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Kahekili Highway (Maui County Route 330, Hawaii Route 340, Maui County Route 340 and Hawaii Route 30)

Kahekili Highway is a 19.2-mile highway located on the Island of Maui.  Kahekili Highway begins at the terminus of Maui County Route 33 at the north end of Market Street in Wailuku.  Kahekili Highway is carried by 1.7 miles of Maui County Route 330, 4.3 miles of Hawaii Route 340 and 9.4 miles of Maui County Route 340 and 5.8 miles of Hawaii Route 30 to Honoapiilani Highway at Honokohau Bay.  Kahekili Highway skirts the northwest coast of Maui and the 9.4 miles carried by Maui County Route 340 is infamously narrow.   This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series.  A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking  here .  Part 1; the history of Kahekili Highway The predecessor to Kahekili Highway is the King's Highway.   During the 16th Century a 138-mile belt road known as the King's Highway was constructed around the island perimeter under the direction Maui King Kiha...

Interstate 676

Interstate 676 is a 6.9-mile auxiliary of Interstate 76 which exists in the Philadelphia metro area.  Interstate 676 begins at Interstate 76 in Gloucester City, New Jersey and loops back to it's parent in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Interstate 676 is comprised of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Highway in New Jersey, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River and Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia.  Interstate 676 is largely concurrent with US Route 30 and is one of the few Interstates with traffic lights along it's routing.  Part 1; the history of Interstate 676 The first segment of what now comprises Interstate 676 to be completed was the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (originally the Delaware River Bridge).  The Delaware River Bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 1926 and was dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge on July 5, 1926.  Upon the US Route System being created by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO...