Longest distance between two exits with the same control city

Started by kirbykart, July 18, 2022, 05:56:39 PM

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kirbykart

On Massachusetts Route 2, Exit 70 is signed for:
MA-128
ORANGE CTR
WORCESTER
and Exit 101 is signed for:
I-190
WORCESTER
That's 31 miles along the road between two exits that use the same control city. If you have any other examples like this, feel free to share!


1995hoo

I-95 in South Carolina–Exit 86 and Exit 160 are both signed (in one direction, anyway) for Columbia (I-26 and I-20, respectively). That's 74 miles apart.

Edited to add:

Also I-75 in Florida–Exit 228 and Exit 274 (46 miles apart) both list I-275 to St. Petersburg.

I-65 in Alabama–Exit 171 in Montgomery is for I-85 north to Atlanta; Exit 261B in Birmingham (90 miles north) is for I-20 east to Atlanta.

One more: I-70 has exit signs listing Chicago some 224 miles apart–one in Indianapolis, the other near St. Louis where the road joins I-55 and I-270 splits off–although technically the latter sign is for an exit from I-270. I'd still count it because the I-270 exit is directly accessible from I-70 there (no using a single-lane ramp or cloverleaf loop or the like).

When you think about it, this shouldn't be too terribly unusual when there's a very significant city, no other places of significance, and roads configured somewhat like a triangle.
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kirbykart

Wow that Chicago one is crazy. You know, I don't know a whole lot outside of the Northeast, it's cool to see people's opinions who know about a lot more of the country's roads!

kirbykart


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