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It probably also helped that it was a N/S road (odd) and that it was in one of the most eastern parts of the country (high numbered). I guess 99 fits then, so l
by illusive4080 2y ago
It probably also helped that it was a N/S road (odd) and that it was in one of the most eastern parts of the country (high numbered). I guess 99 fits then, so long as they don’t build an interstate that is N/S bound east of I-99?
- vikingerik 2y agoI-95 is north/southbound and existed east of I-99 long before 99 was built. 99 doesn't fit into the numbering scheme at all. The road shouldn't even be a two-digit number; it's not a major trunk route and it's entirely within a single state. It only serves to connect interstates 76 and 80, so it should have been a spur route of one of those.
- illusive4080 2y agoAh sheesh. I’ve been on that road many times (going from Lancaster county up to northern PA/southern NY) but didn’t realize it was entirely contained within PA. Your point about 95 is well taken. That’s messed up.
- devilbunny 2y agoTo its east are I-81, 83, 87, 91, 93, 95, and 97, all of which pre-date it. It’s way out of place.
- illusive4080 2y agoWell that stinks! They shouldn’t name it I-99 :(
- devilbunny 2y agoThat’s a mild way of putting it, but yes. It should have been something like I-776 (which would not only have been more correct numerically, but would have reflected Pennsylvania’s role in American independence). For non-Americans: I-776 ~= 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.