Wilmington , N.C. or bust!
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 by AaronI’ve seen it several times, and every time I see it, I turn my head with the urge to pull my car over and check it out, but I’m normally going about 70 miles an hour.
Observant travelers entering on to Interstate 40 in Barstow will notice a strange road side on their right side, “Wilmington , N.C. 2,554.” Most people, like me, probably wonder about the sign, but shake their heads, chalk the sign up to a CalTrans worker with a weird sense of humor and keep on driving.
Well, a Wilmington , N.C. TV station, Channel 5 WRAL, saw a similar sign advertising “Barstow 2,554” and has explained the quasi-mystery. Apparently the sign was put up to tell people where the I-40 ends, in you guessed it – Wilmington.
Ha, OK, so maybe this wasn’t the most important question that people need answered, but, hey, inquiring minds want to know, and I feel better knowing the “why” behind the sign. Every time I get on the I-40, I’m usually headed to Daggett or Newberry Springs, but one of these days, I might just take off and drive the 2,554 miles to the Tarheel State.
Jason Smith — Staff Writer
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