For this list please post Interstate endings that end in an anti-climactic nature. This could be routes that end at uncompleted interchanges due to truncation or just fizzle out onto surface streets or any other ways you can think of.
Here's some of mine:
I-95, Miami: Just fizzles out onto US 1 (South Dixie Highway)
I-70, Baltimore: Ends at a 3/4 cloverleaf (right after an impressive 4-level stack) at MD 122 but was meant to continue into the city proper.
I-90, Boston: Literally just has an "End" sign and becomes MA 1A.
I-66 in DC. Either you cut essentially a U-turn onto 27 Street or you go up an ignominious single-lane ramp to either the Whitehurst Freeway or a stub end of L Street NW.
I-35 in Duluth.
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 22, 2017, 09:45:24 PM
I-66 in DC. Either you cut essentially a U-turn onto 27 Street or you go up an ignominious single-lane ramp to either the Whitehurst Freeway or a stub end of L Street NW.
I'd cast my lot with I-395...mandatory double right-turn lanes onto outbound NY Avenue.
Eastern end of I-70 is a dead-end at a commuter lot on the western edge of Baltimore City.
I can think of quite a few:
I-384 East End: Merges into US 6/US 44
I-691 East End: Becomes CT 66 expressway then a 2 lane road a little over a mile later
I-291 (MA) North End: Ends at a turnoff signalized intersection with a Mass Pike entrance, but thru traffic becomes Burnett Rd.
I-391 North End: Becomes a Holyoke city street.
I-684 North End: Gradually becomes 2 lane NY 22.
I-787: South end officially ends at a traffic light with US 9W. North end becomes undivided NY 787 north of (ALT) NY 7.
I-587: Traffic circle at one end, becomes Broadway at the other.
I-295 (MA): North end looks like it can continue straight, but jersey barriers force you to turn right onto I-95 North loop ramp.
I-495 (NY): West end is the Midtown Tunnel, East end is a dead end with a built bridge across the CR 58 ROW.
I-278 West End: Sudden ending at US 1.
I-295 (NY): South end at NY 25.
I-395 North/I-290 West (MA): Sign suddenly says that you're on I-290 East or I-395 South. Exit numbers unaffected (for now)
I-83 in Baltimore is similar to I-70. I think it was supposed to go out to I-95, but Fells Point residents fought it, and so I-83 instead ends at President and Fayette.
I dunno, I find most of these examples the opposite of boring. Many of them are evidence of a fascinating history; archeological remnants from a time when urban freeway construction was the hip new thing.
I think a boring ending is one where the interstate designation ends, but a perfectly good (or at least a "good enough") freeway keeps going.
I-45 South end in galveston - freeway ends with a traffic light
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I-39 ends in Normal, IL. That sounds pretty boring :bigass:
I think the Baltimore ending is pretty cool.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 23, 2017, 09:19:18 AMI think a boring ending is one where the interstate designation ends, but a perfectly good (or at least a "good enough") freeway keeps going.
Then the I-495/MA 25 hand-off at the I-195 interchange in Wareham would meet such criteria.
Quote from: PHLBOS on May 23, 2017, 11:13:25 AM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 23, 2017, 09:19:18 AMI think a boring ending is one where the interstate designation ends, but a perfectly good (or at least a "good enough") freeway keeps going.
Then the I-495/MA 25 hand-off at the I-195 interchange in Wareham would meet such criteria.
that is textbook boring.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 23, 2017, 09:19:18 AM
I think a boring ending is one where the interstate designation ends, but a perfectly good (or at least a "good enough") freeway keeps going.
NJ has quite a few of these then.
I-287 South continues as NJ 440 North.
I-195 does this at both ends, continuing east as NJ 138 (there are some traffic lights eventually) and west as NJ 29 (3 miles of freeway before a slow transition into eventually a 2-lane road)
More along the lines of the OP, Manhattan has termini of both I-78 and I-495 that turn into city streets. I-276 terminates at the NJ state line becoming the PA extension of the NJ Turnpike. This used to be unnumbered (and is still unsigned), but is now I-95, so it no longer counts.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 23, 2017, 09:19:18 AM
I think a boring ending is one where the interstate designation ends, but a perfectly good (or at least a "good enough") freeway keeps going.
I-26's western end (formerly I-181's northern end) at US 11W in Tennessee. The interstate designation ends at the interchange, but a freeway of identical quality continues as US 23 to an interchange with old US 23 (TN 36) right at the Virginia state line.
Interstate 255 in Illinois, just becomes IL-255.
I-76 ending at NJ 42 is one of the most bitched about endings, but otherwise nothing spectacular and continues as an interstate-quality highway.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on May 23, 2017, 01:13:39 PM
I-76 ending at NJ 42 is one of the most bitched about endings, but otherwise nothing spectacular and continues as an interstate-quality highway.
I considered mentioning I-76/NJ 42 but then remembered the way I-295 interchanges w/such both pre- & post-reconstruction makes such a little more interesting.
I-264 Virginia kinda fizzles out at its eastern end in Virginia Beach. Same for I-381 in Bristol.
What would constitute an "exciting" interstate ending? A big interchange? That doesn't seem that interesting to me. After all, there's big interchanges all over the place.
Personally, I wouldn't count stub ramps as "boring". They're a window into what-was. I-70's eastern end is pretty cool, IMO. There's a lot of history that was never realised.
Quote from: PHLBOS on May 23, 2017, 02:01:46 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on May 23, 2017, 01:13:39 PM
I-76 ending at NJ 42 is one of the most bitched about endings, but otherwise nothing spectacular and continues as an interstate-quality highway.
