highway and on a per-view basis, it is more economical than billboards. In popular culture In the hit U.S. sitcom Seinfeld episode "The Pothole" Feb. 20, 1997, Cosmo Kramer adopts a mile of the fictional Arthur Burghardt Expressway. Kramer proceeds to alter the 4 lane highway to 2 lanes to allow the creation of wider "leisure lanes", which results in major traffic congestion. In the American Dad! episode "It's Good to Be Queen" Francine comments on the cleanliness of the highway and gives thanks to the Ku Klux Klan. The MU330 song "KKK Hiway" is about the Ku Klux Klan's attempt to sponsor Interstate 55 in lead singer Dan Potthast's hometown of St. Louis ("a few miles away from [his] mom's house"). In the Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled", Bette Midler is seen picking up trash along a stretch of highway she has adopted, and causes car crashes for drivers who deliberately litter. In Rick Riordan's The Trials of Apollo, Book 2: The Dark Prophecy, the character Apollo finds his destination via an Adopt-a-Highway sign sponsored by the book's antagonist, Triumvirate Holdings. References External links Texas Adopt-a-Highway history from the Texas Department of Transportation Web site Public Litter Removal Programs from the Nevada Department of Transportation Web site Adopt a Highway from the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation Web site United States Attorneys Hate Crimes Task Force Web Site LA Car- Your Friendly Nazi Party Adopts a Highway? Adopt A Highway - First Adopt a Highway corporation [Est. 1990]. Transportation in the United States Political neologisms Waste organizations Tyler, Texas