What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads? (Dalton Highway for example doesn't count. Most limited access highways don't either.)
Racetrack Rd in Ho-Ho-Kus - CR 507 - US 202 - NY 59 - NY 17 - NY 32 - NY 300 - NY 207 - Main Street in Goshen. 56.2 miles, 1 h 33 min.
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Hornell - NY 21 - NY 15 - NY 15A - Henrietta Rd - Crittenden Blvd in Rochester. 59.6 miles, 1 h 20 min.
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Charlotte Area. No primary state routes. 28.1 miles, 57 min.
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Charlotte Area. No primary state routes. 25.7 miles, 54 min.
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Connecticut, mostly CT 10. 40.2 miles, 1 hr 29 min.
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NJ 154 - NJ 41 - CR 537, Voorhees to Tinton Falls. 62.3 miles, 1 hr 45 min.
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CR 539. 46.8 miles, 59 min.
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Weird one where I live. 20 miles, 39 min.
(https://i.imgflip.com/5cnals.jpg)
Sorry if this is a weird topic.
If using exits counts, than I think I have a really long one: Norfolk to DC Via Eastern Peninsula. Completely pointless, and has no turns.
(https://i.ibb.co/TvjbfDG/DD43-ACD6-6981-4668-A725-20-FFC2-F47-B75.png)
Exits shouldn't count, IMHO. They're just glorified turns.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads? (Dalton Highway for example doesn't count. Most limited access highways don't either.)
Sorry if this is a weird topic.
Actually, it's not a weird topic and highlights a pet peeve of mine. There are a lot of newer highways and roads (particularly here in the South) that have developed into major arterials, but involve a "sine salad" of [obsolete] route numbers and hop-along routes. Some of these do jump onto bypasses around small cities, so they won't necessarily qualify as "extraordinary long routes you can take without turning".
Some not-so-great examples in this part of the country:
North Carolina
Charlotte to Albemarle to Richfield (NC-24/NC-27//US-52) - 50 miles
Virginia
Norfolk/Portsmouth to Smithfield to Rushmere (VA-164/US-17//VA-10), portions connecting to Norfolk may not qualify - 31 miles
South Carolina
Cheraw to Bennettsville to Conway to Marion (SC-9//SC-38//US-501) - 57 miles
Are you referring to roads that have one designated name over multiple numerical designations?
Quote from: hbelkins on June 09, 2021, 11:21:58 AM
Are you referring to roads that have one designated name over multiple numerical designations?
The requirement is that it doesn't turn.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
Hornell - NY 21 - NY 15 - NY 15A - Henrietta Rd - Crittenden Blvd in Rochester. 59.6 miles, 1 h 20 min.
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Sorry if this is a weird topic.
Not a weird topic at all! What in particular is incredible about this example? Just the fact that it switches route number/designations several times?
In that vein, here's two of my favorite examples in this region:
Blossom Rd/Creek St/Bay Rd (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.1496456,-77.5642922/43.2399186,-77.5149021/@43.1886871,-77.5604667,12.17z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-77.505568!2d43.1591481!3s0x89d6cbb744720d79:0xe82f6f51b57db7a8!1m0!3e0) and (deep breath)
Hackett Rd/Yellow Mills Rd/Walworth Rd/Walworth-Palmyra Rd/Walworth-Ontario Rd/Furnace Rd (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.2761336,-77.2682201/42.9838756,-77.2243552/@43.1119872,-77.3024307,10.75z/data=!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1).
49 miles near Decatur, IL - Shorewood Rd to IL 121 to IL 316. https://goo.gl/maps/VjsUPiy4z6BwwAQe8
But that pales next to 114 miles on US 136, without ever once turning or changing number - https://goo.gl/maps/hdTCpY7SaSLbJ5Dm7
What counts as "turning" at a location like this (https://goo.gl/maps/oGtMuHhpsxVromAH9) or this (https://goo.gl/maps/EfUZdDobwn26q6uv5)?
I found a neat one, but it only works in one direction. Starting in Merriam, Kansas and ending in Kansas City, MO, eastbound US 56 becomes eastbound Ward Parkway in Missouri, which becomes eastbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Volker Boulevard), which becomes eastbound Blue Parkway, which becomes eastbound MO 350, which becomes eastbound US 50, which dumps you onto eastbound I-44, which becomes westbound I-70. So the trip takes you almost all the way across the state of Missouri and back without turning or taking an exit.
Edit: I don't know why it didn't occur to me when I posted this, but this one actually starts as 67th Street in Shawnee, KS, which becomes Shawnee Mission Parkway, which then becomes part of US 56, and so on.
I find the example that results from staying on the road the Northway is on rather than following designations is interesting. What starts as a small stub (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6853754,-73.8437029,3a,75y,12.54h,93.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWTmqECTUySYKra40WxXMZg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) becomes a major superhighway (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.701975,-73.8342183,3a,75y,30.52h,93.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdsuZdxlYIkhQlhNWfRh56Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and ends as a residential street in Québec (https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0575046,-73.0710919,3a,75y,81.86h,89.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWbLeyGCFNXkMxiWLWMsp5A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DWbLeyGCFNXkMxiWLWMsp5A%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D130.23938%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656).
Around here, there's this example (https://goo.gl/maps/SvoV73RSSbYF1CvLA).
29 miles
Gold St > McLean Blvd > Amidon Ave > Womer St > Meridian Ave
46 miles around Chapel Hill, NC: Hawkins Ave, Sanford; to US 15-501; to NC 86. https://goo.gl/maps/kHLxyFKqMZT3QnYR8
78 miles from Durham, NC: Duke St to US 501 to VA 360 to VA 344: https://goo.gl/maps/AZ6UDnLjqxnmxeLZ9
Not sure this's allowed as it goes through a long limited-access highway which turns into unlimited-access at both ends, but 97 miles from Greensboro, NC to Fayetteville, NC using US 421, NC 87, NC 24, and NC 210 with unnumbered roads on both ends: https://goo.gl/maps/5Fh3XFFZ41Zhk5N96
This isn't particularly difficult to achieve in Plains states like Oklahoma, which generally have a uniform grid that is only interrupted by the presence of things like rivers.
Take, for example, Reno Avenue (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.3885073,-98.1536886/35.464529,-98.149095/35.4643992,-97.7265065/35.4643221,-97.6984279/35.4642717,-97.5141448/35.4640104,-97.4067942/35.4639685,-97.1329239/@35.5203039,-97.8234015,96256m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!4m3!2m1!1b1!3e0), an arterial that passes through the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. 62.7 miles in four counties, with a few 90° turns on the west end, one of it giving it a different name (Ranch Road). This isn't even a particularly long example, just the first one I thought of. You could probably find a better one if you looked at a map and found a spot where major rivers are particularly far apart.
44.4 miles from Wheaton to Frederick in MD: MD 586 -> MD 28 -> MD 85 -> East Street (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.0360338,-77.049812/39.4354066,-77.4031044/@39.2430344,-77.2298815,72192m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m19!4m18!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0988956!2d39.0656519!3s0x89b7ce79a2bc1f45:0xcf1054658bfc97bc!3m4!1m2!1d-77.4224245!2d39.1902387!3s0x89b625b37641415f:0x70a6234b9859196e!3m4!1m2!1d-77.4094022!2d39.3864871!3s0x89c9da24e5b38277:0x800bc1e8bb1b186d!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
Quote from: Evan_Th on June 09, 2021, 12:43:12 PM
it goes through a long limited-access highway which turns into unlimited-access at both ends
I mean, there are Interstate highways that turn into unlimited-access at both ends. Depending on how you count system interchanges, for example,
this 1680-mile multinational drive (https://goo.gl/maps/7VzpuBgJV4R2F6VEA) might qualify under those parameters.
Van Dyke Ave in Detroit at Jefferson --> M-53 Freeway --> Van Dyke Rd north of 34 Mile Rd --> Bad Axe MI (where it makes a left turn to continue toward Port Austin at the tip of the Thumb). About 110-115 miles.
