Why do many state routes in New England keep their numbers between states?
Many of these routes were once part of the New England Interstate Highway System, which pre-dated the U.S. Highway system (see Section 7). Go to http://www.roadgeek.org/nehwys/ for more on this 1920s system. Jan 30, 2002 8.7 Q: What’s with the WV fractional routes? A: These are county routes which are numbered with the “numerator” representing the number of the route from which the fractional route branches. See http://www.millenniumhwy.net/wvroads/wvthree-digitstate.html Sep 13, 2005 9 Other Countries While m.t.r tends to be fairly US-centric, discussion of other countries is perfectly fine. For a synopsis of route systems in most countries in the world (including the US), go to http://www.geocities.com/marcelmonterie/index3.htm . Sep 2, 2004 9.1 Q: Which countries use right-side driving, and which use left-side driving? A: http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ has a lot of info on this topic. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/right.htm has some American history. Feb 1, 2003 9.2 Can
