For those of you who count your clinches, what's the lowest-numbered road that you have not clinched? State routes, US highways, Interstates, any major enough route (preferably signed).
I'll allow a Business route, a spur, connector, auxiliary, suffixed, or prefixed routes...whatever, just so as long as you have clinched it.
You do not have to clinch its entire parent route for this thread, unless you want to. You can also count decommissioned routes, too.
So if you've clinched one of US Route 1's Business alignments, then you can count a "1". Finished off a Statevincial RouteWayTrunkRoad 2? ...you have "2". Completed that Far-Off Highway 3 when you were on vacation? ...now you have "3". Interstate 4 from end-to-end? ...well, you get the idea.
I haven't knowingly clinched any route numbered 83. What's your lowest?
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
Mine is definitely 1. Haven't clinched TN 1, LA 1, or TX NASA Road 1 (although that last one is totally doable whenever I have time). I haven't been on any other route 1s.
It's 1 for me.
Looks like my lowest number is 108. There's no WV 108, and KY 108 is out in the west-central part of the state in an area to which I don't get very often.
My lowest-numbered traveled but unclinched route seems to be 325. I've traveled several route 325s in various places, but no clinches on any. Every lower number, I have a clinch somewhere, sometimes in unexpected places (like Quebec for 323, and South Dakota for 324).
Quote from: hbelkins on June 10, 2021, 07:28:41 PM
Looks like my lowest number is 108. There's no WV 108, and KY 108 is out in the west-central part of the state in an area to which I don't get very often.
VA 108 is in Martinsville
For me the answer is the same as routes traveled - 266
If you include bannered routes, it's 8. If not, 2.
1: MN
2: TRUCK 2, Superior, WI
3: MN
4: MN, NM
5: MN
6: MN
7: MN
8: none
1. The lowest route number I have clinched is 3 - various instances of GA 3 Connector. Lowest non-bannered is GA 6.
1
Looks like mine is 18.
CO1
CO2
CO3
I-4
CO5
OR6
CO7
CO8
CO9
CO10
I-11
I-12
CO13
CO14
CO15
I-16
I-17
Chris
TCH 1 -- NL
NY 2
MA 3
So...4, it seems.
1 for me, since I have not clinched BC-1 or Berlin's B1, and have not been on any other Highway 1s.
On a quick search (thank you TM SQL queries) I'm up to 14. But the only 6 is a MA 6A, which I'm not sure fits the spirit of the challenge. Though if business routes do (which is how I got past 1), maybe they're ok.
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
NY 2 shouldn't be too hard. If every state of a multistate route is needed, MA 2 is a straight shot from the state line to Boston.
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
You have Ohio state route 2, along much of the state's northern border via Toledo and Cleveland. Is the problem that it's too long for you to clinch? (I've clinched it, though not in one trip.)
Quote from: oscar on June 10, 2021, 07:35:19 PM
My lowest-numbered traveled but unclinched route seems to be 325. I've traveled several route 325s in various places, but no clinches on any. Every lower number, I have a clinch somewhere, sometimes in unexpected places (like Quebec for 323, and South Dakota for 324).
Well I presume you will be clinching PA 325 on your next trip to the northeast. :clap:
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 11, 2021, 12:30:38 PM
Quote from: oscar on June 10, 2021, 07:35:19 PM
My lowest-numbered traveled but unclinched route seems to be 325. I've traveled several route 325s in various places, but no clinches on any. Every lower number, I have a clinch somewhere, sometimes in unexpected places (like Quebec for 323, and South Dakota for 324).
Well I presume you will be clinching PA 325 on your next trip to the northeast. :clap:
Which might be awhile, since all my trips planned for this year go west or south (unless the Canadian border reopens before winter arrives, in which case I have some unfinished business in Ontario and Quebec).
Quote from: oscar on June 11, 2021, 12:36:18 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 11, 2021, 12:30:38 PM
Quote from: oscar on June 10, 2021, 07:35:19 PM
My lowest-numbered traveled but unclinched route seems to be 325. I've traveled several route 325s in various places, but no clinches on any. Every lower number, I have a clinch somewhere, sometimes in unexpected places (like Quebec for 323, and South Dakota for 324).
