Mine is US 40, in its "peak" form west to San Francisco of course. So much history as a auto trail before the US Routes were established, notably the National Road, Victory Highway and part of the National Old Trails Road. I don't really care that it's replaced by I-70 for the majority of its route, as after all, those US routes that got replaced or are parallel to interstates were deemed important and significant enough to be chosen for an interstate highway corridor, so that should actually be a compliment. Also totally no bias here that I used to live in 2 cities that are on US 40 :bigass:
US 191 given the scenery and awesome driving segments like the Coronado Trail.
Mine is close to where I live, along US 34 (Trail Ridge Road) through Rocky Mountain national park. This route offers stunning views of the mountains and forests, but it is a pain to drive. That is a minor setback, though.
Biased because I've lived on or very near it for most of my life, but US 6. Two of the more scenic parts are Cape Cod and Independence Pass, but it also connects many major metro areas if that's what you're looking for.
I was just thinking about this today. For today, I'm going with US 22. Just something nostalgic about the route, especially through PA and its many children.
I've always liked US 23. Part of the attraction of the route is that my cousin who played baseball for the Reds and Mets wore that number long before the world heard of Michael Jordan, but part of it is because of the scenery. I think it's an overall great road from Columbus, Ohio, to the point northeast of Atlanta where it leaves I-985 prior to the freeway's end at I-85.
Quote from: Rothman on September 22, 2021, 10:55:21 PM
I was just thinking about this today. For today, I'm going with US 22. Just something nostalgic about the route, especially through PA and its many children.
US 22 is most likely the US route I've been on the most, so naturally, I give a bit of thought about it too. Used to use it at least every weekday during the school year, as it's the main route between my house and high school.
US 395 comes close, for the eastern Sierra scenery, but I'll instead nominate US 89.
It serves 7 national parks. It has reached both national borders. It was featured in National Geographic (entire issue IIRC), which called it the Number 1 Driver's Drive in the world. There's even a sign outside Panguitch, Utah, that warns that the road you're on (UT 143) is Not US 89, and you've made a horrible mistake.
(I've only been on portions of it: Flagstaff to Page, southern Utah, Jackson to YNP)
Quote from: hbelkins on September 22, 2021, 10:58:52 PM
I've always liked US 23. Part of the attraction of the route is that my cousin who played baseball for the Reds and Mets wore that number long before the world heard of Michael Jordan, but part of it is because of the scenery. I think it's an overall great road from Columbus, Ohio, to the point northeast of Atlanta where it leaves I-985 prior to the freeway's end at I-85.
US 23's a good one, too. It's an interesting drive through Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Pure sentimental, 20, aka Lake St.
And if still commissioned, 66 :wave:
- US 49. I like how it is short, but it still has an important purpose for long distance travelling without the need of a paralleling interstate. And it's really nice and out of the way. I think 49 is the first US highway I've been on.
- US 98. Although I'm not fond of the steep decline in quality at the MS-AL line, I love driving this route. Very interesting. And idk it's just something about the number 98.
- US 6. Um how do you not like US 6? The cape cod curve, the lengthy concurrency with US 50, it's convoluted route in Colorado, the former dip down to Long Beach etc is special.
- US 50. This is literally the perfect US highway. It's my dream to clench most of this route.
Honorable mention to US 51/80. I've used those highways a lot through the years.
US 61 - the history, the scenes, the food.
Quote from: kurumi on September 22, 2021, 11:08:40 PM
US 395 comes close, for the eastern Sierra scenery, but I'll instead nominate US 89.
It serves 7 national parks. It has reached both national borders. It was featured in National Geographic (entire issue IIRC), which called it the Number 1 Driver's Drive in the world. There's even a sign outside Panguitch, Utah, that warns that the road you're on (UT 143) is Not US 89, and you've made a horrible mistake.
(I've only been on portions of it: Flagstaff to Page, southern Utah, Jackson to YNP)
I agree. See my profile name on here for further evidence. And I've clinched it from Flagstaff through Yellowstone.