I considered mentioning I-76/NJ 42 but then remembered the way I-295 interchanges w/such both pre- & post-reconstruction makes such a little more interesting.
The actual highway itself is boring, because the transition is under Browning Rd and is completely undetectable. Even the signage isn't in the right place. The entire intersection surrounding it is a bit more interesting, being that the touchdown/takeoff points for 295 to/from the south is actually located on Rt. 42 jurisdiction.
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 22, 2017, 09:26:37 PM
For this list please post Interstate endings that end in an anti-climactic nature.
I-95, Miami: Just fizzles out onto US 1 (South Dixie Highway)
Maybe I've just encountered this "end" too many times, but what on earth were you looking for? ...A finish line with confetti and trophies?
I agree that a lot of these are actually kind of interesting, not boring. As for actually boring, I'd say the west end of I-86 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.566874,-113.5191515,2350m/data=!3m1!1e3) (western one). If you aren't paying attention, you won't even notice it ended and that you're now on I-84.
Quote from: doorknob60 on May 23, 2017, 04:53:23 PM
I agree that a lot of these are actually kind of interesting, not boring. As for actually boring, I'd say the west end of I-86 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.566874,-113.5191515,2350m/data=!3m1!1e3) (western one). If you aren't paying attention, you won't even notice it ended and that you're now on I-84.
That reminds me of the old 84/86 Eastern transition that PetefromBoston uses as his avatar. Right by the old Showcase Cinemas in East Hartford, CT you'd see the sign : 84 ENDS, 86 to Boston, and on the other side 86 ENDS, 84 to Hartford. No fanfare; just a sign.
Quote from: jakeroot on May 23, 2017, 03:06:06 PM
What would constitute an "exciting" interstate ending? A big interchange? That doesn't seem that interesting to me. After all, there's big interchanges all over the place.
I kinda think the Downtown Chicago I-290 (IL)/Eisenhower Expressway ending is pretty exciting -- the Jane Byrne Circle Interchange with I-90/94, then going through the Old Post Office Building, then the Draw Bridge, then the exit to Lower Wacker Drive (and if you take it, driving under Downtown Chicago), or continuing onto the transition to the Congress Parkway, 1 block south of the South End of the Loop, ultimately Terminating at Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park -- of course I-290 stops about a Mile before the Fountain and Park as that last stretch is the Congress Parkway
Now, the opposite end of I-290 (IL)/Eisenhower Expressway Extension, is pretty boring. If you didn't know it, or paying attention to the "End I-290" marker, you wouldn't even know you weren't on an Interstate anymore, as you continue onto the already built IL-53 Freeway up from I-90 to Lake/Cook Road. Its not a boring area at all, with Woodfield Mall and only a few miles West of ORD, but the end of the Interstate is completely unremarkable
Quote from: ilpt4u on May 23, 2017, 07:56:01 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on May 23, 2017, 03:06:06 PM
What would constitute an "exciting" interstate ending? A big interchange? That doesn't seem that interesting to me. After all, there's big interchanges all over the place.
I kinda think the Downtown Chicago I-290 (IL)/Eisenhower Expressway ending is pretty exciting -- the Jane Byrne Circle Interchange with I-90/94, then going through the Old Post Office Building, then the Draw Bridge, then the exit to Lower Wacker Drive (and if you take it, driving under Downtown Chicago), or continuing onto the transition to the Congress Parkway, 1 block south of the South End of the Loop, ultimately Terminating at Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park -- of course I-290 stops about a Mile before the Fountain and Park as that last stretch is the Congress Parkway
Now, the opposite end of I-290 (IL)/Eisenhower Expressway Extension, is pretty boring. If you didn't know it, or paying attention to the "End I-290" marker, you wouldn't even know you weren't on an Interstate anymore, as you continue onto the already built IL-53 Freeway up from I-90 to Lake/Cook Road. Its not a boring area at all, with Woodfield Mall and only a few miles West of ORD, but the end of the Interstate is completely unremarkable
I-80's ending in San Francisco also seems exciting.
Interstate 57 in MO, cross under I-55, you're on the US 60 4 lane divided. 5 mph speed limit drop. Cloverleaf for I-55. Textbook boring.
I276, road just continues on without it. Western end it just becomes i76 without much fanfare as you cross over the valley forge ramps. Eastern end it just ends without any notification, you don't know if it even enters NJ, of if it ends at the bridge.
I59/I12: Southern end/eastern end, interesting because it is also the start of I-12, and the end of I-59, but otherwise just a "Continue on i-10 to new orleans" Situation.
Maryland I-595 :bigass:.
I-40 in Wilmington has got to be the lamest I've ever seen
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 23, 2017, 09:25:45 PM
I-80's ending in San Francisco also seems exciting.
I never liked that one. One of the top 5 roads in the country, and suddenly you're just on South 101 with no fanfare whatsoever.
Not trying to mock anyone -- but what sort of fanfare would you want to see for a major interstate ending?
Something like a BGS reading "I-70 ends here / length n,nnn miles / from Cove Fort, Utah"
Quote from: jaehak on May 24, 2017, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 23, 2017, 09:25:45 PM
I-80's ending in San Francisco also seems exciting.
I never liked that one. One of the top 5 roads in the country, and suddenly you're just on South 101 with no fanfare whatsoever.
I was talking about the bay bridge.
