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In response to ""The (route number)" is very common in Southern California. Very. (nm)" by musubi

the only thing i can think is that there are so many damn interstates/highways

Posted by sideways pixie (aka chris) May 24 '10, 15:40

baltimore or dc there's maybe three major arteries per city. 95 runs north/south. 495/695 are the beltways. and then an east/west like 66 or 70

it would be interesting to see what the origin of it here was

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I can't recall the source of the story I was referring to, but it seemed to be primarily a southern california thing. this references the start, but - b. May 24, 15:44 3
- p.s. up here, and in some other places I've been in the country, there is use of "the" with non-number names of highways... like "the nimitz" - b. May 24, 15:48 2
  - My understanding is that the "the (route number)" terminology has taken hold in So Cal in the last 20-30 years. - musubi May 24, 15:52
  - hmmm, I think we do that sometimes on the East Coast. The Merritt Parkway. The Cross Bronx. The LIE. The Beltway. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:49
someone should do one of those pop/soda/coke/seltzer pushpin maps on this. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 15:42 1
- my wild unscientific speculation is that it came from radio traffic reports - sideways pixie May 24, 15:44

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the only thing i can think is that there are so many damn interstates/highways

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