Closest stretches of road you have NOT clinched

[clong]

Updated

I-55 Mississippi
US11/43 (Tuscaloosa) US11 from Eutaw, AL to Livingston, AL US31 from I-65 Exit 164 to US84
AL216 AL155 from Montevallo, AL to Jemison, AL sections of AL5 and AL219 near Centreville/Brent, AL

[hobsini2]

Interstates:
I don't have to go very far for this one. I have yet to drive I-290 between Mannheim Rd and the Circle. I also haven't clinched I-55 from I-294 to the Dan Ryan. I don't know when I'll get to these two given they are useless to my travel patterns and when I'm out clinching, I prefer to go away from the city, not closer to it.

US Routes:
Quite a few, but the closest ones would be US-14 and US-41. Unlikely to clinch these anything soon for the same reasons as above.

State Routes:
Too many to list! IL-43 and IL-50 are both close but again, I don't want to drive through Chicago.

Joe, you could knock out 55 and 290 on the same trip. Take one inbound and the other outbound.

[NWI_Irish96]

Updated list:

Wisconsin state highway: WI 67 at US 14, 107 miles WI 241 at CTH BB, 108 miles

Illinois state highway: IL 16/251 at their junction, 112 miles IL 2 at US 20, 114 miles

US highway: US 45 at WI 36, 114 miles US 12 at I-43, 119 miles

Business US highway: BUS US 12 at Whitewater, WI, 126 miles

Michigan state highway: MI 311 at B Drive N, 151 miles

Interstate business loop: BL I-94 at Albion, MI, 168 miles

Interstate highway: I-280 at I-80/90, 226 miles

[NWI_Irish96]

One update:

Wisconsin state highway: WI 241 at CTH BB, 108 miles

Illinois state highway: IL 89 at IL 17, 118 miles IL 2 at US 20, 114 miles

US highway: US 12 at I-43, 119 miles

Business US highway: BUS US 12 at Whitewater, WI, 126 miles

Michigan state highway: MI 311 at B Drive N, 151 miles

Interstate business loop: BL I-94 at Albion, MI, 168 miles

Interstate highway: I-280 at I-80/90, 226 miles

[Rothman]

Hoo boy, I'm going to totally overhaul my responses, for closest stretch and full Interstates here:

I-69, Imlay City to Exit 138, MI: 350 miles from my home location.
I-75, I-696 to Exit 109, MI: 355 miles
I-94, Exit 169 to Exit 110, MI: 394 miles
I-69, I-96 to Exit 42, MI: 432 miles
I-69, Exit 23, MI to Fort Wayne, IN: 455 miles
I-69, I-469 southern interchange to Marion, IN: 491 miles
I-785 -- Closest Full Interstate Not Touched: 514 miles
I-587, entire: 515 miles
I-41 -- Closest 2di Not Touched: 600 miles
I-72, entire: 658 miles

[JayhawkCO]

I'll add all the combos to mine too.

Closest State Route I Haven't Driven: WY34 @ US30 in Albany County - 165 miles
Closest State Route I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected: WY315 north of Chugwater - 175 miles
Closest Stretch of US Route I Haven't Driven: US85 north of WY313 near Hawk Springs, WY - 176 miles
Closest Stretch of Interstate I Haven't Driven: I-94 between Billings and MT47 - 553 miles
Closest US Route I Haven't Driven: US177 in Kansas/Oklahoma - 577 miles
Closest Interstate I Haven't Driven: I-110 in El Paso - 633 miles
Closest US Route I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected: US266 - 732 miles
Closest (Kind of) 2di I Haven't Driven: I-35W in the Metroplex - 752 miles
Closest (Unsigned) 3di I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected: I-315 in Great Falls - 786 miles
Closest 2di I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected - I-14 in Texas - 878 miles
Closest (Signed) 3di I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected: I-474 in Peoria - 933 miles
Closest 2-Digit US Route I Haven't Driven Nor Intersected: US57 in Texas - 936 miles

[Jim]

This feels like something I should code up in TM, not do by looking at TM maps as I'm doing.  But here's what it looks like for me.  Based in Amsterdam, New York.

I: parts of I-95 north (east) of New Haven, CT, about 165 miles away
US: US 9 south of Kingston, NY, about 90 miles away
State: NY 32 south of Glenmont, about 40 miles away

Seeing this thread with activity reminded me that my response is now several years old and out of date.  Specifics are the different, but distances are similar.

