Incredible examples of "This is all one road."

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I have a competing view on the roundabout thing, in which I consider to continue on the route that would be straight through if the circle wasn't present. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to get even close to 100 km (let alone 100 miles) here in Spain without using a freeway.

[kphoger]

What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads?

I got a better example for one that involves Mississippi and is 444 miles long, no stop signs or stop lights, is not an expressway and has only 1 name. I give you the Natchez Trace Pkwy.

  Did not read the OP.

[Evan_Th]

Several more examples from Illinois -

60 miles upstate, on SR 26, US 52, and various unnumbered roads:  https://goo.gl/maps/8DxfnZXpNaY8KHNa7
85 miles upstate, mostly on SR 251 (the old US 51):  https://goo.gl/maps/8UoUv4iyMafPPpgG7
110 miles downstate, crossing the Indiana line in a C-shape:  https://goo.gl/maps/vDoApjvfGotzDGSu9
140 miles downstate through Decatur and Springfield, including some time on I-72:  https://goo.gl/maps/Kc9uJRxisxKX7wWx9
145 miles downstate, from Springfield, crossing into Missouri on US 54:  https://goo.gl/maps/vhyG5gMdWAExZVKw7

[TheStranger]

Something that I think could add even more spice to this topic:

What's the longest "this is all one road" example that does NOT include any numbered highway designations whatsoever?  (Or for a lesser level of this, a this-is-all-one-road that is not a state/US/Interstate, so that minor county roads can count too).  Roads that used to be on the state/US system count if they no longer hold any numerical designation.

[kphoger]

Something that I think could add even more spice to this topic:

What's the longest "this is all one road" example that does NOT include any numbered highway designations whatsoever?  (Or for a lesser level of this, a this-is-all-one-road that is not a state/US/Interstate, so that minor county roads can count too).  Roads that used to be on the state/US system count if they no longer hold any numerical designation.

Cue everyone to look at Iowa/Minnesota.

[TheGrassGuy]

Something that I think could add even more spice to this topic:

What's the longest "this is all one road" example that does NOT include any numbered highway designations whatsoever?  (Or for a lesser level of this, a this-is-all-one-road that is not a state/US/Interstate, so that minor county roads can count too).  Roads that used to be on the state/US system count if they no longer hold any numerical designation.

Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive? Technically two roads!

Also, found this one between Reading and Ringtown in Pennsylvania, featuring PA 61 and PA 924.

[Evan_Th]

A couple more:

A 186-mile route in northwest Arkansas that loops back and crosses itself in Fayetteville.  - https://goo.gl/maps/hKD4h2kBcPb4AC5W6

Less exciting, but 201 miles on US 30 in Nebraska without turning - https://goo.gl/maps/rJzXb2wMRjkqd2H36 , and 272 miles on Nebraska SR 2 - https://goo.gl/maps/xTcFQ8t2kfA7ug8u8

[Dirt Roads]

A 186-mile route in northwest Arkansas that loops back and crosses itself in Fayetteville.  - https://goo.gl/maps/hKD4h2kBcPb4AC5W6

Reminds me of the famous one that crosses itself here in North Carolina.  I-40 from Exit 259 (I-85 split) to Raleigh Beltline to I-440 West (more Raleigh Beltline) to US-1 South to the Rockingham Road split in downtown Rockingham.  About 149 miles total, plus the first 93.5 miles are all freeway.

[TBKS1]

Longest case I can find over here (52 mi). There probably is a longer one but I didn't really look very hard. You guys can check this if you wanna verify it.

[sprjus4]

Here's an interesting one in South Hampton Roads (Chesapeake / Virginia Beach / Norfolk)

Benefit Rd -> Johnstown Rd -> VA-165 Mt. Pleasant Rd -> VA-165 North Landing Rd -> VA-149 Princess Anne Rd -> General Booth Blvd -> US-60 Pacific Ave -> US-60 Shore Dr -> US-60 Ocean View Ave -> VA-168 Ocean View Ave

55 miles long, all surface routes.

[pianocello]

Here's one in the Orlando area. Starting at the end of Alafaya Trail a few miles south of UCF, following SR 434 through Oveido and Longwood, along John Young Pkwy to Kissimmee, which continues as US 17/92 all the way until it forces a turn in Haines City. 78.0 miles, around 2 hr 15 min.

There are definitely longer examples even in that area if you follow a straight line (the obvious ones are the freeways/tollways, plus SR 50, OBT, 17/92, and 192 are all pretty long), but I feel like it's more in the spirit of the thread to find a less well-known route that doubles back on itself.

[TheGrassGuy]

Here's one in the Orlando area. Starting at the end of Alafaya Trail a few miles south of UCF, following SR 434 through Oveido and Longwood, along John Young Pkwy to Kissimmee, which continues as US 17/92 all the way until it forces a turn in Haines City. 78.0 miles, around 2 hr 15 min.

