Talk:New York State Route 114

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Which direction should this route be going in? I started off with the new article as South to North, but quickly realized that this was (to me, anyway) against logic. I switched it to N-S, but now new additions are coming in S-N. Which way should it be kept? Is there an "official" direction in the NYS log? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hkelly1 (talk • contribs) 12:31, July 25, 2006 (EST).

I was like you when I first started editing NYS routes, using north-south and east-west for directions because it seemed logical to me. However, I learned quickly that NYSDOT marks the mileposts of the route from south to north and west-east, which makes the listing of the route from south-north and west-east the standard.

To answer your question concisely, it should be kept S-N and, yes, there is an official direction because of NYSDOT's practice of placing milepost 0 at the southern or western terminus of the route. --TMF ^{T - C} 16:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)