On the otherhand I have found Va the most confusing. All the roads are
numbered instead of named on the signs. How do I find Elgin Road when
the corner sign says 2413a? NC signs their roads like every other state,
except sometimes it seems like their sign crew was lost <grin>.
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Bob Shell wrote:
On Mar 9, 2006, at 6:32 PM, William Robb wrote:
Bill Owens swears by using 181 however and that route avoids the
rediculous 1+ hour detour. Otherwise you might as well come up I-77
and take 421 over to Boone and 105 to GFM (2.5 to 3.0 hours).
Bill sent me to GFM on the I-77 to Statesville (had I had more time,
I would have stopped at the Balloonworks factory for a visit), and
then over to Boone and on to GFM.
I followed him back to Charlotte on a much more scenic route (181?),
though the closer we got to his place, the more confusing the road
system got.
FWIW, North Carolina has the most poorly marked and confusing road
system I have encountered anywhere in the USA. It's like the people
there don't want you going somewhere unless you already know how to get
there. I live just across the state line in Virginia and there is
simply no comparison in how well roads are marked. Most of the times I
have actually gotten lost on driving trips have been in North
Carolina. And don't even hope to use internet services like MapQuest
to find places in North Carolina. I've found examples where they
actually tell you to go north on a road when you should be going south.
Bob
