Of most major metro areas (let's go with over 500,000) which has the highest exit numbers in it?
I think Houston would win out. I-10 is in the mid-700s by the time it reaches Houston.
What other ones would take top honors?
Quote from: OCGuy81 on August 21, 2017, 11:23:16 PM
Of most major metro areas (let's go with over 500,000) which has the highest exit numbers in it?
I think Houston would win out. I-10 is in the mid-700s by the time it reaches Houston.
What other ones would take top honors?
Texas, for obvious reasons, would be right up there with more than one metro area near the top of any list. San Antonio would take a 2nd place, with the I-10 interchange with the east Loop 1604 (as good a place as any to define the metro area) being Exit #587. DFW would be an honorable mention for two routes: I-20, with a high exit number in the 490's at the Mesquite outskirts, while the 35/35E continuum would have Exit #467 at the north 35E/W split in Denton (again, a reasonable place to determine the metro area's perimeter). The mileposts for US 90 in Houston would also be quite high (haven't done the math on that one yet); whether that translates into exit numbers on that route's freeway segment east of town isn't something that I am aware of.
Sacramento, CA would also take top honors; the airport exit on I-5 just prior to the Sacramento River bridge is Exit #528, while the Bay area greater metro area -- if including Santa Rosa and vicinity -- would show US 101 with Exit #505 in Healdsburg -- the farthest north suburban reach in the region.
Interstate-wise, the only other metro areas with exit numbers in excess of 400 are Omaha (exit 454/I-80) and Kansas City (exit 423/I-70); east of the Mississippi, the highest exit number within a metro area as defined in the OP would be Exit #351 on I-76 in Philadelphia.
If anyone wants to take the effort to calculate qualifying US highway mileage in the physically larger states, I for one would certainly like to see the results. If US 77 had its own exit numbers in DFW, that would certainly be right up there near the top!
Houlton, ME has exit 303 on I-95
Redding, CA has over 100k people and has exit numbers in the 600 range. US-101 junctions with CA-299 at Exit 716 in the Eureka/Arcata area, the largest coastal metro area between the Bay Area and Portland. If the junction with US-199 had an exit number in the Crescent City area, it would be in the high 700 range, probably around 790 or so.
Going in the other direction, Montana is about the only state that can compete with Texas for west-east exit numbers. But Montana doesn't have too many big cities.
Omaha pings in at 454 on I-80
Kansas City has 423 on I-70
Fargo is in the low 400s
Sioux City doesn't even break 400
Billings is in the low 400s
Kamloops, Edmonton could have high numbers, but they're KM based.
Quote from: sparker on August 22, 2017, 12:15:38 AM
east of the Mississippi, the highest exit number within a metro area as defined in the OP would be Exit #351 on I-76 in Philadelphia.
I-75 has an exit 353 in Georgia just before crossing the state line into Chattanooga (metro pop ~550k, so it counts).
The last exit along I-57 in Chicago is Exit 357.
Quote from: OCGuy81 on August 21, 2017, 11:23:16 PM
Of most major metro areas (let's go with over 500,000) which has the highest exit numbers in it?
I think Houston would win out. I-10 is in the mid-700s by the time it reaches Houston.
What other ones would take top honors?
Pretty much all of Texas major metro areas have high exit numbers. Dallas has I-20 in the 470's along with I-35E (using I-35's exit numbers) being also in the 450's and San Antonio has I-10 in the 570s.
Philly's I-76 and I-276 (PA Turnpike) exit numbers are all in the 300's.
I-40 cracks 300 in Raleigh, NC. And in Wilmington, it goes up to 420.
Quote from: Bickendan on August 22, 2017, 01:38:13 AM
Kamloops, Edmonton could have high numbers, but they're KM based.
Edmonton: 406 on the east side on TCH-16.
Kamloops: In the 370s, but it's a long way off the population constraint from the OP (only around 100k).
