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Title: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Scott5114 on June 15, 2014, 08:28:13 PM
Since we seem to have every other permutation of county and US route thread going...which county has the most US routes? Mainline routes only, no business/alternate/other banner routes.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hotdogPi on June 15, 2014, 08:37:02 PM
Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hbelkins on June 15, 2014, 08:52:50 PM
Memphis, Tenn. (Shelby County?) has 51, 61, 64, 70, 72, 78 and 79. That's seven, and none are three-digit.

Kentucky's champ, best I can tell off the top of my head, would be Fayette with five -- 25, 27, 60, 68 and 421.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Takumi on June 15, 2014, 09:00:43 PM
Virginia has a tie between Henrico County and Richmond, with the same 6 routes: 1, 301, 60, 360, 33, 250.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Mapmikey on June 15, 2014, 09:27:49 PM
South Carolina has one with 7: Richland County - 1, 21, 76, 176, 321, 378, 601

I believe the North Carolina champ is 6: Guilford County - 29, 70, 158, 220, 311, 421

Mapmikey
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Jim on June 15, 2014, 10:03:20 PM
For those looking to research this who haven't seen the mob-rule Google Maps with county lines, it would potentially be useful:

http://www.mob-rule.com/g17?center=42,-92&zoom=4 (http://www.mob-rule.com/g17?center=42,-92&zoom=4)
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Eth on June 15, 2014, 10:17:45 PM
Quote from: 1 on June 15, 2014, 08:37:02 PM
Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)

That would be Fulton County. 23 straddles the Fulton/DeKalb county line; I think technically the southbound lanes enter Fulton but the northbound lanes do not.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadfro on June 15, 2014, 11:19:03 PM
Nevada is not on par with states in the midwest or east...

Current max for Nevada is White Pine County with 3 routes: US 6, US 50 & US 93, which all overlap for about 26 miles from Ely southeast to Major's Junction. If you counted alternate routes (which Nevada pretty much treats as mainlines nowadays, since they are all long-distance routes), that number would jump to 4, as US 93 Alt splits off from the mainline near the northern edge of the county.

There are several other counties that have 2 US routes each: Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral, Nye.

Historical max for Nevada was Clark County with 4 routes: US 91, US 93, US 95 & US 466.  Only US 93 & US 95 remain (US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: pianocello on June 16, 2014, 12:00:16 AM
I had been trying to think of something like this, only with cities. My guess would have beem Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) with 5 or 6: 50, 52, 27, 127, 42, and maybe 25.

In Iowa, it only goes up to four. This is in Dubuque County (61, 151, 52, and 20).
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Duke87 on June 16, 2014, 12:14:36 AM
Cook County, IL has eight: 6, 12, 14, 20, 30, 34, 41, 45
So that's the leader so far.

Connecticut isn't going to impress anyone here, by county...
Fairfield: four (1, 6, 7, 202)
New Haven: three (1, 5, 6)
Middlesex: one (1)
New London: one (1)
Litchfield: four (6, 7, 44, 202)
Hartford: four (5, 6, 44, 202)
Tolland: two (6, 44)
Windham: two (6, 44)

Nor for that matter is Rhode Island...
Washington: one (1)
Kent: one (1)
Providence: three (1, 6, 44)
Bristol: zero
Newport: zero


The most New York can muster is four in Orange (6, 9W, 202, 209) and Westchester (1, 6, 9, 202) counties. We'll crown the latter since 202 barely enters Orange county. And because Westchester historically also had US 7, which would have given it five.

Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Zeffy on June 16, 2014, 12:25:24 AM
Essex County in NJ has only four, and just knowing that NJ only has 10 - I can't think of another county in NJ that would have more. Essex has:

US 1, US 9, US 22, and US 46.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: andy3175 on June 16, 2014, 12:59:10 AM
Quote from: roadfro on June 15, 2014, 11:19:03 PM
(US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Interesting. I'd thought that US 466 southeast of Las Vegas was there before US 93 was signed that far south. But I looked at Wikipedia (debatable as to whether the content is accurate), and it says US 466 was assigned in 1935 and US 93 was also assigned in 1935 yet not signed until 1939. USEnds.com shows US 466 was created in 1934. Did you have another source that shows both 93 and 466 were both signed at the same time between Las Vegas and Kingman from the beginning?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_466

QuoteUS 466 was commissioned in 1935, extending from U.S. Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona to the Pacific Ocean at Morro Bay, California. Between Las Vegas, Nevada and Barstow, California, the route was co-signed with U.S. Route 91. In 1951, the U.S. Route 93 designation was extended to include the section of US 466 from its eastern terminus at Kingman, Arizona to the US 91 junction in Las Vegas, Nevada. This left the California segment as the only section of the route not co-signed with another route.

In 1964, California deleted the US 466 designation. Arizona eliminated the designation in 1969. When Nevada followed suit in 1971, the route ceased to exist.

http://www.usends.com/60-69/466/466.html

QuoteUS 466 was commissioned in 1934. For the next 35 years or so, its east end was in Kingman AZ.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_93

QuoteU.S. Route 93 was not one of the original U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan. However, the revised numbering plan approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926, established US 93 from the Canadian border near Eureka, Montana south through Montana and Idaho to a southern terminus at Wells, Nevada.[11][12]

AASHO, at its June 8, 1931, meeting, approved a southerly extension of US 93 south to Glendale, Nevada. By 1932, the Nevada Department of Highways had marked the continuation of the highway using the routing of several preexisting state highways.

At the request of the Arizona State Highway Department, the AASHO route numbering committee approved another extension of US 93 in 1935. This shifted the southern terminus south to Kingman, Arizona by way of Las Vegas. Nevada officials again extended the route along preexisting highways; however, they may not have signed the extension right away as it was not shown on Nevada's state-published maps until 1939.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: golden eagle on June 16, 2014, 01:42:30 AM
Adams County has the most in Mississippi with four (61, 84, 98, 425). About eight others have three each (though in the case of Washington County, US 278 is concurrent with 61 and 82.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 01:47:42 AM
Quote from: Zeffy on June 16, 2014, 12:25:24 AM
Essex County in NJ has only four, and just knowing that NJ only has 10 - I can't think of another county in NJ that would have more. Essex has:

US 1, US 9, US 22, and US 46.
Interesting find there as a lot of people seem to not realize that US 46 enters Essex as it passes through Fairfield at one of the extreme ends of the county.

Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: tdindy88 on June 16, 2014, 02:12:45 AM
Indiana from what I've seen from maps alone has a three way tie for six highways: Marion (31, 36, 40, 52, 136, 421,) Lake (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231) and LaPorte (6, 12, 20, 30, 35, 421.) I expected Marion and Lake to be up there, I was surprised about LaPorte, but it is one of the larger counties area-size in the state so it made sense.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: CrystalWalrein on June 16, 2014, 02:47:43 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 01:47:42 AM
Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.

Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 03:09:59 AM
Quote from: CrystalWalrein on June 16, 2014, 02:47:43 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 01:47:42 AM
Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.

Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.
I stand corrected on that one!  Even Zeffy missed out on that one.  I guess we both forgot US 206 enters Atlantic.

Like someone once said going intercouny in New Jersey is not a big deal like most states as NJ has the same tax rate statewide and the fact there are other things that are there that make all of NJ the same as I lived there once.  We in the Garden State are more municipal oriented than county oriented.  Only Bergen stands out with its Sunday Blue Law that the other 20 counties do not have which causes the malls in Paramus to remain closed on Sundays.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadfro on June 16, 2014, 04:12:11 AM
Quote from: andy3175 on June 16, 2014, 12:59:10 AM
Quote from: roadfro on June 15, 2014, 11:19:03 PM
(US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Interesting. I'd thought that US 466 southeast of Las Vegas was there before US 93 was signed that far south. But I looked at Wikipedia (debatable as to whether the content is accurate), and it says US 466 was assigned in 1935 and US 93 was also assigned in 1935 yet not signed until 1939. USEnds.com shows US 466 was created in 1934. Did you have another source that shows both 93 and 466 were both signed at the same time between Las Vegas and Kingman from the beginning?

