NOTE: Since "2di" is an ambiguous term, here it means "2-digit Interstate", not just a "2-digit" road. The comments in the 2di rankings thread, specifically how I-95 south of Richmond in the Carolinas suck majorly, got me thinking - which segments of the primary Interstates are the best, and which ones are the worst? Of course, that's a matter of opinion, so which are your favorite segments of 2dis - and the ones you hate the most? Some factors to help you think about it would be scenery, traffic, ruralness, etc.
I'll start. Excuse the lack of my own input, because I've barely left this state.
Interstate 95Favorite:
- Maryland - Through the Baltimore area
- Maryland/Virginia - Capital Beltway (yeah, call me crazy, but I really like that section for some reason)
Least Favorite:
- New Jersey - North of Exit 12 on the Turnpike. Protip: Don't ride with your windows down! X-(
- Delaware - The entire roadway (55 MPH speed limit? Seriously?)
Least Favorite (in no particular order)
- The New York Thruway from Angola to Albany - just a boring stretch with nothing interesting to see. West of Albany, you get the Berkshires and those are breath-taking.
- I-95 south of Richmond, VA through North and South Carolina, just a long, boring stretch filled with pine trees and not much else.
- The New Jersey Turnpike
Favorites
- I-89 from White River Junction to Burlington, Vermont. Just beautiful landscape, nothing like it on the east coast.
- I-89 from Concord, NH to Lebanon, NH is also beautiful but I like the above stretch more so I separated them.
- I-93 north of Concord, NH is also a beautiful stretch of interstate.
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As you can see, I'm partial to mountainous, sparsely traveled roads.
Least Favorite - I-94 from Billings to Fargo
Most Favorite - I-84 from Portland to Ontario
Least favorite - I-74 between the Quad Cities and Peoria
Favorite - I-40 through the Smokies
Another clarification for the anals: '2DI' always includes one-digit Interstates.
Favorite I-15 through El Cajon in California.
No current least favorite.
I-5 favorite: Chuckanut Mountain section, Burlington to Bellingham WA. Least favorite: Hm. Willamette Valley, I guess. But if I'd been south of Tracy recently, it probably would be.
Favorite:
The whole stretch of I-87 is one of my all time favorites. You get to see NYC, the Catskills, the Adirondacks, and so much more.
I-90/Mass Pike is another one of my favorite stretches, especially in the Berkshires and Boston.
I-91 between Hartford and Springfield is one of the most modern roads in CT and I always enjoy seeing it.
Least Favorite
I-95 between Branford and the RI border. It's literally nothing. The only excitement you get is in New London, but then it turns back to rural scenery.
I-95 through Providence can be hell sometimes. As much as I love urban freeways, I-95 through Providence is one of the worst. It's always full of traffic and you can be stuck in rush hour (this always happens when we go to the Cape) for a long period of time.
Favorite:
I'd have to give some thought to it–off the cuff, I'd probably say either
I-76 between roughly Blue Mountain and Donegal, or
I-80 from US 15 westward to about Clarion
Least Favorite:
No question or hesitation here–I-5 between CA 99 and I-580.
My favorite and least favorite 2di segments anywhere in the U.S. happen to both be on I-70:
Favorite: I-70 through Colorado's Glenwood Canyon (honorable mention to I-70 in Utah through the San Rafael Swell west of Green River).
Least favorite: I-70 in Pennsylvania west of New Stanton (dishonorable mentions to I-70 in PA through and south of Breezewood, and the Cross-Bronx Expy. segment of I-95 in New York City).
Favorite: Probably I-64 from Beckley to Lewisburg, an underrated part of the Appalachians.
Least favorite: I-57 from Kankakee to Champaign, with a dishonorable mention for all the other dull, flat Midwestern interstates.
Favorites:
I-87
I-90 between I-787 and I-91. You get everything.
I-88 (NY)
I-77 between Charleston and the NC line
If we're including future Interstates, Future I-86 east of I-81 and Future I-99 (the US 15 segment)
Least favorite:
I-90 between Utica and the PA line. Little more than swamps, suburbs, and farms.
I-80 in PA. So many elevation changes but you see nothing more than trees.
Most of I-75 in Ohio. Boring as can be.
Favorite: I-26 from Mars Hill, NC to Erwin, TN
Least Favorite: I-55 from Joliet to Bloomington
Tops: I-70 in Western CO (particularly Glenwood Canyon), I-15 in AZ, I_15 in CA: after dark
Bottom: I-57 south of I-74, I-80 in NE, I-5 in in LA Metro, I-80 anywhere in CA.
Favorite: H-3
Unfavorite: I-80, Pennsylvania
Quote from: Zeffy on March 21, 2015, 10:59:19 AM
- Delaware - The entire roadway (55 MPH speed limit? Seriously?)
Hopefully by this summer that'll change!
Favorites:
I-90 west of I-82
I-15 in AZ
I-90 from Spokane to Missoula
Least favorites:
I-84 in Idaho
I-76 in Colorado
I-70 from I-135 to Denver
Favorites:
- The Adirondack Northway portion of I-87 due primarily to scenery. I also like how you come down out of the mountains, hit Clinton County, and start seeing the bilingual signs–it tells you you're almost to Canada.
- I-85 between Salisbury and the I-40 split west of Durham (wide, good condition, fast road)
- I-68 (because it's not I-70/Pennsylvania Turnpike and because it's reasonably scenic)
Least favorites:
- I-81 between Roanoke and I-66 due mainly to the volume of truck traffic on a route with only two lanes per side–it causes a lot of very stupid driving by a lot of people.
- I-95 between New York City and New Haven (I hate it so much I just don't use it in favor of the Merritt/Wilbur Cross combination)
- I-70 from Hancock to Breezewood (speed limit too low, heavy volume, I-68 is nicer)
- I-95 in Prine George's County, Maryland (part of the Beltway; just a very dangerous road due to the people driving on it....I was on there earlier this afternoon and was reminded how much all the instance weaving in and out, lack of signals, tailgating, and general all-out aggressive driving makes for just a plain unpleasant experience)
Favorite: I-65 in Birmingham (I like the views of the metro area from I-65)
Least favorite: I-65 in Birmingham (traffic during rush-hour is a nightmare!) and I-65 in the Tennessee Valley (boring as a post)
Quote from: kkt on March 21, 2015, 01:34:34 PM
I-5 favorite: Chuckanut Mountain section, Burlington to Bellingham WA.
Not going to disagree with you. But there are a couple of spots (particularly SB at around 188th and again at SR 516, NB at the east end of Fife before it curves back north) where on a clear day, the view of Mt. Rainier is literally jaw-dropping.
But since those are points and not segments, I'll go with yours. Though for the state as a whole, I'd put Snoqualmie Pass ever so slightly above it.
