Route numbers that could be speed limits

Started by hotdogPi, January 28, 2015, 03:17:50 PM

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zachary_amaryllis

co 5: its a windy mountain road, so it could work
co 10: very rural, way too slow-
i-25: in denver traffic at times...
co-45: works for where its at
us-50: in the mountains... maybe, but too slow for the plains
i-70: perfect
i-76: also perfect
us-85: too fast but that doesn't seem to stop anyone.
i-270: ludicrous speed, GO!
clinched:
I-64, I-80, I-76 (west), *64s in hampton roads, 225,270,180 (co, wy)


zzcarp

Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on February 18, 2021, 11:53:14 PM
i-270: ludicrous speed, GO!

The ludicrous congestion and poor roadway conditions on I-270 means that you're lucky to go 27, much less 270.

I'd add CO 58, which would be about the average of the posted 65 mph and 55 mph sections.
So many miles and so many roads

hotdogPi

Where are you going to see a speed limit 58 or 76?
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.

Crown Victoria

Quote from: Evan_Th on February 18, 2021, 05:56:41 PM
North Carolina:

NC 5:  Much too slow for something that rural.
NC 10:  Rather slow, though maybe if you're stuck behind a truck climbing the mountains?  Better for some of the more-decayed parts of Old NC 10 from when it used to be the cross-state highway.
US 15:  Sure, when you're stuck in traffic around Chapel Hill.
NC 20:  Maybe in the heart of some small towns, I guess.
NC 25:  Doesn't exist
NC 30:  Still on the slow side.  Greenville hasn't gotten out that far yet.
NC 35:  Okay, when you're in a small town.
I-40:  This'd be an improvement at rush hour!
NC 45:  Sounds good.
NC 50:  Sounds great on the eastern part; sounds much too fast around Raleigh.
NC 55:  Perfect for some of the new bypasses.
NC 60:  Much too fast for that mountain road.
NC 65:  Suburban, but still too fast.
US 70:  Perfect for the freeway parts.
NC 75:  Nope, it's too suburban.
NC 80:  Ouch goes the mountain road.
I-85:  Great!
NC 90:  Says Wikipedia, "It is one of the few highways in the state with an unpaved portion."
NC 95:  Does not exist.

NC 95? What about I-95?

zachary_amaryllis

Quote from: zzcarp on February 19, 2021, 08:58:24 AM
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on February 18, 2021, 11:53:14 PM
i-270: ludicrous speed, GO!

The ludicrous congestion and poor roadway conditions on I-270 means that you're lucky to go 27, much less 270.

I'd add CO 58, which would be about the average of the posted 65 mph and 55 mph sections.

270 gets no respect, for otherwise being a handy little road... most of my friends in the metro area are on the east/northeast side of town ....

but yeah, its beat to all hell...
clinched:
I-64, I-80, I-76 (west), *64s in hampton roads, 225,270,180 (co, wy)

SkyPesos

Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on February 19, 2021, 11:48:02 AM
270 gets no respect, for otherwise being a handy little road... most of my friends in the metro area are on the east/northeast side of town ....

but yeah, its beat to all hell...
Ironically, Denver's I-270 is the only I-270 that I haven't been on yet, and it's the shortest one of the 270 quartet. Granted I lived in both Cbus and StL for a bit and DC's I-270 is the main entrance into the metro area from the Midwest.

Since this is about speed limits, could be possible to go 270 km/h on 270 if someone wants to dream a high speed rail line that parallels one of them, since 270 km/h is a standard speed for HSR  :)

michravera

Quote from: briantroutman on January 28, 2015, 04:01:58 PM
Unfortunately, California's major north-south artery (I-5) would be one of the most excruciating drives on earth. It's miserable enough at 70. (Although at times in LA, 5 m.p.h. would be an improvement.)

CA 35 (Skyline Boulevard) would be rather slow but close to reasonable.
I-40 - way too slow
CA 45 - also slow, but closer to tolerable
US 50 - a bit slow for the freeway in Sacramento, a bit fast for some of the mountainous stretches in El Dorado County.
CA 55 (Costa Mesa Freeway) - close to normal
CA 60 (Pomona Freeway) - close to normal
CA 65 - close to normal
CA 70 - too fast for much of this route
CA 75 - pushing it
I-80 - close to actual speeds during low-traffic periods; too fast for Donner pass
CA 85 - pushing it

Obviously, you've never been on CASR-85 away from commute times. CHP acquaintances tell me that it's used as a race track! I've actually called in car drivers who passed me while I was driving 80 MPH like I was standing still. I don't bother with motorcyclists. The Gods will make those calls.