I: I-478 Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, about 185 miles away (unless I was through it as a young child, seems unlikely)
US: US 5 near Deerfield, MA, about 115 miles away
State: NY 396 west of US 9W, still about 40 miles away

BTW, for anyone using TM's Mapview to get an idea what your answers are, setting "Highlight Untraveled" makes it easier to see.

[1995hoo]

^^^^

Funny thing for me is, my answer from 2016 is still accurate.

[CoreySamson]

State: probably TX-6 near Santa Fe
US: either US 59 near Sugar Land or US 90 Alt near Stafford
Interstate: Same as US answer: US 59/I-69 near Sugar Land

Since I am now at college, I should probably add my answers for there, as well as update my original stretches. My closest stretches for the categories mentioned have not changed that much, but I'll expand on them:

From Home:

Interstate: I-45 between NASA Road 1 and TX 6 (actually last time I erroneously said that I-69 was my closest, but this stretch of I-45 is barely closer by less than a mile)
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Sugar Land
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 6 between Santa Fe (FM 646) and Hitchcock (FM 2004)
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 419 in Old Ocean
FM Road: FM 2917 south of FM 2403

From College:

Interstate: I-40 between Henrietta and Webbers Falls
US Route: US 64/169 between Memorial Drive and I-44 in SE Tulsa
US Business Route: US 62/64 Business in Muskogee
State Route: OK 364 at just 2 miles away

[drebbin37]

Closest Missing Segment
Interstate: I-787 between Exit 1 and the Thruway (106 miles)
US: US9 in Yonkers (120 miles)
State (excluding CT's secret routes): NY895 in The Bronx (123 miles) or NY114 in Greenport (75 miles by ferry vs. 212 by bridge)

Closest Missing Entire Length
Interstate: I-878 by JFK Airport (133 miles)
US: US311 (about 600 miles)
State: same as above

[Bruce]

I only have 5 route segments to go before I'm all done with Washington.

Interstate: I-84 east of Boise, ID
US Highway: US 30 in northwestern Portland, OR
State Highway: WA 165 near Mount Rainier NP
BC Highway: BC 7 east of Mission

[NWI_Irish96]

One update:

Wisconsin state highway: WI 241 at CTH BB, 108 miles

Illinois state highway: IL 89 at IL 17, 118 miles

US highway: US 12 at I-43, 119 miles

Business US highway: BUS US 12 at Whitewater, WI, 126 miles

Michigan state highway: MI 311 at B Drive N, 151 miles

Interstate business loop: BL I-94 at Albion, MI, 168 miles

Interstate highway: I-280 at I-80/90, 226 miles I-380 at I-80, 233 miles

[CoreySamson]

Maybe or maybe not because of this thread, I took an opportunity this weekend to update my answers for these categories (updates in blue):

From Home:

Interstate: I-69 between Kendleton and Sugar Land
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Sugar Land
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 419 in Old Ocean
FM Road: FM 1459 near Old Ocean

From College:

Interstate: I-40 between Henrietta and Webbers Falls
US Route: US 64/169 between Memorial Drive and I-44 in SE Tulsa
US Business Route: US 62/64 Business in Muskogee
State Route: OK 364 at just 2 miles away

[Rothman]

Knocked a few off:

I-69, I-96 to Exit 42, MI: 432 miles
I-69, Exit 23, MI to Fort Wayne, IN: 455 miles
I-69, I-469 southern interchange to Marion, IN: 491 miles
I-785 -- Closest Full Interstate Not Touched: 514 miles
I-587, entire: 515 miles
I-41 -- Closest 2di Not Touched: 600 miles
I-72, entire: 658 miles

[SEWIGuy]

Today, I clinched WI-156. Up until today, it was the closest numbered highway to my house than I had never driven on. (Less than 20 miles.) So I went from never drivng on the highway at all, to clinching it all on the same day.