If I had to pick two N/S and two E/W routes I'm most partial towards, they would be US 89, US 19, US 64, and US 40. Two of those go or went through SLC, one goes through Atlanta, and the other I keep getting new mileage on through completely unrelated trips in very different parts of the country.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on September 23, 2021, 12:27:21 AM
US 61 - the history, the scenes, the food.
It's my favorite, but only because it was the highway through my first hometown.
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Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on September 23, 2021, 12:27:21 AM
US 61 - the history, the scenes, the food.
It's my favorite, but only because it was the highway through my first hometown.
And one of my hometowns too, even though a majority of it is multiplexed (with 40 and 67) there!
Also, I'll drop in my favorite N-S: US 23.
US-2 holds fond memories for me. Even though I've never been west of Duluth, and have only traveled a very short section of the eastern segment.
US 20. Closest to where I live. Longest if you count the implied routing through Yellowstone. It at least goes to Yellowstone, so big win anyway. Always enjoy picking up a segment of it, especially when far from home. Planning to return to Yellowstone next summer and might pick up a big chunk of US 20 across Nebraska since we would likely stop in the Omaha area too visit friends on the way our or back.
Tough one for me given the lack of US routes in my part of NY.
After US 20, US 15 in PA is probably the one I've used the most. Parts of it are great, and it certainly has a little bit of everything, but I hesitate to choose it because not all of it is positive and parts of it are a downright slog.
In terms of an individual segment, it might be US 22/322 north of Harrisburg. I can't even really explain why, I just really like everything about it. Between the character, the traffic, and the scenery, it's one of my favorite road segments.
US-6 is my favorite. There's something great about a highly unique single-digit number for a highway that traverses the middle third of the country. US-6 is America's road, but in a different way than US-66 is.
I have driven more miles on US-51 than any other numbered route, but 99% of those miles have been in Wisconsin. US-51 in WI is no Million Dollar Highway, but it's a lot more interesting than US-51 in the rest of the states it passes through. So it's not a route that I'm interested in driving the entirety of.
US-2
Quote from: hbelkins on September 22, 2021, 10:58:52 PM
I've always liked US 23. Part of the attraction of the route is that my cousin who played baseball for the Reds and Mets wore that number long before the world heard of Michael Jordan, but part of it is because of the scenery. I think it's an overall great road from Columbus, Ohio, to the point northeast of Atlanta where it leaves I-985 prior to the freeway's end at I-85.
Doug Flynn?
My Favorite US Routes are the ones i've always Lived on and very close to, Which is US 21 in South Carolina & US 9 in New York and i can also say the same about their Highways that Parallel them :D
US 1 & DE 1. Why? Cuz their #1. :bigass:
US-12. Ran through my hometown. Drove on it pretty much every day for 20+ years. Also spent a lot of time on the road out west between Missoula, MT and Aberdeen, WA where it is gorgeous.
U.S. Route 1, the East Coast's Main Street, which passes through my area. However I currently live down the street from US 40.
I suppose I should elaborate a bit:
US 89: easily my favorite (hence my profile name). Closest to where I grew up (and only one to still serve SLC), easily the one I've been on the most throughout my life, ridiculously scenic for a lot of its route, and serves multiple national parks. I've clinched all of it from the southern terminus in Flagstaff up to Gardiner MT, plus another short segment on the east side of Glacier.
US 40: closest E/W main route to SLC, and served it directly until it was decommissioned west of Park City (:angry:). Used it all the time on short trips to the Park City/Heber areas from Salt Lake, as well as on several trips to Steamboat through the years. As it turns out, I have almost half of this route clinched - all of it west of Kremmling CO, several little bits and pieces in the Denver area, and then everywhere it is concurrent with I-70 east through the St Louis area.
US 19: of all the US highways through Atlanta, this one is probably my favorite. Some great scenic sections in north Georgia/west NC, and then it goes on up to Pittsburgh (a city I've never been to but would love to visit someday). I have it mostly clinched from US 80 through US 64, and if all goes to plan, I will have it through Asheville in a month or so.