Note that before the M-53 freeway was built, you followed Van Dyke Ave/Rd for the entire length. (You still can follow Van Dyke, but it requires turns off and back onto M-53, plus going through a roundabout.)
This one goes all the way from Pennsauken to Red Bank, using NJ 70 and NJ 35 (though the road cannot currently be followed all the way to the end because Broad St in Red Bank is currently pedestrianized for the season).
(https://i.imgflip.com/5coh4u.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on June 09, 2021, 11:45:06 AM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
Hornell - NY 21 - NY 15 - NY 15A - Henrietta Rd - Crittenden Blvd in Rochester. 59.6 miles, 1 h 20 min.
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Sorry if this is a weird topic.
Not a weird topic at all! What in particular is incredible about this example? Just the fact that it switches route number/designations several times?
In that vein, here's two of my favorite examples in this region: Blossom Rd/Creek St/Bay Rd (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.1496456,-77.5642922/43.2399186,-77.5149021/@43.1886871,-77.5604667,12.17z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-77.505568!2d43.1591481!3s0x89d6cbb744720d79:0xe82f6f51b57db7a8!1m0!3e0) and (deep breath) Hackett Rd/Yellow Mills Rd/Walworth Rd/Walworth-Palmyra Rd/Walworth-Ontario Rd/Furnace Rd (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.2761336,-77.2682201/42.9838756,-77.2243552/@43.1119872,-77.3024307,10.75z/data=!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1).
Not only that, but the fact that you can drive for dozens of miles, for like an hour, without turning.
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 12:29:51 PM
What counts as "turning" at a location like this (https://goo.gl/maps/oGtMuHhpsxVromAH9) or this (https://goo.gl/maps/EfUZdDobwn26q6uv5)?
Follow the yellow lines.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 01:28:36 PM
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 12:29:51 PM
What counts as "turning" at a location like this (https://goo.gl/maps/oGtMuHhpsxVromAH9) or this (https://goo.gl/maps/EfUZdDobwn26q6uv5)?
Follow the yellow lines.
And if there's no yellow line? (https://goo.gl/maps/qj53HsxGik2WTTUm7)
(https://i.imgur.com/lgN62mG.png) (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.0127004,-122.0876137/2nd+St,+Sunol,+CA+94586/@37.8161137,-122.1656566,10.44z/data=!4m31!4m30!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0639643!2d37.922472!3s0x8085617461d91d0b:0xa296f4a2515ec7d3!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0624145!2d37.9026226!3s0x80856195a1c01063:0xf4bcd2f3f196d7c6!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0539584!2d37.8839178!3s0x808561d8b9f8b417:0xeff88bdf4016d568!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9999148!2d37.8216362!3s0x808f8ca9bc9c39eb:0x3cfbf68be8f4597!1m5!1m1!1s0x808fc22f2a52961d:0x7d1f2637a734b683!2m2!1d-121.8958735!2d37.5945505!2m1!1b1!3e0)
Click image to view on Google Maps
33.4 mi
Local street in Toronto becomes Hwy 400, continues onto Hwy 11 then Hwy 17, goes through the heart of Sudbury and goes up to Timmins on Hwy 144.
730 km with no turns
(https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/43.676212,-79.4955032/48.3846154,-81.5722574/@46.2023952,-80.3465061,783450m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-79.574276!2d46.339217!3s0x4d290211d47c430b:0x29662bc626b2949c!1m0!3e0?hl=en)
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 01:43:48 PM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 01:28:36 PM
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 12:29:51 PM
What counts as "turning" at a location like this (https://goo.gl/maps/oGtMuHhpsxVromAH9) or this (https://goo.gl/maps/EfUZdDobwn26q6uv5)?
Follow the yellow lines.
And if there's no yellow line? (https://goo.gl/maps/qj53HsxGik2WTTUm7)
I would say that following the sign would be staying on the road but it's really up for debate.
Haven't worked out the rules for traffic circles yet
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 03:37:38 PM
Haven't worked out the rules for traffic circles yet
In my opinion, if there is a traffic circle the challenge ends there as you have to turn to continue.
Quote from: Agent Anal Toe on June 09, 2021, 03:39:32 PM
In my opinion, if there is a traffic circle the challenge ends there as you have to turn to continue.
So a roundabout is basically a group of glorified T-intersections? Yeah, I can get behind that. Because that's basically what they are.
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 03:43:09 PM
Quote from: Agent Anal Toe on June 09, 2021, 03:39:32 PM
In my opinion, if there is a traffic circle the challenge ends there as you have to turn to continue.
So a roundabout is basically a group of glorified T-intersections? Yeah, I can get behind that. Because that's basically what they are.
They are. But keep the agent anal toe thing in the Alanland thread.
Why wouldn't this count?
https://goo.gl/maps/nQV254ccA1cANSsS7
Quote from: hbelkins on June 09, 2021, 05:55:56 PM
Why wouldn't this count?
https://goo.gl/maps/nQV254ccA1cANSsS7
QuoteMost limited access highways don't either.
Quote from: hbelkins on June 09, 2021, 05:55:56 PM
Why wouldn't this count?
https://goo.gl/maps/nQV254ccA1cANSsS7
The western I-40/65 interchange in Nashville is dubious -- I-40 eastbound exits the mainline.
Here's one, that is mostly limited access:
Start on White Sage Rd, to the east of the eastern CA 23/118 interchange. White Sage Rd becomes Los Angeles Ave (CA 118). When 118 leaves the road, it becomes Santa Clara Ave until US 101, where it becomes Rice Ave and CA 1. That'll transition to the PCH proper at Oxnard, which will become the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10). Mainline ramps at the East LA Interchange causes it to become the Golden State Freeway (I-5, later CA 99). That continues into Sacramento and becomes Biz 80, and it all ends at the merge to I-80 proper.
Quote from: hbelkins on June 09, 2021, 05:55:56 PM
Why wouldn't this count?
https://goo.gl/maps/nQV254ccA1cANSsS7
Quote from: Bickendan on June 09, 2021, 06:34:38 PM
The western I-40/65 interchange in Nashville is dubious -- I-40 eastbound exits the mainline.
Cool. This works going northbound on I-81, but the southbound end of I-81 is technically an onramp to I-40 (albeit one that the left lane of I-81 continues on I-40). In the old days, it might have counted since both I-81 and I-40 were restricted to one lane prior to the merge. I've actually done this route from Knoxville to Newark in a single trip.
Quote from: Bickendan on June 09, 2021, 06:40:19 PM
Here's one, that is mostly limited access:
Start on White Sage Rd, to the east of the eastern CA 23/118 interchange. White Sage Rd becomes Los Angeles Ave (CA 118). When 118 leaves the road, it becomes Santa Clara Ave until US 101, where it becomes Rice Ave and CA 1. That'll transition to the PCH proper at Oxnard, which will become the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10). Mainline ramps at the East LA Interchange causes it to become the Golden State Freeway (I-5, later CA 99). That continues into Sacramento and becomes Biz 80, and it all ends at the merge to I-80 proper.
Does the 5/580 split count as an exit? I-5 is marked as ramps on Google Maps, but the split is evenly 2/2 lanes. And let's stop doing this for limited access highways, shall we?
QuoteMost limited access highways don't either.
This is more for suburban or local routes. Try to stay shy of US routes or long stretches of rural roadway. IDK.
Quote from: GaryV on June 09, 2021, 12:57:10 PM
Van Dyke Ave in Detroit at Jefferson --> M-53 Freeway --> Van Dyke Rd north of 34 Mile Rd --> Bad Axe MI (where it makes a left turn to continue toward Port Austin at the tip of the Thumb). About 110-115 miles.
Note that before the M-53 freeway was built, you followed Van Dyke Ave/Rd for the entire length. (You still can follow Van Dyke, but it requires turns off and back onto M-53, plus going through a roundabout.)
Visualized for your convenience.
