Longest Time You Stayed on One Highway on a Given Trip

[sprjus4]

I-64 from I-464 in Chesapeake, VA to I-70 in Wentzville, MO.

Did the entire interstate in a single trip, with the exception of the "eastern"  most segment between I-664 and I-464.

I'll add on 962 miles for this one for the list.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

I-90, 1587 miles

[SEWIGuy]

My ultimate roadtrip goal is to take the entire length of western US-2.  All 2,100 miles from St. Ignace to Everett.

[Rothman]

sparker	2768		I-80
cpzilliacus	2150		I-70
Rothman	2049		I-80
Mapmikey	1900		I-40
Chris19001	1750		I-70
dfilpus	1750		I-40
fillup420	1682		I-40
Konza	1637		I-10
TheHighwayMan394	1587		I-90
jaehak	1460		I-5
hobsini2	1360		I-80
cabiness42	1215		I-40
CtrlAltDel	1209		I-40
jayhawkco	1174		I-80
catch22	1150		I-75
paulthemapguy	1150		I-90
zzcarp	1107		I-80
DTComposer	1075		I-15
sprjus4	962		I-64
US 89	940		I-80
webny99	915		I-90
Thing 342	900		I-95
SkyPesos	850		I-75
SEWIGuy	850		I-70
7/8	835		I-80
plain	816		I-90
ozarkman417	790		I-70
thsfpc	780		I-80
1995hoo	756		I-64
Ketchup99	751		I-95
kphoger	748		I-35
dlsterner	677		I-85
doorknob60	631		I-15
achilles765	500		I-81
DandyDan	493		I-90
ftballfan	452		I-75
CoreySamson	445		I-10
epzik8	420		I-95
Tarkus	412		US 95
Bruce	109		I-84

[SkyPesos]

sparker	2768		I-80
cpzilliacus	2150		I-70
Rothman	2049		I-80
Mapmikey	1900		I-40
Chris19001	1750		I-70
dfilpus	1750		I-40
fillup420	1682		I-40
Konza	1637		I-10
TheHighwayMan394	1587		I-90
jaehak	1460		I-5
hobsini2	1360		I-80
cabiness42	1215		I-40
CtrlAltDel	1209		I-40
jayhawkco	1174		I-80
catch22	1150		I-75
paulthemapguy	1150		I-90
zzcarp	1107		I-80
DTComposer	1075		I-15
sprjus4	962		I-64
US 89	940		I-80
webny99	915		I-90
Thing 342	900		I-95
SkyPesos	850		I-75
SEWIGuy	850		I-70
7/8	835		I-80
plain	816		I-90
ozarkman417	790		I-70
thsfpc	780		I-80
1995hoo	756		I-64
Ketchup99	751		I-95
kphoger	748		I-35
dlsterner	677		I-85
doorknob60	631		I-15
achilles765	500		I-81
DandyDan	493		I-90
ftballfan	452		I-75
CoreySamson	445		I-10
epzik8	420		I-95
Tarkus	412		US 95
Bruce	109		I-84

Add 887 miles on I-65 for Max Rockatansky, as he mentioned in the first reply here that he clinched the route.

[skluth]

I was returning from Midway Island in the Navy and stopped overnight in SF to see if I could find a ride back to Green Bay. I ended up catching a ride on the UC-Berkeley ride board. The car owner had another passenger also and the three of us split gas and driving on I-80 until Des Moines before veering up to Minneapolis on I-35 where the other passenger was going. SF to Des Moines is 1799 miles. We only stopped for food, gas, and to change drivers.

Longest I've driven by myself on one highway is I-70 from Wentzville, MO to I-15 in Utah for 1312 miles. I did stay at a couple hotels but I was just off the interstate both nights and started again from the same point from the night before.

I did I-64 from St Louis to Norfolk VA and back so many times from 2003-2007 I've lost count. 918 miles.

I hitchhiked a lot in the 70s. Longest on one road today was I-40 between OKC and Barstow. 1215 miles, though there were still gaps in places like Winslow AZ. Technically, this was US 66 back then so it's 1933 miles from Bloomington, IL to San Bernardino, CA of the retired highway. I did split driving sometimes, so I did drive parts of it. I don't recommend this today.