In CA, the west end of I-105 is somewhat boring -- emptying, as it does, onto Imperial Highway west of CA 1. The mutual southern end points of I-280 & I-680 would be terminally (yeah, I know, bad pun!) boring if not for the confusion it causes with folks not paying attention or cognizant of what's happening: Shit -- I was heading south and now I'm heading north? WTF? And along that vein, the north end of I-680 was historically boring -- no "End" signage was ever posted; one just coasted out onto I-80 -- but now that the interchange is being revamped, maybe it'll get a bit more interesting!
I think I-64's "eastern" end is pretty boring. After traveling from Wentzville, Missouri across the Midwest, over the Appalachian mountains, and crossing the James River into Norfolk, Virginia on the cool bridge tunnel, why let I-264 be the one to reach the beach? Instead I-64 just does this weird cul-d-sac thing and ends at a rather common T interchange at I-264 and I-664 near Bower's Hill.
I may add to my plans an Interstate along OR 212 from I-205 to US 26 just to get a "Boring" Interstate ending :bigass:.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on May 22, 2017, 11:53:14 PM
I-295 (MA): North end looks like it can continue straight, but jersey barriers force you to turn right onto I-95 North loop ramp.
That ramp would be anti-climatic except for one thing. As of late 2015, the loop ramp from I-295 north to I-95 north - which is a compound curve that shrinks in radius as you traverse it - had the second highest rate of truck rollovers annually in Massachusetts. At the time, the ramp with the highest rate was the ramp from I-95 south to I-295 south, although that may have changed since they reconstructed the ramp.
Quote from: Bickendan on May 22, 2017, 09:54:16 PM
I-35 in Duluth.
My bias is well known, but I think it's kind of exciting driving right on the lakeshore and then inclining upwards to spill onto MN 61 with a great lake view below.
Also since the route ends at a stoplight I've done the "Mississippi headwater" walk across the beginning of I-35 before. Can't do that with many Interstates ;)
I-84 in Mass also ends boringly.
I don't really count Interstates that multiplex existing routes on Interstate-standard bypasses as boring, such as I-587 (NY) or I-393 (NH).
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on May 22, 2017, 11:53:14 PM
I can think of quite a few:
I-384 East End: Merges into US 6/US 44
At least the scenery around is not so boring.
Here's a neat little category, and one I would call boring: Interstates that end at an intersection or become a surface street but have no interchange with another interstate.
I-35, Brownsville, Tx. Wyes off onto San Dario Ave. just before the border
I-19, Nogales, AZ. Ends at an intersection where the side streets are controlled by stop signs. It's also probably the only Interstate to end at its Business route.
I-78, Hoboken, NJ. This one everybody knows. Signed and dumped onto surface streets leading to the Holland Tunnel with signalized intersections and with turns permitted.
I-35, Duluth, MN. Ends at MN 61.
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
Here's a neat little category, and one I would call boring: Interstates that end at an intersection or become a surface street but have no interchange with another interstate.
Would the north end of I-172 apply, with the final interchange a diamond with US-24 before it ends onto the IL-336 expressway? Not sure if a Rural 4-Lane Divided Expressway constitutes a "Surface Street"
The entire route, is part of the IL/MO-110 CKC Expressway
Quote from: ilpt4u on May 24, 2017, 11:32:42 PM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
Here's a neat little category, and one I would call boring: Interstates that end at an intersection or become a surface street but have no interchange with another interstate.
Would the north end of I-172 apply, with the final interchange a diamond with US-24 before it ends onto the IL-336 expressway? Not sure if a Rural 4-Lane Divided Expressway constitutes a "Surface Street"
The entire route, is part of the IL/MO-110 CKC Expressway
It can have an interchange with another Interstate but it cannot end at that interchange.
The western I-76 ending at I-80 in Nowhere, Nebraska.
I-510 south outside of New Orleans.
Historical ones...
- I-99's ending in Bald Eagle, PA (Exit 52)
- I-66 west of Marshall, VA (began at some random point west of Marshall and ended on the other side of Delaplaine at some random point--it went for three miles, but they were rather boring endings)
- I-64's ending at Sam Black Church (out in the middle of Nowhere, WV highlands--all that was there was an exit to US 60 and a bridge over what would be I-64's westward extension to Beckley, 10-15 years down the road)
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on May 24, 2017, 06:12:25 PM
I may add to my plans an Interstate along OR 212 from I-205 to US 26 just to get a "Boring" Interstate ending :bigass:.
IIRC, a couple of Fictional posters may have had I-11 eventually pouring out into greater PDX via US 26; if 212 eventually becomes a realigned 26, that may take care of your wish! BTW Boring, Oregon is known locally for one thing (or at least it was back when I was living in Portland in the '90's) -- a composite country tavern/biker bar/strip club that had more parking-lot fights than any other locale in greater PDX! Took a series of seminars about community policing when I was in grad school up there and did a couple of "ride-alongs" with the county sheriff's office -- and actually witnessed what must have been a 8-to-10-person free-for-all brawl outside the club, ironically named "Boring Tavern"! Deputies broke it up before too many cars got damaged. So Boring wasn't that Boring after all!
Quote from: sparker on May 25, 2017, 01:34:09 AM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on May 24, 2017, 06:12:25 PM
I may add to my plans an Interstate along OR 212 from I-205 to US 26 just to get a "Boring" Interstate ending :bigass:.
IIRC, a couple of Fictional posters may have had I-11 eventually pouring out into greater PDX via US 26; if 212 eventually becomes a realigned 26, that may take care of your wish! BTW Boring, Oregon is known locally for one thing (or at least it was back when I was living in Portland in the '90's) -- a composite country tavern/biker bar/strip club that had more parking-lot fights than any other locale in greater PDX! Took a series of seminars about community policing when I was in grad school up there and did a couple of "ride-alongs" with the county sheriff's office -- and actually witnessed what must have been a 8-to-10-person free-for-all brawl outside the club, ironically named "Boring Tavern"! Deputies broke it up before too many cars got damaged. So Boring wasn't that Boring after all!
