cshoremom
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Post by cshoremom on Dec 8, 2014 18:42:05 GMT -5
What do you call it?
Highway, Freeway, Interstate?
was watching the news just now and they were talking about the huge fires in LA…and how you could see it up close from the "freeway"…sounds funny to me...
( I call it the Highway)
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Post by kidsandpets on Dec 8, 2014 19:02:47 GMT -5
Freeway if its in/near a city. (ie Seattle has freeways)
Highway if its out of town. (ie the 8 miles road between Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID was a highway)
Interstate only in abbreviation of the road name (ie I-90, I-5, etc.)
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Post by KamiMadison on Dec 8, 2014 19:10:04 GMT -5
Freeway if its in/near a city. (ie Seattle has freeways) Highway if its out of town. (ie the 8 miles road between Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID was a highway) Interstate only in abbreviation of the road name (ie I-90, I-5, etc.) Same here . . . except replace WA and ID with AZ. :-) |
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Post by mamamunchkin on Dec 8, 2014 19:12:25 GMT -5
Highway.
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BC
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Post by BC on Dec 8, 2014 19:23:46 GMT -5
I think that my mind segregates them. A "Freeway" to me is a big, big scary road that moves fast and has tons of lanes. I used this term more when I was in Indy. A "Highway" to me is more of a regular road that connects cities. I live off of two different highways, but they aren't big roads (not on my part of it anyway). An "Interstate" to me is/are the main big roads that kind of go around the cities rather than through them. And, to me, they are scary, but not as scary as the crazy-busy ones. I normally use "interstate" for those main roads. I normally use "highway" for the main regular roads that go through towns. I rarely have a reason to use "freeway" anymore. The area that I'm in now doesn't really have any crazy, scary, multi-laned roads.  |
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Post by LisainMN on Dec 8, 2014 19:55:05 GMT -5
Freeway = no intersections, ramps instead. No stopping required
Highway = major roads, can be multiple lanes but there are intersections or roundabouts
Interstate - MAJOR freeways
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Post by btid on Dec 8, 2014 20:11:01 GMT -5
Interstate
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Post by footballbella on Dec 8, 2014 20:14:11 GMT -5
Highway…local to the state…something that could have stoplights and stop signs. goes through country roads and main cities
FREEWAY…it's a big major everyone going 55+ MPH no stop signs or lights. in Southern California there is more freeways that highways. Like I would say I took highway LOL to the 405 freeway to get to the interstate 5
Interstate is major FREEWAYS that go through many states. Like Interstate 5 is a FREEWAY that goes from Mexico through California, Oregon, Washington, and into Canada. or Interstate 80 that's a freeway through several states
in short a highway has red lights or stop signs…and freeway/interstate does not. (unless it's on the on ramp)
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Post by Laney on Dec 8, 2014 20:57:54 GMT -5
Highway or Interstate
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Post by citylights on Dec 8, 2014 21:56:04 GMT -5
What do you call it?
Highway, Freeway, Interstate?
Interesting question!
Depends on the locale.
I live in IN. And same as when we were in IL.
We have expressways, highways, and toll roads.
Expressway .... think interstate.
Highway ..... a roadway where the speed limit is 55 or greater.
Toll Road .... interstate or expressway that requires $$ to travel.
When we were in CA,
the shuttle driver called the expressways "freeway" because he said they were "free" to travel.
When I've been on the East coast, I recall "turnpike."
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Post by erinjo on Dec 8, 2014 22:16:51 GMT -5
An interstate is at least two lanes each direction, with on and off ramps. My town is right off Interstate 80. A highway is usually just two lanes and goes through towns and so sometimes has stop signs and speed zones. It will always be paved, unlike, say, a county road, and it might sometimes become a divided highway with on/off ramps. A freeway is in the city, has divided lanes and on and off ramps, and may be an interstate or just an upgraded highway. |
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Post by carrieinwi on Dec 8, 2014 22:27:28 GMT -5
Generally freeway. If it is a highway...smaller than a freeway, I generally call it by it's name. So instead of HWY K, I just call it K.
I think that they are called freeways because there is no toll. In IL, they are called tollways because you need to pay tolls.
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Post by Madrede3 on Dec 9, 2014 6:39:06 GMT -5
I think that my mind segregates them. A "Freeway" to me is a big, big scary road that moves fast and has tons of lanes. I used this term more when I was in Indy. A "Highway" to me is more of a regular road that connects cities. I live off of two different highways, but they aren't big roads (not on my part of it anyway). An "Interstate" to me is/are the main big roads that kind of go around the cities rather than through them. And, to me, they are scary, but not as scary as the crazy-busy ones. I normally use "interstate" for those main roads. I normally use "highway" for the main regular roads that go through towns. I rarely have a reason to use "freeway" anymore. The area that I'm in now doesn't really have any crazy, scary, multi-laned roads. This exactly! |
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Dec 9, 2014 6:40:39 GMT -5
Expressway.
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Post by countrygrl112 on Dec 9, 2014 7:04:58 GMT -5
Interstate. That's all we have here. I-95 and I-295. That's it. Nothing else even compares to that. Part of I-95 is the Turnpike, which has tolls. It splits into the Turnpike and I-295 for a little while.
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