Favorite: I-5, Redding to Cottage Grove; I-84, Troutdale to US 730
Least favorite: I-80, Nevada, I-35/70, KCMO
Quote from: Kacie Jane on March 21, 2015, 09:51:38 PM
Quote from: kkt on March 21, 2015, 01:34:34 PM
I-5 favorite: Chuckanut Mountain section, Burlington to Bellingham WA.
Not going to disagree with you. But there are a couple of spots (particularly SB at around 188th and again at SR 516, NB at the east end of Fife before it curves back north) where on a clear day, the view of Mt. Rainier is literally jaw-dropping.
But since those are points and not segments, I'll go with yours. Though for the state as a whole, I'd put Snoqualmie Pass ever so slightly above it.
Snoqualmie Pass is very pretty, but the traffic is often quite heavy and acting squirrely -- too fast for snowy/foggy/heavy rain conditions, cutting in. When conditions are good I agree with you though.
Favorite:
I-70 Silverthorne, CO - Vail, CO
I-25 Lone Tree, CO - Raton, NM
I-43 Port Washington, WI - Manitowoc, WI
Least favorite:
I-70 Limon, CO to Salina, KS
I-88 Silvis, IL - DeKalb, IL
I-76 Fort Morgan, CO - Julesburg, CO
I'll pit the eastern half of Colorado against any state in the union for "boring". Nebraska and Iowa get more grief, but I'd do both of those 1,000 times over the Limon - Goodland stretch of I-70. Western Illinois is also pretty bleak.
Favorite: Anywhere with a lot of different views in a short distance or just general neat terrain is a favorite. I-70 from Denver west. I-15 through the Virgin River Gorge. I-8 through California and the first 25 or so miles of Arizona (ocean, mountains, sand dunes, and a wrong-way section, how does it get any better than that?). I-17 between Flagstaff and the outskirts of Phoenix. I-10 through Texas Canyon. I-10 through Hill Country west of San Antonio.
Least favorite: does "all of the midwest" count? I-40 west of Memphis too.
Quote from: The Nature Boy on March 21, 2015, 11:18:45 AM
- The New York Thruway from Angola to Albany - just a boring stretch with nothing interesting to see. West of Albany, you get the Berkshires and those are breath-taking.
You don't even like the part through the Mohawk Valley (which is west of Albany... the Berkshires are east of Albany).
Favorites:
I-40 from roughly Statesville NC to about an hour west of Nashville TN
I-24 from Nashville to Chattanooga
I-64 from about an hour west of Richmond VA to I-65 in KY (I did the WVA Tpke for the first time at the end of January-absolutely amazing).
The NC/TN sections of I-26, and the TN/VA sections of I-81
I don't have any I hate, although the entire Balto-Wash area used to drive me nuts (I haven't been through there since 2004 so I really can't speak to any of the improvements made since then, including the new Woodrow Wilson bridge-it might be much better now).
I kinda agree with those that hate the NC portion of I-95, but not because of the (lack of) scenery. It's because the road is so outdated that NCDOT feels it necessary to have it signed at 65 mph pretty much all the way through except for the Fayetteville segment. Luckily being centrally located in NC means I only have to do half of it either way. I feel for my brothers on either end that have to go all the way through.
Favorites:
I-64 west of Richmond sprawl
I-85 between Charlotte and roughly the NC-VA border
I-77 between Hillsville and Statesville (the only part of it I've been on)
I-75 between Gainesville and Sarasota (ditto)
I-40 between Winston-Salem and eastern TN
Every segment of I-81 I've ever been on
Least favorites:
I-95 north of Richmond, although between Richmond and Fredericksburg isn't terrible
I-64 in South Hampton Roads
Quote from: slorydn1 on March 23, 2015, 01:19:44 PM
Favorites:
I-40 from roughly Statesville NC to about an hour west of Nashville TN
I-24 from Nashville to Chattanooga
I-64 from about an hour west of Richmond VA to I-65 in KY (I did the WVA Tpke for the first time at the end of January-absolutely amazing).
The NC/TN sections of I-26, and the TN/VA sections of I-81
I don't have any I hate, although the entire Balto-Wash area used to drive me nuts (I haven't been through there since 2004 so I really can't speak to any of the improvements made since then, including the new Woodrow Wilson bridge-it might be much better now).
I kinda agree with those that hate the NC portion of I-95, but not because of the (lack of) scenery. It's because the road is so outdated that NCDOT feels it necessary to have it signed at 65 mph pretty much all the way through except for the Fayetteville segment. Luckily being centrally located in NC means I only have to do half of it either way. I feel for my brothers on either end that have to go all the way through.
It's signed at 70 from Exit 10 to the South Carolina state line.
Favorites:
- I-76/Turnpike between Breezewood and Lebanon-Lancaster
- I-68, especially Cumberland
- I-81 north of I-78
- I-78 from Easton to before Newark
- I-90/Indiana Toll Road and Chicago Skyway
- I-88 in Illinois
- I-90 as the Berkshire Spur/Western Masspike
- I-15 in Arizona
- I-83 in Baltimore
Least Favorites:
- I-83 near Harrisburg
- I-76 in Philadelphia
- I-65 and 70 in Indiana and west of Columbus
- I-70 from New Stanton to Washington
- I-29 in Iowa/South Dakota
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Quote from: slorydn1 on March 23, 2015, 01:19:44 PM
Favorites:
I-40 from roughly Statesville NC to about an hour west of Nashville TN
I-24 from Nashville to Chattanooga
I-64 from about an hour west of Richmond VA to I-65 in KY (I did the WVA Tpke for the first time at the end of January-absolutely amazing).
The NC/TN sections of I-26, and the TN/VA sections of I-81
I don't have any I hate, although the entire Balto-Wash area used to drive me nuts (I haven't been through there since 2004 so I really can't speak to any of the improvements made since then, including the new Woodrow Wilson bridge-it might be much better now).
I kinda agree with those that hate the NC portion of I-95, but not because of the (lack of) scenery. It's because the road is so outdated that NCDOT feels it necessary to have it signed at 65 mph pretty much all the way through except for the Fayetteville segment. Luckily being centrally located in NC means I only have to do half of it either way. I feel for my brothers on either end that have to go all the way through.
It's signed at 70 from Exit 10 to the South Carolina state line.
Oh, ok, cool, I stand corrected. I wonder when they did that? Looking back on it, I guess it has been a few years since I have been south of Lumberton, all my trips have been north and west of here since 2010. It might be time for another FL trip. :)
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Quote from: The Nature Boy on March 23, 2015, 05:11:59 PM
Quote from: slorydn1 on March 23, 2015, 01:19:44 PM
Favorites:
I-40 from roughly Statesville NC to about an hour west of Nashville TN
I-24 from Nashville to Chattanooga
I-64 from about an hour west of Richmond VA to I-65 in KY (I did the WVA Tpke for the first time at the end of January-absolutely amazing).
