I wanted to see what is the longest continuous mileage between two points on one Interstate that you have?
For me, it's either I-81 between I-40 in Tennessee and I-78 in Pennsylvania or I-95 between I-85 in Virginia and RI 138 in Rhode Island.
Define "continuous".
Here are my top 3 for Interstates and US Highways
Interstate | Exit1 | Exit2 | Mileage |
I-25 | NM exit 41 | WY exit 140 | 858 mi |
I-80 | UT exit 130 | NE exit 353 | 822 mi |
I-15 | CA exit 150 | UT exit 385 | 684 mi |
US Highway | Jct1 | Jct1 | Mileage |
US 85 | I-25 (41) | Meadows Pkwy W | 606 mi |
US 87 | I-25 (451) | I-25 (140) | 450 mi |
US 287 | I-40 (70) | I-70 (288) | 406 mi |
I-95 (south end in Miami to NH 107)
For me, I think it's I-95 from Miami, Florida to Waterford, Maine; 1732 miles. I haven't finished a few sections in Maine.
Quote from: pderocco on February 29, 2024, 12:16:30 AM
Define "continuous".
In the typical parlance of our forum's membership:
1) a non-trivial, non-zero amount which doesn't include airport layovers nor use Clearview
2) any way you define it.
1072 miles on I-70, from Indianapolis, IN, to Denver, CO.
880 miles on I-90, from Rapid City, SD, to Schaumburg, IL.
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
Here's my records:
782 miles on I-95 from the I-4/FL 400 interchange in Florida to the I-95/I-395/I-495 interchange in Springfield, VA.
699 miles on I-70 from Breezewood, PA to St. Louis, MO.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 08:46:54 AM
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
My criteria was continuous on a single trip, only exiting for food/gas/lodging.
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on February 29, 2024, 09:02:00 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 08:46:54 AM
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
My criteria was continuous on a single trip, only exiting for food/gas/lodging.
I think we already have a thread for that one somewhere.
To the archives!
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on February 29, 2024, 09:02:00 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 08:46:54 AM
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
My criteria was continuous on a single trip, only exiting for food/gas/lodging.
By this definition (which OP should confirm), mine is approx. 1342 km (834 mi) on I-80 heading west from I-90 in Lake Station, IN to I-76 in Big Springs, NE
Bingo:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18851.0
Quote from: Rothman on February 29, 2024, 09:23:50 AM
Bingo:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18851.0
There's also a newer thread:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.0 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.0)
Quote from: Rothman on February 29, 2024, 09:23:50 AM
Bingo:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18851.0
I was interpreting that thread as the longest interstate fully clinched, from end to end.
I'm interpreting this thread to be most continuous mileage on a single interstate, which may or may not result in a full clinch.
At least my answers reflect that.
Quote from: jlam on February 29, 2024, 09:58:58 AM
There's also a newer thread:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.0 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.0)
Ah, thanks! That made it easy.
748 miles if I-35W counts as part of I-35.
661 miles if not.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 08:46:54 AM
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
So it sounds like we have consensus on being just overall longest clinched segments, and not just on one trip. My five longest:
2,445 miles on I-80 from its western terminus in San Francisco to I-71 in Strongville, OH
2,385 miles on I-90 from its western terminus in Seattle to its split with I-80 in Amherst Township, OH
2,192 miles on I-70 from its western terminus in Cove Fort, UT to its eastern terminus in the city of Baltimore, MD
1,916 miles on I-95 from its southern terminus in Miami, FL to its its northern terminus in Houston, ME
1,368 miles on I-94 from MT47 in Custer, MT to I-69 in Marshall Township, MI
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on February 29, 2024, 10:23:58 AM
Quote from: Rothman on February 29, 2024, 09:23:50 AM
Bingo:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18851.0
I was interpreting that thread as the longest interstate fully clinched, from end to end.
I'm interpreting this thread to be most continuous mileage on a single interstate, which may or may not result in a full clinch.
At least my answers reflect that.
Hmmm...still think we have a thread on this somewhere...
To the archives!