Nope. That was me talking without looking things up... I guess in my head I just thought that US 466 never really served a separate purpose, and supposedly it did have some independent utility for a couple years. Suffice it to say that for most of US 466's existence, though, it was pointless.

BTW: I wrote that part of the history section from the Wikipedia US 93 article (based on research done for the Nevada US 93 article), but didn't really look at the role of US 466 at the time I contributed that.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on June 16, 2014, 07:34:40 AM
The best Indiana does is seven in Marion County (31, 36, 40, 50, 52, 136, 421), and then Lake County with six (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231)
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: JustDrive on June 16, 2014, 08:15:34 AM
California only has two counties with more than one:  Del Norte (101 and 199) and Inyo (6 and 395)
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 08:40:20 AM
I know the county I live in has four.  US 17, US 92, US 441, and US 192 as well as neighboring Osceola County.

Miami- Dade has four with US 1, US 27, US 41, and US 441.

Palm Beach County has four with US 1, US 27, US 98, and US 441.

Duval County has four with US 1, US 17, US 23, and US 90.

So far I can not find any of Florida's 67 counties that have more than that.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Mapmikey on June 16, 2014, 09:07:41 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 08:40:20 AM
I know the county I live in has four.  US 17, US 92, US 441, and US 192 as well as neighboring Osceola County.

Miami- Dade has four with US 1, US 27, US 41, and US 441.

Palm Beach County has four with US 1, US 27, US 98, and US 441.

Duval County has four with US 1, US 17, US 23, and US 90.

So far I can not find any of Florida's 67 counties that have more than that.

Duval has 5: US 301 also passes through...

Mapmikey
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: jdb1234 on June 16, 2014, 09:14:13 AM
Alabama has two counties with 5 US Routes:

Jefferson: US 11, US 31, US 78, US 280, and US 411 (barely)

Montgomery: US 31, US 80, US 82, US 231, and US 331
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hbelkins on June 16, 2014, 09:40:02 AM
Quote from: pianocello on June 16, 2014, 12:00:16 AM
I had been trying to think of something like this, only with cities. My guess would have beem Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) with 5 or 6: 50, 52, 27, 127, 42, and maybe 25.

You forgot US 22.

And speaking of Hamilton County...

Hamilton County, Tenn. (Chattanooga): 11, 27, 41, 72, 74, 76 and 127. Remember that 74 is unsigned and runs concurrently with I-75 to the I-24 split.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: tdindy88 on June 16, 2014, 09:55:32 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 16, 2014, 07:34:40 AM
The best Indiana does is seven in Marion County (31, 36, 40, 50, 52, 136, 421), and then Lake County with six (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231)

US 50 misses Marion County by a good 50 miles to the south.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Zeffy on June 16, 2014, 10:48:30 AM
Quote from: CrystalWalrein on June 16, 2014, 02:47:43 AM
Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.

Oh wow. I could've sworn Hammonton was part of Camden County, and not Atlantic County, but looks like I was wrong.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on June 16, 2014, 11:28:47 AM
Quote from: tdindy88 on June 16, 2014, 09:55:32 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 16, 2014, 07:34:40 AM
The best Indiana does is seven in Marion County (31, 36, 40, 50, 52, 136, 421), and then Lake County with six (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231)

US 50 misses Marion County by a good 50 miles to the south.

Wow, I think I was typing 52 and somehow typed 50, then noticed I didn't have 52 and added it.  So yeah, 50 is nowhere near Indy.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 11:38:15 AM
Quote from: Zeffy on June 16, 2014, 10:48:30 AM
Quote from: CrystalWalrein on June 16, 2014, 02:47:43 AM
Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.