Well I presume you will be clinching PA 325 on your next trip to the northeast. :clap:
Which might be awhile, since all my trips planned for this year go west or south (unless the Canadian border reopens before winter arrives, in which case I have some unfinished business in Ontario and Quebec).
VA 325 is an easy one to get, near US 301 Hanover...
Quote from: Mapmikey on June 11, 2021, 12:56:02 PM
VA 325 is an easy one to get, near US 301 Hanover...
I traveled it, noted it was unsigned, and soon thereafter it was removed from Travel Mapping (and my own list file). Does it still officially exist?
Even if I count it, there are numbers higher in the 32x range where I have no clinched routes.
VA 4 would probably be my lowest. It's also the lowest Virginia primary route number I've never been on.
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
KY 2 would be an easy clinch for you. Begins at the old routing of US 23 in downtown Greenup, crosses the four-lane US 23 shortly thereafter, and continues to US 60 in Olive Hill. Depending on your origin point in the C-bus area, you could reach the northern (eastern) terminus in 2 1/2-3 hours by coming down US 23 through Circleville and Chillicothe.
If we allow auxiliaries, it's 4. Otherwise 1:
US 1 Alt (Washington, DC)
I-H2
two instances of GA 3 Connector (well, three, but one of them is unsigned)
Good golly, this would require a lot of county highway searching and memory racking.
Quote from: oscar on June 11, 2021, 02:06:26 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on June 11, 2021, 12:56:02 PM
VA 325 is an easy one to get, near US 301 Hanover...
I traveled it, noted it was unsigned, and soon thereafter it was removed from Travel Mapping (and my own list file). Does it still officially exist?
Quote from: formulanone on June 10, 2021, 06:45:34 PM
You can also count decommissioned routes, too.
This depends on whether the two segments of Nebraska Highway 2 count as one highway or two. I have all of NE 1. I have all of the east segment of NE 2, but very little of the western segment. I have all of MN 3. I have not clinched all of a Highway 4 anywhere, although I have bits and pieces in 5 states.
I've probably clinched M-1 (not in one trip), so ... 2?
Quote from: oscar on June 11, 2021, 02:06:26 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on June 11, 2021, 12:56:02 PM
VA 325 is an easy one to get, near US 301 Hanover...
I traveled it, noted it was unsigned, and soon thereafter it was removed from Travel Mapping (and my own list file). Does it still officially exist?
Even if I count it, there are numbers higher in the 32x range where I have no clinched routes.
The CTB does officially decommission facility routes. Recent examples are 357 and 386. To my knowledge 325 still exists as do all the VA 32x routes.
You already have MD 327, 328 and 329. If you got VA 325 did you get very nearby VA 326?
Quote from: Jim on June 11, 2021, 07:39:43 AM
On a quick search (thank you TM SQL queries) I'm up to 14. But the only 6 is a MA 6A, which I'm not sure fits the spirit of the challenge. Though if business routes do (which is how I got past 1), maybe they're ok.
I got up to 17, so I think 18 might be my answer here.
Choosing examples to have somoe variety where I have more than one option.
1: I'd prefer to count I-A1, but that's unsigned. So I'll go with US 1 Business in Sanford, NC
2: BC 2
3: AK 3
4: NM 4
5: Business MD 5, Waldorf
6: MA 6A
7: NM 7
8: CT 8
9: VT 9
10: BL I-10, Deming, NM
11: HI 11
12: I-12
13: Business US 13, Salisbury, MD
14: I-14
15: BL I-15, Cedar City, UT
16: US 16 Alt, Custer, SD
17: VT 17
Looks like it's 11 for me
Bus LA 1 (both)
Loop 2 TX
LA 3
Caddo Parish Rd 4 LA
LA 5
LA 6
Loop 7 TX
LA 8
LA 9
Bus LA 10
iPhone
Quote from: Mapmikey on June 11, 2021, 07:20:53 PM
You already have MD 327, 328 and 329. If you got VA 325 did you get very nearby VA 326?
