State Route Freeways

[Brandon]

Illinois has two state routes that are only freeways, IL 255 and IL 6, and both of these are extensions of interstates, with further, possible non-freeway extensions planned or at least being studied.  Technically, the unposted IL 770 or whatever secret number the MLK Bridge at St. Louis has on the Illinois side is also a freeway.

Illinois also has a few that are part freeway, part non-freeway.  There's IL-53 north of I-90 and IL-394 between I-80 and Sauk Trail.  IL-137 has a small freeway section near and in Waukegan, and IL-56 between I-88 and IL-47 in Aurora.  Then there's the unnumbered Elgin-O'Hare Expressway.

In addition to that, Illinois used to have several more state route freeways.  There was IL-194 on the Kennedy and NW Twy between the current I-290 and the Junction (I-94).  There was IL-190, later IL-5 on the E-W Twy.  There was also IL-594 on what is now I-190 into O'Hare.

Indiana has some as well, including Cline Avenue (IN-912) and parts of IN-49 near Valpo.

Michigan has several.
M-5
M-6
M-8, Davison Fwy
M-10, Lodge Fwy
M-14
M-39, Southfield Fwy
M-53 between Utica and Romeo
M-59 between Pontiac and Utica

In addition, Michigan also had M-21 between Flint and Port Huron (became I-69).  I-69 between Olivet and Flint was planned as M-78.

[exit322]

Ohio's got a number of them.  Hopefully I don't miss any here.

OH-11 (East Liverpool to Ashtabula)
OH-711 (Youngstown spur from 11 to I-680)
OH-7 (on and off along the river)
OH-315 (Columbus)
OH-562 (Cincinnati)
OH-10 (Lorain/Cleveland)
OH-176 (Jennings Frwy, Cleveland)

You forgot OH-2 up near Sandusky.

Indeed I did.  And that's a major one, too.

[Brandon]

I would like to know of State Route freeways in other states.

Wisconsin has several.

WI-16 between Waukesha and Oconomowoc
WI-172 around Green Bay
WI-441 around Appleton
WI-30 (extension of I-94 into Madison)
WI-23 near Sheboygan
WI-119 into General Mitchell Airport (Milwuakee)
WI-341, Stadium Fwy in Milwuakee.  IIRC, it is unsigned.

[deathtopumpkins]

Ohio's got a number of them.  Hopefully I don't miss any here.

OH-11 (East Liverpool to Ashtabula)
OH-711 (Youngstown spur from 11 to I-680)
OH-7 (on and off along the river)
OH-315 (Columbus)
OH-562 (Cincinnati)
OH-10 (Lorain/Cleveland)
OH-176 (Jennings Frwy, Cleveland)

You forgot OH-2 up near Sandusky.

Indeed I did.  And that's a major one, too.

You forgot OH-8 as well. 


@Scott: How would one of the blue CA shields look with both "California" and "Freeway" in it? Maybe California above the number and freeway below.

[myosh_tino]

Wisconsin has several.

WI-16 between Waukesha and Oconomowoc
WI-172 around Green Bay
WI-441 around Appleton
WI-30 (extension of I-94 into Madison)
WI-23 near Sheboygan
WI-119 into General Mitchell Airport (Milwuakee)
WI-341, Stadium Fwy in Milwuakee.  IIRC, it is unsigned.

OK, I see your "several" and raise you "all-in". 

By my rough count, California has a total of 60 state routes that have freeway segments.  A great number of them are freeways for their entire routing while others have shorter freeway segments.  Here's the list I compiled for California...

California State Route Freeways...
1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22,
23, 24, 33, 37, 41, 44, 52, 54, 55, 56,
57, 58, 60, 65, 67, 70, 71, 73, 78, 84,
85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99, 110, 113, 118,
120, 125, 126, 133, 134, 160, 163, 168, 170, 180,
198, 210, 217, 237, 241, 242, 259, 261, 299, 905

Notes:
* CA-15 and CA-210 are extensions of I-15 and I-210 respectively and they will eventually become interstates.
* CA-110 is an extension of I-110 but because of its design, it will never become an interstate.
* CA-905 will probably become an interstate when upgrading of the roadway is complete.
* CA-51 is not listed as it is unsigned (currently signed as Business 80).
* If CA-99 is renumbered as an Interstate (possibly I-7), look for CA-180, CA-41 and CA-168 to get I-x07 interstate numbers.

