Driving from Salt Lake to KC: take the 80 or the 70?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BWillie

You Californians, calling roads "the". I don't go take "the" 35 to the Oak Park Mall. I don't take "the" 70 to Kaufman or Arrowhead

That's because there are so many State freeways mixed with Interstate Freeways.

It would be awkward to say "Take the California 101 to Interstate 110 S to Interstate 105 West to Interstate 405 S to Redondo Boulevard".

It's much easier to say "Take the 101 to the 110 to the 105 to the 405 and get off on Redondo".