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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Topic started by: BridgesToIdealism on September 04, 2020, 06:23:56 PM

Title: State capitals without Interstate connections
Post by: BridgesToIdealism on September 04, 2020, 06:23:56 PM
How many US state capitals don't have direct Interstate connections? The only one I can think of is Jefferson City, Missouri, but I'm sure there are others.
Title: Re: State capitals without Interstate connections
Post by: ozarkman417 on September 04, 2020, 06:25:04 PM
Jefferson City, MO is not far off from I-70, much like how Pierre, SD is not far off from I-90.
Title: Re: State capitals without Interstate connections
Post by: US 89 on September 04, 2020, 07:00:05 PM
Fairly certain we've had this thread before. I believe the answer is now 4:

-Pierre, SD
-Jefferson City, MO
-Dover, DE
-Juneau, AK

Carson City, NV was also on that list until a few years ago, when I-580 was extended down from its previous endpoint south of Reno.
Title: Re: State capitals without Interstate connections
Post by: Rothman on September 04, 2020, 09:03:50 PM
Yeah, this has been covered multiple times going back to m.t.r, I am sure.
Title: Re: State capitals without Interstate connections
Post by: STLmapboy on September 04, 2020, 10:07:46 PM
My home state's capital is one of them.

Although four don't have interstate connections, three of them are connected to an interstate by a four-lane divided highway (US-54 among others to Jeff City, US-83 to Pierre, DE-1 and US-13 to Dover). Only one without four lane road access (or any access) is Juneau.
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