I leave it up to you whether you want to use traffic numbers, how you interpret "most important," whether you allow unnumbered roads and highways, etc. Instead of disagreeing with people's lists, you can use your own criteria to create a second list!
NJ:
1. NJ Turnpike / I-95
2. I-80
3. US 1
4. NJ 495
5. Garden State Parkway
6. I-78
7. I-295
8. NJ 3
9. I-287
10. NJ 42 / Atlantic City Expwy. combo
CT:
1. I-84
2. I-95
3. I-91
4. US 7
5. CT 9
6. CT 15
7. US 6
8. CT 2
9. CT 8
10. I-395
RI:
1. I-95
2. US 6
3. US 1
4. I-195
5. I-295
6. RI 138
7. RI 4
8. RI 146
9. RI 24
10. US 44
MA:
1. MA 128
2. MA 3
3. I-93
4. I-95
5. MA 2
6. US 3
7. I-290
8. I-495
9. US 6
10. I-91
DE:
1. US 13
2. I-95
3. DE 1
4. I-495
5. US 301
6. US 113
7. DE 404
8. I-295
9. US 202
10. DE 141
You forgot the Mass Pike!
New Hampshire:
1. I-93
2. I-89
3. NH 101
4. I-95
5. NH 16
6. US 4
7. US 3
8. NH 9
9. US 2
10. US 1
Here's how I would do Massachusetts:
1. Mass Pike
2. I-93
3. MA 128
4. I-95
5. MA 2
6. I-495
7. MA 3
8. I-91
9. US 3
10. US 1
And New York:
1. Thruway
2. I-95
3. NY 17
4. I-81
5. I-495
6. Rest of I-87
7. I-84
8. I-390
9. I-278
10. I-287
States listed in order of confidence in my top 10 list
Idaho:
1. I-84
2. US 95
3. I-15
4. I-86 (that's right, hos)
5. ID 55
6. I-90
(big gap)
7. I-184
8. US 20
9. ID 75
10. US 2
Wyoming:
1. I-80
2. I-25
3. I-90
4. WYO 789
5. US 287
6. US 20
7. WYO 220
8. US 85
9. US 189
10. WYO 28
Montana:
1. I-90
2. I-15
3. I-94
4. US 93
5. US 12
6. MT 200
7. US 89
8. MT 16
9. US 191
10. MT 3
Arizona
1. I-10
2. I-17
3. Loop 101
4. Loop 202
5. I-40
6. AZ 87
7. AZ 69
8. US 93 (more important for interstate travel, for intrastate it's probably 8)
9. I-19
10. I-8
*honorable mention AZ 85
Washington (this one's hard)
1. I-5
2. I-90
3. I-405
4. I-82
5. SR 16
6. SR 167
7. SR 520
8. US 101
9. US 395
10. US 12
NC:
1. I-40
2. I-85
3. I-95
4. I-77
5. US 70
6. US 64
7. US 74
8. Blue Ridge Parkway
9. I-26
10. US 17
Virginia:
1. I-95
2. I-64
3. I-495
4. I-81
5. US 1
6. I-66
7. I-395
8. US 58
9. US 460
10. US 29
My NC list would be similar to Dave's except I'd replace the Blue Ridge with US 1.
Here's what I'd do for Virginia, in no particular order:
1. I-95
2. I-81
3. I-495
4. I-64
5. US 29
6. US 58
7. US 460
8. US 13
9. I-66
10. I-295
For Minnesota:
1. I-35 (and its relevant splits in MSP)
2. I-94
3. I-90
4. US 10
5. US 52
6. US 2
7. US 169
8. MN 23
9. US 14
10. US 59
For Mississippi:
1. I-10
2. I-20
3. I-55
4. I-59
5. US 49
6. US 78 (or I-22 if you prefer)
7. US 45
8. US 82
9. US 84
10. US 61
For Vermont:
1. I-89
2. I-91
3. US 7
4. US 2
5. US 4
6. VT 9
7. VT 100
8. VT 15
9. VT 103
10. VT 105
the four two-digit Interstates and Turnpike
US 1 to Key West
US 27 for trucks avoiding tolls
US 98 along the Gulf
A1A along the Atlantic
the bridge to Cuba
California:
1. US 101
2. CA 99
3. I-5
4. I-405
5. I-10
6. I-110
7. I-80
8. I-880
9. I-15
10. I-210
Pennsylvania:
1. I-76
2. I-476
3. I-376
4. I-81
5. I-83
6. I-80
7. US 15
8. US 322
9. US 30
10. US 222
This is based on how much disruption I imagine would be caused if that road (and only that road) were to disappear overnight.
Kentucky:
1.) I-64
2.) I-75
3.) I-65
4.) I-71
5.) US 23
6.) Mountain Parkway/US 460/KY 114 (one corridor)
7.) WK Parkway/BG Parkway (one corridor)
8.) KY 80 (US 68)/Cumberland Parkway/KY 80/Hal Rogers Parkway/KY 80 (one corridor)
9.) US 127
10.) Pennyrile Parkway
West Virginia:
1.) I-64
2.) I-77
3.) I-79
4.) Corridor L (US 19)
5.) Corridor D (US 50)
6.) US 22
7.) Corridor H
8.) US 35
9.) I-70
10.) US 460
One for Indiana, not necessarily in order, but somewhat in order.
1) I-65
2) I-70
3) I-69 (including future Indy to B-Town stretch)
4) I-74
5) Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90)
6) I-94 (includes overlap with I-80 on Borman)
7) I-64
8) I-465
9) US 31
10) US 30
Honorable Mention (if this could be a Top-12): US 24, US 41/SR 63
Maine:
1. I-95
2. US 2
3. US 1
4. ME 9
5. I-295
6. US 201
7. US 302
8. US 202
9. ME 100
10. ME 11
For Louisiana:
1) I-10
2) I-20
3) I-49
4) I-55
5) US 90 between Lafayette and NOLA
6) US 165
7) US 71
8) US 61
9) LA 1
10) US 171
SC, in my opinion:
- I-26
- I-85
- I-95
- I-77
- US-17
- I-20
- US-501
- US-76
- SC-9
- US-176
I put I-26 at the top because it connects three of the state's four largest economic areas (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville-Spartanburg). I put I-85 at No. 2 because of its role as a connector between Charlotte & the Northeast and Atlanta & the Southeast, as well as its regional importance in Greenville and Spartanburg. I put I-95 at No. 3 because I-95. I-77 is at No. 4 because it connects Columbia and Charlotte. US-17 connects Charleston and the beaches, so I put it at No. 5. I-20 connects Florence, Columbia, Augusta, and Atlanta, so I put it at No. 6. US-501 is at No. 7 because it is the primary access to Myrtle Beach. The rest are fairly important cross-state connectors.
Alabama:
1) I-65
2) I-20 east of Birmingham (connects with Atlanta)
3) U.S. 280 in Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Birmingham metro)
4) I-459
5) I-565
6) SR-59 from I-65 at Bay Minnette to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach
7) I-20/59 between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa
8) U.S. 231 south of Montgomery (direct route to Panama City)
9) U.S. 431 south of Huntsville towads Anniston/Oxford)---connects with I-20 leading towards Atlanta
10) U.S. 31 south from downtown Birmingham to Homewood, Vestavia, Hoover and Shelby County
Quote from: 1 on January 26, 2014, 08:34:32 PM
You forgot the Mass Pike!