KCRoadFan

Quote from: Eth on January 29, 2015, 05:47:47 PM
For Georgia:

I-20 - definitely not

Aside from the stretch through Atlanta at rush hour, that is.

KCRoadFan

Seems like no one has done my state of Missouri yet, so I will do it.

Anyway, here goes:

MO 5 - too slow
MO 10 - maybe that section that winds through narrow, sloped streets in Excelsior Springs
MO 15 - possibly through Shelbina? Seems too slow
MO 20 - probably the stretch through downtown Higginsville; too slow otherwise
MO 25 - perhaps the south end in Kennett
MO 30 - likely along stretches of Gravois Road in the St. Louis area
I-35 - way too slow!
US 40 - likely along the standalone portion through Independence
MO 45 - perfect (BTW, I live in KC - I'm pretty sure that's the actual speed limit along some sections)
US 50 - possibly the winding two-lane stretch between Linn and Union; too slow otherwise
I-55 - good for the section in St. Louis; too slow otherwise
US 60 - perfect (mostly expressway and rural two-lane)
US 65 - perfect, at least on the expressway sections
I-70 - perfect
MO 75, MO 80 - possible (both are two-lane roads, albeit straight and flat ones due to their being in the Bootheel)
MO 85 - too fast
MO 90, MO 95, MO 100 - forget it! (MO 90 and MO 95 are winding, two-lane roads in the Ozarks; MO 100 starts off as a winding, two-lane road along the Missouri River before finishing up as a suburban and then urban arterial in St. Louis [Manchester Road/Chouteau Avenue])

SkyPesos

Quote from: KCRoadFan on February 19, 2021, 05:15:58 PM
Seems like no one has done my state of Missouri yet, so I will do it.

Anyway, here goes:

MO 5 - too slow
MO 10 - maybe that section that winds through narrow, sloped streets in Excelsior Springs
MO 15 - possibly through Shelbina? Seems too slow
MO 20 - probably the stretch through downtown Higginsville; too slow otherwise
MO 25 - perhaps the south end in Kennett
MO 30 - likely along stretches of Gravois Road in the St. Louis area
I-35 - way too slow!
US 40 - likely along the standalone portion through Independence
MO 45 - perfect (BTW, I live in KC - I'm pretty sure that's the actual speed limit along some sections)
US 50 - possibly the winding two-lane stretch between Linn and Union; too slow otherwise
I-55 - good for the section in St. Louis; too slow otherwise
US 60 - perfect (mostly expressway and rural two-lane)
US 65 - perfect, at least on the expressway sections
I-70 - perfect
MO 75, MO 80 - possible (both are two-lane roads, albeit straight and flat ones due to their being in the Bootheel)
MO 85 - too fast
MO 90, MO 95, MO 100 - forget it! (MO 90 and MO 95 are winding, two-lane roads in the Ozarks; MO 100 starts off as a winding, two-lane road along the Missouri River before finishing up as a suburban and then urban arterial in St. Louis [Manchester Road/Chouteau Avenue])
I'll allow 85 mph on Watson Rd in the St Louis area, just tell a police officer that I said so if you get pulled over ;)

Evan_Th

Quote from: Crown Victoria on February 19, 2021, 09:09:57 AM
Quote from: Evan_Th on February 18, 2021, 05:56:41 PM
North Carolina:

NC 5:  Much too slow for something that rural.
NC 10:  Rather slow, though maybe if you're stuck behind a truck climbing the mountains?  Better for some of the more-decayed parts of Old NC 10 from when it used to be the cross-state highway.
US 15:  Sure, when you're stuck in traffic around Chapel Hill.
NC 20:  Maybe in the heart of some small towns, I guess.
NC 25:  Doesn't exist
NC 30:  Still on the slow side.  Greenville hasn't gotten out that far yet.
NC 35:  Okay, when you're in a small town.
I-40:  This'd be an improvement at rush hour!
NC 45:  Sounds good.
NC 50:  Sounds great on the eastern part; sounds much too fast around Raleigh.
NC 55:  Perfect for some of the new bypasses.
NC 60:  Much too fast for that mountain road.
NC 65:  Suburban, but still too fast.
US 70:  Perfect for the freeway parts.
NC 75:  Nope, it's too suburban.
NC 80:  Ouch goes the mountain road.
I-85:  Great!
NC 90:  Says Wikipedia, "It is one of the few highways in the state with an unpaved portion."
NC 95:  Does not exist.

NC 95? What about I-95?

How in the world did I forget about that!?