Oh wow. I could've sworn Hammonton was part of Camden County, and not Atlantic County, but looks like I was wrong.
Like I said, many of us are not exactly sure of county borders in New Jersey unless you know where the town boundaries are and which towns are in which county.

New Jersey is more municipal oriented than county oriented.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Avalanchez71 on June 16, 2014, 11:46:32 AM
Nashville-Davidson CO TN
31, 41, 431, 70, 70S, 31E, 31W.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: getemngo on June 16, 2014, 12:16:21 PM
Michigan's pathetic. Two counties that each have three: Lenawee (12, 223, 127) and Dickinson (2, 8, 141). Before the days of the Interstate Highway System, Wayne held the record with 10, 12, 112, 16, 24, and 25.

Quote from: Jim on June 15, 2014, 10:03:20 PM
For those looking to research this who haven't seen the mob-rule Google Maps with county lines, it would potentially be useful:

http://www.mob-rule.com/g17?center=42,-92&zoom=4 (http://www.mob-rule.com/g17?center=42,-92&zoom=4)

Mapquest has county lines built in, which is a lot less memory intensive than New Google Maps with an extension, but they're also sort of hard to see until you zoom in really close.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Big John on June 16, 2014, 12:27:38 PM
Dane County, WI:  12,14,18,51,151
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: doorknob60 on June 16, 2014, 01:04:50 PM
For Oregon (just looking at a couple of the top ones that I found)
Wasco County (4): US-26, US-30, US-97, US-197
Malheur County (4): US-20, US-26, US-30, US-95
Umatilla County (3): US-30, US-395, US-730
Clastsop County (3): US-26, US-30, US-101

There's probably a couple more with 3 US routes, but not really worth pointing out. When I started looking, I didn't think I'd be able to find any with more than 3, so I'm kinda surprised I found two counties with 4 US routes. Of course, thank the relatively irrelevant US-30 for that (other than Portland to Astoria, it just serves as I-84's business route), so it didn't come to mind at first. This list might be a bit more interesting if US-99 was still around.


For Idaho, I'm going to assume without looking at others that Canyon Country, with 4, is probably the most: US-20, US-26, US-30, US-95 (same list as Malheur, oddly enough, although they are adjacent to each other).
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hbelkins on June 16, 2014, 01:29:29 PM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on June 16, 2014, 11:46:32 AM
Nashville-Davidson CO TN
31, 41, 431, 70, 70S, 31E, 31W.

The original post disallowed the auxiliary routes. Otherwise Jefferson County, Ky. (Louisville) would have 31, 31E, 31W, 42, 60 and 150 for a total of six, stealing the Kentucky lead from Fayette County.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: elsmere241 on June 16, 2014, 01:42:51 PM
In Delaware, New Castle County has four: 13, 40, 202, 301.  Kent County barely has two: 13 and a short section of 113.  Sussex County has three: 9, 13, and 113.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: BrianP on June 16, 2014, 02:49:04 PM
Maryland only has one county with 4 US routes.  Washington County has US 11, 40, 340, 522.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: sandiaman on June 16, 2014, 03:12:08 PM
The winners in New Mexico are:  Lea County,(4) US 62,US 180, US 82 and US 380
                                                Union County (4) US 56, US 64, US 87  and US 412
                                                Rio Arriba (4) US 64, US 84, US 285 and US 550
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Scott5114 on June 16, 2014, 04:41:33 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 16, 2014, 01:29:29 PM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on June 16, 2014, 11:46:32 AM
Nashville-Davidson CO TN
31, 41, 431, 70, 70S, 31E, 31W.

The original post disallowed the auxiliary routes. Otherwise Jefferson County, Ky. (Louisville) would have 31, 31E, 31W, 42, 60 and 150 for a total of six, stealing the Kentucky lead from Fayette County.

