Longest Time You Stayed on One Highway on a Given Trip

Started by ethanhopkin14, August 10, 2021, 02:26:43 PM

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I-75 from Taylor, Michigan (Exit 35) to the I-275 split north of Tampa, 1150 miles per Google (including I-75 through Macon on this particular trip just for grins).

(For bonus points, I drove from there to the historic southern terminus of I-75 in Tampa (present-day I-4/I-275 interchange).  That would have made it 1166 miles.)

Second place is I-80 from Lake Station, Indiana to the I-80/I-76 split in Nebraska, 851 miles.



ethanhopkin14

Quote from: sparker on August 11, 2021, 09:06:27 AM
I-80 from Roseville, CA to the I-280 split at Troy Hills, NJ.  Only got off for motels/food; always got back on at same exit.  Had driven the western remainder multiple times; clinched the eastern section to I-95 the previous year.  Despite having to look at the same reassurance shields for almost 5 days, one of the better trips (done April 1989) I've ever undertaken.

That's awesome.  There is something to being several days into a road trip and you are still on the same highway. 

doorknob60

I haven't done any major east-west road trips so that limits me, but here's what I got. Not counting trips I did when I was younger as not the driver (though there is potential for a Portland to LA I-5 trip, I'm not sure if we had side stops farther from the highway).

I-15 Idaho Falls to Las Vegas, 631 miles. Bonus this was all in one day, only stopped a few times for gas, food, bathroom immediately off the freeway.

US-93 Las Vegas to Twin Falls, 519 miles. My intention was to use NV-318 and US-6 but it was dark and I missed the turn off, so ended up on 93 the whole way. Stayed overnight in Ely at a hotel on US-50, but still used all of 93.

US-95/BC-95 New Meadows, ID to Radium Hot Springs, BC, 505 miles. I could've potentially extended that south starting from Fruitland, ID, but I used ID-55 on this trip. Stayed overnight in Cranbrook on a hotel right on 95.

I-84 Boise to Portland, 433 miles. I do this one a lot.

DandyDan

Sadly, I believe this is still from my high school years, when we went to my grandparents house. I-90 at the IL 25 exit in Elgin, IL to MN 91 in Adrian, MN is 493 miles. The only trip that's close was I-80 from US 75 in Omaha to I-55 by Joliet, IL when I was driving from my old home in the Omaha area to my college buddy's place in the north Chicago suburbs.
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webny99

I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

kphoger

Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

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webny99

Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 03:51:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.

I'm confused. I took the Indiana Toll Road to the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expressway to the Kennedy Expressway to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

No gap, unless this was a joke that went over my head (maybe "coat-to-cost" is part of the joke, or maybe it was just an innocent typo... IDK...)

JayhawkCO

Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:57:46 PM
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 03:51:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.

I'm confused. I took the Indiana Toll Road to the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expressway to the Kennedy Expressway to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

No gap, unless this was a joke that went over my head (maybe "coat-to-cost" is part of the joke, or maybe it was just an innocent typo... IDK...)

The Skyway is technically not I-90.

Chris

kphoger

Quote from: jayhawkco on August 11, 2021, 04:11:42 PM

Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:57:46 PM

Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 03:51:46 PM

Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.

I'm confused. I took the Indiana Toll Road to the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expressway to the Kennedy Expressway to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

No gap, unless this was a joke that went over my head (maybe "coat-to-cost" is part of the joke, or maybe it was just an innocent typo... IDK...)

The Skyway is technically not I-90.

Also, the Skyway is technically part of I-90.

But yes, that was the joke.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

hotdogPi

Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

SkyPesos

Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:57:46 PM
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 03:51:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.

I'm confused. I took the Indiana Toll Road to the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expressway to the Kennedy Expressway to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

No gap, unless this was a joke that went over my head (maybe "coat-to-cost" is part of the joke, or maybe it was just an innocent typo... IDK...)
What's the longest side of a right triangle called?

kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

sparker

Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 11, 2021, 10:36:23 AM
Quote from: sparker on August 11, 2021, 09:06:27 AM
I-80 from Roseville, CA to the I-280 split at Troy Hills, NJ.  Only got off for motels/food; always got back on at same exit.  Had driven the western remainder multiple times; clinched the eastern section to I-95 the previous year.  Despite having to look at the same reassurance shields for almost 5 days, one of the better trips (done April 1989) I've ever undertaken.

That's awesome.  There is something to being several days into a road trip and you are still on the same highway. 

Needless to say, I took a mostly different route back -- including NY 17, I-90 and OH 2, then up into MI via Detroit, taking I-94 from there into Chicago.  Used I-88 out of Chicago (newly signed as such), and reiterated I-80 back across IA and NE, largely because of weather issues.  Cleared up in NE, so detoured up US 26 all the way through Grand Teton Park and on to Idaho Falls.  Stair-stepped back via I-86/84, down US 93, and then back on 80 through Reno and then home to Roseville.  13 overall days, with 2 doing business in NYC; short trip, but very satisfying! 

