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When it comes to the entirety of the Interstate Highway System, Interstate 99, when fully completed, is nothing more than 161 miles of a roughly 48,000-mile system (0.3% of total length).  Yet, to more than just a handful of people, the number '99' rubs them the wrong way. Interstate 99 follows the path of two US Highway Routes - US 220 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford north to Interstate 80 and then to US 15/Interstate 180 in Williamsport.  It then follows US 15 from Williamsport north to Interstate 86 in Corning, New York. Interstate 99 runs with US 220 through much of Central Pennsylvania. (Doug Kerr) US 220 from Cumberland, Maryland to Interstate 80 and US 15 north of Williamsport were designated part of the Appalachian Highway System in 1965.  Construction to upgrade both corridors progressed steadily but slowly.  In 1991, the two corridors were included as a National High Priority Corridor.  The route from Cumberland to Corning consisted of High P...

Scenic Road is a 1.5-mile street located in and around the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.  The corridor was developed as part of a 1902 subdivision which formed the basis for the modern Carmel town plot.  The routing of Scenic Road follows Carmel Bay from Ocean Avenue southward Mara Beach by the Carmel River.  The street offers numerous coastal views, is free to use and aligned for southbound-only traffic.   Part 1; the history of Scenic Road Prior to European contact Carmel Valley was home to numerous local tribes.  The area was first explored by Europeans during a 1542 Spanish expedition led Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.  The Cabrillo expedition sailed along the coastline north through Big Sur, Carmel Valley and Monterey Peninsula, but made no attempt to land.   In 1602  Sebastián Vizcaíno  discovered Carmel Valley at the behest of Spain and named the river running through it Rio Carmel.  The name is thought to be an honor...