Highway Design
Why Are Freeways Called That? Even When There’s A Toll?
The U.S. Interstate Highways, Ranked
Rumble strip – Wikipedia
Rumble strips are controversial as they can have noise impacts on surrounding communities, and some people argue that the safety benefits of them are overstated. They also can be dangerous to cyclists if not properly planned and used, and cause problems with icing on roads.
Interstates Aren’t Unique
Many people think that each Interstate in America gets a unique number for the whole country. That is true within a state and within same region of the country, but nationally, some interstate numbers are reused.
Interstate 86 is both the number for the Southern Tier Expressway in New York and the I-84/I-15 connector in Idaho.
Interstate 88 is both the number for the Warren Anderson Expressway in New York and the Ronald Reagan Tollway in Illinois.
State DOT generally avoid having an interstate road overlap or cross with a similarly numbered US, state, or county highway — to avoid confusion.
Within New York there is one state highway (NY Route 90 in the Finger Lakes) that crosses the NY Thruway (I-90). There is no interchange between the two highways, and this is the only time within New York when this happens.
NY 990V Touring Route
NY 990V, Bear Kill Road in Conesville is one of the few state reference routes that is signed as a touring route.
All reference routes start with 9, followed by the DOT Region (9). Undivided reference routes are then given a suffix of 0-5 and a letter. 990V was given a “V” because it looks like a “V” on the map, where it goes around the Schoharie Reservoir.
What you probably didn’t know is that NY 990V is exactly 9.90 km in length.