666- the highway

[panader0]

There was once a highway in Arizona with the number of State Route 666. It started near Willcox and wound it's way north through Alpine and Springerville. It was a slow windy road, but the scenery is outstanding. Somehow, some religious folks decided that it was the devil's highway and pulled some strings and got the road renumbered. A buddy of mine (an atheist) was outraged and wrote to the governor, but his letter couldn't restore the original number. Separation of church and state??? I don't think so.

[expatriot]

1. US Route 666 still exists.... it goes north out of Arizona up through Utah

the religious folks you speak of just probably got the signs in their particular stretch removed, not the road renamed. but interesting enough despite.

[expatriot]

2. here is a pic of PA state route 666

[panader0]

3. Notice--- the sign points to the LEFT

[hashibabba]

4. Isn't that a bit extreme?

The number 666 itself can't hurt you! As long as you don't have 666 stamped on your forehead you're safe, so they say!

Since today is 6/6/6, has anyone checked Bushie's forehead today?

[DrRang]

5. Much of Arizona 666 is on the Navajo Reservation. n/t

[treestar]

6. Those godless devils

[Joanne98]

8. It goes thru Ohio too.

[Joanne98]

7. I live just a couple of miles away from it.