I actually have I-11 terminate at Canada in eastern Washington.
Quote from: plain on May 24, 2017, 09:59:46 AM
I-40 in Wilmington has got to be the lamest I've ever seen
Came in here to say this. Literally just dumps you on a 6 lane US 117 and you still have to drive 10+ minutes (assuming you didn't take I-140/US421) to get to downtown if traffic ain't bad. This is an example of a city tat needs an interstate or limited access freeway going through it because of all the traffic. At least extend 40 to Wrightsville Beach a la Virginia Beach.
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Quote from: JJBers on May 24, 2017, 10:55:27 PM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on May 22, 2017, 11:53:14 PM
I can think of quite a few:
I-384 East End: Merges into US 6/US 44
At least the scenery around is not so boring.
And there is a pretty nice trail around.
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
I-78, Hoboken, NJ. This one everybody knows. Signed and dumped onto surface streets leading to the Holland Tunnel with signalized intersections and with turns permitted.
It doesn't end there, though (though maybe it should). Those surface streets are part of I-78. It does end on surface streets of Manhattan as I already mentioned.
Actually, I'd say the ones that just fizzle out, e.g., I-95 in Miami, etc., are the most interesting.
I-94 western terminus at I-90 was boring and conventional, by comparison.
The west end of I-20. It's 100 miles of absolutely fucking nothing on I-20 followed by another 100 miles of absolutely fucking nothing on I-10.
Quote from: sparker on May 24, 2017, 05:41:25 PM
In CA, the west end of I-105 is somewhat boring -- emptying, as it does, onto Imperial Highway west of CA 1. The mutual southern end points of I-280 & I-680 would be terminally (yeah, I know, bad pun!) boring if not for the confusion it causes with folks not paying attention or cognizant of what's happening: Shit -- I was heading south and now I'm heading north? WTF? And along that vein, the north end of I-680 was historically boring -- no "End" signage was ever posted; one just coasted out onto I-80 -- but now that the interchange is being revamped, maybe it'll get a bit more interesting!
I-680 isn't as bad as CA 170 merging onto I-5... literally, last time I drove that, I blinked and missed it.
Quote from: dfwmapper on May 25, 2017, 09:31:13 PM
The west end of I-20. It's 100 miles of absolutely fucking nothing on I-20 followed by another 100 miles of absolutely fucking nothing on I-10.
Ironically, the few miles where I-10 continues west is actually somewhat scenic, and I-20 avoids some of it by going north of that.
In some ways, many interstate-to-interstate connections are devoid of much fanfare and continue seamlessly, especially the mainlines. And I guess they're built that way intentionally.
I prefer when there are defining characteristics, differing subtleties, or scenery change between individual highway designations, which makes the auxiliary interstates much more interesting (compared to the mainlines) to me. And that's probably because a lot of them were built during varying eras of freeway construction.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 24, 2017, 09:55:45 AM
Maryland I-595 :bigass:.
Shhhh. You're not supposed to know it exists. :-D
Quote from: Bickendan on May 26, 2017, 05:15:03 AM
I-680 isn't as bad as CA 170 merging onto I-5... literally, last time I drove that, I blinked and missed it.
It's a left-side merge, so it's not like you're making any effort to blend with I-5 traffic. Somehow, I think that was the point when it opened to traffic -- 49 years ago next month!
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
Here's a neat little category, and one I would call boring: Interstates that end at an intersection or become a surface street but have no interchange with another interstate.
I-35, Brownsville, Tx. Wyes off onto San Dario Ave. just before the border
I-19, Nogales, AZ. Ends at an intersection where the side streets are controlled by stop signs. It's also probably the only Interstate to end at its Business route.
I-78, Hoboken, NJ. This one everybody knows. Signed and dumped onto surface streets leading to the Holland Tunnel with signalized intersections and with turns permitted.
I-35, Duluth, MN. Ends at MN 61.
For I-35 you mean Laredo, Texas.
I don't know if it was mentioned yet, but I was in Idaho last year and I-84/I-86 was possibly the most boring interchange ever. Not much in the way of scenery, and I-86 merges onto I-84 westbound with no way of going eastbound, so it's not even a full junction.
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 01:33:58 AM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
Here's a neat little category, and one I would call boring: Interstates that end at an intersection or become a surface street but have no interchange with another interstate.
I-35, Brownsville, Tx. Wyes off onto San Dario Ave. just before the border
I-19, Nogales, AZ. Ends at an intersection where the side streets are controlled by stop signs. It's also probably the only Interstate to end at its Business route.
I-78, Hoboken, NJ. This one everybody knows. Signed and dumped onto surface streets leading to the Holland Tunnel with signalized intersections and with turns permitted.
I-35, Duluth, MN. Ends at MN 61.
For I-35 you mean Laredo, Texas.
Another ends-at-intersection situation is with the west terminus of I-8 in the Ocean Beach section of San Diego. Comes to a stop at an angled T-intersection; you can turn NE and backtrack to Sea World, or head SW on Sunset Cliffs; this is where it gets interesting -- almost immediately it splits into the aforementioned Sunset Cliffs, still heading SW, or you can turn off on a flyover onto Nimitz Blvd. heading SE toward the airport. While the terminus is just another intersection, the street it intersects immediately heads into an interchange; why the freeway terminus wasn't interwoven into that interchange is puzzling.