The NC/TN sections of I-26, and the TN/VA sections of I-81
I don't have any I hate, although the entire Balto-Wash area used to drive me nuts (I haven't been through there since 2004 so I really can't speak to any of the improvements made since then, including the new Woodrow Wilson bridge-it might be much better now).
I kinda agree with those that hate the NC portion of I-95, but not because of the (lack of) scenery. It's because the road is so outdated that NCDOT feels it necessary to have it signed at 65 mph pretty much all the way through except for the Fayetteville segment. Luckily being centrally located in NC means I only have to do half of it either way. I feel for my brothers on either end that have to go all the way through.
It's signed at 70 from Exit 10 to the South Carolina state line.
Oh, ok, cool, I stand corrected. I wonder when they did that? Looking back on it, I guess it has been a few years since I have been south of Lumberton, all my trips have been north and west of here since 2010. It might be time for another FL trip. :)
I want to say it was around 2012 but I'm not too entirely sure.
Favorites:
- The Adirondack Northway (I-87) through its journey through the Adirondack Mountains
- I-95 north of Bangor and Houlton, ME. Not a lot on this stretch, but it has some scenic parts (such as the view of Katahdin from the road). It also has a nice 75 speed limit.
- I-93 between Manchester, NH and Vermont
Least favorites:
- I-95 between Augusta and Bangor, ME. Basically the home stretch whenever I come back up to school. It's fairly boring and feels very repetitive.
- All of I-87's portion of the New York Thruway, especially north of exit 15. I've done this stretch countless times to go see family up near Albany and it always feels like it takes forever.
- I-95 through the Bronx. Although it has some cool older infrastructure, it's just that that makes it a traffic clogged nightmare 20 hours a day.
Favorites:
I-26 from Spartanburg to Asheville. Beautiful views, and I love the steep grades.
I-85 from the NC/VA line to I-95. I like the forested medians and low traffic counts. The road needs to be resurfaced though.
I-75 from Tampa to I-10. Very enjoyable drive with enough lanes to keep things moving.
I-85/40 concurrence in NC. This is so much fun to drive because there are few speed traps and the traffic typically moves well above the speed limit.
Least favorites:
I-20 between Atlanta and Augusta. Holy crap, that's a boring stretch of road there.
I-4. All of it. The road can't handle the traffic, and I don't like driving on interstates while I'm surrounded by uncertain/distracted minivan and SUV drivers looking for theme parks and Disney World and such.
Favorites:
I-75 from Knoxville, TN to Lexington, KY
I-77 from the split with I-64 to Charlotte, NC
I-70 from Columbus, OH to Wheeling, WV
Least Favorites:
I-4 from Daytona to Tampa. Worst. Road. Ever.
I-95 from just south of Richmond, VA to Brunswick, GA
I-95 from Daytona Beach, FL to Palm Bay, FL
I-75 through Atlanta. It's hell!!!
Favorite:
1. I-76 PA Turnpike New Stanton to Carlisle
2. I-87 Adirondack Northway north of Lake George
3. I-95 Phila Airport to I-676 (I'm partial to Philly)
Hon Mention. Future I-99 Williamsport to Corning
Hon Mention. Future I-86 Deposit to Middletown
Least Favorite:
I-95 all of CT (BY FAR)
Favorite: I-70 Between UT/CO Line and Denver.
Least Favorite: I-70 Between UT/CO Line and I-15 -- Unless you like to be in the middle of nowhere by yourself. Another reason why it's an unfavorite of mine? It has a 75 MPH Speed Limit in many places with no traffic, while I-15 can go 80 MPH in many places with far more traffic and exits to contend with.
Favorite: I-90 between Rapid City and Pine Haven, WY.
Unfavorite: I-90 from Rapid City to Sioux Falls; I-29 from just north of St. Joseph to Fargo.
Favorite: I-95 in northern Maine. Beautiful, almost wilderness scenery, and almost zero traffic. Probably the most desolate interstate east of the Mississippi.
Least favorite: I will join the chorus of people hating I-95 between NYC and New Haven. Also I-84 Danbury-Waterbury.
Favorites:
I-95 between New Haven and East Lyme (I know i am going against JakefromNE on this one) > For me my emotional second home as my family came from that area, and spent many wonderful summers as a kid there with all the wonderful wood signs
I-89 between I-91 and Montpelier > I have to agree with Nature Boy here....some of the best scenery in New England.
I-76 (PA Tpke) > Love the scenery (but the tolls are a killer!) You can get much the same views from US-30, so i sometimes take that as my alternate route
US-6 from Ohio 11 to Danbury CT > You get a lot of everythingand US 6 in eastern PA is very pretty on a sunny early October morning
Least favorite:
Any Interstate through New York City......talk about classic lack of planning! (esp trying to squeeze nine lanes of traffic into three lanes during rush (really?) hour.....
Part of NYC's problem is that a very large number of its planned freeways never got built. For example, I-295 was supposed to be THE route to JFK.
My least favorite is I-65 between Louisville and Indy, because I travel it so often and because the lack of a third travel lane in each direction slows the trip down so much.
My favorite is the Mackinac Bridge section of I-75.
Favorites:
I-76/Pennsylvania Turnpike--especially the mountainous portions.
I-95/New Jersey Turnpike. Even the ugly parts are beautiful.
Least Favorite:
I-35 in Missouri, from the Kansas state line to I-435. There are multiple poor design decisions here.
Quote from: ctsignguy on March 25, 2015, 08:09:12 AM
Favorites:
I-95 between New Haven and East Lyme (I know i am going against JakefromNE on this one) > For me my emotional second home as my family came from that area, and spent many wonderful summers as a kid there with all the wonderful wood signs
Least favorite:
Any Interstate through New York City......talk about classic lack of planning! (esp trying to squeeze nine lanes of traffic into three lanes during rush (really?) hour.....
I feel the opposite. Conn Tpke up there is underbuilt, slow, and boring. NY highways are complex, fascinating, and lined with incredibly varied scenery.
Favorites:
* All of I-24 (Grew up near it in TN, and others have sang it's praises. Though it may be a little boring in KY, their stretch was mostly built in the late 70s/early 80s so the design standards are better than most KY interstates. And it's the only interstate in IL with semi-interesting rural scenery and rock cuts.)
* Most interstates in WV (engineering feats all over the state)
* I-70 west of Denver, though I've only been on it as far west as Breckenridge
Least favorites:
* I-75 from somewhere north of Atlanta all the way to the 475 split north of Macon. (Lots of backups especially heading into Atlanta from the north, at all hours)
* I-85 from Atlanta to Charlotte (woefully outdated, even the widened portions in SC)
* I-26 through most of SC (outdated, outdated, outdated)
* Any remaining four-lane sections of I-75 between Greater Tampa Bay and Greater Ft. Myers/Naples. (imagine going 85 with the flow of traffic, then come to a screeching halt, then repeat this two or three more times)
I could go on and on, but these stick out in my mind the most.
