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Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Super Why
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Date: July 10, 2014 08:01PM
What was the point?
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
bumper zzz
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Date: July 10, 2014 08:09PM
^^^^This guy is a loser.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
0tter
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Date: July 11, 2014 12:31AM
Who knows why they did it. There's almost no point if they're going to keep it 8 lanes and in some places 4. Pathetic.
MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the wrong way.
MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the wrong way.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Arlingtonian
()
Date: July 11, 2014 12:53AM
0tter Wrote:
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> Who knows why they did it. There's almost no point
> if they're going to keep it 8 lanes and in some
> places 4. Pathetic.
>
> MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the wrong
> way.
Ha ha. Sucks to be you.
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> Who knows why they did it. There's almost no point
> if they're going to keep it 8 lanes and in some
> places 4. Pathetic.
>
> MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the wrong
> way.
Ha ha. Sucks to be you.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
()
Date: July 11, 2014 01:41AM
It wasn't built to accomadate the hoards of lazy government workers traversing the roads today. This area was once quiet and nice. Now every asshole tailgates you for going only 10 over the limit in the right lane, because some moron is riding passing lane.
AND USE YOUR GOD DAMNED TURN SIGNALS
AND USE YOUR GOD DAMNED TURN SIGNALS
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
yUDJG
()
Date: July 14, 2014 04:09PM
It's a little known fact that Interstate 66 is built to full four-lane and six-lane highway standards from I-495 right up to the DC border. Of course the NIMBYs and anti-expressway busybodies cancelled the other awesome projects like I-266 through Georgetown and the inner beltway (and that's why we have I-395 end at the end of a huge expensive tunnel for NO REASON) and tried their hardest to cancel I-66 but failed.
The thing is, even though the highway builders were legally forced by these crybabies to keep I-66 only two lanes east of I-495, the expressway actually has room for four lanes at all places and six lanes in many places but this extra room is cleverly hidden by berms and foliage, wide shoulders, and extra-wide lanes. Take a look the next time you ride I-66 inside the Beltway. There is plenty of room to finally build a four-lane road when the last of those idiot anti-highway crybabies from the 1970s finally die off and get the fcuk out of our way.
The thing is, even though the highway builders were legally forced by these crybabies to keep I-66 only two lanes east of I-495, the expressway actually has room for four lanes at all places and six lanes in many places but this extra room is cleverly hidden by berms and foliage, wide shoulders, and extra-wide lanes. Take a look the next time you ride I-66 inside the Beltway. There is plenty of room to finally build a four-lane road when the last of those idiot anti-highway crybabies from the 1970s finally die off and get the fcuk out of our way.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Streetcar Streetcar
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Date: July 14, 2014 04:15PM
We don't need those extra lanes anymore. Pretty soon we'll have a streetcar!
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Da streetcar
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Date: July 14, 2014 05:51PM
Streetcar Streetcar Wrote:
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> We don't need those extra lanes anymore. Pretty
> soon we'll have a streetcar!
+1
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> We don't need those extra lanes anymore. Pretty
> soon we'll have a streetcar!
+1
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Corridor H
()
Date: July 14, 2014 06:08PM
66 is part of Corridor H, first developed as a escape route out of DC in case of nuclear war etc. in the 50's. Rt. 55 in VA/WV is the continuation of Corridor H, and actually has been re- built into a great highway West of Wardensville, WV. If the fed DOT could extend 66 another 15 miles, it would connect up with 55 and continue across the state of WV...getting to Canaan ski resort would then take 2.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
0tter
()
Date: July 15, 2014 11:13AM
Arlingtonian Wrote:
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> 0tter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who knows why they did it. There's almost no
> point
> > if they're going to keep it 8 lanes and in some
> > places 4. Pathetic.
> >
> > MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the
> wrong
> > way.
>
>
> Ha ha. Sucks to be you.
I don't work anywhere near your crowded streets. I speed down the empty lanes of 66 west for work.
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> 0tter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who knows why they did it. There's almost no
> point
> > if they're going to keep it 8 lanes and in some
> > places 4. Pathetic.
> >
> > MD did 270 the right way. VA has done 66 the
> wrong
> > way.
>
>
> Ha ha. Sucks to be you.
