[Talk-us] Mass Change of Highway Classification in Larimer County Colorado

[Paul Johnson]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 6:07 PM Evin Fairchild <evindfair at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I find it surprising that unpaved roads are considered part of the NHS. Do you think you could provide some examples?
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> I haven't looked that closely at the Midwest and plains states but I have taken a quick look at some of them and ISTM that most of the rural routes that are NHS are major state routes and US routes. Highly doubt that any of those are unpaved in 2021 but I could be wrong...

Off the top of my head we break our own rules about "interstates must
always be motorway" even when they're not freaking motorways in
Alaska, where Interstates and parts of the NHS are definitely unpaved.
Long segments of former US 66 are also on the NHS and not paved.