Which bypass saves the most time?

[Flint1979]

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

It might act as the same but I-295 is the bypass around Philly.

[Roadgeekteen]

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

It might act as the same but I-295 is the bypass around Philly.

I-295 is the suburb connecter and the shunpiking route. The Turnpike is the long distance route.

[Hurricane Rex]

If we are talking pre bypass to post bypass: Newberg Dundee: turned a 30 minute trip down to 11. It is now 11:16 ratio.
Outherwise: McMinnville bypass, ratio 10:22 minutes for 10 miles.

LG-TP260

[sprjus4]

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

I thought that the turnpike was advertised as the through route?

The turnpike is the preferred through route for obvious reasons, but I-95 keeps the continuity. You have to exit off of I-95, hop on the bypass (the turnpike), then I-95 meets back way north of the city.

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

It might act as the same but I-295 is the bypass around Philly.

I-295 is more of a local route with many exits, where as the turnpike is very limited on access-points. I've always found it weird why both I-295 and the turnpike exist, paralleling each other, though it's not a bad thing, especially for local traffic.

[ET21]

Even with traffic, I'd probably say I-294 in IL which will only get better once they completely rebuild it over the next 6ish years

[Flint1979]

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

I thought that the turnpike was advertised as the through route?

The turnpike is the preferred through route for obvious reasons, but I-95 keeps the continuity. You have to exit off of I-95, hop on the bypass (the turnpike), then I-95 meets back way north of the city.

New Jersey Turnpike around Philadelphia as opposed to I-95 thru.
I-295 around Richmond as opposed to I-64 / I-95 thru.
I-664 around Norfolk as opposed to I-64 thru (really only beneficial for traffic going west of the Elizabeth River and good for keeping Outer Banks traffic off of I-64)
I-85 around Greensboro as opposed to I-85 Business thru.
I-40 around Winston-Salem as opposed to I-40 Business thru.
Florida's Turnpike as opposed to I-95 or I-75.
I-76 around Pittsburgh as opposed to I-376 / I-279 thru (does this even count??)

The I-76 one isn't really a bypass, I-376 and I-279 is more like the bypass into Pittsburgh.

You mean, "more like the route into Pittsburgh?" I-76 does bypass Pittsburgh although that isn't what it's intended to do.

Not the intent of the I-76, but it does act as one. I-376 & I-279 can work to go through (I've driven it before - big mistake), but thru-traffic obviously stays on the turnpike (which sort of bypasses it, yet really is just a straight shot). Kind of how I-10 goes through New Orleans and I-12 takes the direct path.

I-76 is on the Turnpike so I'm not sure if we can even say it acts as one. The Turnpike also bypasses Philly.

Maybe not I-76 for that reason, but I'd say the New Jersey Turnpike bypassing Philadelphia is a "bypass". You have to exit I-95 which goes into Philadelphia then merge back with I-95 (which in reality merges into the turnpike, not the other way around).

It might act as the same but I-295 is the bypass around Philly.

I-295 is more of a local route with many exits, where as the turnpike is very limited on access-points. I've always found it weird why both I-295 and the turnpike exist, paralleling each other, though it's not a bad thing, especially for local traffic.

I don't think that the NJ Turnpike was built to be a bypass of Philly but rather as a route through New Jersey. It goes all the way to the GWB. Now I-295 was built to be a bypass around Philly. At least that's how I see it. It's the highway that connects to I-95 on both ends since the NJ Turnpike doesn't enter Delaware for obvious reasons. Myself I think I'd take the NJ Turnpike since I think that'd be the fastest route to bypass Philly.

[Beltway]

I don't think that the NJ Turnpike was built to be a bypass of Philly but rather as a route through New Jersey. It goes all the way to the GWB.

Not by itself, because the NJTPA couldn't build the connection into Delaware.  That required an interstate compact between the two states to build the bridge that in conjunction with the turnpike provided a clear bypass of Philadelphia and SE PA.

