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Why Interstate 30 is THE SHORTEST Major East-West Interstate | Should it Be Longer? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Does the number assigned to the road matter that much?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I mean, there is an organization to it. Odd numbers go north-south, evens go east-west, numbers go higher as you go north and east, and major ones are numbers divisible by 5. The system is honestly pretty good at keeping with that ovrall, and I could think of a few better ideas than that

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes I'm aware. Does it matter that much? Especially for a road that seems to go diagonally more than anything?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Would it have killed them to (for example) just call it I-22 from Dallas to Texarkana, then continue I-49 from there? I think the main point of controversy is that this is a very short interstate given a number that would normally be used for a much longer one within the system - for no real reason.

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