stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wʌz fˈɜːst ʃˈoʊn ɔnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ mˈæp ɪmplˈaɪɪŋ ɪts kɹiːˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən æz ɐ ɡɹˈævəl hˈaɪweɪ.
State Highway 96 was first shown on the 1958 state highway map (implying its creation in 1957) as a gravel highway.