Quote from: Quillz on August 17, 2017, 01:51:14 AM
I don't know if it was mentioned yet, but I was in Idaho last year and I-84/I-86 was possibly the most boring interchange ever. Not much in the way of scenery, and I-86 merges onto I-84 westbound with no way of going eastbound, so it's not even a full junction.
Go back and read reply #24. This thread isn't that long...
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 24, 2017, 08:58:09 PM
I-84 in Mass also ends boringly.
Now that the toll booths are gone, I agree. Although, now that the roadway has been reconstructed, the I-84 eastbound approach to I-90 is slated to get the first mainline APL signs in Massachusetts shortly - they will be installed as part of the ongoing legacy toll plaza demo contract.
It is not, IMHO, a real interstate, but I-74's current end in Mt. Airy is boring and confusing. There is just an exit for US 52 North and the road just becomes US 52 South with a sign, and an unexplained change in MP and exit numbers, with the occasional "future" sign. (NC signs 74 on I-77 to the state line, so the north end is more boring still). The next end of this silly venture, outside Rockingham is similar, just a sign for "END" of 73-74, and a resumption of all the route every should have been, US 220, although I think they are working to bypass Rockingham so this will change eventually.
I am surprised no one mentioned I-79. South end is just a merger into I-77 on the outskirts of town, north end just has a warning sign for a stop light and ends at a street.
Quote from: Super Mateo on August 17, 2017, 09:48:46 AM
Quote from: Quillz on August 17, 2017, 01:51:14 AM
I don't know if it was mentioned yet, but I was in Idaho last year and I-84/I-86 was possibly the most boring interchange ever. Not much in the way of scenery, and I-86 merges onto I-84 westbound with no way of going eastbound, so it's not even a full junction.
Go back and read reply #24. This thread isn't that long...
Also, it is a full interchange.
Hmmm...to me, "boring" would mean an interstate ending that is not noteworthy as you drive past it. So it would be an interchange where you blink and you miss it--you hardly notice that it's happening.
A good example of this: the northern end of I-39. It still continues as a freeway carrying US51, so nothing really changes. You just forget that the I-39 designation even ends.
The southern end of I-335 is another good example. You keep going, and you're just still on a freeway where you don't change anything about your driving.
Quote from: bzakharin on May 25, 2017, 03:26:14 PM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on May 24, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
I-78, Hoboken, NJ. This one everybody knows. Signed and dumped onto surface streets leading to the Holland Tunnel with signalized intersections and with turns permitted.
It doesn't end there, though (though maybe it should). Those surface streets are part of I-78. It does end on surface streets of Manhattan as I already mentioned.
Ah, but not without a glorious mess of exits (Exits 1 through 5!) within a one block loop!
QuoteHmmm...to me, "boring" would mean an interstate ending that is not noteworthy as you drive past it. So it would be an interchange where you blink and you miss it--you hardly notice that it's happening.
By that definition, I-93 south where it ends at I-95 north in Canton (MA) would qualify. This is because the road (having originally been MA 128) is continuous through the interchange, even after the Add-A-Lane widening.
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
I-27...
I-384 is also like this
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
I mentioned the northern end of IL's I-290 earlier in this thread, as it fits this category as well, continuing as the IL 53 Expressway/Freeway up north to Lake/Cook Road
Northern end of IL's I-255 does as well, continuing north of I-270 as the IL 255 Freeway.
The northern end of IL's I-474 continues north and east as IL 6 Freeway, around Peoria to the north, until it approaches the IL River (Ghost roadway for a northern extension along the river to possibly tie into the southern end of I-180, maybe...probably not tho)
I'm surprised as a gag no one has thrown in I-30->I-440->AR 440->US 67/167/Future I-57 north of Little Rock. As an aside here -- once I-57 makes it down to Little Rock, how about I-440 be decommissioned? I-30 and I-57 can meet at the current US 67/167/AR 440 junction at the north end, and at the current I-30/I-440/I-530 junction at the south end. Either I-30 or I-57 can take the route thru Downtown, and the other can take the current AR/I-440 route around
As least temporarily, going clockwise around Metro Louisville, IN's I-265->IN 265->KY 841->KY's I-265 is a single Freeway (with a Toll Bridge/Tunnel). I assume that this route will soon be unified as I-265, officially, hopefully, maybe...
Southern end of IA's I-380 becomes US 218 Freeway near Iowa City
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
Technically, I-210 does this. Its old incarnation ended at I-10 and continued seamlessly to the south as CA-57. Its present incarnation now ends at CA-57, but continues eastbound as CA-210.
I-15 in CA. It just ends at I-8, and CA 15 keeps going on to I-5.
I-70 in Baltimore because the interstate ends at a park and ride.
Quote from: bing101 on August 18, 2017, 01:14:36 PM
I-70 in Baltimore because the interstate ends at a park and ride.
I think it is actually very interesting the way I-70 ends, because its uniqueness and the story it tells.
Quote from: Quillz on August 17, 2017, 10:58:49 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
Technically, I-210 does this. Its old incarnation ended at I-10 and continued seamlessly to the south as CA-57. Its present incarnation now ends at CA-57, but continues eastbound as CA-210.
I'm surprised that it isn't I-210 all the way instead of switching to CA-210. Isn't CA-210 built up to Interstate standards?
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on August 18, 2017, 01:39:42 PM
Quote from: bing101 on August 18, 2017, 01:14:36 PM
I-70 in Baltimore because the interstate ends at a park and ride.
I think it is actually very interesting the way I-70 ends, because its uniqueness and the story it tells.
