Interstate Highway Loops with Sections That Resemble Rural Interstates

[mhking]

I haven't been to Indianapolis, but looking on maps, it seems like parts of I-465 and I-865 would be fairly rural? Can anyone confirm?

I haven't been through there in several years, but I-865 has always felt rural to me.

[DandyDan]

I-680 in Iowa north of Council Bluffs is most definitely rural, as does I-880. I-229 north of St. Joseph, MO is rural as well.

[ilpt4u]

Whether or not I-355 functions as a "loop" it certainly is a Suburban Connector from I-80 to I-90 (via I-290)

That said, there at lease were parts on the Will County extension from I-55 to I-80 that felt rural, but when I moved out of Northern IL 6 years ago, Will County was growing and filling in those areas

I haven't driven it in a while, personally

[tdindy88]

I haven't been to Indianapolis, but looking on maps, it seems like parts of I-465 and I-865 would be fairly rural? Can anyone confirm?

I haven't been through there in several years, but I-865 has always felt rural to me.

I-865 yes, though it's not really a loop. I-465? No. Nothing looks rural on that highway.

[bing101]

I-210 between Sylmar and Pasadena resemble a rural interstate yet its in the LA Area,


I-287 New Jersey look rural but its in the middle on the New York Metro Area.

[bing101]

In California:

A little too full of traffic to fit "rural" but that short segment of I-680 around Route 84 in Sunol definitely has more of an out-in-the-country feel despite being very close to Fremont and Union City.

Same for the segment of I-680 between I-780 and I-80 (once you get away from the immediate area of each junction).

I-680 aka former CA-21 between I-780 and I-80 is more jammed now and more suburban due to traffic going to Sacramento and Bay Area.

[Sctvhound]

I-185 in SC (the toll road), until you get north of I-85. You wouldn't even know you're just a few miles south of one of the largest cities in SC (Greenville) looking at the scenery around there. The toll also means that the traffic is very low along most of that route.

[doorknob60]

The southern end of I-205 in OR between I-5 and West Linn feels rural. It drops to 4 lanes and even gets Oregon's rural 65 MPH speed limit.

[US 89]

I-185 in SC (the toll road), until you get north of I-85. You wouldn’t even know you’re just a few miles south of one of the largest cities in SC (Greenville) looking at the scenery around there. The toll also means that the traffic is very low along most of that route.

Was about to post this since I just clinched it this past weekend. One of a handful of toll roads that still have change baskets - although those were closed at the main toll plazas when I drove through, they were very much in use for the ramp tolls.

[Bickendan]

The southern end of I-205 in OR between I-5 and West Linn feels rural. It drops to 4 lanes and even gets Oregon's rural 65 MPH speed limit.

Bonus points for I-205 for its northern end, too: Between Padden Pkwy and Exit 36.

[thenetwork]

Cincinnati's I-275 is a good example.  Between about mile marker 8 and 25, it's pretty rural  Between MM 65 and 74 looks rural, too.   Parts of both of those stretches are just 2 lanes in each direction.

Between mile markers 40 and 50, it's 3-5 lanes each way and fairly built up and urbanized.

Now, many would argue that the section between MM 8 and 25 shouldn't be where it is.  In my opinion, a more direct route between mile markers 6 and 27 would have made more sense, but there were political issues involved in the routing.   As the crow flies, mile markers 6 and 27 are only about 14 miles apart.

Speaking of I-275,   For the longest time, I-275 south of I-94 in Detroit was a 6-lane highway in the middle of nowhere, as most of the real traffic was from DTW northward.

From what I've heard nowadays, I-275 has slowly built up around much of the stretch through Monroe County and is not as quiet as it was 30-40 years ago.

[webny99]

I thought we had a thread recently about urban highways that feel rural, and I can't find anything else, so maybe this was it.

It's crazy that this is part of the route between the Vancouver Airport (YVR) and most of Vancouver's eastern suburbs.

[KCRoadFan]

A lot of I-435 around KC - especially the northern section on the Missouri side - is like this.

[CtrlAltDel]

I thought we had a thread recently about urban highways that feel rural, and I can't find anything else, so maybe this was it.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28322.0

It's hard to find since "rural" is misspelled.

[SkyPesos]

I thought we had a thread recently about urban highways that feel rural, and I can't find anything else, so maybe this was it.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28322.0

It's hard to find since "rural" is misspelled.

That's the same thread as this one.

[Roadgeekteen]

I-210 between Sylmar and Pasadena resemble a rural interstate yet its in the LA Area,


I-287 New Jersey look rural but its in the middle on the New York Metro Area.

I was just on the rural part of I-287, didn't feel very rural with all that traffic!

[CtrlAltDel]

I thought we had a thread recently about urban highways that feel rural, and I can't find anything else, so maybe this was it.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28322.0

It's hard to find since "rural" is misspelled.

That's the same thread as this one.

You'd think I'd have noticed that.

[CoreySamson]

Found it:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26989.msg2504813#msg2504813

[webny99]

Found it:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26989.msg2504813#msg2504813

Yep, that's it. I'm going to cross-post the relevant part of my comment over there.