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Title: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 11:03:05 AM
No state route, U.S. route, Interstate...  Only local or county roads for access.  I'm more interested in stand-alone towns than suburbs, but I'm fully aware people will suggest a suburb as an answer, and I won't try to fight it.

Near me, the town of Clearwater (KS) has no state route, with a population of 2481.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: hotdogPi on November 28, 2018, 11:04:40 AM
Numbered or state-maintained? If the former, Nantucket (10k).
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
Quote from: 1 on November 28, 2018, 11:04:40 AM
Numbered or state-maintained? If the former, Nantucket (10k).

Doesn't have to be numbered to count as a state highway.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: froggie on November 28, 2018, 11:39:54 AM
Thread from 3 years ago (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14993.0), with comments as recently as this past July.

A few commenters in that thread took the definition literally, ignoring that U.S. and Interstate routes are also technically "state routes" in that they're maintained by the states.  But enough took to the same definition as kphoger.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 11:43:30 AM
Quote from: froggie on November 28, 2018, 11:39:54 AM
Thread from 3 years ago (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14993.0), with comments as recently as this past July.

A few commenters in that thread took the definition literally, ignoring that U.S. and Interstate routes are also technically "state routes" in that they're maintained by the states.  But enough took to the same definition as kphoger.

Dang!  I searched for a similar topic with various wordings and came up short.  Thank you.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: Roadsguy on November 28, 2018, 12:15:02 PM
Quote from: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 11:43:30 AM
Quote from: froggie on November 28, 2018, 11:39:54 AM
Thread from 3 years ago (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14993.0), with comments as recently as this past July.

A few commenters in that thread took the definition literally, ignoring that U.S. and Interstate routes are also technically "state routes" in that they're maintained by the states.  But enough took to the same definition as kphoger.

Dang!  I searched for a similar topic with various wordings and came up short.  Thank you.

Funny enough, you yourself posted in it when it was made.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 12:35:32 PM
Quote from: Roadsguy on November 28, 2018, 12:15:02 PM
Quote from: kphoger on November 28, 2018, 11:43:30 AM
Quote from: froggie on November 28, 2018, 11:39:54 AM
Thread from 3 years ago (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14993.0), with comments as recently as this past July.

A few commenters in that thread took the definition literally, ignoring that U.S. and Interstate routes are also technically "state routes" in that they're maintained by the states.  But enough took to the same definition as kphoger.

Dang!  I searched for a similar topic with various wordings and came up short.  Thank you.

Funny enough, you yourself posted in it when it was made.

Yeah, I saw that.  It was long enough ago, I don't remember posting it.
Title: Re: Largest U.S. town with no state highway
Post by: Bruce on November 29, 2018, 01:07:23 AM
Repeating from my previous thread comment (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14993.msg2339867#msg2339867): Sammamish, Washington (51,229).

It had a state highway that was decommissioned prior to the city's incorporation. There's no interest in designating a new state route through the city, since there's really no need. Sammamish might annex an area along SR 202, though, and gain a short section.