State Highways in California - Nomenclature in California English

Nomenclature in California English

See also: California English

One cultural difference between Northern and Southern Californians is that the latter tend to put "the" before highway numbers (e.g. "taking the 5 to L.A.") or the 405 (pronounced four-oh-five), while the former use the number alone (e.g. "taking 80 to San Francisco") or less frequently, with "I-" in the case of interstate freeways.

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