Least important section of Interstate in your state?

[sprjus4]

Not my state, but for North Carolina... I'd say I-26 north of Asheville or I-73 south of Asheboro... both barely carry above 10,000 AADT.

[SkyPesos]

Indiana: Probably a section of I-69 between I-64 and Bloomington.

[dlsterner]

Maryland - I would say I-70 between I-695 and the Park-n-Ride to the east.

If I-170 hadn't been decommissioned it would be a candidate.

(And no, I don't believe I-70 will ever be extended to the east/southeast)

[Roadgeekteen]

Maryland - I would say I-70 between I-695 and the Park-n-Ride to the east.

If I-170 hadn't been decommissioned it would be a candidate.

(And no, I don't believe I-70 will ever be extended to the east/southeast)

What about besides that short section? I-68?

[dlsterner]

Maryland - I would say I-70 between I-695 and the Park-n-Ride to the east.

If I-170 hadn't been decommissioned it would be a candidate.

(And no, I don't believe I-70 will ever be extended to the east/southeast)

What about besides that short section? I-68?

I think I-68 is reasonably important as it can be a gateway to the west for those who want to avoid the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Breezewood, etc.  (Full disclosure - I'm actually planning my next road trip out I-68 two weeks from now).

(Opinion, not fact, follows) I'd argue that I-795 (especially the northern part) is less important than I-68.  Or maybe the I-895 spur (the one from MD 2 in Glen Burnie to I-895).

[jmacswimmer]

Maryland - I would say I-70 between I-695 and the Park-n-Ride to the east.

If I-170 hadn't been decommissioned it would be a candidate.

(And no, I don't believe I-70 will ever be extended to the east/southeast)

What about besides that short section? I-68?

I think I-68 is reasonably important as it can be a gateway to the west for those who want to avoid the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Breezewood, etc.  (Full disclosure - I'm actually planning my next road trip out I-68 two weeks from now).

(Opinion, not fact, follows) I'd argue that I-795 (especially the northern part) is less important than I-68.  Or maybe the I-895 spur (the one from MD 2 in Glen Burnie to I-895).

Speaking as someone who would suffer thru the Reisterstown-Pikesville stretch of MD 140 (which is nonstop shopping centers, gas stations, auto dealers, fast food, etc. for ~10 miles) if not for I-795, I strongly disagree on that one

As for I-895, I would actually nominate the mainline stretch west of MD 295.  In the few times I've traveled the length of I-895, it seems like half the volume exits at the I-895 spur, then most of what's left exits at MD 295, leaving a mostly empty road the rest of the way back to I-95.

(And totally agreed on I-70 east of I-695, by the way!)

[thspfc]

In Wisconsin, I-39 between Portage and Stevens Point. Lightly travelled through rural areas with no cities of any consequence.

I-535 has been forgotten yet again . . .

[Rothman]

In Wisconsin, I-39 between Portage and Stevens Point. Lightly travelled through rural areas with no cities of any consequence.

I-535 has been forgotten yet again . . .

I used it to commute.  Despite the Bong to the south, the Blatnik is greatly appreciated.

[thspfc]

In Wisconsin, I-39 between Portage and Stevens Point. Lightly travelled through rural areas with no cities of any consequence.

I-535 has been forgotten yet again . . .

I used it to commute.  Despite the Bong to the south, the Blatnik is greatly appreciated.

I appreciate the Illinois Turnpike of Wisconsin more.

[jemacedo9]

For PA...I-86.

For DE...the section of I-95 north of US 202 to the PA line.

[TheGrassGuy]

NJ: I-295 south of Camden
NY: I-990
CT: I-384

[JoePCool14]

Illinois is obviously I-180 as has been previously mentioned. If you had to pick a runner-up, I'm willing to bet I-72 and/or I-172 at the western end doesn't get much traffic. I could be completely wrong on that though.

[dkblake]

Section of interstate, not interstate. I would go with I-190 or I-91 north of Greenfield for Massachusetts.

I-190.  At least I-91 connects Springfield to Vermont.

