Take five for trivia
You'll recall that my drive out Route 422 to Yellow Creek State Park prompted my taking note that an early "highway" followed roughly the same route. That "highway" was the Kittanning Path, although I am inclined to count as correct those who also answered "William Penn Highway" as that is the name given to 422 and, well, William Penn!
Steven (who so often gives value-added to his trivia answers) notes that "one of the qualities that keeps this highway unique from other US highways in Pennsylvania is that this one is missing a piece. US 422 may be on either side of the state, but it is non-existent from Ebensburg to Hershey where the two ends are located. At no time were the two sections ever joined to from a contiguous route. The segmented nature of US 422 violates AASHTO numbering, as two separate roadways traditionally do not carry the same route number. However, the two sections of US 422 are connected by US 22 and US 322, allowing the two halves of US 422 to carry the same designation. ["U.S. 22: The William Penn Highway". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2009-04-24.]"
How many times have I driven on either end of 422 and never realized they don't connect! Neither do my brain synapses, apparently!
For this week, our focus remains on the CCC, often (still) affectionately called the "CCC Boys." They were also known by several other nicknames. Can you give me one?
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