What's the closest you've come to clinching an interstate without actually clinching it?
I have come within 2.5 miles of finishing I-65; the only part I lack is between I-80 and I-90 in Indiana.
For 2DIs, I'm 18 miles short of clinching I-77. Missing segment is south of SC 277.
Oh, and I have I-87 except the section between US 11 and the border.
I'm less than 1/2 mile short of clinching I-684 (don't have north of Exit 9W) and NJ's I-280 (need east of Exit 17A)
I-17: I'm missing three miles in downtown Phoenix.
I am missing 1.4 miles of I-195 in Richmond and 3.2 miles of I-395 in Bangor.
I'm missing 0.8 miles of the I-895 spur in Maryland (that portion is basically a ramp).
The real I-74 inside the I-275 loop to Cincinnati.
sections of I-90 in Wyoming and Montana
I have driven on I-180 in Illinois twice. The first time, I was coming from I-80. The second time, I was coming from IL 71. Both trips ended up with me going south on IL 29. As such, I have missed the curve between the N-S segment and the E-W segment.
Arguably I-684. I'm missing the tiny piece between I-84 and NY 22 at the northern terminus.
I've got all of I-55 except for 1.9 miles near Ste. Genevieve, MO. I suspect it will be there nagging at me for several more years anyway.
I'm missing I-787 between U.S. 9W and I-87. According to Google Maps, its terminus is at 9W and not I-87, but they might be wrong.
In 2010 I drove the entire length of eastern I-84 both ways, except for a few miles in Hartford because an alternate route through the south side of the city was favored by AAA and I didn't have a reason to disagree.
Right now, I-70. Everything but the section from Frederick, MD to the Park and Ride Lot.
Other close ones:
I-96. Need I-196 to US-31.
I-44. Need the Turner Turnpike.
Because of where I live, I've never driven on I-295 in NJ between exits 34B and 36B in either direction, but I've been in a car with someone else driving through there, if I recall, Southbound only.
Quote from: DandyDan on June 09, 2015, 07:55:56 AM
I have driven on I-180 in Illinois twice. The first time, I was coming from I-80. The second time, I was coming from IL 71. Both trips ended up with me going south on IL 29. As such, I have missed the curve between the N-S segment and the E-W segment.
Still probably raised that day's traffic on the route by 33%... :meh:
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on June 09, 2015, 10:45:13 AM
I'm missing I-787 between U.S. 9W and I-87. According to Google Maps, its terminus is at 9W and not I-87, but they might be wrong.
They are. Ends at I-87. Spur to US 9W is NY 912S. Per signage, I'd count the bridge to Troy as part of it, though (signed as I-787 crossing west with a relatively-new shield)
I'm missing literally the last mile of I-79 between U.S. 20 and its northern terminus in Erie.
I-10 from I-75 to I-95.
I-95 from Scottsmore to Daytona Beach, from Miami to Rivera Beach, from Palm City to Fort Pierce, and from Vero Beach to Sebastian.
Quote from: wphiii on June 09, 2015, 04:11:57 PM
I'm missing literally the last mile of I-79 between U.S. 20 and its northern terminus in Erie.
For a while, I was missing the 200 or so feet between the loop ramp at PA 5 and the traffic signal at the north end. Clinched it when I drove to Waldameer for some reason instead of my dad. Literally adds 30 seconds to go to the end and make 2 rights
Quote from: cl94 on June 09, 2015, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on June 09, 2015, 10:45:13 AM
I'm missing I-787 between U.S. 9W and I-87. According to Google Maps, its terminus is at 9W and not I-87, but they might be wrong.
They are. Ends at I-87. Spur to US 9W is NY 912S. Per signage, I'd count the bridge to Troy as part of it, though (signed as I-787 crossing west with a relatively-new shield)
While I-787 officially goes over the bridge to Troy, it's SUPPOSED to be a hidden designation. Note the mile markers and exit numbers. One could say the lone I-787 shield in Troy is "erroneously correct".
I-5, 9 Miles short: Exits 14A to 5A in San Diego. At Exit 14A, I drove out towards Coronado. Joined back at Palm Avenue.
(with family)
I-68 in MD west of exit 14
I-70 east of exit 91
Quote from: vdeane on June 09, 2015, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: cl94 on June 09, 2015, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on June 09, 2015, 10:45:13 AM
I'm missing I-787 between U.S. 9W and I-87. According to Google Maps, its terminus is at 9W and not I-87, but they might be wrong.
They are. Ends at I-87. Spur to US 9W is NY 912S. Per signage, I'd count the bridge to Troy as part of it, though (signed as I-787 crossing west with a relatively-new shield)
While I-787 officially goes over the bridge to Troy, it's SUPPOSED to be a hidden designation. Note the mile markers and exit numbers. One could say the lone I-787 shield in Troy is "erroneously correct".