US 64: I'm not really sure why I have an attachment to this, but I do. It keeps showing up on completely separate, unrelated trips I've taken over the years. I have it clinched from the western terminus at US 160 to US 550, then along its US 84 concurrency, then along its I-25 concurrency, then from Clayton NM to the Oklahoma line, then from OK 99 to I-44, then along its US 169 concurrency, then from downtown Fort Smith AR to I-540, then a little piece in Russellville AR, then along its I-55 concurrency, then a little piece at the I-65 interchange, then from TN 50 through the I-24 concurrency to TN 134, then another bit through Chattanooga, then from US 411 up the Ocoee River canyon a bit, then another segment from US 19 to Hayesville NC, then again from I-95 to US 13/17 in eastern NC. (See what I mean? That's 15 different segments, accumulated over about that many separate trips.)
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I've always liked US 23. Part of the attraction of the route is that my cousin who played baseball for the Reds and Mets wore that number long before the world heard of Michael Jordan, but part of it is because of the scenery. I think it's an overall great road from Columbus, Ohio, to the point northeast of Atlanta where it leaves I-985 prior to the freeway's end at I-85.
Doug Flynn?
Yep. His paternal grandmother and my paternal grandmother were cousins and very dear friends. I've never met Doug, but I sure know his dad and knew his grandparents well. I absolutely admired Doug all my life until a few years ago, when the bloom came off his rose (no pun intended in reference to his former Reds teammate) over something. I used to proudly say I was related to him; sadly, I no longer do. But that still doesn't change my affinity for US 23, a route I've taken on many trips. (I was just on it Tuesday, in fact, attending a work function.)
Hard to pick a favorite.
US61 - Went through the first town I remember living in (Hastings, MN) and passes right through my dad's hometown (Lake City, MN)
US212 - Beartooth Highway is right up there with my favorite drives I've ever done
US163 - Monument Valley is awesome
US550 - Million Dollar Highway
US160 - My first visit to Colorado as a kid blew me away
Chris
US 26
US 80, US 51, US 165 & 167 (near clinches), US 171.
My favorite is US 2. I've only been on parts in the east but it's nice and wild and the rest of my route is on my bucket list. Honorable mention to US 302.
1. For sentimental reasons and as the first US highway I remember due to how ever present it was when I was growing up... US 51...from McComb to LaPlace this route was heavily used by my family and then by me when I started driving. Also, though to a lesser extent, US 98...my high school was just off US 98
2. For its long-term presence and most frequent use in my adult life: US 90.. US 90 connects my old life in Baton Rouge (indirectly) and New Orleans to my new life in Houston... whether it's Old Katy Road, multiplexed with I 10, or the almost Interstate stretch through the bayous of South Louisiana... or as Tulane Avenue/Claiborne Avenue/Chef Highway...ive been on every stretch of this one from New Orleans to San Antonio. Ive explored both the Business Route in New Orleans (among others), and the Alternate Route from Houston to Seguin. Ive also explored large parts of its two child routes... 290 from its eastern terminus to FM 1488, and US 190 from Slidell to Deridder.
Other important routes include US 61 (Airline Highway, plus its referenced by my favorite musician in my favorite album: Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited), US 59 (Used it to get from Houston to Corpus Christi...use it often in Houston and live off of it as well...sadly I don't expect it to continue to exist for too much longer once Interstate 69 has totally taken over. I foresee it going the way of US 75 in Houston...into the history books)
I guess I'll the fifth or sixth in this thread to say US 61 is my favorite.
Though, as a kid, US 322 was my favorite, having been born along US 322 in Mayfield Hts and lived 1,000 feet south of said road for my first 7+ years.
US 66 for the win! Yeah, it's been decommissioned for over 35 years, but even now, it still holds a special place in my heart, as it was the scene of many childhood road trips.
For the current routes, I really don't have a favorite there, but I've heard good things about US 101, aka the West Coast's Main Street.