I hate toll roads ;)
I meant to put it in there, yes. Replace 91 with 90 and move it up to the 4-hole.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 26, 2014, 09:41:04 PM
Pennsylvania:
1. I-76
2. I-476
3. I-376
4. I-81
5. I-83
6. I-80
7. US 15
8. US 322
9. US 30
10. US 222
This is based on how much disruption I imagine would be caused if that road (and only that road) were to disappear overnight.
Then I-99 should be at the top of your list because if it disappeared, so many roadgeeks would celebrate that it would cause a huge disruption. ;) (No, really, I would replace 322 with 220.)
Maryland:
(1) I-95 (that includes I-895 through Baltimore)
(2) I-495
(3) I-695
(4) I-70
(5) I-270
(6) I-97
(7) I-83
(8) Md. 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway)
(9) U.S. 50 (includes "secret" I-595)
(10) I-68
Quote from: 1 on January 26, 2014, 08:41:13 PM
And New York:
1. Thruway
2. I-95
3. NY 17
4. I-81
5. I-495
6. Rest of I-87
7. I-84
8. I-390
9. I-278
10. I-287
I'm not sure that I agree with I-95 being so high on the list. For a humongous state, this interstate just cuts through the corner near NYC. I'd bet it's primarily used by people travelling into, out of, or through the state, not within it.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 26, 2014, 09:41:04 PM
Pennsylvania:
1. I-76
2. I-476
3. I-376
4. I-81
5. I-83
6. I-80
7. US 15
8. US 322
9. US 30
10. US 222
This is based on how much disruption I imagine would be caused if that road (and only that road) were to disappear overnight.
Why the omission of I-95? That's the main artery southwest/northeast artery through Philadelphia, Bucks & Delaware Counties.
Virginia:
1) I-95
2) I-81
3) I-64 (due primarily to Richmond—Hampton Roads segment)
4) I-495
5) US-460
6) US-58
7) I-66 (because of how it connects the I-95 and I-81 corridors)
8) US-13 (Eastern Shore's only road connection to rest of state unless you go through Maryland)
9) I-295 (primarily because without it, I-95 through Richmond would probably be unusable with today's traffic volumes)
10) US-29 (the only major north—south road through the central part of the state that's not largely a two-lane road)
I wrestled a bit with 9 and 10. US-17 was one I thought might warrant inclusion, but the more I thought about it I felt it isn't quite of the same importance. It provides an important link from northwest to southeast (or vice versa) between I-66 and Fredericksburg, but the portions of the route beyond that segment aren't quite of the same importance because a lot of the traffic bears off via the Interstate at either end of that portion. Yes, the southeastern part from Fredericksburg to Yorktown can be an important alternate route to I-64, but I think the fact that it's so widely considered an "alternate route" is what stops me from bumping either I-295 or US-29 in favor of US-17. While the segment of US-29 from Lynchburg to Danville is pretty empty, the rest of US-29 in Virginia is significant to the point where a lot of people don't know of any other route between the DC area and Charlottesville.
I also thought about I-664. Without it, I-64 in the Hampton Roads area would become impassable due to congestion at the bridge-tunnel. Ultimately as it came down to I-295 versus I-664 I simply felt that I-295 is more important in the context of the state as a whole given its significance as a relief route for I-95.
I-495 is on there because of its importance in the overall network and its importance to Northern Virginia in the context of being the "economic engine" of the state. I-66's status as a connection between the I-95 and I-81 corridors depends on I-495 because of the ban on trucks on I-66 inside the Beltway, and without I-495 you'd be using local streets and going through DC to get between Virginia and Maryland (or going up to Leesburg).
(The same principle of attempting to view the Commonwealth as a whole is why I didn't list anything, other than I-81 and US-58, in the far part of Southwest Virginia.)
Edited to add: BTW, I had not read Takumi's post further up the thread before writing this one.
Ohio (sticking to mainline routes)
1. Ohio Turnpike
2. I-71
3. I-75
4. I-70
5. I-77
6. I-90 (non turnpike)
7. US 23
8. US 33
9. US 30
10. I-76/80 (non turnpike)
Noticed that hoo's Virginia list is exactly the same as my own (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274066#msg274066)...(disregarding order of precedence)
Colorado:
1. I-70
2. I-25
3. I-225
4. E-470/C-470
5. I-76
6. U.S. 50
7. U.S. 287
8. U.S. 285
9. U.S. 36 [Edited] (Boulder Tpk. and I-270 concurrent segment)
10. U.S. 24
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New Mexico:
1. I-40
2. I-25
3. I-10
4. U.S. 70
5. U.S. 285
6. U.S. 60
7. U.S. 550
8. U.S. 54
9. U.S. 62-180
10. U.S. 87
Quote from: froggie on January 27, 2014, 10:35:31 AM
Noticed that hoo's Virginia list is exactly the same as my own (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274066#msg274066)...(disregarding order of precedence)
Funny, I hadn't noticed yours up there either when I typed mine. I think that's because I was hitting "Page Down" and the line referring to Virginia was thus right at the top of the screen and I didn't notice it.
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 27, 2014, 09:49:00 AM
(The same principle of attempting to view the Commonwealth as a whole is why I didn't list anything, other than I-81 and US-58, in the far part of Southwest Virginia.)
Though you did list U.S. 460 (a choice at first I was not so enthused about, but after thinking about it, makes plenty of sense), and 460 serves a fair amount of Southwest Virginia as well.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on January 27, 2014, 11:26:43 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 27, 2014, 09:49:00 AM
(The same principle of attempting to view the Commonwealth as a whole is why I didn't list anything, other than I-81 and US-58, in the far part of Southwest Virginia.)
Though you did list U.S. 460 (a choice at first I was not so enthused about, but after thinking about it, makes plenty of sense), and 460 serves a fair amount of Southwest Virginia as well.
You know, I was thinking of how 460 crosses into West Virginia near the Christiansburg area and that's why I phrased my comment as "didn't list anything ... in the far part of Southwest Virginia." In my mind, the part of Southwest Virginia beyond I-77 is "far Southwest Virginia," an area much further away and more isolated than the portions including Roanoke and Radford and Christiansburg (no doubt part of this is due to the number of people from Northern Virginia attending Radford and that other school located nearby). Frankly, I forgot Route 460 drops back into Virginia after you pass Bluefield.
I pondered whether to include Route 460 on the list because the Petersburg-to-Suffolk portion is one road that's often mentioned in the context of an alternate route to avoid I-64 traffic, similar to the reason I didn't list US-17. But overall it's more important than that. As a route from Southwest Virginia to Richmond it's an important road too given the distance savings versus going north to I-64. I spent a fair amount of time driving around Southside Virginia during the early 1990s and Route 460 was always an important link at some point wherever I was heading.
Not in order -- though I-5 is clearly first -- but these would probably be the ten.
I-5
I-405
I-90
SR 520
US 101
US 2
SR 20
I-82
US 395
US 12
IL (at least Northern IL interstates)
I-39
I-55
I-80
I-90
I-94
I-294
I would include I-88, but I kinda think that is mainly a commuter interstate between I-39 and Chicagoland and another way to get to the Quad Cities by avoiding all the I-80 traffic.
Quote from: Steve on January 26, 2014, 11:44:04 PM
(No, really, I would replace 322 with 220.)
I would otherwise agree, but if I-99/US 220 disappeared, the old alignment would still be there and probably not as overwhelmed as others on this list would be. That reasoning is also why I omitted I-78. I would have left off US 222 for the same reason, although there are stretches between the Kutztown Bypass and Reading to the south and Breinigsville to the north were there is no other alignment–and the road is already an overwhelmed commuter route as it is.