I dunno, I was mostly thinking of bannered routes when I wrote that. These letter suffixed routes seem to at least have the status of a 3-digit Interstate as compared to the Interstate system..
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: DandyDan on June 17, 2014, 02:31:21 AM
Nebraska's grand champion counties for US routes are Furnas and Harlan Counties, each with 4.  Furnas has US6, 34,136 and 283, while Harlan has US 6, 34, 136 and 183.  Harlan County used to have US 383, so that would be a historical high of 5.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: CNGL-Leudimin on June 17, 2014, 07:03:53 AM
Quote from: JustDrive on June 16, 2014, 08:15:34 AM
California only has two counties with more than one:  Del Norte (101 and 199) and Inyo (6 and 395)

CA actually has three counties with more than one US route, the third one being San Bernardino (95 and 395) thanks to it extending all the way to AZ. I was about to complain in the counties without US routes that they ommited Riverside, forgetting it also extends all the way to AZ and thus having US 95. Formerly, San Bernardino had more US routes than any other county in CA, with 8 (60, 66, 70, 91, 95, 99, 395 and 466), with Los Angeles county coming in 2nd place with 7 (6, 60, 66, 70, 91, 99 and 101), of which only 101 remains.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: RG407 on June 17, 2014, 10:56:00 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 08:40:20 AM
So far I can not find any of Florida's 67 counties that have more than that.

I found one more in Florida with four US routes, but it's easy to miss.  Taylor County has 19, 27, 98 and 221.  They all meet in Perry.  19 and 27 are co-signed north of Perry, and 19 and 98 (and Alt-27) are co-signed south of Perry.

Quote from: roadman65 on June 16, 2014, 08:40:20 AM
I know the county I live in has four.  US 17, US 92, US 441, and US 192 as well as neighboring Osceola County.

Nice catch with 192 in Orange County.  I forgot about that little piece west of Disney.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: 2Co5_14 on June 17, 2014, 12:13:06 PM
Quote from: 1 on June 15, 2014, 08:37:02 PM
Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)

That would be Fulton County.  US 23 (Moreland Ave) actually forms part of the eastern border of the county, so it should count as well.  That brings the total to 6.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: andy3175 on June 18, 2014, 12:50:22 AM
Quote from: roadfro on June 16, 2014, 04:12:11 AM
Quote from: andy3175 on June 16, 2014, 12:59:10 AM
Quote from: roadfro on June 15, 2014, 11:19:03 PM
(US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Interesting. I'd thought that US 466 southeast of Las Vegas was there before US 93 was signed that far south. But I looked at Wikipedia (debatable as to whether the content is accurate), and it says US 466 was assigned in 1935 and US 93 was also assigned in 1935 yet not signed until 1939. USEnds.com shows US 466 was created in 1934. Did you have another source that shows both 93 and 466 were both signed at the same time between Las Vegas and Kingman from the beginning?

Nope. That was me talking without looking things up... I guess in my head I just thought that US 466 never really served a separate purpose, and supposedly it did have some independent utility for a couple years. Suffice it to say that for most of US 466's existence, though, it was pointless.

BTW: I wrote that part of the history section from the Wikipedia US 93 article (based on research done for the Nevada US 93 article), but didn't really look at the role of US 466 at the time I contributed that.

Thanks. I keep thinking 466 was there first, but the article shows that 93 joined 466 not long after 466 was born. The only reason I can think of as to why 466 lasted as long as it did was to provide a continuous route from mainline US 66 to Las Vegas, connecting at either end (more or less) with 66. Anyway, back to the topic at hand...
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: bassoon1986 on June 18, 2014, 01:04:34 AM
In Louisiana:
Caddo Parish has 4 (71, 79, 80, 171)
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: thenetwork on June 18, 2014, 09:19:53 AM
Ohio: 

Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) with US-6, 20, 42, 322 and 422. (also had US-21 up into the 1970s).