Milemarkers are for NY 7, but
reference markers are for I-787. Once upon a time (within the past 15 or so years), there was a shield on the EB side of the bridge and I
think it was state name. It is now gone. The WB shield was state name until relatively recently and there is photo evidence of this somewhere on the site.
I've been on all of I-95 except north of Bangor, ME, a section in Florida between I-4 & FL 528, and amazingly enough, the Eastern Spur of the NJ Turnpike.
I've driven all of I-85 except the bit south of Auburn, AL (exit 51). Nothing else (that hasn't been fully clinched) is anywhere close.
I have most of I-66, except for a couple of 5-10 mile stretches. I can't remember exactly where, but I could just do the section east of US 17/VA 55 in one shot to be sure.
Quote from: cl94 on June 09, 2015, 07:23:40 PM
Quote from: vdeane on June 09, 2015, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: cl94 on June 09, 2015, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on June 09, 2015, 10:45:13 AM
I'm missing I-787 between U.S. 9W and I-87. According to Google Maps, its terminus is at 9W and not I-87, but they might be wrong.
They are. Ends at I-87. Spur to US 9W is NY 912S. Per signage, I'd count the bridge to Troy as part of it, though (signed as I-787 crossing west with a relatively-new shield)
While I-787 officially goes over the bridge to Troy, it's SUPPOSED to be a hidden designation. Note the mile markers and exit numbers. One could say the lone I-787 shield in Troy is "erroneously correct".
Milemarkers are for NY 7, but reference markers are for I-787. Once upon a time (within the past 15 or so years), there was a shield on the EB side of the bridge and I think it was state name. It is now gone. The WB shield was state name until relatively recently and there is photo evidence of this somewhere on the site.
1. Reference markers are for internal NYSDOT use, not general public navigation
2. Reference markers are not required to match signage (see: reference routes)
3. Reference markers do not change when route designations change (unless you're in Region 4), which makes 1 and 2 irrelevant, because:
4. The Collar City Bridge and I-787 predate "Alternate Route 7" and NY 787, and I-787 was fully signed on the Collar City Bridge prior to the opening of NY 787.
I55 between 90/94 and Lakeshore Dr due to being in a truck.
All of I66 inside of the beltway, same reason.
I76 between the OH Turnpike and Akron. Have not had a reason to use it in the truck, have not been out that way in my car for a while.
According to my stats on the old CHM site, I have three interstates missing under a half mile: .18 miles of I-535's little stub south of US 53 in Superior, .20 miles of the ramps at the north end of I-280 in San Francisco, and the easternmost .49 miles of I-66 in DC. I have a surprisingly large number of others within a couple miles of being clinched.
I had I-44 clinched at one point --- but now with the 2014 extension of I-44 to the north (along the segment that used to be I-70), I'm missing the approximately 0.5-mile segment from Broadway down to the Poplar Street Bridge Intersection.
I have all of I-72, except the approximately 0.5-mile segment that extends east of I-57 into Champaign.
Doesn't compare to some here, but I need I-95 north of Bangor, Maine and south of Hollywood, FL to qualify for an I-95 clinch.
I have all of I-77 except for the 40-mile stretch between Akron and Cleveland.
I had I-26 clinched until it was extended into Tennessee.
I am missing the final half mile of I-66 between its eastern terminus and the Potomac River.
I-97 for me in absolute terms. In relative terms, well, all of them.
Another one in Illinois is I-294. The only part I'm missing is the part between the NB I-88 exit and the NB I-88 entrance.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on June 09, 2015, 08:34:01 PM
I55 between 90/94 and Lake Shore Dr due to being in a truck.
You can go on south LSD with a truck, just not north LSD.
Quote from: DandyDan on June 10, 2015, 07:13:29 AM
Another one in Illinois is I-294. The only part I'm missing is the part between the NB I-88 exit and the NB I-88 entrance.
Now that's a hell of a non-clinch! Next time, just go to Ogden (Exit 27) and make a loop-de-loop on the cloverleaf for free. :-D
Quote from: keithvh on June 09, 2015, 09:46:21 PM
I had I-44 clinched at one point --- but now with the 2014 extension of I-44 to the north (along the segment that used to be I-70), I'm missing the approximately 0.5-mile segment from Broadway down to the Poplar Street Bridge Intersection.
OTOH, I was on that section when it was I-70, so I consider it clinched in the Show-Me State -- but I haven't crossed the Stan Span. I would say that this factor screws up my clinches of I-70 in both Illinois and Missouri, but I still consider them clinched
because I drove the entirety of the routes as they existed at the time I drove them. That's my criteria for use when a route is relocated onto a new alignment. Every time they add on to US 48 in West Virginia, I will have to go drive that segment because it's new and an extension of the route over a previously unsigned segment, but I won't have to drive the new alignment of US 35 when they get it completed in three years because I've already driven the route as it existed.
