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February 10, 2023	Peer review	Reviewed
March 14, 2024	Good article nominee	Listed
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 29, 2024. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101* was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions?*
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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 17:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that U.S. Route 101 is the only three-digit U.S. Highway that is not a spur route? Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel
- ALT1: ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions? Source: San Francisco Chronicle
- ALT2: ... that 435 miles (700 km) of U.S. Route 101 in California has had no traffic lights since 1991? Source: Los Angeles Times
- Reviewed: Jenna Winebrenner, Wonka (film)

Improved to Good Article status by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 20:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/U.S. Route 101; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

article was recently promoted to GA, is long enough and within policy. The hooks are all short enough and generally interesting. My preference is for ALT1. SounderBruce, you need 2 QPQs right now because DYK is backlogged (see Wikipedia:Did you know/Guidelines#Mandatory reviews). Let me know when you get your second. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- SounderBruce, courtesy re-ping. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:24, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Gonzo fan2007: Second QPQ added. Sounder Bruce 02:56, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - . « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:11, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]