There are definitely longer examples even in that area if you follow a straight line (the obvious ones are the freeways/tollways, plus SR 50, OBT, 17/92, and 192 are all pretty long), but I feel like it's more in the spirit of the thread to find a less well-known route that doubles back on itself.

What does "TO US 441 OBT" mean?

[Dirt Roads]

Another one from the NHS Redux thread:

Branch Avenue SE starting at Randle Circle in Washington DC -to- MD-5 -to- US-301 -to- VA-207 -to- SR-658 Jericho Road ending near Lake Landor (development of Lake Land'Or) in Caroline County, Virginia.  About 97 miles.

[Dirt Roads]

Another one from the NHS Redux thread:

Branch Avenue SE starting at Randle Circle in Washington DC -to- MD-5 -to- US-301 -to- VA-207 -to- SR-658 Jericho Road ending near Lake Landor (development of Lake Land'Or) in Caroline County, Virginia.  About 97 miles.

I-575 from Kennesaw, Georgia -to- GA-5/GA-515 Nelson -to- US-76 East Elijay -to- east end of Rickman Street in Clayton.  About 149 miles.

[TBKS1]

101 miles, longest example I've found so far lol

(Google Maps link)

[adwerkema]

First one that came to my mind is Blue Ridge Rd / Duraleigh Rd / Millbrook Rd / New Hope Rd / Jones Sausage Rd / White Oak Rd / Cornwallis Rd surrounding the Raleigh metro area.

[US 89]

Here's one in the Orlando area. Starting at the end of Alafaya Trail a few miles south of UCF, following SR 434 through Oveido and Longwood, along John Young Pkwy to Kissimmee, which continues as US 17/92 all the way until it forces a turn in Haines City. 78.0 miles, around 2 hr 15 min.

There are definitely longer examples even in that area if you follow a straight line (the obvious ones are the freeways/tollways, plus SR 50, OBT, 17/92, and 192 are all pretty long), but I feel like it's more in the spirit of the thread to find a less well-known route that doubles back on itself.

What does "TO US 441 OBT" mean?

OBT is Orange Blossom Trail, which carries US 441 and a bunch of other highways through Orlando

[thspfc]

If we're including beltways, then highways like I-275 in the Cincinnati area and I-610 in the Houston area are infinite loops.

[lepidopteran]

This one goes all the way from Pennsauken to Red Bank, using NJ 70 and NJ 35...

If that route went a little more to the south-southwest, you could have gone from Red Bank to Red Bank!  (There's an unincorporated entity by the same name in West Deptford, along the river.  Confused me the first time I spotted it on the BGS for Exit 22 on I-295.)

[jay8g]

Unsurprisingly, there aren't a ton of great examples in the Seattle area that I could find. My favorite so far is from West Seattle to Enumclaw (41 miles). Also, here's Eatonville to the Port of Tacoma (35 miles).

[sparker]

One I can think of in the Bay area:  CA 4 from I-80 at Hercules east to Brentwood, then segueing directly onto Vasco Road southbound, which eventually crosses I-580 and ends at Patterson Pass Road in SE Livermore.  Just a hair over 61 miles, with about 60% freeway and much of the rest either a 2-lane expressway or a multilane suburban arterial.

[hobsini2]

Here's one that is absolutely insane I just found:
It's 339 miles long, all surface roads.

It starts in extreme southwest Mississippi, then it uses MS 24 and 48 to get to US 98, which it takes all the way to downtown Hattiesburg, where it makes a U-turn and goes down US 11 which it takes down to MS 607 and onward to US 90 until the intersection at the eastern side of the Government Street tunnel in Mobile.

I got a better example for one that involves Mississippi and is 444 miles long, no stop signs or stop lights, is not an expressway and has only 1 name. I give you the Natchez Trace Pkwy.

Speaking of that, I give you an even longer example:  the Blue Ridge Parkway, and its continuation as Skyline Drive - 574 miles in all.

But I still think CoreySamson wins for sheer amazingness.

Yeah. That "loop" in Hattiesburg surprises me.

[hobsini2]

What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads?

I got a better example for one that involves Mississippi and is 444 miles long, no stop signs or stop lights, is not an expressway and has only 1 name. I give you the Natchez Trace Pkwy.

  Did not read the OP.

Oops

[Occidental Tourist]

If we're including beltways, then highways like I-275 in the Cincinnati area and I-610 in the Houston area are infinite loops.

They're not.  They just seem that way during rush hour.

[crispy93]

Would the Bronx River Parkway > Sprain > Taconic State Parkway in NY count? The BRP and TSP split off the freeway to become at-grade like the Saw Mill, but the Sprain seamlessly links them with a freeway connection. It's about 122 miles from the South Bronx to I-90.