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Started by Bruce, July 09, 2020, 12:16:44 AM

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M3100

In the Los Angeles area, a local street called Lemoli.  It is Lemon + Olive (two other local streets that it sort-of lines up with.


bing101

In the Manila Area EDSA Epifano De Los Santos Avenue

NLEX= North Luzon Expressway,

SLEX= South Luzon Expressway

CALAX= Cavite Laguna Expressway

pianocello

Quote from: catch22 on July 09, 2020, 07:19:01 AM
My personal favorite:  Clarabella Road, on the border of Clare and Isabella Counties in Michigan.

https://goo.gl/maps/HNUoTq2wW89BJKuc8


Other Michigan examples include Clintonia (Clinton/Ionia counties) and Ottogan (Ottawa/Allegan counties).

There's also Floribraska Ave in Tampa, which connects Florida and Nebraska Avenues.



Quote from: Scott5114 on July 09, 2020, 04:01:27 AM
Isn't there an example of something like this happening with a numbered route? Where a route connecting, say, Route 3 and Route 67 is numbered 367?

Is Interstate 580 an example of this? Or is that just a roadgeek retcon?
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Scott5114

Quote from: pianocello on July 09, 2020, 06:52:17 PM
Is Interstate 580 an example of this? Or is that just a roadgeek retcon?

I'm not certain that was explicitly the intent with that one. It could just be that they needed an odd-numbered spur of 80 and 5 happened to be the best fit.
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Roadrunner75

Quote from: Scott5114 on July 09, 2020, 04:01:27 AM
Isn't there an example of something like this happening with a numbered route? Where a route connecting, say, Route 3 and Route 67 is numbered 367?
You're not thinking of something like US 1&9 and a former section connecting to it, NJ 139 (with the 3 selected to be similar to the &)?  Not exactly the same thing though.

Sam

NY 695 is a short freeway connecting two others: I-690 and NY 5.

Jim

I suppose we could stretch the number variant of this to say that Vermont 279 connects 2 7's and a 9.
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dlsterner

In Baltimore, Poncabird Pass connects Ponca Street and Holabird Avenue.

In Florida, the Tamiami Trail connects Tampa and Miami.

M3100

Also in California, part of California SR 178 is on Inyokern Rd., in the town of Inyokern.  This is near the border of Inyo and Kern counties, though the town and road are entirely within Kern County.

US 89

Delbert Road runs along the border of Douglas and Elbert Counties, Colorado.

WNYroadgeek

One near me: Clarherst Drive, a portmanteau of the towns of Clarence and Amherst (though it's located entirely within the former, albeit less than a mile from the border of the two, aka NY 78).

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US 89

In the twin towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah (well known for their FLDS polygamist community), the road along the Utah-Arizona border is Uzona Avenue.

Bruce

I guess if we're expanding the definition to include numbered portmanteaus:

WA 599 connects I-5 and SR 99

WA 507 connects I-5 and SR 7

bing101

NAIAX= Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway in the Manila Area.

lepidopteran

Near Dayton, OH, you have Taywood Rd.  This was originally Taylorsburg-Englewood Rd.  Taylorsburg was one of those vanished hamlets found on some older maps; it was located at the road's southern end at Westbrook Rd.

SGwithADD

I-81 in New York used to be known as the Penn-Can Highway for connecting Pennsylvania with Canada

bing101

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WX Freeway Sacramento its in reference to US-50 running parallel to W and X Streets in the city. Also US-50 west end is named as CapCity Freeway in reference to the State Capital.

I-80 Eastshore Freeway from Carquinez Bridge to the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza is a Portmanteau of East Bayshore and was a reference to being parallel to Bayshore Highway later known as US-101 Bayshore Freeway in the Bay Area.

Ned Weasel

Does it count if it's already a well established, heavily used portmanteau?  https://goo.gl/maps/sYKLJW2CnG1tuLkXA

What about one that combines a city name with the word "Parkway?"  https://goo.gl/maps/gGNcdMVMVteneQHv8
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J3ebrules

Quote from: Roadrunner75 on July 09, 2020, 02:26:07 PM
NJ Route 47 is known as Delsea Drive, since it connects the Delaware River to the sea.

I had no idea of that etymology! Well done, sir!
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hbelkins

Old US 45W/US 52 between Union City and South Fulton is known as Ken-Tenn Road.


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webny99

Quote from: WNYroadgeek on July 10, 2020, 12:43:49 AM
One near me: Clarherst Drive, a portmanteau of the towns of Clarence and Amherst (though it's located entirely within the former, albeit less than a mile from the border of the two, aka NY 78).

Pretty much the identical Buffalo version of Pen Web Park which I had mentioned upthread:
Both in commercial areas, both not on the actual border, both a combination of two east side suburbs.

frankenroad

Quote from: KCRoadFan on July 09, 2020, 01:52:59 AM
Cin-Day Road in Ohio, which connects Cincinnati and Dayton.

Although many signs refer to it as Cin-Day Rd - its official name is Cincinnati-Dayton Rd, so I'm not sure it counts.  Some of us just call it Old 25  :spin:
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Quote from: pianocello on July 09, 2020, 06:52:17 PM
Quote from: catch22 on July 09, 2020, 07:19:01 AM
My personal favorite:  Clarabella Road, on the border of Clare and Isabella Counties in Michigan.

https://goo.gl/maps/HNUoTq2wW89BJKuc8


Other Michigan examples include Clintonia (Clinton/Ionia counties) and Ottogan (Ottawa/Allegan counties).
There are a handful in Michigan along county lines:
Clareola (Clare/Osceola counties)
Clarewin (Clare/Gladwin counties)
Claroskee (Clare/Missaukee counties) - it also keeps the Claroskee name along the Clare/Roscommon county line
Grand-Kal (Grand Traverse/Kalkaska counties)
Kenowa (Kent/Ottawa counties) - it also keeps the Kenowa name along the Kent/Muskegon county line
Lakola (Lake/Osceola counties)
Meceola (Mecosta/Osceola counties)
Newcosta (Newaygo/Mecosta counties)

Gnutella

Val-Del Road connects the Georgia towns of Valdosta and Adel.



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