Nearest Speed Limits to You

[JayhawkCO]

I realized the other day that I live very close to a very large variety of speed limits, and I got to wondering how far I was from each. I did my best guessing on some of them, since I realized Aurora doesn't have the common speed limits of 30 and 35 mph. I was curious if others had general ideas of how far they are (especially those from out East where the higher speed limits are a long way away).

25 mph - 40 feet (my house is on a 25mph street)
30 mph - 2.75 miles (Jewell Avenue just west of I-225)
35 mph - 6.85 miles (CO83 (Leetsdale Avenue) just west of Oneida Street)
40 mph - 275 feet (Buckley Avenue)
45 mph - 1.04 miles (Tower Avenue)
50 mph - 13.4 miles (US85 (Santa Fe Avenue) north of CO470)
55 mph - 2.35 miles (CO83 (Parker Avenue) just south of Quincy Avenue)
60 mph - 8.2 miles (I-25 just north of CO2 (Colorado Avenue))
65 mph - 2.1 miles (I-225 just north of CO83 (Parker Avenue))
70 mph - 203.65 miles (I-70 just west of Horizon Avenue in Grand Junction)
75 mph - 3.8 miles (E-470 just north of Quincy Avenue)
80 mph - 104 miles (I-80 east of Cheyenne)
85 mph - 739 miles (TX130 east of Austin)

So my farthest away, Colorado-legal speed limits are 70 and 50.

[Max Rockatansky]

I have everything up to 70 MPH less six miles from my house.  There is a 15 MPH speed limit Sign about 100 feet from my front door.  To get to the nearest to 75 and 80 MPH zones would take me on I-15 north of Las Vegas towards Cedar City, Utah.

[JayhawkCO]

I just realized I'm darn close to as far away as possible in the continental U.S. from a 70 mph speed limit if none of the 75 mph states have 70 mph stretches. Even states that only go up to 65 mph have 70mph within a couple hundred miles.

kphoger reminded me of a small stretch of 70 mph in Grand Junction.

[7/8]

<=20 km/h - Not sure
30 km/h: 3.1 km (residential street, recently lowered from default 50)
40 km/h: < 20 m (my street, recently lowered from default 50)
50 km/h: <= 2.5 km (arterial). There may be a closer example, but I'm not sure since the City's recently lowering a lot of 50 limits and GSV hasn't kept up yet.
60 km/h: 270 m (arterial)
70 km/h: 3.4 km (rural arterial within city limits)
80 km/h: 7.3 km (two-lane Highway 7 exiting the city)
90 km/h: 3.0 km (Highway 8 freeway)
100 km/h: 3.5 km (also Highway 8 freeway)
110 km/h: 78.3 km (QEW in Stoney Creek)
120 km/h / 75 mph: 212 km (I-69 just west of the I-94 split in Port Huron, MI)
130 km/h / 80 mph: 1475 km via Muskegon-Milwaukee ferry, 1631 km via Chicago (I-90 in SD at MN border)
140 km/h / 85 mph: 2490 km (TX 130 south of TX 45 near Austin)

[sprjus4]

For freeway speeds, everything around South Hampton Roads is 55 mph or 60 mph. The only higher speed limit in South Hampton Roads is on the reversible HO/T lanes in Norfolk on I-64 which are posted at 65 mph.

On the Peninsula, the speed limit rises on I-64 north of I-664 to 65 mph and finally goes to 70 mph around 20 more miles north near Williamsburg.

That's around 60 miles to the first 70 mph segment in Virginia, although it's not the closest 70 mph zone. That would go to the US-17 Elizabeth City Bypass which is only around 30 miles south - although it only goes for 10 miles with 55 mph and 60 mph on either side.

[doorknob60]

All these are driving distance according to Google Maps, not as the crow flies.

20 MPH: 30 ft (the street I live on)
25 MPH: 0.3 miles (neighborhood collector)
30 MPH: 0.3 miles (neighborhood collector)
35 MPH: 0.9 miles (Vista Ave)
40 MPH: 1.2 miles (Wright St)
45 MPH: 2.2 miles (Broadway Ave)
50 MPH: 4.1 miles (Pleasant Valley Rd)
55 MPH: 5.4 miles (ID-21)
60 MPH: 4.2 miles (I-184)
65 MPH: 1.4 miles (I-84)
70 MPH: 55 miles (I-84 at the Oregon/Idaho border)
75 MPH: 237 miles (I-80 near Elko, NV)
80 MPH: 3.1 miles (I-84)
85 MPH: 1652 miles (TX-130)

So I have all of them (20-85) very close to my house (under 6 miles), except for 70, 75, and 85. Idaho uses 70 in some places, but not in the Boise area, so the closest is in Oregon. Idaho got rid of all the 75 zones in the southern part of the state in favor of 80, though I think I-90 has a 75 zone still. So the closest to me is in Nevada. And of course, 85 is only TX-130.

