On 2/24/2011 7:40 PM, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
I wonder if we are making a distinction that's not important. I think it
is much more important to identify historical or scenic routes clearly
than to highlight the distinction of being constructed just for
sightseeing.
I agree (at least for special renderings). But the question is not how
to identify that they're scenic, but how to classify them in a system
that's based on utilitarian importance.
Many U.S. highway maps do identify "scenic" routes, usually with a line
of dots beside the route. That's very useful. Some identify historical
routes, like Route 66, with shields, also useful.
By the way, isn't the Natchez Trace now also a major route of travel?
I'm not sure, but it certainly could be with a speed limit of 50 mph (I
had thought it was lower). So I guess the problem only applies to the
BRP, which is 45 mph but much curvier than the alternates.
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