[NWI_Irish96]

Wisconsin state highway: WI 241 at CTH BB, 108 miles

Illinois state highway: IL 89 at IL 17, 118 miles

US highway: US 12 at I-43, 119 miles

Business US highway: BUS US 12 at Whitewater, WI, 126 miles

Michigan state highway: MI 60 at I-69, 149 miles

Interstate business loop: BL I-64 at Albion, MI, 168 miles BL I-96 at Howell, MI, 233 miles

Interstate highway: I-380 at I-80, 233 miles I-480(OH) at I-80, 305 miles

[clong]

Updated

I-55 Mississippi from I-220 to MS8
US11/43 (Tuscaloosa) US11 from Eutaw, AL to Livingston, AL I-65 Exit 164 to US84 US45 Columbus, MS
AL216 AL155 from Montevallo, AL to Jemison, AL sections of AL5 and AL219 near Centreville/Brent, AL

[flan]

From the Twin Cities:

Interstate partially travelled: I-90 from Freeborn County Highway 46 to US 218
Interstate never travelled: I-380 (Iowa), or I-74 for 2di

US Highway partially travelled: US 12 east of its concurrency with I-94 in Hudson, WI
US Highway never travelled: US 151

MN Highway partially travelled: MN 23 between Foreston and Foley
MN Highway never travelled: MN 167

ND Highway partially travelled: ND 46 between I-29 and Cass/Richland County Highway 81
ND Highway never travelled: ND 54

From Fargo:

Interstate partially travelled: I-29 south of US 81 concurrency in Watertown, SD
Interstate never travelled: I-880 (Iowa), or I-74 for 2di

US Highway partially travelled: US 281 south of Jamestown
US Highway never travelled: US 85

ND Highway partially travelled: ND 18 north of Casselton
ND Highway never travelled: ND 54

MN Highway partially travelled: MN 32 between MN 113 and MN 200
MN Highway never travelled: MN 317

[pderocco]

AZ-195 is 162 miles away. NV-160 is 321 miles away. The closest in my home state of California is CA-165, which is 387 miles away. These are all road miles according to Google. This doesn't include lesser roads like numbered forest routes, county routes, or BIA roads, just state, US, and Interstate.

Update: The closest in California is now the west end of CA-140, 412 miles away.

[CoreySamson]

A new update: (updates in blue)

From Home:

Interstate: I-69 between Kendleton and Sugar Land
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Sugar Land
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 419 in Old Ocean
FM Road: FM 1459 near Old Ocean

From College:

Interstate: I-40 between Henrietta and Webbers Falls
US Route: US 64 in Bixby
US Business Route: US 62/64 Business in Muskogee
State Route: OK 364 between Riverside and Memorial

[webny99]

A long overdue update

State Route: *new* NY 90 south of Aurora (48 straight line miles // 67 miles by road)
   Honorable Mention 1: NY 93 west of CR 122 (52 straight line miles // 62 miles by road)
   Honorable Mention 2: NY 148 southern terminus (54 straight line miles // 60 miles by road)
US Route: *new* US 20 west of Alden (54 straight line miles // 64 miles by road)
Interstate: *new* I-790 (114 straight line miles // 134 miles by road)
Freeway: *new* NY 400 north of East Aurora (62 straight line miles // 77 miles by road)

Overall US Route: *new* US 3 (305 straight line miles // 410 miles by road)
Overall State Route: *new* NY 148 (54 straight line miles // 60 miles by road)
Numbered state border crossing: NY 36/PA 249

2di segment: I-88 west of Unadilla (125 straight line miles // 177 miles by road)
3di segment: *new* I-790 (114 straight line miles // 134 miles by road)
Overall 2di: I-68 (240 straight line miles // 352 miles by road)
Overall 3di: *new* I-890 (177 straight line miles // 203 miles by road)

Closest exit: NY 390 Exit 25 (Vintage Ln)
Closest Interstate exit: I-390 Exit 6 (NY 36)

Home state 2di's, untraveled: none
Home state 3di's, untraveled: I-678, I-890, I-295, I-495, I-695

Home state 2di's, unclinched: I-84, I-87, I-88, I-95
Home state 3di's, unclinched: I-278, I-678, I-684, I-787, I-890, I-295, I-495, I-695

[pderocco]

The closest interstate I haven't driven is I-19 just south of Tucson, which by road is 396 miles away from my home near San Diego. There are several more in the Bay Area that are a little further away, but those will all probably get clinched over the next year. Maybe I-19, too, in which case the closest would be I-215 south of Salt Lake City (746 miles away).

[Rothman]

Knocked more off:

I-69, I-96 to Exit 42, MI: 432 miles
I-69, Exit 3 to Exit 23, MI: 455 miles
I-785 -- Closest Full Interstate Not Touched: 514 miles
I-587, entire: 515 miles
I-41 -- Closest 2di Not Touched: 600 miles
I-72, entire: 658 miles