[ChimpOnTheWheel]

25 mph (the street I live on)
35 mph (neighborhood collector)
55 mph (I-294, south of O'Hare Airport, Illinois)
60 mph (I-88, west of Hillside, Illinois)
65 mph (I-55, south of Bolingbrook, Illinois)
70 mph (not sure; probably I-355, south of Bolingbrook, Illinois; or I-90, west of Schaumburg, Illinois)
75 mph (*most likely* US-131, north of Grand Rapids, Michigan)
80 mph (not sure; probably I-90 west of the Minnesota-South Dakota line)
85 mph (TX-130, east of Austin, Texas)

[Great Lakes Roads]

25 mph- on Lincolnway (SR 2) through downtown La Porte
30 mph- near my house
35 mph- Monroe Street (SR 4)
40 mph- Boyd Boulevard between SR 4 and US 35
45 mph- SR 4 leaving La Porte
50 mph- SR 2 east of La Porte
55 mph- SR 4 east of La Porte
60 mph- SR 2 between US 20 and South Bend
65 mph- St. Joesph Valley Parkway (US 20/31)
70 mph- Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90)
75 mph- US 31 in Michigan north of Oceana County Line
80 mph- I-90 entering SD from MN
85 mph- obviously Texas on SH 130

[webny99]

I'm not going to name roads here, and I'll start at 25 mph since anything lower than that is pretty rare around here. Distances are by road, not as the crow flies.

25 mph - my street and most residential streets in the area
30 mph - 1.7 miles
35 mph - 0.5 miles
40 mph - 0.5 miles
45 mph - 1.4 miles
50 mph - 3.9 miles
55 mph - 1.2 miles
60 mph - 248 miles (I-90 outside Cleveland, OH)*
65 mph - 5.7 miles (I-490 (south)east of Exit 25)
70 mph - 114 miles (US 15 at NY/PA line)**
75 mph - 287 miles (I-69 west of Port Huron, MI)
80 mph - 1164 miles (I-90 at MN/SD line)



* If 100 km/h counts as a 60 mph equivalent, there are obviously many 100 km/h routes in Canada that are closer than Cleveland, starting with the QEW west of the Peace Bridge, 86 miles away.

** If 110 km/h counts as a 70 mph equivalent, it's incredibly close, a true toss-up between the QEW west of St. Catharines at 112 miles and US 15 in PA at 114 miles. Just for fun, the 70 mph section of US 15 in PA is closer as the crow flies at only 82 miles away, while the 110 km/h section of the QEW is 93 miles away.

[webny99]

Oh, and I found it interesting that my answers for 60, 70, and 75 mph - three of the four most common freeway speeds outside of the Northeast - are either found in Canada (pending whether 100 and 110 count) or are reached by driving through Canada (I-69 in Michigan). In other words, 65 mph is the only "normal" freeway speed limit found in NY.

[kphoger]

70 mph - 479 miles (I-29 in southwestern Iowa)

I'd like to be corrected on my 70 mph guess, since I don't think any of the other 75 mph states around me have any 70 sections, but others obviously might know better.

I just realized I'm darn close to as far away as possible in the continental U.S. from a 70 mph speed limit if none of the 75 mph states have 70 mph stretches. Even states that only go up to 65 mph have 70mph within a couple hundred miles.

We've had this conversation before.  You live like, what, 250 miles from Grand Junction?

I'm sure that's still a contender for farthest away in the continental US, but it's nowhere near 479 miles.

https://goo.gl/maps/4KqwX5TXkGHuTH3MA

[7/8]

75 mph - 404 miles (I-75 north of Bay City, MI)

Wouldn't this spot on I-69 near Port Huron be closer? (that's my closest 75 mph).

[JayhawkCO]

70 mph - 479 miles (I-29 in southwestern Iowa)

I'd like to be corrected on my 70 mph guess, since I don't think any of the other 75 mph states around me have any 70 sections, but others obviously might know better.

I just realized I'm darn close to as far away as possible in the continental U.S. from a 70 mph speed limit if none of the 75 mph states have 70 mph stretches. Even states that only go up to 65 mph have 70mph within a couple hundred miles.

We've had this conversation before.  You live like, what, 250 miles from Grand Junction?

I'm sure that's still a contender for farthest away in the continental US, but it's nowhere near 479 miles.

https://goo.gl/maps/4KqwX5TXkGHuTH3MA

Huh. I was just out there, but I apparently didn't pay any attention that it dropped to 70. I suck. I guess I didn't go past the Horizon exit, and it's 75 all the up to there.

[kphoger]

You're also less than 479 miles from US-270/US-412/OK-3, part of which is 70 mph

[JayhawkCO]

You're also less than 479 miles from US-270/US-412/OK-3, part of which is 70 mph

I thought there might be something in the panhandle of either Texas or Oklahoma. I know those states post high limits on non-interstates, but didn't find any in a quick look around.

[webny99]

75 mph - 404 miles (I-75 north of Bay City, MI)

Wouldn't this spot on I-69 near Port Huron be closer? (that's my closest 75 mph).