Quote from: stridentweasel on March 26, 2015, 12:35:21 AM
I-35 in Missouri, from the Kansas state line to I-435. There are multiple poor design decisions here.
Agreed on this. LA freeways can be hairraising to drive, but that's on account for the traffic. I-35 in KCMO's scary, on account of the road designs. I'll take LA freeways.
Favorites:
I-5 from Redding north to Medford
I-84 from just east of Portland through the Columbia River Gorge
I-10 from El Paso to San Antonio. I like how desolate it is, and how big it makes the West Texas desert feel. There are many times you can literally be the only car around for miles, and it's interesting to see at-grade intersections on an Interstate.
I-90 from Missoula to Cour d'Alene.
Least Favorites:
I-5 from just south of Tracy to the merge of CA-99 south of Bakersfield.
I-35 through Austin. Just a clusterfuck, though to be fair, it's been years since I've been through there.
I-95 from south of Washington until Florida.
I-15 from San Diego until Las Vegas
I-39 in Illinois
Funny to me seeing how many people enjoy the middle portion of the PA Turnpike. Maybe I've just done it too many times and continue to have to do it as frequently as I do, but between Somerset and Breezewood at least, it's plagued with left lane abuse/ignorance, trucks passing trucks on uphill two-lane sections, an annoying 55 mph stretch, slowdowns at the Allegheny Mountain tunnel, etc. The scenery is nice, sure, but it's just as pretty on my alternate route (I-68 to Cumberland to PA160 and hooking back up with the Turnpike at Somerset), which is exponentially more pleasant to drive and costs about half as much, toll-wise to boot (and only takes like 15 minutes longer).
My favorites, in the order I traveled them in, are
I-40 in western Arizona. The part though the mountains east of Kingman is breathtaking, especially when you go through it in late afternoon. The shadows and sheer desolation (at times you can't even see the other set of lanes) are quite something.
I-15 in Arizona. The Virgin River Gorge is an amazing combination of natural beauty and engineering. If the campground there hadn't been closed because of the government shut down, I might have camped out a night or two.
I-70 in Utah and western Colorado. The entire Utah section is breathtaking, although not in the same way. The view over the San Rafael Swell, in particular, is something I'm glad I stopped for. I also liked Glenwood Canyon in Colorado for reasons similar to the Virgin River.
I-70 eastern Ohio. I traveled this eastbound, and I liked seeing the plains slowly give way to the mountains. Subtly at first, but then much less so.
I-66 outside Washington DC. I traveled this eastbound as well, and saw the mountains slowly give way to the plains of the coast.
I-95 in northern New Jersey. This one I liked purely because of the engineering. I liked the dual-dual layout and the infrastructure that makes it work.
I-90 in western New York. Wide open skies, and enough road to last till morning.
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I-5 favorite: Chuckanut Mountain section, Burlington to Bellingham WA.
Not going to disagree with you. But there are a couple of spots (particularly SB at around 188th and again at SR 516, NB at the east end of Fife before it curves back north) where on a clear day, the view of Mt. Rainier is literally jaw-dropping.
But since those are points and not segments, I'll go with yours. Though for the state as a whole, I'd put Snoqualmie Pass ever so slightly above it.
Snoqualmie Pass is very pretty, but the traffic is often quite heavy and acting squirrely -- too fast for snowy/foggy/heavy rain conditions, cutting in. When conditions are good I agree with you though.
You're both mad. I-5 over the Columbia River is definitely the height of driving enjoyment.
FAVORITES I-84 east of Portland thru the Columbia River Gorge ,waterfalls and big river.
I-65 between Mobile and Montgomery thick stands of pines, you could get lost in just a few feet from your car
I-40 between Flagstaff and Seligman
I-10 between Junction City and San Antonio, easy going thru the Hill Country
I- 80 between Auburn and Reno. Donner Pass, gotta love it.
LEAST FAVORITE :
I-10 between Blythe and Indio, too much traffic on an outdated freeway
I-10 between LA and San Bernardino, too congested and dirty
Favorites:
I-95 from Fayetteville, NC south to SC.
I-95 in Northern NJ from the PA Turnpike to the GWB as the NJ Turnpike is to be admired.
I-80 from Columbia, NJ to the I-380 junction as the Delaware Water Gap and Pocono Mountains are absolutely breathtaking.
I-78 from Exit 11 in NJ to Fogelsville, PA- Great country and hills.
I-76 from Carlisle to New Stanton- Cannot get much better than that of mix of farms and rolling hills. Plus the PA Turnpike Tunnels is great to experience!
I-35 from Wichita to Emporia through the Flint Hills. The best part is the 34 mile exit less stretch from Cassaday to where I-35 leaves the toll road.
I-15 through Arizona.
I-45 in Texas from Huntsville to Houston. I like the feeder road of the busy interstate with every chain restaurant, box store, gas station, to every other type of strip mall. If you miss the business you want to visit, just go to the next exit and turnabout via the Texas U turns under the freeway and stay local on the other side's freeway feeder to where you saw where you want to go on that side or your side. Take another Texas U turn back if its the latter.
I-75 from Knoxville to Williamsburg, KY has great mountains to experience.
Least favorites:
I-10 from Baton Rouge to Lake City, FL- Too boring and nothing to see. Yawn as NE 2 would say.
I-75 from Macon south to the Florida Turnpike in Florida. Also not much to see other than Paines Prairie. The part from Ocala to Wildwood seems the longest of the whole travel especially SB, where you cannot wait to reach the Turnpike.
I-95 in Georgia is nothing to write home about.
I-75 from Fort Myers to Punta Gorda and again from Port Charlotte to Sarasota puts you to sleep as nothing but pine trees along the way. The 13 miles from SR 78 to Tucker's Grade seems way longer than that as that is the worst of I-75.
I-49 from Opalouses, LA to Shreveport is total nothing. I can see why LADOTD raised the speed limit to 75 mph there. Not even good motorist service exits from Alexandria to Shreveport except for one at Nachotoches.
I-75 from St Igace, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MI as total nothing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Not even many other cars on the road making you wonder why that stretch was included in the interstate mileage.
Favorites:
I-10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge, between I-55 and I-310, and on the east side of Mobile as you go over and under the bay. Long drives over swamp and water, and strangely calming.
I-70 between Denver and Grand Junction. The scenery's absolutely breathtaking as you pass through the mountains.
I-80 in western Nevada is also a great run for scenery, and if you can time it to hit Reno at dusk... the lights make it awesome.
