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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #100 on: July 30, 2021, 12:54:37 AM »

US 1
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #101 on: July 30, 2021, 02:03:52 AM »

I've been on:

* US 20 in Illinois (along the I-39 multiplex if nowhere else).

* US 6 in Scranton, along the I-81 multiplex.

* US 30 in Oregon

* US 50 in DC

* US 60 in Kentucky and West Virginia

* US 12 in western Washington

* US 70, 1, and 64 in North Carolina

* US 40 in Wheeling, West Virginia.

* US 62 in Oklahoma City

* US 2 in Washington

* US 52 in North Carolina

* US 41 in Illinois

So, the longest US highway I've never been on - and which I've never even crossed or come within a few hundred miles of - is US 87.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #102 on: July 30, 2021, 06:46:12 AM »

Heh.  Glad I came up with the same answer I gave in that old thread.

ETA:  Huh, there was supposed to be quote in this post.  Looks like if I quote something on my phone in Tapatalk that it doesn't come through when viewing on a desktop web browser?

Answer was US 18.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #103 on: July 30, 2021, 01:09:27 PM »


We've had this thread before, back in 2019.  I'll just link my answer from then; it is still the same answer today.

Longest never driven would be US 12, but I have crossed it.  Never driven and never crossed would be the western US 2.


You should link the old thread.

Why?  All you have to do is click on the ...


... part, and it takes you right there.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #104 on: July 30, 2021, 03:20:13 PM »

Looks like US 97 for me. 

Crossed US 97 in Bend many years ago, but it doesn't look like there is now a concurrency with US 20- and who knows if there was back then.

Update:  Clinched I-82 on my way back from Seattle in October, 2023, so I traveled almost 42 miles of US 97 in Washington.

For me, then, the distinction is now held by US 43.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #105 on: July 31, 2021, 11:55:46 AM »

I'm pretty sure US 64 wins this one, though I haven't been on much of 70.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #106 on: July 31, 2021, 05:30:02 PM »

My Top 5
US33 - 703 mi
US129 - 582
US68 - 560
US58 - 509
US165 - 412

US33 is the 80th longest U.S. Highway (according to Wikipedia).  Kind of surprising I've been on the longest 79 as I've never really gone out of my way for U.S. Highways.  For whatever reason, I've always been more interested in Interstates and state highways.  Obviously a decent amount I've gotten because of concurrencies.  I've also never been on a U.S. Highway in New York or Vermont, but have in every other state where they exist.

If we exclude interstate concurrencies, my answer would be US11 at 1,645 miles.

Chris

Similar. Mine’s 221, 76th I guess. I’ve also never sought out US highways, just lots of concurrencies. Amazingly, I’ve clinched zero of them.

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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #107 on: July 31, 2021, 05:52:13 PM »

Mine is US-12.
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #108 on: August 03, 2021, 12:50:05 AM »

US 6, though I have crossed it a few times in Ohio and Connecticut.

I recently drove the westernmost segment of US 20, so that's one off the bucket list.

Turns out I did briefly end up on US 6 in Ohio, so my actual answer is US 50.
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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #109 on: March 21, 2022, 12:12:58 AM »

Completing the trilogy of threads here…

For me, it’s US 60. Crossed it many times in Louisville, Lexington and Charleston WV, but never been on it before. Second longest is US 87.
Been on both US 60 (concurrency with I-57 in MO) and US 87 (concurrency with I-10 in TX) in the past week. Also been on my third longest missing (US 84, concurrency with US 59 in TX), so now it's US 83 for me.

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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #110 on: March 21, 2022, 06:31:49 AM »

US-87
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #111 on: March 21, 2022, 08:52:47 AM »

Probably US 2.
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #112 on: March 21, 2022, 09:15:03 AM »

Top 3 Longest I've never been on

US 60
US 70
The western US 2
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #113 on: March 22, 2022, 12:04:57 PM »

I have been on:
  • US 20 through WY
  • US 6 (mainly in CO)
  • US 30 along concurrencies in WY
  • US 50 through CA, CO
  • US 60 in NM
  • US 12 through Miles City
  • US 70 on the I-55 bridge
  • US 1 in DC
  • US 64 concurrent with I-55
  • US 40 through CO, MO
  • US 62 through New Madrid
  • US 2 in Grand Rapids
  • US 52 while concurrent with I-94
  • US 41 briefly in ATL
  • US 87 through Colorado
  • US 84 while concurrent with I-25
  • US 59 while concurrent with I-29
  • US 83 while concurrent with I-94
  • US 281 in downtown Wichita Falls
  • US 287 between Wichita Falls and Yellowstone
  • US 82 to Winona
  • US 191 in various segments
  • US 11 while concurrent with I-20
  • Nowhere near US 90 (for another two months)

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Re: Longest US Route you haven’t been on
« Reply #114 on: March 22, 2022, 02:43:49 PM »

My Top 5
US33 - 703 mi
US129 - 582
US68 - 560
US58 - 509
US165 - 412

US33 is the 80th longest U.S. Highway (according to Wikipedia).  Kind of surprising I've been on the longest 79 as I've never really gone out of my way for U.S. Highways.  For whatever reason, I've always been more interested in Interstates and state highways.  Obviously a decent amount I've gotten because of concurrencies.  I've also never been on a U.S. Highway in New York or Vermont, but have in every other state where they exist.

If we exclude interstate concurrencies, my answer would be US11 at 1,645 miles.

Mine remain the same, but after my trip last fall, I've now been on US highways in all 48 states that have them.

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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #115 on: February 05, 2024, 10:41:18 PM »

US 12
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #116 on: February 05, 2024, 10:55:01 PM »

US 20.

The longest I have been on is US 50.
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #117 on: February 06, 2024, 09:38:12 AM »

My top three are US183, US283, and US78.
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Re: Longest US Highway that you have not been on
« Reply #118 on: February 06, 2024, 11:42:51 PM »

US-12. Seems to be fairly popular.
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