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WillWeaverRVA

I-195 (not quite so much VA 195 though), VA 27, VA 110, and I-464 fit the bill in Virginia.
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TheDon102

I-695 (NY)

Important connector road for the throgs neck bridge, only 1.77 miles in length.

epzik8

MD 715, 1.06 miles, leads from US 40 to the main entrance of the Aberdeen Proving Ground.
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Quote from: kphoger on June 01, 2022, 10:41:52 AM
This might be an interesting math exercise:  AADT ÷ length

For my example (NJ495), NJDOT gives an AADT of 145,025 at Tonnelle Ave, so 145,025/4.54 give 31,944 AADT per mile  :wow:
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Sctvhound

Two of them here in Charleston. Ashley Phosphate Rd is less than 5 miles, and was named after old phosphate mines, but it is the major road in North Charleston connecting the Dorchester County side to the Charleston County side. The state's largest shopping district is also right off that road. It has something like 70,000 or 90,000 cars per day, one of the highest for a non-interstate US or state highway in the state.

US 52 Connector is 0.9 miles but it is absolutely vital for those who live up in Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and further north as they can bypass the lights around Northwoods Mall.

JoePCool14

IL-35 is a short state road, the shortest in Illinois, in the northwest corner. But connected to it is WI-35, the longest state road in Wisconsin. Also connected is US-151 and US-61. If you look at the map, you will see how important it is for the Dubuque/East Dubuque area.

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unsigned TX Spur-366

length = 2.6 miles

2019 AADT = 201,888
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LilianaUwU

I'm really stretching that 5-mile barrier here, but while QC 191 is only 9 miles (15 km) long, it provides the missing connections at the A-20/A-85 interchange in Rivière-du-Loup, that is A-20 WB/A-85 SB and A-85 NB/A-20 EB.
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Crown Victoria

Interstate 283, at only 2.9 miles long, connects the PA Turnpike and PA 283 (a different road, signed with the same number but internally PA 300) with I-83 and US 322.

PA 581, at 7.36 miles. Imagine traffic in Harrisburg's Cumberland County suburbs without it.


jmacswimmer

Quote from: elsmere241 on June 01, 2022, 10:15:21 AM
I-395 in Baltimore.

Quote from: kphoger on June 01, 2022, 10:41:52 AM
This might be an interesting math exercise:  AADT ÷ length

For I-395: 80,651 (just north of I-95) / 1.33 miles = 60,640 / mile
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Nacho

Indiana example: State Road 445 is less than three miles long and in a rural area, but it does provide a shortcut between SR 45 to the north and SR 54 to the west and now serves the additional function of connecting both to I-69.

TheHighwayMan3561

MN 336, a four-lane connector between I-94 and US 10 just outside Moorhead.
MN 252 between I-94/694 and MN 610 in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center
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coldshoulder

OH-711, a 4-lane divided highway between I-680 in Youngstown, Ohio and the dual interchange with I-80 East and OH-11 North in Liberty Township covering approximately 6+ miles.  The original section built in the late 50's or early 60's began at I-680 and crossed the Mahoning River but ended at US-422. The short connection up Briar Hill to connect with 80 and 11, took another 30 years to become a reality.

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SkyPesos

Quote from: coldshoulder on June 02, 2022, 08:07:23 PM
OH-711, a 4-lane divided highway between I-680 in Youngstown, Ohio and the dual interchange with I-80 East and OH-11 North in Liberty Township covering approximately 6+ miles.  The original section built in the late 50's or early 60's began at I-680 and crossed the Mahoning River but ended at US-422. The short connection up Briar Hill to connect with 80 and 11, took another 30 years to become a reality.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1353387,-80.6646963,14z//
Another Northeast Ohio example: I-480N. Connects I-480 EB to I-271 NB, and even more important than originally planned because I-290 (now I-490) east of downtown Cleveland was cancelled. So the main freeway routing from downtown to eastern suburbs like Beachwood involves this short connector.

route29

State Road 123 in Florida is a good example of this.  It's about six miles long and shortens the distance between Fort Walton Beach and I-10.