[hbelkins]

Ohio's got a number of them.  Hopefully I don't miss any here.

OH-11 (East Liverpool to Ashtabula)
OH-711 (Youngstown spur from 11 to I-680)
OH-7 (on and off along the river)
OH-315 (Columbus)
OH-562 (Cincinnati)
OH-10 (Lorain/Cleveland)
OH-176 (Jennings Frwy, Cleveland)

You forgot OH-2 up near Sandusky.

And the Ronald Reagan Cross-County Highway, OH 126, in Cincinnati.

[Hellfighter]

Michigan has several.
M-5
M-6
M-8, Davison Fwy
M-10, Lodge Fwy
M-14
M-39, Southfield Fwy
M-53 between Utica and Romeo
M-59 between Pontiac and Utica

In addition, Michigan also had M-21 between Flint and Port Huron (became I-69).  I-69 between Olivet and Flint was planned as M-78.

You forgot the partial M-47 freeway between Saginaw and US-10

[Tarkus]

Down here in the Eugene area, we have OR-569 (Beltline Road), which is a freeway from I-5 to Roosevelt Blvd., and the OR-126 freeway, which basically continues from I-105 east of I-5, up to Main Street in Springfield. 

There's also a couple city/county-maintained freeways as well.  The Delta Highway is freeway-grade from I-105 up to OR-569, and 30th Avenue in South Eugene is a sort of hybrid freeway-expressway from about a mile east of Hilyard Street up to Lane Community College, where there's a signal just west of the I-5 interchange.  Originally, the freeway stretch of 30th Avenue was supposed to be a southern part of the Beltline, which was originally planned by Lane County as a full-on beltway around Eugene.

-Alex (Tarkus)

[roadfro]

Nevada only has one state route freeway, unsigned SR 171 in the Las Vegas area.  It is only 0.64 miles in length, but it is a full freeway and comprises part of the McCarran Airport connector.  It exists from the interchange with I-215 to a partial interchange with Sunset Road on the north end (at that point, the roadway enters the tunnels under the airport runways, which are maintained by Clark County and are not part of the state highway).

There has been talk of converting some state highway arterials to freeways to alleviate traffic woes. The idea had been kicked aroud with SR 595/Rainbow Blvd in Las Vegas, but I haven't heard much about that lately.  One that is more likely to happen (although still a ways off) is SR 445/Pyramid Way in northern Sparks, due to the tremendous growth in the northern valleys over the past several years.


Along similar lines, I should mention I-215/Clark County 215 in the Las Vegas area, of which about 30 of its 53 miles is currently freeway, with the vast majority of it maintained by the county (NDOT maintains about 4-5 miles of I-215 in two separate portions).  Also of note is the 6-mile Summerlin Parkway, which is a full freeway maintained by the City of Las Vegas.

[74/171FAN]

SC has SC 31(Carolina Bays Pkwy) and SC 22 in the Myrtle Beach area for the time being(which will probably be awhile or always depending on the progress of I-73 and I-74)

[florida]

I've always thought that non-tolled freeways should have a unique shield also though, especially considering how similar state highway numbers tend to be in any given area and the volume of tourists. Here's some mockups of what I think would be good:

Miami-Dade County expressways have the blank top (like above), in the green color, for non-tolled routes (or directions)....except FL 826.

SC has SC 31(Carolina Bays Pkwy) and SC 22 in the Myrtle Beach area for the time being(which will probably be awhile or always depending on the progress of I-73 and I-74)

What about SC 277? 

[froggie]

Maryland:

Alex, you missed MD 5.  Though no map shows it as such (not even SHA maps), MD 5 is freeway grade from the Beltway to south of MD 223.  It's more of a freeway than MD 665 or MD 702...