I guess you're right. I didn't remember that being 75 mph, but based on historical Street View, it seems to have been increased between 2015 and 2019. I've been on that section of I-69 twice, most recently in 2017. My guess is it was probably still 70 mph then.

Either way, I've updated my post as that section is significantly closer at 287 miles away.

[SkyPesos]

25 mph - neighborhood street
30 mph - [insert name of arterial road here]
35 mph - [insert name of arterial road here]
40 mph - US 22
45 mph - [insert name of arterial road here]
50 mph - OH 126 east of I-71
55 mph - OH 126 between I-75 and I-71
60 mph - OH 126 west of I-75
65 mph - I-71 or I-275
70 mph - I-71 a few miles north
75 mph - probably I-75 in Michigan
80 mph - whatever the closest to Cincinnati is
85 mph - TX 130

[JayhawkCO]

80 mph - whatever the closest to Cincinnati is

Looks like the intersection of US412 (Cherokee Turnpike) and OK32 is your closest.

[NWI_Irish96]

25 mph - my street
30 mph - about a mile to Wentworth Ave in Lansing south of Ridge
35 mph - less than a mile to Hohman Ave in Munster north of Broadmoor
40 mph - going to take a while on this one, 40 mph speed limits exist in IN/IL but they're not common
45 mph - about 3 miles to 45th St in Munster west of Calumet
50 mph - another one that's going to take a while
55 mph - a few hundred feet as the crow flies but 2 miles by car to I-80/94/US 6 at the IL/IN line
60 mph - 17 miles to US 41 south of 141st Ave
65 mph - 13 miles to I-65 south of I-80/94
70 mph - 11 miles to I-90/Indiana Toll Road at Cline Ave

[rlb2024]

15 mph - a few residential streets in the area
18 mph - 320 miles (Ole Miss campus)
20 mph - our street and most residential streets in the area
25 mph - 0.3 mile (main street through adjacent group of subdivisions)
30 mph - a few nearby roads
35 mph - 100 feet (the street our subdivision feeds into)
40 mph - 2.5 miles (US 190 near an intersection by City Hall)
45 mph - 0.7 mile (LA 59)
50 mph - 3.4 miles (US 190 east of town near Fontainebleau State Park)
55 mph - 2.9 miles (US 190 between Mandeville and I-12)
60 mph - 28 miles (I-10 in Metairie, LA)
65 mph - 3.5 miles (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway)
70 mph - 2.6 miles (I-12 through our area -- outside of construction zones)
75 mph - 130 miles (I-49 north of Opelousas, LA)
80 mph - 490 miles (TX-130 near Austin)
85 mph - 494 miles (TX-130 near San Antonio)

[jeffandnicole]

25 mph: My Street
30 mph: Just over 1/2 mile away, state roadway south of the county street near my house
35 mph: 400 feet away, the county street near my house
40 mph: Just over 1/2 mile away, state roadway north of the county street near my house
45 mph: About 1/4 mile away, the county street intersecting with the county street near my house
50 mph: About 1/2 mile away, US 130
55 mph: About 2 1/4 miles away, I-295
60 mph: About 33 miles away, DE 1 near Newark, DE
65 mph: About 1/2 mile away, I-295
70 mph: About 31 miles away, PA Turnpike at the Schuylkill Expressway.
75 and above:  Too far away to matter.

[hotdogPi]

I've noticed some of you are avoiding giving away your location. However if you do this:

1.2 miles (US 3)
4.5 miles (US 6)
7.8 miles (US 9)

... you've given away your location via trilateration.

[jeffandnicole]

I've noticed some of you are avoiding giving away your location. However if you do this:

1.2 miles (US 3)
4.5 miles (US 6)
7.8 miles (US 9)

... you've given away your location via trilateration.

If you want to stalk us, go for it. If you want that stalking in your internet history, again, have at it.

[roadman65]

10 mph is my street.
15 mph school zone 0.5 miles away.
25 mph is 0.3 miles on a side street
30 mph DK
35 the street outside my development
40 mph DK
45 is 0.4 on the nearest state highway
50 is 1 mile on the same road as the 45
55 is 4 miles on a state highway across town
60 is over 40 miles in Tampa
65 is 2 miles on a nearby toll road
70 mph is on the nearest interstate 5 miles away.

[epzik8]

15 - about 0.1 mile north of my driveway
25 - my section of my street (barely)
30 - 0.5 mile NNW - the nearest through cross street
35 - 1.6 miles' drive NE - MD 132B
40 - 0.05 mile behind me - MD 22 eastbound
45 - 7.6 miles' drive WNW - MD 22 (both directions) about 0.3 miles west of Churchville (MD 136 junction)
50 - 0.06 mile behind me - MD 22 westbound
55 - 1.06 miles NNE - US 40
60 - 32.9 miles WNW, SW, west and north - I-83 at Timonium Road
65 - 3.5 miles WNW - I-95
70 - 49.5 miles generally west - I-70 just west of US 29 in Ellicott City
75 and up - not recognized within several hundred miles