The 10. The 101. The 17. The 51. The 202. The 60.

I live in Phoenix. This city is now an outlying suburb of Los Angeles. Now people have been saying that for years, but we now have verifiable proof. Over the past year or so the TV and radio folks have taken to referring to highways by "the" followed by the number. I remember visiting my wife-to-be's family in Pomona 20 years ago and remarking how strange it sounded. To get to Disneyland: "Take the 10 west to the 57..." Now every traffic reporter in town talks about 10, the 17, and on and on. So how long before we take the Camelback to the Pima Road?