Talk:Macombs Dam Bridge/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 21:39, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Comments

• "Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue)" these both link to the same article?
  • Yes, these are alternate names for the same road.
    • Don't think you need to link them both then. A bit later you do it differently, i.e. " Eighth Avenue (Frederick Douglass Boulevard)" is linked just once. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:00, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
      • Thanks. I have fixed this. epicgenius (talk) 15:01, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• "about the Harlem River's navigability" caused by the dam? More like complaints about the dam's impact on the river's navigability?
  • Fixed.
• "The Macombs Dam Bridge is the third-oldest major bridge still operating in New York City. The Macombs Dam Bridge..." repetitive.
  • Done.
• "swing span" and "camelback span/bridge" are overlinked in the infobox.
  • Well, we need these links in the "design" section, but I don't think the caption links help much. I replaced the caption. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• "Construction cost" in infobox, how do we know these are 2019 values?
  • Fixed.
• Is there no more up to date traffic information than 2016?
  • That is correct. I looked on the NYCDOT's website, but all the traffic counts there seem to be even older. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• "third-oldest major bridge" what qualifies it as "major"?
  • That is what the NYCDOT says. I think the DOT only counts bridges over water. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• Is there an appropriate architectural link for "chord"?
  • Yes, but it redirects to "truss". epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• Some duplicate links: Jerome Avenue, University Heights Bridge, Ninth Avenue elevated line, swing bridge, Coogan's Bluff...
  • Fixed.
• "The approach ... Currently the approach" a touch repetitive.
  • Fixed.
• "Alfred P. Boller" you previously expanded his P.
  • Fixed.
• " adjacent.[44][40][45] " order.
  • Fixed.
• "1897 postcard of the eastern approaches to the bridge" avoid starting with a number if possible.
  • Fixed.
• "while the Yankee Stadium was" do you really need "the" here?
  • Not really, but it's the Bronx, so we put "the" before random place names. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• "The work, expected to cost $34 million... began a $145 million renovation..." that escalated quickly....!
  • It did, but the $34 million was to prevent the bridge from collapsing, and the $145 million was to completely refurbish the bridge. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
• Non-breaking spaces between the number and the million in all cases.
• "demolished[70] after " could we move that ref to the end of the sentence please.
  • Done.
• Some spaced hyphens need to be spaced en-dashes in the ref titles.
  • Done.

That's it. An interesting read, thanks. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 11:21, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

• @The Rambling Man: Thanks for the review. I have addressed all of your comments. epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
  • Just one quick response. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:00, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
    • Huzzah. All good in this hood, so I'm promoting. Nice work. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)