If the elements were highways, what road would be which element?

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

Because of the sheer importance of the road, I think I-95 would be Hydrogen.

[NE2]

I-695 would be unobtanium.

[Max Rockatansky]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper. 

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west.   

[JayhawkCO]

I'll nominate CO150 for Silicon.

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper. 

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west.   

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

[Max Rockatansky]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper. 

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west.   

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west.   

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, not a game of why does this highway exists

[hotdogPi]

The radioactive isotopes of C-14 in Colorado, K-40 in Kansas, and I-135

[Max Rockatansky]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

And is Tolbs vibes a good thing, or a bad thing?

[Max Rockatansky]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

And is Tolbs vibes a good thing, or a bad thing?

I would take it as a cautionary tale.  It doesn't have to have a "bad outcome" per se.  If you ever read up anything on the Peekaboo thread you'll get what I mean. 

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

And is Tolbs vibes a good thing, or a bad thing?

I would take it as a cautionary tale.  It doesn't have to have a "bad outcome" per se.  If you ever read up anything on the Peekaboo thread you'll get what I mean. 

Where do I find the peekaboo thread?

[Max Rockatansky]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

And is Tolbs vibes a good thing, or a bad thing?

I would take it as a cautionary tale.  It doesn't have to have a "bad outcome" per se.  If you ever read up anything on the Peekaboo thread you'll get what I mean. 

Where do I find the peekaboo thread?

It is long deleted.  If you dig/mine through the search feature enough the lore is easy enough to find.

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

New Idria Road (San Benito County Road 107) would be Mercury.  I guess you could say the same for Monterey/Santa Clara County Route G8. 

CA 49 is already called the "Golden Chain Highway."

The Coronado Trail segment of US 191 which originates in Morenci, AZ would be copper.
This is a thread on comparing roads to the elements, Not a game of why this road exists

The Moki Dugway (UT 261) would be uranium. 

Mineral King Road (once planned CA 276) would be silver. 

This probably is a fairly easy exercise if you are familiar with famous mines.  We certainly have a crap load of ore variety out west. 

Now if we left the nearby mines out of the picture what would it look like?

How can you leave them out?  All the roads I listed wouldn't have existed without mines.  You can scale that to highway corridors or larger stature out here in California.  Most crossings of the Sierra Nevada involved granting access to gold mines.  Ebbetts Pass (CA 4) was really the only road corridor that had more of an association with silver mining.

This thread is about comparing roads to elements, NOT a game of why does this highway exists

Well, you didn't state that in the original post.  Had you, I wouldn't have replied because that doesn't seem very interesting. 

Having just seen your emoji thread maybe it is time to pump the brakes on cranking these out for a bit?  I'm starting to get tolbs vibes from you all the sudden. 

I instantly regretted the Emoji Thread, I feel like an old sitcom writer starting to run out of ideas

And is Tolbs vibes a good thing, or a bad thing?

I would take it as a cautionary tale.  It doesn't have to have a "bad outcome" per se.  If you ever read up anything on the Peekaboo thread you'll get what I mean. 

Where do I find the peekaboo thread?

It is long deleted.  If you dig/mine through the search feature enough the lore is easy enough to find.

Do you think I should quit the Forum for a couple of weeks then?

[Max Rockatansky]

Relax, I'm not saying you should quit the forum and you are way over thinking this.

[Big John]

County H=hydrogen
County C=carbon
County O=oxygen
etc....

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

County H=hydrogen
County C=carbon
County O=oxygen
etc....

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

Relax, I'm not saying you should quit the forum and you are way over thinking this.

Thank You

[gonealookin]

For their association with the University of California, Berkeley:

California SR 13:  Berkelium (#97)
California SR 123:  Californium (#98)
California's Interstate 580:  Lawrencium (#103).  To drive from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, you mostly use I-580.

[interstatefan990]

US Route 66 would definitely be americium.

[Beltway]

2 Helium -- I‑2
4 Beryllium -- I‑4
5 Boron -- I‑5
8 Oxygen -- I‑8
10 Neon -- I‑10
11 Sodium -- I‑11
12 Magnesium -- I‑12
14 Silicon -- I‑14
15 Phosphorus -- I‑15
16 Sulfur -- I‑16
17 Chlorine -- I‑17
19 Potassium -- I‑19
20 Calcium -- I‑20
22 Titanium -- I‑22
24 Chromium -- I‑24
25 Manganese -- I‑25
26 Iron -- I‑26
27 Cobalt -- I‑27
29 Copper -- I‑29
30 Zinc -- I‑30
35 Bromine -- I‑35
37 Rubidium -- I‑37
39 Yttrium -- I‑39
40 Zirconium -- I‑40
41 Niobium -- I‑41
43 Technetium -- I‑43
44 Ruthenium -- I‑44
45 Rhodium -- I‑45
49 Indium -- I‑49
55 Cesium -- I‑55
57 Lanthanum -- I‑57
59 Praseodymium -- I‑59
64 Gadolinium -- I‑64
65 Terbium -- I‑65
66 Dysprosium -- I‑66
68 Erbium -- I‑68
69 Thulium -- I‑69
70 Ytterbium -- I‑70
71 Lutetium -- I‑71
72 Hafnium -- I‑72
73 Tantalum -- I‑73
74 Tungsten -- I‑74
75 Rhenium -- I‑75
76 Osmium -- I‑76
77 Iridium -- I‑77
78 Platinum -- I‑78
79 Gold -- I‑79
80 Mercury -- I‑80
81 Thallium -- I‑81
82 Lead -- I‑82
83 Bismuth -- I‑83
84 Polonium -- I‑84
85 Astatine -- I‑85
86 Radon -- I‑86
87 Francium -- I‑87
88 Radium -- I‑88
89 Actinium -- I‑89
90 Thorium -- I‑90
91 Protactinium -- I‑91
92 Uranium -- I‑92
93 Neptunium -- I‑93
94 Plutonium -- I‑94
95 Americium -- I‑95
97 Berkelium -- I-97

[Beltway]

Because of the sheer importance of the road, I think I-95 would be Hydrogen.

Hydrogen makes up roughly 74% of the universe's mass and about 90% of its atoms.

[Beltway]

I-695 would be unobtanium.

MD I-695 East

[PNWRoadgeek]

I-70 in Colorado would be carbon, as carbon helps make lemons, or at least I think it does.

I-95 would be Hydrogen, because it's the most important element.