General Highway Talk

Unique projects needed to upgrade to freeway/expressway standards?

Started by RM42

Replies: 12
Views: 3,300

September 19, 2023, 04:51:52 PM
by kphoger

Three closest states that you have not driven in

Started by ZLoth

Pages1 2 3 ... 6

Replies: 129
Views: 22,918

September 19, 2023, 03:57:59 PM
by Sykotyk

Streets named for places in another state

Started by Streetman

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 3,737

September 19, 2023, 03:35:03 PM
by bzakharin

Lane Width

Started by bwana39

Replies: 14
Views: 1,587

September 19, 2023, 09:23:23 AM
by CtrlAltDel

WORST location for a traffic incident/road closure?

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 73
Views: 24,266

September 17, 2023, 06:21:57 PM
by Rothman

Train "Street Running"

Started by Roadrunner75

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 69
Views: 27,437

September 17, 2023, 06:17:01 PM
by mgk920

MOVED: Letter case used on street blades

Started by Scott5114

Replies: 0
Views: 1,522

September 14, 2023, 02:11:24 PM
by Scott5114

To the Wiki Authors on here

Started by roadman65

Replies: 1
Views: 984

September 13, 2023, 01:10:35 PM
by Scott5114

Furthest apart places in the US where the ideal route involves little Interstate

Started by Ellie

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 60
Views: 25,936

September 12, 2023, 02:38:48 PM
by corco

What National Scenic Byways have you clinched?

Started by Bruce

Replies: 10
Views: 3,998

September 11, 2023, 05:16:30 PM
by JayhawkCO

Do we need inside shoulders on freeways?

Started by kernals12

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 15,361

September 10, 2023, 11:03:16 PM
by Brandon

Lowest numbered route you don't have a picture of

Started by TBKS1

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 67
Views: 7,634

September 09, 2023, 05:03:18 PM
by MATraveler128

Palindromic street names in your area?

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 3,682

September 09, 2023, 10:03:59 AM
by drebbin37

Cities besides Anchorage where freeways don’t connect

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 95
Views: 27,215

September 08, 2023, 11:03:24 PM
by Dirt Roads

Longest driving times to county seats

Started by index

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 63
Views: 8,762

September 08, 2023, 07:24:34 PM
by oscar

Six Lane Expressways (non-freeway)

Started by sprjus4

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 7,762

September 08, 2023, 05:17:13 PM
by sprjus4

Freeways that terminate at airport arrival/departures

Started by OCGuy81

Pages1 2

Replies: 25
Views: 16,172

September 08, 2023, 04:01:08 PM
by dvferyance

3x3 rural expressways

Started by Ellie

Replies: 3
Views: 2,359

September 07, 2023, 10:06:20 PM
by oscarramirez

Steepest banked turns on a numbered highway?

Started by RM42

Replies: 16
Views: 13,751

September 05, 2023, 11:58:08 PM
by CovalenceSTU

When and where do you suspect button copy will go extinct?

Started by CometTheMountainLion

Replies: 9
Views: 2,391

September 02, 2023, 12:46:58 PM
by KCRoadFan

Best metro areas for roadgeeks

Started by Occidental Tourist

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 59
Views: 9,478

September 01, 2023, 09:05:43 AM
by JoePCool14

Incredible examples of "This is all one road."

Started by TheGrassGuy

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 114
Views: 21,872

August 29, 2023, 05:15:09 PM
by Quillz

Route numbers that could be speed limits

Started by hotdogPi

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 110
Views: 25,401

August 29, 2023, 12:25:28 PM
by mgk920

Abolish the Driving Test?

Started by triplemultiplex

Pages1 2

Replies: 43
Views: 14,621

August 25, 2023, 02:39:54 PM
by J N Winkler

Freakonomics podcast on roundabouts

Started by Occidental Tourist

Replies: 0
Views: 797

August 25, 2023, 12:37:32 AM
by Occidental Tourist

Improper Traffic Light And Stop Sign Placement

Started by DriverDave

Replies: 9
Views: 2,187

August 24, 2023, 07:33:59 PM
by jeffandnicole

Traffic lights at interchanges where freeways turn into surface streets

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 62
Views: 12,033

August 24, 2023, 01:17:10 PM
by SeriesE

Suburbs that appear to be named for roads that run through them

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 6
Views: 2,700

August 24, 2023, 04:09:01 AM
by Occidental Tourist

Is there a name for this type of interchange shaped like the infinity symbol?

Started by Streetman

Replies: 18
Views: 3,532

August 22, 2023, 04:57:53 AM
by roadman65

Reason for the hyphen in Queens, NY house numbers

Started by Streetman

Replies: 2
Views: 3,075

August 21, 2023, 03:14:41 PM
by Poiponen13

Street names that don't seem to make sense

Started by Streetman

Pages1 2

Replies: 32
Views: 5,572

August 21, 2023, 05:13:10 AM
by achilles765

Freeways that don't carry a lot of long-distance traffic going past its terminus

Started by SkyPesos

Replies: 24
Views: 15,261

August 20, 2023, 05:31:47 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Unusual house/apartment numbering system

Started by Streetman

Replies: 3
Views: 2,509

August 19, 2023, 05:15:59 PM
by Hunty2022

Most common street names for address number baseline roads?

