You must be accurate.
Must be four words.
Numbers are one word.
And finally, no doge.
All freeways in Massachusetts:
US 1 Toll across Mystic River
MA 2 Only sometimes a freeway
US 3 Continuation of Everett Turnpike
MA 3 Serves the South Shore
US 6 Primary Cape Cod highway
MA 24 Goes into Rhode Island
MA 25 Road to Cape Cod
MA 57 Western Massachusetts partial freeway
MA 79 Splits off from 24
I-84 Short extension from Connecticut
I-90 A long toll road
I-91 Parallels the Connecticut River
I-93 Serves most of Boston
I-95 Mostly multiplexed with 128
MA 128 Boston's famous inner loop
MA 140 Freeway in New Bedford
MA 146 Connects Worcester to Providence
I-190 Y U NO 62
I-195 Fall River to Providence
MA 213 Short route in Methuen
I-290 Goes through downtown Worcester
I-291 Mostly multiplexed with 20
I-295 A loop of Providence
I-391 No interchange with Pike
I-395 Goes through eastern Connecticut
I-495 A really long loop
US up to 7
US 1 Follows the East Coast
US 2 Split into two parts
US 3 Boston to Canada border
US 4 Vermont and New Hampshire
US 5 Parallels the Connecticut River
US 6 Over three thousand miles
US 7 Parallels New York border
All the major Interstates:
I-5 Very long in California
I-10 Serves southern United States
I-15 Short entrance into Arizona
I-20 Atlanta's main east-west
I-25 Can't think of anything
I-30 Not actually that long
I-35 Has E W splits
I-40 Much longer than 45
I-45 Absolutely nowhere near major :pan:
I-55 Can't think of anything
I-65 Hello Birmingham and Nashville
I-70 Has the famous Breezewood
I-75 Southern Florida to Canada
I-80 The Indiana Toll Rd.
I-85 More east than north
I-90 Serves northern United States
I-95 Follows the East Coast
Now make your own!
I-366 Pipe dream of ethanman62187
I-39: Prairie to north woods
I-55: Was US Route 66
I-57: Alternate to Interstate 55
I-72: Mark my Twain, Champaign
I-74: Quads, Cincy, no Carolina
I-88 (W): Alternate to Interstate 80
I-94: Plains, Lakes, Cities, Canada
This thread sucks poo.
In no particular order:
US 16A: Pigtails in the woods
SD 87: Sylvan Lake and Needles
SD 1804: Follows the Eastern bank
SD 1806: Follows the Western bank
I-29: Interstate of the flatlands
US 14A: Epic canyon to Deadwood
SD 79: Heartland Expressway then nothing
SD 63/73 (pick one): Not major at all
SD 53: Why does this exist?
I 180 WY- This is an interstate
Quote from: corco on January 13, 2014, 06:28:02 PM
I 180 WY- This is an interstate
Forgot a question mark. :pan:
I'll try doing Ontario.
11 - "Longest street", they say
401 - Eight hours to go
404 - Can actually be found :)
409 - Shortest of
them all the 400s (
EDIT: Allen is shorter)
QEW - Goes around the lake
DVP - Can't escape heavy traffic
Even on Sunday mornings
Boyfriend hates it now
(Can't make a haiku :pan:)
Allen - Train in the middle
NJ 29: Along the Delaware River
NJ 31: Used to be 69
US 46: Only in New Jersey
M-3: Don't spell Gratiot phonetically
M-6: Shortcut around Grand Rapids
M-22: Reverse direction at Northport
M-25: Goes around the Thumb
M-28: Seney Stretch boring straightaway
M-185: State highway, no cars
US 62 (AR): yes, it follows 540.
I-99: Bud Shuster's wet dream.
I-635 (TX) the construction never ends
I-820 (TX) numbered after radio station
I-345 (TX) it is 75, no?
I-182: Hooray! Meth and potatoes
VA 143: Usurped 168's old route
Colonial Parkway: Still with suicide lane!
Blue Ridge Parkway: Top Gear couldn't speed
VA 16: You'll crap your pants
VA 32: Useless north of 13
VA 895: Unused overpriced toll road
N.Y.S. Expressways& Routes:
Northway: Best views from Amtrak.
531: Long back-up at signal.
New T.Z.B.: Biggest money pit ever.
88: Built for one politician.
Throughway: Don't forget Indians' fee.
587: Go around all day.
790: Never heard of it.
481: Helps you avoid Syracuse.
690: Still hasn't been finished.
781: Better keep Fort open.
Roof-Top: Re-build the railroad instead.
99: From, through, to nowhere.
400: Leave Buffalo in dust.