If I'm not mistaken didn't MDDOT truncate 70 back to I-695 a few years ago? Not that it matters, because we all know the real ending is still at the park and ride.
Quote from: JJBers on August 17, 2017, 09:40:05 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
I-27...
I-384 is also like this
I-384 defaults onto US 6/44, which only goes another 1/2 mile or so before the split, then both downgrade into 2 lane roads.
NY is notorious for these kinds of roads: I-390, I-590, I-690, I-481, I-790 (if you keep going through on NY 49 going westbound or on NY 12 North going eastbound)
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 18, 2017, 03:26:49 PM
Quote from: Quillz on August 17, 2017, 10:58:49 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
Technically, I-210 does this. Its old incarnation ended at I-10 and continued seamlessly to the south as CA-57. Its present incarnation now ends at CA-57, but continues eastbound as CA-210.
I'm surprised that it isn't I-210 all the way instead of switching to CA-210. Isn't CA-210 built up to Interstate standards?
It is (and has been since 2007), but Caltrans is too lazy to submit a proposal to AASHTO.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 18, 2017, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: JJBers on August 17, 2017, 09:40:05 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 17, 2017, 09:35:51 PM
The one's that end as an Interstate but continue as an Interstate quality expressway for several miles after the Interstate has ended. Like the northern end of I-39 which has already been mentioned.
I-27...
I-384 is also like this
I-384 defaults onto US 6/44, which only goes another 1/2 mile or so before the split, then both downgrade into 2 lane roads.
NY is notorious for these kinds of roads: I-390, I-590, I-690, I-481, I-790 (if you keep going through on NY 49 going westbound or on NY 12 North going eastbound)
Now NY 12 south going westbound as well. The freeway continues for nearly a mile before hitting two traffic lights and then reappearing. Google Maps isn't quite current here.
Technically, I-86 counts as well. Also I-890 and I-678. One could argue that I-684 is similar to I-790 in this respect.
If you're willing to include borders, I-99 and I-190 count.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 18, 2017, 03:34:45 PM
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on August 18, 2017, 01:39:42 PM
Quote from: bing101 on August 18, 2017, 01:14:36 PM
I-70 in Baltimore because the interstate ends at a park and ride.
I think it is actually very interesting the way I-70 ends, because its uniqueness and the story it tells.
If I'm not mistaken didn't MDDOT truncate 70 back to I-695 a few years ago? Not that it matters, because we all know the real ending is still at the park and ride.
Yes, MD SHA did request a truncation of I-70 to I-695. That was in order to downgrade existing I-70 east of 695 and use part of that right-of-way for the then-planned Baltimore Red Line (LRT). Governor Hogan cancelled the Red Line not long after he took office.
How about I-39?? Just ends at an interchange in Wausau, as the US 51 freeway continues.
I expected more of I-10's western end the first time I drove it in terms of interchanges... just dumps you out on PCH.
In terms of scenery, it's far from boring though. :wave:
Quote from: paulthemapguy on August 17, 2017, 12:30:03 PM
Hmmm...to me, "boring" would mean an interstate ending that is not noteworthy as you drive past it. So it would be an interchange where you blink and you miss it--you hardly notice that it's happening.
A good example of this: the northern end of I-39. It still continues as a freeway carrying US51, so nothing really changes. You just forget that the I-39 designation even ends.
The southern end of I-335 is another good example. You keep going, and you're just still on a freeway where you don't change anything about your driving.
I think the northern end of I-355 is more "boring" than the southern end. The northern end you essentially keep driving and have I-290 merge from the right. The southern end requires you to change direction to enter I 80.
I-505 north is a snoozer too. You don't even realize you're heading onto I-5 in the middle of nowhere.
I-45/I-345/US75 changeover without really telling that one left the interstate system.
For me, what makes an end of an interstate interesting, are the final moments of the route, so I strongly disagree with some responses. The end of I-95 in Miami, shouldn't be classified boring because the final miles are interesting passing through downtown Miami. Same for I-90, it's final moments eastbound passes through Downtown Boston and the Ted Williams tunnel under the harbor, finally ending at the airport, so it's quite a climatic end for a long interstate.
Quote from: tribar on August 21, 2017, 01:29:20 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on August 17, 2017, 12:30:03 PM
Hmmm...to me, "boring" would mean an interstate ending that is not noteworthy as you drive past it. So it would be an interchange where you blink and you miss it--you hardly notice that it's happening.
A good example of this: the northern end of I-39. It still continues as a freeway carrying US51, so nothing really changes. You just forget that the I-39 designation even ends.
The southern end of I-335 is another good example. You keep going, and you're just still on a freeway where you don't change anything about your driving.
I think the northern end of I-355 is more "boring" than the southern end. The northern end you essentially keep driving and have I-290 merge from the right. The southern end requires you to change direction to enter I 80.
I said I-335--the one in Kansas. I-355 at least ends at a cool interchange. The northern end of I-355 just got a bit more exciting with the introduction of Route 390 popping up as soon as you merge onto 290 north.
Quote from: paulthemapguy on August 22, 2017, 03:25:12 PM
Quote from: tribar on August 21, 2017, 01:29:20 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on August 17, 2017, 12:30:03 PM
Hmmm...to me, "boring" would mean an interstate ending that is not noteworthy as you drive past it. So it would be an interchange where you blink and you miss it--you hardly notice that it's happening.
A good example of this: the northern end of I-39. It still continues as a freeway carrying US51, so nothing really changes. You just forget that the I-39 designation even ends.
The southern end of I-335 is another good example. You keep going, and you're just still on a freeway where you don't change anything about your driving.