Quote from: PHLBOS on January 27, 2014, 08:51:08 AM
Why the omission of I-95? That's the main artery southwest/northeast artery through Philadelphia, Bucks & Delaware Counties.
I left off I-95 for a few reasons. In Pennsylvania, it's almost entirely a local route and doesn't serve much of an inter-regional purpose within the state. Also, I think that, among the commuter routes in Philadelphia, it has the most alternates available to it. Airport-to-city traffic still has PA 291, and I think the arterial alternatives are better and more numerous from the northeast and southeast (US 1, US 13, PA 611) than the alternatives to the other corridors. Commuters would also have the R2, R3, and R7 lines if they'd be willing to give up their cars.
Now I still think that losing I-95 would cause tremendous headaches, but I think the collective pain wouldn't be as great as if, say, US 322 disappeared and there was no way for motorists to get to State College from the southeast without going dozens of miles out of their way through Mt. Union or Lewisburg. (And then of course add in all of the other little commuter segments of US 322, such as between Harrisburg to Hershey, Concordville to Chester, and so on.) To an extent, it's a matter of degree of inconvenience vs. the number of people affected, and I think I-95 is just shy of the top ten.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PMI left off I-95 for a few reasons. In Pennsylvania, it's almost entirely a local route and doesn't serve much of an inter-regional purpose within the state.
Those who live in Bucks County, Northeast & South Philly, Delaware County and even Center City (though begrudgingly for the latter) would disagree w/you on such.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PM
Also, I think that, among the commuter routes in Philadelphia, it has the most alternates available to it. Airport-to-city traffic still has PA 291, and I think the arterial alternatives are better and more numerous from the northeast and southeast (US 1, US 13, PA 611) than the alternatives to the other corridors.
With all due respect, you clearly have never been to the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia area in making that statement. While those alternative corridors indeed exist; every single one of them is predominantly signalized and the majority of those stretches are not a freeway by any stretch of the imagination. PA 291 ain't going to help somebody in NE Philly get to the Airport.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PMCommuters would also have the R2, R3, and R7 lines if they'd be willing to give up their cars.
Yes & no. The Regional Rail system has proven more than once that it can not handle a surge of passenger loads. During the 2008 Phillies World Series Parade (which took place on a weekday), I took my chances and drove in to work. It turned out to be a wise move. The entire SEPTA system, including the Regional Rail was overburdened with those heading out to the parade. As result, many regular commuters either couldn't board their trains or couldn't get off until the trains went beyond their normal stops.
In addition & under normal conditions, the frequencies of those fore-mentioned rail lines turn to absolute garbage (once an-hour, or even once every 2 hours for more-remote stations) during off-peak & weekends.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PM
Now I still think that losing I-95 would cause tremendous headaches, but I think the collective pain wouldn't be as great as if, say, US 322 disappeared and there was no way for motorists to get to State College from the southeast without going dozens of miles out of their way through Mt. Union or Lewisburg. (And then of course add in all of the other little commuter segments of US 322, such as between Harrisburg to Hershey, Concordville to Chester, and so on.) To an extent, it's a matter of degree of inconvenience vs. the number of people affected, and I think I-95 is just shy of the top ten.
However & a guess on my part, the traffic volumes on I-95 alone in southeastern PA likely dwarf those of the US 322 corridor.
Here's my view of Michigan, kind of in order:
I-75
I-94
I-696
M-6
US-131
M-28
I-96
US-127
US-23
US-2
Quote from: PHLBOS on January 27, 2014, 02:01:37 PM
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Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PM
Also, I think that, among the commuter routes in Philadelphia, it has the most alternates available to it. Airport-to-city traffic still has PA 291, and I think the arterial alternatives are better and more numerous from the northeast and southeast (US 1, US 13, PA 611) than the alternatives to the other corridors.
With all due respect, you clearly have never been to the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia area in making that statement. ....
From the original post in this thread:
Quote from: Steve on January 26, 2014, 08:30:56 PM
.... Instead of disagreeing with people's lists, you can use your own criteria to create a second list!
....
New York:
-Thruway
-I-95
-I-81
-Southern Tier Expressway (I-86)
-I-495
-Adirondack Northway
-I-390
-I-190
-US 11
-I-781
Vermont:
-I-89
-I-91
-I-189
-US 7
-US 2
-I-93
-US 4
-VT 9
-VT 15
-VT 100
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 27, 2014, 02:20:57 PMFrom the original post in this thread:
Quote from: Steve on January 26, 2014, 08:30:56 PM
.... Instead of disagreeing with people's lists, you can use your own criteria to create a second list!
Fair enough.
Pennsylvania (roughly based on traffic patterns):
1. I-76
2. I-95
3. I-476
4. I-376
5. I-81
6. I-83
7. I-80
8. I-78
9. I-79
10. I-99/US 220
Quote from: PHLBOS on January 27, 2014, 02:01:37 PM
Quote from: briantroutman on January 27, 2014, 01:40:16 PMI left off I-95 for a few reasons. In Pennsylvania, it's almost entirely a local route and doesn't serve much of an inter-regional purpose within the state.
Those who live in Bucks County...would disagree w/you on such.
"Inter-regional" would be between multiple regions, and I would consider Bucks and Philadelphia to be a part of one region–the Delaware Valley.
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With all due respect, you clearly have never been to the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia area...
I actually used to live a block off US 13 in Glenolden–and spent the better part of a decade living in the Philadelphia metro area.
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While those alternative corridors indeed exist; every single one of them is predominantly signalized and the majority of those stretches are not a freeway by any stretch of the imagination.
You're right; none of those routes is anything approaching a freeway–and I never said that they were. That's why I referred to them as arterial alternatives. And I wouldn't think for a moment that any single one of them would be even a remotely suitable replacement to all of the needs that I-95 serves. What I am suggesting is that all of the arterial roads combined, plus the roundabout freeway alternates, plus the SEPTA lines would help to spread out the impact in a way that isn't possible for most other routes on the list.
Here's how I would do NJ:
1. NJ Turnpike / I-95 (the only heavily used through route(s) from PA and Delaware into NY, also heaviest used longer-range commuter route in NJ)
2. Garden State Parkway (the other heavily used commuter route, also heavily used for shore traffic)
3. I-78 (distant runner-up for through traffic, also, a portion is heavily used for traffic into and out of Newark and New York City)
4. I-80 (The developing Pocono exurbs provide some through traffic from PA into NYC)
5. I-76/42 freeway (heavily used as the only all-freeway direct NJ/Philadelphia commuter link. Also shore traffic when in season from Philadelphia and South Jersey will almost certainly be using at least a part of it)
6. I-278 (Heavily used by commuters via Staten Island)
7. I-287/NJ 440 (southern parts heavily used for local and NYC commutes)
8. I-195 (in-state commutes and shore traffic)
9. I-295 (locally heavy commute traffic)
10. Atlantic City Expwy. (heavy shore traffic. Also, I use most of it every weekday)
US-1 is a virtual tie for 10th place, but it is only used for relatively short-distance trips. US-206 is also close for commuters trying to get to 287 from south Jersey.
Quote from: Kacie Jane on January 27, 2014, 01:04:46 PM
Not in order -- though I-5 is clearly first -- but these would probably be the ten.
