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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 07:42, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania Route 760[edit]

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This was a unsourced article that was PROD-ed. The PROD tag was removed and a source was added, but I don't think this meets the criteria for inclusion. There's no reliable source that backs up the existance of this state highway, or any state highway under this designation. To keep this article without a source would be to perpetuate a rumor. This article does not meet WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NPOV and WP:NOR. The only source listed is a post on a bulletin board forum, which does not meet the requirements of WP:SPS. The discussion there purports that there is a single exit sign showing this designation on a bid contract. If that graphic is correct, it does not support where the designation might be used except for at one single location. Since the signs have not been installed, they could be changed at any time for any reason, meaning this highway may or may not see the light of day. Imzadi1979 (talk) 23:45, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. The forum post indicates that the designation may be used, but there's no guarantee that it will. Additionally, that one post and the drawing contained in that post do not provide any details that can be used to say where this route would begin and where it would end if assigned. – TMF 00:04, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom - No proof this highway exists. ---Dough 48 72 03:27, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. I am suspicious that the creator of this article deleted the AfD template in previous edits. Perhaps it's new user naiveté of the AfD process, but since there was no edit description, I can't entirely AGF. --Fredddie ™ 07:02, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The article's description of the alleged road: "Pennsylvania Route 760 is located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It connects Interstate 376 and Interstate 80 to Sharon". The infobox says that its south terminus is at I-80/I-376 and its north terminus is at US 62. From looking at the map in my car (original research! shocking!), the only road that actually meets that description is Pennsylvania Route 718. Pennsylvania Route 518 almost sort-of qualifies: the designation terminates at Pennsylvania Route 18 shortly before I-80/I-376, but the road itself (Longview Road) continues down to the junction. But in any event, no State Route 760. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 15:40, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, PA 760 is allegedly the part of old PA 60 north of I-80 in Sharon that did not become part of I-376. – TMF 17:31, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: For what it's worth, I live in a Canadian province which, for purposes of internal mileage accounting and inventory, gives hidden highway numbers to certain stretches of road which have strategic importance to the transportation network but don't meet the usual criteria to be given a real highway designation (e.g. funny little stubs left over from highway realignments, etc.) I'm familiar enough with the situation in Ontario to know that while in most cases they aren't really notable enough to be in an encyclopedia, there are some cases where a salvageable article can be written by downplaying the highway designation and concentrating on the road's name and transportation purpose. Is this possibly a similar case? No !vote, just two cents for the pot. Bearcat (talk) 02:53, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A valid point, but in that case, there would be an official source detailing that designation. In this case, there isn't one. Hidden designations are common in the US, but state DOTs have route logs or other documentation. Imzadi1979 (talk) 03:23, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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