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brendan
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: US 283 WP typo in OK; Chickasaw Tpk? |
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On the OK 6 map (possibly others) on highway browser the waypoint at US 283 is "US283_D" for some reason.
Also, where is the Chickasaw Turnpike on the highway browser? I don't see it listed on the page with the other OK toll roads.
Many thanks...
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ntallyn
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Usually, when entering and exiting a concurrency, the points are marked with _S, _N, _W, or _E suffixes. But in this case, OK6 has two concurrencies with US 283, and there can't be two points labeled US283_S and US283_N. So they are labeled _A, _B, _C, and _D instead.
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yakra
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Also, where is the Chickasaw Turnpike on the highway browser? I don't see it listed on the page with the other OK toll roads. |
The US Select Named Freeways are an early system, done before the State systems were started.
Some of the rules of thumb for a route to be included at the time were:
- Be above a (vague?) minimum distance
- Be full (or almost all?) freeway
- Be connected to the rest of the freeway system (EG Interstates, other Select Named Freeways or Select Numbered Freeways)
So it looks like the ChiTpk didn't make the cut at least `cuz of #s 2 & 3.
Since then, adding more routes is a topic that keeps coming up, and there've been quite a few appropriate suggestions (the odd New York or Kentucky Parkway)...
Right now though, having another look at the Select Named Freeways and adding more routes is a low priority, for after the 50 state systems are finished. |
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brendan
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Gotcha. Arguably, the Chickasaw Turnpike could be on the back burner for reason #1 as well since it's pretty dang short.
Looking forward to the next installment of state highway systems, keep up the good work!
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