Inspired by the "getting to" posts, what highway in your state (US or Interstate) has the most miles ahead of it after leaving your state?
Example: after leaving Oregon, US 20 still has roughly 2900 miles to go.
Interstates -
Virginia - I-95 South - 872 miles to Miami, FL
North Carolina - I-40 West - 2,131 miles to Barstow, CA
South Carolina - I-95 North - 1,198 miles to Houlton, ME / I-20 West - 1,193 miles to Fort Davis, TX / I-10
Indiana has several that are bunched closely together:
US 30 WB has 2280 miles until its terminus in Astoria, OR
US 20 WB has 2265 miles until its terminus in Newport, OR
US 12 WB has 2217 miles until its terminus in Aberdeen, WA
US 50 WB has 2197 miles until its terminus in West Sacramento, CA
I-80 WB has 2131 miles until its terminus in San Francisco
US 6 WB has 2060 miles until its terminus in Bishop, CA
I-90 WB has 2052 miles until its terminus in Seattle
I wonder if any other state has at least 7 routes that go more than 2000 miles. I know all 7 of Indiana's routes go through Illinois, but when you subtract Illinois' mileage at least a few of them go under 2000.
For Ohio, it looks like US-30, about 2,430 miles. US-6 and US-50 probably were originally longer, but have been truncated in California.
I-80 is the longest Interstate beyond Ohio, about 70 miles longer than I-90.
I live in Virginia and I assume it would be westbound US-50.
I'm thinking central states like Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, etc could be interesting and difficult to determine.
Texas?? Perhaps US 62?
Louisiana would probably be I-10 west (about 1,680 miles to the Pacific Ocean -- more than half of that in Texas), followed by US 11 (about 1,614 miles to upstate New York).
Kentucky's would almost certainly be US 60 to its western end in Arizona.
Michigan looks close. Is it US 41 leaving the UP or I-75?
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 22, 2020, 02:47:31 PM
Michigan looks close. Is it US 41 leaving the UP or I-75?
US 12 seems to have them both beat.
Quote from: 1 on April 22, 2020, 02:48:43 PM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 22, 2020, 02:47:31 PM
Michigan looks close. Is it US 41 leaving the UP or I-75?
US 12 seems to have them both beat.
D'oh! 😂 I'd forgotten about that one sneaking out the SW corner. I guess I'd forgotten US 2 as well
US 20 or US 6.
Is this question about routes originating in your state or include any route just passing through?
US-12 for Michigan. It has 2,274 miles left after leaving Michigan. US-2 has 1,810 miles left after leaving Michigan.
The obvious answer for Georgia would seem to be US 1...but it would be incorrect. Per Wikipedia, it continues north for 1,601 miles after leaving Georgia, but the winner is actually US 84, which heads west for 1,661 miles before ending in Colorado.
CT:
Interstate: I-95 1343 miles from CT/NY border to Miami (unless you were to count silent I-84 mileage on I-80/I-81 between UT and PA)
US Route: US 6 2938 miles from CT/NY border to Bishop, CA
State Route: CT 12 228.8 miles from CT/MA border as MA/NH/VT 12 to Morrisville, VT
RI:
Interstate: I-95 1454 miles from RI/CT border to Miami
US Route: US 6 3054.4 miles from RI/CT border to Bishop, CA
State Route: RI 122 67.15 from RI/MA border as MA 122 to Orange, MA (although RIDOT would have you believe it's RI 1A by its new signage on I-195. If this were so, it would win at 113.44 miles as MA/NH 1A [with silent concurrencies] from the RI/MA border to Portsmouth).
MA
Interstate: I-90 2884.72 miles from MA/NY border to Seattle
US Route: US 20 3212 miles from MA/NY border to Newport, OR if you count the portion through Yellowstone. If you don't, US 6 wins at 3080.9 miles from MA/RI border to Bishop, CA.