Lucas County (Toledo) with US-20, 20A, 23, 24, 223 (also had US-25 & US-68 also up into the 70s). 
You can debate the status of US-20A, as I consider it as it's own primary route -- it is not even close to being a short bypass around a single town and never is it bannered as "ALTERNATE ROUTE 20".  I consider 20A to rank with the likes of US-9W or 25-E.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hbelkins on June 18, 2014, 11:58:46 AM
Quote from: thenetwork on June 18, 2014, 09:19:53 AM
Ohio: 

Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) with US-6, 20, 42, 322 and 422. (also had US-21 up into the 1970s).

Lucas County (Toledo) with US-20, 20A, 23, 24, 223 (also had US-25 & US-68 also up into the 70s). 
You can debate the status of US-20A, as I consider it as it's own primary route -- it is not even close to being a short bypass around a single town and never is it bannered as "ALTERNATE ROUTE 20".  I consider 20A to rank with the likes of US-9W or 25-E.

Hamilton beats both of them with 22, 27, 42, 50, 52 and 127.

And is there really any difference between Alternate US XX and US XX-A? I don't think so. For instance, Kentucky signs it Alternate US 41 and Tennessee signs it US 41A, yet they're the same route. And I've seen some states (Virginia and North Carolina) use both the XX-A and Alternate XX signage.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: JCinSummerfield on June 18, 2014, 01:33:38 PM
Quote from: getemngo on June 16, 2014, 12:16:21 PM
Michigan's pathetic. Two counties that each have three: Lenawee (12, 223, 127) and Dickinson (2, 8, 141).

Monroe County also has 3: US-23, US-24 & US-223; and Emmett County also carries 3: US-23 (barely), US-31 & US-131.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Dunkelheit on June 26, 2014, 11:49:06 PM
Jackson County, MO has six: 24, 40, 50, 56, 71, and 169
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: briantroutman on June 27, 2014, 12:43:44 AM
In Pennsylvania, it appears neighboring Chester and Delaware Counties tie with five each.

Chester:
US 1
US 30
US 202
US 322
US 422

Delaware:
US 1
US 13
US 30
US 202
US 322
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: wriddle082 on June 27, 2014, 12:53:17 AM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on June 16, 2014, 11:46:32 AM
Nashville-Davidson CO TN
31, 41, 431, 70, 70S, 31E, 31W.

You missed two:  31A and 41A, bringing to a grand total of 9.  If it carries a US route shield, then it's a US route, plain and simple.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hotdogPi on June 27, 2014, 06:42:24 AM
Quote from: wriddle082 on June 27, 2014, 12:53:17 AM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on June 16, 2014, 11:46:32 AM
Nashville-Davidson CO TN
31, 41, 431, 70, 70S, 31E, 31W.

You missed two:  31A and 41A, bringing to a grand total of 9.  If it carries a US route shield, then it's a US route, plain and simple.

First post says alternates don't count.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: bassoon1986 on June 27, 2014, 10:40:11 AM
I think Texas only has Dallas county (5)- 67, 75, 77, 80, 175

Many other Texas counties have 4
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: bassoon1986 on June 27, 2014, 10:51:12 AM
And Arkansas:

Jefferson (5): 63, 65, 79, 270, 425
Pulaski (5): 65, 67, 70, 165, 167
Crittenden (5): 61, 63, 64, 70, 79

Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: txstateends on June 27, 2014, 11:02:43 PM
OK: Cimarron Co.-- US 56, 64, 287, 385, 412

TX:
(besides the already mentioned Dallas Co.)
Bowie Co. -- US 59, 67, 71, 82, 259

--there are many TX runners-up
Anderson Co. -- US 79, 84, 175, 287
Baylor Co. -- US 82, 183, 277, 283
Bexar Co. -- US 87, 90, 181, 281
Brown Co. -- US 67, 84, 183, 377
Cherokee Co. -- US 69, 79, 84, 175
Dallam Co. -- US 54, 87, 287, 385
El Paso Co. -- US 54, 62, 85, 180
Jefferson Co. -- US 69, 90, 96, 287
Lubbock Co. -- US 62, 82, 84, 87
McCulloch Co. -- US 87, 190, 283, 377
Pecos Co. -- US 67, 190, 285, 385
Rusk Co. -- US 59, 79, 84, 259
Terry Co. -- US 62, 82, 380, 385
Wichita Co. -- US 82, 277, 281, 287
Wilbarger Co. -- US 70, 183, 283, 287

