In the 20th century, the United States Congress began funding roadways through the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 ,and started an effort to construct a national road grid with the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 .In 1926, the United States Numbered Highway System was established, creating the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel. The roads were funded and maintained by U.S. states ,and there were few national standards for road design. United States Numbered Highways ranged from two-lane country roads to multi-lane freeways. After Dwight D. Eisenhower became president in 1953, his administration developed a proposal for an interstate highway system, eventually resulting in the enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
Enough of the history lesson- welcome to ON THE ROAD AGAIN- ROAD TRIPPING LEAGUE. This is the first of what will be multiple seasons of this league. You need only commit one season at a time. There are 29 choices, so obviously all will not be used.
Rules- 120M cap, YES DH, NO AAA NO WW NO TRADES NO INJURIES. Select your “highway road trip”(or cruise trip to include international players) and roster your squad with players born in the states your road trip travels through. Maximum 6 players from any one state, and all states must be represented at least once. Play in a stadium on your road trip THAT HAS A FACTOR OF .98-1.02. (Otherwise you are in WhatIf Park) Player pool is 1910- present. Standard 24 team league. Your team name can be as creative as you like BUT MUST INCLUDE YOUR ROUTE NAME IN SOME FASHION. Below is link to search players by birthplace.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/
• US 1 Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine)TAKEN
• US 11 Rouses Point, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana (Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York., Canada)TAKEN
• US 21 Cleveland, Ohio to Jacksonville, Florida (Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)TAKEN
• US 31 Mackinaw City, Michigan to Mobile, Alabama (Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan,Mississippi and Ohio)
• US 41 Copper Harbor, Michigan to Naples, Florida (Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Alabama)
• US 51 Hurley, Wisconsin to New Orleans, Louisiana (Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Wisconsin)TAKEN
• Highway 61 Canadian border north of Grand Portage, Minnesota to New Orleans, Louisiana (Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Canada)TAKEN
• US interstate 81(Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York)
• US 101 Port Angeles, Washington to San Diego, California -Pacific Highway to include Tijuana Mexico and Canada border( California, Oregon, Washington, Mexico, Canada)TAKEN
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• US 2 Houlton, Maine to Bonners Ferry, Idaho (Washington, Idaho, Montana,North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)TAKEN
• US interstate 10(California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.)TAKEN
• US 20 Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon (Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. )TAKEN
• US 30 Atlantic City, New Jersey to Salt Lake City, Utah (Lincoln Highway)(New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington)TAKEN
• US 40 Atlantic City, New Jersey to San Francisco, California (California,Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. )TAKEN
• US 50 (Annapolis, Maryland to Wadsworth, Nevada (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland)TAKEN
• US 60 Brenda AZ to Norfolk VA(Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. )TAKEN
• US 70 Morehead City, North Carolina to Holbrook, Arizona (North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona)TAKEN
• US 80 Savannah, Georgia to San Diego, California (Dixie Overland Highway)(Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico, Arizona, California)TAKEN
• US 90 Jacksonville, Florida to Van Horn, Texas (Old Spanish Trail) (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. )TAKEN
Interstate 85-Montgomery AL to Petersburg, VA- Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
Interstate 75- Miami Lakes to International Bridge- Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
Interstate 35- Laredo TX to Duluth MN- Texas,Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota TAKEN
Interstate 55- LaPlace LA to Chicago- Louisiana,Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois TAKEN
Interstate 70 - Cove Fort UT to Woodlawn, MD- Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland TAKEN
Route 66- Chicago to Santa Monica- California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois- TAKEN
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines- Dominican Republic, USVI, Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico- TAKEN
Norwegian Cruise Lines- Venezuela, USVI,Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico(TAKEN)
Pony Express- St Joe to Sacramento- : Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California.TAKEN
Kings Highway (the oldest road)-
Charleston, South Carolina, to Boston, Massachusetts: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts -TAKEN
Life is a highway, Mates! Be a Highway Star on the Highway To Hell, and sign up! Routes are exclusive- I’ll pick after awhile.