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Originally Posted by confusedinny
Thank you. It never occured to me to use google maps. I tend to use yahoo! and it doesn't give me directions using the 78. Thanks again!
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You're from out west, aren't you? My Californian sister-in-law refers to highways as you do.
No one in the East refers to highways as "the number" as in "the 78." It's just 78 or I-78. (Don't pronounce the dash either!)
However, the tunnel, the bridge, the beltway, etc. are all acceptable.
Welcome to the New Jersey Metropolis. Soon, you may sound like one of us!