Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/May 2018

... that the Interstate 695 beltway around Baltimore was initially planned as a county project in 1949 before being taken over by the state by 1953?
... that the Peshekee River Bridge that later carried US 41 was the first bridge designed and built by the Michigan State Highway Department in 1914?
... that Interstate 190 in New York was originally designated as "Interstate 90N"?
... that the numerical designation of Nevada State Route 140 was influenced by backers of the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway", a proposed route that would connect northwestern Nevada, southern Oregon and the California coast under one highway number?
... that bad fate fell upon many construction workers during the construction of New Jersey Route 55, fueling a belief that the highway was cursed as a result of building over Indian burial grounds in Deptford Township?