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In article <james.766270598@wrs.com>, James Moore <james@wrs.com> wrote:
>mankin@mizar.usc.edu (Eric Mankin) writes:
>
>>South of the Techachapis, roads are simple "the 10," "the I-5,"
>>"The 405"
>
>The division isn't quite that simple.  San Diego natives (myself, for
>one) would never consider putting "the" in front of a freeway.  It
>would always be "5," or rarely "I-5."  Saying "the 5" is a
>crystal-clear sign that you're from LA or Orange County.
>
>Naming freeways is also only a LA/Orange County deal, and is never
>done in San Diego.  I think people in LA name their freeways so that
>no one from outside the area can understand their traffic reports.
>
Now hold on.  I'm from Chicago, and we name all our highways:
The Tri-state (I-294)
The NW Tollway (I90 from 294 NW)
The Kennedy (I90 from downtown-294)
The Edens (I94 from I90 to I294)
The Eisenhower (I290 from downtown-somewhere)
The Stevenson (I55 from downtown south)
The North-South Tollway (I355)
The Dan Ryan (known to frustrated drivers as the Damn Ryan,
              I90-94 S of downtown)
The Calumet Expressway (don't know)
I88 also has a name, but I can't remember it right now.

In Chicago, there are freeways and tollways (and the reason for calling
a highway (generic) one or the other depends if there's a toll).

Generally tollways are named after directions, and freeways after politicians.
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