(https://i.imgflip.com/5cpxwp.jpg)
Quote from: cbeach40 on June 09, 2021, 03:15:50 PM
Local street in Toronto becomes Hwy 400, continues onto Hwy 11 then Hwy 17, goes through the heart of Sudbury and goes up to Timmins on Hwy 144.
730 km with no turns
(https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/43.676212,-79.4955032/48.3846154,-81.5722574/@46.2023952,-80.3465061,783450m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-79.574276!2d46.339217!3s0x4d290211d47c430b:0x29662bc626b2949c!1m0!3e0?hl=en)
Wow.
(https://i.imgflip.com/5cpy2x.jpg)
Thought I found an 88 mile long one involving PA 940, PA 296, PA 196, PA 670, PA 171, and a bunch of quadrant routes, but there are slight turns (https://www.google.ca/maps/@41.4197689,-75.3993503,3a,75y,0.59h,83.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sclBBhHMYiRsnq2Zys97lpQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en).
Found a funny one in North Jersey. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.6412902,-74.8354788/40.8667253,-74.585927/@40.7575545,-74.8455788,10.78z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-74.8356439!2d40.6411469!3s0x89c38c512192a6af:0x9af107c53976b299!3m4!1m2!1d-74.8269939!2d40.6645375!3s0x89c38dd2ac7a0e33:0x50709430f4c4330f!3m4!1m2!1d-74.8945498!2d40.6712659!3s0x89c38be8f7d5976f:0x8feacee2c087bcf7!1m0!3e0?hl=en)
Duluth, MN to Sault Ste Marie, ON (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/46.5041111,-84.3228823/1018-1098+N+10th+Ave+E,+Duluth,+MN+55805/@47.7601906,-89.738633,7.66z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-84.8622101!2d47.8880536!3s0x4d47a421ffd227c5:0x898f4d81b2fdeb77!1m5!1m1!1s0x52ae52ca7d8f7339:0x2116565a414a9dfd!2m2!1d-92.0974534!2d46.8036758!3e0?hl=en) ≈ 1000 km or 621 miles
Starting at North 10th Avenue East @ East 11th Street in Duluth via London Road, MN 61, ON 61, ON 17, Great Northern Road, Pim St, Church St on St Mary's River in Sault Ste Marie. Only curves, no turns. Ignore the temporary detour on this route around Grand Marais, MN for construction on MN 61.
H. B. Elkins' example of I-40//I-81//I-78 reminds me of the old one-lane arrangement of I-95 in downtown Jacksonville. Back then, it was "all one road" from the 14th Street Bridge on I-395 in Washington D.C. to I-95 in Jacksonville to I-10 to Slidell, Louisiana and who knows how far beyond.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 07:25:58 PM
Quote from: Bickendan on June 09, 2021, 06:40:19 PM
Here's one, that is mostly limited access:
Start on White Sage Rd, to the east of the eastern CA 23/118 interchange. White Sage Rd becomes Los Angeles Ave (CA 118). When 118 leaves the road, it becomes Santa Clara Ave until US 101, where it becomes Rice Ave and CA 1. That'll transition to the PCH proper at Oxnard, which will become the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10). Mainline ramps at the East LA Interchange causes it to become the Golden State Freeway (I-5, later CA 99). That continues into Sacramento and becomes Biz 80, and it all ends at the merge to I-80 proper.
Does the 5/580 split count as an exit? I-5 is marked as ramps on Google Maps, but the split is evenly 2/2 lanes. And let's stop doing this for limited access highways, shall we?
Mainline would be I-5 -> 580. That would make
a continuous road from CA 99 to at least I-238, but that would be 100% limited access.
I-5 starting at 580 will get you to at least to US 26/OR 6, and depending how you define Tillamook Junction, out to Tillamook or to US 101 near Cannon Beach.
Quote from: skluth on June 09, 2021, 07:43:58 PM
Duluth, MN to Sault Ste Marie, ON (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/46.5041111,-84.3228823/1018-1098+N+10th+Ave+E,+Duluth,+MN+55805/@47.7601906,-89.738633,7.66z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-84.8622101!2d47.8880536!3s0x4d47a421ffd227c5:0x898f4d81b2fdeb77!1m5!1m1!1s0x52ae52ca7d8f7339:0x2116565a414a9dfd!2m2!1d-92.0974534!2d46.8036758!3e0?hl=en) ≈ 1000 km or 621 miles
Starting at North 10th Avenue East @ East 11th Street in Duluth via London Road, MN 61, ON 61, ON 17, Great Northern Road, Pim St, Church St on St Mary's River in Sault Ste Marie. Only curves, no turns. Ignore the temporary detour on this route around Grand Marais, MN for construction on MN 61.
brb gonna page fritz for minor reconstruction in duluth to connect this one with the one the earlier i-35 one that began in piedras negras :sombrero:
This one should count out of Indiana. Starting at Monument Circle in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis Meridian Street goes due north across the north half of the city and at I-465 becomes US 31. As either a freeway or an expressway US 31 continues straight with no turn-offs all the way to South Bend and then the road continues straight into South Bend as Michigan Street to Downtown South Bend. If going through roundabouts count the road continues straight across the rest of South Bend as Indiana 933 past the Michigan border and then as M-51 into Niles where the road finally breaks up to continue through the town. Indy to Niles is 150 miles, probably 15 or so less if you stopped it at South Bend.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51236914866_368c452992_o.png)
Quote from: tdindy88 on June 09, 2021, 07:52:57 PM
This one should count out of Indiana. Starting at Monument Circle in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis Meridian Street goes due north across the north half of the city and at I-465 becomes US 31. As either a freeway or an expressway US 31 continues straight with no turn-offs all the way to South Bend and then the road continues straight into South Bend as Michigan Street to Downtown South Bend. If going through roundabouts count the road continues straight across the rest of South Bend as Indiana 933 past the Michigan border and then as M-51 into Niles where the road finally breaks up to continue through the town. Indy to Niles is 150 miles, probably 15 or so less if you stopped it at South Bend.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51236914866_368c452992_o.png)
Should've thought of Meridian Street myself... :no:
The other direction (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.33842,-86.0098961/39.8776717,-86.1487772/@40.0417154,-88.1181299,7.03z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-85.9742861!2d39.3532956!3s0x886b739fa9217cb7:0x6d7f9aeccf47397a!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1595713!2d39.3654369!3s0x886b7b95781c097d:0xc4ffd52d25820ada!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1591031!2d39.7919313!3s0x886b50dedb2ca4b1:0x7052777dbbf6745f!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0?hl=en) lasts 49 miles and takes over an hour.
Here's one that might count, depending on whether you want call some of the curves "turns" or "exits:"
Business US 20 in Sioux City, Iowa -> US 20 -> I-380 -> US 218 -> IA 27 -> US 61 -> I-64 -> I-55 all the way to its end at US 41 in Chicago.
Here's one that is absolutely insane I just found:
It's 339 miles long, all surface roads. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.0834739,-91.5488437/31.1912134,-90.9632584/31.3249349,-89.3460635/31.3320614,-89.2843802/30.3259999,-89.6094068/30.4028453,-88.8476529/30.6932114,-88.030181/@30.9187256,-89.5026227,9.61z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6850952!2d30.5066482!3s0x889dc0145d71b523:0x57e7f53bd97e0ba5!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6310519!2d30.40453!3s0x889dc38e8905b871:0x78998d2f79f93795!1m0!1m0!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0)
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.