Should US 58 ever be extended across TN 63 to end at I-75, I won't have to drive that route to re-clinch US 58 because I've already driven TN 63. But should a new road be built from I-75 over to US 27 and that road be signed US 58, I'd lose my clinch and have to go drive it to re-clinch.
Some would say I haven't clinched I-81 because I haven't driven all the way to the border, but I did get off at the last US exit and drove to where I could see the checkpoint, so I consider it clinched because it was not possible for me to cross the border (don't have a passport).
I guess it would be I-43 between Wis 20 in East Troy and Wis 83 in Mukwonago. So about 5 miles.
I think the only portion of I-710 I have yet to traverse on...is the section from I-10 to Valley Boulevard. (This of course excludes the stub in Pasadena)
I-176 in PA from the PA turnpike to the PA 10 exit.
I-276 in PA from the Delaware Bridge to US 1
I-370 in MD from Rockville Pike to MD 200.
I-278 NY/NJ from GCP to LIE
Quote from: Zzonkmiles on June 09, 2015, 10:40:26 PM
I have all of I-77 except for the 40-mile stretch between Akron and Cleveland.
Ah yeah this reminds me I'm only missing I-71 between the OH Turnpike and I-76, which is like 20-odd miles? And about 15 mi short on both I-93 (the portion south of Boston) and I-66 (though I actually will be in a good position to finish that off this coming weekend).
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ) and the Capital Beltway (missing between I-395 and Alexandria).
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ)
Actually, I thought I heard that I-276 effectively ends BEFORE you cross into New Jersey over the Delaware River. I don't think there are any reassurance signs for I-276 on the Turnpike Extension which makes me think I-276 doesn't even enter New Jersey.
Quote from: Zeffy on June 11, 2015, 11:39:31 AM
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ)
Actually, I thought I heard that I-276 effectively ends BEFORE you cross into New Jersey over the Delaware River. I don't think there are any reassurance signs for I-276 on the Turnpike Extension which makes me think I-276 doesn't even enter New Jersey.
I think it does, because exit 6 on the NJ Turnpike denotes that it is I-276, even though there are no reassurance shields until the Pennsylvania state line.
Quote from: noelbotevera on June 11, 2015, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on June 11, 2015, 11:39:31 AM
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ)
Actually, I thought I heard that I-276 effectively ends BEFORE you cross into New Jersey over the Delaware River. I don't think there are any reassurance signs for I-276 on the Turnpike Extension which makes me think I-276 doesn't even enter New Jersey.
I think it does, because exit 6A on the NJ Turnpike denotes that it is I-276, even though there are no reassurance shields until the Pennsylvania state line.
I-276 never went into NJ. Signage-wise, you are right that I-276 appears at exit 6 without a "To" causing some confusion, but until the new signs went up, US-130 was on the exit sign as well, and I doubt that anyone thinks that the PA extension is US-130
Quote from: bzakharin on June 11, 2015, 01:19:49 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on June 11, 2015, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on June 11, 2015, 11:39:31 AM
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ)
Actually, I thought I heard that I-276 effectively ends BEFORE you cross into New Jersey over the Delaware River. I don't think there are any reassurance signs for I-276 on the Turnpike Extension which makes me think I-276 doesn't even enter New Jersey.
I think it does, because exit 6A on the NJ Turnpike denotes that it is I-276, even though there are no reassurance shields until the Pennsylvania state line.
I-276 never went into NJ. Signage-wise, you are right that I-276 appears at exit 6 without a "To" causing some confusion, but until the new signs went up, US-130 was on the exit sign as well, and I doubt that anyone thinks that the PA extension is US-130
It should be noted that the newer BGS' do have green-outs (mainly for
SOUTH 95 and
Philadelphia notations) on them. It's quite possible that a
TO is located but greened-out in between the greened-out
SOUTH and open
WEST cardinals.
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
Quote from: Zzonkmiles on June 09, 2015, 10:40:26 PM
I have all of I-77 except for the 40-mile stretch between Akron and Cleveland.
Ah yeah this reminds me I'm only missing I-71 between the OH Turnpike and I-76, which is like 20-odd miles?
Due to side trips (one to a racetrack that was closed that Friday and one to Canal Fulton on the way back to Louisville), I have been on all of I-71 except for between US 30 in Mansfield and OH 83 in Burbank.
