Actually, I get out quite often and I did read the other posts.
If you check a map of NYC you will notice that 495 does NOT
encircle NYC. It starts at the Midtown tunnel (western terminus)
and proceeds east for approx 68 miles where it ends in Riverhead.
There is no road such as the Capitol Beltway around NYC.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Ari Ollikainen
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 6:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Friday Navigation Quiz

At 6:20 PM -0400 7/25/03, Tim wrote:
>The Long Island Expressway(I495) "The world's longest parking lot"
never
>leaves Long Island.

        You've got to get out more! Or just read some of the previous
        posts...

        I-495 is the outer ring road around Boston, and NYC, and
        I-495 is also the Capitol Beltway (around Washington DC).

        etc

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