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 10, 2021, 05:56:24 PM
Here's one that is absolutely insane I just found:
It's 339 miles long, all surface roads. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.0834739,-91.5488437/31.1912134,-90.9632584/31.3249349,-89.3460635/31.3320614,-89.2843802/30.3259999,-89.6094068/30.4028453,-88.8476529/30.6932114,-88.030181/@30.9187256,-89.5026227,9.61z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6850952!2d30.5066482!3s0x889dc0145d71b523:0x57e7f53bd97e0ba5!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6310519!2d30.40453!3s0x889dc38e8905b871:0x78998d2f79f93795!1m0!1m0!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0)
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.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:06:20 PM
Should've thought of Meridian Street myself... :no:
The other direction (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.33842,-86.0098961/39.8776717,-86.1487772/@40.0417154,-88.1181299,7.03z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-85.9742861!2d39.3532956!3s0x886b739fa9217cb7:0x6d7f9aeccf47397a!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1595713!2d39.3654369!3s0x886b7b95781c097d:0xc4ffd52d25820ada!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1591031!2d39.7919313!3s0x886b50dedb2ca4b1:0x7052777dbbf6745f!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0?hl=en) lasts 49 miles and takes over an hour.
There's a movement in that routing through Trafalgar that should disqualify that particular routing, having to turn off of SR 135 and then turn off of SR 252 to get to County Road 300 West. However, if one stays on SR 135 through Trafalgar and Morgantown the roadway continues as SR 252 all the way to Martinsville, clocking in at virtually the same distance and time.
https://goo.gl/maps/ApLRH2GQmWqHKVVJ9
Another one of the Indy area that I actually drove myself all in one setting: 96th Street outside of Fortville, to Fall Creek Parkway, to Emerson Avenue and to Smith Valley Road. One road from Fortville to Greenwood, 40 miles and one and a half hours.
https://goo.gl/maps/3t9GYNqQNiSTzku68
Trying to think of the longest non-limited-access example in California.
One that isn't super long but is long for the Bay Area is the following:
Girard Road in SF
Marina Boulevard
Laguna Street
Guerrero Street
San Jose Avenue (including the start of Route 82)
Mission Street/Route 82 in Daly City
El Camino Real/Route 82 from Colma to Santa Clara
The Alameda/Route 82 from Santa Clara to San Jose
Santa Clara Street
Alum Rock Avenue/Route 130
59.7819 miles.
http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=875966
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Here's one, northbound:
Business Route 14/former US 6 in Mojave (from Business Route 58/former US 466)
Route 14 past the Route 58 bypass to US 395
US 395 from Inyokern to US 50/US 395/I-580 in Carson City
Business US 395 north through Carson City to US 395/I-580
http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=875967
Total of 342.8 miles.
Here's a couple involving the San Jose area "expressways":
Start out on Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd (CA 9) westbound from Quito Rd (between Saratoga and Los Gatos). When you reach Saratoga, this road becomes Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd (former CA 85) northbound. This gets renamed De Anza Blvd and then Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd, then takes a jog and becomes Mathilda Ave. This turns and becomes Caribbean Dr (east, then southbound), which becomes Lawrence Expy southbound, which becomes Quito Rd. Quito ends back at Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd, and the main traffic flow puts you eastbound on that -- exactly the opposite of where you started. This loop's about 27 miles.
Another starts at Landess Ave westbound from Piedmont. Landess becomes Montague Expy, which becomes San Tomas Expy, which becomes Camden Ave. Camden Ave then splits into Hillsdale Ave (east) and Camden (south), and if you take Hillsdale as the continuing road (it's the left split, more nearly straight, and has 3 lanes compared to Camden's 2), it eventually becomes Capitol Expy and finally San Antonio St towards downtown/SJSU. This is just over 30 miles.
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 10, 2021, 06:20:07 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 10, 2021, 05:56:24 PM
Here's one that is absolutely insane I just found:
It's 339 miles long, all surface roads. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.0834739,-91.5488437/31.1912134,-90.9632584/31.3249349,-89.3460635/31.3320614,-89.2843802/30.3259999,-89.6094068/30.4028453,-88.8476529/30.6932114,-88.030181/@30.9187256,-89.5026227,9.61z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6850952!2d30.5066482!3s0x889dc0145d71b523:0x57e7f53bd97e0ba5!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6310519!2d30.40453!3s0x889dc38e8905b871:0x78998d2f79f93795!1m0!1m0!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0)
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.
Another California-Nevada one I just discovered, though it does have a small portion that is freeway:
- starting at North Upper Truckee Boulevard and Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe
- continue along Lake Tahoe Boulevard into town as it becomes US 50
- continue US 50 eastward into Nevada and towards Carson City
- continue onto I-580 and stay on I-580/US 395 as US 50 exits off it
- continue on US 395 freeway through Reno past where 580 ends, and into California
- continue on US 395 north to Route 36 near Susanville
- continue on Route 36 west to Route 99 near Red Bluff. (36 makes a turn here; where it continues west is former US 99E.)
251.3405 miles:
http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=876005
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.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads?
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 10, 2021, 06:20:07 PM
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.
:pan: Did not read the OP.
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
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.
Quote from: TheStranger on June 11, 2021, 03:22:36 PM
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.
Quote from: TheStranger on June 11, 2021, 03:22:36 PM
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! :-D
Also, found this one between Reading and Ringtown in Pennsylvania, featuring PA 61 and PA 924.
(https://i.imgflip.com/5cyqhm.jpg)
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
Quote from: Evan_Th on June 11, 2021, 06:43:33 PM
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.
(https://i.imgur.com/IHzbamB.png)
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. (https://goo.gl/maps/ZZvPD2ZxfK6SR1oHA)
Here's an interesting one (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.6319591,-76.2082194/36.9671418,-76.2942654/@36.815922,-76.2044433,64590m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-76.2584327!2d36.6704847!3s0x89babaa7e763396f:0x73228875294aa711!3m4!1m2!1d-76.0488047!2d36.7547086!3s0x89bac0e5e71b4c25:0x23949a0560c5a079!3m4!1m2!1d-75.9806881!2d36.8644575!3s0x89bae96884ce7a43:0xacf4db1b30a8cfb!3m4!1m2!1d-76.160979!2d36.9070465!3s0x89ba940bacc5a5e9:0xa8f07d354f71a405!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e1) 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.
Here's (https://goo.gl/maps/f7jpvtaSKGs2F7W67) 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.
Quote from: pianocello on June 12, 2021, 08:08:08 AM
Here's (https://goo.gl/maps/f7jpvtaSKGs2F7W67) 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? :confused:
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.
Quote from: Dirt Roads on June 12, 2021, 12:16:36 PM
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.
(https://i.imgur.com/yUZRyaC.png)
101 miles, longest example I've found so far lol
(Google Maps link) (https://goo.gl/maps/DBg74ypbE1MfufXi6)
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 (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.7851171,-78.7033765/35.8627749,-78.7117411/35.8499091,-78.579938/35.7650944,-78.5593712/35.7008311,-78.5881463/35.6067682,-78.5338595/35.5735393,-78.5858718/@35.5750718,-78.6737645,11z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0) surrounding the Raleigh metro area.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51241552497_51a2d3cf0a_b.jpg)
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 12, 2021, 09:31:12 AM
Quote from: pianocello on June 12, 2021, 08:08:08 AM
Here's (https://goo.gl/maps/f7jpvtaSKGs2F7W67) 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? :confused:
OBT is Orange Blossom Trail, which carries US 441 and a bunch of other highways through Orlando
If we're including beltways, then highways like I-275 in the Cincinnati area and I-610 in the Houston area are infinite loops.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 01:20:29 PM
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.)
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 (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/47.56283,-122.3634867/47.5561314,-122.3551521/47.4974934,-122.3535239/47.464445,-122.320714/47.4651142,-122.2690981/47.4693565,-122.2261201/47.4841243,-122.1986144/47.2013911,-121.9960862/@47.3915504,-122.2406027,10.29z/data=!4m25!4m24!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2024835!2d47.4824414!3s0x549042aa7ffccb55:0x874ad852d00ec50d!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9896804!2d47.2216279!3s0x5490f23f98a37487:0x99e297398596704f!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9924757!2d47.2035582!3s0x5490f203f68199e5:0x31bcccbe8ad2ca3a!1m0!3e0?hl=en) (41 miles). Also, here's Eatonville to the Port of Tacoma (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/46.8640239,-122.2654108/46.904956,-122.2979446/47.160784,-122.2947092/47.1625354,-122.4208592/47.2270126,-122.4207695/47.2512803,-122.4228288/@47.0781591,-122.5460956,10.08z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m0!1m0!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-122.3379156!2d47.1620321!3s0x5490fdcefed4b95b:0x1c06aa739b281d8a!1m0!1m0!1m0!3e0?hl=en) (35 miles).