I think the northern end of I-355 is more "boring" than the southern end. The northern end you essentially keep driving and have I-290 merge from the right. The southern end requires you to change direction to enter I 80.
I said I-335--the one in Kansas. I-355 at least ends at a cool interchange. The northern end of I-355 just got a bit more exciting with the introduction of Route 390 popping up as soon as you merge onto 290 north.
Oh my bad. I misread your post.
I always thought of the western end of I-70 as anti-climatic. As you come down the hill westbound the last few miles before I-15, you do see the end, a seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
And considering 15 and 70 are two major cross-country interstates, there's only a simple truck stop one exit north on I-15.
Quote from: thenetwork on August 22, 2017, 05:05:14 PM
I always thought of the western end of I-70 as anti-climatic. As you come down the hill westbound the last few miles before I-15, you do see the end, a seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
And considering 15 and 70 are two major cross-country interstates, there's only a simple truck stop one exit north on I-15.
What about the Cove Fort historic site? :)
Actually, the last 30 or so miles of I-70 are pretty picturesque, going through the Pavant Range over Clear Creek Summit. Sure, there's nothing really at the 15 junction, but it's an exciting ending overall.
Quote from: paulthemapguy on August 17, 2017, 12:30:03 PM
The southern end of I-335 is another good example. You keep going, and you're just still on a freeway where you don't change anything about your driving.
Of course, the reason for this is that the Kansas Turnpike was built all as one road, so originally the only thing in Emporia was the US-50 interchange. The decision for I-35 to leave the turnpike there was fairly arbitrary. Even then, for a few decades there was no interstate designation on the road north of Emporia. I-335 was added to satisfy a legal requirement that would allow the turnpike to bump their speed limit up by 10 mph.
I-135's north end is pretty boring as it just transitions into US 81 which continues north of I-70 as a freeway. Motorists just could think they are still on the interstate as the freeway looks the same on both ends. In fact Kansas has been doing what West Virginia has been doing by building all divided highways up to interstate grades minus the intersections of course. Some may go from freeway to expressway and not notice the change until the first at grade crossing.
I-4 used to have a boring west end in Tampa as before the current interchange upgrade with I-275 as it was in not so great neighborhood and some of the houses facing I-4 would have bars on their windows letting everyone know that that part of the city is a high crime area. Since then those houses were seized by eminent domain to make the highway wider and decorative walls were installed to add a nice feel while covering up the surroundings.
For me, a boring Interstate ending is probably either of these two things:
1) A situation where the interstate ends, but a sufficient, non-sub-standard freeway continues, and especially if it continues for a long time. If the continuing limited-access road is not substandard, it seems absolutely needless to me to prohibit the interstate from continuing along the roadway. Examples of this situation obviously include Interstate 26's Western End, and Interstate 39's Northern End. These situations have never made much sense to me.
2) A situation where an interstate is supposed to continue, but it doesn't because the rest of it has been halted from being built, often to do with things like local opposition. An example of this is Interstate 526's Western End in Charleston, South Carolina. This interstate was supposed to continue onto Johns Island and James Island, and connect up with what is currently the limited-access SC Highway 30 and go to downtown Charleston. I find these boring and slightly unpleasant because they set the atmosphere of incompletion (something I especially can't handle because I have severe OCD). It leaves something to be desired. In situations like this, there may be a very awkward interchange(s) or intersection(s) because the road was not supposed to end up like that. In I-526's case, it seems that environmental opposition was the reason that it and SC 30 were split up, and both of them have very awkward endings on one side because they were actually supposed to be connected (the road was supposed to keep going). Unless a situation like this is impossible to be completed, and it has a very particularly intriguing interchange or ending (in a good way), then I find these situations of interstate and freeway endings to be boring and unbearably frustrating. Situations like I-70's in Baltimore seem to fit that latter requirement and are an exception for me, so I don't really have a problem with Interstate 70's Eastern Ending, for example.
Those are the main kinds of Interstate endings that I personally find to be quite boring. An interstate, such as I-70 in Utah, can be interesting enough scenery-wise to make the interstate ending very interesting, even if the interchange or ending itself isn't awfully special or intriguing.
I-41 in metro Green Bay, WI. The freeway continues northward as US 41/141 for about 16 more miles before they split and become expressways, and the terminus of the Interstate (superfluous designation anyway IMO) has no fanfare, just one sign.
I-55 North in Chicago won't be boring for a little bit once they re-open the newly constructed ramps and put up the new signage.
I-355 south is a snoozer at I-80, and I'll take both endings on I-39 as well :sleep: :sleep:
I know technically this isn't a terminus, but I 70 in breezwood sucks. My mom and dad even think so. We were driving along, only to find a STOPLIGHT on the interstate!! And this an easy fix, too, just realign I 70 just a little bit!
Quote from: MCRoads on October 05, 2017, 09:03:24 AM
I know technically this isn't a terminus, but I 70 in breezwood sucks. My mom and dad even think so. We were driving along, only to find a STOPLIGHT on the interstate!! And this an easy fix, too, just realign I 70 just a little bit!
That is stupid, but not boring.
Quote from: webny99 on May 22, 2017, 11:33:42 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 22, 2017, 11:26:22 PM
Eastern end of I-70 is a dead-end at a commuter lot on the western edge of Baltimore City.
I thought of that one as well.
Also, I-990. Which is pretty anti-climatic in general.
I always wanted to drive to the east end of I 70
I know this isn't an Interstate ending, but the ending of CT/MA/VT 8 in Searsburg, VT is a dud considering the route spans three states and 147 miles. I was staying in nearby Wilmington for the holiday weekend and I drove past it. It ends at a T intersection with VT 9 pretty much in the middle of nowhere. And what's weird to me about it is that from that point, that's the most direct route to NYC. Yea, you could go another 15 miles into Bennington and use US 7 but the average speed limit is lower and there's more traffic.
