Lowest-numbered route you haven't been on

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Oscar using county routes is like hearing Barry Bonds used steroids.

[Rothman]

Oscar using county routes is like hearing Barry Bonds used steroids.

Ouch.

To be honest, I'm just joshing people over using county routes, even though I am sticking to state routes in a loose sense (e.g., I count TX Farm to Market routes and WV/VA secondary routes -- as long as they're shielded.  Stupid little rectangles on stop sign poles don't count. ).

[webny99]

I'm trying to avoid the little half-mile numbered county roads but if Oscar gets to 600, then I'll have no choice but to deploy the Cullman County Nuclear Option.

 

[Bruce]

It'd be fun to also compare the lowest-numbered route you've yet to clinch. For me, it seems to be 3, but could easily rise to 6 or 14 with another in-state trip.

1: ID
2: US [WA, ID]
3: ...
4: WA
5: I [WA]
6: ...
7: WA
8: WA
9: WA
10: WA
11: WA
12: US [WA]
13: BC
14: ...
15: BC
16: WA
17: ...
18: WA
19: WA
20: ...
21: ...
22: WA
23: ...
24: WA
25: ...

[formulanone]

It'd be fun to also compare the lowest-numbered route you've yet to clinch. For me, it seems to be 3, but could easily rise to 6 or 14 with another in-state trip.

I made a thread for that a few months back:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29493

[NWI_Irish96]

It'd be fun to also compare the lowest-numbered route you've yet to clinch. For me, it seems to be 3, but could easily rise to 6 or 14 with

Mine will probably always be 12. Because US 12 exists in the four states closest to me, there is no state highway 12 in any of those states, so I'd either have to clinch the entire US 12 to find some other state with a state highway 12.

[Rothman]

Please keep the clinching talk to the other thread rather than cluttering this one up.

[JayhawkCO]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

[Rothman]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

So...you won't be moving up to 361.  Just 272. 

[JayhawkCO]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

So...you won't be moving up to 361.  Just 272. 

But quite temporarily.    As for when I can get a 361? None even remotely close to me and I have a kid on the way, so that's going to limit the random trips for the sake of roadgeeking.

Chris

[Rothman]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

So...you won't be moving up to 361.  Just 272. 

But quite temporarily.    As for when I can get a 361? None even remotely close to me and I have a kid on the way, so that's going to limit the random trips for the sake of roadgeeking.

Chris

I have two kids.  Although they can put a damper on travel to some degree, my advice is to train 'em young for road trips.

[JayhawkCO]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

So...you won't be moving up to 361.  Just 272. 

But quite temporarily.    As for when I can get a 361? None even remotely close to me and I have a kid on the way, so that's going to limit the random trips for the sake of roadgeeking.

Chris

I have two kids.  Although they can put a damper on travel to some degree, my advice is to train 'em young for road trips.

I think it'll be more the wife dampening for the moment anyway.

Chris

[jlam]

For me: 28
CO 1 (clinched)
US 2
GA 3 (gas)
GA 4 (Pull-off to eat)
I-5
US 6
CO 7
GA 8 (bypassing construction of I-20)
CO 9
I-10
US 11
US 12
WY 13 (pull-off)
CO 14 (clinched)
I-15
US 16
I-17
US 18
US 19 (gas)
I-20
CO 21
CO 22
UT 23
US 24
I-25
US 26
ID 27
No 28

[Rothman]

Another one for the bottom third of the table:

