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...I-95 in North Carolina's exit sign for US 64 has a destination of Nashville, referring to the one a few miles away in the same state, but it's still the best way to the much more famous Nashville?
...Exit 4 on I-93 in New Hampshire gets photos from foreign tourists because it lists both Derry and Londonderry as destinations, which are the same city in Northern Ireland but adjacent in New Hampshire?
...that looking out the window of I-290 in Massachusetts, you can see an inflatable polar bear, the mascot of Polar Beverages?
...there is a sign on I-70 in Maryland at MD 68 instructing drivers not to take it if they're looking for I-68?
...that there are signs for I-290 in New York that are rectangular instead of the standard Interstate shield shape?
...that both NY 404 and DE 404 have been signed with US Route shields, leading to "404 not found" jokes?
...there are still signs in Boston on heavily traveled roads that refer to US 1 as though it were still on its pre-1989 routing?
...that all of NY 409 in Watkins Glen served as a segment of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course from 1948 to 1952?
...that US 521 and SC 522 have a concurrency between Heath Springs and Pleasant Hill?
...that VA 137 and VA 138 have a concurrency for a few miles south of both routes terminating at VA 40 in Kenbridge?
...that the US 360 intersection with VA 360 has special US and State Banners to distinguish the two routes to prevent motorist confusion?
...that Route 138 is the only state route to enter the three states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut?
...that NY 198 has a speed limit of 30 mph despite being a freeway?
...that despite Billings, Montana and Rapid City, South Dakota being connected by I-90, it is faster to take US 212 and SD 34?
...that from Denver, you can reach Salina in either direction from I-70, one in Utah and one in Kansas?
...that after taking Exit 106A on MA 2 westbound, your only option is to turn around if you don't have access to Fort Devens?
...that I-24 has a control city of St. Louis despite requiring two other Interstates to get there from I-24's western terminus?
...that KY 79 is an extension of US 79, where both terminate in Russellville but not at the same intersection?
...that US 44 is much farther north than its number would suggest?
...that NC 16, VA 16, and WV 16 is one long multi-state route going through three states extending from NC 75 in Waxhaw to WV 2 in Saint Mary's making it very close to entering five states (South Carolina and Ohio)?
...that there are two instances of SC 51, with the one in Fort Mill existing specifically to connect with NC 51?
...that part of SR 725 in Prince George County, Virginia, was destroyed as part of the expansion of Fort Gregg-Adams in the late 2000s?
...that the founder of the American film company A24 decided to create the company while driving on A24 in Italy?

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...the eastern terminus of Utah State Route 90 is at the junction of highways numbered 89/90/91? Dave (talk) 21:03, 19 September 2023 (EDT) (EDT)Dave (talk) 16:54, 21 September 2023 (EDT)
...that despite being less than 20 miles (32 km) long, Nevada State Route 163 traverses virtually the entire width of the state? Dave (talk) 00:27, 27 October 2023 (EDT)
...that New Hampshire Routes 84, 85, former 86, 87, and 88 are all entirely in Rockingham County, despite New Hampshire not having a statewide numbering system?
...that US 69, US 96, and US 287 terminate concurrently in Port Arthur, Texas?
...that the highest exit number in New Jersey is 354 on I-76, despite the state being nowhere near 354 miles long?
...that SC 22 and SC 31 are freeways that intersect each other but do not connect to the rest of the freeway network?
...that I-70 in Colorado changed mile marker 420 to 419.99 to prevent it from being stolen?
...that I-585 in South Carolina doesn't connect to any other Interstates?
...that FL 570, a tollway loop around Lakeland, has a short 2-lane segment?
...OK 325 was renumbered that to match New Mexico, being the only non-toll road in Oklahoma between 300 and 400, but then New Mexico renumbered their side to 456 making the reason for the Oklahoma renumbering useless?
...that US 422 exists in two disconnected segments?
...that I-25 northbound turns southeast just east of Santa Fe?
...that the southernmost untolled crossing of the Hudson River is US 9/US 20 (Dunn Memorial Bridge) in Albany?
...that US 56, US 64, and US 412 get within feet of the northwestern corner of Texas?
...that three of the four states that are commonwealths have a freeway numbered 28: VA 28, MA 28, and PA 28?
...that I-291 in Connecticut and I-291 in Massachusetts are only 20 miles apart?
...that Kansas City has a loop consisting of I-35, I-70, and I-670 where the exits are numbered 2A to 2Y?
...that MO 21 has a 20-mile freeway segment that does not connect to any other freeway?
...there is a Star Market grocery store above I-90 in Newton, Massachusetts?
...that MA 2 crosses MA 128 at mile number 128, but the exit number is 127 instead?
...that Pennsylvania has routes numbered 993, 994, 995, 997, and 999?
...that VA 286, VA 289, and VA 294 before 2012 were numbered as SR 7100, SR 7900, and SR 3000 respectively?
...that the entire length of VA 290 is within the town of Dayton, VA?
...that MA 88 is the longest Massachusetts state route within a single town?
...that NH 236 and ME 236 come within a mile of each other but don't quite connect?
...that of I-95 in New Hampshire's seven exits, all but two are in its northernmost four miles?
...NH 129's western terminus is where NH 106 used to be, but they never truncated it when they moved NH 106?