If the routing of US 56-64-412 was just a few feet south or southeast, Dallam Co. would edge out all others in TX with 7 US routes.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: ElPanaChevere on June 30, 2014, 02:38:54 AM
Quote from: 1 on June 15, 2014, 08:37:02 PM
Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)

For some distance, US 23 /GA 42 is Moreland Avenue, which straddles the Fulton/DeKalb County line. So yeah, technically, yes?
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: oldparoadgeek on September 10, 2014, 09:58:04 PM
Dauphin County in PA actually has 6;  11, 15, 22, 322, 422, and 209.Near Clarks Ferry  the county actually is West of the Susquehanna River for about a mile  allowing it to "capture"  11 and 15  for about the same distance LOL.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Darkchylde on September 12, 2014, 01:22:51 PM
There's probably another county in Missouri that can top this, but Jackson County has six - US 24, 40, 50, 56, 71 and 169.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: hbelkins on September 12, 2014, 08:53:02 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 16, 2014, 09:40:02 AM
And speaking of Hamilton County...

Hamilton County, Tenn. (Chattanooga): 11, 27, 41, 72, 74, 76 and 127. Remember that 74 is unsigned and runs concurrently with I-75 to the I-24 split.

And I forgot US 64 in that equation.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: dgolub on September 13, 2014, 10:10:25 AM
There's a couple that I can think of in New York with four:

Westchester County: US 1, US 6, US 9, US 202
Albany County: US 4, US 9, US 9W, US 20
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: Duke87 on September 13, 2014, 09:38:08 PM
Quote from: dgolub on September 13, 2014, 10:10:25 AM
There's a couple that I can think of in New York with four:

Westchester County: US 1, US 6, US 9, US 202
Albany County: US 4, US 9, US 9W, US 20

US 4 does not enter Albany County. Waterford is in Saratoga County.

The other aforementioned NY example is Orange County: US 6, US 9W, US 202, US 209.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: dgolub on September 14, 2014, 08:04:42 PM
Quote from: Duke87 on September 13, 2014, 09:38:08 PM
Quote from: dgolub on September 13, 2014, 10:10:25 AM
There's a couple that I can think of in New York with four:

Westchester County: US 1, US 6, US 9, US 202
Albany County: US 4, US 9, US 9W, US 20

US 4 does not enter Albany County. Waterford is in Saratoga County.

The other aforementioned NY example is Orange County: US 6, US 9W, US 202, US 209.

That's what you get for using Google Maps, which doesn't show county lines.

I suppose that US 202 does poke into Orange County for a very short distance before it goes over the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: sandiaman on September 18, 2014, 05:51:20 PM
In New Mexico we have  a few counties  with four US Highways:

           Union: 56,64,87,412
           Colfax: 56,64,87,412
           Rio Arriba: 64,84,285,550
           Chaves: 70,82,285,380
That  should satisfy  your need for trivia.
Title: Re: Which county has the most US routes?
Post by: usends on September 19, 2014, 10:11:06 AM
Quote from: Duke87 on June 16, 2014, 12:14:36 AM
Cook County, IL has eight: 6, 12, 14, 20, 30, 34, 41, 45
So that's the leader so far.

I'd be surprised if we found a county that surpasses that.
And for a span of about 40 years (1932 to 1972), Cook actually had 10:
Until about 1932, there were also US 66 and US 330 (with US 32 instead of 34), but no US 6 or US 14 (total of 8).
1932: US 6 and US 14 extended to/through Cook Co (10).
1934: US 34 replaced US 32 (still 10).
1942: US 330 replaced with ALT US 30, but US 54 extended to Chicago (still 10).
1972: US 54 truncated out of Chicago (9).
1976: US 66 truncated out of Chicago (8).