What about I-72"s(am i the onlly one that didnt realize this was a thing?) western end is... [Insert Fart Noise Here]
https://goo.gl/maps/sRe5ujrkhpx
I mean, it is able to continue for 1 or 2 more miles!
anyway, the last exit is just "EXIT", not "EXIT 158"...
I-710 north has a boring end but that's because it was supposed to connect to CA-134 and I-210 interchange in Pasadena.
Quote from: bing101 on October 31, 2017, 12:50:34 PM
I-710 north has a boring end but that's because it was supposed to connect to CA-134 and I-210 interchange in Pasadena.
I think surface road endings are interesting. Boring for me is interstates that just end at a boring interchange.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 31, 2017, 06:46:40 PM
Quote from: bing101 on October 31, 2017, 12:50:34 PM
I-710 north has a boring end but that's because it was supposed to connect to CA-134 and I-210 interchange in Pasadena.
I think surface road endings are interesting. Boring for me is interstates that just end at a boring interchange.
Some surface road endings are still boring, though. The north end of I-575 comes to mind.
I would not say I-83 in Harrisburg is boring but it is like "So what!" Its just a basic interchange like two freeways are supposed to meet.
I-35 in Laredo is close to it as why TexDOT did not go the extra mile and just complete the freeway. No buildings are in its way and being so close is like a waste. And yes it would be more exciting as so would Mexico if they built the freeway south of Nuevo Laredo to the bridge and have one continuous freeway from nation into nation.
Ontario did that in two places too as ON 401 stops way short of the US border and from my memory of being there in 1995, it was not exciting where it ends. Plus ON 420 having its Breezewood along former Roberts Street (now the extension of Falls Avenue) to the Rainbow Bridge where it ends at Stanley Avenue at a signalized at grade intersection is yeah so what as well.
Quote from: roadman65 on November 07, 2017, 07:41:28 PM
Ontario did that...too as ON 401 stops way short of the US border and from my memory of being there in 1995, it was not exciting where it ends.
I thought Ontario was trying to remedy that, with the new International Bridge Crossing (maybe) and a direct freeway connection to I-75 in Detroit and ON 401 in Windsor
From what I've read, I believe the Ambassador Bridge owner is none too pleased about a competing, Freeway-to-Freeway bridge to bypass the Ambassador
Just like the PennDOT/ PTC project in Bucks County, PA. Plans but when is the end in sight?
I have been trying to figure out where it's going to come across Detroit to get to I-75 at. The way Ontario 401 is designed it looks like it's going to shoot straight across Zug Island but I thought it was going to come across a little north of that through the Delray neighborhood.
The owner of the Ambassador Bridge is Matty Moroun and he isn't very well liked by many in Detroit. The Ambassador Bridge though was built in 1929 and is wearing out it's almost to the point where it won't be able to handle any truck traffic for very much longer and trucks can't use the tunnel. If the Ambassador Bridge is unable to handle truck traffic the truck traffic would then have to go to Port Huron and use the Bluewater Bridge.
The United States wants this new bridge to be built and Canada really needs it. And about 7 or so years ago Canada offered to pay up to $550 million of Michigan's share for the bridge to be built. Getting back to Matt Moroun though, he argued for years that the new bridge wasn't needed and then said he'd build a new bridge, right next to the current Ambassador Bridge. The Ambassador Bridge is fine on the American side where you can connect to I-75 and I-96 right away but on the Canada side you have to go through a long stretch of city streets before you reach 401.
The best spot on the American side for the new bridge though would be somewhere between Fort Wayne and Zug Island because I-75 breaks away from the river more as you go south in Wayne County and the area between the river and I-75 south of the Rouge River is very developed.
Quote from: ilpt4u on November 07, 2017, 07:56:27 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on November 07, 2017, 07:41:28 PM
Ontario did that...too as ON 401 stops way short of the US border and from my memory of being there in 1995, it was not exciting where it ends.
I thought Ontario was trying to remedy that, with the new International Bridge Crossing (maybe) and a direct freeway connection to I-75 in Detroit and ON 401 in Windsor
From what I've read, I believe the Ambassador Bridge owner is none too pleased about a competing, Freeway-to-Freeway bridge to bypass the Ambassador
Read the Detroit Bridge Wars thread in Midwest - Great Lakes ;)
Here's one for 'boring' -- I-5 in Blaine. One moment you're in Washington on I-5, next you're in BC on BC 99!
(I'm kidding, it's a cool ending).
I-39 in Wausau - other than a sign and a speed limit change, the road continues.
I-41. Nuff said.
I-294 at both ends. Interchanges with other routes including I-94. The north end is a southbound split, the southbound - not so boring with a clusterfuck interchange (IDOT flattened it out a bit)
Quote from: SSOWorld on November 08, 2017, 05:34:35 AM
I-39 in Wausau - other than a sign and a speed limit change, the road continues.
I-41. Nuff said.
I-294 at both ends. Interchanges with other routes including I-94. The north end is a southbound split, the southbound - not so boring with a clusterfuck interchange (IDOT flattened it out a bit)
At least on I-294 you get to cross the Thornton Quarry.
For me, the boring ones are where you transition to another freeway going in the same direction and there's barely even an acknowledgment that the previous interstate ended, you just get a reassurance shield for the new route. The west end of I-20, the east end of I-240 in Oklahoma City, etc.