Connecting the cities

[TravelingBethelite]

I have a proposal for a new thread game, to test our knowledge of where the routes go and where the go between. It's not too complicated, and here's an example:

I might say

Willimantic, Connecticut and Lincoln, Nebraska

and an appropriate answer would be:

U.S. Route 6

So in short, the game is to answer the above post with the (correct) route that connects those two places and then introduce for the next person to answer. The next set of cities must use the last city in the above post. A follow-up might look like this:

Lincoln, Nebraska and Galesburg, Illinois

The correct answer would be U.S. Route 34.

Four rules:
-no using Google Maps/Wikipedia/etc. to cheat on figuring out the correct route. (They can be used to find the next set of cities)
-the succeeding set of cities must use the last city in the above post.
-if a post (let's say post 'X') does not answer the correct route(s) for the post before, that set of cities will be the only one in play until post X is answered correctly
-Sets of routes are discouraged but not banned. (e.g. from Danbury, CT, to Holyoke, MA, U.S. 202 alone is highly preferred to [I-84 > I-91 > I-391])

I'll start.

Lebanon, Missouri and West Des Moines, Iowa

[MNHighwayMan]

Lebanon, Missouri and West Des Moines, Iowa

I feel like you just lobbed me a softball with this one. Iowa and Missouri SR 5

Lebanon, MO to Warwick, OK

[hotdogPi]

Questions about the game:

1. Does it have to be a numbered route, or do things like "Ohio Turnpike", "Lincoln Highway", "Former US 80", "Appalachian Trail", "Missouri River", "Northeast Corridor (Amtrak)", "40th parallel north", or "Continental Divide" count?
2. How do you look for a new one to post without accidentally cheating at the current answer?
3. If the new city only has one major route (for example, only US 20 and state routes that go fewer than 50 miles), how do we handle that?
4. MNHighwayMan posted new cities as if the order of the cities in TravelingBethelite's post was reversed. Are we continuing as normal?

[TravelingBethelite]

Questions about the game:

1. Does it have to be a numbered route, or do things like "Ohio Turnpike", "Lincoln Highway", "Former US 80", "Appalachian Trail", "Missouri River", "Northeast Corridor (Amtrak)", "40th parallel north", or "Continental Divide" count?
2. How do you look for a new one to post without accidentally cheating at the current answer?
3. If the new city only has one major route (for example, only US 20 and state routes that go fewer than 50 miles), how do we handle that?
4. MNHighwayMan posted new cities as if the order of the cities in TravelingBethelite's post was reversed. Are we continuing as normal?

Answers:
1. Only numbered or named road routes, so things like "Ohio Turnpike", "Lincoln Highway", and "Former U.S. 80" are ok.
2. At the very least, don't intend on cheating. To a certain extent, accidental cheating is unavoidable.
3. Continue using that route, or if so inclined, use a set of routes to 'connect' to another city.
4. No. If you look at my first post, I intend for there to be a chain of muncipalities (like in the road sign city name game) E.G. (Lebanon, MO > [West Des Moines) > ???]

[noelbotevera]

Lebanon, MO to Warwick, OK

I-44? (I think, but correct me if I'm wrong)

Next:

Weston, WV to Easton, PA

[1995hoo]

Lebanon, MO to Warwick, OK

I-44? (I think, but correct me if I'm wrong)

Next:

Weston, WV to Easton, PA

The whole point was that the next play is supposed to be from West Des Moines to somewhere. Plus yours is completely wrong because you're supposed to use the last city in the previous post. In other words, suppose, just as a hypothetical, we had the following:

Lebanon, MO, to West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines, IA, to Chicago, IL (I have no idea whether that's a reasonable play)

The next person is then supposed to come up with Chicago to somewhere. You don't just pick two cities you want to use. See the post above yours where the OP explains the idea of it being a chain of municipalities.

[hotdogPi]

Just to properly continue the chain and give the next person a lot of options (this one shouldn't be too hard):

West Des Moines, IA → Kansas City, MO

[oscar]

West Des Moines, IA → Kansas City, MO

I-35.

Kansas City MO => Indianapolis IN.

[jflick99]

Kansas City, MO => Indianapolis, IN

I-70.

Indianapolis, IN --> Michigan City, IN

[Brandon]

Indianapolis, IN --> Michigan City, IN

U.S. 421

Michigan City, IN to Detroit, MI

[slorydn1]

I-94

Detroit, MI ---->Muskegon, MI

[oscar]

Detroit, MI ---->Muskegon, MI

I-96,

Muskegon MI to Traverse City MI.

[7/8]

Muskegon MI to Traverse City MI.

US 31

Traverse City, MI to Grayling, MI

[GaryV]

Traverse City, MI to Grayling, MI

M-72.

And now we're at a trivial next step.  So I'll give it a twist.

Grayling, MI to Cheboygan, MI.

[jp the roadgeek]

Traverse City, MI to Grayling, MI

M-72.

And now we're at a trivial next step.  So I'll give it a twist.

Grayling, MI to Cheboygan, MI.

Historically, US 27 (today as Old US 27 and M-27)

Let's get us out of the corner:

Cheboygan, MI to Portsmouth, OH

[hbelkins]

US 23.

Now, Portsmouth, OH to Hillsville, VA.

[MNHighwayMan]

Whoops, I feel dumb for having chosen the wrong city to continue. Oh well. Looks like it's been sorted.

[Jmiles32]

US 23.

Now, Portsmouth, OH to Hillsville, VA.

US-52 which roughly parallels US-23 through much of Appalachia

Hillsville, VA to Lynchburg VA

[ColossalBlocks]

US 23.

Now, Portsmouth, OH to Hillsville, VA.

US-52 which roughly parallels US-23 through much of Appalachia

Hillsville, VA to Lynchburg VA

US 221.

Now, Thayer, Missouri to Southaven, Mississippi.

[Brandon]

US 23.

Now, Portsmouth, OH to Hillsville, VA.

US-52 which roughly parallels US-23 through much of Appalachia

Hillsville, VA to Lynchburg VA

US 221.

Now, Thayer, Missouri to Southaven, Mississippi.

You have to continue using the last city, in this case, Lynchburg, VA.

[SD Mapman]

Lynchburg VA to Georgetown KY

[Eth]

Lynchburg VA to Georgetown KY

US 460.

Georgetown, KY to Youngstown, OH

[sparker]

Lynchburg VA to Georgetown KY

US 460.

Georgetown, KY to Youngstown, OH

OK, I'll play along:  US 62. 
       Up next:  Youngstown, OH to Coolville, OH.

[hbelkins]

I've driven most of that route. It's OH 7.

Now, Coolville, OH to Washington, IN

[sparker]

US 50, of course.  Now:  Washington, IN to Galesburg, IL.  Have fun!