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Need Work

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These need to link to an article (preferably on AARW) that verifies the hook. Perhaps search for a listicle that covers the subject?

...Fairfax County, VA, has secondary route numbers that make it up into the 10000s?
...that Kansas state law says that a route cannot be entirely within incorporated cities?
...there is a novelty sign in Maine pointing the way to nine foreign place names, all of which are towns in Maine?
...that Hopewell, VA, has many erroneous US Route Shields for VA 10, VA 36, and VA 156 even though there has never been a US Route that has entered the city?
...New Hampshire differentiates same-numbered exits using N, S, E, and W instead of the much more common A, B, C, etc.?
...the error shields in Boise City, Oklahoma depicting Oklahoma state routes instead of US routes are recreated faithfully in American Truck Simulator?
...that there is a route from Illinois to every state except Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine?
...that the first digit of a route in Iceland tells you where on the island you are?

As stated these are not that unique. Reword to emphasize what is unique?

...that on I-95 in Massachusetts, exit 39B is before exit 39A northbound, and before switching to mile-based numbering, 25 came before 24?
...that I-77 and I-79 were not part of the original 1957 plan of the Interstate system?
...that while I-480N is unsigned, the designation can still be seen on the mile markers?

These hooks need clarification

...that Route 38 in Massachusetts and New Hampshire was numbered that way because the B in 3B visually looked like an 8?

I'm guessing this refers to both routes formerly being numbered NE3B? Check the article. If so tweak.Dave (talk) 21:47, 4 April 2024 (EDT)

Article does not verify the hook. These hooks require the article to be expanded to confirm the hook before they can be used

...that Quebec Route 389 passes by a ring-shaped lake with diameter 65 km?

"ring shaped lake" is not mentioned in the aritcle. It checks out, but requires visiting the linked article for the lake to verify. Potentially easy fix by adding this to the article. Dave (talk) 12:10, 7 June 2024 (EDT)

...that MA 168, an extension of CT 168, would be entirely in Connecticut if the state line was surveyed correctly?

Article doesn't discuss a surveying error, potential easy fix. Dave (talk) 12:10, 7 June 2024 (EDT)

...that the busiest road in New Hampshire isn't an Interstate, but a freeway portion of US 3?

Article for US-3 comes close to stating this but does not explicitly state it.

...that a one-off sign on MA 27 labeled the route as a county route, despite county routes not existing in any of New England?
...New York has a route numbered 747 specifically because it goes to an airport?
...that the busiest road in California isn't an Interstate, but CA 60?
- Article discusses perpetual congestion along the road but two problems, none of the paragraph is sourced and doesn't directly state 'the busiest road"
...WinStar Casino used their own money to upgrade Interstate 35 in Oklahoma between the Texas state line and Exit 3 because the state would not do so?

Old Standbys

Here are some hooks that have long been used and overused on several roadgeek sites. Still listing them here in case we want to use them someday

...the Nevada portion of U.S. Route 50 was called the Loneliest Road in American by Life magazine?
...the portion of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon has been called the last piece of the Interstate Highway System in the original 1956 plan to open to traffic?
...the highest point along the Interstate Highway System is the Eisenhower Tunnel along Interstate 70 in Colorado?
...the Papago Freeway tunnel was the final piece of Interstate 10 to be completed nationwide?
...the completion of the I-90 freeway viaduct over downtown Wallace resulted in the bypass of the last stoplight along it's path?

Removed from rotation

These factoids are still valid, and can be re-instated. They have only been removed to have fresh content appear in their place in the rotation.

Group 1

...that while traversing mountainous terrain, Interstate 5 in California has portions where traffic in one direction crosses over the traffic lanes for the other direction? (note, was replaced with a similar, but more inclusive factoid, so this one is still indirectly on the page)

Group 2

...that U.S. Route 40 in Colorado crosses the continental divide 3 times?

Group 4

...that California State Route 4 has portions that are multi-lane freeway, and portions that are a single lane?
...that Magnolia Way, officially designated as Mississippi Highway 780, offers drivers no reassurance?

Group 5

...that Washington State Route 231 is 9 miles (14 km) longer than its parent route?

Group 7

...that Washington State Route 8, which currently runs from Elma to Olympia, originally used the current route of U.S. Route 12 from Elma to Grand Mound, from 1964 until 1967?

Group 9

...that most of the length of the Seward Highway (pictured), which connects Anchorage and Seward, Alaska, is within Chugach National Forest?

Group 13

...that the Utah Scenic Byways program includes the highest paved road in the state with a summit at 10,715 ft (3266 m)?

Group 14

...although still commonly called Nevada State Route 49 by visitors to Nevada's Black Rock Desert and the Burning Man festival, the highway hasn't been maintained by the state since the 1980s?

Group 15

...that Utah State Route 30 is the only highway signed as a Utah state route that runs from state line to state line?

Group 17

...that speed limits on Guam Highway 1 may differ depending on which side of the road you are on?

Group 20

...that Colorado State Highway 82 (pictured, as Aspen's Main Street) intersects only one other state highway along its 85-mile (137 km) length?

Group 21

...that Interstate 19 is the only Interstate Highway that has metric mileposts and exit numbers, using kilometers instead of miles?

Group 22

...that U.S. Route 6 used to be the longest highway in the United States until it was truncated from Long Beach to Bishop, California in 1964?

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