I-84 between I-15 and I-86. Not quite as much of a scenery player as some of the others, but still some impressive sights as you leave the Rockies behind you.
I-55 going north from Jackson til just before DeSoto is a nice woodsy drive with not too many exits to disrupt the flow.
I-49 from Belton, MO to Kansas City, at night. Slightly less impressive during the day.
Least favorites:
I-30 and I-35W in Fort Worth. Cramped, a little outmoded, and feels like rush hour even at midnight on a Sunday.
I-75/85 in Atlanta. Way too much going on.
I-70 between the CO/KS state line and Topeka. Yawnfest.
I-45 in Houston, inside I-610. Too underpowered for the traffic. Can resemble a parking lot at the best of times south of I-10.
I-40 in New Mexico, except through Albuquerque, and in Texas from the NM/TX state line until Amarillo. Although there's a lot of history along that road, especially if you're hunting old 66 alignments, it's not quite as exciting scenerywise and just a bit too long and desolate. If you're passing through and not hunting old alignments, I recommend a Big Gulp full of coffee.
I-10 within Baton Rouge. Going over the Basin is an experience. Going through Baton Rouge is a traffic nightmare. Add in the left merge from I-110, the woefully underpowered three-lane carriageways with the bridges still trapped in the 60's, and the weaving at the I-10/I-12 split, and you'll wonder how you made it out alive.
I'll throw my hat into the ring...
Favorites:
I-5 through Seattle
I-90/I-94 through Chicago
I-5 from Sacramento to Portland
I-15 in Las Vegas
I-8, entire length
Least favorites:
I-5 through Los Angeles
I-80 through IL
I-10 from Santa Monica to San Bernardino
I-70 from Denver to Kansas City
I-57, entire length
Favorites:
I-5 in Downtown Seattle
I-5 southbound approaching Everett (on a clear day with a view of Rainier)
I-90 across Lake Washington
I-90 across Snoqualmie Pass
I-90 at Vantage
Least favorites:
I-5 in Downtown Seattle (during rush hour)
I-90 between George and Ritzville
Favorite
The last 15 or so miles of I-4 before the I-75 interchange
Least Favorite
I-4 in central Volusia County
FAVORITE
Interstate 80 Eastbound in Utah past SLC: This stretch of I-80 is just about the best you can get near/in Salt Lake!
Interstate 15 North/South between Payson and Lagoon: Orem is the most urban city without tons of skyscrapers possibly in the entire Mountain West. The urban buildings in SLC are breathtaking.
LEAST FAVORITE
Interstate 15 Southbound past Payson: Not only does it get nowhere, but I do NOT like barren-wasteland environments. This is just within Utah, of course. Once you approach Las Vegas, it's a beautiful sprawling urban environment, which I like.
Interstate 15 Northbound past Lagoon: Really, UDOT? You could have assigned I-15 to an area less... barren. The last real city you see in Utah is Tremonton. After that, you have to wait until you get to Pocatello.
Favorite
I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga (Monteagle Mountain and the big hills the freeway goes around coming into Nooga are the highlights of a drive to Florida)
I-75 between Chattanooga and Macon (rolling terrain outside of Atlanta and somewhat reminds me of Michigan freeways)
I-76 from the OH/PA line to Breezewood (nice scenery and mountains)
I-70 from Breezewood to Hancock (see note on I-76 above)
I-90/I-94 in Chicago (when traffic is moving)
I-69 north of Indianapolis (in part due to fewer trucks than I-65)
I-75 from Bay City to Detroit (Zilwaukee, rolling hills, traffic usually moving right along, and three lanes most of the way)
Least favorite
I-80/I-90 from Gary to Cleveland (BORING!)
I-4 from Orlando to Tampa (I've never been on that stretch without seeing an accident and/or a traffic jam)
I-75 from Macon to Wildwood (seems like every rural interchange in southern GA looks exactly the same)
I-65 north of Louisville (only two lanes each way most of the time, and a 55 mph speed limit wherever there is a third lane, not to mention lots of trucks)
I-94 from Kalamazoo to Marshall (trucks on trucks on trucks; also only two lanes each way; I-94 from Benton Harbor to Chicago is made more bearable by the third lane)
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Favorite
I-84 in western New York, especially west of NY 17.
I-95 along the shoreline east of New Haven all the way to New London.
I-70 through Ohio-Indiana-Illinois, excluding Columbus and Metro St. Louis
I-691 past Meriden and on the approach to I-84.
I-70 through Breezewood :bigass: (I just love the more-than-necessary commercialization there for some reason)
Least Favorite
I-70 from WV line to the PA turnpike, per usual.
I-95 in the urban areas from Trenton to New Haven
I-295 around Richmond
I-84 from East Hartford to Providence (also :bigass:)
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Favorite
I-84 in western New York, especially west of NY 17.
Hard to think of Orange County as "western New York"...perhaps you mean I-86? :D
Favorites:
I-40 between the I-81 split in TN and Hickory NC (Nice scenery with the Smokey Mtns)
I-26 from the TN/VA line to Asheville NC and again from Asheville NC to Spartanburg SC (Beautiful Mtns)
I-68 entire length (Light traffic, long ridges, one after the other)
I-74 / US52 from the NC/VA line to Winston-Salem NC (Foothills on the left, Pilot Mtn)
I-84 from Portland OR to Hood River OR (Columbia River valley)
I-70 from Zanesville, OH to WV line (Foothills in Ohio)
I-99 in PA (Light traffic, beautiful mountains)
I-89 in VT (Light traffic, rugged scenery)
Least Favorites:
I-75 between Dayton OH and Cincinnati OH (Very developed, industrial and absolutely crazy traffic), with I-75 from Cincinnati OH to Mt. Vernon KY being a close second (Crazy traffic)
I-70 between Dayton OH and Columbus OH (Heavy truck traffic, flat, and boring)
I-71 between Morrow OH and Columbus OH (Flat and boring)
I-40 between Knoxville TN and the I-81 split (Insane traffic)
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Favorite
I-84 in western New York, especially west of NY 17.
Hard to think of Orange County as "western New York"...perhaps you mean I-86? :D
Okay then, maybe "south-western" New York, or just Orange County. Just curious, what geographic term would you use to describe Orange County, other than Orange County? :)
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Favorite
I-84 in western New York, especially west of NY 17.
Hard to think of Orange County as "western New York"...perhaps you mean I-86? :D
Okay then, maybe "south-western" New York, or just Orange County. Just curious, what geographic term would you use to describe Orange County, other than Orange County? :)
"Southwestern" New York would still perfectly describe I-86 west of Binghamton. Maybe "(south)western Hudson Valley"?
Or yes, just Orange County works fine. :P
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Favorite
I-84 in western New York, especially west of NY 17.
