boilerup25's Lifetime Road Trips (Up to December 2023)

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NJ to Charlottesville:
NJ: AC Expressway [NJ 446] WB, NJ 42 NB, NJ 168 NB, NJ Turnpike [NJ 700] SB, I-295 SB to DE line
DE: I-295 SB, I-95 SB to MD line
MD: I-95 SB, I-495 WB to VA line
VA: I-495 SB, I-66 WB, US 29 SB to Charlottesville

US 29 SB to Charlottesville -


Charlottesville: US 29, US 250, US 29 BUS, US 250 BUS

US 250 BUSINESS shield in Charlottesville -


Charlottesville to NJ:
VA: US 29 NB, I-66 EB, I-495 NB to MD line
MD: I-495 EB, I-95 NB to DE line
DE: I-95 NB, I-295 NB to NJ line
NJ: I-295 NB, I-76 WB, U-turn to I-76 EB, NJ 42 SB, AC Expressway [NJ 446] EB

No newly clinched highways, mileage added to US 29 and US 250

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To Walpack:
NJ: GS Parkway NB, I-280 WB, I-80 WB, NJ 15 NB, US 206 NB to Walpack

Returning: US 206 SB, NJ 15 SB, I-280 EB, GS Parkway SB

No newly clinched highways, mileage added to US 206 and NJ 15

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NJ to Hartford:
NJ: GS Parkway NB to NY line
NY: GS Parkway Connector NB, I-87 SB, I-287 EB, I-684 NB [enters Connecticut but has no exits in CT] (clinched), I-84 EB
CT: I-684 NB [see I-684 in NY] (clinched), I-84 EB, CT 72 EB, CT 9 NB, CT 175 EB, US 5 NB, CT 314 EB (clinched), CT 99, Berlin Turnpike [CT 543] NB (clinched)

I-684 NB -


Hartford to NJ:
CT: Whitehead Highway [CT 598] EB (clinched), I-91 SB, CT 15 SB to NY line
NY: Hutchinson River Parkway SB, I-287 WB, I-87 NB, Garden State Parkway Connector SB to NJ line
NJ: Garden State Parkway [NJ 444] SB

Whitehead Highway [CT 598] EB -


Newly clinched highways: I-684, CT 314, CT 543, CT 598

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I took this road trip with my family in 2021.

To High Point:
NJ: GS Parkway NB, I-280 WB, I-80 WB, NJ 15 NB, CR 565 NB, Sussex CR 639 NB (clinched), NJ 23 NB to High Point

Return:
NJ: NJ 23 SB, Sussex CR 639 SB, CR 565 SB, NJ 15 SB, I-80 EB, I-280 EB, GS Parkway SB

Newly clinched highways: Sussex CR 639

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I took this road trip with my family.

NJ to Albany:
NJ: GS Parkway NB to NY line
NY: GS Parkway connector, I-87 NB, I-787 NB

Albany: I-787, US 9W, NY 5, US 20, South Mall Expressway [NY 913V] (clinched)

I-787 NB at the Circle Stack -


South Mall Expressway [NY 913V] -


Albany to the Catskills:
NY: I-787 SB, I-87 SB, NY 32 NB, NY 32A NB (clinched), NY 23A WB

The Catskills to Kingston:
NY: NY 23A EB, NY 32A SB, US 9W SB

Kingston to NJ:
NY: I-587 WB (clinched), I-87 SB, GS Parkway Connector SB to NJ line
NJ: GS Parkway SB

I-587 WB out of Kingston -


Newly clinched highways: NY 32A, I-587 (New York), South Mall Expressway [NY 913V]

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I took this road trip with my family to visit Purdue and Chicago for my first time.