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 7,244

August 19, 2023, 05:03:20 AM
by tdindy88

Origin of US 412's number

Started by usends

Replies: 11
Views: 2,871

August 18, 2023, 09:58:53 AM
by usends

State Highways in your state that are exclusively freeways

Started by OCGuy81

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 64
Views: 12,194

August 16, 2023, 06:52:52 PM
by TheRhodeGeek

Cities where Siblings Meet

Started by roadman65

Replies: 23
Views: 5,208

August 16, 2023, 12:59:24 PM
by Dirt Roads

What is the closest road to you with the same number as your home area code?

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 91
Views: 14,522

August 16, 2023, 08:19:47 AM
by TheRhodeGeek

"Ship of Theseus" routes

Started by kurumi

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 5,928

August 15, 2023, 04:13:58 PM
by CNGL-Leudimin

Lighting on the highways

Started by tolbs17

Pages1 2

Replies: 48
Views: 18,061

August 14, 2023, 11:16:31 PM
by andrepoiy

Would you consider this an overhead sign?

Started by roadman65

Replies: 15
Views: 4,779

August 14, 2023, 03:22:55 PM
by Dellbeam

Interstates or US routes that fit in with a state routes numbering cluster

Started by SkyPesos

Replies: 21
Views: 6,832

August 13, 2023, 10:15:49 PM
by cwf1701

Street names that are especially common in a particular state

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 7,114

August 13, 2023, 08:13:33 PM
by Ted$8roadFan

How to Bulid a Road (building I-70 in western Colorado)

Started by JREwing78

Replies: 3
Views: 4,061

August 12, 2023, 09:33:45 PM
by 1995hoo

Large cities not served by US routes at the time of creation

Started by hotdogPi

Replies: 10
Views: 2,020

August 12, 2023, 05:46:04 PM
by US 89

DOT Tier List

Started by billtm

Replies: 9
Views: 1,407

August 12, 2023, 10:03:11 AM
by Max Rockatansky

Differences in how US routes are handled between western and eastern US

Started by kkt

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 51
Views: 5,391

August 11, 2023, 06:26:21 PM
by JREwing78

Road diet on a two lane road that runs though the center of town?

Started by XamotCGC

Pages1 2

Replies: 25
Views: 10,597

August 11, 2023, 06:43:28 AM
by kalvado

Terms for parts of a street name

Started by Streetman

Replies: 12
Views: 1,414

August 10, 2023, 10:57:52 PM
by KCRoadFan

State highways that have changed the least

Started by Quillz

Replies: 13
Views: 3,616

August 10, 2023, 10:02:15 PM
by IowaTraveler

Smallest DDIs and SPUIs

Started by MCRoads

Replies: 15
Views: 3,220

August 10, 2023, 03:33:33 PM
by index

Most Complex Interchanges

Started by CtrlAltDel

Replies: 24
Views: 4,741

August 10, 2023, 11:46:37 AM
by formulanone

“Colorful” road names in or near your city

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 19
Views: 1,963

August 08, 2023, 06:38:24 PM
by JustDrive

States where you've clinched the Interstate System

Started by Konza

Pages1 2

Replies: 35
Views: 3,754

August 08, 2023, 02:18:20 PM
by kkt

Double-decking freeways. Where would it make sense?

Started by OCGuy81

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 6,419

August 08, 2023, 07:38:24 AM
by bing101

If you keep going straight . . .

Started by thspfc

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 3,218

August 07, 2023, 09:31:24 PM
by debragga

Sign Route Resurrections

Started by Max Rockatansky

Replies: 12
Views: 1,223

August 06, 2023, 09:38:55 PM
by froggie

Should Connecticut sign its secondary routes?

Started by Streetman

Replies: 12
Views: 1,428

August 06, 2023, 08:26:38 AM
by epzik8

Never let a dyslexic person design highway signs

Started by Skye

Replies: 16
Views: 2,028

August 05, 2023, 09:36:08 PM
by Road Hog

Personal Nicknames for Highways

Started by PColumbus73

Replies: 19
Views: 1,481

August 04, 2023, 09:50:01 PM
by vdeane

Most "Accidental" Clinch?

Started by CoreySamson

Replies: 23
Views: 1,720

August 04, 2023, 04:48:40 PM
by CtrlAltDel

Deep South

Started by HighWaySignLover013

Replies: 11
Views: 1,300

August 02, 2023, 11:08:34 AM
by HighWaySignLover013

Freeway exits whose signs have changed, even when the things they access haven't

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2

Replies: 38
Views: 4,737

July 30, 2023, 07:30:28 PM
by JustDrive

US States on BGS - Pictures

Started by bassoon1986

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 69
Views: 14,541

July 28, 2023, 08:41:44 PM
by ilpt4u

State highways with the most variance

Started by Quillz

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 5,705

July 27, 2023, 04:46:17 PM
by JREwing78

Pedestrian crossing times and age/obesity

Started by wanderer2575

Replies: 16
Views: 1,949

July 26, 2023, 02:56:18 PM
by 1995hoo

I-4 verses I-5

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 3,444

July 26, 2023, 01:27:10 PM
by StogieGuy7

Towns whose main street has the name of the town itself

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 70
Views: 6,393

July 21, 2023, 04:11:58 PM
by GaryV

Weird Routes

Started by Mike2357

Pages1 2 3 ... 13

Replies: 324
Views: 41,848

July 20, 2023, 09:13:41 PM
by Mapmikey

Road Names with a "Gap"

