Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 15:48:04 -0500 (EST)
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: We've gone Suth'rn




On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Jerald Hellemeyer wrote:

> Really?  How would that work?  Is it one lane in each direction and a 
> center lane for turning.  Those I've seen here quite often.  Or is the 
> center lane used for traffic in either direction (not at the same time 
> of course *g*) depending on the time of day.  Those I saw when I lived 
> in Missouri.

Nope.  U$-11 (that was supersceded by I-81) runs up the Shenandoah has
three lanes.  It's like, two lanes will be northbound and one will be
southbound for a mile or so, and then one lane will be northbound and the
two-lanes switch to southbound.

It is a horribly failed design and cause numerous deaths before I-81 was
built.

FWIW, the orignal route of U$11 follows what's called the "King's
Highway," as it was built by those limey scum in the late 1600s and early
1700s.  If you know what you're looking for you can see old tollhouses
every 10 miles or so and old inns and taversn about every 5 miles.  These
were located by the toll road companies who ran the thing.  

You gotta love hystery to get the most out of vacations.


carp