Template:Did you know nominations/Hell Gate Bridge

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 16:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Hell Gate Bridge

The main span of the Hell Gate Bridge

• ... that the main span of the Hell Gate Bridge, once the world's largest arch bridge, was almost built as a cantilever bridge? Source: "Construction of the New York Connecting Railroad: Ten Mile Line Involving Large Bridges and Viaducts Will Connect the Pennsylvania and New Haven". Railway Age Gazette. Vol. 57, no. 20. November 13, 1914. p. 890; Jablow, Valerie (October 1999). "Othmar Ammann's Glory". Smithsonian. Vol. 30, no. 7. pp. 34, 36, 38.
  • ALT1: ... that in 2005, a magazine estimated that the Hell Gate Bridge could last a thousand years if humans disappeared? Source: Weisman, Alan (February 2005). "Earth Without People: What would happen to our planet if the mighty hand of humanity simply disappeared?". Discover.
  • ALT2: ... that when the Hell Gate Bridge was repainted in the 1990s, a flaw in the paint caused the color to fade before the project was completed? Source: Kilgannon, Corey (March 8, 2012). "A Bad Impression Outlasts a Bridge's New Paint". The New York Times.
  • ALT3: ... that the design of the Hell Gate Bridge influenced that of the Sydney Harbour Bridge? Source: Barron, James (March 3, 2017). "Hell Gate Bridge, a Good Place to Hide From Zombies, Turns 100". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Force is with Cristal Beer
  • Comment: I can come up with more hooks later.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hell Gate Bridge; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Epicgenius please note that as the emergency backlog mode has been activated and you have more than 20 nominations, you will need to provide two QPQs. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:36, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
  • @AirshipJungleman29: I guess I should've seen this coming, given the length of the DYK nominations page. I've swapped my single QPQ for a double review. Epicgenius (talk) 02:12, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Overall: Article meets the necessary DYK requirements. Hooks are also good, and I favor ALT1 and ALT2 about equally, followed by ALT3 and then ALT0 (which I don't think would be that interesting to a general audience). SounderBruce 04:19, 9 March 2024 (UTC)