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Article #21487Re: Beltway exit numbers
From: John Kennedy
Date: Tue, 03 May 1994 11:17
Date: Tue, 03 May 1994 11:17
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In article <1994Apr29.205839.1@gmuvax.gmu.edu> wodonnel@gmuvax.gmu.edu writes: >Beltway exit numbers > > > Why did Maryland have to change its Beltway exit numbers? I liked it >the way that it was, with the exit numbers starting at 1 at Rte. 1 in >Alexandria and ending in (I think it was 41) the interchange w/ 295 just >east of the Wilson Bridge. Is there any possibility that MD will change >its mind and put back the old exit numbers? Most states have adopted an interstate exit numbering system where the exit number corresponds with the nearest mile marker. That's what happened here. The mile markers (and exits) ascend Northbound and Eastbound, starting with the state line. -- John Kennedy johnk@secondsource.com Second Source, Inc. Annapolis, MD
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,c2e996a9c7e231cc X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-03 04:49:31 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!rtp.vnet.net!news1.digex.net!opel.secondsource.com!opel.secondsource.com!not-for-mail From: johnk@opel.secondsource.com (John Kennedy) Newsgroups: dc.driving Subject: Re: Beltway exit numbers Date: 3 May 1994 07:17:05 -0400 Organization: Second Source, Inc. Annapolis, MD Lines: 19 Message-ID: <2q5brh$18u@opel.secondsource.com> References: <1994Apr29.205839.1@gmuvax.gmu.edu> Reply-To: johnk@secondsource.COM (John Kennedy) NNTP-Posting-Host: opel.secondsource.com