CoreySamson

Breaking it down by route type:

Interstate: I-10 between Slidell, LA and Lake City, FL, 445 mi
US Route: US 59 between downtown Houston and Texarkana, 298 mi
State Route: TX-71 between Columbus and Austin, 87.2 mi
FM/Secondary Route: FM-2004 between Lake Jackson and Dickinson, 41 mi
County Road: CR-288 between Angleton, TX and Clute, TX, 7.5 mi
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Quote from: SkyPesos on August 11, 2021, 04:37:00 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:57:46 PM
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 03:51:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 03:40:00 PM
I-90 from I-490's western terminus (NY) to US 52 south of Rochester (MN), a distance of 915 miles.

Sorry, bub, but those are two different highways.  There's a gap in Chicago.

They seriously ought to make I-90 a coat-to-cost highway.

I'm confused. I took the Indiana Toll Road to the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expressway to the Kennedy Expressway to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

No gap, unless this was a joke that went over my head (maybe "coat-to-cost" is part of the joke, or maybe it was just an innocent typo... IDK...)
What's the longest side of a right triangle called?

Ask this guy, he'll be more than happy to fill you in:

http://dzlsabe.com/

JayhawkCO

Quote from: CoreySamson on August 11, 2021, 07:07:52 PM
Breaking it down by route type:

Interstate: I-10 between Slidell, LA and Lake City, FL, 445 mi
US Route: US 59 between downtown Houston and Texarkana, 298 mi
State Route: TX-71 between Columbus and Austin, 87.2 mi
FM/Secondary Route: FM-2004 between Lake Jackson and Dickinson, 41 mi
County Road: CR-288 between Angleton, TX and Clute, TX, 7.5 mi

Figured I might give it a shot by highway type too.

Interstate: I-90 between Sioux Falls, SD and Butte, MT - 1,174 miles
US Route: US36 between St. Joseph, MO and Aurora, CO - 574 miles
State Route: CO141 between Grand Junction and Dove Creek - 159.7 miles
State Route not in Colorado: ID28 between Salmon and Terreton - 135.645 miles

Chris

Dirt Roads

The title of thread is different than what the OP requested, but it reminded me of a long run on US-219 from Glen Lyn, Virginia to Keysers Ridge, Maryland.  Today, that's about 239 miles and takes about 5 hr 15 min.  Given a number of stops along the way, I seem to remember the trip being more than 7 hours. 

That's still not as long time-wise as my trip across I-64, which only took about 11 hours, even though much of it was still posted at 55MPH.  This was early into the NMSL repeal, so Kentucky was the only part posted at 65MPH by then.

SkyPesos

Guess I'll break down mine too:
Interstate:
Quote from: SkyPesos on August 10, 2021, 03:06:49 PM
I-75 from OH 126 to Florida's Turnpike, about 850 miles.
US Route: US 35 between OH 435 and I-64, 140 miles
State Route: MO 21 between I-270 and some entrance road to Johnson Shut-ins State Park, 75 miles
Canadian Provincial route: ON 401 between ON 402 and ON 404, 120 miles

TheHighwayMan3561

#68
US: US 61, entire length (3 days, but I regret not slowing this down to add a couple more to it)

MN: ?, but I drove MN 61's entire length twice in one day for the Duluth meet in 2016, which is 300 miles round trip. dumbass me forgot I clinched all 345 miles of MN 1 in one shot
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mgk920

Me, the longest run on a single route is likely I-90 from Chicago's northwest side to the Rochester, NY area about 20 or so years ago.  My longest route clinching on a single run is I-24 (SEbound) during a roadtrip in 2004.

Mike

andrepoiy

As a passenger, a portion of I-95 from around Charleston SC to somewhere near Orlando, FL.

As a driver, well, I don't really know because when I drive, I always like to make detours off the freeway and therefore, it's never a clean clinch

keithvh

Quote from: SkyPesos on August 10, 2021, 10:16:40 PM
Quote from: keithvh on August 10, 2021, 09:50:58 PM
I once deliberately took US-36 the entire way from Urbana, OH to Estes Park, CO.

That route, FWIW, actually is pretty close to the most efficient route between those 2 cities.
Just slightly worse than US 68/I-70/US 36?

Yep.  Only about 60 minutes longer per most of the online maps, which isn't that much of a difference for a 20-hour-ish total drive.


ftballfan

I-75 from I-285 on the north end of Atlanta to I-74 in Cincinnati - 452 miles
I-65 from I-80/I-94 in Indiana to Cool Springs, TN - 445 miles

Thing 342

I-95 from I-595 / Port Everglades, FL to I-295 / Petersburg, VA (about 900 mi)
I-64 from Market St / St Louis, MO to VA-143 / Newport News, VA (about 890 mi)
I-85 from I-20 / Atlanta, GA to I-95 / Petersburg, VA (about 510 miles)

paulthemapguy

I-90 in 2009 as a family road trip to Yellowstone began...from the I-39 split in Rockford, IL to exit 309 in Bozeman, MT.  There was a detour through Badlands NP, so if that invalidates the continuity, then the return trip on I-80 might be my answer.  The section of I-80 in question was from US191 in Rock Springs to IL-71 in Ottawa, Illinois- about 1150 miles.
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