I-95:  Rather risky, but could work.
NC 100:  Nope!  Much too fast for this suburban four-lane road, let alone the part through downtown Burlington.
NC 105, 110:  Even worse - they're mostly-two-lane mountain roads.
NC 115:  As if!  The Charlotte commuters stuck in traffic laugh at you.

Dirt Roads

Quote from: Evan_Th on February 18, 2021, 05:56:41 PM
North Carolina:
NC 95:  Does not exist.

Quote from: Crown Victoria on February 19, 2021, 09:09:57 AM
NC 95? What about I-95?

Quote from: Evan_Th on February 19, 2021, 05:43:42 PM
How in the world did I forget about that!?

I-95:  Rather risky, but could work.

No problem.  I-95 isn't of much importance for most North Carolinians anyhow.  But we do get frequent traffic reports about I-95 shutdowns here in the Triangle.  Sometimes I think the traffic reporters are trying to remind folks on I-40 that life could be worse.

paulthemapguy

Here's a section of US30 in Illinois I drive on all the time, with the speed limit sign and route marker in the same shot.
https://goo.gl/maps/2w66yjAdNJXu48mC9

IL-35 somehow has every speed limit from 30 to 50 EXCEPT 35 along its 2-mile route. https://goo.gl/maps/gN9G2CKzLron2EaN6

Here's a 40-mph section of IL-40 in Peoria. https://goo.gl/maps/unftYnQNbqfWnVdr9

Here's a 40-mph section of US40 in Vandalia.  https://goo.gl/maps/aRd7uzuKrHzPwEQYA

45mph is the second most common speed limit on IDOT roads, so a 45-mph section of US45 wasn't hard to find: https://goo.gl/maps/cnEYVxefp9jjsSkR6

Here's a 50-mph section of US50 in Lebanon. https://goo.gl/maps/W6XQdurGY19AHvFp7
I-55 is 55mph in most of Chicagoland from Bolingbrook east, so that's too easy.
I-70 is 70mph in most rural areas, so that's also too easy. https://goo.gl/maps/ZFZbxHtkRa5pGtoV7
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kphoger

Quote from: kphoger on February 18, 2021, 03:59:50 PM

Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on February 18, 2021, 03:52:07 PM
Whoops, forgot about US 50! I would say it's too slow for some sections, but there are some spots that are perfect for US 50.

Found one!

50 mph on US-50

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 19, 2021, 08:05:33 PM
Here's a 50-mph section of US50 in Lebanon. https://goo.gl/maps/W6XQdurGY19AHvFp7

Funny, I almost posted that one instead of the one I chose.
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FrCorySticha

Just a couple from Montana:

US 2 - You really don't want to walk along much of it.
I-15 - That would take forever to get anywhere. Please no.
US 87 - May or may not have done that and faster on the section between Great Falls and Havre. Straight, flat, and boring.
US 89 - Some straight, flat sections where that'd be fine. The mountains, not so much.
I-90 - Most of it outside of the mountains would be fine, as people generally do 80-85 on it anyways.
I-94 - Yes please. All of it.
MT 200 - Anyone have a Hellcat Challenger I can borrow to "test"?
US 212 - You really don't want to try that on Beartooth Pass, unless you missed a decimal point between 21 and 2.

CoreySamson

Best fits for Texas:

20: PR-20 - Very appropriate.
25: PR-25 - Also very appropriate.
30: PR-30 - A little fast, but relatively appropriate.
35: SH-35 - Too slow for most of it, but the speed limit for the route is 35 in the city center sections.
40: PR-40 - Looks very appropriate for most of it.
45: FM-45 - A little slow, as the road is straight, narrow, and nearly abandoned, but the shoulders are basically nonexistent, so it's alright.
50: SH-50 - Would be about right in most parts of the country, but in Texas this two-lane road has a limit of 70.
55: FM-55 - Literally perfect.
60: SH-60 - Also literally perfect.
65: SH-65 - Again, literally perfect.
70: US-70 - Perfect for most of it.
75: US-75 - Perfect north of McKinney.
80: US 80 - Maybe on the rural sections between Terrell and Hawkins?
85: SH-85 - A bit of a stretch for a two-lane road.
90: US 90 - Possibly feasible between Marfa and Van Horn.
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tq-07fan

Quote from: SkyPesos on February 17, 2021, 11:13:36 PM
Old thread, but since Ohio haven't been done yet, I'll contribute

