Talk:List of highways bypassed by Interstate Highways
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[edit] SPUI - Your reversion of List_of_highways_bypassed_by_Interstate_Highways
Please don't revert this. While my characterization of two letter abbreviations as ugly is subjective, these are also all redirects, and thus are to be fixed under standard Wikipedia conventinos. Catbar (Brian Rock) 18:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- There's nothing wrong with linking to a redirect. --SPUI (T - C) 18:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, you are correct. Sorry. Catbar (Brian Rock) 20:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What does bypassed mean?
What is the point of this page? For example, Interstate 70 is conterminous with the highways listed here through Colorado and Kansas (except by Manhattan, Kansas). So unless "bypass" means to supersede and take the place of, this list is completely inaccurate (at least in regards to I-70). Is "bypass" supposed to mean that the old U.S. highway still exists along much the same route as the interstate? This is the common sense meaning, but this is not what the I-70 section shows. Can someone please explain what this page means? Thanks. Kgwo1972 19:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- What does this page list? Old highways that the interstates replaced (via direct overlay or a slight detour) as the main throughfare. Could we agree that I-40 replaced US-66 even though it no longer travels through Radiator Springs? KelleyCook 14:05, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
- So specifically for my reversion, in 1957, when I-70 was built did the new interstate between Topeka and Junction City bypass the old throughfare of US-40 (now US-24) which went through Manhattan? absolutely. Do people travelling across Kansas now take the Interstate instead of US-40? (technically no, since US-40 was rerouted to be co-signed with the new I-70 ... but substantially yes). Is it exactly the same route, no but it is within 10 miles. So I-70 still is a Bypass of the old US-40. http://www.route56.com/highways/highways.cgi?hwy1=40&hist=1 -- KelleyCook 14:05, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
