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In article <2ofb3l$30p@kraz.usc.edu>, karl@kraz.usc.edu (Karl Geiger) writes:
>In article <2oeuct$sjt@mizar.usc.edu> mankin@mizar.usc.edu (Eric
>Mankin) writes:
>>Pam Kramer, the SoCal correspondent for the SJ Mercury News,
>>is working on a story about the reopening of the Santa Monica
>>Freeway and would appreciate anyone (preferably with a credential)
>>who can shed light on the different ways northern and southern
>>Californians refer to numbered roads.
>>
>>South of the Techachapis, roads are simple "the 10," "the I-5,"
>>"The 405"
>>
>>How old is this distinction? Any thoughts as to where it comes
>>from?  Kramer's on deadline: if you have ideas, please call her
>>at (213)938-6106 as soon as possible. 
>
>Jeez, now I feel like a geezer.  I've always called 'em by their
>names:
>
>Santa Monica Fwy - I10 westbound from downtown LA to Santa Monica San

[more freeway names deleted]

and also

Bayshore Fwy - 101 (from SF to SJ?)

When I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area I knew where 101 was, but
there were these signs in Palo Alto pointing the way to the Bayshore
Freeway.  I had no idea where this other freeway was.  A few years
later, I found out they were one and the same.

On a different note, being from the East Coast (PA), I've noticed
that different parts of the country call their highways and turnpikes
different things. 

Turnpike - toll highway in Pennsylvania, Ohio too, I think.
Thruway??- I can't remember what a toll highway in NY is called.
Parkway  - as in "Garden State" (NJ)
Highway  - Any limited access road.
Freeway  - I've only seen this in CA
Expressway - In CA, a semi-limited access road with fewer traffic lights
             intended to get you from A to B faster.  
Interstate - A highway crossing many state borders.  (Also interesting, in
             Philadelphia, I-95 is called "I-95", in Florida, it's simply
             "95".

Any others?  Corrections?




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Carol Cochrane Kankelborg
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