VA 325 seems to open up the floodgates. Counting unsigned I-345, decommissioned VA 386 (prison road, clinched while it was still a state highway), and unsigned VA 399, I can probably get into the low 400s, where the mostly-clinched Ontario and Orlando freeway systems come into play.
Virginia state routes (clinched them all north of the James River), and Maryland state routes (all but 353, but I have VA 353), help get me through the 300s, and at least a little beyond.
Quote from: 1 on June 11, 2021, 11:47:55 AM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
NY 2 shouldn't be too hard. If every state of a multistate route is needed, MA 2 is a straight shot from the state line to Boston.
Eastern end of MA 2 is more than a little tricky. Only reason why I haven't clinched it fully.
Quote from: Rothman on June 11, 2021, 11:02:54 PM
Quote from: 1 on June 11, 2021, 11:47:55 AM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
NY 2 shouldn't be too hard. If every state of a multistate route is needed, MA 2 is a straight shot from the state line to Boston.
Eastern end of MA 2 is more than a little tricky. Only reason why I haven't clinched it fully.
It is. I've clinched all of it west of Alewife.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 11, 2021, 11:05:22 PM
Quote from: Rothman on June 11, 2021, 11:02:54 PM
Quote from: 1 on June 11, 2021, 11:47:55 AM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on June 11, 2021, 11:41:22 AM
2. Not sure how I'm going to clinch that in Ohio, much less anywhere else.
NY 2 shouldn't be too hard. If every state of a multistate route is needed, MA 2 is a straight shot from the state line to Boston.
Eastern end of MA 2 is more than a little tricky. Only reason why I haven't clinched it fully.
It is. I've clinched all of it west of Alewife.
Oh yeah, well, I've clinched it across the Charles, but never took the weird turn onto Beacon.
Quote from: Rothman on June 10, 2021, 11:33:12 PM
TCH 1 -- NL
NY 2
MA 3
So...4, it seems.
And, I have I-4.
So...5. Can't think of one.
Well, let's see ... (Thank goodness for bannered routes)
1: US 1 Alt (both Baltimore and Washington), US 1 Bus (Bel Air, MD)
2: MD 2
3: MD 3, MD 3 Bus (Glen Burnie), VA 3 Bus (Fredericksburg)
4: *** None yet
5: MD 5 Bus (Waldorf)
6: MI M-6
7: *** Depends - do the separate segments of MD 7 count? If so, clinched the White Marsh, Havre de Grace, and Elkton sections; still need Perryville and North East sections
8: *** None yet
9: VT 9 Trk (Brattleboro)
10: MD 10
11: MI M-11
12: *** None yet
13: US 13 Bus (both Salisbury, MD and Pocomoke City MD)
14: DE 14 Trk (Harrington)
15: US 15 Bus (both Emmitsburg MD and Leesburg VA)
16: *** None yet
17: US 17 Bus (Saluda VA)
18: *** None yet
19: US 19 Trk (Waynesville NC)
20: FL 20 (both Gainesville and Blountstown)
So my answer is 4. Frustratingly close with MD 4 - I have 92% of it, and the segment I'm missing is close to me. Might have to grab it sometime soon, making my number 7 or 8.
And if using bannered routes is disallowed, my number is ... well ... 1
At one time I had a clinch of TH 1 (Iceland) but a significant re-routing since my clinch dropped me to 92%
Edit: Added footnote about TH 1
Quote from: DandyDan on June 11, 2021, 06:14:29 PM
This depends on whether the two segments of Nebraska Highway 2 count as one highway or two. I have all of NE 1. I have all of the east segment of NE 2, but very little of the western segment. I have all of MN 3. I have not clinched all of a Highway 4 anywhere, although I have bits and pieces in 5 states.
Since it looks like bannered routes count, I did clinch Alternate K-4 in Nortonville, KS. I have not clinched a Highway 5 anywhere, though. I could easily finish IL 5 if I ever go back to the Quad Cities.
If you do not count a single state's segment of a US highway as a clinch, then 12 is my lowest number. If you do count that, then my lowest number is 34.