Hard to think of Orange County as "western New York"...perhaps you mean I-86? :D
Okay then, maybe "south-western" New York, or just Orange County. Just curious, what geographic term would you use to describe Orange County, other than Orange County? :)
Orange County works. Some people probably lump it in with "Hudson River Valley" too.
Favorite:
I-91 from Northampton, MA to the Canadian border.
I-93 from the Braintree split to the Zakim Bridge.
I-87 north of Albany, NY
Least favorite:
I-84 west of Hartford, CT to NY line
I-95 south of New Haven, CT to NY line
I-91 from the CT line to Northampton, MA
Late to this thread.. It's far from my favorite, but I do want to put in a good word for the I-90/Thruway segment between Amsterdam and Albany - part of my regular commute. It has nice views of the Mohawk Valley and the Helderberg Escarpment. Try it a few weeks from now and the colors in the valley will be at fall peak. No, it's got nothing on my former commute over the Berkshires on I-90/Mass Pike, but I'm happy to drive this segment twice a day instead of the messes your typical big city commuter has to deal with.
I do think the Thruway starts to get boring west of Utica as the terrain flattens out more.
I-40 by state (the parts I have driven):
Favorite parts (in California): Barstow to Ludlow and South Pass to Needles.
Least favorite: none, really.
Arizona: Lupton area is my favorite, and the part around Flagstaff. Least Favorite: the stretch from east of Topock to Yucca.
New Mexico: Favorite stretches would be from the NM/AZ state line all the way to Albuquerque. Least favorite would be the long, straight stretch east of Clines Corners (east of NM 3) to just west of Santa Rosa.
Texas: TX/NM state line to just west of Vega and also the area from Groom to Shamrock are my favorites. Least favorite: The Amarillo area.
Oklahoma I-40 west of OKC is my favorite. Least would east of OKC.
Arkansas: Van Buren to Conway is pretty. Little Rock to West Memphis is my least liked.
Tennessee: East of Jackson to the outskirts of Nashville is my favorite stretch. Memphis to Jackson is my least favorite stretch. I haven't driven I-40 east of Nashville so I won't say anything about that.
I-65: Tennessee: north of the Nashville area to the KY state line is my favorite. Least favorite: Nashville metro area.
Alabama: driven the stretch from Birmingham to Montgomery. It's okay but not much to write home about.
I-24: Tennessee: favorite stretch is from Chattanooga to Monteagle. Least favorite: Manchester to Nashville.
I-10: Florida: east of the Pensacola area (FL 87) to I-75 is my least liked. It's nothing more than pine forests, really.
Quote from: DJDBVT on September 25, 2015, 07:12:35 AM
Least favorite:
I-84 west of Hartford, CT to NY line
I-95 south of New Haven, CT to NY line
I-91 from the CT line to Northampton, MA
For I-84 and I-95, I was nodding along with you -- I hate I-84 from Hartford through NY: Right lane drops on and off, the winding route through CT seems to take forever and then you have that horrible 55 mph stretch in NY for little reason (I know some say it isn't enforced, but I've seen troopers along it recently). I-95 is just traffic hell into the City.
But I-91 north of the CT line? I actually like the Forest Park curve, although I wish they'd stop messing with the elevated highway in Springfield (why they did that ramp reversal project, I'll never understand). The two-lane section north of Holyoke to, say, Deerfield also needs to be three-laned since there are a lot of slowpokes as you make your way be by Mount Tom and the Holyoke Range. It's really not that bad in my book.
I forgot to mention I-70 east of Limon, CO. From there to the Kansas State Line is not only un-Colorado like, but totally boring as it is all flat with total nothing. Even in Kansas which could be considered boring all the way to Abilene, at least has wheat fields along the path and grain silos off in the distance with small town always seen within the horizon!
Once you get to Abilene, KS you then see the Flint Hills, and then the cluster of cities as east of US 81 the population of Kansas is way more dense than that of it west of US 81. Therefore I-70 has something to see as the Flint Hills is neat to look at, and then incorporated areas frequently to let up on the boredom some until you reach Topeka.
In addition all of I-90 west of the Missouri River to Rapid City is all boring as South Dakota seems to be very sparse in population on the west side of the river allowing more unsettled land from the valley westward.
Quote from: capt.ron on September 25, 2015, 12:42:31 PM
I-40 by state (the parts I have driven):
Tennessee: East of Jackson to the outskirts of Nashville is my favorite stretch. Memphis to Jackson is my least favorite stretch.
Aargh. The whole stretch from Nashville to Memphis kills me. I've only driven it once, and never will again unless absolutely necessary. If I'm going to Memphis and points beyond, I'll use the Kentucky parkways and US 51 to Dyersburg, then either I-155 and I-55 or stay on US 51. I know I-55 in Arkansas is incredibly boring, but it's not as interminably long and choked with traffic as I-40 is.
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I-40 by state (the parts I have driven):
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Tennessee: East of Jackson to the outskirts of Nashville is my favorite stretch. Memphis to Jackson is my least favorite stretch. I haven't driven I-40 east of Nashville so I won't say anything about that.
I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville is beautiful, by the way. I highly recommend it if you get the chance to drive it. It's a lovely mountainous stretch, and the curves are a lot of fun.
Quote from: DJDBVT on September 25, 2015, 07:12:35 AM
Least favorite:
I-84 west of Hartford, CT to NY line
I-95 south of New Haven, CT to NY line
I-91 from the CT line to Northampton, MA
I'm definitely on board with all of those (and I'd add I-91 inside CT as well). If nothing else, they're the stretches of Interstate I most often try to avoid.
I'm also not a fan of I-87 from NY 17 to the Tappan Zee.
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Favorites:
I-85 between SC state line and Charlotte - It's mountainous, scenic, and quite historical (the battle of King's Mountain in the Revolutionary War).
I-40 through the Research Triangle
Least Favorites:
I-81 between MD state line and Harrisburg - trees, flatness, trees, flatness.
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on September 21, 2015, 01:26:12 PM
Least Favorite
I-295 around Richmond
What's your beef with I-295? I personally think this road is a lot of fun to drive. It's got that huge bridge over the James River, enough lanes to manage the traffic, and a consistently high speed limit. I also like how the southern half of this road (south of the I-64 junction) is relatively sparsely traveled while the northern half is quite hectic. Gives the road character.
Quote from: noelbotevera on September 26, 2015, 09:50:58 AM
Favorites:
I-85 between SC state line and Charlotte - It's mountainous, scenic, and quite historical (the battle of King's Mountain in the Revolutionary War).
I-40 through the Research Triangle
Least Favorites:
I-81 between MD state line and Harrisburg - trees, flatness, trees, flatness.
Funny you should mention I-81, as nearby is the Pennsylvania Turnpike which is not as flat and has quite neat rolling hills, with farms and the best part of the turnpike to drive on.