[Stephane Dumas]

Alabama has only two: AL 152 and AL 255.

Wasn't AL-297 highway at Tuscaloosa originally planned as a freeway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_Route_297

[Riverside Frwy]

blue would look pretty cool for CA SR freeways, though it would be neat if the tolled state route shields for FasTrak were in purple too.

Wow, it is so beautiful in purple.

Blue is "alright", but I have to say that my 91 looks fantastic in purple.Blue is kind of plain.

[Riverside Frwy]

Wisconsin has several.

WI-16 between Waukesha and Oconomowoc
WI-172 around Green Bay
WI-441 around Appleton
WI-30 (extension of I-94 into Madison)
WI-23 near Sheboygan
WI-119 into General Mitchell Airport (Milwuakee)
WI-341, Stadium Fwy in Milwuakee.  IIRC, it is unsigned.

OK, I see your "several" and raise you "all-in". 

By my rough count, California has a total of 60 state routes that have freeway segments.  A great number of them are freeways for their entire routing while others have shorter freeway segments.  Here's the list I compiled for California...

California State Route Freeways...
1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22,
23, 24, 33, 37, 41, 44, 52, 54, 55, 56,
57, 58, 60, 65, 67, 70, 71, 73, 78, 84,
85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99, 110, 113, 118,
120, 125, 126, 133, 134, 160, 163, 168, 170, 180,
198, 210, 217, 237, 241, 242, 259, 261, 299, 905

Notes:
* CA-15 and CA-210 are extensions of I-15 and I-210 respectively and they will eventually become interstates.
* CA-110 is an extension of I-110 but because of its design, it will never become an interstate.
* CA-905 will probably become an interstate when upgrading of the roadway is complete.
* CA-51 is not listed as it is unsigned (currently signed as Business 80).
* If CA-99 is renumbered as an Interstate (possibly I-7), look for CA-180, CA-41 and CA-168 to get I-x07 interstate numbers.

You are forgetting California 178, which has a freeway portion just east of Bakersfield.

PS Sorry for the double post.

[mightyace]

PennDOT:  PA 283, PA 43 (Chadville Demonstration Project), SR 3022 (Central Scranton Expressway), and SR 3032 ([Harrisburg International] Airport Connector)
PTC:  PA Turnpike 43, 60, 66, and 576

That's a good start, but there's more:
PennDOT: PA 147 (near Milton/Lewisburg), PA 29 (South Cross Valley expressway near Nanticoke), PA 309 (in multiple places), PA 33 (from US 209 south of Stroudsburg to I-78 south of Easton), PA 378 (Bethlehem), PA 12 (part of the Warren Bypass in Reading), PA 611 (near Doylestown), the PA 100 stub that connects with US 202, PA 63 (northeast Philly), PA 248 (near  Palmerton),  PA 581 (Harrisburg area), a PA 26 stub off of I-99, PA 56 (Johnstown), PA 8 (between I-80 and Franklin), PA 28 (Kittanning to Pittsburgh) and PA 65 (northwest Pittsburgh).

Of course, PA lost a big one when the Northeast Extension became I-476 instead of PA 9!

I'll get to Tennessee later.

[TheStranger]

OK, I see your "several" and raise you "all-in".  

By my rough count, California has a total of 60 state routes that have freeway segments.  A great number of them are freeways for their entire routing while others have shorter freeway segments.  Here's the list I compiled for California...

California State Route Freeways...
1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22,
23, 24, 33, 37, 41, 44, 52, 54, 55, 56,
57, 58, 60, 65, 67, 70, 71, 73, 78, 84,
85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99, 110, 113, 118,
120, 125, 126, 133, 134, 160, 163, 168, 170, 180,
198, 210, 217, 237, 241, 242, 259, 261, 299, 905

Notes:
* CA-15 and CA-210 are extensions of I-15 and I-210 respectively and they will eventually become interstates.
* CA-110 is an extension of I-110 but because of its design, it will never become an interstate.
* CA-905 will probably become an interstate when upgrading of the roadway is complete.
* CA-51 is not listed as it is unsigned (currently signed as Business 80).
* If CA-99 is renumbered as an Interstate (possibly I-7), look for CA-180, CA-41 and CA-168 to get I-x07 interstate numbers.

