I saw this idea in another thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21614) and figured I'd start a thread devoted to it.
For me, it would be US 163 (which I really want to drive someday) except that I did travel on the segment of modern 191 between Bluff and I-70 before 2008, which was when AASHTO officially truncated 163 to Bluff. If that counts as having been on 163, then my answer is US 14/16.
Are you counting alternate or business US routes?
I recall some other thread asking for the closest Interstate, US, and state highway we've never driven/been on -- and I think the alt/bus routes issue came up there too. I'm too sleepy to look for it tonight, but maybe it can be dredged up with some more digging.
My best guess is US 183, which I've seen the northern terminus of but never used.
When I lived in the Omaha area, it was US 183, but I went on to drive the segment between I-80 and Holdrege earlier this year. Now that I live here in Mason City, it's US 212, with US 8 close behind. I have been on US 212, but never drove on it. US 8 would be entirely new.
Had to rack my brain on this; originally thought it would be 283, which I've referred to in other similar threads. But a little light came on -- it'd have to be US 138! Always used the parallel I-76 through the area; never drove an inch of the "old road". Maybe one of these days.............
If we're counting alternate routes, it would be US 1A in CT (passenger only) or US 1A in RI (not at all). If we're not counting alternates, then it's either the Eastern US 2, US 220, or US 113 (although I have driven a decommissioned portion of US 113).
I don't think I've ever been physically on US Route 11. I have been on US Route 6 however, in Coudersport.
Actually I have been on US 11, in Binghamton at least. It's US 6N in Western Penn then.
I don't drive, although I've never been a passenger on US-40 before, which runs about 45 miles or so south of where I live. I've crossed US-40 as a passenger before (in downtown Terre Haute, IN on US-41, prior to US-40 being rerouted south of downtown Terre Haute).
Alt US 1 near Hamlin ME. And I won't be driving it in the foreseeable future, since it's 3,229 miles (in a straight line) from me.
US 321, it is ~35ish miles from me. If we can count business routes or other special routes, then it's US 601 BUS in Pageland, SC. ~25ish miles from me.
US 195 which is close to 1,000 miles away to the north.
As a passenger (I don't drive): US 44.
My first thought was whether or not I've ever been on US-223. Maybe once when I was in Adrian? Then I remembered that overlap with US-23 ...
So it would probably be US-224.
Including auxiliary routes: US 27 Alt in Newnan between GA 16 and GA 34 Bypass (about 40 miles away). (Wait, that doesn't count because I've been on other parts of the route. That's what I get for posting before I've had my coffee.)
Mainline routes only: US 378 (about 90 miles away). Honorable mention: I've covered only about a half-mile of US 341 (about 50 miles away).
Looking at non-bannered routes only, it looks like mine's US 48, a little more than 400 miles from home.
There appear to be many bannered routes in the northeast that are closer that I've likely never traveled.
I don't ever recall driving on US 223. I've driven on all of Michigan's other US highways except for US 45 and US 41 but those are much further away than US 223 is. Now this is a little tricky because US 223 multiplexes with US 23 for some unknown reason just to carry the number down to Ohio and I don't consider that a part of US 223 rather US 23 only.
I was about to say US-30, but I definitely remember going through Breezewood at least once in my life. I'm pretty sure now the honor would go to US-222, around 120 miles northeast from home.
Going by mainlines only, I've travelled on all of them in Michigan, so I think the answer is probably US 63 in Wisconsin.
Tie between US 301 and US 206. As many times as I've been up and down the Delmarva, I dunno how I haven't had to take 301 at least once.
US 195
US 59, 90 miles away.
If I specify that I was the driver (which I usually don't), it's US 71, 60 miles away. I traveled on parts of it in MO on a bus once.
Hm. I don't think I've ever driven on US 730 in Washington or Oregon.
US 222. Although I've been on MD 222, which is sort of a continuation of it.
Excluding Business/Alt highways, the shortest distance I could travel to reach a US highway that I have never been on any part of would be 175 miles to US 67.
I'm pretty sure the nearest one to me is US 19, clear off in southwestern Virginia.
Actually, US 113 might be closer.