For favorite, I'll go with US-2. For the one I'm one daily, I'll go with US-23. For the most convenient, it's US-223.
Probably either US 70 or US 65, kinda hard for me to choose.
US 412 is pretty cool, I know a lot of people aren't fans of the violations but I think they're pretty unique.
US 26. Big elevation changes in Oregon and passes by fossil beds in central Oregon. Great concurrency with US 20 and US 93 too across southern Idaho. Passes through Grand Teton National Park.
Strange nobody has mentioned US 101. Santa Barbara Channel probably is the prettiest freeway backdrop in the country and the Redwood Highway probably is the prettiest backdrop for an expressway. That's not even getting to things like the Golden Gate Bridge and Astoria-Melger Bridge.
US 19 (including 19E and 19W), because of all the scenery and fun drives it has in the Appalachians. I really enjoy 19E heading into Tennessee descending down into Elizabethton, 19W's curves, corridor L with the scenery and the Gorge Bridge, etc. There's a lot of other parts I'd like to drive one day that I haven't yet got the chance to, even outside the mountains.
US 52 is my favorite. It gives me great nostalgia, from driving through lovely Iroquois County, Illinois, on the way to a covered bridge festival in Parke County, to taking it to Dubuque. It cuts right through the driftless area and runs along the Mississippi, so it's very pretty. Plus, the Sabula Bridge, although terrifying, was very fun to drive over before they replaced it.
I also like how it goes against the grain. It runs diagonally from North Dakota to South Carolina, rather than going straight up and down like many other routes. It connects the parts of America nobody really cares about together, and I like that.
Plus, "52" is a good number. It rolls off the tongue almost as well as 66.
Quote from: Hobart on October 05, 2021, 12:18:29 AM
US 52 is my favorite. It gives me great nostalgia, from driving through lovely Iroquois County, Illinois, on the way to a covered bridge festival in Parke County, to taking it to Dubuque. It cuts right through the driftless area and runs along the Mississippi, so it's very pretty. Plus, the Sabula Bridge, although terrifying, was very fun to drive over before they replaced it.
I also like how it goes against the grain. It runs diagonally from North Dakota to South Carolina, rather than going straight up and down like many other routes. It connects the parts of America nobody really cares about together, and I like that.
Plus, "52" is a good number. It rolls off the tongue almost as well as 66.
I remember being amazed in my first time visiting Charleston SC, and Minneapolis (on different trips of course) that the same highway connects those two points with my home city of Cincinnati, considering that they're diagonally apart.
Also interesting is what I call US 52's diagonal twin: US 62. They sort of form an X shape, as US 52 is NW-SE, and US 62 is SW-NE. It's the only E-W route to meet both the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Side note: is there a state with more x2 US routes than Ohio's 4 (22, 42, 52 and 62)?
Quote from: thspfc on September 23, 2021, 08:02:08 AM
US-6 is my favorite. There's something great about a highly unique single-digit number for a highway that traverses the middle third of the country. US-6 is America's road, but in a different way than US-66 is.
I have driven more miles on US-51 than any other numbered route, but 99% of those miles have been in Wisconsin. US-51 in WI is no Million Dollar Highway, but it's a lot more interesting than US-51 in the rest of the states it passes through. So it's not a route that I'm interested in driving the entirety of.
Jack Kerouac's On The Road starts with the narrator trying to hitchhike across the US on US 6 (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/route-6-ignored_b_1682167)only to discover it's not a well-traveled long-distance route despite traversing the country.
I don't have a fave US route but if I had to name one (that still exists) I'd say US 41 which connects my original hometown to Miami, plus it was mentioned in an Allman Brothers song.
US-24. Maybe I'm biased because it's hometown so I've driven portions of that one the most. It's also the only major-length US route I've clinched so far. I took a weeklong vacation about five years ago specifically to drive it end-to-end in one trip.
