Interstate 74 sign.
Since the I-73/I-74 corridor is designated as a “high priority corridor,” the U.S. Congress authorized the route names, N.C. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tammy Stewart said.
The designation as a high-priority corridor allows highway planners “to bypass normal route naming procedures,” Stewart said.
Date posted: May 3, 2011
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Eventually, I-74 is planned to eventually run from Davenport, IA to Myrtle Beach.
Maybe because 73 was already taken ?