Re: Linux Functionality?
* Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org> [2004 Dec 27 20:26 -0600]:
> On Monday 27 December 2004 03:42 pm, Steve Lamb wrote:
>
> > ObUselessGeographyLesson: East/West numbered high/free-ways in
> > the US are even numbered. North/South are odd numbered. They are
> > numbered low-to-high from south-to-north and west-to-east.
>
> Not any more. OR-551 runs north-south and is rather west in the state
> from what I can tell (it's new enough that I have yet to see a map that
> reflects its existence, though driving around at 2AM last night seems
> to put 551 as being a freak of ODOT).
Getting WOT :)
As I recall, the rule cited reflects the general standard applied to
US federal highways and interstates. When it comes to the numbering of
state highways all bets are off. For example, the state highways in
Oklahoma are generally odd east/west and even north/south while state
highways in Kansas and Nebraska follow the federal rule of thumb
although I can cite nearby exceptions.
> I-80 originally went to Portland, not California. Why we had to change
> our interstate from I-80 to I-84 and they changed from I-80S to I-80 is
> beyond me. After all, we were here first, and California's the one who
> sucks. Not like they've done us any good as long as they've been our
> neighbors...
Hmmm, I didn't know that. I thought I-80 always went from Salt Lake
City to Wendover, UT and on west. I learned something new today!
- Nate >>
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