Bingo! :D
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.msg2647613#msg2647613
Quote from: Rothman on February 29, 2024, 12:57:10 PM
Bingo! :D
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.msg2647613#msg2647613
This is still a different topic than that (and you're just Bingo-ing a thread already linked to above by
jlam.) This is "what's the longest line you have highlighted as a clinch on your atlas of travels", nothing to do with one trip or non-stop. I started a thread a while back which is kind of the opposite -- what's your longest
untraveled segment on an interstate (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=33521).
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 12:59:35 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 29, 2024, 12:57:10 PM
Bingo! :D
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29936.msg2647613#msg2647613
This is still a different topic than those. This is "what's the longest line you have highlighted as a clinch on your atlas of travels", nothing to do with one trip or non-stop.
That was actually your own tangent in that thread, which should have been separated out.
The thread's main topic was the longest one stayed on one particular highway in one trip per the table compiled in Reply 260...and the thread's own title...and OP...
So, more encompassing than this thread and therefore better.
Threads could be merged and I could update the table in the original thread with the responses in here.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 10:51:23 AM
So it sounds like we have consensus on being just overall longest clinched segments, and not just on one trip.
In that case, I-75 from Atlanta to northern terminus in SSM, approximately 1070 miles.
If you count as a passenger as a kid, I can add the length from Atlanta to Naples, another 600 or so miles.
(Yes, I know, I should look up the route logs to find out exactly how far, but I'm lazy and used Google Maps)
EDIT: This was in several trips over the course of decades, so it doesn't fit into the other 1-trip threads.
My intent of longest continuous mileage was the most mileage between two points along one highway. It does not necessarily have to be from one trip, can be from several trips that can combine for the continuous mileage. Also exiting the highway and getting back on at the same exit doesn't break it either.
Thank you for that clarification after the earlier confusion and responses.
I-80, 2730 miles for me, then.
Of course, we have people who have clinched most of the Interstate Highway System, so they'll have the big 'uns.
Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on February 29, 2024, 09:02:00 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 29, 2024, 08:46:54 AM
I know someone already asked, but for a definition of continuous - are we talking on one trip? Or is this just an approximation of longest highway you've clinched?
I've clinched I-70, but I've never driven from Cove Fort to Baltimore.
If one trip, I've done I-80 from San Francisco to Cheyenne. (And, if I remember right, we have a thread for that )
My criteria was continuous on a single trip, only exiting for food/gas/lodging.
Using that, I'd say my really long near-non-stop trips were all back in the 1990s. I didn't have GPS, or keep super-detailed logs in those days, but these were partly business trips, so I wasn't doing any sightseeing. They include:
December 1993, about 1815 miles on I-10 from Los Angeles CA to Baton Rouge LA
November 1995, the same trip in the reverse direction
June 1997, about 1540 miles on I-94 from the west end to Detroit MI
July 1999, about 2083 miles on I-70 from the west end to Frederick, MD
September 1999, about 1981 miles on I-80 from Davenport IA to the west end
Since those days, my driving habits and lifestyle choices have led me to avoid long trips on Interstates in favor of more exploration. The only really long drive I've done on one road in recent years was last October, exactly 1234 miles on I-40 from Little Rock AR to Williams AZ.
If we're talking about multiple trip clinches, I've done I-80, which is about 2900 miles.
Quote from: Dough4872 on February 29, 2024, 09:13:40 PM
My intent of longest continuous mileage was the most mileage between two points along one highway. It does not necessarily have to be from one trip, can be from several trips that can combine for the continuous mileage. Also exiting the highway and getting back on at the same exit doesn't break it either.
Since
Dough4872 is the OP, I will use their definition of "continuous". Mileage values are approximated.
I-90 995 miles Tomah, WI -- Billings, MT (one trip, but some segments were out of order, and some side trips off the route, so kind of iffy)
I-95 970 miles Daytona Beach, FL -- NJ Turnpike (combining multiple trips)
I-81 859 miles entire route (combining multiple trips)
Longest in a single trip
I-85 677 miles entire route (one trip) Only exits were for food, fuel, lodging.