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.
Quote from: Evan_Th on June 11, 2021, 02:16:04 AM
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 10, 2021, 06:20:07 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 10, 2021, 05:56:24 PM
Here's one that is absolutely insane I just found:
It's 339 miles long, all surface roads. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.0834739,-91.5488437/31.1912134,-90.9632584/31.3249349,-89.3460635/31.3320614,-89.2843802/30.3259999,-89.6094068/30.4028453,-88.8476529/30.6932114,-88.030181/@30.9187256,-89.5026227,9.61z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6850952!2d30.5066482!3s0x889dc0145d71b523:0x57e7f53bd97e0ba5!3m4!1m2!1d-89.6310519!2d30.40453!3s0x889dc38e8905b871:0x78998d2f79f93795!1m0!1m0!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0)
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.
Quote from: kphoger on June 11, 2021, 01:19:43 PM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads?
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 10, 2021, 06:20:07 PM
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.
:pan: Did not read the OP.
Oops
Quote from: thspfc on June 12, 2021, 08:27:47 PM
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.
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.
Here's a really surprising one in Oregon. SW Barnes Road is an arterial roadway that runs through the Cedar Mill and West Haven-Sylvan areas west of Portland, and north of Beaverton. While Barnes Road actually does have a spot where you have to turn to stay on it, at the intersection where OR-217 starts, and the bus ramp to Sunset Transit Center splits off, once you've made that turn to head eastbound . . . you can go almost to California without turning (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Southwest+Barnes+Road+%26+Sunset+Transit+Center,+Beaverton,+OR/Southwest+Barnes+Road+%26+Southwest+Leahy+Road,+West+Haven-Sylvan,+OR/East+Burnside+Street+%26+Northeast+12th+Avenue,+Portland,+OR/East+Burnside+Street+%26+Southeast+Cesar+Estrada+Chavez+Boulevard,+Portland,+OR/East+Burnside+Street+%26+Southeast+82nd+Avenue,+Portland,+OR/East+Burnside+Street+%26+Northeast+181st+Avenue,+Gresham,+OR/Southeast+Burnside+Road+%26+Powell+Boulevard,+Gresham,+OR/45.2838737,-121.7227633/44.6390521,-121.129648/42.206517,-121.7367389/@43.8614515,-120.9087911,10.25z/data=!4m47!4m46!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950945d70a8dad:0x89791ebb10ce66d6!2m2!1d-122.7777408!2d45.5108729!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950967d707318b:0xb174552e982a1579!2m2!1d-122.7600351!2d45.5113136!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495a0a5164a3bb5:0x7b2fe0017c0d5caa!2m2!1d-122.6536407!2d45.522905!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495a0e9e72acb07:0xf1087fb0c388157a!2m2!1d-122.6230202!2d45.5235371!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495a105f9da0d9f:0x6a772067803f8a77!2m2!1d-122.5790565!2d45.522772!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495a26ea339ce69:0xcbb307e893d4fae2!2m2!1d-122.477116!2d45.5220976!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495985153635c4f:0xf8beda0b36d2e6dd!2m2!1d-122.4057129!2d45.493705!1m0!1m0!1m0!3e0).
(https://simtarkus.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/longest-without-turn-06152021-1.jpg)
Barnes Road, of course, curves onto West Burnside Road right before the Multnomah County line and the Portland City Limits. Burnside bounces from being a "Road" to a "Street", back to a "Road", and changes cardinal directions four times ("East" once crossing the Willamette on the Burnside Bridge, then "Northwest", "Northeast", and "Southeast" while in Gresham), but remains a continuous road, and at the east end of Gresham, just so happens to line up directly with . . . US-26.
One can take US-26 without a turn all the way to Madras, where it merges with US-97. Here, it splits into a one-way couplet--still technically not technically a "turn". While US-26 veers off toward Prineville south of Madras, continuing straight ahead puts one right onto US-97. And one can take US-97 without turning all the way down to the interchange between US-97 and US-97 BUS/OR-39 (Crater Lake Parkway) in Klamath Falls. The main US-97 is accessed via an exit, so staying straight ahead puts one onto the Crater Lake Parkway, which ends at the intersection with South 6th Street in Altamont, in unincorporated Klamath County.
That's 302 miles, from an unassuming suburban arterial north of Beaverton, onto two major cross-state US highways to the entire other side of Oregon, without a turn.
It's worth noting that the reverse doesn't quite work, because of the screwiness of the Burnside/Couch couplet in Portland.
-Tarkus
If you start at the intersection of IN 3 and US 6 in Kendallville, head south on IN 3, and never turn:
IN 3 from Kendallville to Fort Wayne
US 27 from Fort Wayne to Liberty
IN 101 to Brookville
US 52 to near West Harrison
Old US 52 to West Harrison
State Street through West Harrison
Jennison Rd to Bright
173 miles
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on June 11, 2021, 05:13:36 AM
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.
Scrap this, I have managed to break the 100 km mark without hitting any roundabouts in Spain (https://www.google.es/maps/dir/40.5721521,-2.0513575/40.0764882,-2.1564203/@40.3258873,-2.2235644,10z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-1.8327407!2d40.2639914!3s0xd5d9fd7f89b4bfb:0x2522a03b48c473d6!1m0!3e0). The route ends at one, though. Also accomplishes the requirement of having more than one name (number, actually) by going through several TOTSOs.
Here's another Seattle one. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/47.2143895,-122.2857213/47.2043177,-122.2488752/47.2323605,-122.2540217/47.2726782,-122.2611551/47.3700194,-122.2491031/47.4759299,-122.25863/47.5370166,-122.3175006/47.5897768,-122.33725/47.7374503,-122.3454012/48.0085248,-122.2107037/@47.5838449,-122.5106206,9.34z/data=!4m42!4m41!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2481828!2d47.33544!3s0x549059ab2509c8ed:0xa9d6493c4a338846!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2441241!2d47.4579088!3s0x54905d2848c8c805:0xbadbe4f2cf27798f!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2894324!2d47.5035748!3s0x54904250e5fd4d95:0xf9d36e99ac304fab!1m0!1m0!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-122.3212462!2d47.8140324!3s0x54901ab51367550f:0x294197ae6bd2731f!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2497416!2d47.8987304!3s0x549006b22b7ea8ff:0xb422de66ad97ab07!3m4!1m2!1d-122.2110873!2d47.9698883!3s0x549aaa829fe95ae7:0xa1aca85b7b4cd279!1m0!3e0?hl=en) It starts as a residential minor arterial in Sumner, runs as West Valley Highway parallel to SR 167, then turns into SR 99 all the way through Seattle (including the tunnel) and the northern suburbs, and eventually ends as a residential non-arterial in north Everett. At 62 miles, it's not too long, but it's still a bit surprising to me.
Here's a fun one for Utah. At a random spot in the foothills of southwestern Utah County, two dirt roads come together at a fork and form a section-line gravel road known as 12800 West. After a few miles, it becomes paved, and shortly thereafter it crosses US 6 and becomes SR 68. That continues north along the west side of Utah Lake before entering the Wasatch Front urbanized area, where it becomes known as Redwood Road. It then follows that all the way through Salt Lake County and several miles into Davis County until it hits 500 South in West Bountiful. SR 68 turns east there, and the road dead-ends a few hundred feet past that.