In fact it is interesting that two roads that almost parallel each other have different topographies and totally different characters.
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Favorites:
I-85 between SC state line and Charlotte - It's mountainous, scenic, and quite historical (the battle of King's Mountain in the Revolutionary War).
I-40 through the Research Triangle
Least Favorites:
I-81 between MD state line and Harrisburg - trees, flatness, trees, flatness.
Funny you should mention I-81, as nearby is the Pennsylvania Turnpike which is not as flat and has quite neat rolling hills, with farms and the best part of the turnpike to drive on.
In fact it is interesting that two roads that almost parallel each other have different topographies and totally different characters.
It's similar to US 101 and I-280 in the Bay Area.
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FAVORITE: I-64/US-40 through the suburbs of St. Louis. It's a good deal wide and has a decent speed limit.
LEAST FAVORITE: I-680 through the Sierra Nevada foothills about 30 minutes outside San Francisco. Trafficky, trafficky, and even more trafficky.
Favorites:
I-68 (the entire thing)
I-86 (PA-NY, the entire thing)
I-88 (NY, the entire thing)
I-80 (PA)
I-79 (Between I-68 and I-70)
Least favorites:
I-76 (Penn Turnpike by far)
I-95 from New Jersey to I-91 in New Haven
I-70 (When joined with I-76 in PA)
I-78 (because I know I am heading for the impending doom that is the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
In Virginia
Least Favorite
I-85 between NC and Petersburg
I always feel locked in by that long tree median and its sooo boring, at least on I-64 it has some breaks in it.
Favorite
I-66 west of Haymarket
Beautiful views and rural countryside make this stretch really enjoyable, also there isn't as much truck traffic as there is on I-81
RI-MA 24 from its start to just outside Fall River MA. Totally boring, it's wooded sections and heavy traffic with I-195.
US 22/322 from Harrisburg to State College - breathtaking scenery on a freeway
US 30 from Breezewood to McConellsburg - almost like I-64/I-79, just a two to three lane highway
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LEAST FAVORITE: I-680 through the Sierra Nevada foothills about 30 minutes outside San Francisco. Trafficky, trafficky, and even more trafficky.
I-680 is nowhere near the Sierra Nevada. Those hills are parts of the Coast Ranges. The traffic is often heavy, but pretty much all of the road is in good condition with standard width lanes and shoulders, that's by no means guaranteed on Bay Area freeways. The stretch in between Walnut Creek and Fremont is very pretty, as is Benicia-Cordelia. Much of it could be in my list of favorite freeways, as long as you avoid commute hours.
I'm going to get in on this.....
Favorites:
I-15 though the Virgin River Gorge in Arizona. Basically I-15 runs through the center of a Canyon, rare that an interstate follows the terrain so closely.
I-70 through the San Rafael Swell in Utah to Cisco. This is basically a completely barren and alien landscape you'll only see in Utah. This stretch can actually be intimidating given it's over a 100 miles between services. Thompson Springs and Cisco are a must see if you are Vanishing Point fan.
I-70 from Durango, CO to Denver. Who wouldn't love a trip through the Rockies?
I-75 through Alligator Alley in the Everglades. Basically you exit the Miami Metro area and it becomes endless swamp land populated by thousands of alligators, hence the name.
I-8 heading out of Imperial Valley to the mountains in San Diego County. This is a surprisingly fast climb for an Interstate with some mountain grade curves.
I-90 in Idaho through all the historic mining towns. Basically this follows the terrain as it passes through the old mine towns, it's neat to see how the road was constructed over the town of Wallace.
I-17 from north Phoenix, AZ the entire northward climb to Flagstaff. You gain about 5,000 feet in elevation in this segment heading out of the desert to pine forests on Colorado Plateau.
I-80 from Donner Pass, CA to Salt Lake City. Basically you get a full grasp of the Sierra Nevadas, the vast emptiness of the Great Basin Desert in Nevada and the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Least Favorites
I-86W This is entirely in Idaho and should be either a three digit Interstate or just signed US 30. There isn't really anything challenging or scenic about this route.
I-4 Basically this is one of the most hellish drives on the east coast in general. Worse yet it's populated by tourists who have no idea where they are going for almost the entirety of the route.
I-95 From Richmond to the Georgia state line there isn't much to see and worse you are stuck with the volume of traffic heading to/from some of the biggest cities in the country.
I-10 From Houston through New Orleans is mostly four lane but carries the bulk of cross country truck traffic to slug through.
I-12 Basically this should be a three digit of I-10 in Louisiana. Basically it has the same problem I-10 does and doesn't really have much of value to see...at least I-10 has New Orleans.
I-20 West of Dallas to I-10 near Van Horn is populated by bored Texas Highway Patrol troopers waiting to question you on why you didn't take I-10.
I-5 from downtown L.A. to the Mexican Border. Basically you have to slug through some of the worst traffic in two of the biggest cities in California. Don't ever consider taking I-405 no matter how bad traffic gets on I-5.
Quote from: noelbotevera on March 03, 2016, 07:13:18 PM
RI-MA 24 from its start to just outside Fall River MA. Totally boring, it's wooded sections and heavy traffic with I-195.
US 22/322 from Harrisburg to State College - breathtaking scenery on a freeway
US 30 from Breezewood to McConellsburg - almost like I-64/I-79, just a two to three lane highway
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2dis (emphasis: mine); I believe the OP's referring to
Interstates, not US nor state (SR) highways.
Favorites:
I-35: Duluth, MN and Flint Hills of Kansas
I-70: Basically everything west of Denver
Least favorites:
I-10 east of Houston
I-90 between MN 43 and Chamberlain, SD
I-80/90 from Lake Station, IN to Elyria, OH
I-94 east of Bismarck
Me?
Favorite:
'Inbound' Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) in Chicago.
Least favorite:
I-80, where it crosses between the Borman Expressway and the Indiana Toll Road in Gary/Lake Station, IN.
Mike
The BEST interstate drive is I-70 between Grand Junction and Denver. Hands down. That is my final answer, Regis.
I also enjoyed I-40 through New Mexico. A peaceful red rock drive, and in the valley miles away you can watch trains roll along in the distance.
I-65 from Gary to Indianapolis blows goats. Overloaded with truck traffic and the road is so broken in a lot of spots.
I-80 from Lincoln Neb. west to Grand Island has NO CURVES WHATSOEVER. It's lethal because of its propensity to put you right to sleep!
