Yeah, the numbering is opposite, on purpose and supposedly always. Mike On 7/26/06 10:50 AM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > Interstates are what they are named. They are good to (relatively) > rapidly get you from state to state. If you are interested in seeing > the area in which you travel, the older US routes often have more > scenic and/or historical value. I've not yet put together a > compendium of US routes I've been on, though I know I have been on US > 1, US 2, US 66 and US 101. > > Curiously, While the interstates increase in ennumeration from west > to east and south to north, The US routes are the reverse of that (in > general). > > Need it be said that I've traveled these roads primarly in Vanagons? > > > On Jul 26, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Pensioner wrote: > > A little recommendation for you who eschew the blue highways > celebrated in > W.L.H.Moon's epic tome. ISBN O-8957-318-X is the reference for los > caminos > grandes del estados unidos. _Readers Digest On The Road USA_ is a two > volume set of North-South/East-West Interstates. Makes it easy to > follow > Kim's travels. Published in the early 90s. > > |
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