I-5
I-405
I-90
SR 520
US 101
US 2
SR 20
I-82
US 395
US 12
Personally, I would not have included 101, but instead used SR-99 or 18 due to traffic volumes, and maybe US-395 instead of US-12 for the same reason (and that it is nearly a freeway).
Connecticut (in no particular order)
I-95
I-84
I-91
I-395
CT 15
CT 8
CT 9
US 1
CT 10
US 7
For West Virginia, I'd say:
1. I-77
2. I-64
3. I-79
4. US 19 (Corridor L part)
5. US 50 (Corridor D part)
6. US 35
7. I-70
8. US 119 (Corridor G part)
9. I-81
10. WV 2
For Ohio, I'd go with:
1. I-71
2. I-75
3. I-71
4. I-77
5. Ohio Turnpike corridor
6. I-90 (non-Turnpike part)
7. US 23/SR 15 corridor
8. US 30
9. I-76/I-80 corridor (non-Turnpike part)
10. US 33
In Colorado, I-70 west of Denver is #1 - #10 priority...Period!!!
If the Continental Divide, Vail Pass, or the canyons on either side of Glenwood Springs are closed for an indefinite period of time, then the only options are 100+ mile detours.
Quote from: TEG24601 on January 27, 2014, 04:47:47 PM
Quote from: Kacie Jane on January 27, 2014, 01:04:46 PM
Not in order -- though I-5 is clearly first -- but these would probably be the ten.
I-5
I-405
I-90
SR 520
US 101
US 2
SR 20
I-82
US 395
US 12
Personally, I would not have included 101, but instead used SR-99 or 18 due to traffic volumes, and maybe US-395 instead of US-12 for the same reason (and that it is nearly a freeway).
For me SR 20 is the stretch. I went with 16 over 99 or 18, but I could see those too. Besides Whidbey and Anacortes, 20 doesn't do much. A good chunk of it isn't open year round, and east of the Cascades it doesn't really connect any population. It's a gorgeous road, and one every Washingtonian should drive in its entirety, but I don't see it falling anywhere near the top 10.
Arkansas:
10. AR 375 (the western segment)
9. AR Airport 980 (the one in Nashville)
8. Polk County 74
7. US 59
6. AR 59
5. US 71B freeway spur between I-540 and mainline US 71B on north side of Fayetteville
4. US 271
3. I-69
2. AR 400
1. US 71
Oklahoma:
10: US 266
9. OK 144
8. Stillwater Spur, Cimarron Turnpike
7. I-444
6. OK 412P
5. US 54
4. US 56
3. OK 77S
2. OK 63A
1. Chickasaw Turnpike
Ontario:
1. 401
2. 17/417
3. 400/69
4. 11
5. QEW
6. 7
7. 403
8. 402
9. 6
10. 416
Iowa:
1. I-80
2. I-35
3. I-29
4: IA-27/I-380/Avenue of the Saints
5. I-680
6. US-20
7. US-61
8. IA-163/US-34
9. IA-330/US-65
10. US-30
I took this to mean important cross-state routes, so that's why I left out urban freeways like I-235, I-74, and IA-5/US 65 bypass.
Illinois:
1. I-55
2. Tri-State
3. Addams/Kennedy/Ryan/Bishop Ford
4. I-80
5. I-88
6. Eisenhower
7. Skyway
8. I-70
9. I-57
10. I-74
I tried to stick with cross-state highways, but Chicago is too important to avoid 90, 94, 290, and 294.
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Since Alaska has only twelve numbered routes (1-11, 98), I only need to select two routes to drop, to get to the top ten. The most dispensable route (and the most likely to be decommissioned) is 8, which used to be the only access to Denali National Park, but now almost everybody uses AK 3. 6 is the next one to drop, serving no major destinations. 5 would've been a candidate, except the southern half is part of the popular "Top of the World" loop through Dawson City YT.
In order (for SD, of course):
I-90
I-29
US 14
US 12
US 81
US 83
US 212
SD 34
US 281
SD 50
Quote from: Bitmapped on January 27, 2014, 07:09:02 PM
For Ohio, I'd go with:
1. I-71
2. I-75
3. I-71
Which one's the typo?
Quote from: Anthony_JK on January 26, 2014, 10:40:52 PM
For Louisiana:
1) I-10
2) I-20
3) I-49
4) I-55
5) US 90 between Lafayette and NOLA
6) US 165
7) US 71
8) US 61
9) LA 1
10) US 171
I-10
I-12
I-20
I-49
US 165
US 90 east (south) of Lafayette
US 171
US 71 north of Shreveport (not for much longer)
US 167 north of Alexandria
LA 28
I could go back and forth on some of these. It's pretty much the same as Anthony's, though.
Quote from: oscar on January 27, 2014, 09:08:56 PM
Since Alaska has only twelve numbered routes (1-11, 98), I only need to select two routes to drop, to get to the top ten. The most dispensable route (and the most likely to be decommissioned) is 8, which used to be the only access to Denali National Park, but now almost everybody uses AK 3. 6 is the next one to drop, serving no major destinations. 5 would've been a candidate, except the southern half is part of the popular "Top of the World" loop through Dawson City YT.
1) AK-1
2) AK-2
3) AK-3
4) AK-11
5) AK-4
6) AK-7
7) AK-98
8) AK-10
9) AK-9
10) AK-5
Quote from: corco on January 27, 2014, 08:07:49 PM
Quote from: TEG24601 on January 27, 2014, 04:47:47 PM
Quote from: Kacie Jane on January 27, 2014, 01:04:46 PM
Not in order -- though I-5 is clearly first -- but these would probably be the ten.
I-5
I-405
I-90
SR 520
US 101
US 2
SR 20
I-82
US 395
US 12
Personally, I would not have included 101, but instead used SR-99 or 18 due to traffic volumes, and maybe US-395 instead of US-12 for the same reason (and that it is nearly a freeway).
For me SR 20 is the stretch. I went with 16 over 99 or 18, but I could see those too. Besides Whidbey and Anacortes, 20 doesn't do much. A good chunk of it isn't open year round, and east of the Cascades it doesn't really connect any population. It's a gorgeous road, and one every Washingtonian should drive in its entirety, but I don't see it falling anywhere near the top 10.
16 was definitely my first cut, and I see the arguments for leaving off 101 or 20. But since the OP said to use your own criteria, I tried to try and get them fairly balanced throughout the state, and decided that "a gorgeous road every Washingtonian should drive in its entirety" was in fact a measure of importance. :P Thus I wouldn't include 99 or 18 as part of my balancing effort, and since parallel routes (5 and 405 respectively) are clearly much more important.
(And PS to TEG, no need to list 395
instead of 12, since I already have it on the list right above it.)
Quote from: oscar on January 27, 2014, 09:08:56 PM
Since Alaska has only twelve numbered routes (1-11, 98), I only need to select two routes to drop, to get to the top ten. The most dispensable route (and the most likely to be decommissioned) is 8, which used to be the only access to Denali National Park, but now almost everybody uses AK 3. 6 is the next one to drop, serving no major destinations. 5 would've been a candidate, except the southern half is part of the popular "Top of the World" loop through Dawson City YT.
Any without numbers that are more important than anything on the list? It can go on the list. It doesn't have to be numbered.
Quote from: briantroutman on January 26, 2014, 09:41:04 PM
California:
1. US 101
2. CA 99
3. I-5
4. I-405
5. I-10
6. I-110
7. I-80
8. I-880
9. I-15
10. I-210
This is based on how much disruption I imagine would be caused if that road (and only that road) were to disappear overnight.