At 72 miles, it's not incredibly long... but it is the only surface street to traverse the length of Salt Lake County without a single turn, and the cool part is that the majority of it is under a single name. Even for the parts that aren't officially named Redwood, you'd be understood if you used that name for them (except maybe way down past the US 6 junction in Elberta).
https://goo.gl/maps/etC9mg93svHnqr1E7
Quote from: ari-s-drives on June 09, 2021, 02:40:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/lgN62mG.png) (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.0127004,-122.0876137/2nd+St,+Sunol,+CA+94586/@37.8161137,-122.1656566,10.44z/data=!4m31!4m30!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0639643!2d37.922472!3s0x8085617461d91d0b:0xa296f4a2515ec7d3!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0624145!2d37.9026226!3s0x80856195a1c01063:0xf4bcd2f3f196d7c6!3m4!1m2!1d-122.0539584!2d37.8839178!3s0x808561d8b9f8b417:0xeff88bdf4016d568!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9999148!2d37.8216362!3s0x808f8ca9bc9c39eb:0x3cfbf68be8f4597!1m5!1m1!1s0x808fc22f2a52961d:0x7d1f2637a734b683!2m2!1d-121.8958735!2d37.5945505!2m1!1b1!3e0)
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33.4 mi
Not shocking to see this one when I-680 is jammed at peak hours.
117 miles in Wyoming from Rawlins to Casper:
3rd Street - US 287 - WY 220 - CY Ave - 9th Street - Milton Avenue
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Quote from: tdindy88 on June 10, 2021, 06:23:00 PM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:06:20 PM
Should've thought of Meridian Street myself... :no:
The other direction (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.33842,-86.0098961/39.8776717,-86.1487772/@40.0417154,-88.1181299,7.03z/data=!4m21!4m20!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-85.9742861!2d39.3532956!3s0x886b739fa9217cb7:0x6d7f9aeccf47397a!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1595713!2d39.3654369!3s0x886b7b95781c097d:0xc4ffd52d25820ada!3m4!1m2!1d-86.1591031!2d39.7919313!3s0x886b50dedb2ca4b1:0x7052777dbbf6745f!1m0!2m1!1b1!3e0?hl=en) lasts 49 miles and takes over an hour.
There's a movement in that routing through Trafalgar that should disqualify that particular routing, having to turn off of SR 135 and then turn off of SR 252 to get to County Road 300 West. However, if one stays on SR 135 through Trafalgar and Morgantown the roadway continues as SR 252 all the way to Martinsville, clocking in at virtually the same distance and time.
https://goo.gl/maps/ApLRH2GQmWqHKVVJ9
Another one of the Indy area that I actually drove myself all in one setting: 96th Street outside of Fortville, to Fall Creek Parkway, to Emerson Avenue and to Smith Valley Road. One road from Fortville to Greenwood, 40 miles and one and a half hours.
https://goo.gl/maps/3t9GYNqQNiSTzku68
Here's another one that involves Indy: Start at the intersection of IN 114 and 17 in Fulton County. Go south on IN 17, and by going straight you end up on IN 25, IN 329, IN 29, US 421, Michigan Rd, MLK St, West St, and finally Bluff Rd ending at IN 37 in Perry Twp. Total of 96 miles.
From looking at older maps, it appears that the original alignment of ran on Bluff Rd south from Harding St and you could continue straight all the way to downtown Martinsville.
(https://i.imgur.com/bguKcVm.jpg)
113 miles from Barstow, CA to Yucca Valley primarily using old Route 66, SR-18, and SR-247.
Found an incredible example in Xiamen, China, augmented by the construction of a new tunnel. The end I marked with an arrow has a stub, by the way, so it will probably extend even longer in the future.
(Also, for some reason, probably censorship-related, dragging the route to change it no longer works in China.)
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/325778946853699584/857960332746817576/unknown.png?width=1204&height=586)
Leaving Oklahoma to the east on US60 and going straight takes you onto MO-59, then I-49, then US71, then I-35, then I-80 east into Illinois, then I-74 southeast to I-465 in Indianapolis.
Leaving I-94 west from Port Huron or Detroit leads you to transfer onto I-80, then I-294, then I-94 again, then I-43 north out of Milwaukee to end at US41 in Green Bay.
Heading west on I-70 in south-central Illinois causes you to cross I-55 onto I-270, then I-255 back north forming a full loop around St. Louis, then IL-255 and US67 north to Macomb.
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Zhejiang S1 - G92 - Zhejiang S2 - G60 - Humin Elevated Road - Caoxi N Road - Hengshan Road - Baoping Road - Changshu Road - Huashan Road - Wuning S Road - Wuning Road - G2/G42 - G42 - Huning Connecting Line - Zhongshan E Road - Hanzhong Road - Hangzhongmen Street
Ningbo - Hangzhou - Shanghai - Suzhou - Wuxi - Changzhou - Nanjing. 652.7 km, 8 hr 11 min.
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Quote from: Dirt Roads on June 09, 2021, 11:20:06 AM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on June 09, 2021, 08:56:00 AM
What are some extraordinary long routes you can take without turning, that involve lots of different roads? (Dalton Highway for example doesn't count. Most limited access highways don't either.)
Sorry if this is a weird topic.
Actually, it's not a weird topic and highlights a pet peeve of mine. There are a lot of newer highways and roads (particularly here in the South) that have developed into major arterials, but involve a "sine salad" of [obsolete] route numbers and hop-along routes. Some of these do jump onto bypasses around small cities, so they won't necessarily qualify as "extraordinary long routes you can take without turning".
Some not-so-great examples in this part of the country:
North Carolina
Charlotte to Albemarle to Richfield (NC-24/NC-27//US-52) - 50 miles
Virginia
Norfolk/Portsmouth to Smithfield to Rushmere (VA-164/US-17//VA-10), portions connecting to Norfolk may not qualify - 31 miles
South Carolina
Cheraw to Bennettsville to Conway to Marion (SC-9//SC-38//US-501) - 57 miles
Be careful saying that, people might think you want to
renumber roads to reflect 100 years of construction and changes ;-)
Route 28 from the intersection of Main Street and Iyannough Road to downtown Chatham is labeled as Main Street.
Quote from: HighwayStar on July 06, 2021, 06:00:57 PM
Be careful saying that, people might think you want to renumber roads to reflect 100 years of construction and changes ;-)
Guilty as charged. Most folks on this forum want to renumber the roads where they want them to go. I would prefer that they be numbered where they are already going (and not so much where they used to go). That being said, I'm still a history buff.
Quote from: Dirt Roads on July 08, 2021, 04:16:27 PM
Quote from: HighwayStar on July 06, 2021, 06:00:57 PM
Be careful saying that, people might think you want to renumber roads to reflect 100 years of construction and changes ;-)
Guilty as charged. Most folks on this forum want to renumber the roads where they want them to go. I would prefer that they be numbered where they are already going (and not so much where they used to go). That being said, I'm still a history buff.
My renumbering aspirations are to update the system to reflect changes and also correct inconsistencies, but that is a very unpopular position for some reason.
(https://i.imgflip.com/5ghvum.jpg)
check this out
Starting at Wis 114 & 55 in Harrison, following Wis 55, US 151, and Washington St, 104 miles later puts you at the steps of the State Capitol in Madison.
https://goo.gl/maps/hPLXUCfCJnGSfhbd6
Question. What if the road has a roundabout but you would be continuing straight prior to a roundabout being built? Does that count as a turn or is that an exception?
Over 415 miles.
Starting in La Crescent MN at I-90 & US 14/61...
US 14 EAST/61 SOUTH
MN 16 WEST to Hokah
MN 44 SOUTHWEST to Prosper
US 52 NORTHWEST to Inver Grove Hts
MN 55 NORTHWEST to Minneapolis
MN 62 WEST to US 212
US 212 WEST to Montevideo
US 59 NORTH
MN 7 EAST to a roundabout with Victoria Dr in Minnetrista.
If you continued without the roundabout,
MN 7 to MN 100 & 7 before ending at Excelsior Blvd & 31st St in Minneapolis for another 20 miles.
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 09, 2023, 10:12:39 AM
Over 415 miles.
Starting in La Crescent MN at I-90 & US 14/61...