Canada's winner, as best I can tell, is Toronto, with exit numbers on the 401 reaching the 440s (basing this on Wikipedia's definition of the Greater Toronto Area (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area)). Don't think there's anything bigger unless the Montreal metro area extends into Ontario.
I can't think of anything other than the 500s for I-5 in Sacramento and I-10 in San Antonio, obviously the 700s in Houston is the highest.
If you count Beaumont/Port Arthur, that has to be the highest with exit numbers in the mid 800's on I-10
Quote from: Eth on August 22, 2017, 10:11:44 AM
Quote from: Bickendan on August 22, 2017, 01:38:13 AM
Kamloops, Edmonton could have high numbers, but they're KM based.
Edmonton: 406 on the east side on TCH-16.
Kamloops: In the 370s, but it's a long way off the population constraint from the OP (only around 100k).
Canada's winner, as best I can tell, is Toronto, with exit numbers on the 401 reaching the 440s (basing this on Wikipedia's definition of the Greater Toronto Area (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area)). Don't think there's anything bigger unless the Montreal metro area extends into Ontario.
AB 2 has 525 before the numbers stop for some reason, though I suppose one could debate whether that's in the Edmonton metro area. It would hit 556 if the numbers didn't drop north of AB 19.
Quote from: sparker on August 22, 2017, 12:15:38 AM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on August 21, 2017, 11:23:16 PM
Of most major metro areas (let's go with over 500,000) which has the highest exit numbers in it?
I think Houston would win out. I-10 is in the mid-700s by the time it reaches Houston.
What other ones would take top honors?
Texas, for obvious reasons, would be right up there with more than one metro area near the top of any list. San Antonio would take a 2nd place, with the I-10 interchange with the east Loop 1604 (as good a place as any to define the metro area) being Exit #587. DFW would be an honorable mention for two routes: I-20, with a high exit number in the 490's at the Mesquite outskirts, while the 35/35E continuum would have Exit #467 at the north 35E/W split in Denton (again, a reasonable place to determine the metro area's perimeter). The mileposts for US 90 in Houston would also be quite high (haven't done the math on that one yet); whether that translates into exit numbers on that route's freeway segment east of town isn't something that I am aware of.
Sacramento, CA would also take top honors; the airport exit on I-5 just prior to the Sacramento River bridge is Exit #528, while the Bay area greater metro area -- if including Santa Rosa and vicinity -- would show US 101 with Exit #505 in Healdsburg -- the farthest north suburban reach in the region.
Interstate-wise, the only other metro areas with exit numbers in excess of 400 are Omaha (exit 454/I-80) and Kansas City (exit 423/I-70); east of the Mississippi, the highest exit number within a metro area as defined in the OP would be Exit #351 on I-76 in Philadelphia.
If anyone wants to take the effort to calculate qualifying US highway mileage in the physically larger states, I for one would certainly like to see the results. If US 77 had its own exit numbers in DFW, that would certainly be right up there near the top!
Jacksonville metro area has exits 324-362 on i10.. 298-380 on i95
LGMS428
Knoxville: I-40 has Exits 374-394. Metro area of around 870,000.
Quote from: jwolfer on August 22, 2017, 05:08:31 PM
Quote from: sparker on August 22, 2017, 12:15:38 AM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on August 21, 2017, 11:23:16 PM
Of most major metro areas (let's go with over 500,000) which has the highest exit numbers in it?
I think Houston would win out. I-10 is in the mid-700s by the time it reaches Houston.
What other ones would take top honors?
Texas, for obvious reasons, would be right up there with more than one metro area near the top of any list. San Antonio would take a 2nd place, with the I-10 interchange with the east Loop 1604 (as good a place as any to define the metro area) being Exit #587. DFW would be an honorable mention for two routes: I-20, with a high exit number in the 490's at the Mesquite outskirts, while the 35/35E continuum would have Exit #467 at the north 35E/W split in Denton (again, a reasonable place to determine the metro area's perimeter). The mileposts for US 90 in Houston would also be quite high (haven't done the math on that one yet); whether that translates into exit numbers on that route's freeway segment east of town isn't something that I am aware of.
