June 25th, 2017: Zero Milestone

[glatt]

Route 66 here has exit numbers that correspond to the mileage marker they are located at. So exit 12 isn't followed by exit 13. The next exit happens to be exit 21, but you know the distance is nine miles.


(Made this example up.)

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Snakeadelic

In the 1920s the American highway & freeway system was nothing like we've grown used to a hundred years later. Hawaii was still decades from statehood, although Missouri and such were no longer still considered the Wild West. Back in the 20s, they probably thought places like LA, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle were going to remain provincial mudholes.

They knew those cities were important as they had been busy seaports and Navel support for the Pacific Fleet. The problem was you couldn't get there from here, except by boat or rail. We be 'Mericans, having to be subservient to railroad barons and ship captains is unacceptable.
We pledge allegiance to Henry Ford, and to the freedom for which he stands...

And "what they're having" was probably either boiled (solid food) or strained through the nearest available cloth of the right weave (liquids).

I don't care as long as it makes me as detached from reality as these clowns were with this idea.

Originally Posted by glatt

Route 66 here has exit numbers that correspond to the mileage marker they are located at. So exit 12 isn't followed by exit 13. The next exit happens to be exit 21, but you know the distance is nine miles.
(Made this example up.)

That's pretty common. One of the short interstates they put in here had numbered exits and the they decided to add an exit.
They had to put up signs, "Exit 9*, formerly exit 5, 1 mile".
*miles