Yeah, the numbering is opposite, on purpose and supposedly always.

Mike

On 7/26/06 10:50 AM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> Interstates are what they are named. They are good to (relatively)
> rapidly get you from state to state. If you are interested in seeing
> the area in which you travel, the older US routes often have more
> scenic and/or historical value. I've not yet put together a
> compendium of US routes I've been on, though I know I have been on US
> 1, US 2, US 66 and US 101.
>
> Curiously, While the interstates increase in ennumeration from west
> to east and south to north, The US routes are the reverse of that (in
> general).
>
> Need it be said that I've traveled these roads primarly in Vanagons?
>
>
> On Jul 26, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Pensioner wrote:
>
> A little recommendation for you who eschew the blue highways
> celebrated in
> W.L.H.Moon's epic tome.  ISBN O-8957-318-X is the reference for los
> caminos
> grandes del estados unidos.  _Readers Digest On The Road USA_ is a two
> volume set of North-South/East-West Interstates.  Makes it easy to
> follow
> Kim's travels.  Published in the early 90s.
>
>