I-8. That way you could stay on I-10 for your entire trip. I do realize that I-12 was built after, but I wonder if anyone ever thought of renaming the two highways. Van Vidrine (talk) 16:13, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is a talk page for discussing the article, not the subject of the article. --Rs chen 7754 22:11, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's just as much about the article as the first post. I even referenced the article about I-12 being used as a shortcut. The article, however, doesn't mention that if you are travelling coast-to-coast on I-10, that this is the ONLY portion of the highway that you will actually depart from I-10. It also doesn't mention WHY I-10 didn't initially take this route. Perhaps there was some political motivation in having it pass through New Orleans. Maybe you had a part in creating this article, but there are unanswered questions, which I was attempting to get an answer. By your tone, it appears you are satisfied with this article. Maybe someone with a little more skill and knowledge can improve it. Van Vidrine (talk) 15:07, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would assume it's due to the economic importance of New Orleans, but that's only a guess. What I find odd is that it was named as a main interstate instead of an auxiliary, given its short length. It seems to me that it would be more logical to call it something like I-410 XinaNicole (talk) 05:46, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you read the article, you will notice that I-12 and I-10 were not originally slated to intersect in Slidell. I-10's alignment was closer to US 90's (i.e. further south) in the original 1957 plan. And I-8 is already in use on the west coast, so it would have likely labeled I-6 or I-810.74.173.105.47 (talk) 21:50, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]