Southern Tier: It'll always be 17.
84: Speeding blitz generated revenue.
L.I.E.: World's longest parking lot.
Youngmann: Over Falls in barrel.
Taconic: Danger sharp curves ahead.
Lake Ontario State Pkwy.: Now closes in winter.
Genesee: Salt mine getting busy.
490: Old canal was better.
Niagara: Amazing. Toll Booths removed.
219: Extension dead on arrival.
Sea Breeze: Traffic circle times five.
890: Light bulbs being outlawed.
787: Traveller gives Cuomo finger.
And still there's more...
WY 110: Oh, look! Devils Tower!
I-190 (SD): 55 to downtown Rapid
All streets in Spearfish: Blasted city snow removal
Quote from: CANALLER on January 13, 2014, 11:39:45 PM
84: Speeding blitz generated revenue.
890: Light bulbs being outlawed.
787: Traveller gives Cuomo finger.
We're doing news headlines?
/me scratches her head
Quote from: Brandon on January 13, 2014, 05:32:14 PM
I-94: Plains, Lakes, Cities, Canada
I-94:
Police car caused accident
Towed to a BP
Car rentals close early
Got stuck in Michigan
The Interstate system: suburb to shining suburb
I'll try my luck:
I-25: Buffalo to El Paso
I-80: Long trip across Nebraska
Must be getting late.
I-405: Do you hate yourself?
I-595: Because, too many exits
I-375: The itsy bitsy interstate(s)
FL A1A: No free parking, ever
FL 91: Miles until we Yeehaw
OH 4: Cedar Point Motor Speedway
Kennedy Expressway: Entrance ramps of death
US-30 Indiana: Way too many stoplights
I-70: Buy gas in Breezewood!
Quote from: 1 on January 13, 2014, 05:08:07 PM
I-70 Has the famous Breezewood
(edited, forgot to read)
Borman Expressway: What's a speed limit?
I-73: Hopelessly out of place
I-238: America's bastard interstate highway.
US 666: Died, went to hell.
I-74: Never to be connected
VA 162: Please explain this, VDOT
VA-420: Number never been posted.
I-595 (the one in Maryland): Yes, it does exist.
AR 74, AR 60 : How many are there?
Important New Hampshire routes:
US 1: Free alternative to 95
US 2: Serves northern New Hampshire
US 3: The Daniel Webster Highway
US 4: 9 and 202 multiplex
NH 9: Multiplexes with 202 twice
NH 10: Very close to Vermont
NH 11: Much longer in Maine
NH 12: Goes through 4 states
NH 16: Road to Mount Washington
NH 25: Through central New Hampshire
NH 26: Vermont is a joke
NH 28: Bends east in Suncook
I-89: Stopped by Merrimack River
I-93: New Hampshire's main Interstate
I-95: Should have more exits
NH 101: Is partially a freeway
NH 112: The beautiful Kancamagus Highway
NH 125: Just barely important enough
US 202: This route's too long
I-293: Actually two separate freeways
US 302: Goes through White Mountains
I-393: Multiplexed with other routes
MA 213 - Has shopping center name
CT Interstates:
84- Bypass of US 6
91- Parallel to Connecticut River
95- One big parking lot
291- Only small portion built
384- Wasted road to Providence
395- Through middle of nowhere
684: Too short to remember :sombrero:
691- Short eighty four alternate.
CT US Routes:
1- Runs parallel to coast
5- Basically follows ninety one
6- Main way to Providence
7- Fairfield County NIMBYs killed.
44- Runs across northern tier
202: Most redundant US highway
Jp, you forgot 684.
More Hoosier highways here:
US-31: No more Kokomo stops.
I-69: Tokarskis' bane, travelers' gain.
I-70: Too damn many trucks!
US-40: Easier drive than 70.
NJ 35: A road numbered thirtyfive.
Quote from: Steve on January 15, 2014, 10:50:20 PM
NJ 35: A road numbered thirtyfive.
Thirty-five has a hyphen. :pan:
Still four words though.
I-240 (OK): You like weaving, right?
I-444: Shhhh, it never happened.
Creek Tpk: Woot, no Skelly Drive!
Chickasaw Turnpike: Wow, what a joke.
Indian Nation Turnpike: Whoa, that's a median?
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 15, 2014, 11:40:21 PM
Indian Nation Turnpike: Whoa, that's a median?
And it's a toll road. :pan: (
EDIT: that's five words.)
Checked the Wikipedia page.
Canadian, Oklahoma? How original.
Named after the Canadian River, which also flows through Canadian County, where there is a town named Yukon. Nobody knows exactly why it's called the Canadian, though.
