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I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Barstow is near historic California highway Route 66, as well as Calico Ghost Town and Mojave National Preserve and its hiking trails.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
Authorities said the fatal accident happened at 12:49 p.m. Saturday after a tow truck carrying a mini bulldozer encountered a steep right-hand curve while driving on a highway.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Well before the fires, state transportation officials warned in a 2021 report about climate risks that the highway was at risk from rockfalls, landslides, flooding from high waves, storm surges, coastal erosion and even tsunamis.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Following its proposals for the Dubai Mangroves and Dubai Reefs projects, the firm's new Green Spine envisions transforming a highway in the region with trams, park areas, farms, and the planting of more than one million trees.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 10 July 2024
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
Authorities said the fatal accident happened at 12:49 p.m. Saturday after a tow truck carrying a mini bulldozer encountered a steep right-hand curve while driving on a highway.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Well before the fires, state transportation officials warned in a 2021 report about climate risks that the highway was at risk from rockfalls, landslides, flooding from high waves, storm surges, coastal erosion and even tsunamis.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Following its proposals for the Dubai Mangroves and Dubai Reefs projects, the firm's new Green Spine envisions transforming a highway in the region with trams, park areas, farms, and the planting of more than one million trees.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 10 July 2024
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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