To West Lafayette:
NJ: AC Expressway [NJ 446] WB, NJ 42 NB, I-76 WB to PA line
PA: I-76 WB, I-70 WB to WV line
WV: I-70 WB (clinched), I-470 WB (clinched), US 250, WV 2
OH: I-470 WB (clinched), I-70 WB (clinched) to IN line
IN: I-70 WB, I-465 NB, I-865 WB (clinched), I-65 NB to West Lafayette

West Lafayette to Indianapolis:
IN: I-65 SB to Indianapolis

Indianapolis to West Lafayette:
IN: I-65 NB to West Lafayette

West Lafayette to Chicago:
IN: I-65 NB, I-90 WB to IL line
IL: I-90 WB, I-94 WB, US 41 NB

Chicago to Pittsburgh:
IL: I-90 EB to IN line
IN: I-90 EB [overlaps with I-80 EB] to OH line (clinched)
OH: I-90 EB, I-80 EB, I-76 EB
PA: I-76 EB, I-279 SB (clinched)

I-90 EB in Chicago -


I-279 SB to Pittsburgh -


In Pittsburgh: I-579 (clinched), PA 837, I-376, I-279

Pittsburgh to NJ:
PA: I-76 EB to NJ line (clinched)
NJ: I-76 EB, NJ 42 SB, AC Expressway [NJ 446] EB

Newly clinched highways: I-70 (West Virginia), I-470 (West Virginia-Ohio), I-70 (Ohio), I-865, I-90 (Indiana), I-76 (Pennsylvania), I-579, I-279

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I took this road trip with my family.

NJ to Cape Henlopen:
NJ: AC Expressway [NJ 446] WB, NJ 42 NB, I-76 WB, U-turn to I-76 EB, I-295 SB to DE line
DE: I-295 SB, I-95 SB, DE 1 SB, US 9 EB to Cape Henlopen

Cape Henlopen to VA Beach:
DE: US 9 WB, DE 1 SB, DE 26 WB, local roads, DE 54 WB, local roads to MD line
MD: MD 367 SB (clinched), US 113 SB, US 13 SB
VA: US 13 SB, US 60 EB, VA 279 SB, I-264 WB (already clinched)

Cable-stayed bridge on DE 1 SB -


VA Beach to Shenandoah:
VA: I-264 WB, I-64 WB, US 250 WB (for fuel stop), I-64 WB, US 15 NB, US 33 WB, Skyline Drive in Shenandoah

I-64 WB in Richmond -


US 33 WB to Shenandoah -


Shenandoah to the Smokies:
VA: Skyline Drive, US 211 WB, I-81 SB to TN line
TN: I-81 SB (clinched), I-40 WB, TN 66 SB, US 441 SB

The Smokies to NJ:
TN: US 321 SB, US 441 NB, TN 448 NB (clinched), TN 66 NB, I-40 EB, I-81 NB
VA: I-81 NB, I-66 EB (clinched on this trip), I-495 NB to MD line
MD: I-495 EB, I-95 NB, I-895 NB, I-95 NB to DE line
DE: I-95 NB, I-295 NB to NJ line
NJ: I-295 NB, I-76 WB, U-turn to I-76 EB, NJ 42 SB, AC Expressway [NJ 446] EB

I-66 EB -


Newly clinched highways: MD 367, I-81 (Tennessee), TN 448, I-66

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I took this road trip with my family. The coolest thing about this trip was that I clinched I-885 within a day of it opening!

NJ to Blacksburg:
NJ: AC Expressway [NJ 446] WB, NJ 42 NB, NJ 168 NB, NJ Turnpike [NJ 700] SB, I-295 SB to DE line
DE: I-295 SB, I-95 SB to MD line
MD: I-95 SB, I-495 WB to VA line
VA: I-495 SB, I-66 WB, US 460 WB to Blacksburg

In Blacksburg: VA 412 (clinched), VA 314 (clinched), US 460 Business

US 460 in Blacksburg + stub ramp for future Virginia Smart Road connection:


Blacksburg to Raleigh:
VA: I-81 SB, I-77 SB to NC line
NC: I-77 SB, I-74 EB, US 52 SB, US 421 SB, I-40 EB, I-85 NB, I-885 SB, US 70 EB to Raleigh

In Raleigh: US 70, US 1, I-440, I-40, US 64

Raleigh to College Park:
NC: I-40 WB, I-885 NB (clinched), I-85 NB to VA line
VA: I-85 NB (clinched), I-95 NB, VA 207 WB, fuel stop & U-turn, VA 207 EB (clinched), US 301 NB to MD line
MD: US 301 NB, MD 5 NB, I-95 NB, MD 201 SB, MD 431 NB [unsigned] to College Park