MOST FAVORITE:
I-99 from southern terminus to exit 28
I-376 from exit 18 to exit 6 (*I still refuse to acknowledge the extension to I-80 in 2009*)
I-76 from Mile 111 to Mile 130
I-76 (Surekill Exp.) from exit 331 (I-476) to Walt Whitman Bridge
I-676 Vine St. Exp. length
LEAST FAVORITE:
I-76 east of Harrisburg (roughly mile 250 to exit 326)
I-81 from exit 17 to exit 61
I-78 entire length
Favorites:
I-95 in Southern CT between Stamford and Bridgeport (When it moves)
I-91 between CT 15/I-691 interchange and Hartford
I-87 Tappan Zee Bridge
I-76 between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh
Least Favorite:
I-95 in NY from New Jersey to Connecticut, the entire thing is boring and tedious especially the cross bronx
I-95 from East Haven to RI, its boring and it feels like it takes forever to get to RI
I-95 in Philadelphia, the construction and lane shifts make it confusing and dangerous.
I-78 in Pennsylvania, boring and tedious even in the Allentown area part.
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Favorites:
I-95 in Southern CT between Stamford and Bridgeport (When it moves)
I-91 between CT 15/I-691 interchange and Hartford
I-87 Tappan Zee Bridge
I-76 between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh
Least Favorite:
I-95 in NY from New Jersey to Connecticut, the entire thing is boring and tedious especially the cross bronx
I-95 from East Haven to RI, its boring and it feels like it takes forever to get to RI
I-95 in Philadelphia, the construction and lane shifts make it confusing and dangerous.
I-78 in Pennsylvania, boring and tedious even in the Allentown area part.
Wow, I find the whole way of 95 from Connecticut to New Jersey to be an adventure. Granted, it's not as much of an adventure as it was in the days when it featured stripped cars and the occasional tree on fire in the median strip, but it's an interesting ride that changes often as you go.
Favorite: 580 through Altamont Pass. After 200+ of nothing on the 5, it's nice to see civilization again
80 between Auburn, CA and Reno. Very dramatic climb up the Sierras
15 through the Virgin River Gorge. Enough said
70 between Grand Junction and Denver. Engineering marvel
280 between Cupertino and San Bruno. Better than the parking lot known as the Bayshore
8 between Alpine and Ocotillo. Forest to desert in 50 miles.
Least favorite:
5 between Grapevine and Lathrop.
405 in California in its entirety.
The westernmost 100 miles of the 10
10 between El Paso and San Antonio
Favorites
1. I-10 east of Benson AZ through Texas Canyon. I like how they just built an interstate down a canyon
2. I-94/I-90 from Eau Claire to Wisconsin Dells
3. I-90 in Minnesota as it goes west out of the Mississippi River valley
One day, I will visit my relatives in Grand Junction, CO, but until then, I can't properly call I-70 west of Denver a favorite.
Least Favorites
1. I-39 between I-80 and I-90. When I was a kid in Minnesota, we would go to my grandpa's in Seneca, IL and cut across all kinds of country and their varying roads between Belvidere and Seneca. Then I-39 opened and then I realized Illinois was flat and nonscenic. A special place in hell is reserved for I-39 within my imagination
2. I-80 between Lincoln and Grand Island. When I discovered Nebraska was the same way.
3. I-70 in Missouri. Not enough lanes and too many billboards the whole way.
Favorites:
1. I-70 through Glenwood Canyon (Colorado)
2. I-90 between Chicago and Elgin. Three lanes wide, 65 mph speed limit (soon to be 70), open road tolling, what else can you ask for?
3. I-90 on Chicago Skyway
4. I-90/94 (Dan Ryan) in Chicago
Least Favorites:
1. I-65 between Indy and Chicago
2. I-94 through Michigan and Northern Indiana
3. the Indiana Toll Road between Lake Station and Ohio
4. the Ohio Turnpike between Indiana and Cleveland
'Favorite/least favorite segments of 2dis?' I don't have any for obvious reasons, so I cannot answer. I have favorite and least favorite segments of interstate-like freeways, though.
Favorites:
I-90: Utica, NY, to Rochester, NY
I-91: Northampton, MA, to Brattleboro, VT
I-84: From the beginning to Port Jervis, NY
I-81: From I-66 to Roanoke, VA
Least Favorites:
I-84: All of it in CT
I-95: All of it from DC to Boston
I-91: Hartford to New Haven
Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on March 06, 2016, 12:56:12 AM
2. I-90 between Chicago and Elgin. Three lanes wide, 65 mph speed limit (soon to be 70), open road tolling, what else can you ask for?
Between Chicago and Elgin is probably going to be posted at 55 after the rebuild is complete, and is supposed to have four through lanes. Perhaps you meant Elgin to I-39? In that case I would ask for:
1) A nice tied arch or cable stayed bridge over the Fox River
2) Hillier terrain with nicer views
3) A large lake or other water feature to add some excitement
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Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on March 06, 2016, 12:56:12 AM
2. I-90 between Chicago and Elgin. Three lanes wide, 65 mph speed limit (soon to be 70), open road tolling, what else can you ask for?
Between Chicago and Elgin is probably going to be posted at 55 after the rebuild is complete, and is supposed to have four through lanes. Perhaps you meant Elgin to I-39? In that case I would ask for:
1) A nice tied arch or cable stayed bridge over the Fox River
2) Hillier terrain with nicer views
3) A large lake or other water feature to add some excitement
I-355 was recently upped to 60 mph by the ISTHA, so there is a chance that the section from O'Hare to Elgin might get 60mph too. But it certainly wasnt ever gonna be 65 or 70 there lol
Another favorite of mine is I-90 between I-94 (Tomah Interchange in Wisconsin) and about Rochester, MN.
Mike
I-93 between Salem and Manchester NH used to be one of my favorite segments. Since they've been working on the widening, it's increasingly losing its character and has become one of my least favorite segments.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 03, 2016, 09:38:56 PM
Favorites:
I-70 from Durango, CO to Denver. Who wouldn't love a trip through the Rockies?
Huh? Durango is a long way from I-70 or any other interstate for that matter. The scenery north and east of town is remarkable, but doesn't qualify for this list..
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Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 03, 2016, 09:38:56 PM
Favorites:
I-70 from Durango, CO to Denver. Who wouldn't love a trip through the Rockies?
Huh? Durango is a long way from I-70 or any other interstate for that matter. The scenery north and east of town is remarkable, but doesn't qualify for this list..
Perhaps he meant Grand Junction?
Quote from: roadman65 on September 25, 2015, 01:52:25 PM
Once you get to Abilene, KS you then see the Flint Hills, and then the cluster of cities as east of US 81 the population of Kansas is way more dense than that of it west of US 81. Therefore I-70 has something to see as the Flint Hills is neat to look at, and then incorporated areas frequently to let up on the boredom some until you reach Topeka.
I must say when I drove I-70 West of Topeka to K-99 recently (I was going to the Oz Museum in Wamego), the scenery caught me off guard. I drove I-70 eastbound from the Manhattan exit years ago and thought it was typical Kansas scenery. I even like how they have the rest area in the median. It's certainly a different trip than US 24 West of Topeka.