US 20: could work in downtown Cleveland (currently signed at 25), but besides that niche use, nope
OH 25: works for the numerous downtowns it passes through, but otherwise, nope
US 30: it's mostly a freeway or expressway in the state, so nope
US 35: like US 30, mostly freeway, so nope
US 40: works for within urban areas like in Columbus, but in rural areas, too slow
OH 45: mostly a yes
US 50: besides the concurrency with OH 32, yes, 50 could work on 50
OH 55: mostly a rural 2 lane on a relatively straight route, so 55 is perfect, and most likely what is already signed on it
OH 60: no expressway sections, so maximum posted speed is 55. Though there are probably some flat and straight sections where you can drive at 60
OH 65: no expressway sections, so too fast
I-70: maximum posted speed limit in Ohio is 70, which is what is signed on most of I-70
I-75: the speed almost every person drives at on I-75, despite the lower posted speed limit
I-80: too high to be posted, though traffic does flow at 80 in rural sections sometimes
OH 85:  :rofl:
I-90: too high, though I wouldn't be surprised if there at least 3 people out there that drives 90 on 90
Come on man, you didn't consider the complete route on a couple of these...
US 35 west of Dayton is 35 in New Lebanon, West Alexandria and Eaton.
US 50 is signed for 50 between Terrace Park and Mariemont and through Addyston and west much of the way to Indiana

I'm completely surprised in taking a couple sample looks I am not seeing any parts of US 40 signed for 40 although I it seams like I've seen it, unless they've upped the speeds which at US 40 / I-70 interchange east of Springfield they have.

Jim

SkyPesos

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Quote from: tq-07fan on February 19, 2021, 10:51:56 PM
I'm completely surprised in taking a couple sample looks I am not seeing any parts of US 40 signed for 40 although I it seams like I've seen it, unless they've upped the speeds which at US 40 / I-70 interchange east of Springfield they have.
I thought I've seen a couple of 40 mph on US 40, but I checked it and some other roads in the Columbus area, and it seems like 40 mph is rare. 35 mph is very common, and US 40 goes up from 35 to 50 at the eastern I-270 interchange. But lots of the 35 mph sections of US 40 can be bumped up to 40 mph, like this one

Ketchup99

Quote from: SkyPesos on February 19, 2021, 11:13:04 PM
Quote from: tq-07fan on February 19, 2021, 10:51:56 PM
I'm completely surprised in taking a couple sample looks I am not seeing any parts of US 40 signed for 40 although I it seams like I've seen it, unless they've upped the speeds which at US 40 / I-70 interchange east of Springfield they have.
I thought I've seen a couple of 40 mph on US 40, but I checked it and some other roads in the Columbus area, and it seems like 40 mph is rare. 35 mph is very common, and US 40 goes up from 35 to 50 at the eastern I-270 interchange. But lots of the 35 mph sections of US 40 can be bumped up to US 40, like this one
That last example could be 55 with no problem.

ilpt4u

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 19, 2021, 08:05:33 PM
Here's a section of US30 in Illinois I drive on all the time, with the speed limit sign and route marker in the same shot.
https://goo.gl/maps/2w66yjAdNJXu48mC9

IL-35 somehow has every speed limit from 30 to 50 EXCEPT 35 along its 2-mile route. https://goo.gl/maps/gN9G2CKzLron2EaN6

Here's a 40-mph section of IL-40 in Peoria. https://goo.gl/maps/unftYnQNbqfWnVdr9

Here's a 40-mph section of US40 in Vandalia.  https://goo.gl/maps/aRd7uzuKrHzPwEQYA

45mph is the second most common speed limit on IDOT roads, so a 45-mph section of US45 wasn't hard to find: https://goo.gl/maps/cnEYVxefp9jjsSkR6

Here's a 50-mph section of US50 in Lebanon. https://goo.gl/maps/W6XQdurGY19AHvFp7
I-55 is 55mph in most of Chicagoland from Bolingbrook east, so that's too easy.
I-70 is 70mph in most rural areas, so that's also too easy. https://goo.gl/maps/ZFZbxHtkRa5pGtoV7
School Zone 20 MPH on US 20 in Marengo, and the beacon is actually lit on GSV! https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2445077,-88.5977147,3a,38.3y,303.68h,88.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9SXNR-q2a_edDTsnN47ABQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

kphoger

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SkyPesos


kphoger

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

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geek11111

TX-130: 85mph (approx. equal to 130 km/h)
US-59 in Houston downtown: 60 mph (59 and 60 are really close)
I-10/20 in west TX: 80 mph (it was US-80)
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MultiMillionMiler

I-95 along the Jersey Turnpike could definitely handle 95 mph, as well as sections in Florida and near the NC/SC border.

I-80 in NJ could reasonably be 80 mph


87 mph on I-87? Fine with me. But that's not a 5, so 90 mph on I-90 will have to do.






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