oscar	556
formulanone	479
Mapmikey	428
HTM Duke	386
hbelkins	334
corco	329
Konza	316
cl94	288
Rothman	288
Duke87	265
deathtopumpkins	239
paulthemapguy	207
jayhawkco	203
Hot Rod Hootenanny	192
plain	174
rel4	170
US 89	162
hockeyjohn	154
csw	153
dfilpus	149
A.J. Bertin	148
dlsterner	142
Jim	139
Thing 342	127
Buck87	112
SGwithADD	112
Bitmapped	111
adwerkema	108
amroad17	107
cabiness42	107
Great Lakes Roads	107
tq-07fan	107
sparker	102
TheHighwayMan394	102
DandyDan	102
sbeaver44	102
skluth	102
bassoon1986	101
Flint1979	97
hobsini	97
Scott5114	97
1995hoo	96
74/171FAN	89
7/8	88
I-55	86
chesapeake256	84
Caps81943	82
Eth	63
SkyPesos	58
BrianP	53
Bickendan	48
mgk920	48
milbfan	47
noelbotevera	47
Big John	46
texaskdog	42
TBKS1	39
ipeters61	35
Evan_Th	33
ran4sh	32
Thunderbyrd316	31
ketchup99	31
doorknob60	29
Ben114	29
Bruce	29
jlam	28
ftballfan	26
mapman1071	24
kphoger	22
KEK Inc.	21
jp the roadgeek	19
stevashe	19
sharkyfour	19
CNGL-Leudimin	18
kurumi	18
Takumi	18
dvferyance	17
1	14
Roadgeekteen	14
RyanB06	14
cwf1701	13
SoDakInterstateEnthusiast	13
apeman33	12
JMoses24	12
ClassicHasClass	11
KEVIN_224	11
wxfree	9
FrCorySticha	9
CoreySamson	9
jeffandnicole	8
PHLBOS	8
TheGrassGuy	8
WillWeaverRVA	8
Tarkus	7
TheStranger	7
Pink Jazz	6
DeaconG	6
Skye	5
Roadsguy	5
Super Mateo	4
SoCal Kid	3
thspfc	3
LilianaUwU	3
Occidental Tourist	3
Truvelo	2
bzaharin	2
Zeffy	2
Finrod	2
Kulerage	2
Aaron Camp	2
skquinn	2
MCRoads	2
snowc	2
Hurricane Rex	1
idk	1

[74/171FAN]

I clinched AZ 89 Thursday, and drove some of AZ 89A and US 89.  I am now up to 102.

[Rothman]

Someone else hits the 102 wall.

oscar	556
formulanone	479
Mapmikey	428
HTM Duke	386
hbelkins	334
corco	329
Konza	316
cl94	288
Rothman	288
Duke87	265
deathtopumpkins	239
paulthemapguy	207
jayhawkco	203
Hot Rod Hootenanny	192
plain	174
rel4	170
US 89	162
hockeyjohn	154
csw	153
dfilpus	149
A.J. Bertin	148
dlsterner	142
Jim	139
Thing 342	127
Buck87	112
SGwithADD	112
Bitmapped	111
adwerkema	108
amroad17	107
cabiness42	107
Great Lakes Roads	107
tq-07fan	107
sparker	102
TheHighwayMan394	102
DandyDan	102
sbeaver44	102
skluth	102
74/171FAN	102
bassoon1986	101
Flint1979	97
hobsini	97
Scott5114	97
1995hoo	96
7/8	88
I-55	86
chesapeake256	84
Caps81943	82
Eth	63
SkyPesos	58
BrianP	53
Bickendan	48
mgk920	48
milbfan	47
noelbotevera	47
Big John	46
texaskdog	42
TBKS1	39
ipeters61	35
Evan_Th	33
ran4sh	32
Thunderbyrd316	31
ketchup99	31
doorknob60	29
Ben114	29
Bruce	29
jlam	28
ftballfan	26
mapman1071	24
kphoger	22
KEK Inc.	21
jp the roadgeek	19
stevashe	19
sharkyfour	19
CNGL-Leudimin	18
kurumi	18
Takumi	18
dvferyance	17
1	14
Roadgeekteen	14
RyanB06	14
cwf1701	13
SoDakInterstateEnthusiast	13
apeman33	12
JMoses24	12
ClassicHasClass	11
KEVIN_224	11
wxfree	9
FrCorySticha	9
CoreySamson	9
jeffandnicole	8
PHLBOS	8
TheGrassGuy	8
WillWeaverRVA	8
Tarkus	7
TheStranger	7
Pink Jazz	6
DeaconG	6
Skye	5
Roadsguy	5
Super Mateo	4
SoCal Kid	3
thspfc	3
LilianaUwU	3
Occidental Tourist	3
Truvelo	2
bzaharin	2
Zeffy	2
Finrod	2
Kulerage	2
Aaron Camp	2
skquinn	2
MCRoads	2
snowc	2
Hurricane Rex	1
idk	1