What about I-710 Long Beach Freeway it has been referred as the Truckers freeway because many Truck use this Route to the Port of LA. If that Closed down then we are in trouble. I-580 Important route for trucks from the Port of Oakland Going to LA. I-280 and I-680 Important to avoid congestion on I-880 and US-101. CA-118 for North Ventura Residents going to LA. I-605 somewhat important as an alternate Truck route to Long Beach since parts of 110 does not Accept Trucks.
Tennessee:
1.) I-40
2.) I-65
3.) I-75
4.) I-24
5.) I-81
6.) US 51
7.) I-26/US 23
8.) US 64
9.) TN 111
10.) TN 66 (between I-40 and Sevierville)/US 441 (one corridor)
Quotedecided that "a gorgeous road every Washingtonian should drive in its entirety" was in fact a measure of importance. :P
Okay, okay. I can buy what you're selling. Washington is a gorgeous state, and SR 20 hits more of the most beautiful parts than any other route, really only missing Mt Rainier and the Palouse (none of Washington's highways are particularly good for coastal views- you can only really see it for a couple miles on US 101, and even SR 109 never really has those sweeping ocean views like US 101 in Oregon or SR 1 in California). That's important for its own reasons.
Quote from: bing101 on January 28, 2014, 02:48:28 PM
Quote from: briantroutman on January 26, 2014, 09:41:04 PM
California:
1. US 101
2. CA 99
3. I-5
4. I-405
5. I-10
6. I-110
7. I-80
8. I-880
9. I-15
10. I-210
This is based on how much disruption I imagine would be caused if that road (and only that road) were to disappear overnight.
What about I-710 Long Beach Freeway it has been referred as the Truckers freeway because many Truck use this Route to the Port of LA. If that Closed down then we are in trouble. I-580 Important route for trucks from the Port of Oakland Going to LA. I-280 and I-680 Important to avoid congestion on I-880 and US-101. CA-118 for North Ventura Residents going to LA. I-605 somewhat important as an alternate Truck route to Long Beach since parts of 110 does not Accept Trucks.
what About you Just list every Freeway in the LA area.
Not in Order Indiana
I-70
I-65
I-465
US 31
US 41 / SR 63
I-64
US 24 / SR 25
US 30
I-74
I-69
Quote from: bassoon1986 on January 28, 2014, 11:05:48 AM
Quote from: Anthony_JK on January 26, 2014, 10:40:52 PM
For Louisiana:
1) I-10
2) I-20
3) I-49
4) I-55
5) US 90 between Lafayette and NOLA
6) US 165
7) US 71
8) US 61
9) LA 1
10) US 171
I-10
I-12
I-20
I-49
US 165
US 90 east (south) of Lafayette
US 171
US 71 north of Shreveport (not for much longer)
US 167 north of Alexandria
LA 28
I could go back and forth on some of these. It's pretty much the same as Anthony's, though.
These are good choices. If there were more than 10 slots, I would also include US 190 between Opelousas and BR, the Causeway bridge and its approaches, LA 1/LA 20/LA 24 between Port Allen and Houma, and maybe US 61/425 between BR and Rayville via Natchez (no one said out of state connections couldn't count!).
I'm gonna put my own spin on this (and it can be a different thread if that seems better)...here are my Top 10 Most Important STATE Roads in PA (excluding Interstates and US routes) - in no particular order:
1. PA 28
2. PA 309
3. PA 56
4. PA 611
5. PA 65
6. PA 51
7. PA 283
8. PA 61
9. PA 33
10. PA 8
Honorable mentions to PA 100, PA 462, and PA 41.
Ontario Highways
1. 401 – Windsor to Québec border
2. QEW – Toronto to Fort Erie
3. 417 – Ottawa to Québec border
4-5. 400-11-69 Corridors – Toronto to Barrie (400), Barrie to North Bay (11) and Barrie to Sudbury (400 & 69)
6-7. 11 and 17 – North Bay to Manitoba Border, in many cases the only road to follow
8. 416 – Hwy 401 to Ottawa (main Toronto-Ottawa connection)
9. 417-17 Corridor – Ottawa to North Bay (main link between the northeastern and eastern regions)
10. 115 – Toronto to Peterborough (main connection to the eastern sections of the province away from the 401-416 corridors)
Highways 6, 10, and 35 I think meet the same criteria as others like 115 or 417-17 in terms of inter-regional traffic, but the volumes aren't there as in the former or the economic necessity like the latter.
I also neglected to include Highways like 402, 403, 405, and 407 as in spite of their tremendous economic impact they function more as a supplement to highways like 401 and QEW.
Quote from: bing101 on January 28, 2014, 05:22:24 PM
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Great I agree basically every Freeway in the LA Area has been labeled Most Clogged in the Nation at some point in their history.
The moderators have asked us not to pick on grammar and punctuation, but could you please try to capitalize correctly? Your failure to do so makes your comments rather hard to follow.
Oregon is about a few N/S routes and a bunch of E/W ones. With that in mind I'll list the primary routes for each direction.
N/S:
#1 is I-5
#2 is US 101
#3 is US 97
#4 is 99W
#5 is 99E
#6 is US 395
#7 is I-82, which is more N/S than E/W despite it's number.
#8 is US 95
E/W:
#1 as a group are the routes which serve PDX and that means US 26 and US 30 in both directions as well as I-84 heading east.
#2 is a partly concurrent route that makes an X to connect Salem and McMinnville (99w, which then heads to PDX) to the coast, 18/22
#3 goes to 126, which is former US 126. That connects Florence on the coast to Prineville in Central Oregon while passing through Eugene and Redmond.
#4 is the combination of 22 from Salem, US 20 from Albany and 126 from Eugene (all Willamette Valley cities) which combine at Santiam Pass to cross the Cascades before splitting with 126 heading to Redmond, Prineville and US 26 while US 20 goes to Bend, Burns and Ontario.
#5 goes to the two main routes which serve southwestern Oregon to connect the coast to I-5, 38 and 42.
#6 is 62, which connects Medford to US 97 while running past Crater Lake National Park.
#7 handles Medford, Klamath Falls, Lakeview and heads for Winnemuca NV, 140.
#8 is 58, a Cascades crossing route connecting Eugene to US 97 on the southerly part as it heads for Klamath Falls and Weed CA.
#9 handles connecting central Oregon to southeastern Oregon, US 97 to US 395 and it is known as 31.
#10 goes to US 199, which gets northern California/southernmost Oregon coast connected to Grants Pass and I-5.
Metro supplemental freeway routes:
#1 is I-205, the east Portland freeway loop
#2 is a group of Eugene/Springfield freeways, I-105, 126, 569 (Beltline Road) and Delta Highway.
#3 takes care of PDX southwest suburbs, 217.
#4 would be I-405, the Stadium Freeway, serving downtown PDX.
Since Oregon is about regions and their connections, it is hard to put down 10 routes and then leave out several more which are important regional connectors. Coastline, Coast Range, three river valleys, the Cascades, central Oregon just east of the Cascades and the Big Empty Area (LOL!) AKA Eastern Oregon make up our state's geography and that is what defines our highway network the most since we only have one major metro area (PDX).
Knowing these routes when traveling our state is very important since weather, accidents and construction can cause closures which will require detours. Know the parallel routes and you can get from A to B.
I'm interested in what Xonhulu (Chris) has to say.