1
The lowest signed route I have clinched to my knowledge is 7 (the signed portion of TN-7, the rest is unsigned on US-31)
The lowest complete signed route is 10 (as a passenger on ALT WV-10)
As a driver the lowest completely signed clinch is 194 (I-194 MI, though I likely have a lower number I am forgetting. The lack of ALT/Bus/Byp routes in IN does not help)
I believe I clinched Business TCH 1 in Charlottetown, but I don't even remember if there was in fact a Business TCH 1. So, I'd say my lowest number is 1.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 10, 2021, 06:53:10 PM
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
I am up to 8 since I clinched IL 6 on Sunday.
Well, that wasn't hard...my number is 3. Of all the single-digit numbers, I'm missing a 3 and a 5.
Mine is 4. I can claim a raccordo autostradale for 3 :sombrero:. Now, this only counts if one considers all three sections of the Spanish A-2 separate (I have clinched one of them), if not then it's 2.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 24, 2021, 08:46:03 AM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 10, 2021, 06:53:10 PM
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
I am up to 8 since I clinched IL 6 on Sunday.
Actually, I would be up to 14 if I am allowed to count the eastern segment of IN 8, which I clinched on June 18th.
For me, it's 1. There's not a lot of Highway/Route 1s in the western US--I've been on CA-1, and driven bits of it south of the Bay Area and around LA, but have come nowhere near clinching it, given that it's almost 650 miles long. Lowest number I've clinched actually is I-5 within Oregon.
-Tarkus
Looks like I'm going to clinch PE18 when I'm up there in a couple weeks, so that will move my number all the way up to 38.
1: CO1
2: CO2
3: CO3
4: I-4
5: CO5
6: OR6
7: CO7
8: CO8
9: CO9
10: CO10
11: I-11
12: I-12
13: CO13
14: CO14
15: CO15
16: I-16
17: I-17
18: PE18
19: I-19
20: K-20
21: CO21
22: CO22
23: CO23
24: I-24
25: I-25
26: CO26
27: I-27
28: ID28
29: NM29
30: CO30
31: ID31
32: ID32
33: ID33Spur
34: UT34
35: CO35
36: CO36
37: I-37
Chris
I've clinched CO-1, so 2 (for now).
Quote from: Bruce on June 11, 2021, 01:55:52 AM
1 for me, since I have not clinched BC-1 or Berlin's B1, and have not been on any other Highway 1s.
I have now clinched ID-1 and US 2 in two states, so my count is up to 3.
1: ID
2: US [WA, ID]
3: ...
4: WA
5: I [WA]
6: ...
7: WA
8: WA
9: WA
10: WA
11: WA
12: US [WA]
13: BC
14: ...
15: BC
16: WA
17: ...
18: WA
19: WA
20: ...
21: ...
22: WA
23: ...
24: WA
25: ...
Everyone can count what they want of course, but I wasn't including a state's portion of a national route, i.e. US36 in Colorado, since I haven't clinched all of US36, but to each their own.
Chris
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on June 24, 2021, 04:29:12 PM
Mine is 4. I can claim a raccordo autostradale for 3 :sombrero:. Now, this only counts if one considers all three sections of the Spanish A-2 separate (I have clinched one of them), if not then it's 2.
A double check has showed it's undisputably 4. I didn't check all minor routes, and I have at least a 2 among them.
Quote from: Rothman on June 10, 2021, 11:33:12 PM
TCH 1 -- NL
NY 2
MA 3
So...4, it seems.
Dear heavens, I evidently forgot about I-4...or thought this particular tracking was silly. :D
Up to 5! :D
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 24, 2021, 08:46:03 AM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 10, 2021, 06:53:10 PM
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
I am up to 8 since I clinched IL 6 on Sunday.
I recently determined that my lowest number with this condition is now 80. I have sections of I-80, KY 80, VA 80, and NY 80, but none of these are close to clinched. I have not done MD 80 to this point.
Mines only 3.
1: NB 1, MB 1A
2: ON 2
If I were to clinch ON 3 and 4, it'd go up to 18.