State Route: MA 12 164.4 miles from MA/NH border as NH/VT 12 to Morrisville, VT
NY
Interstate: I-90 2499 miles from NY/PA border to Seattle
US Route: US 6 2860 miles from NY/PA border to Bishop, CA (wins by 21 miles over US 20)
State Route: NY 2 142.3 miles from NY/MA border to Boston. If you allow for number changes, NY 7 wins going away at 445.9 miles as VT/NH/ME 9 to Calais, ME.
US 6 has about 3,150 miles outside of California and beats out the likes of US 50 and I-80 by a couple hundred miles.
For Utah the winner appears to also be US 6, with 2479 miles remaining from the Colorado border to Provincetown.
Honorable mention to the three other routes with over 2000 miles remaining at the eastern state line: US 50 (2165 miles), US 40 (2110 miles), and I-80 (2087 miles).
Maryland.
U.S. highways - clearly U.S. 50, about 3073 miles from near its eastern terminus in Ocean City to Sacramento, California according to this sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3316112,-75.0879849,3a,15y,301.68h,92.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1POZta4mCR8MpnYMy1LQcg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656).
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
The interstate answer for Massachusetts would be I-90.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 22, 2020, 04:33:41 PM
The interstate answer for Massachusetts would be I-90.
US 6 and US 20 (over 3300 miles) are both longer.
Quote from: oscar on April 22, 2020, 04:46:16 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 22, 2020, 04:33:41 PM
The interstate answer for Massachusetts would be I-90.
US 6 and US 20 (over 3300 miles) are both longer.
Interstate highways I mean. I know that US 6 and 20 are longer.
For Interstates this would be I-70 (approx. 1111 miles from KC to I-15).
U.S. Highway answer is probably U.S. 50 (approx. 1768 miles to I-80 JCT in Sacramento from KC).
For combined state routes, Route 5 (from just south of Gainesville, MO to US 67/167).
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on April 22, 2020, 03:15:13 PM
Is this question about routes originating in your state or include any route just passing through?
Any route just passing through. Whichever end of your state (N,S, E, W) it leaves out of, the highway that has the most "life" ahead of it after
For Minnesota it's between US 2 and US 12 both ending on the Washington coast. I can't find mileage figures by state to figure it out.
My guesses for Pennsylvania would be I-80 or I-90 (my guess is it's close) and US-6/20/30 (again, close).
For Colorado, also U.S. 6 at 2,129.47 to go to get to Cape Cod. Interstate it's I-70 for 1,488.24 miles to Baltimore.
Chris
Quote from: cpzilliacus on April 22, 2020, 04:31:31 PM
Maryland.
U.S. highways - clearly U.S. 50, about 3073 miles from near its eastern terminus in Ocean City to Sacramento, California according to this sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3316112,-75.0879849,3a,15y,301.68h,92.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1POZta4mCR8MpnYMy1LQcg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656).
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
Yes, Maryland would be US 50. Personally, I interpreted the OP as asking for the mileage
after leaving the state until its terminus.
US 50 is ambiguous since it leaves Maryland at Washington DC. As we all know, after going through Washington, Virginia, and West Virginia, US 50 re-enters Maryland briefly before leaving for good near Redhouse MD. So do we count from Washington or from Redhouse?
I also wanted to consider US 40 as well.
US 50 state line near Washington -> western terminus = 2867
US 50 state line near Redhouse -> western terminus = 2719
I-70 state line -> western terminus = 2058
US 40 state line -> western terminus = 1980
(Edited to fix punctuation: it's -> its)
Quote from: dlsterner on April 22, 2020, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on April 22, 2020, 04:31:31 PM
Maryland.
U.S. highways - clearly U.S. 50, about 3073 miles from near its eastern terminus in Ocean City to Sacramento, California according to this sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3316112,-75.0879849,3a,15y,301.68h,92.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1POZta4mCR8MpnYMy1LQcg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656).
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
Yes, Maryland would be US 50. Personally, I interpreted the OP as asking for the mileage after leaving the state until it's terminus.
