Before revision: Beltways with a single number for the entire route, such as Interstate 285 in the Atlanta area, are generally given compass directions that change as one travels along the route (what would be the inner loop is instead posted as north, then east, then south, then west, and vice versa for the outer loop).Kurumi: Interstate 285 A special case is the beltway for Minneapolis and St. Paul, which was numbered before it was common to use a single number for an entire beltway.
After revision: Beltways with a single number for the entire route, such as Interstate 285 in the Atlanta area, are generally given compass directions that change as one travels along the route (what would be the inner loop is instead posted as north, then east, then south, then west, and vice versa for the outer loop).Kurumi: Interstate 285 A special case is the beltway for Twin Cities which was numbered before it was common to use a single number for an entire beltway.