Rick
Quote from: JCinSummerfield on January 27, 2014, 02:02:41 PM
Here's my view of Michigan, kind of in order:
I-75
I-94
I-696
M-6
US-131
M-28
I-96
US-127
US-23
US-2
Here's my take. I-94 has to be No. 1 as the top commercial/industrial/population corridor. Probably a big majority of the state's population lives within 25 miles of this one highway.
I-75 would be No. 2 for the same reasons, to a somewhat lesser extent.
I-96 would be No. 3, as it runs coast to coast (so to speak), connects the state's two largest metropolitan areas, the state capital, and a huge chunk of exurban sprawl.
US-131 for No. 4, US-127 for No. 5.
If we are talking about magnitude of importance statewide, the U. P. is entitled to one of its own, but not more than one. No. 6 is M-28, the Main Street of Yooperland.
So far we have three East-West, three North-South, none confined to a single metro area. It gets hazier from here.
I-69 is No. 7. It connects a series of secondary-sized cities, but also functions as a significant corridor for international trade, and a way-out-there bypass of the metro Detroit area.
No. 8 is US-31, important for tourism and for agriculture.
Rounding out the list are (No. 9) I-696 and (No. 10) M-6, short highways that have big impact over a smaller geographic area.
Extended list for all of New England:
1. I-95
2. I-91
3. I-93
4. I-90
5. I-84
6. I-89
7. CT 15
8. I-395 (CT-MA)
9. US 1
10. US/MA 3
11. US 6
12. US 2
13. I-495 (MA)
14. VT/NH/ME 9
15. US 44
16. MA 128
17. NH/ME 16
18. I-295 (MA-RI)
19. MA 2
20. I-195 (MA-RI)
21. CT 2
22. MA/RI 146
23. NH 101
24. Everett Turnpike
25. MA/RI 24
26. CT/MA/VT 8 (mostly for the CT freeway)
27. US 4
28. CT 9
29. US 20
30. US 202
31. MA 1A / US 1A (RI)
32. MA 1A / NH 1A
33. I-290 (MA)
34. US 5
35. CT/MA/NH/VT 12
36. CT/RI/MA 138
37. NY 22 (used for New England travel, even though not in New England)
38. US 302
39. US 201
40. I-691
41. MA/NH 28
42. I-293
43. I-291 (MA)
44. I-291 (CT)
45. MA 140
46. CT/MA/NH 10
47. VT/NH/ME 11
48. CT 25
49. RI 4
50. MA 16
Quote from: US 41 on January 28, 2014, 04:59:19 PM
Not in Order Indiana
I-70
I-65
I-465
US 31
US 41 / SR 63
I-64
US 24 / SR 25
US 30
I-74
I-69
Missing from your list are I-90 and I-94. US 24/SR 25 would be displaced for sure, and I suppose US 30 would be the other one. You might make a case that US 30 is more important than I-74, but I doubt it.
Quote from: hbelkins on January 28, 2014, 03:30:55 PM
Tennessee:
1.) I-40
2.) I-65
3.) I-75
4.) I-24
5.) I-81
6.) US 51
7.) I-26/US 23
8.) US 64
9.) TN 111
10.) TN 66 (between I-40 and Sevierville)/US 441 (one corridor)
I would rank I-24 as #2, since it connects the 5th (Clarksville), 2nd (Nashville), 6th (Murfreesboro), and 4th (Chattanooga) largest cities in the state.
And overall I-75 is more important than I-65 since traffic volumes on 65 south of Spring Hill drop off quite a bit.
Well, I've revised my list a few times, but here's my provisional list for Texas:
1) I-35 (including E and W)
2) I-10
3) I-20
4) I-45
5) US 287
6) I-30/US 67
7) US 83
8) US 87
9) TX 6
10) I-40
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 28, 2014, 06:22:41 PM
Quote from: bing101 on January 28, 2014, 05:22:24 PM
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Great I agree basically every Freeway in the LA Area has been labeled Most Clogged in the Nation at some point in their history.
The moderators have asked us not to pick on grammar and punctuation, but could you please try to capitalize correctly? Your failure to do so makes your comments rather hard to follow.
Actually, I think in this case we'd just be piling on top. You worded that very politely.
My view on Oregon (and I'll just pick 10):
1. I-5
2. I-84
3. US-101
4. US-26
5. US-97
6. US-20
7. OR-22/18 (I think it's fair to lump them together; I'm talking the Santiam Pass to Lincoln City route)
8. OR-126
9. I-205
10. OR-99W (thought about putting US-395 here, they are both important, but in very different ways)
EDIT: Rearranged the bottom 3
My attempt at Nebraska
1. I-80 (the only one I am certain belongs in the spot I put it in)
2. US 81
3. US 77
4. US 275
5. NE 2 (eastern segment)
6. US 75
7. US 20
8. NE 71 (at least between I-80 and Scottsbluff)
9. US 30
10. US 6
Honorable mention: I-180 and 27th Street (and probably a whole host of other roads I forgot to mention) in Lincoln on Husker football Saturdays.
Quote from: mukade on January 28, 2014, 10:11:29 PM
Quote from: US 41 on January 28, 2014, 04:59:19 PM
Not in Order Indiana
I-70
I-65
I-465
US 31
US 41 / SR 63
I-64
US 24 / SR 25
US 30
I-74
I-69
Missing from your list are I-90 and I-94. US 24/SR 25 would be displaced for sure, and I suppose US 30 would be the other one. You might make a case that US 30 is more important than I-74, but I doubt it.
I-80/90 is more important than US 24 / SR probably. I-94 isn't that important. It is barely in the state.
Quote from: US 41 on January 29, 2014, 09:07:55 AM
Quote from: mukade on January 28, 2014, 10:11:29 PM
Missing from your list are I-90 and I-94. US 24/SR 25 would be displaced for sure, and I suppose US 30 would be the other one. You might make a case that US 30 is more important than I-74, but I doubt it.
I-80/90 is more important than US 24 / SR probably. I-94 isn't that important. It is barely in the state.
Top 10 plus one
#1 Indiana Toll Road (I-90 ---> I-80/90)
#2 I-65
#3 I-70
#4 I-80/94 ---> I-94
#5 US 31 (north of Indy)
#6 I-465
#7 I-74
#8 I-64
#9 I-69 (once complete in southern Indiana this route will move up the list.) (Includes SR-37 south of Indy to Bloomington)
#10 US 41/SR 63 (once I-69 is open in southern Indiana this route will likely move down the list and the Hoosier heartland will take its place)
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#11 US 24 / SR 25 (Hoosier Heartland Expy, Fort to Port)
Quote from: wriddle082 on January 28, 2014, 11:13:30 PM
And overall I-75 is more important than I-65 since traffic volumes on 65 south of Spring Hill drop off quite a bit.
I always thought that in Kentucky, I-75 was the more important and busier route than I-65, partly because it links Lexington with the northern Kentucky metro area, and possibly because I'm on it more than I am I-65. I was surprised to learn that traffic volumes, especially for trucks, are heavier on 65 than 75. I figured the same was true in Tennessee as well.
Quote from: wriddle082 on January 28, 2014, 11:13:30 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on January 28, 2014, 03:30:55 PM
Tennessee:
1.) I-40
2.) I-65
3.) I-75
4.) I-24
5.) I-81
6.) US 51
7.) I-26/US 23
8.) US 64
9.) TN 111
10.) TN 66 (between I-40 and Sevierville)/US 441 (one corridor)
I would rank I-24 as #2, since it connects the 5th (Clarksville), 2nd (Nashville), 6th (Murfreesboro), and 4th (Chattanooga) largest cities in the state.
