In your neck of the woods, what do people call interstate highways? nt

[raccoon]

[huskerlaw]

1. Freeways.

Nobody uses the word "interstate" around here. Interstate 5 = THE 5, Interstate 405 = THE 405, etc.

I have a feeling that's because most native Californians are unaware that there ARE any other states... ;)

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Damn straight!

Ya take The 198 over to The 99, and head on down 'til you get to The 5, then head on up over The Grapevine, take The 405, and you'll shortcut to SD in no time!

And when going to Tucson, I always take The 99 to The 58 on over to Barstow area, and then The 210 on down to The 10. To bypass Phoenix, just take The 85 down to The 8, then get back on The 10 on into Tucson.

:rofl:

It is SO true...everyone around here calls the roads like that.

[Gormy Cuss]

10. Yeah, and in the S F bay area we don't even use articles it's "80" or "5"

To go from Berkeley to SF airport, take 80 to 101...

There are other states? ;-)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. I-#

[dpbrown]

3. The number, without the "I"

94, 35E, 35W, 494, 694, 394

[bigwillq]

4. Same here in CT

or we say 'highway'

[Pierre.Suave]

19. Ah I see

another Minnesotan, specifically a Metro area resident is here.

hello from Minneapolis.

[montanto]

6. we just call them by the numbers. The 10, The 405, etc

[RebelOne]

7. We just call it by the number.

For instance, I-75 is just 75.

[Arugula Latte]

8. I - #

Namely, I-5

[TrogL]

9. The Trans-Canada highway

[PVnRT]

11. Interstate

[Gormy Cuss]

12. In Boston we called them @(#%&@*# pahkin' lots during rush hour

and friggin' nightmares the rest of the time.

[SallyMander]

25. LOL

:spray:

:thumbsup:

[av8rdave]

13. Freeways, I think. The ones running through/around town are named

We have the LBJ, the Woodall Rogers, the Stemmons, etc., etc.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. "Eye" and a number

I-75
Aye-96

Generically, they're called Freeways, or Expressways.

[Steven_S]

15. In Bronx vernacular....

Da Truway.

Da Deeghan.

Da New England Truway.

Da Cross-Bronx.

[mainegreen]

16. 'highways'? Like more than one?

Wow. That's only for city-slicker states.

We have one. It's called 95. Thats what you call it too: 95.

[Heidi]

17. Autostrada. (nt)

[Mugu]

18. In northern Illinois--Tollway n/t

[calico1]

20. Highways, or by their specific

names like "I-95," etc. I am in CT.

[Burma Jones]

21. By their number or Inner/Outer Loop of the Beltway

[HERVEPA]

22. In the Northeast, just the number (e.g. take 98 north to...)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Aye

[NMDemDist2]

24. "40" or "the 10" both of which are over 200 miles away so they don't

get much mention