Sacramento, CA would also take top honors; the airport exit on I-5 just prior to the Sacramento River bridge is Exit #528, while the Bay area greater metro area -- if including Santa Rosa and vicinity -- would show US 101 with Exit #505 in Healdsburg -- the farthest north suburban reach in the region.
Interstate-wise, the only other metro areas with exit numbers in excess of 400 are Omaha (exit 454/I-80) and Kansas City (exit 423/I-70); east of the Mississippi, the highest exit number within a metro area as defined in the OP would be Exit #351 on I-76 in Philadelphia.
If anyone wants to take the effort to calculate qualifying US highway mileage in the physically larger states, I for one would certainly like to see the results. If US 77 had its own exit numbers in DFW, that would certainly be right up there near the top!
Jacksonville metro area has exits 324-362 on i10.. 298-380 on i95
LGMS428
Oops! Forgot about Florida -- and just how wide the Panhandle actually is! Also didn't realize Knoxville metro was that large (must be physically large as well!). OK, modified statement -- I-76/exit 351 is the highest OP-qualified metro-area exit # in the Northeast.
Salt Lake City is 290-310 on I-15. Up towards Ogden, it gets into the 340-350s.
Sorry Delaware and Rhode Island, you can't have high number exits. :sombrero:
However, we in New Jersey got the "What exit number joke" until I stunned one individual when I told him I lived off Exit 135 on the Parkway. NJ's highest exit number, though, is 172 on the Parkway just before the NY State Line.
For a small state we still have high exit numbers I will have to say.
Quote from: roadman65 on August 23, 2017, 09:24:16 AM
Sorry Delaware and Rhode Island, you can't have high number exits. :sombrero:
However, we in New Jersey got the "What exit number joke" until I stunned one individual when I told him I lived off Exit 135 on the Parkway. NJ's highest exit number, though, is 172 on the Parkway just before the NY State Line.
For a small state we still have high exit numbers I will have to say.
Delaware "fakes up" their exit numbers with km based exit numbers on Delaware SR1
LGMS428
Quote from: jwolfer on August 23, 2017, 09:29:03 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on August 23, 2017, 09:24:16 AM
Sorry Delaware and Rhode Island, you can't have high number exits. :sombrero:
However, we in New Jersey got the "What exit number joke" until I stunned one individual when I told him I lived off Exit 135 on the Parkway. NJ's highest exit number, though, is 172 on the Parkway just before the NY State Line.
For a small state we still have high exit numbers I will have to say.
Delaware "fakes up" their exit numbers with km based exit numbers on Delaware SR1
LGMS428
DE 1 would have a couple of triple digit numbers if it were converted to miles. DE 273 would be 101, DE 7/Christiana Mall would be 102 (A/B southbound), I-95 would be 103 A-B-C (B/A Southbound), and DE 58 would be 103D
CT used to have a couple of triple digit exit numbers; 1 on I-395 until a couple of years ago when they were based on the Connecticut Turnpike. Exits also went up to 106 on the former I-86 when the exits were based on CT 15/Hutch Parkway numbers. There will be 5 triple digit exits on I-95 (100, 101, 104, 108, 111) when I-95 goes mileage based.
If it were a freeway with exit numbers, the highest exit numbers in all of North America would probably be on BC-97. Its the longest numbered highway under the administration of a single state or province, IIRC, with a length of at least 1,000 miles. Convert that to kilometers, you'd theoretically see some exit numbers in the Dawson Creek area around 1600 or so.
BC 97 at its first crossing of 60° North is roughly at 1312 miles. BC 2 in Dawson Creek is is roughly at 756 miles.
Fort Halkett at Smith River Provincial Park, the final full point used in the Travel Mapping trace, is roughly at mile 1245.