US 14 EAST/61 SOUTH
MN 16 WEST to Hokah
MN 44 SOUTHWEST to Prosper
US 52 NORTHWEST to Inver Grove Hts
MN 55 NORTHWEST to Minneapolis
MN 62 WEST to US 212
US 212 WEST to Montevideo
US 59 NORTH
MN 7 EAST to a roundabout with Victoria Dr in Minnetrista.
If you continued without the roundabout,
MN 7 to MN 100 & 7 before ending at Excelsior Blvd & 31st St in Minneapolis for another 20 miles.
The bolded technically involve deviating from the main alignment.
1947 km, mostly on the Trans-Canada Highway, from British Columbia to Saskatchewan: https://goo.gl/maps/PMPuAAfcpJCqfUaz7
Panhandle of Florida has an interesting one from Fort Walton Beach to Tallahassee. Most of the route is on SR-20, but on either end of the roadway, things get interesting.
In Fort Walton Beach, the roadway starts out as Eglin Pkwy (SR-85), then turns into SR-397 before passing through the gate for Eglin Air Force Base. The corridor then winds its way around the base on a strange divided pattern before leaving the installation in Valparaiso. Upon approaching Niceville as John Sims Parkway, SR-397 terminates and joins SR-85 again. SR-85 then splits off as SR-20 begins, which continues to Tallahassee before it becomes SR-366 and terminates at FSU.
https://goo.gl/maps/sQW8tX6DAjjEkpkN8
(https://i.imgur.com/BCJQcbN.jpeg)
I found a new 189-mile example that loops around Houston completely outside of Beltway 8:
(https://imgur.com/AR6KUvN.jpg)
It almost intersects itself in the town of Dayton, TX, but it might not count because of the way the I-45/TX 6 interchange is set up.
EDIT: Hold up, it looks like if you follow the frontage road from TX 6 to I-45, it eventually loops back around onto TX 146, which adds a few more miles onto the routing.
Commence at Common & Tchoupitoulas Streets, New Orleans -> Common St -> Tulane Ave -> Airline Hwy/US 61 -> US 190 -> 3rd Ave in Kinder LA where the road terminates at 4th Street.
Around 180 miles
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on June 09, 2023, 01:33:38 PM
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 09, 2023, 10:12:39 AM
Over 415 miles.
Starting in La Crescent MN at I-90 & US 14/61...
US 14 EAST/61 SOUTH
MN 16 WEST to Hokah
MN 44 SOUTHWEST to Prosper
US 52 NORTHWEST to Inver Grove Hts
MN 55 NORTHWEST to Minneapolis
MN 62 WEST to US 212
US 212 WEST to Montevideo
US 59 NORTH
MN 7 EAST to a roundabout with Victoria Dr in Minnetrista.
If you continued without the roundabout,
MN 7 to MN 100 & 7 before ending at Excelsior Blvd & 31st St in Minneapolis for another 20 miles.
The bolded technically involve deviating from the main alignment.
TheHighwayman, How so?
If you are on 55 heading northwest into Minneapolis, 55 is the one that exits off. The mainline becomes 62. And when 62 and 35 are together, 62 stays straight while 35 is the one that curves off. And when it meets US 212, the movement is a straight movement again. 62 exits itself.
https://goo.gl/maps/WZxAbK5PA6AoEoQL6
Looks to me like, if anything, MN-62 is the straight movement, not US-212.
Quote from: kphoger on June 23, 2023, 01:26:35 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/WZxAbK5PA6AoEoQL6
Looks to me like, if anything, MN-62 is the straight movement, not US-212.
It does not look that way on Google maps.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.889563,-93.4065904,1415m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu
Looking at it from a bird's view, the road is naturally curving southwest.
Also, the GSV is from the collector lanes.
When US 52 splits from TH 55 in IGH, 52 is the default movement and 55 exits to the left to curve off. I'm not dismissing it, but mentally I don't see it all being one road like you do.
Bluff City, TN to Crossnore, NC: (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.4625137,-82.2927521/36.032319,-81.9137008/@36.3025103,-82.0447629,139085m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en-US&entry=ttu)
Unnumbered road > US 19E > US 321/SR 67/US 19E > US 19E > NC 194. 54 minutes, 43.5 miles
Deep Gap, NC to North Wilkesboro, NC via West Jefferson, NC: (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.2366063,-81.5085872/36.1580274,-81.149851/@36.3628096,-81.4400833,54310m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4585424!2d36.4206463!3s0x8851ac450d9690a3:0x12ff36f0acf6cd7!3m4!1m2!1d-81.3169545!2d36.3957297!3s0x8851a5c176b5a90d:0xfd3a38e813c637f7!1m0!3e0?hl=en-US&entry=ttu)
This one might be cheating a little bit since it uses the right arm of a wye, so you're not turning onto the road so much as merging onto it, but nonetheless:
US 221/421 JCT > NC 16 > NC 88 > NC 18 > NC 268/NC 18 > NC 268/NC 18/BUS 421 > Unnumbered road. 1 hour 10 minutes, 53.5 miles
Rock Hill, SC to Shelby, NC: (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.9331304,-80.9592826/35.3417588,-81.5066733/@35.3470664,-81.4147713,25440m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m19!4m18!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9590789!2d34.9568968!3s0x885686718f82a601:0xac58f6804909507d!3m4!1m2!1d-81.2305794!2d34.9887766!3s0x8856f3f4da5eb635:0x7f179c4869d364ae!3m4!1m2!1d-81.3369247!2d35.047223!3s0x8856f079c5a0d519:0xa0d4e50e81e2a68d!1m0!3e0?hl=en-US&entry=ttu)
This example only works one-way due to a straight-on slip lane.
Unnumbered road > SC 161 > SC 161/274 > SC 161 > SC 5 BUS > SC 5 > SC 198 > NC 198 > NC 180 > NC 180/226 > NC 180. 1 hour 20 minutes, 55.3 miles
Sumter, SC to Newberry, SC via Heath Springs, SC (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.307263,-81.6192563/33.9145787,-80.3453135/@34.4411322,-81.0421526,183724m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m39!4m38!1m35!3m4!1m2!1d-81.3392205!2d34.6224133!3s0x8856489f4de34f1d:0x9d9757b065edb0e3!3m4!1m2!1d-81.2135215!2d34.7052851!3s0x885643240780d329:0xd59cd79437155663!3m4!1m2!1d-81.0522359!2d34.750551!3s0x885665b57fcb3c8d:0xa251daa2ca17fe58!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9338925!2d34.6898864!3s0x8856708f8799d2a7:0xdbed47d370c0160a!3m4!1m2!1d-80.7542295!2d34.7276221!3s0x8855d7032d5d4cdf:0xbd636c14854f4969!3m4!1m2!1d-80.6263267!2d34.5749905!3s0x8855c34e9d8e9de3:0x5d9ee1fc35118164!3m4!1m2!1d-80.5861866!2d34.5585914!3s0x8855c3a731b104ff:0x355677c60b96090c!1m0!3e0?hl=en-US&entry=ttu)
I am choosing not to treat Main Street and Spring Street in Heath Springs as a turn because US 521 has priority through it. Think of it like a sharp curve in the road instead.
Washington Street > US 76 BUS > US 521/US 76 BUS > US 521 > US 601/US 521 > US 521 BUS > US 521 > SC 9 > SC 9 BUS > W End St > SC 72 > SC 215/SC 72 > SC 72 > US 178/SC 72 > US 178 > SC 121 > College St. 3 hours 4 minutes, 143 miles.
If I were to include rightward slip lanes (I won't because that's pushing it too much), this would nearly reach Georgia. You probably could've found a ton more of these kinds of routes in South Carolina before they started the process of getting rid of their directional intersections. You can kind of cheat with these a little since they have more than one valid thru option and no dominant path that is straight through.
Going the opposite direction, you would have to cut the route short when US 521 meets US 76 BUS, the left is a little too sharp and US 76 is clearly the dominant road at the intersection, even if by a little.
