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It's a lot catchier to say I-5 or I-95 than it is I-10... However dropping the classification from a number is equally problematic be it the timezone (E.G. EST
by mjevans 3y ago
It's a lot catchier to say I-5 or I-95 than it is I-10...
However dropping the classification from a number is equally problematic be it the timezone (E.G. EST / New York) or a freeway.
Absent even any other context, MOST Americans would probably at least consider a highway / freeway / other major vehicle route in their head hearing I-(number).
- bobthepanda 3y ago“The X” in New York would most likely be a train, though no highway numbers in New York go quite as low as the trains. Also, you can’t authoritatively say “the X” because of the multistate nature of the metropolitan area, where talking about “Route 17” may refer to either NY 17 or NJ 17.
- mjevans 3y agoSeemingly, not all Americans (assumption) remember that I-# is shorthand for Interstate (route number) within https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System the "Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" though I can never remember the full title without looking it up either.