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 71
Views: 6,114

July 19, 2023, 01:22:08 PM
by WillWeaverRVA

Cities with major streets named for states other than the state the city is in

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2

Replies: 39
Views: 3,808

July 19, 2023, 05:56:53 AM
by Konza

Major Toll Roads vs. Local Freeways

Started by vdeane

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 5,745

July 18, 2023, 04:59:32 PM
by bzakharin

How many states are directly connected to yours via an interstate or US highway?

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 96
Views: 17,727

July 15, 2023, 01:58:22 AM
by KCRoadFan

Shortest time you can drive to visit x amount of states/places

Started by index

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 2,868

July 15, 2023, 12:56:36 AM
by jt4

State Traffic Data Viewers

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 37
Views: 6,783

July 13, 2023, 08:45:09 PM
by webny99

Smallest Control City

Started by Henry

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 75
Views: 26,983

July 09, 2023, 02:24:46 PM
by SkyPesos

Longest distance from exit ramp to control point city

Started by cjk374

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 154
Views: 79,454

July 08, 2023, 06:36:15 PM
by bluecountry

uhhhh how long is the i80/i90 concurrency

Started by yand

Replies: 6
Views: 866

July 07, 2023, 09:56:48 PM
by Max Rockatansky

What is "The South?"

Started by CoreySamson

Pages1 2 3 ... 13

Replies: 305
Views: 24,770

July 07, 2023, 06:51:31 PM
by ethanhopkin14

Roads out east with cattle grates

Started by index

Replies: 13
Views: 1,744

July 07, 2023, 04:17:41 PM
by HighwayStar

Interstate construction sequencing in your state

Started by Tom958

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 3,953

July 06, 2023, 05:16:48 PM
by HighwayStar

Cancelled freeways

Started by kernals12

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 121
Views: 8,714

July 04, 2023, 11:21:07 AM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

How many roads in your state reach traffic thresholds

Started by thspfc

Replies: 8
Views: 1,112

July 03, 2023, 12:37:18 PM
by CtrlAltDel

Strange Interchanges

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2 3 ... 8

Replies: 187
Views: 72,377

July 02, 2023, 08:35:00 PM
by SSR_317

Mechanism of asphalt wear under paint

Started by Pete from Boston

Replies: 7
Views: 989

July 01, 2023, 01:15:23 PM
by HighwayStar

Moving to a VMT Tax

Started by kernals12

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 100
Views: 9,646

June 30, 2023, 06:41:58 PM
by HighwayStar

Pairs of roads that appear to be concurrencies, but actually aren't

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 12
Views: 1,252

June 30, 2023, 02:46:46 PM
by thspfc

Concrete surface roads in states where they are rare

Started by index

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 54
Views: 12,135

June 30, 2023, 11:15:53 AM
by Road Hog

Longest distance on Interstate highways without having to “exit”?

Started by RustyK

Replies: 6
Views: 1,105

June 30, 2023, 03:16:44 AM
by Occidental Tourist

Technology Review Article About DOT Photologs

Started by rte66man

Replies: 2
Views: 481

June 28, 2023, 03:44:59 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Who Makes Billions Paving America's Roads?

Started by bing101

Replies: 0
Views: 422

June 25, 2023, 10:33:04 PM
by bing101

"North/South" or "East/West" roads that extend past 10000 in both directions

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 11
Views: 1,237

June 22, 2023, 11:24:15 PM
by Bickendan

Most and least responsive DOTs

Started by index

Replies: 1
Views: 526

June 21, 2023, 10:30:49 PM
by Rothman

Road closures/accidents/etc. that cause very long backups

Started by andrepoiy

Pages1 2

Replies: 48
Views: 9,523

June 21, 2023, 07:27:43 PM
by kylebnjmnross

Numbered routes that follow state or county lines

Started by Ellie

Pages1 2

Replies: 35
Views: 2,088

June 18, 2023, 06:31:37 PM
by pderocco

Numbered, signed highways that can only be driven in one direction

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 8
Views: 1,181

June 16, 2023, 09:47:55 PM
by froggie

Car rental

Started by SSOWorld

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 22,316

June 16, 2023, 10:49:34 AM
by kphoger

Unusual dedicated lanes

Started by kphoger

Replies: 8
Views: 1,075

June 16, 2023, 01:41:58 AM
by LilianaUwU

Postal addresses for sites on Interstate Highways

Started by index

Replies: 13
Views: 1,313

June 14, 2023, 11:54:17 AM
by TEG24601

Where is this intersection?

Started by papaT10932

Replies: 6
Views: 3,287

June 10, 2023, 02:07:56 AM
by pderocco