Hmm...

- Route 20 and 49 are co-signed on a freeway near Grass valley.
- Route 29 definitely has freeway segments near Napa
- Skyline Blvd (Route 35) is a freeway for one interchange in Pacifica
- Route 47 in Long Beach has several freeway segments
- Route 68 is briefly a freeway in the western reaches of Salinas, and again in a co-route with Route 1 in MOnterey
- Route 86S is briefly a freeway south of I-10
- Route 103 is an extension of the Route 47 freeway
- Route 135 has a brief freeway segment in Orcutt
- Don't think Route 149 is quite a full freeway yet
- Route 178 is a freeway in Bakersfield and then towards Lake Isabella
- Route 204 is a freeway from Route 178 to Route 99 in Bakersfield
- Though never completed, Route 244 from I-80 to Auburn Boulevard northeast of Sacramento is a short freeway spur
- Route 262 starts out as a freeway for one interchange (Warren Avenue)
- Route 275, though officially decomissioned, remains state-maintained for the final existing segment of freeway (at Jefferson Boulevard)
- Route 330 starts out as a freeway for a mile.

So that's 75 total...

Some routes which only briefly run on freeway via multiplex include Route 16  (if you count US 50 and I-5 as the connector between the two segments), Route 18, Route 116, Route 121, Route 128, Route 152, Route 156, and Route 166.

[PAHighways]

That's a good start, but there's more:

Believe me I know, but I thought the reason for this thread was to only list ones that were limited-access from terminus to terminus.

[Riverside Frwy]

That's a good start, but there's more:

Believe me I know, but I thought the reason for this thread was to only list ones that were limited-access from terminus to terminus.

Yea, but that isn't always the case.For example, California State Route 1 has alot of freeway portions, but they are spread out.Another example is California State Route 2, which although starting as a street, and ending as some two-lane country road as the Angeles Crest Highway, from Interstate 5 to Interstate 210, California 2 is a full freeway(and a fairly long one).

[realjd]

Miami-Dade County expressways have the blank top (like above), in the green color, for non-tolled routes (or directions)....except FL 826.

The Palmetto isn't maintained by MDX, so that's probably why they don't use the special shield. Even the official toll shield is used inconsistently down there for whatever reason. I don't remember seeing a single one along I-95 or the Turnpike at any interchange for an MDX road.

[jdb1234]

Alabama has only two: AL 152 and AL 255.

Wasn't AL-297 highway at Tuscaloosa originally planned as a freeway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_Route_297

Yes.  It is still planned as a freeway, although it remains to be seen if its actually built.

Also AL 959 was the state designation for the northern beltline in Birmingham but has been swallowed up by I-422.

And AL 108 is the proprosed number for the Montgomery freeway loop.

[Revive 755]

If we're going to list state route freeways where the state route designation continues beyond the freeway section:

Additional ones in Illinois
* IL 3:  Brief freeway section around Alton, and a brief section between I-255 leading into Columbia that could have been on parts of the unbuilt supplemental freeway between East St. Louis and Red Bud.

* IL 15:  Brief section around Belleville, probably would have replaced US 460 on the unbuilt freeway from the IL 163 intersection to the PSB Complex.

* IL 92:  Freeway section between I-280 and US 67 in Rock Island.

* Short unnumbered freeway leading into the SIUE campus from IL 143.

Iowa
* IA 5:  First as part of the Des Moines loop, then a freeway bypass of Knoxville, with the section in between once planned for a freeway but built as expressway.

* IA 27:  Donnelson bypass, Mt. Pleasant bypass, between IA 22 and IA 57 (cosigned with I-380, US 218, and US 20), and a few more sections north of Waterloo.

* IA 92:  Knoxville bypass (shared with IA 5), longer sections downgraded to expressway or unbuilt between the western junction with IA 5 and IA 163.

* IA 163:  Several town bypasses.