Quote from: wanderer2575 on October 06, 2021, 10:20:44 AM
US-24. Maybe I'm biased because it's hometown so I've driven portions of that one the most. It's also the only major-length US route I've clinched so far. I took a weeklong vacation about five years ago specifically to drive it end-to-end in one trip.
And its western end is one of the most underrated scenic drives out here. I thought it was surprisingly scenic in western Kansas too.
Chris
US 58 and US 460 are a couple of my favorite roads to drive on, period.
I'll chuck in US 27, because it was a "mysterious" route for me until I got my driver's license. Probably not the most important nor scenic, but it sure sparked my curiosity.
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on October 06, 2021, 10:48:59 AM
US 58 and US 460 are a couple of my favorite roads to drive on, period.
I mentioned in another thread that I find US 58 east of the Danville area to be agonizing, but west of there, I really enjoy the route (with the exceptions of the segments between VA 16 and Damascus, and Bristol and Gate City). I don't even mind the two-lane part between Stuart and Hillsville.
I also really like US 460 as an alternate route to Richmond/Petersburg. Working west from Appomattox, I find it to be pretty scenic for a four-lane arterial. And the complexity of the interchanges between the old Christiansburg and Blacksburg bypasses isn't something you'd expect to see in that situation (same for the freeway network at Chillicothe, Ohio).
Mine, out of lack of a better one, is US 59. Not because it's scenic, but because of its proximity and sentimental value.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 06, 2021, 12:22:57 PM
I also really like US 460 as an alternate route to Richmond/Petersburg. Working west from Appomattox, I find it to be pretty scenic for a four-lane arterial. And the complexity of the interchanges between the old Christiansburg and Blacksburg bypasses isn't something you'd expect to see in that situation (same for the freeway network at Chillicothe, Ohio).
Yeah, I took US 460 to Roanoke (via US 360 and VA 307) and it was a really nice drive. If not for it being overcast I probably would've been late getting to Roanoke because I'd be taking pictures of the scenery.
Locally, US 52 and US 27. Both are gorgeous scenic drives (especially 27 around Lexington, KY).
Personally love US-101. I grew up in San Jose, and have practically lived within 150 miles of it all of my life.
US-97 is a close second. US-2 west of Waterville is amazing as well. I thru-hiked the famous Enchantments last weekend (20 miles point to point; 6000' elev change), and it's crazy thinking this fantasy land is right next to US-97 and US-2.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211007/40b4d8edf563a96b30d697fa04a15f9f.jpg)
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(Baker can be seen in the distance from the top of Aasgard Pass)
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(97 is barely seen on this screenshot below. Blewitt pass is to the east; the Ingalls Creek trailhead seen is off of 97)
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I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
US 30 in Ohio is my favorite because of the scenery
Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
Mine is US-1.
Quote from: US20IL64 on September 22, 2021, 11:50:09 PM
Pure sentimental, 20, aka Lake St.
And if still commissioned, 66 :wave:
Others are:
US-41 Lake Shore Drive, and goes to Miami and Upper MI from Chicago
US-12 Rand Rd and others, goes east to DET and west to WA state,
US-60 in AZ, Grand Av and Superstition Fwy, vacations in winter
US-101 once you get away from San Francisco or Los Angeles then it's scenic.
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I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
That's been reopened for about a week now.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
That's been reopened for about a week now.
Sounds like the reopening happened a little sooner than expected.
I'm bored so I'm gonna chuck in my second favorite US route.
It's US-41, but only the two-lane part in Indiana between Terre Haute and Attica.
It is an extremely underrated road. My family goes to a covered bridge festival in that part of the state every year in October, and the fall colors continue to amaze us. Compared to the rest of the route, which encompasses Lake Shore Drive, the Tamiami Trail, and the road to Copper Harbor, the two-lane stretch in Indiana is quite the diamond in the rough, an overlooked section of an otherwise famous road.
Like US-52, it nails the small town American vibe, forming a main street through several towns. Sure it's rural, but it's a breath of fresh air when the rest of my driving takes place in the Chicago suburbs.
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Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
That's been reopened for about a week now.
Sounds like the reopening happened a little sooner than expected.
