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Date Posted: 05:40:27 02/21/02 Thu
Author: Jennifer
Subject: Re: *blinks*
In reply to: Lori 's message, "*blinks*" on 19:42:10 02/20/02 Wed

>
>*gleep* WHOA!!! As a Crash Analyst, I've studied
>State Routes, Oregon Routes, Frontages, Interstates,
>Highways, Exits/Entrances...it's just mind boggling.
>:) I'm not sure if it's correct, but doesn't Route 66
>usually parellels the interstate? Also, when you see
>milepost markers on Rt66, which direction does it
>increase? For example: I-5 in the NW, runs north to
>south, but the milepoints increases to the north.
>Milepoint 308.38 is right between the
>Oregon/Washington border, on the bridge over the
>Columbia River. :)
>
>Thanks for the lesson...I think. Got done learning MS
>Access 97 today, and just had a brain blowout. *THUD*
>
>~Lori

Generally, Route 66 does parallel the Interstates: 5 of them from Chicago to L.A.: I-55, I-44, I-40, I-15 and I-10. But parallel doesn't always mean it's right by the Interstate. There's plenty of times Route 66 is a few miles away, going through towns, residential areas, congested commercial zones, you name it. The Interstate routed traffic away from towns, whereas 66 when straight through them. That's why so many towns (and the businesses) had problems with the coming of the Interstate, they lost so much!

As far as mile markers, Route 66 is not currently marked like an Interstate, because it's such a combination of roads and it's not an official U.S. Highway anymore. But I can tell you that on an informal basis, people consider Route 66 to be primarily "westbound." All guidebooks and maps with mileage, do so from east to west. A traveler, can, of course, travel the route from CA to IL, but the "traditional" way is west and that's how the majority of people plan their trips and base the mileage.

Jennifer

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