* IA 100: Section between I-380 and Edgewood Road, extension to US 30 planned for many years but contested.

Missouri
* MO 9:  Freeway section north of downtown Kansas City.

* MO 10:  Brief super-2 section around Richmond, was longer but MoDOT couldn't manage the access properly:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.265653,-93.975399&spn=0.011612,0.027466&t=k&z=16

* MO 13:  Section from just south of MO 10 at Richmond to US 24, and a bypass of Bolivar.  Could see a couple new segments between US 24 and MO 7.

* MO 21:  The Blood Alley Replacement Freeway between Rte B at Hillsboro northward to the Meramec River, with a southern extension to De Soto stalled due to lack of funds.

* MO 30:  Brief segment in Fenton around the MO 141 interchange, once considered interchanges on either side of the MO 141 interchange could have made this section longer.

* MO 79:  Freeway segment north of I-70, brief super-2 section bypassing Old Monroe, could have extended to I-270 as a former alignment considered for the Page Avenue Extension.

* MO 141:  Brief segment through the city of Twin Oaks, another brief segment from south of Rte HH/Clayton Road to south of I-64, and another section to be upgraded soon from south of Ladue Road to MO 340, with a further, unnumbered extension to be built by St. Louis County to bring the freeway section up to MO 364.  Section between Clayton Road and Valley Park was apparently once planned as a full freeway but killed by NIMBY's.

* MO 152:  Freeway segment inside the I-435 loop, though the western interchange with I-435 is a diamond.

* MO 171:  Freeway section between Joplin and the diamond interchange with US 71; cosigned with Business 71.

* MO 179:  Just north of US 54, with most of the section between US 50 and US 54 possibly seeing upgrades in the future.

* MO 210:  Freeway segment west of I-435 that is a mile short of reaching I-29/I-35 (canceled section?)

* MO 291:  Very brief section north of I-70.

* MO 350:  Very brief section north of I-470, and another just southeast of I-435.

* MO 367:  Section between US 67 and I-270.  North County municipalities once very briefly sought an extension of this freeway down to I-70.

* MO 752:  Brief freeway segment feeding into I-229.

* Rte D (St. Louis County):  Brief freeway segment east of I-270, could see extension eastward to US 67 in the far future.

* Forest Park Parkway:  Unnumbered road with freeway parts in Clayton and St. Louis City.  In 1951 this route would have been part of the US 40 freeway.

* Secretly numbered or unnumbered freeway in St. Louis City for the I-64 exit to Vandeventer, with a torn down section connecting to MO 100/Chouteau .  This was part of the original Express Highway that became part of I-64, and had been considered for extensions to the MacArthur Bridge along Chouteau Avenue.

* Unnumbered freeway inside the Kansas City Airport.

[myosh_tino]

- Though never completed, Route 244 from I-80 to Auburn Boulevard northeast of Sacramento is a short freeway spur
- Route 262 starts out as a freeway for one interchange (Warren Avenue)

Re: CA-244, I think that route is unsigned which is why I left it off my list just like CA-51 is not on my list.
Re: CA-262, the ramps to Warren Avenue were removed as part of the I-880/Mission Blvd interchange reconstruction project that completed earlier this year.  Also, CA-262 is basically unsigned except for the exit signs on southbound I-680.

[agentsteel53]

The Palmetto isn't maintained by MDX, so that's probably why they don't use the special shield. Even the official toll shield is used inconsistently down there for whatever reason. I don't remember seeing a single one along I-95 or the Turnpike at any interchange for an MDX road.

I've often wondered why individual agencies have variations in their shields.  The average driver simply does not care who maintains the road.  Either they have to pay a toll, or they do not.

Similarly, why does the Kansas Turnpike have a big "KTA" in the middle?  Why not a lovely "35" or "70" or "335" instead, just like on the old state highway markers. 

[TXtoNJ]

^^ I think that is more to indicate the actual physical road (the Kansas Turnpike), while the Interstate route is indicated by the shield that goes along with it. It's also a holdover from when I-335 was simply the "Kansas Turnpike".

KTA being Kansas Turnpike Authority, of course.