Re: Is I-39 in Wisconsin "Illegitimate"?


Chris Bessert wrote:
> I finally got around to looking through some of the old AASTHO SCOH
> reports mentioned here recently and found the description from the
> 10/22/1993 meeting (in Detroit, of all places!) for I-39 north of
> Rockford to BE IN ERROR! Here it is, verbatim:
>
> "Beginning at the present terminus of Interstate Rotue 39
> at the intersection of Interstate Route 90 in Rockford,
> Illinois, then northerly over I-90 to the intersection of
> Intersate Route 90/94 in Madison, Wisconsin, then northerly
> over I-90/94 to the intersection of U.S. Route 51 in
> Portage, Wisconsin, then northerly over U.S. Route 51 to
> the intersection of State Route 29 in Wausau, Wisconsin."
>
> Bingo! She's illegitimate, illegal and the I-39 markers should be re-
> moved from Rockford to Wauwau immediately!
>
> Why? Well I-90/I-94 and US-51 have never met at Portage, Wisconsin and
> such a routing CAN NOT BE FOLLOWED at said location. Since the portion
> of the former STH-78 from I-90/I-94 northerly to US-51 north of Portage
> was never authorized by the AASHTO SCOH, the route is therefore nulli-
> fied and unless Wisconsin and Illinois get back together and re-petition
> for it's extension, I'd prepare to find a LOT of I-39 route markers for
> sale on eBay soon...


Dammit Chris, you know that people will now claim there is a gap in
I-39 just like they claim there is one for I-90 along the Skyway.

What is ironic is that the only section of I-39 that is not included is
the one where now it is not multiplexed with another highway.

Jon

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