US 1 :bigass:
Seriously, I don't think I have ever been on US 5. I might of once to find food, though.
Bannered, US 460 Pamplin City. Mainline, either US 113 or US 701.
Closest main US route I haven't touched: US 46, if I am detecting the route appropriately, with it ending at I-95.
After that, probably US 123. Maybe US 70N or US 431 after that.
Quote from: Jim on November 26, 2017, 08:26:58 AM
Looking at non-bannered routes only, it looks like mine's US 48, a little more than 400 miles from home.
ADHS Corridor H is worth it if you have the time (not all of what is signed as U.S. 48 has been upgraded to ADHS corridor standard yet).
Never Driven: US 98
As a passenger: US 90, 350 Miles away
Alt US 50 in Fernley, NV (262 miles from home)
US 97 (293 miles from home)
US 6 (304 miles from home)
US 199 (376 miles away from home)
US 49E and US 49W in Mississippi. It just occurred to me that I haven't' been on either that I recall.
US 87. I live along US 101. That's a whole lot of the West I have covered during my time on this world. No doubt there's someone on US 1 who might make a case for US 101 being the closest they have never been on and that person or their coastal opposite will hold the distance record!
Rick
Probably U.S. 378 (GA/NC). I live near Birmingham.
Most likely US 206. I remember being on every other route that comes closer to me than 206, including pretty far ones like US 522, 301, and 340, but not ever actually using 206.
For me; either US 33 or 211 in VA.
Probably US-197, US-730, or the western US-2.
Quote from: JasonOfORoads on November 28, 2017, 06:42:02 PM
Probably US-197, US-730, or the western US-2.
When there are relatively close-by routes that have yet to be traveled, you then have the basic itinerary for a fine road trip! Go out in early May and odds are there'll be sun and no snow to fight. Having driven these routes, I promise you will have a good time seeing what is on them. Don't be afraid to explore! Some excellent eats will also be found on da' road too...
Rick
US-151 - 5 days (sometime 6 or 7) a week as part of my work commute.
Back in the CA days - closest existing - none other than the 101.
Historic route? 99.
Counting bannered US routes, the closest one to where I live, on which I have zero mileage, is US 322 Business in West Chester, PA. But I've driven less than half of US 222 Business in Reading PA, which would be closer.
For non-bannered US routes, I have at least a little mileage on all of them. The closest untraveled US route segment would be the part of US 158 between Norlina NC and Roanoke Rapids NC.
I've been on US 45 but neither 45E or 45W in Mississippi. 217 miles away.
If i don't count those types of routes, the next furthest would be a tie: US 57 in Texas at 460 miles, or US 331 in Montgomery, AL
Quote from: nexus73 on November 28, 2017, 07:41:12 PM
Quote from: JasonOfORoads on November 28, 2017, 06:42:02 PM
Probably US-197, US-730, or the western US-2.
When there are relatively close-by routes that have yet to be traveled, you then have the basic itinerary for a fine road trip! Go out in early May and odds are there'll be sun and no snow to fight. Having driven these routes, I promise you will have a good time seeing what is on them. Don't be afraid to explore! Some excellent eats will also be found on da' road too...
Rick
US-197 is just 90 miles east of where I live, so it would be a great road trip. I'd probably have to make it an overnight camping trip or something because I want to really explore the old alignments of US-197 near The Dalles. I think those old roads still have concrete mileposts the OSHD put up in the 1920s *drool*.
I may or may not have travelled US-730 when I was younger. I know I've never driven it, though.
US-2 sounds fun, but I'll probably stick with Oregon highways for now based on the limited time I get off from work and family. Who knows what the future holds, though.
Looking at the map, I would have to say US-178 would be the closest US route to where I currently live that I have never been on.
From my location, it looks like it's a tossup between US 10 and US 218. I have crossed US 218, though.
US-395 and US-6 are ones I never driven on for US routes.
For me, it would have to be US-8, or US-231. I've gotten around quite well ... owning a motorcycle will do that to ya!
I thought this was a really hard question to answer. I was searching all over Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, and coming up with nothing. Then I realized I've never driven on US-177, whose northern terminus is only 51 miles from my house.