I don't work anywhere near your crowded streets. I speed down the empty lanes of 66 west for work.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
DMV God
()
Date: July 15, 2014 11:27AM
The Metropolitan Area embraced the "Spoke and Wheel" effort after WW2 and unfortunately Virginia did their own thing. Its now a cobweb in NOVA which is why places like 66 continues to be a parking lot. Nice article in 2009 predicting the next 50 years and NOVA will continue to be a mess.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090304103.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090304103.html
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: July 15, 2014 11:48AM
You need to understand the original idea behind the interstate highway system was not to aid commuters travelling from the suburbs to the city, or from one suburb to another. The idea was to provide a fast link between cities. While I-66 does not connect with any major city on its western end, it does connect with I-81. I believe this was the plan from the beginning. I-66 is therefore an important connector between Washington, the towns of the Shenandoah valley and the cities of the south central United States.
I-66 in this respect is superior to I-270. At least I-66 made it into the District. I-270 stopped short at the Beltway.
@Corridor H-I thought that I-81 connected with Virginia 55 at Strasburg, just a few miles south of the I-66 interchange. It is also possible to jump over to Virginia 55 east of Strasburg.
I-66 in this respect is superior to I-270. At least I-66 made it into the District. I-270 stopped short at the Beltway.
@Corridor H-I thought that I-81 connected with Virginia 55 at Strasburg, just a few miles south of the I-66 interchange. It is also possible to jump over to Virginia 55 east of Strasburg.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
$$$$
()
Date: May 22, 2016 03:27AM
OZp has AIDS
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
just saying
()
Date: May 22, 2016 10:31AM
To piss of Arlington liberals. I almost got punched at a party years ago for just suggesting they make 66 3 lanes in Arlington to make my trip more reasonable. Yet Arlington has added 2 new entrance lanes and over 50k people since 1977 when their portion was finished. Pave it over. Or just close all the ramps in Arlington and they won't need to widen it
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
lbss82bruin
()
Date: May 23, 2016 05:01PM
I remember when 66 ended at the Delaplane/Paris exit. Wasn't until the mid '80's that they extended it to I-81.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Sold Out
()
Date: May 23, 2016 05:20PM
I-66 was built so that Transurban could come along and build "Hot Lanes" that would milk cash out of American drivers, and the money would be set to Australia.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Richie Rich
()
Date: May 23, 2016 05:27PM
Corridor H Wrote:
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> 66 is part of Corridor H, first developed as a
> escape route out of DC in case of nuclear war etc.
> in the 50's. Rt. 55 in VA/WV is the continuation
> of Corridor H, and actually has been re- built
> into a great highway West of Wardensville, WV. If
> the fed DOT could extend 66 another 15 miles, it
> would connect up with 55 and continue across the
> state of WV...getting to Canaan ski resort would
> then take 2.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs.
I get to Canaan in 35 minutes, OC in 30 minutes, Duck, NC 60 minutes, NYC in 75 minutes.
I am a pilot, and I own a Jet Helicopter. Life is good in the fast lane.
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> 66 is part of Corridor H, first developed as a
> escape route out of DC in case of nuclear war etc.
> in the 50's. Rt. 55 in VA/WV is the continuation
> of Corridor H, and actually has been re- built
> into a great highway West of Wardensville, WV. If
> the fed DOT could extend 66 another 15 miles, it
> would connect up with 55 and continue across the
> state of WV...getting to Canaan ski resort would
> then take 2.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs.
I get to Canaan in 35 minutes, OC in 30 minutes, Duck, NC 60 minutes, NYC in 75 minutes.
I am a pilot, and I own a Jet Helicopter. Life is good in the fast lane.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Dr. Memory
()
Date: May 23, 2016 07:57PM
Sixty-six is only congested during certain predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable, so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the air. Watching that project get built would be like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one person alive today got to watch a pyramid get built, or so the reference books say.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
yygh
()
Date: May 23, 2016 08:00PM
lbss82bruin Wrote:
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> I remember when 66 ended at the Delaplane/Paris
> exit. Wasn't until the mid '80's that they
> extended it to I-81.
It ended in warrenton around 1980
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> I remember when 66 ended at the Delaplane/Paris
> exit. Wasn't until the mid '80's that they
> extended it to I-81.
