Talk:Colorado State Highway 21

Latest comment: 2 months ago by 73.203.112.216 in topic Expressway vs Freeway?

Junction list edit

It looks like the junction list may be in the opposite direction of its source. Does it need to be switched? Pzoxicuvybtnrm 02:03, 11 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

The standard is west to east or south to north for the RD and the junction lists. This section shouldn't be named "Exit list" unless it is grade-separated with exits. Otherwise, it should be named "Major intersections". Imzadi1979 (talk) 05:05, 11 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
First, the source where the list is from states the mileposts in the opposite order. Also, I don't know if the road is grade-separated with exits. In California, most state routes are expressways, but it doesn't seem so in Colorado. Pzoxicuvybtnrm 03:10, 12 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
If you don't know if it's grade-separated or not, stick with Major intersections, or consult Google Maps' satellite view to verify. Imzadi1979 (talk) 03:14, 12 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Expressway vs Freeway? edit

Could we please clarify the nomenclature of what an expressway is? This article indicates that Powers/SH21 is an expressway but not a freeway. Aren't these two terms both synonyms for a controlled/limited access roadway, depending on where in North America one is from? Having lived in Chicago, Michigan and the East Coast prior to moving to Colorado, I understand an "expressway" to be an East Coast/Midwest term for a controlled access roadway that does not have traffic lights and bans non-motorized traffic. So too, do a majority of US citizens. In California, people use the term "freeway" to mean what most of the rest of the country calls an "expressway". Powers/SH 21 is by no means a freeway nor an expressway, at least, according to how most US-based readers would understand the term. It is a busy, divided highway with relatively high speeds of travel and frequent traffic lights. Calling it an "expressway" but not a "freeway" is confusing to an overwhelming share of US-based readers, especially us transplants from the Midwest and East Coast and visitors from these regions, along with much of Canada. 73.203.112.216 (talk) 05:32, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply