I-271 has a pair near its southern end, between I-71 and I-77. It's the only 3di in Ohio with rest areas, and I imagine they were built with long range 71 - 90 traffic in mind.
Any other 3di's with rest areas? With most 3di's being in metro areas, I would guess this isn't an overly common occurrence.
Depends on how you want to define "rest area", but the unusually long I-476 in PA has two service plazas serving both directions of travel (Allentown and Hickory Run).
Similarly, there was a pair of twin service plazas on I-276 (North and South Neshaminy) which have since been demolished, but King of Prussia remains in operation.
I-280 in California has a few pull-off parking areas (Vista Points), but I don't believe any of them have restroom facilities or vending machines.
I-680 in western Iowa has a east and west bound rest area (if they haven't closed them yet, and when they do I'll note it in the abandoned rest area thread, LOL).
West bound also has a scenic overlook, although with the verdant tree growth since it was built, there isn't much scenery to see except nearby trees.
Quote from: Jardine on January 16, 2014, 01:38:47 PM
when they do I'll note it in the abandoned rest area thread, LOL
You laugh too much.
Interstate 385 between Exits 5 and 9 has a rest area within the median that serves both directions.
According to my Rand McN, there appear to be two pairs of them along I-135 in Kansas, between Wichita and Salina. This being a former directionally suffixed spur, it differs from the vast majority of 3dIs about which this thread is concerned. Also, there is a service area along the Kansas Turnpike north of Emporia, where it is designated I-335 - even less applicable to the theme.
I-287 Northbound in NJ, between exits 30 & 33.
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=40.761342,-74.511842&spn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=40.761342,-74.511842&spn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&z=17)
I-295 Rhode Island, near the MA state line. (SB looks closed / repurposed).
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.940659,-71.447053&spn=0.004046,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.940659,-71.447053&spn=0.004046,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17)
I don't know if these count since they are former toll road (CT Tpke) Service Plazas that predate the interstate designation, but...I-395 in CT, Plainfield (NB & SB), Montville SB only. The NB one in Montville still stands but is now a state police barracks.
Plainfield:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.754066,-71.878127&spn=0.004058,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.754066,-71.878127&spn=0.004058,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17)
Montville:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.473353,-72.116489&spn=0.004076,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plainfield,+ct&hl=en&ll=41.473353,-72.116489&spn=0.004076,0.008701&sll=40.761342,-74.511842&sspn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&hnear=Plainfield,+Windham,+Connecticut&z=17)
I-495 (MA) near exits 33 and 52.
Scenic Overlook along I-295 near Bordentown, NJ (accessible from both directions) (http://goo.gl/maps/Ljxqb)
I-275 in Michigan: NB between exits 22 and 25 and SB between exits 5 and 2.
I-295 North in NJ, just north of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
I-390 both directions just south of NY 408 (Mount Morris/Geneseo)
Scenic overlook on I-270 northbound just south of Frederick, MD (http://goo.gl/maps/Z6PvY)
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 16, 2014, 04:02:00 PM
Scenic overlook on I-270 northbound just south of Frederick, MD (http://goo.gl/maps/Z6PvY)
IMO I wouldn't count that since it has only a few parking spots and only parking for cars which is why it's a scenic overlook.
Quote from: BrianP on January 16, 2014, 04:48:08 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 16, 2014, 04:02:00 PM
Scenic overlook on I-270 northbound just south of Frederick, MD (http://goo.gl/maps/Z6PvY)
IMO I wouldn't count that since it has only a few parking spots and only parking for cars which is why it's a scenic overlook.
Yeah. If we're going to count that, we might as well count westbound I-680 in Iowa. Although that one appears to have some sort of a building.
Picnic Area off I-195 West in Swansea, MA (between Exits 2 & 3) (http://goo.gl/maps/nt9lb)
Rest Area off I-195 East in roughly the same Swansea, MA location (some GSV photos show this rest area as Closed) (http://goo.gl/maps/DWEos)
Quote from: BrianP on January 16, 2014, 04:48:08 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 16, 2014, 04:02:00 PM
Scenic overlook on I-270 northbound just south of Frederick, MD (http://goo.gl/maps/Z6PvY)
IMO I wouldn't count that since it has only a few parking spots and only parking for cars which is why it's a scenic overlook.
I probably wouldn't have listed any scenic overlooks in this thread because I don't really consider them rest areas, but since another one was mentioned further up the read I said what the heck.
Another one on I-195 EB in Mass, in Wareham before Exit 21. Has a tourist info center in summer.
I-684 in NY has a pair. SB just past the Saw Mill Pkway and NB before I-84 in Brewster.
