Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/May 2018


 * ... that the Interstate 695 beltway around Baltimore was initially planned as a county project in 1949 before being taken over by the state by 1953?
 * ... that the Peshekee River Bridge that later carried US 41 was the first bridge designed and built by the Michigan State Highway Department in 1914?
 * ... that Interstate 190 in New York was originally designated as "Interstate 90N"?
 * ... that the numerical designation of Nevada State Route 140 was influenced by backers of the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway", a proposed route that would connect northwestern Nevada, southern Oregon and the California coast under one highway number?
 * ... that bad fate fell upon many construction workers during the construction of New Jersey Route 55, fueling a belief that the highway was cursed as a result of building over Indian burial grounds in Deptford Township?