US 50 is ambiguous since it leaves Maryland at Washington DC. As we all know, after going through Washington, Virginia, and West Virginia, US 50 re-enters Maryland briefly before leaving for good near Redhouse MD. So do we count from Washington or from Redhouse?
I also wanted to consider US 40 as well.
US 50 state line near Washington -> western terminus = 2867
US 50 state line near Redhouse -> western terminus = 2719
I-70 state line -> western terminus = 2058
US 40 state line -> western terminus = 1980
dlsterner, great question!
I was thinking count from the time it leaves the state.
With Maryland, the time it leaves the state for the 2nd time.
I *think* US 62 in Texas is still the furthest even after it's 2nd departure from the state
Quote from: cpzilliacus on April 22, 2020, 04:31:31 PM
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
How does I-70 not end at Cove Fort? I guess the terminus is technically a couple miles from the fort site, but that's certainly the closest named place to it. Beaver is another 25 miles away on I-15.
Quote from: US 89 on April 22, 2020, 08:12:28 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on April 22, 2020, 04:31:31 PM
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
How does I-70 not end at Cove Fort? I guess the terminus is technically a couple miles from the fort site, but that's certainly the closest named place to it. Beaver is another 25 miles away on I-15.
Closest named plate to the western end of I-70 is Cove Fort by an order of magnitude.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on April 22, 2020, 03:43:22 PM
NY
Interstate: I-90 2499 miles from NY/PA border to Seattle
US Route: US 6 2860 miles from NY/PA border to Bishop, CA (wins by 21 miles over US 20)
State Route: NY 2 142.3 miles from NY/MA border to Boston. If you allow for number changes, NY 7 wins going away at 445.9 miles as VT/NH/ME 9 to Calais, ME.
Actually, if you allow for number changes NY 30 wins the state routes with approximately 880 miles to Kegaska, QC on QC 138. If/when QC 138 gets completed, you'll then have all that additional length, plus all of NL 510 to Happy Valley Goose Bay... which would add over 560 miles.
Quote from: cl94 on April 22, 2020, 08:37:28 PM
Quote from: US 89 on April 22, 2020, 08:12:28 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on April 22, 2020, 04:31:31 PM
Interstates - I-70, about 2160 miles from its eastern terminus on the west edge of Baltimore to its western terminus at Beaver, Utah (not Cove Fort) at the junction with I-15 (the sign west of I-695 says 2200 miles, which apparently overstates things a little).
How does I-70 not end at Cove Fort? I guess the terminus is technically a couple miles from the fort site, but that's certainly the closest named place to it. Beaver is another 25 miles away on I-15.
Closest named plate to the western end of I-70 is Cove Fort by an order of magnitude.
Beaver isn't even the closest incorporated place to the west end of I-70. It's close, but it looks like Kanosh to the north just barely beats it.
I-70's western terminus is closer to Cove Fort than it is to Beaver. To get to Beaver you have to get on I-15 south.
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
It's a given the E/W routes are longer, so how about listing the longest terminus to the north or south as well?
Oregon I'm not sure about. I-5 goes on for 796 miles into California but given the way it winds does US 101 have more miles overall?
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 23, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
It's a given the E/W routes are longer, so how about listing the longest terminus to the north or south as well?
Oregon I'm not sure about. I-5 goes on for 796 miles into California but given the way it winds does US 101 have more miles overall?
So for Indiana, the longest distance east is going to be US 6, north is going to be US 31, and south is going to be US 41.
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 23, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
It's a given the E/W routes are longer, so how about listing the longest terminus to the north or south as well?
OK, I can tackle my current state of Maryland. My first guess was US 1, both to the north and to the south, followed by I-95. But I would find that the competition was closer than I thought!