A native Michigander, I've been on them all in Michigan, including US-8. It would be some obscure (to me) 3 digit one in remote Ohio or Indiana.
Quote from: JCinSummerfield on November 30, 2017, 03:54:26 PM
A native Michigander, I've been on them all in Michigan, including US-8. It would be some obscure (to me) 3 digit one in remote Ohio or Indiana.
Interestingly, I found there were several I've driven on in other states but not in Kansas.
Quote from: kphoger on November 30, 2017, 02:00:33 PMI thought this was a really hard question to answer. I was searching all over Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, and coming up with nothing. Then I realized I've never driven on US-177, whose northern terminus is only 51 miles from my house.
In my case it is US 159. I think the next closest is one of US 278 (Arkansas), US 96 (Texas), or US 57 (Texas).
US 48. I've been near both ends, but not on the road proper.
For me, it's US-223 (technically, I've been on its concurrent section with US-23 into OH which only exists to legitimize US-223)
I live in Cincinnati, and the closest I have never driven on at all is US 33 approximately 100 miles away in Columbus.
For me: US 730. Dissapointing compared to the rest here: Closest point by driving millage: 175 miles.
US 138, ~315 miles through a whole lot of nothing.
Does driving on concurencys count as "not driving on" the route? If so, US 62.
oh wait, drove that in Kentucky... I dont actually know.
Quote from: MCRoads on December 13, 2017, 09:55:26 AM
Does driving on concurencys count as "not driving on" the route?
Are you joking? Of course it counts!
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on December 13, 2017, 05:28:27 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on December 13, 2017, 09:55:26 AM
Does driving on concurencys count as "not driving on" the route?
Are you joking? Of course it counts!
Why should driving on a concurrency count as not driving on one of the routes?
If, for example, you've never driven on a part of US-6 that's not concurrent with another highway but you've driven on hundreds of miles' worth of it that
are concurrent with another highway (I-70, US-34, I-80, I-94, ...), then why should you be able to say you've never driven on US-6? (I believe this was actually true for me until just this past summer, when I drove my first 11 miles of Just-6)
Quote from: roadguy2 on November 26, 2017, 12:48:23 AM
I saw this idea in another thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21614) and figured I'd start a thread devoted to it.
For me, it would be US 163 (which I really want to drive someday) except that I did travel on the segment of modern 191 between Bluff and I-70 before 2008, which was when AASHTO officially truncated 163 to Bluff. If that counts as having been on 163, then my answer is US 14/16.
I live in Chicagoland, and oddly enough, I've clinched US163 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :spin:
I've hardly done any driving on US14 and US18 to my north. The closest US highway I haven't interacted with at all might be US223. I've been on a tiny segment of US131, so I don't think US131 should count as a highway I've driven on. So I'll go with US131.
US 96 in southeast Texas.
Hmm, there aren't all that many left in California ;). But I have never driven any of US 199
I drove on US 223 the other night so that one is indeed off the list now for me. That means that I have now driven on every US highway in the state of Michigan at least once with the exception of US 45. I even have the short US 8 clinched, US 8 is only in Michigan for about 2 miles.
I had thought that US 250 would have been it for me but now that I look at it I've been on that highway before, granted it was very close to it's northern terminus and just exiting off of SR 2. I've been on every US highway in northern Indiana. I'll have to say it's now US 42 for me and I certainly don't remember ever being on US 42 so that must be it.
I've been on pretty much every single US route in Arkansas. However, I still haven't been on US-278 at all yet.
If we're only talking about primary US Routes, I think my nearest miss is either US Route 2 in the Bangor, ME area or US Route 13 in Philadelphia. I've ridden next to US Route 13 on Amtrak several times in the Bristol, PA area, however.
As either a bus passenger, car passenger or on foot, I've definitely been on parts of US 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31, 36, 40, 41, 44, 50, 202 and 431.
Nashville, TN - August 15, 2010
(https://i.imgur.com/pLKE5VG.jpg)
US-311
Looks like US 80 in Savannah, approx. 340 miles.
US 36 in Ohio. 296 miles from me in Central PA.
