Portal:U.S. roads/Did you know/July 2012

... that a roadtrip along U.S. Route 50 in Nevada (pictured) was the inspiration for Stephen King's novel Desperation?
... that in 1976, the now former M-147 was described as "the second shortest highway on Michigan's state highway system, but for those who travel it one way, M-147 is the longest road in the world"?
... that New York State Route 192 and its suffixed route, 192A, were two of only three decommissioned routes in Franklin County's section of Adirondack Park?
...that the Hibbs Bridge on the Snicker's Gap Turnpike, which partly replaced the first toll road in the United States, still carries traffic, and is being rebuilt in its original state?
... that the shortest state road in New Mexico is only 0.250 miles (402 m) long?