Furthest away control point for major cities

[Roadgeekteen]

Boston: Albany area

New York: Ohio

For other cities, what is the furthest away place that they are on a control city sign?

[STLmapboy]

From St. Louis, the furthest is Tulsa (350 miles), on I-44.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

MSP: Madison

[NWI_Irish96]

For Chicago, it would be Memphis

For Indianapolis, it would be Saint Louis

[Bruce]

I-90 EB is signed as Spokane out of Seattle, so that's 280 miles.

I want WSDOT to put up a Boston sign in Seattle just for kicks.

[1995hoo]

As of last year, Miami remained on one sign near Petersburg, Virginia, just south of the I-85 interchange. The bigger and more well-known signs to the north no longer list it, but that one still did. I haven't been that way this year to know whether it's still there.

Charlotte appears on I-77 north of its concurrency with I-81, some 138 miles away. Not sure whether that's the furthest sign for that city.

[hotdogPi]

Boston: Albany area

There's one signed for New York City, but not general-purpose. I believe it's at South Station intended for long-distance buses, but I'm not sure.

[1995hoo]

Boston: Albany area

There's one signed for New York City, but not general-purpose. I believe it's at South Station intended for long-distance buses, but I'm not sure.

I thought the OP meant the opposite–that the furthest away Boston is signed as a control city is in the Albany area (similar to the second example, which refers to BGSs in the Youngstown area that list New York City as a control city).

[TheStranger]

IIRC there is signage for San Francisco as far north as US 97 southbound in Klamath Falls, this despite the fact that due to the redesignation of planned I-5W as I-505 between Vacaville and Dunnigan, one still has to take three different numbered routes total to get to SF from there (97 to 5 to 505 to 80).

San Jose, despite now being the largest city in the Bay Area, isn't signed all that far out from the region; IIRC it first is signed northbound in Salinas on US 101 (about 60 miles away), and southbound in San Francisco and Oakland (about 40 miles away from each).  Southbound it is first signed from I-680 in Cordelia (65 miles north).  Route 152 westbound is signed for San Jose at I-5, about 60 miles from the city limit.

[stwoodbury]

For Seattle: Spokane

For Portland: Seattle

For Baltimore: New York (for some reason not Philadelphia)

For Washington DC: Richmond

For Salt Lake: Las Vegas (although many years ago I remember seeing an LA sign at a junction with 15)

For Stuttgart: München

For Brussels: Paris


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[Konza]

The control city for I-10 East in Tucson is El Paso.

The control city for I-8 West at the I-10 junction is San Diego.

The control city for I-10 West in Phoenix is Los Angeles.

[NWI_Irish96]

Boston: Albany area

There's one signed for New York City, but not general-purpose. I believe it's at South Station intended for long-distance buses, but I'm not sure.

I thought the OP meant the opposite–that the furthest away Boston is signed as a control city is in the Albany area (similar to the second example, which refers to BGSs in the Youngstown area that list New York City as a control city).

After re-reading it I believe you are correct.

The farthest away that Chicago is signed as a control city is at the I-55/I-57 interchange, 392 miles away.

The farthest away that Indianapolis is signed as a control city is at the I-55/I-70 interchange, 239 miles away.

[ilpt4u]

The farthest away that Indianapolis is signed as a control city is at the I-55/I-70 interchange, 239 miles away.

Are you referencing the Troy 55/70/270 interchange, or the East St Louis 55/64/70 interchange?

Earliest it is signed in Illinois is immediately on the IL side of the Poplar Street Bridge, where 55/64 does a short Express/Local split in East St Louis. The "Express"  has 3 Controls: Chicago/Louisville/Indianapolis

[NWI_Irish96]

The farthest away that Indianapolis is signed as a control city is at the I-55/I-70 interchange, 239 miles away.

Are you referencing the Troy 55/70/270 interchange, or the East St Louis 55/64/70 interchange?