I-885 NB -


US 301 NB across the Harry Nice Bridge -


College Park to NJ:
MD: US 1 NB, I-95 NB to DE line
DE: I-95 NB, I-295 NB to NJ line
NJ: I-295 NB, I-76 WB, U-turn to I-76 EB, NJ 42 SB, AC Expressway [NJ 446] EB

Newly clinched highways: VA 412, VA 314, I-885, I-85 (Virginia), VA 207, MD 431 [unsigned]

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I took this road trip with my family.

To Vermont:
NJ: GS Parkway NB to NY line
NY: GS Parkway Connector NB, I-87 NB, US 11 NB, US 2 EB (clinched) to VT line

In Vermont: US 2, VT 78 (clinched), VT 105, VT 108 (clinched), VT 100, I-89

US 2 from NY to VT -


VT 78 EB -


VT 108 SB -


Vermont to Montreal:
VT: VT 108 NB to USA/CAN Border
QC: R-237 NB (clinched), R-202 WB, R-133 NB, A-35 NB (clinched), A-10 WB to Montreal

Montreal: A-10, A-15, A-25, A-20, A-40

Montreal to Quebec City:
QC: A-40 EB, A-440 EB (clinched)

Quebec City to NJ:
QC: A-40 WB, A-25 SB, A-15 SB to CAN/USA border
NY: I-87 SB (clinched on this trip), GS Parkway Connector SB to NJ line
NJ: GS Parkway SB

A-40 WB -


I-87 SB after crossing the Canada/USA border -


Newly clinched highways: US 2 (New York), VT 78, CT 108, A-35, R-237, A-440, I-87 (New York)

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I did this trip to attend a concert in New Haven.

NJ to New Haven:
NJ: GS Parkway NB to NY line
NY: GS Parkway Connector NB, I-87 SB, I-287 EB (clinched), I-95 NB
CT: I-95 NB to New Haven

New Haven to NJ:
CT: I-95 SB to NY line
NY: I-95 SB to NJ line
NJ: I-95 SB, GS Parkway SB

Newly clinched highways: I-287 (New Jersey-New York)

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Solo drive here, wanted to clinch some routes and add some miles to other highways.

Started in Morristown and followed US 202 NB. Clinched NJ 53 NB to its end in Denville. Took a brief visit to downtown Denville before going on Main Street, then US 46 WB and Morris CR 664 WB, CR 513 SB, and Morris CR 661 to Rockaway Township. Returned to Morristown via US 46 EB.

Newly clinched highways: NJ 53

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Re: 2023 Trip to Lambertville/New Hope

Solo drive here, opted to take a different route heading back to Morristown from South Jersey. Also visited my 21st and final county of New Jersey on this trip when I crossed into Hunterdon County.

Started on the Garden State Parkway NB, then took CR 539 NB, CR 539 Alternate NB, and CR 524 WB to I-195 WB. Followed I-195 WB to NJ 29 NB until I entered Lambertville. In Lambertville, I clinched NJ 165 (entirely concurrent with NJ 29) and found parking. I explored the historic downtown, managed to clinch NJ 165 on foot again, and then walked across the free bridge to New Hope, PA, where I had lunch. I covered portions of NJ 179 and PA 179 on foot. Returned to my car on the NJ side of the river and then clinched the remainder of NJ 29 NB. I then took NJ 12 EB and CR 513 NB to I-78 EB, then followed I-78 to I-287 NB to return to Morristown.

NJ 179 SB (on foot):


PA 179 SB (on foot):


New Hope-Lambertville Bridge:


NJ/PA line:


The only NJ 165 sign, I'm surprised NJDOT chose to sign this even though NJ 29 is the main route and NJ 165 was likely swallowed up by NJ 29 if NJDOT routed NJ 29 off of one-way Main Street:


Newly clinched highways: NJ 29, NJ 165

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Started in Morristown and followed CR 510 EB. Then followed CR 632 NB to US 46 EB. Clinched NJ 159 EB before looping back to US 46 and CR 506 EB to Montclair. After visiting the town, I stopped at Eagle Rock and then took I-280 WB to Eisenhower Parkway/Essex CR 609 NB to the stub end, U-turned and clinched CR 609 SB to CR 510 WB.

