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How else would you say it?

As a Michigander, I'd say "Take US131" or "Get on I96 eastbound to M44", just in the same way I'd say "Take a right on Main Street". The United States Highway/Interstate/Michigan abbreviations are pretty common, but optional.

And come to think of it, that's exactly how Waze and Google Maps and Apple Maps turn-by-turn directions read to me. Do these programs use different dialects in Southern California?

I would use the definite article with a route on a transit system, though, for example to identify a bus line or (when in a city that has one) a subway: "I'll ride the 28 home" or "I commute on the 10".

Carolinian here. I say I85 (interstate) or 76 for state roads, but never "the 76".

I don't understand either. I'm from New York, and I wouldn't say it any other way. "I took 101 to 110," sounds extremely awkward to me.

"How do you get there?"

"Take 10."

"Take 10 what?"

I've been seeing this meme a lot more lately. For some reason, it seems to be in fashion to make fun of people from [Southern?] California in this way at the moment.

If it's a main interstate, then I'll call it "I-[x]".

So I drive on I-5 or I-90.

If it's a spur, then I just use the number. From Redmond, I would get on 405 to go to Bellevue. When I drive from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto, it is usually fastest to take 101 unless it's rush hour.

I'm from southern NY, and where I grew up, you would refer to state highway 110 as "110" or "Route 110". Interstate 495 is "495" or "the L.I.E." Named roads like the Northern State Parkway or the Thruway get the definite article, but numbered roads either get the type of road mentioned, or nothing at all: "I 87" or just "87"

This is the same where I now live in New England, as well. "495", "128", "Route 3", "Route 1", "The Mass Pike"

I'm from/in Southern California and I've never heard it said as "Take 10", but rather as "Take the 10".

Without "the".

"I'll take 85"

Shorten “Interstate 5” to “I-5” or “5”, but not “the 5”.

From where I grew up:

"If you're going to LAX from Ventura, Take Route 101 to I-405." Alternativeley "US 101" could be used.

"Interstate 5" or "I-5".

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