Earliest it is signed in Illinois is immediately on the IL side of the Poplar Street Bridge, where 55/64 does a short Express/Local split in East St Louis. The "Express"  has 3 Controls: Chicago/Louisville/Indianapolis

East St Louis

[1995hoo]

Toronto is signed on an overhead BGS at least 340 miles away on the Pont Champlain in Montreal. Don't know whether there might be some roadside distance signs elsewhere in Ontario that are further away.

Then, of course, there's this sign with a "control city" 1974 miles away. This is probably the only sign I know of at an interchange that uses all four-digit distances (even recognizing they're in kilometres).

[gonealookin]

Reno does well in this from three directions:

From Salt Lake City on I-80:  518 miles
From Las Vegas on US 95:  439 miles
From La Pine, OR at the junction of US 97 and OR 31:  370 miles

[bassoon1986]

Some Louisiana examples:

Furthest away New Orleans is signed is at the I-20/I-59 split in Meridian, MS at 193 miles.

Furthest away Baton Rouge is signed is a tie. In Alexandria along US 71 it's still listed from before I-49 existed. 114 miles.  And on US 190 leaving Reeves, LA Baton Rouge is listed on a mileage sign at 117 miles away. With both, it depends on the exact route and where you consider downtown.

Furthest away Shreveport is signed is 190 miles away at the I-20/US 67 interchange in southwest Dallas.


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[WillWeaverRVA]

As of last year, Miami remained on one sign near Petersburg, Virginia, just south of the I-85 interchange. The bigger and more well-known signs to the north no longer list it, but that one still did. I haven't been that way this year to know whether it's still there.

Charlotte appears on I-77 north of its concurrency with I-81, some 138 miles away. Not sure whether that's the furthest sign for that city.

All of the Miami signage appears to be gone. I-85 is still signed for Durham and Atlanta, though.

[sprjus4]

As of last year, Miami remained on one sign near Petersburg, Virginia, just south of the I-85 interchange. The bigger and more well-known signs to the north no longer list it, but that one still did. I haven't been that way this year to know whether it's still there.

Charlotte appears on I-77 north of its concurrency with I-81, some 138 miles away. Not sure whether that's the furthest sign for that city.

All of the Miami signage appears to be gone. I-85 is still signed for Durham and Atlanta, though.

I swore I saw one remaining "Miami" near the US-460 interchange on I-95 South last month.

[ilpt4u]

Is this driving mileage, or straight line? I'm deciding on Nashville, TN between Memphis and Mt Vernon, IL

Driving: Mt Vernon, IL 234 Miles
Straight Line: Memphis 195 Miles

I-24/57 isn't nearly as direct a route between Mt Vernon and Nashville as I-40 is between Memphis and Nashville

[Takumi]

As of last year, Miami remained on one sign near Petersburg, Virginia, just south of the I-85 interchange. The bigger and more well-known signs to the north no longer list it, but that one still did. I haven't been that way this year to know whether it's still there.

Charlotte appears on I-77 north of its concurrency with I-81, some 138 miles away. Not sure whether that's the furthest sign for that city.

All of the Miami signage appears to be gone. I-85 is still signed for Durham and Atlanta, though.

I swore I saw one remaining "Miami" near the US-460 interchange on I-95 South last month.

Yeah, there's one still there.

[CoreySamson]

I'm pretty sure Houston's furthest control point is at the I-30/I-369 interchange in Texarkana at about 280 miles away.

I would have to guess Galveston's is at the I-10/I-45 interchange in Houston at 48ish miles away.

Beaumont's is also probably at the I-10/I-45 interchange at about 80 miles away.

[DTComposer]

Los Angeles and Sacramento (each have the other as a control on I-5): 384 miles

San Jose has Los Angeles as a control on US-101: 340 miles

[I-55]

Cincinnati: Athens, OH (155 miles, OH-32)

[thspfc]

Madison has Chicago at 150 miles. La Crosse is close at 140 miles, though it's only signed in one place (the US-14 Beltline interchange in Middleton).