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In response to
"
the only thing i can think is that there are so many damn interstates/highways
"
by
sideways pixie
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
Posted by
b. (aka starrynit)
May 24 '10, 15:44
I don't have time to look for more right now...
here.
(muse.jhu.edu)
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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"
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b.
May 24, 15:48
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My understanding is that the "the (route number)" terminology has taken hold in So Cal in the last 20-30 years.
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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
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loosilu
May 24, 15:49
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