Maybe slightly stretching the definition of "on", but there's a welcome center at I-185's exit 12 in Georgia a few hundred yards off the freeway.
How about the Hinsdale Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway?
Quote from: Beeper1 on January 16, 2014, 06:46:16 PM
Another one on I-195 EB in Mass, in Wareham before Exit 21. Has a tourist info center in summer.
I visited this one last September. The tourist kiosk is in a trailer, and the bathroom facilities are port-o-lets! I anticipated something somewhat nicer for a Massachusetts rest area. Though since they are temporary/seasonal, the rationale for the bare-bones facilities becomes clearer.
To be fair, I think this was intended to be more of a picnic area/scenic overlook. There is a boat ramp and picnic facilities.
There was a rest area on I-205 in West Linn, OR, but it was closed and decommissioned years ago; however, you can still see its footprint here: https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.352175,-122.627453&spn=0.004245,0.010568&t=h&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.352175,-122.627453&spn=0.004245,0.010568&t=h&z=17)
Quote from: bobonabike on January 16, 2014, 07:55:08 PM
How about the Hinsdale Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway?
Yep, as well as the other two, the O'Hare Oasis and the Lincoln Oasis.
I don't think there are any other 3di rest area/service areas in Illinois
Quote from: catch22 on January 16, 2014, 03:41:02 PM
I-275 in Michigan: NB between exits 22 and 25 and SB between exits 5 and 2.
There are also a few (3?) on I-196 as well. Michigan also has several on non-interstate freeways as well.
Quote from: catch22 on January 16, 2014, 03:41:02 PM
I-275 in Michigan: NB between exits 22 and 25 and SB between exits 5 and 2.
I just dropped in at that southbound one last weekend. Horrible sinks. Poor restroom in general.
Quote from: Brandon on January 16, 2014, 08:13:39 PM
There are also a few (3?) on I-196 as well. Michigan also has several on non-interstate freeways as well.
(You beat me to the punch by a few minutes, but I'd already typed this so have it anyway:)
There are also a few rest areas on I-196: northbound (technically eastbound, according to the signs at that point) at about mile 58 (after you've passed by Zeeland), southbound at about mile 43 (south of Holland, just after US 31 has merged in) and northbound at about mile 28 (the nearest exit to this one is for some road called 109th Ave.).
Quote from: Marc_in_CT on January 16, 2014, 02:17:12 PM
I-287 Northbound in NJ, between exits 30 & 33.
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=40.761342,-74.511842&spn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=40.761342,-74.511842&spn=0.00412,0.008701&t=h&z=17)
Technically a truck sleep area, not open to general public.
Quote from: Steve on January 16, 2014, 08:36:34 PM
Technically a truck sleep area, not open to general public.
seriously? wtf?
if I ever take a nap in one of those, and someone comes to arrest me, I will note that it's safer than driving tired.
There's a pair on I-380 just south of Cedar Rapids, and what looks like a "parking only" stop south of Waterloo.
* There's a welcome center off of the north outer road for I-270 in Missouri just west of the Riverview Exit.
* Used to be one off of I-255 in Missouri at the Koch Road exit (Exit 3), located next to the northeast quadrant of the interchange.
Quote from: bobonabike on January 16, 2014, 07:55:08 PM
How about the Hinsdale Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway?
The O'Hare Oasis and The Lincoln Oasis as well.
Quote from: vdeane on January 16, 2014, 03:53:26 PM
I-390 both directions just south of NY 408 (Mount Morris/Geneseo)
Yep, and a former pair on I-490 (NY) between Exits 28 and 29. These have seen increased use recently as truck inspection areas, as have the ex-parking areas by Exit 3.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on January 16, 2014, 09:24:02 PM
Quote from: Steve on January 16, 2014, 08:36:34 PM
Technically a truck sleep area, not open to general public.
seriously? wtf?
if I ever take a nap in one of those, and someone comes to arrest me, I will note that it's safer than driving tired.
And the police will note that you don't belong there, and if you're tired, you can find a hotel room.
Truck-only rest areas also exist elsewhere.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on January 17, 2014, 11:15:17 AM
And the police will note that you don't belong there, and if you're tired, you can find a hotel room.
Truck-only rest areas also exist elsewhere.
yep, there's a good reason I generally don't stop in rest areas. usually gas stations are a lot friendlier, especially if you buy a tank of gas in the evening and a caffeinated beverage in the morning.
Along I-135 in Kansas, there are two:
1) Between Wichita and Newton, near Sedgwick: http://goo.gl/maps/1V33E - This has separate facilites on each side of the ROW. Bathrooms, and vending.
2) Between McPherson and Salina, near Lindsborg: http://goo.gl/maps/mYW2w - This one has seprate facilites, the NB and SB lanes diverge to form an island. Bathrooms, and vending.