[odditude]

I-95 (pre-PA Tpk interchange), 966 mi from I-4 in Daytona to Ewing, NJ. My SO got sick as we were leaving Disney, so what was planned to be a shared drive turned into a two-stage solo drive (Disney to a tiny motel just across the GA state line for a few hours of sleep, then a marathon push straight home from there).

[Scott5114]

In order to sanction me for causing Rothman to go through and add the highway numbers to the table, my line got deleted.

[hirothehero]

Boston, MA to Buffalo, NY on I-90: 432 miles

I was en route to Niagara Falls. Nice place.

[Rothman]

In order to sanction me for causing Rothman to go through and add the highway numbers to the table, my line got deleted.

What the hey...

[Rothman]

Add 887 miles on I-65 for Max Rockatansky, as he mentioned in the first reply here that he clinched the route.

No speaking for other people.

[Rothman]

That should fix it.

sparker	2768		I-80
cpzilliacus	2150		I-70
Rothman	2049		I-80
Mapmikey	1900		I-40
skluth	1799		I-80
Chris19001	1750		I-70
dfilpus	1750		I-40
fillup420	1682		I-40
Konza	1637		I-10
TheHighwayMan394	1587		I-90
jaehak	1460		I-5
hobsini2	1360		I-80
cabiness42	1215		I-40
CtrlAltDel	1209		I-40
jayhawkco	1174		I-80
Scott5114	1162		I-40
catch22	1150		I-75
paulthemapguy	1150		I-90
zzcarp	1107		I-80
DTComposer	1075		I-15
odditude	966		I-95
sprjus4	962		I-64
US 89	940		I-80
webny99	915		I-90
Thing 342	900		I-95
SkyPesos	850		I-75
SEWIGuy	850		I-70
7/8	835		I-80
plain	816		I-90
ozarkman417	790		I-70
thsfpc	780		I-80
1995hoo	756		I-64
Ketchup99	751		I-95
kphoger	748		I-35
dlsterner	677		I-85
doorknob60	631		I-15
achilles765	500		I-81
DandyDan	493		I-90
ftballfan	452		I-75
CoreySamson	445		I-10
hirothehero	432		I-90
epzik8	420		I-95
Tarkus	412		US 95
Bruce	109		I-84

[Alex4897]

My longest looks like the 899 miles of I-95 between Elkton, MD and Daytona Beach, FL.

I would've had the 1,256 mile stretch of I-70 between I-64 in St. Louis and Salina, UT, but I missed the segment between Kansas City and Topeka, as well as skipped the Eisenhower Tunnel in favor of a scenic detour over Loveland Pass on US 6. Totally worth those views though.

[DJ Particle]

Don't know offhand, but if I was to make a guess, I'd say I-75 from Lexington, KY to Naples, FL

Just calculated via Google Maps...  1007 miles

[Rothman]

sparker	2768		I-80
cpzilliacus	2150		I-70
Rothman	2049		I-80
Mapmikey	1900		I-40
skluth	1799		I-80
Chris19001	1750		I-70
dfilpus	1750		I-40
fillup420	1682		I-40
Konza	1637		I-10
TheHighwayMan394	1587		I-90
jaehak	1460		I-5
hobsini2	1360		I-80
cabiness42	1215		I-40
CtrlAltDel	1209		I-40
jayhawkco	1174		I-80
Scott5114	1162		I-40
catch22	1150		I-75
paulthemapguy	1150		I-90
zzcarp	1107		I-80
DTComposer	1075		I-15
DJ Particle	1007		I-75
odditude	966		I-95
sprjus4	962		I-64
US 89	940		I-80
webny99	915		I-90
Thing 342	900		I-95
Alex4897	899		I-95
SkyPesos	850		I-75
SEWIGuy	850		I-70
7/8	835		I-80
plain	816		I-90
ozarkman417	790		I-70
thsfpc	780		I-80
1995hoo	756		I-64
Ketchup99	751		I-95
kphoger	748		I-35
dlsterner	677		I-85
doorknob60	631		I-15
achilles765	500		I-81
DandyDan	493		I-90
ftballfan	452		I-75
CoreySamson	445		I-10
hirothehero	432		I-90
epzik8	420		I-95
Tarkus	412		US 95
Bruce	109		I-84

[Skye]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

[Dirt Roads]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

[SkyPesos]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

I imagine from the many times he went from Cincinnati to Sarasota on I-75, there's at least once that I-75 is used instead of I-475. I've used I-475 most of the time on my Florida trips, but also used I-75 through Macon once because "why not", which is how I got my 850 miles on I-75.