This is a bit trickier to figure out than the other thread...
(listing only the first one that comes to mind for each number)
1: NB 1
2: NY/MA 2
3: US 3
4: US 4
5: CO 5
6: MA 6A
7: RI 7
8: I-8
9: CT 9
10: A-10 (Quebec)
11: I-11
12: RI 12
13: MA/NH 13
14: MA 14
15: CT 15
16: MA 16
17: CA 17
18: MA 18
19: NS Trunk 19
20: CT 20
21: MA 21
22: ME 22
23: FL 23
24: CA 24
25: MA 25
26: ME 26
27: MA 27
28: MA/NH 28
29: NONE
Honestly I'm a little disappointed it's this low. I've been on a lot of US 29, but surprisingly few states actually have a route 29.
Still at 83. * Now up to 103:
FL A1A | I-2 | NC 3 | I-4 | GA 5 Spur | FL 6 | FL 7 | Beltway 8 | FL 9 | RI 10 |
FL 11 | I-12 | AL 13 | M-14 | US 15 Business | IA 16 | FL 17 | AL 18 | WA 19 | AL 20 |
LA 21 | I-22 | FL 23 | I-24 | WV 25 | FL 26 | MO 27 | TN 28 | FL 29 | WI 30 |
FL 31 | NJ 32 | AL 33 | AL 34 | CT 35 | TN 36 | FL 37 | LA 38 | AL 39 | SD 40 |
US 41 Business | NJ 42 | NH 43 | CO 44 | TX 45 | AL 46 | LA 47 | GA 48 | LA 49 | GA 50 |
AZ 51 | FL 52 | AL 53 | FL 54 | MD 55 | LA 56 | CA 57 | GA 58 | I-59 | FL 60 |
AL 61 | AL 62 | IN 63 | AL 64 | AL 65 | AL 66 | MD 67 | I-68 | AB 69 | FL 70 |
AL 71 | US 72 | AL 73 | LA 74 | AL 75 | FL 76 | AL 77 | I-78 | VA 79 | FL 80 |
NJ 81 | FL 82 | IA 83 | FL 84 | I-85 Business | AL 86 | TX 87 | I-88 | AL 89 | CA 90 |
CA 91 | US 92 | AL 93 | GA 94 | I-95 Business | I-96 | I-97 | IL 98 | RI 99 | WI 100 |
AL 101 | FL 102 | ?? | WA 104 | I-105 | ?? | AL 107 | ?? | OH 109 | I-110 |
Next number that's un-clinched would be 106, then 108.
Quote from: Bruce on June 11, 2021, 01:55:52 AM
1 for me, since I have not clinched BC-1 or Berlin's B1, and have not been on any other Highway 1s.
You've clinched M-1 with me.
2 for me, as I have clinched CO 1 in my early childhood.
Let's see. Having clinched NY and decent amounts of surrounding states, this gets long if we include suffixed/bannered routes:
DE 1
NY, other states 2
US, several states 3
US 4
NY, other states 5
NY, MA 6A
NY 7
NY 8
US 9
NY 10
CT 11
NY 12-19
CT 20
NY 21-43
US 44
NY 45
US, NY 46
NH 47
NY 48-56
MA 57
NY 58-61
MA 62
NY 63-83
I-84
NY 85
I-86E, 87, 88E, 89, 90, 91
NY 92-98
I-99
NY 100-151
NJ 152
NY 153
CT 154
NY 155-180
M181 (UK)
NY 182-187
The lowest route number I have not clinched is 188, though I have been on a 188 in two states.
| oscar | 325+ |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| formulanone | 103 |
| 74/171FAN | 80 |
| JayhawkCO | 38 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| Jim | 17 |
| cabiness42 | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| US 89 | 7 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| 7/8 | 3 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
^ I should be 1 on that list. I've never clinched a route 1.
Never clinched a 2, either. The lowest number I have clinched is GA 3 (as of Sunday, actually).
The lowest number for me would be 5.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on February 14, 2022, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 24, 2021, 08:46:03 AM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 10, 2021, 06:53:10 PM
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
I am up to 8 since I clinched IL 6 on Sunday.