Here, I'll do some of my local bridges:
Henry Hudson Bridge: Toll for rich people
Broadway Bridge: What the locals use
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge: Famously near train wreck
George Washington Bridge: Best escape from Jersey
Washington Bridge: No, not the GWB
High Bridge: Oldest one in town
City Island Bridge: Remember A Bronx Tale?
Hell Gate Bridge: Gustav Lindenthal's signature span
Triborough Bridge: Mentioned on Sesame Street
Brooklyn Bridge: Still stronger than most
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel: Hugh Carey, my ass!
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 15, 2014, 11:55:37 PM
Named after the Canadian River, which also flows through Canadian County, where there is a town named Yukon. Nobody knows exactly why it's called the Canadian, though.
Too long, didn't read :spin:
Emoticons don't count, right?
Quote from: empirestate on January 16, 2014, 12:02:41 AM
Here, I'll do some of my local bridges:
George Washington Bridge: Best escape from Jersey
Except from Ft. Lee.
Not enough lanes open.
Quote from: sammi on January 16, 2014, 12:02:59 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 15, 2014, 11:55:37 PM
Named after the Canadian River, which also flows through Canadian County, where there is a town named Yukon. Nobody knows exactly why it's called the Canadian, though.
Too long, didn't read :spin:
Emoticons don't count, right?
Off-topic posts: exempted.
I'll try, I guess.
I-229 (SD): Around southeastern Sioux Falls
Another one for I-180 (WY): I don't get it.
SD 100: Will be completed...eventually...
And of course the most obvious one:
South Dakota: Better than North Dakota
Another one for WY I-180: Shouldn't be an interstate.
Heavy Hitter CT State Routes
2: Road to the casinos (or Atlantic City Expressway North)
3: Connecticut River Putnam Bridge
4: Farmington bypass severely needed
8: Snakes along Naugatuck River
9: Middletown signals prevent interstate
10: From Yale to Dartmouth
11: The Highway to Nowhere
12: Four state longest route
15: Parkways and Berlin Turnpike
20: The road to Bradley
25: From Bridgeport toward Danbury
32: Route 12 sister route
34: Killed downtown New Haven
40: Why was this built?
63: Shoreline to the hills
72: So many route changes
78: Finish it damn it
85: De Facto Route 11
169: Quiet corner scenic route
187/189: Middle of nowhere expressway
190: 3 miles from Massachusetts
More from New Jersey:
US 206: Too many damn trucks
Somerville Circle: Accident(s) waiting to happen
Newark: I wouldn't live there *
I-95: Turns into another Interstate
I-295: From 3di to 2di *
I-76: There's a west one? *
NJ 18: Full of bad drivers
US 1: The real Trenton freeway
NJ 31: The Tri-County Veterans Highway *
I-695: Killed by the NIMBYs
NJ 495: From Jersey to Manhattan
* Contains something that may nullify it from being considered four words (I.E. 's or hyphens) - you decide.
Quote from: Zeffy on January 16, 2014, 11:50:05 AM
* Contains something that may nullify it from being considered four words (I.E. 's or hyphens) - you decide.
Nope, should all count.
Quote from: TCN7JM on January 16, 2014, 05:55:14 AM
I'll try, I guess.
I-229 (SD): Around southeastern Sioux Falls
Another one for I-180 (WY): I don't get it.
SD 100: Will be completed...eventually...
And of course the most obvious one:
South Dakota: Better than North Dakota
This... is the best!
All posts bow down!
I-90: Should end at I-25
I-25: Should end at I-94
I-94: All the way west!
Chicago: extend I-55 into Wisconsin!
Ohio: Death penalty for speeding
US-31: Extend north across Straits
I-92: Where are you, son?
I-41: Really? Really? C'mon, man!
I-95 Should go through Boston!
U-191: should be Interstate 666
I-5 - Vancouver Canada to Tiajuana
I-405 (WA) - Bellevue and Places East
I-405 (OR) - "We Hate The Banfield" or "Go West This Way" or "This Way to Beaches
I-705 - Really, a Tacoma Freeway?
I-375 (MI) - Crap, missed the exit
I-80 - Almost Coast to Coast
I-278 (the BQE) Worst interstate in USA
I-26: Should be North-South
I-71: Ohio's Three Largest Cities
I-275: Enters Indiana, unlike 75
OH 357: Stranded on South Bass
OH 104: Follows Scioto, freeway finish
OH 309: Used to be 30S
Some California:
I-40: Why end in Barstow?
I-405: It's always rush hour
I-710: So many f****n trucks!
I-480: We tore it down
CA-99: Please make me Interstate
These are numbered 2.