[Daniel Fiddler]

1,090 miles from Jackson, TN to Albuquerque, NM

[Rothman]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

I imagine from the many times he went from Cincinnati to Sarasota on I-75, there's at least once that I-75 is used instead of I-475. I've used I-475 most of the time on my Florida trips, but also used I-75 through Macon once because "why not", which is how I got my 850 miles on I-75.

Dear heavens, SkyPesos, stop talking for other people.

[SkyPesos]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

I imagine from the many times he went from Cincinnati to Sarasota on I-75, there's at least once that I-75 is used instead of I-475. I've used I-475 most of the time on my Florida trips, but also used I-75 through Macon once because "why not", which is how I got my 850 miles on I-75.

Dear heavens, SkyPesos, stop talking for other people.

There's a difference between talking for other people (like what I did a few posts ago), and guessing that they did know about the I-475 shortcut and used I-75 around Macon at least once, instead of guessing that they forgot about it. Maybe you should've said that to yourself with the "you missed a crossings" spam in another thread, because I know which states border Ohio, and don't need someone else to tell me about some imaginary states that I don't know about.

[Rothman]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

I imagine from the many times he went from Cincinnati to Sarasota on I-75, there's at least once that I-75 is used instead of I-475. I've used I-475 most of the time on my Florida trips, but also used I-75 through Macon once because "why not", which is how I got my 850 miles on I-75.

Dear heavens, SkyPesos, stop talking for other people.

There's a difference between talking for other people (like what I did a few posts ago), and guessing that they did know about the I-475 shortcut and used I-75 around Macon at least once, instead of guessing that they forgot about it. Maybe you should've said that to yourself with the "you missed a crossings" spam in another thread, because I know which states border Ohio, and don't need someone else to tell me about some imaginary states that I don't know about.

This is a non sequittur.

All I am saying is that if someone is talking to someone else, don't butt in and answer for one of them.  Think about how that looks in real life.  It's rude.

[SkyPesos]

Mine is approximately 960 miles of I-75 from I-275 in Northern Kentucky to FL 72 in Sarasota. made that trip once a year as a kid.

I'd bet you forgot about I-475 around Macon.  See post #38 above.  I'm old enough that we probably went through Macon before the I-475 bypass was completed.  But that wouldn't count either, since I-475 was completed around Macon before I-75 was completed into Macon.  I've driven I-16 to I-75 to Atlanta numerous times.  Somewhere along the way, I went back and picked up I-75 south of Macon to get the clinch.  And no, I still don't remember what I was doing on that trip.

I imagine from the many times he went from Cincinnati to Sarasota on I-75, there's at least once that I-75 is used instead of I-475. I've used I-475 most of the time on my Florida trips, but also used I-75 through Macon once because "why not", which is how I got my 850 miles on I-75.

Dear heavens, SkyPesos, stop talking for other people.

There's a difference between talking for other people (like what I did a few posts ago), and guessing that they did know about the I-475 shortcut and used I-75 around Macon at least once, instead of guessing that they forgot about it. Maybe you should've said that to yourself with the "you missed a crossings" spam in another thread, because I know which states border Ohio, and don't need someone else to tell me about some imaginary states that I don't know about.

This is a non sequittur.

All I am saying is that if someone is talking to someone else, don't butt in and answer for one of them.  Think about how that looks in real life.  It's rude.

I guess it's poor wording choice on my part then.

Though do we have to ask everyone if they took the bypass route instead of said parent route for a city in this thread?

[Rothman]

Though do we have to ask everyone if they took the bypass route instead of said parent route for a city in this thread?

Yes.

[JayhawkCO]

Though do we have to ask everyone if they took the bypass route instead of said parent route for a city in this thread?

Yes.

For my stretch of I-80, there aren't really any bypass-type routes to take once you're out of the Bay Area (for reference, mine is I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne).  I guess I could have cut off and taken US287 down to Fort Collins as a "bypass", but I clinched I-180 on that trip, so I wanted to go all the way to Cheyenne.

To be honest, there aren't really a lot of true interstate bypasses out there anyway.  The auxiliary routes rarely save time.  I-295 in VA, sure, but not a lot of others.

Chris