For completeness I looked to the east as well (I did the west a few posts back)
From Maryland state line to the south:
US 1 - 1316 miles
I-95 - 1053 miles
US 29 - 1010 miles
US 301 - 964 miles
US 11 - 959 miles (or as high as 1191, depends if you count US 11E and/or US 11W)
From Maryland state line to the north:
US 1 - 972 miles
I-95 - 745 miles
From Maryland state line to the east (only one real choice):
US 40 - 81 miles
From Maryland state line to the west (from previous post):
US 50 - 2719 or 2867 miles (as it leaves Maryland at two separate locations)
Quote from: sprjus4 on April 22, 2020, 01:13:05 PM
Interstates -
Virginia - I-95 South - 872 miles to Miami, FL
North Carolina - I-40 West - 2,131 miles to Barstow, CA
South Carolina - I-95 North - 1,198 miles to Houlton, ME / I-20 West - 1,193 miles to Fort Davis, TX / I-10
For north-south and east-west...
Virginia -
N-S - I-95 - 872 miles to Miami, FL
E-W - I-64 - 670 miles to Wentzville, MO
North Carolina -
N-S - I-95 North - 1,019 miles to Houlton, ME
E-W - I-40 West - 2,131 miles to Barstow, CA
South Carolina -
N-S - I-95 North - 1,198 miles to Houlton, ME
E-W I-20 West - 1,193 miles to Fort Davis, TX / I-10
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 23, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
It's a given the E/W routes are longer, so how about listing the longest terminus to the north or south as well?
As I mentioned, US 1 north out of Georgia is only about 60 miles shorter than US 84 west, so it's a fairly close competition.
US 1 is also the winner going south, 545 miles from the St. Mary's River down to MM 0 in Key West.
Heading east, US 76 continues for 378 miles to Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Quote from: cabiness42 on April 23, 2020, 12:54:28 PM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 23, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
It's a given the E/W routes are longer, so how about listing the longest terminus to the north or south as well?
Oregon I'm not sure about. I-5 goes on for 796 miles into California but given the way it winds does US 101 have more miles overall?
So for Indiana, the longest distance east is going to be US 6, north is going to be US 31, and south is going to be US 41.
According to Wikipedia, there are 567 miles of US 41 in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan but only 356.5 miles of US 31 in Michigan.
For Arizona, the surprising answer is US 64, which apparently takes a less direct route to the Atlantic Ocean than either US 60, US 70, or the two Interstates.
North-South, the answer us US 95, whose length outside Arizona is nearly 300 miles longer than that of US 93.
I think US 41 would win in both directions for N/S in Kentucky.
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 23, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
To make this sporting, how about the furthest terminus for N/S routes as well as E/W?
ColoradoInterstateNorth - I-25: 300.95 miles to Buffalo, WY
South - I-25: 462.12 miles to Las Cruces, NM
East - I-70: 1488.24 miles to Baltimore, MD
West I-70: 232.15 miles to Cove Fort, UT
U.S. HighwayNorth - US87: ~802 miles to Havre, MT
South - US87: 900.95 miles to Port Lavaca, TX
East - US6: 2,129.47 miles to Provincetown, MA
West - US50: 852.36 miles to West Sacramento, CA
Chris
Ok then, expanding on the N/S and E/W for the states I did:
CT
Already mentioned: I-95, US 6, CT 12
Interstate E/W: I-84 125 miles from CT/NY border to Moosic, PA.
US N/S: US 1 1565 miles from CT/NY border to Key West
State E/W: CT 138 92 miles as RI/MA 138 to Milton, MA (although it becomes N/S in RI)
RI
Already mentioned: I-95, US 6, RI 122
Interstate E/W: I-195 (by default). 39.93 miles from RI/MA border to Wareham
US N/S: US 1 1677 miles from RI/CT border to Key West
State E/W: RI 123 41.91 miles as MA 123 to Scituate
MA
Already mentioned: I-90, US 20, MA 12
Interstate N/S: I-95 1487 miles from MA/RI border to Miami
US N/S: US 1 1734 miles from MA/RI border to Key West
State E/W: MA 23 156.15 miles as NY 23 to Cincinnatus
NY
Already mentioned: I-90, US 6, NY 2 (NY 7 and NY 30 if number changes allowed)
Interstate N/S: I-95 1430 miles from GWB mid-span to Miami
US N/S: US 1 1543 miles from GWB mid-span to Key West
State N/S keeping same number: NY 14. 52 miles as PA 14 to Trout Run
Quote from: OCGuy81 on April 22, 2020, 12:55:27 PM
Inspired by the "getting to" posts, what highway in your state (US or Interstate) has the most miles ahead of it after leaving your state?