I recently determined that my lowest number with this condition is now 80. I have sections of I-80, KY 80, VA 80, and NY 80, but none of these are close to clinched. I have not done MD 80 to this point.
I have now clinched MD 80 and MD 108 so I am now up to 127. I am hoping to maybe be up to 339 after next weekend.
Okay, updated.
| oscar | 325+ |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| 74/171FAN | 127 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| formulanone | 103 |
| JayhawkCO | 38 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| Jim | 17 |
| cabiness42 | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| 7/8 | 3 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
I'm unlikely to ever move off 12. Don't see myself clinching the entirety of US 12 and there aren't any state routes 12 near me.
Mine is 1. I have never clinched the entirety of US 1, although I might be able to get DE 1 this summer.
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on June 19, 2022, 11:35:24 AM
I'm unlikely to ever move off 12. Don't see myself clinching the entirety of US 12 and there aren't any state routes 12 near me.
Yeah, my own goals are out of whack with this thread. I don't care about clinching all the routes out there; just the interstates. I'll get all of I-5 someday, but that's way down the road. I sort of leave this thread to those that have goals related to broader clinching than I do.
Add me to the 1 club. Lowest I have clinched is 4.
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on June 19, 2022, 11:35:24 AM
I'm unlikely to ever move off 12. Don't see myself clinching the entirety of US 12 and there aren't any state routes 12 near me.
Wouldn't clinching US 12 within Indiana mean you've clinched Indiana's route 12?
Quote from: Mapmikey on June 24, 2022, 05:30:04 PM
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on June 19, 2022, 11:35:24 AM
I'm unlikely to ever move off 12. Don't see myself clinching the entirety of US 12 and there aren't any state routes 12 near me.
Wouldn't clinching US 12 within Indiana mean you've clinched Indiana's route 12?
I guess it depends on whether you look at US 12 as a single, very long route, or a series of connected routes within each state. I generally go with the former, so that wouldn't count.
Even if you did count that, it still only gets me up to 34.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 18, 2022, 04:18:06 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on February 14, 2022, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 24, 2021, 08:46:03 AM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 10, 2021, 06:53:10 PM
As of today, mine is 6. I have got VA 6 or DE 6 done to this point.
I am up to 8 since I clinched IL 6 on Sunday.
I recently determined that my lowest number with this condition is now 80. I have sections of I-80, KY 80, VA 80, and NY 80, but none of these are close to clinched. I have not done MD 80 to this point.
I have now clinched MD 80 and MD 108 so I am now up to 127. I am hoping to maybe be up to 339 after next weekend.
I am up to 339 now with this condition. A clinch of PA 339 is currently on hold due to construction.
Quote from: Tarkus on June 28, 2021, 06:19:34 AM
For me, it's 1. There's not a lot of Highway/Route 1s in the western US--I've been on CA-1, and driven bits of it south of the Bay Area and around LA, but have come nowhere near clinching it, given that it's almost 650 miles long. Lowest number I've clinched actually is I-5 within Oregon.
-Tarkus
...Then you've clinched 1, as that is I-5.
Let's see.
I've clinched:
DE 1
VA 2
MD & NJ 3
NC, NJ & VA 4
MD & VA 5
VA 6
VA 7
No clinches of 8 yet.
Quote from: 7/8 on February 14, 2022, 08:58:36 PM
Mines only 3.
1: NB 1, MB 1A
2: ON 2
If I were to clinch ON 3 and 4, it'd go up to 18.
As of yesterday, I've completed all 3 sections of ON 3. On my previous post, I forgot that I clinched BC 4A, so that brings me up to
18.
I picked up FL 103 last week, which puts me at 106.
Interstate: 4
US: 1
State: 1 (DE)
Lowest Numbered Routes I have clinched
Interstate: 97 (former I-86 in CT as a passenger)
US: 222
State: 2 (CT)
I was so close to clinching Colorado 3, which would have helped me in this department...I should have just done it.
