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How do you speak of roads that have numbers or letters? For example, if someone asked directions to get to (Supply local city name), you might say, “Take ________.”

ROUTE311
HIGHWAY145
(NUMBER)139
HIGHWAY + (NUMBER)134
(NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)128
ROUTE + (NUMBER)52
U.S. + (NUMBER)28
HIGHWAY + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)18
NO. (NUMBER)17
NR17
INTERSTATE + (NUMBER)15
I + (NUMBER)11
(LETTER) + (NUMBER)10
HIGHWAY NUMBER + (NUMBER)10
(STATE) + (NUMBER)8
ROUTE + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)8
COUNTY ROAD6
STATE + (NUMBER)6
STATE ROAD6
STATE ROAD + (NUMBER)6
COUNTY TRUNK5
“NUMBER, COMPASS DIRECTION”5
ROAD + (NUMBER)5
(NUMBER) + HIGHWAY4
COUNTY ROAD + (NUMBER)4
NO. (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)4
STATE HIGHWAY4
U.S. HIGHWAY + (NUMBER)4
(LETTER)3
COUNTY TRUNK + (LETTER)3
INTERSTATE3
INTERSTATE + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)3
NUMBER ONE3
ROAD NO. (NUMBER)3
STATE ROUTE3
(NAME) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)2
(NAME) + HIGHWAY2
(NUMBER) + (LETTER)2
FEDERAL + (NUMBER)2
NH2
ROAD2
STATE HIGHWAY + (NUMBER)2
STATE ROAD + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)2
TRUNK2
(COMPASS DIRECTION) + (NUMBER)1
(LETTER) + HIGHWAY1
(NAME) ROAD1
(NUMBER) + (DIRECTION)1
(NUMBER) + HIGHWAY + (COMPASS DIRECTION)1
(NUMBER) TO (NUMBER)1
“(NUMBER), THEN FOLLOW (NUMBER)”1
ACCESS1
BALTIMORE PARKWAY1
BARBOURSVILLE ROAD1
BEE-LINE1
COMPASS DIRECTION1
COUNTRY ROAD1
COUNTY1
COUNTY + (NUMBER)1
FARM-TO-MARKET1
FEDERAL HIGHWAY1
FEDERAL HIGHWAY + (NUMBER)1
FEDERAL ROAD1
FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY1
FREEWAY1
GO (COMPASS DIRECTION) ON (NUMBER)1
GO (COMPASS DIRECTION) ON U.S. + (NUMBER)1
“GO OUT ON (NUMBER), THE FREEWAY”1
HIGHWAY 299-W1
HIGHWAY U.S. + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)1
I + (NUMBER) + EXPRESSWAY + (COMPASS DIRECTION)1
I.H. + (NUMBER)1
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY + (NUMBER)1
INTERSTATE NO. (NUMBER)1
K-ROAD1
LEGISLATIVE ROUTE1
LETTERED HIGHWAY1
LETTERED ROADS1
MAIN HIGHWAY1
MAIN ROAD1
MARKED ROADS1
MILE ROAD1
NATIONAL ROAD + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)1
NUMBER + (NUMBER)1
NUMBERED HIGHWAY1
ROUTE NO. (NUMBER)1
SECONDARY ROAD1
STATE ROAD NO. (NUMBER)1
STATE-AID ROAD1
STAY ON THE PAVED ROAD1
STREET SIGNS1
THE + (NAME) + ROAD1
THE SUPER1
THROUGHWAY + (NUMBER)1
TOWN ROAD1
TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR BLOCK1
TRUNK-LINE ROAD1
TURNPIKE1
U.S. + (NUMBER) + (COMPASS DIRECTION)1
U.S. HIGHWAY1
USE STREET NAME1
ZONE1

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