The Most Hated Freeway in America

[CapeCodder]

How does one even measure this? Conceptually its difficult.

If we simply count the number of people that vote for it being their least favorite the title will go to some congested item in the largest city that drives, ie. disqualifying NYC, Los Angeles.

But that is really a meaningless title since it simply has a very small plurality of votes by people who really don't have a clue about the subject.

A more informed opinion would take into account the number of motorists it impacts but also the nature and avoid-ability of those impacts.

I-95 would have been my vote a decade ago, with it having at least 2 serious gaps and many other choke-points and compromises. The elimination of one of those gaps helps matters, but it is still, as a whole, probabally the most badly overtaxed interstate route.

Where is the second gap?

[HighwayStar]

Washington DC. Although the beltway is signed as I-95 its not the actual place I-95 should be. You can see the stub on the north side where it hits the beltway.

[vdeane]

I think they should fill in the gap on I-90 to make it a coast to coast interstate! 

[Max Rockatansky]

Has anyone mentioned I-4?

[Roadgeekteen]

Has anyone mentioned I-4?

It's only in Florida.

[Max Rockatansky]

Has anyone mentioned I-4?

It's only in Florida.

Yes, and it highly despised by about everyone. 

[SkyPesos]

Since I-75 haven't been mentioned yet, I'll do the honors right now.

[Roadgeekteen]

Are we just naming every long interstate?

[Max Rockatansky]

Are we just naming every long interstate?

I-4 isn't long but has several hated stretches like Malfunction Junction and downtown Orlando.

[bing101]

I-80 the section from Hercules to Downtown San Francisco gets attention for traffic jams and hated in the Bay Area.I-880 Oakland and San Jose because the freeway goes from the Port of Oakland to Downtown San Jose.
I-710 Los Angeles area because of the 710 gap and the port of Long Beach traffic.

[CapeCodder]

Washington DC. Although the beltway is signed as I-95 its not the actual place I-95 should be. You can see the stub on the north side where it hits the beltway.

You're right. I was having a total ADD moment.

[NWI_Irish96]

How about the WORTHLESS Chicago Skyway, the most expensive (per mile) toll road in the USA? If it didn't connect to the western end of the Indiana Toll Road, this monstrosity would've likely been torn down decades ago!

It's still better than shuffling along I-94 during rush hour.  Besides, I like how the backdrop of South Chicago and Gary give me Sonic 2 Oil Ocean vibes.

It's really both. People hate the Skyway because of the cost. People hate the Borman and Ford because of the massive congestion due to people avoiding the cost of the Skyway.

[Henry]

How does one even measure this? Conceptually its difficult.

If we simply count the number of people that vote for it being their least favorite the title will go to some congested item in the largest city that drives, ie. disqualifying NYC, Los Angeles.

But that is really a meaningless title since it simply has a very small plurality of votes by people who really don't have a clue about the subject.

A more informed opinion would take into account the number of motorists it impacts but also the nature and avoid-ability of those impacts.

I-95 would have been my vote a decade ago, with it having at least 2 serious gaps and many other choke-points and compromises. The elimination of one of those gaps helps matters, but it is still, as a whole, probabally the most badly overtaxed interstate route.

Where is the second gap?

Washington DC. Although the beltway is signed as I-95 its not the actual place I-95 should be. You can see the stub on the north side where it hits the beltway.

Make that three gaps, because in Boston, I-95 was also supposed to go straight through instead of around it on MA 128 like it does now. And IIRC, there's a rail line within the intended corridor that would've run in the median, if not to the side. In fact, the south end of the cancelled segment is a stub that extends for a few hundred feet before ending in the woods.

[sprjus4]

^ In a way. I-95 was also supposed to travel closer to Fayetteville, NC, but ultimately was built further east. A freeway segment on the northern end of I-95 Business through represents this originally intention.

[Flint1979]

The Cross Bronx Expressway