I'd vote I-391 for MA. VT is easily I-189.

Since nobody lives in NH on this forum:

Probably I-93 north of the Parkway.

I'd go for I-393 as least important.

[Henry]

In WA, it would be I-90 east of Ellensburg, because lots of traffic to/from Seattle uses I-82 instead to get to the more populated Rocky Mountain cities of Denver, Cheyenne and Salt Lake City.

[roadman65]

In Florida all freeways are important since development seems to be the big source of the economy finding all what was once useless to be now used by patrons who feed the developers.

[sprjus4]

In Florida all freeways are important since development seems to be the big source of the economy finding all what was once useless to be now used by patrons who feed the developers.

If you had to pick one for Florida, I'd imagine some part of I-10 would be the likely candidate.

[Roadgeekteen]

In Florida all freeways are important since development seems to be the big source of the economy finding all what was once useless to be now used by patrons who feed the developers.

What about I-175 or I-375?

[sprjus4]

In Florida all freeways are important since development seems to be the big source of the economy finding all what was once useless to be now used by patrons who feed the developers.

What about I-175 or I-375?

Yeah, I'd actually take those over I-10 as being least important.

[Roadgeekteen]

Section of interstate, not interstate. I would go with I-190 or I-91 north of Greenfield for Massachusetts.

I-190.  At least I-91 connects Springfield to Vermont.

I'd vote I-391 for MA. VT is easily I-189.

Since nobody lives in NH on this forum:

Probably I-93 north of the Parkway.

I'd go for I-393 as least important.

For Vermont I would consider I-91 north of I-93, it was deserted when I was on it.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

In Wisconsin, I-39 between Portage and Stevens Point. Lightly travelled through rural areas with no cities of any consequence.

I-535 has been forgotten yet again . . .

I used it to commute.  Despite the Bong to the south, the Blatnik is greatly appreciated.

The backups on the Minnesota side would be absolutely hideous whenever they had to close a lane for construction.

[dkblake]

Section of interstate, not interstate. I would go with I-190 or I-91 north of Greenfield for Massachusetts.

I-190.  At least I-91 connects Springfield to Vermont.

I'd vote I-391 for MA. VT is easily I-189.

Since nobody lives in NH on this forum:

Probably I-93 north of the Parkway.

I'd go for I-393 as least important.

For Vermont I would consider I-91 north of I-93, it was deserted when I was on it.

Depends what you mean by important. If it's important for local traffic, agree with you and I-189 becomes one of the more important stretches. I was thinking of it in terms of how important it is that a stretch of Interstate highway is in fact an Interstate. I-91 is a relatively important trade corridor between the US and Canada, so it should be an Interstate; on the other hand, it's not essential that there is an Interstate-level highway connecting I-89 and US 7 south of Burlington.

[doorknob60]

I-15 from Idaho Falls to the Montana border. North from Idaho Falls, US-20 is the more important route than I-15.

[SEWIGuy]

In Wisconsin, I-39 between Portage and Stevens Point. Lightly travelled through rural areas with no cities of any consequence.

I-535 has been forgotten yet again . . .

I-535 gets almost three times the daily traffic that portions of I-39 get.  Just south of Hancock, I-39 gets just over 10,000 vehicles per day.  Almost every portion of the oft-ridiculed WI-26 in Jefferson County gets more than that.

[Pink Jazz]

For New Mexico, I-10 is probably less important than I-25 or I-40.  For Arizona, there is only a small short segment of I-15 that enters the state.

[hbelkins]

For Kentucky, I-69 -- in particular the portion between Mayfield and I-24.

Not counting I-69, and I will admit to not always remembering it's a fully signed and sanctioned interstate route in Kentucky now, I'd say I-24. It carries a lot of out-of-state traffic, but really is not of any in-state significance between the WK Parkway and the Tennessee state line.

For West Virginia, I-68, because again, it's of little use to in-state travelers except local traffic between Bruceton Mills and Morgantown. It's more beneficial to out-of-staters trying to get to Baltimore (via I-70  ) or Washington DC.