Fwd: "bring Route 40"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 8/26/2008 07:50 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>more examples, suggesting mostly midwestern (indiana, illinois,
>wisconsin) distribution:
>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>>From: Laura Whitton <lwhitton at stanford.edu>
>>Date: August 26, 2008 11:43:27 AM PDT
>>To: "R. L. Starr" <starr at sundell.net>
>>Subject: Re: "bring Route 40"
>>
>>Some more...
>>
>>To get to A-1 Wholesale Nursery and Supply from Madison, Oregon,
>>Evansville or that area, bring highway 14 south or east to county
>>highway "H", ... From the west or southwest, bring highway 11
>>through Orfordville,... From the north, northeast, east, or
>>southeast, or south, bring Interstate 90 toward Janesville [Wisconsin]
>>
>>If you bring Highway 20 west, take business 20 into Freeport.
>>[northern Illinois]
>>
>>Interstate 69 from Indianapolis: Bring 69 N to exit 19 (state road
>>38) Turn right (east) off of the exit ramp onto SR 38. Bring SR 38
>>through Pendleton and then continue past many fields.  [Indiana]

Or are these architects instructing road contractors?  :-)
Joel

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