2009 AASHTO US Highway Log

[treichard]

AASHTO's attempt at updating the old 1989 US Highway Log is now available on the web:
http://nchrp20-7-228.com/
This is a rough draft under review by the various DOTs across the country.

It is mentioned and linked in the US Route Numbering special committee's responses to the renumbering applications from last week's AASHTO meeting:
http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=68&pageid=1540

[florida]

Definitely a rough draft, but some of it makes me wonder.

[Duke87]

"Select an Interstate" 
"US Interstate Route Number"

[corco]

That's a very rough draft. It still shows US-666, US-187, US-163 pre-truncation, the new US-169 KC alignment and US-425 entering Mississippi  . In fact, the only recent change I can find (among changes I know off the top of my head) that's been applied is the US-197 truncation in Washington (and upon further review, it doesn't show that either! As far as I can tell, that's still the 1987 edition .

[andytom]

Chances are, the date of the meeting came along before they could get all the change data in, but they still wanted to publish the new website in the meeting minutes.

--Andy

[hbelkins]

At least it doesn't call them "US Federal Routes." 

[Revive 755]

Missouri doesn't list I-72 with US 36, yet the new I-64 extension to I-70 is listed for US 40.

[Rover_0]

This also shows US-89 going all the way down to the Mexico border in Nogales.  Wow.

[roadfro]

US 6 in Nevada is mislabeled as being in Utah Definitely a project in the works...

One thing I noticed is that descriptions are given from east to west and north to south, contrary to conventional mileposting and descriptions used by FHWA for Interstates.  You'd think they'd reverse those to be consistent.

Knowing that AASHTO has been in the process of developing this new log for some time, you'd think they would have made it more modern and not just a carbon copy of the previous version's layout. Mileages to at least a decimal place, updated references, listing the bannered routes separately, using something other than "intersection" to list cities and state lines...  I don't know, it just seems to be lacking at this point.  And using the term "Interstate" when referencing U.S. routes...

[treichard]

AASHTO has given the Log a visible link and page on their web site now:
http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=68&pageid=3144

It looks like their progress hasn't been much more than simply putting it online in the new format.  The part where they catch up on 20 years' worth of changes isn't yet evident.

[Brandon]

And using the term "Interstate" when referencing U.S. routes...

Well, the US routes were the original "interstate routes" until that red, white, & blue shield came along.

[Bickendan]

AASHTO has given the Log a visible link and page on their web site now:
http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=68&pageid=3144

It looks like their progress hasn't been much more than simply putting it online in the new format.  The part where they catch up on 20 years' worth of changes isn't yet evident.

Case in point: OR US 26 still goes to Astoria. Also, the route logs for OR US 20, 26 and 30 are east to west, not west to east. o.0

[andytom]

Also, the route logs for OR US 20, 26 and 30 are east to west, not west to east. o.0

I believe that east-to-west and north-to-south have always been the standard sequence in the AASHTO US Hwy route log.

--Andy

[roadfro]

AASHTO has given the Log a visible link and page on their web site now:
http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=68&pageid=3144

It looks like their progress hasn't been much more than simply putting it online in the new format.  The part where they catch up on 20 years' worth of changes isn't yet evident.

Yeah, it still looks the same as the last time I posted about it. All of Nevada US 6 is under Utah, and nothing seems to have been updated. And there's still the "Interstate" references on their log pages.

[treichard]

The latest AASHTO USRN committee results briefly mentioned the new route log.  It sounds like many states haven't bothered to help update the Log, and AASHTO knows it.

It was also discussed that USRN information was posted on-line in December 2009 and that it is important for
states to ensure accuracy. Information can be accessed through the AASHTO Route Numbering Website. Marty
Vitale, committee Secretary will email SCOH members and state contacts requesting this review.

http://www.transportation.org/sites/route/docs/SM2010_USRN_Natcez,%20MS%20Report%20to%20SCOH.pdf