Now I-295 was built to be a bypass around Philly. At least that's how I see it. It's the highway that connects to I-95 on both ends since the NJ Turnpike doesn't enter Delaware for obvious reasons. Myself I think I'd take the NJ Turnpike since I think that'd be the fastest route to bypass Philly.

I-295 took advantage of the Delaware River bridge that had already been built.  If the I-95 Somerset Freeway had been built then I-295 would have been a directly connecting Interstate bypass of Philadelphia and SE PA.

I-295 is also a local service freeway that supplements the turnpike which has very widely spaced interchanges.

[allniter89]

Is US-301 still considered a good bypass route to take around Baltimore and DC? I know that Delaware Route 896 to US-301 all the way to Richmond, Virginia almost totally bypasses Baltimore and DC so I'd think that'd almost be a better route than I-95.

Lots of traffic lights in the communities in MD on 301 south of US 50, especially Waldorf. That makes US 301 usually a lousy bypass around DC, not that I-95 is a great option either.

US 301 often works better as a Baltimore bypass, depending on traffic across the Chesapeake heading to or from the beaches. The new toll US 301 opening soon (probably in the next few days) in Delaware should make for smoother, though more expensive, travel.

I've used 95/495 around the east side of DC then 50E to the CBB.
Not sure of the mileage dif but 50E is limited access all the way across CBB then 301N is very rural. When I drove a 18 wheeler it was my go to route to the northeast.

[sparker]

The current I-80 around the north side of Sacramento, CA (former original I-880) saves a considerable amount of time compared with the pre-1982 route through town (the erstwhile misapplied Business Loop 80), featuring a slow (35 mph) ramp within the Oak Park turbine-type interchange where old I-80 made a right-angle alignment change.  Regardless of the fact that the process whereby I-80 was relocated to the bypass has fomented numerous oddities, it did produce a singularly-signed efficient (except during commute hours, of course) cross-state corridor.

[Aaron Camp]

Interstate 74 around Danville, Illinois can be a major time saver, as there's an at-grade rail crossing near a grain mill on US-136 in downtown Danville where trains often move very slowly through the crossing.

[ftballfan]

I remember when the Cadillac (Michigan) bypass opened and one of the local TV stations had one reporter drive the bypass while the other reporter drove the old route through town. The person driving the bypass made it around Cadillac in about 10 minutes while the person going through Cadillac took almost a half hour to complete their journey

[Road Hog]

I'm wearing a cup to protect my nads while I say this ... but I-840 south of Nashville has cut my trips coming from the west to points south of Murfreesboro by at least 40 minutes, maybe more.

[webny99]

I-840 south of Nashville has cut my trips coming from the west to points south of Murfreesboro by at least 40 minutes, maybe more.

Yeah, I-840 saves a lot of time on a good variety of trips... it just so happens that none of those trips are from one large metro to another. So it doesn't look like a good long distance bypass on paper, but it actually is when you factor in smaller cities and towns as origins/destinations.

[michravera]

I-95, compared to US 1.

I-5 compared to CASR-1? or US-101? Quite realistically I-5 compared to CASR-99. From the split in Northern Sacramento County to the merge Kern County, I-5 saves at least half an hour. Note that the I-5 routing is only shorter by about 4 miles.

[mrsman]

I would have to travel through Charlotte taking that route but I think traveling through Charlotte is going to be less stressful than traveling through the Philly-Baltimore-DC combo.

As I recall, I drove through Charlotte in the mid-evening hours (around 7-8 p.m.) and it was no big deal. Overall, I'm happy to have taken that route.

I've been through Charlotte before but can't really recall how the traffic patterns are there. I think around the time you mentioned would be an alright time to hit Charlotte.

And it's not just the traffic around the cities, 95 between DC and Richmond, especially in the area where the express lanes end is to be avoided as well.  Charlotte is a cake walk compared to 95.

[Ben114]

I-295 instead of I-95 through Providence, really helps if you're coming from 146 and want to head towards TF Green or Route 4