Honorable mention:
Virginia Beach, VA to Davis, NC: (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.850221,-75.975582/35.1360371,-75.9032704/34.7859679,-76.4686095/@35.2165206,-75.6961966,2271m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m20!4m19!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-76.2867576!2d36.8403914!3s0x89baa2a76729ec7f:0xc86b7707fba3d302!3m4!1m2!1d-75.6946072!2d35.2185761!3s0x89a42d43df6dc29d:0x876054d45f5a65a8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-75.9864741!2d35.1170502!3s0x89a5d8b66e1c24e9:0x11b18034754343c1!1m0!3e0?hl=en-US&entry=ttu)
This one is clearly in violation of the "no turns" rule due to the ever so slight left at Whalebone Junction. If the intersection was more directional or the connector to NC 12 met at a sharper angle, I probably could've been able to pass it off, but I think it's too remarkable of an (almost) example not to post. I believe reworking part of Whalebone Junction was floated somewhere within NCDOT at some point. If it ever were redone, perhaps this route could fully count at some point in the future. The ramp from I-264 to I-464 is pushing it a little bit, but it's a straighter ramp (and is actually straighter than continuing on I-264) so I think it's fine on that part.
Going the other way, it is almost within the rules, but the left turn out of the ferry terminal in Hatteras screws the whole thing up way more than the left turn on US 158 does. I am not counting Pilottown Circle in Ocracoke as a turn, nor the Ocracoke North Terminal, since the intended direction of thru traffic onto the ferry is around the loops, and the traffic situation is variable.
22nd Street > I-264 > I-464 > SR 168 > NC 168 > US 158 > NC 12 > US 70 > Community Road. 7 hours 33 minutes, 226 miles
If you were to continue straight through Whalebone Junction, you could make it to I-440, and in another scenario, if NCDOT gave priority to US 70 through those tiny unincorporated towns approaching NC 12 (I have no idea why they decided to give priority to tiny side roads instead), you could reach I-40. Of course, by that point, you still aren't within the rules because you're spending a lot of time and distance on freeways, but still impressive routes nonetheless.
West Virginia created this one after the kinks were connected together in Marmet: US-60 from Second Avenue (WV-2) in Huntington -plus- WV-61 from Main Street (WV-16) in Oak Hill, about 105 miles.
(https://i.imgur.com/IOP4zqL.png)
210-10 interchange-Tahoe City, no turns
Can you go from the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee to the end of the Richmond Parkway ( Korean War Vets Pky.) on Staten Island via Route 4 WB, Route 208 NB, I-287 SB, Route 440 NB, and finally Korean War Vets Parkway?
The transition from 208 to 287 is straight, but involves a merge.
Here's one at 2600 km (1625 miles):
https://goo.gl/maps/8wxvcA8dy6u17Msk8
Baltimore Street in Gettysburg to an industrial wasteland in Sharon, PA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3460591,-78.9230898,13z?entry=ttu
VA-10 from:
The north tip of W Broad Rock Road to Surry at the concurrency with VA-31.
Takes over an hour and is around 55-60 miles. Not that impressive but its what is near me.
With some leniency on "no turns"
Part 1: 3hr, 37min, 108mi
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/David+Barbale+%7C+Charlton+Roofing+Contractors/Harr+Motor+Group/Dunkin'/Zeda's+Pizza/B-Man's+140+Tavern/Dragon+88/Red+Rock+Grill+and+Bar/Tractor+Supply+Co/Dunkin'/Parkway+Veterinary+Hospital/@42.3440951,-71.5596922,10.01z/data=!4m89!4m88!1m10!1m1!1s0x89e6a124b1f352e5:0xecbe4ecfa4186517!2m2!1d-72.0107274!2d42.1150732!3m4!1m2!1d-71.9996551!2d42.1239841!3s0x89e6a12a02d03ac7:0x33234079e0ab09e2!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e407ae98398b03:0xcf936bf2b47a40a0!2m2!1d-71.8025105!2d42.291188!1m10!1m1!1s0x89e3ef611bb0ec5b:0xdbc66e7ab2b13e77!2m2!1d-71.7578388!2d42.5196116!3m4!1m2!1d-71.7580868!2d42.5376683!3s0x89e3ef5715933853:0x80f330d7150623d0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e3e65009386377:0x35af2b93dae60e0!2m2!1d-71.7984526!2d42.5809661!1m10!1m1!1s0x89e3fb1ad2ebc1eb:0xed1875851a820583!2m2!1d-71.8195572!2d42.4507849!3m4!1m2!1d-71.7929915!2d42.3783313!3s0x89e3f9bc2c88d9d5:0x99e8f72787192c1e!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e3f7b82e1431a9:0xd3ebe53d34e7d091!2m2!1d-71.7243226!2d42.3296912!1m15!1m1!1s0x89e40d059cd30533:0xaaab4c0e6e1c8529!2m2!1d-71.639785!2d42.1791329!3m4!1m2!1d-71.5434697!2d42.1018701!3s0x89e46d17051402a9:0x898414501073ad50!3m4!1m2!1d-71.4849296!2d42.1109841!3s0x89e46de54a24636d:0x16108939205f35fc!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e47a0b79ea0f2f:0xda1712b5cdc772da!2m2!1d-71.3772479!2d42.1611268!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e47f91ca0d7a1f:0x5af1d7c0d80cd118!2m2!1d-71.2248188!2d42.2176905!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e37f3c46e7e24d:0x93559f118b8d564d!2m2!1d-71.1609715!2d42.2778961!2m1!1b1!3e0?entry=ttu
Part 2: 23 min, 5.5 miles
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Parkway+Veterinary+Hospital,+18+Spring+St,+West+Roxbury,+MA+02132/Casa+Verde+Taqueria/42.3257245,-71.0966001/@42.3002826,-71.1719112,13z/data=!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e37f3c46e7e24d:0x93559f118b8d564d!2m2!1d-71.1609715!2d42.2778961!1m10!1m1!1s0x89e3796e9adef94f:0x39bc7de464029dbb!2m2!1d-71.1145829!2d42.3114011!3m4!1m2!1d-71.1114136!2d42.3199102!3s0x89e3797722eb7fdf:0xf6e331287069ad86!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 09, 2021, 03:47:46 PM
Quote from: kphoger on June 09, 2021, 03:43:09 PM
Quote from: Agent Anal Toe on June 09, 2021, 03:39:32 PM
In my opinion, if there is a traffic circle the challenge ends there as you have to turn to continue.
So a roundabout is basically a group of glorified T-intersections? Yeah, I can get behind that. Because that's basically what they are.
They are. But keep the agent anal toe thing in the Alanland thread.
I just returned from a driving vacation in UK -- specifically Wales, and southern England between London and Wales (yes, left side driving) and there are many roundabouts there. A lot of them also do not have a "straight through" component (meaning exit is 180 degrees off from entrance). So I'd be hard pressed to come up with any examples.
I was just happy that the navigation device told me which roundabout exits to take, that is a necessity there if you don't know the roads well enough beforehand. It was an absolute necessity for us as we drove 800 miles in 10 days, much of it on back roads. Left side driving not being internalized for an American like myself made sign-only navigation nearly impossible, especially when you are ahead of the local drivers, some of whom get impatient with you.
One that I really like is Anchorage to Glenallen. No turns as you are on AK-1 for nearly the entire thing, including a short freeway alignment through and north of Anchorage. Starts off south-north then turns west-east. You transition from city to mountains to glaciers to the highly dramatic Mt. Drum that overlooks Glenallen and is near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/View_East_Along_Glen_Highway_Toward_Mount_Drum%2C_AK._-_NARA_-_555653.jpg/2880px-View_East_Along_Glen_Highway_Toward_Mount_Drum%2C_AK._-_NARA_-_555653.jpg)
Another variant is Anchorage to Fairbanks. Also requires no turns because you transition onto AK-3 via freeway junction. Trades glaciers for the Alaska Range and Denali. You also see the biome change from temperate rainforest to subarctic. Anywhere north of Denali becomes a great viewing spot for the Northern Lights.