If we want to be iffy, there is a third on U.S. 81, north of Salina, where the roadway is still Interstate grade (and I think technically part of the system), but without designation: http://goo.gl/maps/rr6ii - It is much like the Sedgwick one, but with the landscaping of the Lindsborg one.
Now, there is a former one on I-470/KTA in Topeka, but it was abandoned for a newer facility further east on I-70/KTA. It now seems to be used by KTA for varia.
Old: (on I-470) http://goo.gl/maps/EaoK2
New: (on 1-70) http://goo.gl/maps/aHzuo
Both were/are traditional service plazas: Gas, food, etc.
ICTRds
Quote from: WichitaRoads on January 17, 2014, 01:38:17 PM
Now, there is a former one on I-470/KTA in Topeka, but it was abandoned for a newer facility further east on I-70/KTA. It now seems to be used by KTA for varia.
Old: (on I-470) http://goo.gl/maps/EaoK2
New: (on 1-70) http://goo.gl/maps/aHzuo
Both were/are traditional service plazas: Gas, food, etc.
ICTRds
I believe that one, at the time it was used, was on I-70, because I-70 used to have a different route through the east side of Topeka before they built the current I-70/KTA/K-4 interchange. My very first time there, I was driving east on I-70 and I thought it was weird they had the road I was going on curving to the right while I could see a road going straight ahead.
Quote from: DandyDan on January 17, 2014, 03:43:17 PM
Quote from: WichitaRoads on January 17, 2014, 01:38:17 PM
Now, there is a former one on I-470/KTA in Topeka, but it was abandoned for a newer facility further east on I-70/KTA. It now seems to be used by KTA for varia.
Old: (on I-470) http://goo.gl/maps/EaoK2
New: (on 1-70) http://goo.gl/maps/aHzuo
Both were/are traditional service plazas: Gas, food, etc.
ICTRds
I believe that one, at the time it was used, was on I-70, because I-70 used to have a different route through the east side of Topeka before they built the current I-70/KTA/K-4 interchange. My very first time there, I was driving east on I-70 and I thought it was weird they had the road I was going on curving to the right while I could see a road going straight ahead.
The service area was on I-70, even at that point as I-70 left the Turnpike due south of Exit 365. See the scars left from the trumpet interchange here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=rest+area,+1-135,+Kansas&hl=en&ll=39.030286,-95.62058&spn=0.019369,0.042272&sll=37.821812,-94.703181&sspn=0.076478,0.169086&t=h&z=15
Quote from: WichitaRoads on January 17, 2014, 01:38:17 PM
If we want to be iffy, there is a third on U.S. 81, north of Salina, where the roadway is still Interstate grade (and I think technically part of the system)
Whaaaaaaa? US 81 north of I-70 is an interstate? Is it I-135 or unnumbered?
Quote from: briantroutman on January 16, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
I-280 in California has a few pull-off parking areas (Vista Points), but I don't believe any of them have restroom facilities or vending machines.
And you would be wrong sir. There is a Rest Area on northbound I-280 after the Bunker Hill Drive exit. I call it the Father Junipero Serra Rest Area because it includes a statue of him pointing "north".
https://maps.google.com/?ll=37.539439,-122.364982&spn=0.002761,0.004013&t=h&z=18
The Vista Points you mentioned are south of the CA-92 interchange. All but one are still open.
Quote from: 1 on January 16, 2014, 02:31:29 PM
I-495 (MA) near exits 33 and 52.
Also several further south on I-495 below Mansfield, but they're just parking areas. In one spot, there's two parking areas ~ 2 miles apart going the same direction. NB/SB near Exit 33 and the SB one near Exit 52 are technically rest areas but are signed parking areas, as all 3 facilities have bathrooms.
Also another, though not technically an on-highway facility, on I-295 (former I-95) in Yarmouth ME, just across the street from the DeLorme HQ, is signed on I-295 as a Rest Area/Visitor Info Center.
Couple on I-395 in CT. Southbound in Montville (just past the Mohegan Sun exit) and northbound in Plainfield (near the SR 695 split). Both are full service areas. Former northbound one in Montville is a State Police barracks.
Many years ago (maybe 30?), there used to be rest areas on I-275, mm 60, on the east side of Cincinnati between Milford and Eastgate. They are currently both fairly intact (ramps, streetlights, parking areas) and overgrown with weeds.
Quote from: Brandon on January 17, 2014, 05:43:51 PM
Quote from: DandyDan on January 17, 2014, 03:43:17 PM
Quote from: WichitaRoads on January 17, 2014, 01:38:17 PM
Now, there is a former one on I-470/KTA in Topeka, but it was abandoned for a newer facility further east on I-70/KTA. It now seems to be used by KTA for varia.