Here are two different lists from two different perspectives:
List one - single trip mileage:
1. I-26 (286 miles) WB from I-95 to I-81. Only exits were for state welcome centers and to eat.
2. I-81 (240 miles) NB from I-26 to I-64 multiplex end. Only exits were the VA Welcome Center and one gas stop.
3. I-95 (195 miles) SB from VA-288 to NC-53/210. Only exit was the NC Welcome Center.
List two - multiple trips adding up:
1. I-81 (296 miles) from I-40 to I-64 multiplex end.
2. I-64 (226 miles) from I-81 multiplex begin to I-264 (VA).
3. I-85 (155 miles) from I-73 to I-26.
Bold is top 3 most continuous mileage all time.
Quote from: Dough4872 on February 29, 2024, 09:13:40 PM
My intent of longest continuous mileage was the most mileage between two points along one highway. It does not necessarily have to be from one trip, can be from several trips that can combine for the continuous mileage. Also exiting the highway and getting back on at the same exit doesn't break it either.
In that case...
I-35. If you count both iterations of I-35W to be part of I-35, then I've got 1480 miles between Laredo TX and Hinckley MN. If you don't count the I-35W stretches, then it comes to 1352 miles.
I-70. Never mind. I think I'm actually missing the bump in Kansas City. If it weren't for that tiny bit, I'd have 1432 miles between Sevier UT and Effingham IL. But I don't.
Quote from: Dough4872 on February 29, 2024, 09:13:40 PM
My intent of longest continuous mileage was the most mileage between two points along one highway. It does not necessarily have to be from one trip, can be from several trips that can combine for the continuous mileage. Also exiting the highway and getting back on at the same exit doesn't break it either.
By this updated definition:
I-5 from San Diego, CA to Elk Grove, CA (489 mi)
I-65 from the I-90 in Gary, IN to I-165 south of Bowling Green, KY (379 miles)
I-66 in its entirety (76.38 mi)
I-70 from Breezewood, PA to St. Louis, MO (699 miles)
I-76 [east] from the I-80 junction in Ohio to its end in NJ (378 miles)
I-80 from the I-90 junction in Indiana to the I-76 junction in Ohio (353 miles)
I-81 from I-40 in TN to I-66 in VA (376 mi)
I-84 [west] from Jerome, ID to Portland, OR (546 mi)
I-87 [New York / north] in its entirety (333 mi)
I-90 from Madison, WI to I-80 split in Ohio (451 mi)
I-95 from the I-4/FL 400 junction to the I-95/I-295/I-276 junction (959 miles, per 2018 mileage update) [Lifetime Record]
I-90 from I-271 in Ohio all the way to Boston at the eastern end a total of 611 miles.
The top ones I can think of:
-I-95 (south end in Miami to US 201 near Fairfield, ME): 1,723 miles
-I-90 (I-55 to east end in Boston): 982 miles
-I-81 (entire route): 854 miles
Looking at non-Interstate continuous mileage...
US-277: 420 miles between Del Rio TX and Randlett OK (on one trip).
US-50: I might have had 514 miles between Delta CO and Dodge City KS. But I think I'm missing the bit in Pueblo that's bypassed by CO-47. So that's probably a no-go.
Quote from: kphoger on March 01, 2024, 01:11:46 PM
Looking at non-Interstate continuous mileage...
US-277: 420 miles between Del Rio TX and Randlett OK (on one trip).
US-50: I might have had 514 miles between Delta CO and Dodge City KS. But I think I'm missing the bit in Pueblo that's bypassed by CO-47. So that's probably a no-go.