NJ 159 EB sign:


Newly clinched highways: NJ 159, Essex CR 609

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Started in Morristown and followed CR 511 NB to US 202 NB in Boonton. After visiting Boonton, I took I-287 NB and US 202 NB to clinch Morris CR 621. After clinching CR 621, I followed US 46 EB, clinched NJ 62 NB, and then I-80 EB. Clinched NJ 19 SB and returned to Morristown by way of US 46 WB, clinching Morris CR 637, NJ 10, clinching Morris CR 622 Alternate, and following CR 511 SB.

Newly clinched highways: Morris CR 621, NJ 62, NJ 19, Morris CR 637, Morris CR 622 Alternate

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Started in Morristown and followed I-287 SB to I-95 SB/NJ Turnpike. Followed I-95 SB on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension, then followed US 130 SB to Cinnaminson. After visiting Cinnaminson, followed US 130 SB to NJ 45 SB in Westville, U-turned in Westville, then followed US 130 NB, NJ 90 EB (already clinched), NJ 73 SB (already clinched), NJ Turnpike [NJ 700] NB, GS Parkway [NJ 444] NB, NJ 24 WB, then I-287 SB to Morristown.

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Started in Morristown and took I-287 SB to Edison. Had lunch in Edison, then took NJ 27 SB, US 1 SB, and US 130 SB to Cranbury. Entered downtown Cranbury, then followed CR 535 SB to the CR 539 junction. Clinched CR 539 SB from its northern terminus Cranbury to its southern terminus in Tuckerton, then followed US 9 SB and the Garden State Parkway [NJ 444] SB.

Newly clinched highways: CR 539 (New Jersey)

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Started on the Garden State Parkway NB to the Union Township exit. Took local roads in Union Township, Millburn, and Maplewood, then followed NJ 124 WB from Maplewood to its western terminus in Morristown. This allowed me to clinch NJ 124. Took CR 510 EB and I-287 NB to NJ 10 WB, then followed NJ 10 WB to its terminus at US 46. This allowed me to clinch NJ 10. Followed US 46 WB, NJ 183 NB, and US 206 NB until a U-turn ramp. Followed US 206 SB, and then clinched NJ 183 SB. Took I-80 EB to US 46 EB, then NJ 10 EB and clinched Morris CR 617 to Morristown.

Newly clinched highways: NJ 124, NJ 183, NJ 10, Morris CR 617

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I started in Morristown and followed CR 510 WB to its end in Chester. I clinched CR 510 from this trip. I then followed CR 513 SB and US 206 SB to I-78 WB to Clinton. Took the NJ 31 and NJ 173 exits to Clinton. From Clinton to Somerville, clinched Hunterdon CR 626 and followed I-78 EB and US 22 EB. From Somerville to Mendham, followed US 202 NB, stopped in Bernardsville, and followed CR 525 NB to its end at CR 510 in Mendham. I clinched CR 525 from this trip. Stopped in Mendham, then followed CR 510 EB to Morristown.

US 202 in Bernardsville -


CR 525 in Mendham -


Newly clinched highways: CR 510 (New Jersey), CR 525 (New Jersey), Hunterdon CR 626

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I started from Morristown and followed I-287 SB, Middlesex CR 622 SB, US 1 SB, and US 130 SB until NJ 32 EB. Clinched NJ 32 EB, then followed I-95/NJ Turnpike SB to NJ 133 WB. Clinched NJ 133 WB, then took CR 571 EB, CR 539 SB, and the GS Parkway SB to South Jersey.