Quote from: PHLBOS on June 11, 2015, 02:30:46 PM
Quote from: bzakharin on June 11, 2015, 01:19:49 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on June 11, 2015, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on June 11, 2015, 11:39:31 AM
Quote from: wphiii on June 11, 2015, 11:34:21 AM
There are a handful of 3DIs I'm just missing a mile or two of as well, notably I-276 (have only taken it to the last exit in PA, but never across the river into NJ)
Actually, I thought I heard that I-276 effectively ends BEFORE you cross into New Jersey over the Delaware River. I don't think there are any reassurance signs for I-276 on the Turnpike Extension which makes me think I-276 doesn't even enter New Jersey.
I think it does, because exit 6A on the NJ Turnpike denotes that it is I-276, even though there are no reassurance shields until the Pennsylvania state line.
I-276 never went into NJ. Signage-wise, you are right that I-276 appears at exit 6 without a "To" causing some confusion, but until the new signs went up, US-130 was on the exit sign as well, and I doubt that anyone thinks that the PA extension is US-130
It should be noted that the newer BGS' do have green-outs (mainly for SOUTH 95 and Philadelphia notations) on them. It's quite possible that a TO is located but greened-out in between the greened-out SOUTH and open WEST cardinals.
Sure, but there was no "to" on the old sign either, and even if the "to" is there, but covered up, it's not visible now, so it still gives the impression that I-276 starts at the exit. They could have uncovered the "to" without uncovering the rest of the sign if they wanted to.
All but the last quarter mile or so of the 10 or so mile long I-176.... I took the exit for PA 724, rather than continuing the extra 1/4 mile to US 422. I more or less considered it clinched anyway though. For the record, I clinched the last quarter mile this past week.
Quote from: SSOWorld on June 08, 2015, 10:21:45 PM
The real I-74 inside the I-275 loop to Cincinnati.
Ditto. I'm also missing the last 1.5 miles of I-380 in Waterloo. For a while, I had all of I-235 in Des Moines except the westernmost mile. I have since been on the whole thing.
I have all of I-287 around NYC except for the part east of the Thruway. I wanted to get it - but a line of red told me otherwise.
Quote from: cl94 on June 09, 2015, 04:34:48 PM
For a while, I was missing the 200 or so feet between the loop ramp at PA 5 and the traffic signal at the north end.
I don't think PennDOT considers that as part of I-79. If I remember correctly, I-79 ends the moment the PA-5 Loop ramp leaves.
Anyways, I'm missing I-99 South of US-22 to the PA Turnpike.
2di: Eastern I-84. I lived equidistant from exits 2 and 3 in New York, so there was never a reason to travel the segment between them. This way to Scranton, that way to Boston.
3di: I-690 in NY. Went from I-481 to I-90 often, but never bothered to go the last few feet to the sign that says "West NY 690/END I-690".
I have the entirety of Maine's interstate system clinched... except for the less than a mile section of I-195 east of US 1 in Saco. Same goes for New Hampshire, where the only interstate mileage I haven't traversed is I-293 between exit 1 (NH 28) and I-93 south of Manchester.
My other almost-clinches include...
- I-97, except for the part south of exit 5 (MD 178).
- New Jersey's I-295, except between US 322 (exit 11) and US 130 (exit 13).
- I-278 in New York, except between I-87 and the Bronx River Parkway.
Quote from: Ian on June 14, 2015, 01:40:38 PM
I have the entirety of Maine's interstate system clinched... except for the less than a mile section of I-195 east of US 1 in Saco.
As a former resident of Saco, I can tell you that unless you're going from the Turnpike to OOB that section is (and maybe not even then!) hard to catch. I've been down the road that parallels that section of I-195 many, many, many times. That section of I-195? Once.
On a side note, I feel your pain. I'm missing the portion of I-395 east of I-95 in Bangor. Worse: I'm moving to Wyoming in a few weeks and will thus be even further from an excuse to clinch it.
As far as clinching whole interstates, I'm missing I-55 from I-80 northward. I'm also missing I-59 from the Argo exit in Alabama northward, I-65 from the I-71 interchange at Louisville northward, and I-20 from the first South Carolina exit eastward.
I-78 from Marin Blvd in Jersey City east into NY.
1 mile left on I-280 in NJ
0.5 mile left om I-190 IL
1.5 mile left on I-630 AR
For I-5, not super close, but I have everything from the BC border to somewhere around Laguna Niguel, CA. I have been on a few miles of I-5 in San Diego (maybe from around Torrey Pines to CA-163 in downtown). The only time I've been to San Diego was flying, not driving.
2di: Two sections of I-94, one from I-90 to MT 47 and the other from US 12 near Ypsilanti to Port Huron.
3di: I-190 in IL between Mannheim Rd and the airport.
Forgot here: I-287 south of exit 3. I planned the map to drive this stretch by using I-78 to I-287 to NJ 440 for our upcoming Atlantic City road trip, but instead opted for PA Turnpike to NJ Turnpike and take NJ 440 that way.