My longest two US routes:
US30: 1,581 miles from Portland, OR to Grand Island, NE
US36: 958 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park to Decatur, IL
Bonus Canadian route:
TCH16: 984 miles from Jasper, AB to Portage la Prairie, MB
Mine is I-95, but I'm not sure of the exact mileage because my records for I-95 in Massachusetts represent a best guess. The last time I was on any portion of I-95 in Massachusetts other than the very small portion between the northern end of I-495 and the New Hampshire state line was August of 1981, so I'm not positive exactly where we went and my Travel Mapping log is a guess (that, as I look at it today, strikes me as almost certainly incorrect—but the only other person who might know would be my father and he is no longer with us). So if I count from the southern end of I-95 in Miami to the Rhode Island/Massachusetts state line, I get 1,502.23 miles, and then there is some amount more than that in Massachusetts to the south of Boston and I just don't know how much.
I remember we stayed at the old Harvard Motor Lodge when we visited Boston on that trip and rode the subway from the old Harvard/Brattle subway station, so I ought to look at an old map and see if I can piece together what my father would likely have considered the most logical route.
For me it's pretty easily I-94 between ND 25 west of Mandan and IN 249 in Portage. ~893 miles.
Clinched over multiple trips:
I-5 - entire length, 1381 miles
I-15 - I-5 in San Diego to I-90 near Butte, ~1157 miles
I-80 - US-101 in San Francisco to US-40/189 near Silver Summit, UT, ~759 miles
Clinched in one trip:
I-5 - I-710 in Commerce, CA to I-405 in Portland, ~970 miles
I-15 - CA-91 in Riverside to I-90 near Butte, ~1,070 miles (done in one drive with stops for gas)
I-80 - I-680 near Fairfield, CA to US-40/189 near Silver Summit, UT, ~714 miles
All 2,172 miles of I-70.
That would be about 1,526 miles along I-90 from Seattle, WA, to Sioux Falls, SD, for me then.
I have driven on all 753 miles of I-80 between US 183 neat Elm Creek, NE and the Business US 31 exit at Roseland, IN. However, if you count the miles I rode in a car as a kid, I possibly have many more on I-90. I have definitely driven between I-65 in Gary, IN and I-29 in Sioux Falls, but AFAIK, I could have all of it to Bozeman, MT.
Probably I-35 from Burnsville, MN to Laredo, TX in October 2015 (1400 miles, following I-35E in Texas as I consider that the successor to I-35). I already had everything north of the Denton split clinched before that though.
Quote from: kphoger on March 01, 2024, 09:50:41 AM
I-35. If you count both iterations of I-35W to be part of I-35, then I've got 1480 miles between Laredo TX and Hinckley MN. If you don't count the I-35W stretches, then it comes to 1352 miles.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 04, 2024, 02:59:39 PM
Probably I-35 from Burnsville, MN to Laredo, TX in October 2015 (1400 miles, following I-35E in Texas as I consider that the successor to I-35). I already had everything north of the Denton split clinched before that though.
For what it's worth, I have not clinched I-35E through Dallas, nor do I think I've clinched I-35E through Saint Paul. But I've clinched both I-35Ws.
I did in July 21, I-5 from I-505 in CA to I-205 near Portland. Don't know how many miles, but I've done it.
I've mentioned before that I've done I-70 from KC to Vandalia, IL, which may not count as it's probably less than 300 miles and not fit into the criteria per OP.
Quote from: roadman65 on March 04, 2024, 05:35:03 PM
I've mentioned before that I've done I-70 from KC to Vandalia, IL, which may not count as it's probably less than 300 miles and not fit into the criteria per OP.
What criteria would that not fit?
Quote from: boilerup25 on February 29, 2024, 08:53:24 AM
Here's my records:
782 miles on I-95 from the I-4/FL 400 interchange in Florida to the I-95/I-395/I-495 interchange in Springfield, VA.
699 miles on I-70 from Breezewood, PA to St. Louis, MO.
By clarifications of definitions later and with new mileage added, here is what I have:
1183 miles on I-95 from the I-4/FL 400 interchange in Florida to the RI 102 interchange near West Greenwich, RI.
699 miles on I-70 from Breezewood, PA to St. Louis, MO.
Here's my current record:
699 miles on I-70 from Breezewood, PA to St. Louis, MO.
1500 miles along I-40 from its western terminus in California to somewhere in Arkansas.
Distant second for me would be I-75 at 1,090 miles from Atlanta to the Canadian border.