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In reply to the discussion: What's the word you use for this kind of road? (please add your location) [View all]nolabear
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What's the word you use for this kind of road? (please add your location) [View all]
raccoon
May 2012
OP
Individually they're federal highways and interstates. Collectively I just say "highway".
Chan790
May 2012
#9
What's up with Californians always putting "the" in front of freeway numbers?
geardaddy
May 2012
#19
my theory is that it's a consequence of the early SoCal tendency to name their freeways
fishwax
May 2012
#51
Nah, NorCal did the same. I still call 880 between San Jose and Oakland the Nimitz.
bluesbassman
May 2012
#54
Some of you have pointed out there are 2 kinds of roads here. Sorry, I meant to
raccoon
May 2012
#40