And overall I-75 is more important than I-65 since traffic volumes on 65 south of Spring Hill drop off quite a bit.
Quote from: hbelkins on January 29, 2014, 11:16:49 AM
Quote from: wriddle082 on January 28, 2014, 11:13:30 PM
And overall I-75 is more important than I-65 since traffic volumes on 65 south of Spring Hill drop off quite a bit.
I always thought that in Kentucky, I-75 was the more important and busier route than I-65, partly because it links Lexington with the northern Kentucky metro area, and possibly because I'm on it more than I am I-65. I was surprised to learn that traffic volumes, especially for trucks, are heavier on 65 than 75. I figured the same was true in Tennessee as well.
I have to agree with Billy on this one. A lot of the truck traffic on I-65 north of Nashville ends up on either I-40 going towards Memphis or I-24 going towards Chattanooga and Atlanta. Things do indeed get somewhat desolate on I-65 between Spring Hill and Athens, AL. I-75 also connects Chattanooga with Knoxville while I-65 doesn't really connect any other large city within Tennessee other than Nashville. However, within Nashville metro, I-65 is indeed pretty important.
Quote from: tdindy88 on January 26, 2014, 09:55:02 PM
One for Indiana, not necessarily in order, but somewhat in order.
1) I-65
2) I-70
3) I-69 (including future Indy to B-Town stretch)
4) I-74
5) Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90)
6) I-94 (includes overlap with I-80 on Borman)
7) I-64
8) I-465
9) US 31
10) US 30
Honorable Mention (if this could be a Top-12): US 24, US 41/SR 63
Oh I don't know about that. US 41 is too a vital road if you want to get north-south while avoiding Indy to be out of the Top 10. As much as I hate to say it, US 30 would be my honorable mention. The rest of it is fine.
I'd agree on the vitalness of US 41, but traffic wise from my experience, US 30 is a busier highway. US 41/SR 63 is desolate much of the way from Terre Haute to St. John and from Kentland northward it's running parallel to I-65. South of Terre Haute the highway serves a purpose similar to US 30 up north but with I-69 being built some of that will go away.
Wisconsin:
1 I-90
2 I-94
3 I-894/US 45/US 41/Future I-41 (Mitchell Interchange to Green Bay)
4 I-43
5 US 151
6 I-39/US 51
7 Wis 29
8 US 10
9 US 12
10 US 53
Honorable mentions in no order for Wis 11, Wis 21, Wis 23, Wis 26, Wis 30, Wis 33, Wis 50, Wis 100, Wis 119, US 2, US 8, US 18, US 61, I-535, I-794
Quote from: tdindy88 on January 29, 2014, 06:12:46 PM
I'd agree on the vitalness of US 41, but traffic wise from my experience, US 30 is a busier highway. US 41/SR 63 is desolate much of the way from Terre Haute to St. John and from Kentland northward it's running parallel to I-65. South of Terre Haute the highway serves a purpose similar to US 30 up north but with I-69 being built some of that will go away.
That emptiness of a 4 lane divided highway is what makes 41 beautiful as an alternate from Chicago to Nashville. I have taken several ways (I-65, I-57 to I-24, US 41 to the Pennyrile) but that is the best by far.
IMO US 41/ SR 63 is more important than the Hoosierland / Fort to Port because it connects Hopkinsville, Evansville, Vincennes, and Terre Haute to Chcago. My opinion is probably biased since I live in Terre Haute. US 24 / SR 25 however will connect Ft. Wayne, LAfayette, and Toledo. They are probably equally important.
Quote from: Alps on January 26, 2014, 08:30:56 PM
I leave it up to you whether you want to use traffic numbers, how you interpret "most important," whether you allow unnumbered roads and highways, etc. Instead of disagreeing with people's lists, you can use your own criteria to create a second list!
RI:
1. I-95
2. US 6
3. US 1
4. I-195
5. I-295
6. RI 138
7. RI 4
8. RI 146
9. RI 24
10. US 44
I have an irrational desire to put RI 4 much higher on this list, likely because I grew up within spitting distance of it and used it for any trip towards Providence or beyond. If I think more rationally, I can't say it's more important than the interstates or than RI 138, which is the main conduit to URI and to Newport.
I might switch US 1 and US 6 though.
Long ago I tried something similar for primary Interstate highways: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/rank2di.html
Disadvantage: flawed/biased assumptions
Advantage: automated analysis based on above
Quote from: Thing 342 on January 26, 2014, 10:44:56 PM
SC, in my opinion:
- I-26
- I-85
- I-95
- I-77
- US-17
- I-20
- US-501
- US-76
- SC-9
- US-176
I put I-26 at the top because it connects three of the state's four largest economic areas (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville-Spartanburg). I put I-85 at No. 2 because of its role as a connector between Charlotte & the Northeast and Atlanta & the Southeast, as well as its regional importance in Greenville and Spartanburg. I put I-95 at No. 3 because I-95. I-77 is at No. 4 because it connects Columbia and Charlotte. US-17 connects Charleston and the beaches, so I put it at No. 5. I-20 connects Florence, Columbia, Augusta, and Atlanta, so I put it at No. 6. US-501 is at No. 7 because it is the primary access to Myrtle Beach. The rest are fairly important cross-state connectors.
I think I mostly agree with this list, except that I would have US 25 ranked at #10 instead of US 176. It connects Augusta to Greenwood to Greenville to I-26 in NC.
And I really think US 1 and US 321 would be more important if they got more attention from SCDOT, as each of these could be viable interstate alternatives if upgraded in some fashion heading northeast or south from Columbia, respectively.
Quote from: dfilpus on January 26, 2014, 08:51:50 PM
NC:
1. I-40
2. I-85
3. I-95
4. I-77
5. US 70
6. US 64
7. US 74
8. Blue Ridge Parkway
9. I-26
10. US 17
I'd almost have I-40 and I-85 tied for #1, as both are extremely important corridors, especially their 8-lane duplex section.
I would rank US 74 as #5 since it's basically important at connecting the extreme southwest corner of the state with the extreme southeast corner.
And I think I disagree with Froggie's assessment of US 1 replacing the BRP, as the BRP is an important tourism corridor, and US 1 would be more important if SC would upgrade their portion to the Columbia area.
Also of honorable mention here should be the following (no particular order):
* US 421/NC 87 corridor connecting Boone, the Triad, Sanford, Fayetteville, and Wilmington
* US 321 connecting Gastonia, Hickory, and Boone
* US 220/future I-73
* US 29/future I-785
* US 52 freeway portions only, plus I-74 connection to I-77
Quote from: spooky on January 30, 2014, 09:49:45 AM
Quote from: Alps on January 26, 2014, 08:30:56 PM
I leave it up to you whether you want to use traffic numbers, how you interpret "most important," whether you allow unnumbered roads and highways, etc. Instead of disagreeing with people's lists, you can use your own criteria to create a second list!
RI:
1. I-95
2. US 6
3. US 1
4. I-195
5. I-295
6. RI 138
7. RI 4
8. RI 146
9. RI 24
10. US 44
I have an irrational desire to put RI 4 much higher on this list, likely because I grew up within spitting distance of it and used it for any trip towards Providence or beyond. If I think more rationally, I can't say it's more important than the interstates or than RI 138, which is the main conduit to URI and to Newport.
I might switch US 1 and US 6 though.
US 6 is that high because of I-84 never being built.
