On Jan 24, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Brad Beam wrote: > And it's a good thing you didn't head west on I-70 through Maryland: > Exit 18 > is MD 68, while 70's last Maryland exit is the eastern end of I-68.
Some states are better than others about not letting route numbers overlap. I've driven between the DC area and Pittsburgh a couple times in my life, and as I recall, there's at least one sign approaching the Maryland 68 exit that specifically says "This is not Interstate 68!" Just as with I-95, I-70 is technically discontinuous and it's all Pennsylvania's fault: there's not a direct interchange to I-70 at its east end of its being "multiplexed" with the Pennsylvania Turnpike; to continue on I-70 at that point, one has to go through two traffic lights (and pass a myriad of fast-food joints, motels, and gas stations) in the town of Breezewood. ObTVorNotTV: The DuMont network had three owned-and-operated stations: WABD in New York, WTTG in Washington, and WDTV in Pittsburgh. WDTV was the most successful of the three -- it helped that it was the only TV station in town. In 1954, DuMont sold it off to Westinghouse to raise cash, but ended up going out of business anyway within a year or two. Westinghouse changed the call letters to KDKA-TV and the affiliation to CBS. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
