The Interstate 80 or I-80 is a pre-War roadway and mentioned-only location in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Honest Hearts.
Background[]
By the 23rd century following the nuclear apocalypse, the stretch of I-80 in northern Nevada became the territory of the nomadic raider tribe dubbed the 80s, who constantly patrolled the area to harass travelers and caravans, and made extensive use of old highway signs as both armor and indicators of rank within the tribe.[Non-game 1] Around the 2270s-80s, it became too risky to travel as the escalation of conflict in the Mojave Wasteland caused most of the NCR Rangers to be pulled away and their peacekeeping efforts along I-80 to fall apart, allowing groups like the 80s and the White Legs to act with impunity.[1]
Layout[]
The I-80 connects many territories in the former American Northwest together, from the New California Republic to Salt Lake City to the Mormon settlement of New Canaan.
Appearances[]
Interstate 80 is mentioned only in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Honest Hearts.
Behind the scenes[]
I-80 is a real-world roadway of the same name that begins in San Francisco and ends in New Jersey, where it connects to the New York City metropolitan area.
References[]
- ā The Courier: "Why can't you get to Salt Lake City?"
Jed Masterson: "Without New Canaan's mission in Zion, the only ways to Salt Lake City are down the old I-80 or up through Ogden. The highway's too risky - NCR's rangers are so busy here in the Mojave they don't have the manpower to keep the raiders off. Ogden's just too far - we'd lose more in travel expenses than we'd ever earn."
(Jed Masterson's dialogue)
Non-game
- ā "They are easily recognized by the "80" signs they wear strapped across their chests. High-ranking members usually have the Interstate 80 red and blue signs. Lower-ranking members wear green Highway 80 signs and the ordinary grunts make do with what is left over."
J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG; Organizations
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