New CA, CN, ID, NV and OR highway pictures

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Carl Rogers - 13 Jul 2005 20:25 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Some new highway-pictures from China (Zhejiang and Anhui Provinces),
California, Idaho Nevada and Oregon have been
posted to http://hwy-shields.calrog.com:

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China National Highways: Hanhui Highway.
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Interstates: Bus. 84(I), I-80, I-84(I) and I-184.
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US Highways: Bus. 30, Spur 95, 20, 95, former 99, 199 and 395.
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CA State Routes: 169, 175, 197, 200, 253, 255 and 271.
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ID State Routes: 19, 44, 45, 51, 52, 55, 69, 71 and 78.
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NV State Routes: 221, 225, 226, 278, 289, 304, 305, 306, 396, 400, 794 and
856.
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OR State Routes: 6, 7, 8, 10, 18, 22, 31, 34, 37, 39, 46, 47, 51, 52, 86,
99, 104, 126, 201, 202, 210, 213, 214, 219, 221, 233, 238, 240, 242, 260,
293, 528 and 551.

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Carl Rogers
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Highway Enthusiast forum: http://forums.calrog.com

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Carl Rogers - 14 Jul 2005 00:22 GMT

>>> China National Highways: Hanhui Highway.

One correction. The correct name is "Hanghui" Highway.

While on topic...

...For those who like trivia, Chinese highways (outside Shanghai
municipality) have a unique naming-convention. No number-patterns are
used for route-identification, instead unique names are determined by
the route's termini. One terminus gets abbreviated and forms the
prefix, while the other terminus is abbreviated and forms the suffix.
Many times, the prefixes and suffixes signify major cities, metro-areas
and/or provinces.

For example, the Hanghui (or "Hang-Hui") Highway connects Hangzhou and
the neighbouring AnHui Province.

If the United States were to use such a convention, here are some
examples of what you would see:

Interstate 80: "Sanyork Highway" (San Francisco, New York)
Interstate 75 "Miamarie Highway" (Miami, Sault Ste. Marie)

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Mukade - 15 Jul 2005 03:01 GMT

>>>> China National Highways: Hanhui Highway.
>
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> Interstate 80: "Sanyork Highway" (San Francisco, New York)
> Interstate 75 "Miamarie Highway" (Miami, Sault Ste. Marie)

FWIW, that is similar to the Japanese system in many areas. The main
difference between what you described is that the two characters may
represent the first or second part of the city name. For example, the
Meishin Expressway connects Nagoya with Kobe. Although it may not seem to
make sense, the "Mei" in Meishin is the same Kanji as the "Na" in Nagoya.
Likewise for the "shin" which is the same Kanji as the "Ko" in Kobe. The
"Mei" and "shin" are the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese
pronunciation of a Kanji character. Looking at the Kanji characters
themselves, it is clear. Similarly, Hanshin means Osaka-Kobe where the "Han"
is the same Kanji as "saka" in Osaka.

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