FL:
I95
I75
I10
I4
Turnpike
US1
SR-A1A
US98
I275
World Drive, Disney World
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 08:54:58 PM
I275
World Drive, Disney World
Essentially my list (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274069#msg274069) except these two. I suppose a non-snarky compromise would use I-275 and US 27.
Quote from: pianocello on January 27, 2014, 08:58:49 PM
Iowa:
1. I-80
2. I-35
3. I-29
4: IA-27/I-380/Avenue of the Saints
5. I-680
6. US-20
7. US-61
8. IA-163/US-34
9. IA-330/US-65
10. US-30
I took this to mean important cross-state routes, so that's why I left out urban freeways like I-235, I-74, and IA-5/US 65 bypass.
My list would be similar, but instead of I-680, I'd go with the US 75/IA 60 corridor from Sioux City to Minnesota.
US 151 and US 63 (especially north of Waterloo) would also merit consideration.
Quote from: NE2 on January 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 08:54:58 PM
I275
World Drive, Disney World
Essentially my list (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274069#msg274069) except these two. I suppose a non-snarky compromise would use I-275 and US 27.
I figured I275 is the only truly critical beltway in the state. The alternate routes to
Clearwater St Petersburg are poor.
I'd say US19 or US92 over US27 though. If US27 went away, intercity traffic would be largely unaffected outside of small rural towns.
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 09:42:04 PM
Quote from: NE2 on January 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 08:54:58 PM
I275
World Drive, Disney World
Essentially my list (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274069#msg274069) except these two. I suppose a non-snarky compromise would use I-275 and US 27.
I figured I275 is the only truly critical beltway in the state. The alternate routes to Clearwater are poor.
I'd say US19 or US92 over US27 though. If US27 went away, intercity traffic would be largely unaffected outside of small rural towns.
Depends if you count FL 826 as a beltway, but if you count I-275 as one then you have to count 826. (275 is the opposite of a beltway...) That's a pretty damn important one.
Quote from: Alps on January 30, 2014, 11:19:39 PM
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 09:42:04 PM
Quote from: NE2 on January 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
Quote from: realjd on January 30, 2014, 08:54:58 PM
I275
World Drive, Disney World
Essentially my list (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11467.msg274069#msg274069) except these two. I suppose a non-snarky compromise would use I-275 and US 27.
I figured I275 is the only truly critical beltway in the state. The alternate routes to Clearwater are poor.
I'd say US19 or US92 over US27 though. If US27 went away, intercity traffic would be largely unaffected outside of small rural towns.
Depends if you count FL 826 as a beltway, but if you count I-275 as one then you have to count 826. (275 is the opposite of a beltway...) That's a pretty damn important one.
I was counting it. Miami could get by without the 826. It wouldn't be ideal, but unlike
Clearwater St Petersburg there are plenty of alternate routes to places like Hialeah and Kendall.
The only part of I-275 that's 'necessary' for reaching Clearwater is between I-4 and SR 60.
Quote from: NE2 on January 30, 2014, 11:26:17 PM
The only part of I-275 that's 'necessary' for reaching Clearwater is between I-4 and SR 60.
I meant St Petersburg. Yeah, Scientology-land is right along 60.
St Petersburg can be accessed from US-92 and SR-60 but closing the 275 bridge would have a huge impact.
My take on Québec.
- A-20
- A-15
- A-40
- A-10
- R-132
- R-138
- R-117
- A-73/R-175
- A-85/R-185
- A-50
Quote from: tdindy88 on January 26, 2014, 09:55:02 PM
One for Indiana, not necessarily in order, but somewhat in order.
1) I-65
2) I-70
3) I-69 (including future Indy to B-Town stretch)
4) I-74
5) Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90)
6) I-94 (includes overlap with I-80 on Borman)
7) I-64
8) I-465
9) US 31
10) US 30
Honorable Mention (if this could be a Top-12): US 24, US 41/SR 63
I suppose "most important" is a vague criteria. One one hand, you could say that the Toll Road is the most important road in Indiana because of the income it has generated for the state, which in turn has financed many other road projects. However, solely as a travel route, it is not nearly the most important route.
I would agree with I-65 as #1 and I-70 as #2. I might bump up I-465 to #3 just because it handles so much traffic. I would put I-69 at #4, the Toll Road at #5, and I-74 at #6. US 31 is #7, I-94 #8, US 30 #9, and US 24/SR 25 #10. I don't find I-64 to be all that important--even less so with I-69 getting finished, and that's coming from somebody who lives 6 miles from the road.
If I had to pick ten for California...
US 101
Route 99
I-5
I-80
I-10
I-15
I-405
Route 58
I-880
US 50
COLORADO -- And I define "Most Important" as "If there is a major road closure, are there reasonable alternative routes to use?" since here in Colorado, there may or may not be nearby parallel routes at one's disposal:
1) I-70 (By far!)
2) I-270/US-36 corridor (Denver to Boulder in particular)
3) Pena Blvd. (Freeway leading from I-70 to Denver International Airport)
4) US-550/US 50 Corridor (A vital link between Durango/SW Colorado and the I-70 corridor..It has been closed now for almost a month due to a rash of rock slides south of Ouray, which means an almost 100 mile detour via Telluride and the Mesa Verde area).
5) CO-82 (Your only way into & out of Aspen during Ski Season -- with designated HOV lanes on almost half of the route!)
6) I-25
7) C-470
8) I-225
9) I-76
10) US-24 (Recent fires and floods in Manitou/Colorado Springs area have proven how vital a road this route is.
Quote from: TheStranger on February 05, 2014, 05:20:00 PM
If I had to pick ten for California...
US 101
Route 99
I-5
I-80
I-10
I-15
I-405
Route 58
I-880
US 50
I think I-8 should be in that list somewhere.
Here is my list:
1. SC Route 121
2. Interstate 26
3. Interstate 20
4. US Route 301
5. US Route 21
6. Interstate 95
7. Interstate 520
8. US Route 1
9. Interstate 77
10. Interstate 85
SC Route 121 goes through three states and many smaller cities – including Augusta and Rock Hill. That is why I put it above I-26.
Quote from: US 41 on February 06, 2014, 04:15:32 PM
Quote from: TheStranger on February 05, 2014, 05:20:00 PM
If I had to pick ten for California...
US 101
Route 99
I-5
I-80
I-10
I-15
I-405
Route 58
I-880
US 50
I think I-8 should be in that list somewhere.
And don't forget I-238. It may not be just a short connector in the East Bay, but without it, we'd have so little to talk about as roadgeeks.
But more seriously, for statewide considerations, I'd do the following:
I-5
US 101
I-10
I-80
I-15
Route 99
I-405
Route 58
I-8
US 395
In Mississippi (not necessarily in this order)
I-55
I-20
I-220 (I-55 & 20 in Jackson would be much more crowded without it)
I-59
I-10
US 90
US 49 (connects three of the state's largest urban areas)
US 61 (due to cultural history)
US 78/future I-22
MS 25 (Jackson to Starkville/Mississippi State University area)
Quote from: bugo on January 27, 2014, 08:13:49 PM
Arkansas:
10. AR 375 (the western segment)
9. AR Airport 980 (the one in Nashville)
8. Polk County 74
7. US 59
6. AR 59
5. US 71B freeway spur between I-540 and mainline US 71B on north side of Fayetteville
4. US 271
3. I-69
2. AR 400
1. US 71
The only thing that would have made this better is to have used some of the unsigned state highways that are on the state college campuses.