I-2: Doesn't need to exist
US 2: Split in two parts
MA 2: Goes into New York
NY 2: Extension of Massachusetts 2
RI 2: A partially divided road
CT 2: A freeway to Hartford
MEX 2: Parallels the US border
Trans-Canada 2: Freeway in New Brunswick
Quote from: 1 on January 20, 2014, 08:33:47 PM
These are numbered 2.
I-2: Doesn't need to exist
US 2: Split in two parts
MA 2: Goes into New York
NY 2: Extension of Massachusetts 2
RI 2: A partially divided road
CT 2: A freeway to Hartford
MEX 2: Parallels the US border
Trans-Canada 2: Freeway in New Brunswick
NJ 2: Renumbered 17 for NY (hey, you used "US" as one word)
MD 2: Charles Street in Baltimore
Quote from: Steve on January 20, 2014, 09:08:54 PM
[violation] (hey, you used "US" as one word) [/violation]
too long, didn't read
Quote from: 1 on January 20, 2014, 08:33:47 PM
These are numbered 2.
I-2: Doesn't need to exist
US 2: Split in two parts
MA 2: Goes into New York
NY 2: Extension of Massachusetts 2
RI 2: A partially divided road
CT 2: A freeway to Hartford
MEX 2: Parallels the US border
Trans-Canada 2: Freeway in New Brunswick
IA 2: Route across southern tier
IL 2: Used to be important
IN 2: Diagonal, yet in grid
M-2: Never existed, never will
NJ 2: was 17, now 17
Quote from: 1 on January 20, 2014, 09:09:59 PM
Quote from: Steve on January 20, 2014, 09:08:54 PM
[violation] (hey, you used "US" as one word) [/violation]
too long, didn't read
don't give a shit
come and bite me
The entire Los Angeles freeway system: Too many jackass drivers
I-405 between LA Airport and the San Fernando Valley: Always congested; always clogged
I-10 from Santa Monica through the San Gabriel Valley: Almost as bad, really
I-5 from I-605 to California 91, which should've been widened 40 years ago: They're doing that NOW?!?
I-5 through Anaheim: Runs right past Disneyland
South Pasadena's response to I-710: NO NO NO NO!!!
The new connector from north California 170 onto I-5: That is really nice!
Arroyo Seco Parkway: First Los Angeles freeway
I-110: Downtown LA to harbor
I-210 from Pasadena west to Sunland Blvd: Needs new paving, bad!
More from California...
* I-280 ... World's Most Beautiful Freeway
* I-580 ... Too many f****ng trucks! (lifted from DT's description of I-710 but applies in the S.F. Bay Area)
* I-380 ... I am too short
* CA-85 ... Thank you county taxpayers
* CA-17 ... Beach weather jams traffic
* CA-24 ... Should be Interstate 980
VA 2: truncate to Bowling Green
VA 4: should have higher number
VA 5: Best Richmond-Williamsburg route
VA 10: it's 96 years old
VA 28: save it from Ethanman; also 96 years old
VA 33: should be US 33
VA 36: "The" Hopewell Bowling Center
VA 40: 220 miles of yawn
VA 125: wait, this still exists?
VA 150: Freeway? Arterial? Expressway? Yes.
VA 153: also the speed limit
VA 183: 153 with sharper curves
VA 189 (and 272): not for lowered cars
Former VA 305: Virginia Beach's in denial
VA 311: will it be renumbered?
I-564: bump bump bump bump
Massachusetts / New Hampshire Border:
63: Parallels the Connecticut River
10: Also goes into Connecticut
78: Southern terminus is Orange
32: Keene to New London
12: Goes through 4 states
US 202: Has lots of multiplexes
119: Easily clinchable in Vermont
31: Reaches the Connecticut border
13: Goes up to Concord
111: Changes directional banners here
US 3: Beginning of Everett Turnpike
3A: Parallels the Merrimack River
38: To Rockingham Park Mall
I-93: Thirty miles to Boston
28: There is an IHOP
97: Changes directional banners here
125: Orange on Google Maps
108: Very short in Massachusetts
150: Ends at unnumbered road
I-95: Prepare for the tolls
US 1: Avoids the 95 tolls
286: Used to be 86
1A: View of Atlantic Ocean
H-1 Freeway: Runs through Honolulu, Hawaii
HI-360: Narrow twisting winding thing
HI-11: Runs past erupting volcano
HI-200: Also called Saddle Road
HI-19: Hilo/Kona north connector
HI-30: Passes resorts on Maui
HI-56: Also called Kuhio Highway
HI-550: Climbs up Waimea Canyon
HI-520: Passes through Tree Tunnel