Newly clinched highways: NJ 32, NJ 133

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I started in South Jersey and took the Garden State Parkway NB to NJ 138 EB to its terminus. U-turned and then clinched all of NJ 138 WB, then clinched I-195 WB. Took NJ 29 NB, NJ 129 NB, and U-turned to reach Duck Island. Clinched NJ 129 NB from Duck Island to the US 1 junction, then followed US 1 and local streets to intersect with US 206 and the start of CR 583 in Trenton. Clinched CR 583 NB to Princeton. Stopped in Princeton, followed NJ 27 NB (already clinched), and Mercer/Somerset CR 605 to Rocky Hill, then CR 518 WB, US 206 NB, then clinched US 206 Bypass NB. Took the original alignment of US 206 SB in Hillsborough before driving on the bypass once more and following US 206 NB to I-287 NB, then entered Morristown.

NJ 138 WB -


I-195 WB -


NJ 129 NB -


Sign on CR 583 NB (probably the last remaining directional sign for CR 583) -


US 206 Bypass NB -


Newly clinched highways: NJ 138, I-195 (New Jersey), NJ 129, CR 583 (New Jersey), US 206 Bypass

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Started in Morristown and followed US 202 NB to US 46 WB. Followed US 46 WB to the NJ 15 stub in Dover, then clinched the NJ 15 stub NB and SB in Dover before following US 46 WB to NJ 15 NB. This let me clinch NJ 15. Took NJ 15 NB to Philipps Road, then U-turned and followed NJ 15 SB, I-80 EB, CR 513 SB to re-enter Dover, then took Morris CR 661 to I-80 EB and US 202 SB to Morristown.

NJ 15 stub in Dover:


NJ 15 NB:


Newly clinched highways: NJ 15

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Started in Morristown and followed old NJ 24 WB. Took CR 510 WB, CR 513 SB, and stopped in Chester. Continued following CR 513 SB and CR 517 NB up to the NJ 182/NJ 57 junction. Followed NJ 57 SB, then local roads, NJ 57 NB, and clinched NJ 182 NB to Hackettstown. Stopped in Hackettstown. Continued following CR 517 NB to US 206 SB in Andover, then followed I-80 EB, NJ 183 NB, and Morris CR 602 to Lake Hopatcong. Followed Morris CR 631 to I-80 EB, then followed US 46 EB and US 202 SB back to Morristown.

CR 513 NB in Chester:


NJ 182 NB:


NJ 183 NB:


Newly clinched highways: Old NJ 24, NJ 182, CR 517 segment in Warren County

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Started in Morristown. Followed US 202 SB and NJ 28 WB to the start of CR 567. Clinched CR 567 SB, then took CR 514 WB to connect with Hunterdon CR 602. Connected to NJ 31 SB, CR 518 EB, then clinched CR 569 SB. Followed CR 533 SB and clinched CR 546 WB. Followed NJ 29 SB and NJ 31 NB to US 202 NB, then followed US 202 NB to Morristown.

CR 567 SB:


CR 569 SB:


CR 546 WB:


Newly clinched highways: CR 567 (New Jersey), CR 569 (New Jersey), CR 546 (New Jersey)

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I started in Morristown and took US 202 SB to NJ 179. Clinched NJ 179 SB and PA 179 SB, and U-turned via US 202 NB and PA 179 NB. Followed NJ 179 NB and NJ 25 SB to NJ 175, and then clinched NJ 175 SB. U-turned via local roads and followed NJ 29 NB to Frenchtown, where I followed NJ 12 WB to the PA border, stopped in Uhlerstown, then clinched NJ 12 EB. U-turned at the Flemington Circle, passed by downtown Flemington along CR 523, then took NJ 31 SB, U-turned at the circle, then followed NJ 31 NB to Clinton and took I-78 EB and I-287 NB to Morristown.

NJ 179 SB:


NJ 175 SB:


NJ 12 EB:


Newly clinched highways: NJ 179, PA 179, NJ 12, NJ 175

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This trip had a slightly unconventional route, but I just had to do it!

West Lafayette to Fishers:
IN: I-65 SB, IN 47 EB, IN 38 EB, US 31 SB, Keystone Parkway SB (clinched), I-465 EB, I-69 NB

Fishers to West Lafayette:
IN: I-69 SB, I-465 WB, US 31 NB, IN 38 WB, IN 47 WB, I-65 NB to West Lafayette

Newly clinched highways: Keystone Parkway