Which do you use most often?
JivecitySTL wrote:St. Louisans call them highways. I HATE when people call them interstates. it sounds so rural.
It's true that most people here call them highways, but I prefer "freeway" or "interstate" -- or even "expressway." Highway is not as specific -- it does not necessarily have controlled-access. For example, Lindbergh is US highway 67, etc.
I've always called them highways growing up. (Freeways were in LA; Expressways back East.)
Then, inexplicably about five years ago I started calling them freeways and never went back.
Can't explain it but I think I wanted to differentiate between 2-lane, rural highways (Highway MM, Highway 21) and metro area, multi-lane interstates.
Then, inexplicably about five years ago I started calling them freeways and never went back.
Can't explain it but I think I wanted to differentiate between 2-lane, rural highways (Highway MM, Highway 21) and metro area, multi-lane interstates.
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I usually refer to roads as highways, but sometimes I use expressways since some local interstates have alternate names using that designator(Daniel Boone Expressway- Interstate 64/US Highway 40) comes to mind). I use the term Interstate only when there is a specific discussion about that type of road, like one I posted to over on the transportation forum.