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Roads and highways are the primary means of transportation in the city of Norman; as of 2007, [[I-35]] alone was handling over 99,000 vehicles per day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://normantranscript.com/homepage/x518993409/I-35-widening-will-be-a-fast-track-project?keyword=leadpicturestory | publisher=Norman Transcript | title=I-35 Widening Will Be A Fast Track | accessdate=2010-08-06 }}</ref> City roads are arranged in a [[grid]]-like fashion, with Porter Avenue running from north to south and serving as the east-west boundary, and Main Street serving as the north-south boundary. Major east-west streets include: Tecumseh Road, Rock Creed Road, Robinson Street, Main Street, Boyd Street, Lindsey Street, and Imhoff Road. All major north-south avenues are numbered, separated by 12 city blocks each with a direction abbreviation following, such as "36th Avenue NW."
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Like many other cities in the United States, roads and highways are the primary means of transportation in the city of Norman; as of 2007, [[I-35]] alone was handling over 99,000 vehicles per day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://normantranscript.com/homepage/x518993409/I-35-widening-will-be-a-fast-track-project?keyword=leadpicturestory | publisher=Norman Transcript | title=I-35 Widening Will Be A Fast Track | accessdate=2010-08-06 }}</ref> City roads are arranged in a [[grid]]-like fashion, with Porter Avenue running from north to south and serving as the east-west boundary, and Main Street serving as the north-south boundary. Major east-west streets include: Tecumseh Road, Rock Creed Road, Robinson Street, Main Street, Boyd Street, Lindsey Street, and Imhoff Road. Almost all major north-south avenues are numbered, separated by 12 city blocks each with a direction abbreviation following, such as "36th Avenue NW." Exceptions include Flood Ave., Porter Ave., and Classen Blvd.
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Norman is served by two major federal highways: |
Norman is served by two major federal highways: |
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