[paulthemapguy]

The 102 wall, eh?  If you ever make the drive to Halifax, there's a 102 waiting for you right there.  Illinois has a 102 just south of Chicagoland that can be useful for transferring between I-55 and I-57. A trip to Acadia National Park gives you access to Maine 102.

[NWI_Irish96]

The 102 wall, eh?  If you ever make the drive to Halifax, there's a 102 waiting for you right there.  Illinois has a 102 just south of Chicagoland that can be useful for transferring between I-55 and I-57. A trip to Acadia National Park gives you access to Maine 102.

Yeah, that 102 in Illinois isn't far from me. 107 is what I'm stuck on and it's 3 hours to the nearest one in Ohio. I do plan to get over there someday.

[JayhawkCO]

The 102 wall, eh?  If you ever make the drive to Halifax, there's a 102 waiting for you right there.  Illinois has a 102 just south of Chicagoland that can be useful for transferring between I-55 and I-57. A trip to Acadia National Park gives you access to Maine 102.

If you ever fly to Jacksonville, FL102 is Airport Road and you can't really leave the airport without it.

Chris

[Scott5114]

OK 102 is just east of Oklahoma City, and its northern terminus is OK 66, so it's an easy pickup if you're doing a Route 66 trip.

[US 89]

OK 102 is just east of Oklahoma City, and its northern terminus is OK 66, so it's an easy pickup if you're doing a Route 66 trip.

Isn't OK 102 concurrent with I-40 for a couple miles? That seems like an even easier way to get it.

Utah 102 isn't too hard to grab if you're passing through northern Utah on interstates, as it forms part of the I-15 and I-84 business loops through Tremonton. Although it does not directly interchange with I-15 itself.

[paulthemapguy]

The 102 wall, eh?  If you ever make the drive to Halifax, there's a 102 waiting for you right there.  Illinois has a 102 just south of Chicagoland that can be useful for transferring between I-55 and I-57. A trip to Acadia National Park gives you access to Maine 102.

Yeah, that 102 in Illinois isn't far from me. 107 is what I'm stuck on and it's 3 hours to the nearest one in Ohio. I do plan to get over there someday.

A drive up US51 anywhere around Wausau allows you the opportunity to detour onto Wisconsin 107 for a bit. It's a shame M-107 got decommissioned poking into the Porcupine Mountains in the UP, because my dad clinched that for me when I was a seven-year-old.  Illinois 107 extends north from I-72 from US54's eastern endpoint. I have a piece of Ohio 107, and a piece of Massachusetts 107 on the way to see the Salem Witch Museum.  Just some ideas for 107...107 is definitely a hard one.

[74/171FAN]

My plan to get 102 is to do VA/WV 102 after the extension of the King Coal Hwy opens.

I believe after that I will jump to 198 after that which I can get in MD or VA much easier than in PA.

[JayhawkCO]

Looks like once I complete my trip coming up, I'll be moving all the way up to 361, minus one stupid number, 272.  There is a 272 in the area of Wyoming that I was next going to make a little clinching trip to, so looks like I might have to do that in the coming weekends.

Chris

So...you won't be moving up to 361.  Just 272. 

Good news.  Wikipedia said PE272 was decommissioned, so I figured I couldn't get it.  But the official PEI Transportation website shows no such thing.  361, here I come.

Chris

[paulthemapguy]

My plan to get 102 is to do VA/WV 102 after the extension of the King Coal Hwy opens.

I believe after that I will jump to 198 after that which I can get in MD or VA much easier than in PA.

Maine 102 and 198 are both in Acadia National Park.  Two for one!


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