Quote from: bulldog1979 on February 14, 2022, 11:09:08 PM
Quote from: Bruce on June 11, 2021, 01:55:52 AM
1 for me, since I have not clinched BC-1 or Berlin's B1, and have not been on any other Highway 1s.
You've clinched M-1 with me.
Whoops, totally forgot that was a full clinch.
1 - MI, ID
2 - WA (US), ID (US)
3 - WA
4 - WA
5 - WA (I), OR (I)
6 - OR
7 - WA
8 - WA
9 - WA
10 - WA, BC
11 - WA, BC, NV (I)
That leaves me with 12. I've got 13 through 19, so I'd be able to jump up to 20 if I get the last bit of US 12 I need in Washington.
It appears 223 is the lowest number I do not have a full clinch of.
What is annoying is that I am exactly one block short of clinching NV 223. If I'd known when I was there...
well it wouldn't make a huge difference actually since my next missing number is 227 and while I have been on three of those (QC, IN, PA) I am nowhere near clinching any of them. Indeed, for all three, I only have a section of them that is concurrent with something else I was driving.
Quote from: Duke87 on September 13, 2022, 05:44:22 PM
What is annoying is that I am exactly one block short of clinching NV 223. If I'd known when I was there...
I'm guessing the segment that juts out from the freeway interchange? Those are real annoying.
New leader at the top on the board...
| 74/171FAN | 339 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| formulanone | 106 |
| JayhawkCO | 38 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 17, 2021, 12:32:31 PM
Everyone can count what they want of course, but I wasn't including a state's portion of a national route, i.e. US36 in Colorado, since I haven't clinched all of US36, but to each their own.
Chris
I'm not counting that either, but since US 12 goes through the four states closest to me, clinching a 12 is challenging. OH 12 isn't super far away, but I have other priorities before worrying about clinching that.
I can only get as far as 3 before running into issues. Although I have never travelled to North America, I have clinched the M/N1 and M/N2 in Ireland, as well as the Northern Irish M1 and the TF-2 in Tenerife. You could argue that I have the M3 in Northern Ireland (only driven from the junction, not the actual start) but I definitely haven't clinched any road numbered 4.
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on September 13, 2022, 10:35:49 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 17, 2021, 12:32:31 PM
Everyone can count what they want of course, but I wasn't including a state's portion of a national route, i.e. US36 in Colorado, since I haven't clinched all of US36, but to each their own.
Chris
I'm not counting that either, but since US 12 goes through the four states closest to me, clinching a 12 is challenging. OH 12 isn't super far away, but I have other priorities before worrying about clinching that.
I highly recommend Utah 12. It's my favorite road I've ever driven on from end to end. It's pretty much necessary if you ever want to reach Bryce Canyon National Park! I also highly recommend the quintessential route down the Outer Banks, North Carolina 12. Neither is close to your homeland, but each is worth seeing! You might have to think of more distant pleasurable destinations if there aren't many 12s near you, anyway.
I'm still listed too high in the list, formulanone. I'm only at 18.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 16, 2022, 03:03:00 PM
I'm still listed too high in the list...
< laughs in Coloradoan >
| 74/171FAN | 339 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| formulanone | 106 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
I clinched PA 339 yesterday so my new number is 411. I do have mileage on US 411 from my trip to the south last March, but nowhere close to a clinch.
I did clinch US 411 TRUCK (Maryville, TN), but I do not include truck routes in regard to these lists. If that counted, I would be at 429 (only clinched NY 429's concurrency with NY 31).
Clinched?
That number is at the very bottom; 1.
I weaved my way through Wisconsin 106 a few months back, so I'm now at 108.
| 74/171FAN | 411 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| formulanone | 108 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| Hunty2022 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
1 lol
I think the lowest numbered route that I've actually clinched is the southern section of AR 5, although there's also a northern section so that may not count. If multiple sections don't count, I guess that would mean I-30 is the lowest route that I've clinched.
Picked up Alabama 108 and 115, that puts me at 125.
| 74/171FAN | 411 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Mapmikey | 266 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| formulanone | 125 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| Hunty2022 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| TBKS1 | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
i neglected to update this thread after driving OH 266 a while back.