Example: after leaving Oregon, US 20 still has roughly 2900 miles to go.
US-50 is going to be tough to beat. Only 107 miles in California, over 3000 after you leave.. I am not sure how much of it is in Maryland. If shorter, it would be more still.
US-6 may be even longer than US-50. And less of US-6 than US-50 is in California.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 22, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
US 6 has about 3,150 miles outside of California and beats out the likes of US 50 and I-80 by a couple hundred miles.
A sizeable portion of that difference can be attributable to the "hump" in UT from Delta up to Spanish Fork and then back down to Green River, plus, of course, the "fishhook" out to Provincetown.
I-10 in Florida. About 2,000 miles away from its western terminus in California.
Quote from: sparker on April 25, 2020, 02:10:23 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 22, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
US 6 has about 3,150 miles outside of California and beats out the likes of US 50 and I-80 by a couple hundred miles.
A sizeable portion of that difference can be attributable to the "hump" in UT from Delta up to Spanish Fork and then back down to Green River, plus, of course, the "fishhook" out to Provincetown.
That and Massachusetts is surprisingly much further east than Maryland is. Ocean City (where US 50 ends) is about the same longitude as Utica, NY.
Quote from: US 89 on April 25, 2020, 12:05:47 PM
Quote from: sparker on April 25, 2020, 02:10:23 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 22, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
US 6 has about 3,150 miles outside of California and beats out the likes of US 50 and I-80 by a couple hundred miles.
A sizeable portion of that difference can be attributable to the "hump" in UT from Delta up to Spanish Fork and then back down to Green River, plus, of course, the "fishhook" out to Provincetown.
That and Massachusetts is surprisingly much further east than Maryland is. Ocean City (where US 50 ends) is about the same longitude as Utica, NY.
And extending to Boston certainly helps US 20 maintain its status as the currently longest US highway (along with the long N-S section in WY).
Might as well do one for the upper left corner.
Washington
Interstate
North - N/A
South - I-5: 1,104.67 miles from Vancouver, WA to San Ysidro, CA
East - I-90: 2,723.5 miles from Liberty Lake, WA to Boston, MA
West - N/A
U.S. Highway
North - N/A
South - US 101: 1,174 miles from Megler, WA to Los Angeles, CA
East - US 12: 2,143 miles from Clarkston, WA to Detroit, MI
West - N/A
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on April 22, 2020, 05:29:59 PM
For Minnesota it's between US 2 and US 12 both ending on the Washington coast. I can't find mileage figures by state to figure it out.
To round this out I guess:
Interstates:
East: I-90, Boston
West: I-90, Seattle
South: I-35, Laredo
US:
East: US 12, Detroit
South: US 59, Laredo
For N-S US highways in West Virginia, can anything beat US 11?
Quote from: hbelkins on April 26, 2020, 05:47:53 PM
For N-S US highways in West Virginia, can anything beat US 11?
I'd be willing to bet US 11 is the N-S winner for most states it passes through. Though US 23 may give it a run for its money in Virginia for one direction.
Quote from: cl94 on May 10, 2020, 03:55:56 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 26, 2020, 05:47:53 PM
For N-S US highways in West Virginia, can anything beat US 11?
I'd be willing to bet US 11 is the N-S winner for most states it passes through. Though US 23 may give it a run for its money in Virginia for one direction.
US 23 over US 1 in Virginia?