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Title: Interstates on Islands
Post by: dbz77 on July 09, 2022, 03:13:42 PM
Which interstates traverse islands? I know that H-1, H-2, and H-3 are in  Oahu, I-95 crosses the northern part of Manhattan island in New York, and part of I-710 is in Terminal island in California.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: oscar on July 09, 2022, 03:38:38 PM
Also H-201. And unsigned PRI-1, -2, and -3 in Puerto Rico.

Part of I-190 in New York traverses Grand Island, NW of Buffalo.

Part of I-90 in Washington state traverses Mercer Island near Seattle.

I-195 in Florida ends in Miami Beach, which is at least technically mostly on an island (more technically than Grand and Mercer islands, with only narrow waterways cutting it off from the mainland).

There are undoubtedly others.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: GaryV on July 09, 2022, 03:44:47 PM
A bit of I-75 in Sault Ste Marie is on an island formed by the hydro power canal.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Molandfreak on July 09, 2022, 03:45:32 PM
I-90 also has an exit on French Island west of La Crosse, WI.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: froggie on July 09, 2022, 03:55:19 PM
Staten Island, NY

Long Island, NY (which from a geography perspective also includes Brooklyn and Queens)

Because of the Tidal Basin and Washington Channel, Potomac Park (DC) is technically an island so I-395.

I-10 across Mobile Bay (AL)

I-5 on Hayden Island in Portland, OR
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Rothman on July 09, 2022, 04:30:26 PM
I-81, Wellesley Island.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: US 89 on July 09, 2022, 04:32:07 PM
I-80, Yerba Buena Island, CA
I-90, Mercer Island, WA
I-66, Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC

And yes, anything on Manhattan or Long Island or Staten Island. That's I-95, I-78, I-295, I-495, I-278, I-678, and unsigned I-478 and I-878.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: CtrlAltDel on July 09, 2022, 04:34:46 PM
I don't know if this counts, since there's a causeway, but I-24 in TN near Chattanooga:

(https://i.imgur.com/g4xjJV3.png) (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.028465,-85.5578692,2031m/data=!3m1!1e3)
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: webny99 on July 09, 2022, 04:39:31 PM
Since a lot of the obvious ones have been mentioned - not sure how granular we want to get but there are plenty of uninhabited island crossings, such as I-76 and I-81 where they cross the Susquehanna near Harrisburg.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: RobbieL2415 on July 09, 2022, 05:25:43 PM
I-190 over Grand Island, NY
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Ga293 on July 09, 2022, 05:52:20 PM
Interstate 95 crosses several in Georgia, two of which are permanently inhabited.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: SP Cook on July 09, 2022, 05:58:08 PM
Not one very many would guess, but I-70 uses Wheeling Island to cross the Ohio, and has an exit, one of the few Exit 0 in the system, on it.  Well, half an exit.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: CoreySamson on July 09, 2022, 06:02:16 PM
The only Texas examples I know of:

- I-45 ends on Galveston Island
- I-10 technically travels over an island while crossing Old River Lake near Cove
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Mapmikey on July 09, 2022, 06:27:24 PM
I-526 Daniel Island
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Crown Victoria on July 09, 2022, 09:17:35 PM
I-79 Neville Island

I-76 Fourteen Mile Island (Allegheny River)

I-80 crosses over an island while crossing the Delaware River between PA and NJ.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: jp the roadgeek on July 09, 2022, 09:33:44 PM
I-278 on Randall's Island.

I-95 in Manhattan (as well as the western tip of I-495, silent I-478 at the north end of the Battery Park Tunnel, and I-78 at the east end of the Holland Tunnel)
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: MATraveler128 on July 09, 2022, 10:18:12 PM
I-275 in Florida traverses some islands as it crosses Tampa Bay.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: SkyPesos on July 09, 2022, 11:14:28 PM
I-270 Choteau Island (between Mississippi River and Chain of Rocks Canal)
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: bing101 on July 10, 2022, 12:29:01 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highways_in_Puerto_Rico

There are interstates in Puerto Rico with the I-PR1, I-PR2 and I-PR3 on the Island
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: GenExpwy on July 10, 2022, 08:06:19 AM
The man-made islands on the bridge/tunnel crossings on I-64 and I-664, Hampton Roads VA.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: mgk920 on July 10, 2022, 11:18:00 AM
Quote from: GaryV on July 09, 2022, 03:44:47 PM
A bit of I-75 in Sault Ste Marie is on an island formed by the hydro power canal.

I-75 ends where the concrete median wall ends just south of the bridge tollgate.  It does not reach any of the water.

Mike
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: ilpt4u on July 10, 2022, 12:04:23 PM
Would I-10 on the east side of New Orleans count? It appears water-locked on the map.

Never been to NOLA so no first hand experience
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: CtrlAltDel on July 10, 2022, 12:53:58 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on July 10, 2022, 11:18:00 AM
Quote from: GaryV on July 09, 2022, 03:44:47 PM
A bit of I-75 in Sault Ste Marie is on an island formed by the hydro power canal.

I-75 ends where the concrete median wall ends just south of the bridge tollgate.  It does not reach any of the water.


The Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_75_in_Michigan#cite_note-end-28) has this to say:
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The sign assembly erected by MDOT indicates that I-75 ends just south of the toll and customs plaza for the International Bridge,[25] however according to MDOT's Physical Reference Finder Application online[2] and the Federal Highway Administration's Route Log and Finder List,[26] I-75 continues onto the International Bridge and ends at the international border in the middle of the St. Marys River.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: andrepoiy on July 11, 2022, 05:22:59 PM
All of Montreal and Laval for Quebec.

Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: Bruce on July 11, 2022, 05:32:16 PM
I-5 crosses three islands (https://goo.gl/maps/FsUjmAER44xpczRZ9) in the Snohomish River Delta between Everett and Marysville.

I-5 also crosses Hayden Island in northern Portland, while I-205 crosses Government Island.

Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: triplemultiplex on July 13, 2022, 12:00:53 PM
I-80 is on numerous islands as it weaves with the various channels of the Platte River in Nebraska.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: JayhawkCO on July 13, 2022, 01:02:19 PM
I-78 in (on?) Manhattan.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: paulthemapguy on July 13, 2022, 08:34:21 PM
There's I-270 around the north side of St. Louis, crossing the Chain of Rocks Canal to Chouteau Island before traversing the rest of the Mississippi River.
Title: Re: Interstates on Islands
Post by: ilpt4u on July 13, 2022, 11:07:27 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 13, 2022, 08:34:21 PM
There's I-270 around the north side of St. Louis, crossing the Chain of Rocks Canal to Chouteau Island before traversing the rest of the Mississippi River.
Was mentioned up-thread by SkyPesos:
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 09, 2022, 11:14:28 PM
I-270 Choteau Island (between Mississippi River and Chain of Rocks Canal)