Old: (on I-470) http://goo.gl/maps/EaoK2
New: (on 1-70) http://goo.gl/maps/aHzuo
Both were/are traditional service plazas: Gas, food, etc.
ICTRds
I believe that one, at the time it was used, was on I-70, because I-70 used to have a different route through the east side of Topeka before they built the current I-70/KTA/K-4 interchange. My very first time there, I was driving east on I-70 and I thought it was weird they had the road I was going on curving to the right while I could see a road going straight ahead.
The service area was on I-70, even at that point as I-70 left the Turnpike due south of Exit 365. See the scars left from the trumpet interchange here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=rest+area,+1-135,+Kansas&hl=en&ll=39.030286,-95.62058&spn=0.019369,0.042272&sll=37.821812,-94.703181&sspn=0.076478,0.169086&t=h&z=15
Very true.. it was on I-70 then. My mistake. There is an open one on I-335/KTA north of Emporia.
ICTRds
Quote from: bugo on January 17, 2014, 11:59:19 PM
Quote from: WichitaRoads on January 17, 2014, 01:38:17 PM
If we want to be iffy, there is a third on U.S. 81, north of Salina, where the roadway is still Interstate grade (and I think technically part of the system)
Whaaaaaaa? US 81 north of I-70 is an interstate? Is it I-135 or unnumbered?
Reread the post, Bugo. I never said it was a designated interstate north of I-70... I said it was U.S. 81. Now, it is interstate quality (for about 25 miles or so to Minneapolis, Kan.), and
might be part of the system, but it is not numbered as such, as it has always just been U.S. 81. Now, it does make a great argument for a possible continuation of I-135 up to I-80 at York, Neb., someday, as the route all the way there is now expressway quality, and could be adjusted to make it more suitable (think U.S. 71 to I-49 in Mo.), but a new number designation would probably need to go with it since the length would be a little ridiculous for a 3DI.
ICTRds
Quote from: briantroutman on January 16, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
I-280 in California has a few pull-off parking areas (Vista Points), but I don't believe any of them have restroom facilities or vending machines.
There's one true rest area on 280, not sure if it has reopened yet:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@37.5389857,-122.3645621,393m/data=!3m1!1e3
I-475 northbound--outside of Macon, GA.
Quote from: TheStranger on January 23, 2014, 02:29:13 PM
Quote from: briantroutman on January 16, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
I-280 in California has a few pull-off parking areas (Vista Points), but I don't believe any of them have restroom facilities or vending machines.
There's one true rest area on 280, not sure if it has reopened yet:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@37.5389857,-122.3645621,393m/data=!3m1!1e3
Didn't I just say that (referring to reply #36) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11390.msg272196#msg272196) :-D
At any rate, yes the rest area was reopened a couple of years ago.
Quote from: myosh_tino on January 24, 2014, 02:05:57 AM
Quote from: TheStranger on January 23, 2014, 02:29:13 PM
Quote from: briantroutman on January 16, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
I-280 in California has a few pull-off parking areas (Vista Points), but I don't believe any of them have restroom facilities or vending machines.
There's one true rest area on 280, not sure if it has reopened yet:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@37.5389857,-122.3645621,393m/data=!3m1!1e3
Didn't I just say that (referring to reply #36) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11390.msg272196#msg272196) :-D
At any rate, yes the rest area was reopened a couple of years ago.
Oops!
I missed that post. Question: Did they do a complete building reconstruction, etc.? (Which I have seen happen to other rest areas, notably the I-80 rest area just before Route 37 westbound towards Vallejo)
Quote from: TheStranger on January 24, 2014, 02:16:35 PM
Oops!
I missed that post. Question: Did they do a complete building reconstruction, etc.? (Which I have seen happen to other rest areas, notably the I-80 rest area just before Route 37 westbound towards Vallejo)
As far as I know, the restroom facilities were completely rebuilt and the landscaping was redone.
Quote from: Brandon on January 16, 2014, 08:13:39 PM
Quote from: bobonabike on January 16, 2014, 07:55:08 PM
How about the Hinsdale Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway?
Yep, as well as the other two, the O'Hare Oasis and the Lincoln Oasis.
I don't think there are any other 3di rest area/service areas in Illinois
Quote from: catch22 on January 16, 2014, 03:41:02 PM
I-275 in Michigan: NB between exits 22 and 25 and SB between exits 5 and 2.
There are also a few (3?) on I-196 as well. Michigan also has several on non-interstate freeways as well.
3 for 196 (Zeeland, Saugatuck, and Glenn).
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_11041_21800-60528--,00.html (http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_11041_21800-60528--,00.html)