Nexus 6P
Probably US 412 in Tennessee. Other than the very, very, very eastern tip of it at I-65 in Tennessee (which I'm not counting as driven due to the fact that I spent more time on that part of TN 99 than on that part of US 412), I can't recall having ever driven on that highway.
Quote from: oscar on November 26, 2017, 01:00:22 AM
Are you counting alternate or business US routes?
I recall some other thread asking for the closest Interstate, US, and state highway we've never driven/been on -- and I think the alt/bus routes issue came up there too. I'm too sleepy to look for it tonight, but maybe it can be dredged up with some more digging.
I am sure that, while I lived in Austin, I missed some US highways that were really nearby, but due to both their scarcity and my extensive travels, that I have been on or crossed at right angles every US highway in California and US 93 in Nevada, so my guess is that it would be some East-West US highway in NorthEastern Oregon.
Counting split routes as individual segments as Travel Mapping does, I only have 48 routes that I haven't had even a dinky scrape or interstate-concurrency on. An unfair number of them are in the South. I'm going to guess my closest untouched is US 641, simply because that's the closest one to the Midwest (not counting independent US 10 in Michigan), and I have seen its north end.
US 65, which I've crossed at least three times but never actually driven on. Honorable mention for US 63, since I've driven on it in Missouri but somehow not my home state or one of its border states.
US 331. Seen its northern terminus multiple times but never driven it.
US 1. I'm about 10 miles from its route in Pennsylvania and I've driven several of its child routes, but never been on the actual road itself. (Yes, I know, I don't go to the beach very often.) :-D
US 17 in parts of Duval and Nassau Counties in FL.
US 23's independent section free from US 1 in Jax.
US 129 between Chiefland and US 27.
US 90 between Lake City and its eastern end.
I'm about 30 miles from the southern terminus of US 159. I've crossed it on I-29, but never been on it.
The closest US Highway that I have never been on would definitely have to be US 72.
What's interesting and surprising is that the eastern terminus of US Highway 72 is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is not far away from me at all (Dalton, GA) - and interestingly, US 72's eastern end is actually the same location at which lies US 76's western end.
I am fairly certain that, even as close as it is, that I have never been on any part of US 72, and that it would correctly be my answer for the question of this thread.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on February 08, 2018, 08:55:17 PM
The closest US Highway that I have never been on would definitely have to be US 72.
What's interesting and surprising is that the eastern terminus of US Highway 72 is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is not far away from me at all (Dalton, GA) - and interestingly, US 72's eastern end is actually the same location at which lies US 76's western end.
I am fairly certain that, even as close as it is, that I have never been on any part of US 72, and that it would correctly be my answer for the question of this thread.
A reminder of the ongoing discussion that US76 and US72 should have the same number. Either that or US74 and US72 should have the same number.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on February 08, 2018, 08:55:17 PM
The closest US Highway that I have never been on would definitely have to be US 72.
What's interesting and surprising is that the eastern terminus of US Highway 72 is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is not far away from me at all (Dalton, GA) - and interestingly, US 72's eastern end is actually the same location at which lies US 76's western end.
I am fairly certain that, even as close as it is, that I have never been on any part of US 72, and that it would correctly be my answer for the question of this thread.
Actually, they no longer end at the same intersection.
Closest to me would likely be US 63 south of Hazen to Stuttgart, and south of Pine Bluff.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 12, 2018, 01:10:04 PM
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on February 08, 2018, 08:55:17 PM
The closest US Highway that I have never been on would definitely have to be US 72.
What's interesting and surprising is that the eastern terminus of US Highway 72 is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is not far away from me at all (Dalton, GA) - and interestingly, US 72's eastern end is actually the same location at which lies US 76's western end.
I am fairly certain that, even as close as it is, that I have never been on any part of US 72, and that it would correctly be my answer for the question of this thread.
Actually, they no longer end at the same intersection.
Wow, I actually did not realize that. I do apologize for my ignorance. When did that change? :-o
Though, as I said, I have never been on US 72 to begin with as of now, so I have not seen the intersection in person (at least I don't think I have - if I have I don't remember) to have figured this out myself. :-D