Talk:St. Johns Bridge

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still needs work- looks great to me-- lots of detail and especially like the helpful bike hints.

[edit] St Johns or St John's?

Hi... Most references I have seen to this bridge (I just revamped the David B. Steinman article) have it as St John's rather than St Johns. Which is correct? I would rather not put in a redirect the wrong way, and then find out it could not be moved... thanks.

But ODOT does not. Thoughts?

St. Johns, Portland, Oregon is the propler spelling. Cacophony 05:02, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Wonder why all those sources have it wrong, then? Do you have a source for the spelling (well I guess if the city calls it that?) Thanks for the info! ++Lar 11:16, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I am not sure why there is no apostrophe in St. Johns. I have seen it refered to as St. John's as well, but the local maps/signs/stores refer to it as St. Johns [1][2][3]. You have piqued my interest enough that I asked: cityinfo@ci.portland.or.us Cacophony 02:07, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
According to "Portland Names and Neighborhoods" by Eugene E. Snyder, the neighborhood was named after James John (or Johns, depending upon the source). This man who originally platted the townsite was also known as "Old Jimmy Johns" or "Saint Johns". Thus, it's his last name "Johns" we are using, not a possessive term. Bryan2000 00:06, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Also how about adding this templatised link in the main article? ( Lat: 45.585 Lon:-122.76333 from Bridgemeister )

Some of the NY area bridges use this and it's cool. I will if no one objects. ++Lar 04:33, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

This information is included in the infobox at the right and I don't see a need to duplicate it. Cacophony 04:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Missed that! Never mind. I tend to overlook infoboxes... ++Lar 11:16, 19 December 2005 (UTC)