[QUOTE=jayjay]
Here in nearby Lancaster, we have so many “pikes” it’s ridiculous. Manheim Pike, Fruitville Pike, Lititz Pike, Oregon Pike, New Holland Pike, Old Philadelphia Pike, Willow Street Pike, Millersville Pike, Harrisburg Pike, Marietta Pike…
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A “pike” (short for “turnpike”) meant a road connecting two inhabited areas. “Springfield Pike” was the road that you took if you wanted to go to Springfield. In Pennsylvania and Ohio, particularly, all such roads used to be called “pikes.”
[QUOTE=sinjin]
Maybe the Spectre can confirm, but I’m pretty sure that the signs on the 101 S don’t refer to the 405 as the 405, but rather as the San Diego Freeway. The one’s I’m referring to would be the ones you see announcing upcoming exits and their distances. I’m almost positive I saw a sign that said something like:
You’re So Lost Blvd 1 1/2 mi
San Diego Freeway 1 3/4
Not Your Exit St 2 mi
We we’re slightly lost and trying to get to Irvine (apparently this isn’t a good idea). We remained slightly lost, but eventually we did it in Irvine, so that was positive.
sinjin
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Sinjin, I’ve seen those signs. It’s quite confusing for those of us from out of the area who don’t know the difference between the San Diego Freeway and the Santa Ana Freeway.
twickster, I saw a highway named for a postal carrier near Valdez, Alaska. Yeah, only a highway: no interstates here. Before anyone jumps in, interstates exist here on paper because they’re for funding purposes only. Our highways don’t connect to the other states’ freeways nor do they meet the federal standards for interstates.