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I have a lifelong interest interest in roads and highways. I'm sure anyone reading this page shares this interest, or at least some of it and understands the lure of the open road. For much of my  life I have looked forward to the next significant road trip, when I could get to see even more of the country and see what the highways looked like. There is the saying that "half of the fun is getting there." For me, almost all the fun was "getting there." It has always been fun for me to look at the map and imagine what different areas looked like; I have always enjoyed being able to fill the spots on the map where I hadn't been with memories of what it looked like.

The Internet has given me the opportunity to expand my knowledge of roads and to see places I might not have otherwise been able to. This page contains links to other pages that I have enjoyed visiting. However, I cannot take without trying to give something back. Right now, I am in the process of writing an "Historic California US Highways Page," and as time permits, a page about California Highway 56. (Please see below for more details.) Enjoy your stay at my page!

My Highway Pages
Historic California Highways Historic California US Highways.   For most of my life I have seen the old two lane roads along the side of the freeways and wondered what they were and where they went. I have created this page as an attempt to answer those questions. Eventually, I will have pictures and narrative about each of the 18 US highways that went through California. The first phase, which gives a thumbnail description of each highway is nearing completion and I have already started to add my narrative "travelogues" and pictures to the site.
ca-1_small.gif (2251 bytes) State Highways.  In addition to California's Historic Highways, I also have an interest in miscellaneous state highways. Some, like Route 1, are historical, others like Route 252 in San Diego somehow "died on the vine", and many others are of general interest like the Orange County toll freeways and the expanding network of state freeways in San Diego County. This page is not a repeat of the three excellent California State Highways pages, but a detailed look at those that are of interest to me.
[California 56] Highway 56 Page.  Highway 56 is a freeway north of San Diego that will ultimately connect I-5 to I-15. This highway is of interest since it reflects the evolution of freeway building over the past 40 years. I originally started this page in late 1995 as a companion to my senior research project at UC San Diego. I am revamping this page and working towards completing it.
[Interstate 238] Interstate "Indigestion" 238.  I-238 is almost as notorious as I-99 among road buffs as an extreme violation of the Interstate Highway numbering convention. This page explores the reasons for this aberration and explains why it's not as bad as it seems on the surface. In the end, I hope this page will explain why I-238 exists and why road buffs shouldn't fret needlessly over small stretch of highway since their time is better spent on that pork barrel of a highway, Bud Schuster's Interstate 99.
 

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Last Update: January 25, 1998.
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