SSOWorld

WIS-129 - Shortcut around Lancaster (basically an inverted bypass of US-61 which the city wanted through town)
WIS-119 - Connects MKE airport to the interstate.
WIS-30 - A shortcut from Madison to I-94, which replaced it east of I-90.
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How, then, about I-190, the spur into O'Hare International Airport, which not only connects ORD to downtown Chicago but to the Tri-State Tollway and thus the rest of metropolitan Chicago.
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thspfc

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 02, 2022, 11:30:36 PM
WIS-129 - Shortcut around Lancaster (basically an inverted bypass of US-61 which the city wanted through town)
WIS-119 - Connects MKE airport to the interstate.
WIS-30 - A shortcut from Madison to I-94, which replaced it east of I-90.
WI-172 as well.

kphoger

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 02, 2022, 11:30:36 PM
WIS-119 - Connects MKE airport to the interstate.

Quote from: Konza on June 03, 2022, 01:25:23 AM
How, then, about I-190, the spur into O'Hare International Airport, ...

Already mentioned:

Quote from: thspfc on May 31, 2022, 10:34:23 PM
Airport spur freeways (I-190 IL, TX-97 Spur, WI-119, Pena Blvd for example)
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zzcarp

Quote from: SkyPesos on June 02, 2022, 08:43:54 PM
Quote from: coldshoulder on June 02, 2022, 08:07:23 PM
OH-711, a 4-lane divided highway between I-680 in Youngstown, Ohio and the dual interchange with I-80 East and OH-11 North in Liberty Township covering approximately 6+ miles.  The original section built in the late 50's or early 60's began at I-680 and crossed the Mahoning River but ended at US-422. The short connection up Briar Hill to connect with 80 and 11, took another 30 years to become a reality.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1353387,-80.6646963,14z//
Another Northeast Ohio example: I-480N. Connects I-480 EB to I-271 NB, and even more important than originally planned because I-290 (now I-490) east of downtown Cleveland was cancelled. So the main freeway routing from downtown to eastern suburbs like Beachwood involves this short connector.

You briefly mentioned it, but I-490 seems to fit this bill as the major connection between I-77 and I-90 West. It was even more important when the I-90 innerbelt bridge had structural issues and had traffic limited plus during the reconstruction of the replacement George Voinovich bridge.
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hobsini2

I submit Lower Wacker Dr in Chicago. It is a quasi-expressway under the Loop connecting I-290/Congress Pkwy with US 41/Lake Shore Dr but only 2.2 miles.
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fillup420

Quote from: Sctvhound on June 02, 2022, 08:25:32 AM
Two of them here in Charleston. Ashley Phosphate Rd is less than 5 miles, and was named after old phosphate mines, but it is the major road in North Charleston connecting the Dorchester County side to the Charleston County side. The state's largest shopping district is also right off that road. It has something like 70,000 or 90,000 cars per day, one of the highest for a non-interstate US or state highway in the state.

US 52 Connector is 0.9 miles but it is absolutely vital for those who live up in Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and further north as they can bypass the lights around Northwoods Mall.

I worked off Ashley Phosphate Rd for about a year, and the traffic going eastbound toward I-26 on school mornings was absolutely dreadful. Sometimes it would be crawling speed from Patriot Blvd all the way to 26. In the summer it was usually fine. Also, that railroad crossing was a major choke point, as the trains usually went ~15mph through there. I don't miss that at all.

jeffandnicole

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Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 04, 2022, 04:05:12 PM
Disappointed so many of you keep your minds out of the gutter. Not a single "That's what she said" in these threads.

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JoePCool14

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 02, 2022, 11:30:36 PM
WIS-129 - Shortcut around Lancaster (basically an inverted bypass of US-61 which the city wanted through town)
WIS-119 - Connects MKE airport to the interstate.
WIS-30 - A shortcut from Madison to I-94, which replaced it east of I-90.

WI-129 was awesome to have. Being able to bypass a town like Lancaster on my exploration trips was great.

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