Converted: BC 1 east of Kamloops -- 264 (BC 1's 399)
BC 1/5 in Kamloops -- 290 (BC 1/5's 374)
BC 1/5 west of Kamloops -- 300 (BC 5's 362 and where BC 1 adopts the exit number series for its own)
BC 1 in Cache Creek -- 372
BC 16 in Prince George -- 809
BC 2 in Dawson Creek -- 1209
BC 77 -- 1691
Fort Halkett -- 1992
First crossing into Yukon -- 2099
Quote from: sparker on August 22, 2017, 12:15:38 AM
If anyone wants to take the effort to calculate qualifying US highway mileage in the physically larger states, I for one would certainly like to see the results. If US 77 had its own exit numbers in DFW, that would certainly be right up there near the top!
holy grail of a bump, but I did the effort of using the google maps measure tool to find the mileage of US 40 in Missouri just because I like large numbers, and have a list of what its exit numbers would be if the US 40 freeway section uses its own exit numbers
Notable Exits:
214 - I-70
218 - MO 364
225 - MO 94
233 - MO 340
236 - MO 141
239 - I-270
242 - US 67
245 - I-170
250 - Kingshighway
254 - I-44/I-55
Another exercise to add on to this thread: Take on the highest exit number on each 2di in a metro area, add them together, and divide by the number of 2di. Which metro area will have the highest? This can bring down the averages of cities with interstates that has a western/southern termius, like I-45 in Houston or I-29 for Kansas City. Here are what I have already:
St. Louis: [293 (I-44) + 249 (I-70) + 207 (I-55) + 40 (I-64)]/4 = 197.25
Chicago: [358 (I-57) + 347 (I-94) + 293 (I-55) + 262 (I-65) + 161 (I-80) + 138 (I-88) + 107 (I-90)]/7 = 238
Cincinnati: [192 (I-75) + 169 (I-74) + 77 (I-71)]/3 = 146
Cleveland: [247 (I-71) + 212 (I-90) + 163 (I-77) + 161 (I-80) + 11 (I-76)]/5 = 158.8
Chicago gets up to 358 on I-57, the highest exit number for any one of the top three cities in population, in the US.
https://goo.gl/maps/9ccefDPq371xiiAX6
Quote from: SkyPesos on January 01, 2021, 01:04:02 PM
Another exercise to add on to this thread: Take on the highest exit number on each 2di in a metro area, add them together, and divide by the number of 2di. Which metro area will have the highest? This can bring down the averages of cities with interstates that has a western/southern termius, like I-45 in Houston or I-29 for Kansas City. Here are what I have already:
Chicago: [357 (I-57) + 347 (I-94) + 293 (I-55) + 160 (I-80) + 138 (I-88) + 107 (I-90)]/6 = 233.67
Where does I-94 have an Exit 347 in Illinois?
Pretty sure Exit 161 is the highest for both I-80 and I-94, along their multiplex entering IL from IN
The split freeways for Exit 160 is east of the ramp for Exit 161 since the Kingery/Borman sections of 80/94 were rebuilt
Quote from: ilpt4u on January 01, 2021, 01:34:30 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on January 01, 2021, 01:04:02 PM
Another exercise to add on to this thread: Take on the highest exit number on each 2di in a metro area, add them together, and divide by the number of 2di. Which metro area will have the highest? This can bring down the averages of cities with interstates that has a western/southern termius, like I-45 in Houston or I-29 for Kansas City. Here are what I have already:
Chicago: [357 (I-57) + 347 (I-94) + 293 (I-55) + 160 (I-80) + 138 (I-88) + 107 (I-90)]/6 = 233.67
Where does I-94 have an Exit 347 in Illinois?
