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   There's a growing thread about the confusion caused by renumbering 
exits and the duplication of beltway exit numbers in Maryland and 
Virginia and it all brings me to this question:  Do people actually 
navigate by exit numbers?  What I mean is, do you tell someone to take 
exit 4B to Leesburg or do you say Route 7 West?  (Before you flame me, I 
admit that I have NO IDEA what exit number Rte. 7 carries.)  
   I know that radio ads cite exit numbers when giving directions and 
confusion can be eliminated by numbering each individual exit separately, 
but I personally would rather know what road to look for than what exit 
number.  
   Also, in this part of the country we number exit according to mile 
marker, that is exit 152A might be westbound and 152B might be 
eastbound.  If there happens to be more than one interchange per mile, 
the numbering goes on to 152C and 152D, etc.  However, on portions of 
I-81 in the Harrisonburg area they number exits based on the direction 
the intersecting road travels.  For instance, a westbound road would be 
exit 152W and an eastbound road might be 152E.  If you're from around DC 
where you could easily get five exit ramps in a mile, it becomes 
ambiguous if you are looking for "Exit number 152E" when actually it is 
numbered 152 but is in reality Rte. 33 East.  Thoughts?


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