Talk:Ohio State Route 253

Ohio State Route 253 has been listed as one of the Engineering and technology good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
February 24, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

United States: Ohio Mid‑importance

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Ohio State Route 253/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: --P C B 00:38, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
See below for the prose issues I have with the article.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Why are some highway maps official and others not?
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
There are a couple of pictures depicting the bridge here and here. I'd suggest picking one or two for the article.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
I will put the article on hold for the prose issues listed below.

Lead:

I don't think you need to include the OH 253 abbreviation if it's not used in the article. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Perhaps include the length in the first sentence instead of the last.
Maybe you should split the history summary in the lead into two sentences, one describing the first part and one for the second.

Route description:

Maybe it's just me, but "commences" usually refers to a time event.
I think you should reword "picking up where KY 10 left off." It sounds silly to me.
"The highway exits the bridge via its eastern approach, then soon after, crosses a bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway line." This sentence has several issues. "Then soon after" should somehow be replaced, or the sentence should be split. Exiting a bridge via an eastern approach sounds confusing, perhaps you shuld reword it a little.
Why is the end abrupt?
Are traffic counts given most often in terms of AADT or always?

History:

The word "iteration" is uncommon and used twice, perhaps you should find a synonym for one instance.
The second sentence of the first paragraph is pretty long. I think you should split it up into 2 sentences.

Other:

Any sites for possible external links?
Any other categories? Is there a category for Scioto County?--P C B 00:57, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I think all the issues have been addressed and the article is now ready to pass. --P C B 23:29, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]