Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Clark Bridge

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. No support for deletion. Merge proposals can be made on the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 19:40, 7 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Clark Bridge[edit]

[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

An unremarkable highway bridge was built, named, grew old, and was torn down after a replacement was built. The End. Coverage doesn't get much more routine than that. Mangoe (talk) 14:11, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, with development to clarify the article covers the historic bridge and current Camano Gateway Bridge (which redirects). Search on that term too. It could be moved to current bridge name, and revised so historic bridge is covered in a section. Or what list-article could this be merged to? It appears to be major infrastructure. —Doncram (talk) 15:51, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:55, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:56, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 12:11, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 12:11, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 12:11, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Major infrastructure projects are usually notable. Bridges that are the sole connection of an island community - in this case the 15k souls on Camano, Washington, tend to be notable as well. Seems there is coverage.[1][2][3]Icewhiz (talk) 13:00, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

An ordinary plate girder highway bridge is only "major" in the land of WP inclusionism. Mangoe (talk) 14:43, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - on account of its historical value. Stefka Bulgaria (talk) 21:41, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, but merge with the Camano Gateway Bridge. The three bridges to Camano Island have been well-documented with local sources and received wider regional mentions on occasion, mostly during the reconstruction campaign. Sounder Bruce 00:34, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per doncram and Icewhiz. Major infrastructure. Something that lasted sixty years is not 'routine', it is once in a lifetime for most people. James500 (talk) 05:44, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but that is utter bullocks. I drive to work every day over a completely anonymous highway bridge of the same type which is older than I am: heck, there is another nameless bridge further north which is probably pushing ninety! It's routine that highway bridges last a long time; it's the ones that fail that acquire notability through notoriety. Mangoe (talk) 14:31, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.