I had to go through there twice when it was closed and all I did was got off an exit early both times and took the back roads back up to the next exit by Milan. I think the route Google Maps suggested added on several more miles.
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Quote from: cabiness42 on October 07, 2021, 03:33:51 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on October 07, 2021, 06:14:36 AM
I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
That's been reopened for about a week now.
Sounds like the reopening happened a little sooner than expected.
I had to go through there twice when it was closed and all I did was got off an exit early both times and took the back roads back up to the next exit by Milan. I think the route Google Maps suggested added on several more miles.
Yeah, I found my own way through there as well.
I would have to say U.S. 1, mainly because it is the route on which I have been on the most different sections. I have not clinched the route, but I have been on significant sections in Maine, Mass., New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Virginia and Florida (where I did get to the southern terminus in Key West.
U.S. 50 has some sentimental value to me because the section in the Annapolis, MD, area is where I learned to drive.
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I already answered but I can say it's NOT US-23 especially the southern 90 miles in Michigan.
Any road that goes to Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
It's not Ann Arbor that's the problem it's that it's two lanes in each direction for the entire stretch and they have multiple sections where it goes down to one lane in each direction because of construction. Total headache and it should have been widened 30 years ago.
That's not why Ann Arbor should not be your favorite.
Lol I never made it to Ann Arbor I only drove on it from Flint to Whitmore Lake.
The recent bridge hit hasn't helped US 23 in MI, either.
That's been reopened for about a week now.
Sounds like the reopening happened a little sooner than expected.
I had to go through there twice when it was closed and all I did was got off an exit early both times and took the back roads back up to the next exit by Milan. I think the route Google Maps suggested added on several more miles.
Yeah, I found my own way through there as well.
It's not as bad when you know the area and know where some of those roads go to but I don't know where every road down that way goes off the top of my head. There are times I think I have a better route than Google Maps does.
Finding a better route than Google Maps is always possible.
I was returning to NY from Chicago and the Ohio Turnpike had some horrible incident that shut it down westbound and down to one lane eastbound right at its western end. Google Maps had people get off eastbound at Route 49 and then turn right at a stop sign onto US 20.
Well...with constant westbound traffic coming along US 20 to get back on the Turnpike by turning left onto Route 49, some idiot decided they wanted to turn left from 49 to US 20 westbound. Traffic quickly backed up. I turned around out of the queue, headed south to OH 107 and pleasantly got around that mess. Seemed like Google followed my lead as traffic got a little heavier as I got further eastward.
So, yeah, nothing beats an ability to read a map -- not even Google Maps.
US206 south of Trenton. Enjoy the pine lands of south Jersey
I'm quite partial to US 15. The stretch from Corning to Williamsport is stunning, and while it's mediocre from there to Lewisburg, the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway project should only improve it. The four-lane bit along the Susquehanna is beautiful too, it's nice through Duncannon and Camp Hill (although slow), and then the road through Gettysburg down to Frederick is fun and a nice mix. From there, there's some fandangeling through the mountains until the Leesburg, where the two-lane road to Gainesville is my preferred DC bypass when I've got time and want a calm ride. There to Culpeper is pretty four-lane road, and while I haven't driven it south of Culpeper (I've always taken 29 to Charlottesville), that two-lane road looks nice too. Can't speak to the road in the Carolinas, except for the southernmost bit, but that looks nice too. The one thing that could make 15 better is an extension through New York, all the way up NY 414 and 14 to Sodus Point.
And I'll also throw a vote to the earlier nomination of 322 northwest of Harrisburg. The interesting part ends around Phillipsburg.
I am biased as it goes through my hometown, but my favorite US Route might be US 76. US 41 could easily take this spot as well, and I've always had a special connection with both of these roads (which is likely in no small part due to the fact that they both go through my hometown :biggrin: ). But I pick US 76 because it seems to have immersed itself even further into my psyche; so much so that my favorite two-digit number is 76. US 76 was also my avatar for most of my first few years on the forum.