My new lowest number not clinched is 427.
Mapmikey deftly moves from 3rd to first!
| Mapmikey | 427 |
| 74/171FAN | 411 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| formulanone | 125 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| Hunty2022 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| TBKS1 | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
Quote from: TBKS1 on January 08, 2023, 10:13:51 PM
1 lol
I think the lowest numbered route that I've actually clinched is the southern section of AR 5, although there's also a northern section so that may not count. If multiple sections don't count, I guess that would mean I-30 is the lowest route that I've clinched.
I leave this up to personal interpretation - my "41" is a passel of different US 41 Business routes.
Basically, if it has a shield, and/or defined (not necessarily posted) beginning and end points, then it counts for this list. If you want to count hidden routes, that's okay too.
The lowest route number I haven't clinched is 5
2 for me.
I was kicking myself late last summer. I drove on the tiny Colorado 3 in Durango, but I failed to get a tiny stub of it connecting to US160. I need to gear up and find another 3 to clinch. Watch, it'll probably be Illinois's Route 3.
And I want to know: does "clinching" mean that you have travelled entire road?
Quote from: Poiponen13 on June 19, 2023, 10:27:50 AM
And I want to know: does "clinching" mean that you have travelled entire road?
Correct. Some people have different definitions for the word (some say you have to travel the entire thing in both directions, others say you can't count it as a clinch if you exit and get back on at the same exit), but generally, the definition used by most road geeks is that you have traveled all mileage of the road.
After a recent clinch of NY76, my lowest number with no clinches is now 92.
I'm not counting PA92Trk(Nicholson) or the sections of I-95(Secaucus, NJ) and AZ95(Bullhead City) that I drove. I am utilizing some of the aforementioned cheapies, though, like a bunch of 1A's (or NH1B) and MA6A.
If I manage to pick up 92 and 95, I already have everything else up through 246. This isn't a current priority, but maybe I'll get around to it before winter. There are lots of decent options for 92 within a day's drive from home, but I'll probably have to go with NY for 95.
Lieutenant Drebbin (or is it Enrico Palazzo?) enters in 8th...
| Mapmikey | 427 |
| 74/171FAN | 411 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| formulanone | 125 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| drebbin | 92 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| Hunty2022 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| TBKS1 | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
I can substitute Louisiana 41 for all those US 41 Business routes, but still stuck on finishing a 125.
Wait, I'm not on the list? 1.
I'm not on the list either. Mine is also 1.
I clinched Tennessee 125 a few months back, and I'm up to 131.
I'm not on the list and my lowest route I haven't clinched is 5.
Updated.
| Mapmikey | 427 |
| 74/171FAN | 411 |
| oscar | 325 |
| Duke87 | 223 |
| cl94 | 188 |
| formulanone | 131 |
| hbelkins | 108 |
| drebbin | 92 |
| deathtopumpkins | 29 |
| JayhawkCO | 18 |
| 7/8 | 18 |
| Jim | 17 |
| NWI_Irish96 | 12 |
| bruce | 12 |
| bassoon1986 | 11 |
| TheHighwayMan394 | 8 |
| plain | 8 |
| Great Lakes Roads | 5 |
| DandyDan | 5 |
| Rothman | 5 |
| Dough4872 | 5 |
| CNGL-Leudimin | 4 |
| dlsterner | 4 |
| Eth | 4 |
| computerfan0 | 4 |
| WillWeaverRVA | 4 |
| Bruce | 3 |
| paulthemapguy | 3 |
| GaryV | 2 |
| Hot Rod Hootenanny | 2 |
| jlam | 2 |
| CoreySamson | 1 |
| I-55 | 1 |
| Hunty2022 | 1 |
| LilianaUwU | 1 |
| Roadgeekteen | 1 |
| SkyPesos | 1 |
| Tarkus | 1 |
| TBKS1 | 1 |
| US 89 | 1 |
Mine appears to be 13.
My lowest is very much 1, and it will probably remain that way for a very long time, lmao.
I'm assuming clinches have to be of state routes and higher.