That's in Wisconsin, since I'm counting a whole metro area, and I-94 goes through 2 counties in Wisconsin that's part of the Chicago metro area
Here's the four major cities in the Texas Triangle:
For Houston:
[153 (I-69) + 98 (I-45) + 829 (I-10)]/3 = 360
For San Antonio:
[628 (I-10) + 142 (I-37) + 196 (I-35)]/3 = 322
For Austin:
(632 (I-10) + 277 (I-35)]/2 = 454.5
For Dallas:
[482 (I-35) + 85 (I-35W) + 512 (I-20) + 104 (I-30) + 284 (I-45)]/5 = 293.4
So Austin wins but only because I-10 has an exit in Caldwell County, which is considered part of the Austin Metropolitan Area. Otherwise Houston would win.
Quote from: SkyPesos on January 01, 2021, 01:04:02 PM
Another exercise to add on to this thread: Take on the highest exit number on each 2di in a metro area, add them together, and divide by the number of 2di. Which metro area will have the highest? This can bring down the averages of cities with interstates that has a western/southern termius, like I-45 in Houston or I-29 for Kansas City.
Quote from: CoreySamson on January 01, 2021, 09:24:52 PM
For Austin:
(632 (I-10) + 277 (I-35)]/2 = 454.5
...
So Austin wins but only because I-10 has an exit in Caldwell County, which is considered part of the Austin Metropolitan Area. Otherwise Houston would win.
That feels like cheating, but I guess it technically counts.
Other than that, I'd be surprised if there's a better showing than Jacksonville: 362 (I-10) + 380 (I-95) / 2 = 371.
For the Twin Cities I'll do I-94 Exit 258, and I-35 Exit 152 which heading northbound is the last exit in the 651 area code.
Comes out to 205.
Since Canada has already come up, Toronto's exit numbers along 401 are in the 300s and the exits for Kingston (metro area over 100K) are in the low 600s.
It's too bad 417's exits don't continue the kilometer markers from 17, else we'd see exits in the 1500s or so through Ottawa.
Speaking of km exits, imagine 4 digit exit numbers if I-10 in Houston uses km markers
1194: TX 99
1206: TX 6
1216: Beltway 8
1226: I-610
1235: I-45
1238: US 59
1245: I-610
1256: Beltway 8
1267: Spur 330
1285: TX 99
I-64 gets up to Exit 299 at I-264 / I-664 / US-58 in Chesapeake, VA.
In total, the entire Hampton Roads metropolitan area has close to 2 million people.
Indianapolis-
I-69: Exit 205 [future Exit 188] (Fishers)- ne of Indianapolis
I-65: Exit 141 (Lebanon)- nw of Indianapolis
US 31: Exit 136 (Westfield)- north of Indianapolis
Quote from: SkyPesos on January 01, 2021, 01:04:02 PM
Another exercise to add on to this thread: Take on the highest exit number on each 2di in a metro area, add them together, and divide by the number of 2di. Which metro area will have the highest? This can bring down the averages of cities with interstates that has a western/southern termius, like I-45 in Houston or I-29 for Kansas City. Here are what I have already:
St. Louis: [293 (I-44) + 249 (I-70) + 207 (I-55) + 40 (I-64)]/4 = 197.25
Chicago: [358 (I-57) + 347 (I-94) + 293 (I-55) + 262 (I-65) + 161 (I-80) + 138 (I-88) + 107 (I-90)]/7 = 238
Cincinnati: [192 (I-75) + 169 (I-74) + 77 (I-71)]/3 = 146
Cleveland: [247 (I-71) + 212 (I-90) + 163 (I-77) + 161 (I-80) + 11 (I-76)]/5 = 158.8
Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on January 09, 2021, 05:28:57 AM
Indianapolis-
I-69: Exit 205 [future Exit 188] (Fishers)- ne of Indianapolis
I-65: Exit 141 (Lebanon)- nw of Indianapolis
US 31: Exit 136 (Westfield)- north of Indianapolis
I'll add on Indianapolis to the list in this thread so far:
[226 (I-69) + 146 (I-65) + 119 (I-74) + 104 (I-70)]/4 = 148.75