It ended in warrenton around 1980
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Brain Damaged
()
Date: May 23, 2016 08:14PM
Dr. Memory Wrote:
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
That fucker is jammed up 24 7.
Some asshole cuts off another asshole, and causes another accident at Fair Oaks.
I don't know what you are snorting, but I think you fried your brain.
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
That fucker is jammed up 24 7.
Some asshole cuts off another asshole, and causes another accident at Fair Oaks.
I don't know what you are snorting, but I think you fried your brain.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Greybeard
()
Date: May 23, 2016 08:39PM
Dr. Memory Wrote:
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable, so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice.
True. There's a 10- to 15-mimute period sometime between 2 and 4AM when it's not busy. Just use it then!
> Not one person alive today got to watch a pyramid get built, or so the reference books say.
WTF? Or ... there are people alive today who are thousands of years old? What are you suggesting?
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable, so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice.
True. There's a 10- to 15-mimute period sometime between 2 and 4AM when it's not busy. Just use it then!
> Not one person alive today got to watch a pyramid get built, or so the reference books say.
WTF? Or ... there are people alive today who are thousands of years old? What are you suggesting?
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
EXxEk
()
Date: May 23, 2016 09:09PM
Dr. Memory Wrote:
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
This could be the most dumb post I've read here.
And that's saying a lot.
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
This could be the most dumb post I've read here.
And that's saying a lot.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
go away redneck
()
Date: May 23, 2016 10:06PM
just saying Wrote:
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> I almost got punched at a party years ago for just suggesting
For the first time in my life I agree with Arlington
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> I almost got punched at a party years ago for just suggesting
For the first time in my life I agree with Arlington
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
causeican
()
Date: May 23, 2016 10:31PM
Dr. Memory Wrote:
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
if inbound were a tunnel and outbound in the air, the ground would be.... what?
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> Sixty-six is only congested during certain
> predictable periods. The congestion is avoidable,
> so using 66 when it is crowded is a choice. On
> the other hand, it would be very cool if VDOT
> double-decked 66, so inbound was in a tunnel from
> the Arlington-Fairfax county line to the Theodore
> Roosevelt bridge, and outbound was 30 feet in the
> air. Watching that project get built would be
> like getting to watch the pyramids go up. Not one
> person alive today got to watch a pyramid get
> built, or so the reference books say.
if inbound were a tunnel and outbound in the air, the ground would be.... what?
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
Richie Rich
()
Date: May 23, 2016 11:24PM
Corridor H Wrote:
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> 66 is part of Corridor H, first developed as a
> escape route out of DC in case of nuclear war etc.
> in the 50's. Rt. 55 in VA/WV is the continuation
> of Corridor H, and actually has been re- built
> into a great highway West of Wardensville, WV. If
> the fed DOT could extend 66 another 15 miles, it
> would connect up with 55 and continue across the
> state of WV...getting to Canaan ski resort would
> then take 2.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs.
I get to orgasm in 35 minutes, longer if I choose to linger.
I am a homo, and I own an AccuJack. Life is good in the fast lane where a full speed homo lives.
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> 66 is part of Corridor H, first developed as a
> escape route out of DC in case of nuclear war etc.
> in the 50's. Rt. 55 in VA/WV is the continuation
> of Corridor H, and actually has been re- built
> into a great highway West of Wardensville, WV. If
> the fed DOT could extend 66 another 15 miles, it
> would connect up with 55 and continue across the
> state of WV...getting to Canaan ski resort would
> then take 2.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs.
I get to orgasm in 35 minutes, longer if I choose to linger.
I am a homo, and I own an AccuJack. Life is good in the fast lane where a full speed homo lives.
Re: Why did they build Interstate 66?
Posted by:
just saying
()
Date: May 24, 2016 05:52AM
I do go away. Every day after I finish fixing any that needs fixing because you elitist beltway butt bandits would be living primitively if us poor dumb redneck s didn't use your dysfunctional road system to maintain your glass bubble existence. And I said almost punched. The Arlington guy knew better than to start something he'd have to hire some poor dumb redneck to finish. I just drank his beer, fucked his wife and left him to his happy little beltway bubble world. We are full service rednecks.