I want to know what interstate highway in your home-state (or the state in which you presently live or have lived in) you think stands out from the others in that state. It may be a geographical reason, such as crossing diverse terrain across the state. It could also be a historical reason or maybe how parts of its design or looks make it unique.
Here's one of my examples:
I have by no means traveled on all of the Texas interstates yet, but I noticed something interesting on a trip from Dallas to Houston recently. I-45 may seem like a pretty boring interstate drive, but its exits (and not the type of exits: cloverleaf, trumpet...) seem to capture something unique to Texas. Except for maybe the Ranch to Market road,and a Business TX highway, I-45 has an exit with every type of Texas state highway, plus a few oddities.
Obviously there are interchanges with Texas highways: TX 7, TX 21, TX 105.....and FM highways: FM 80, FM 275, FM 1960
Exits with old Urban Routes: 10- FM 519 (UR 519) in LaMarque
12-FM (UR) 1765 in LaMarque
15-FM (UR) 1764 and 2004 in LaMarque
19- FM (UR) 517 in Dickinson
(and many more UR's throughout Houston)
Exits with Spurs: 1A-Spur 342 in Galveston
136- Spur 67, near Madisonville
Exits with Loops: 84B- Loop 336, Conroe
263A- Loop 561, Trumbull
279 - Loop 12, Dallas
Exits with Tolled Roads: 32 and 60, Sam Houston Tollway in Houston
Exit 72, Hardy Toll Road (https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_072_01.jpg)
Exits with Specialty highways: Exit 24 - Nasa Route 1
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_025_01.jpg)
Exit 31 - Beltway 8 (the numbered service road for Sam Houston Tollway)
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_60b_01.jpg)
Exit 109- Park Rd. 40, and is also a Brown Exit sign
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_109_01.jpg)
Exit 152 - Texas OSR (Old San Antonio Road)
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_152_02.jpg)
And of course interchanges with Interstates: 610, and 635, 3di's
10, 20, and 30, 2di's
Interstate 45 Business Loops: in Corsicana (https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_228b_01.jpg)
in Ennis (https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_249_03.jpg)
in Palmer (https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045//i-045_nb_exit_258_02.jpg)
in Ferris (https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045//i-045_nb_exit_265_01.jpg)
Interchanges with US highways: 59, 79, 84, 90, 175, 190, 287
and ALT US 90 (exit 41A)
Current I-49. Transitions from (what passes for) LA's hilly country down to the swamps at the end, and passes through three of the state's larger cities (Shreveport, Alexandria and Lafayette).
Once completed, it will be more so as it will actually pass through the swamps themselves and lead to New Orleans, allowing for one to experience a full cross-section of the state's cultures along the way.
I agree Dark...I would have said I-10, but 49 has/will have the same sort of geographical contrast, and it will be longer than I-10, even without the southern extension
I-5. urban coastal, rural coastal, urban modern, urban antiquated, bizarre interchange, more urban, rural mountain pass (desert edition), miles and miles of cows, big fucking volcano, rural mountain pass (forest edition)
My pick for Virginia is I-64. It crosses the most kinds of terrain and has very rural and very urban sections.
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 06, 2012, 12:34:35 PM
Exit 109- Park Rd. 40, and is also a Brown Exit sign
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_109_01.jpg)
The Southern State Parkway has that for Valley Stream State Park, but that was from back in the days when they were replacing those old small wooden signs with brown & white ones. What they should do is replace the green ones for Hempstead Lake State Park and Belmont Lake State Park, with brown ones.
Michigan's is so patently obvious I should not need to mention its number. Being the only state trunkline on both peninsulas, it crosses through urban, suburban, farmland, and forested areas with a little bit of coastal mixed in.
I-17 in Arizona probably. Starts in the high plains and drops through the mountains into the desert.
Idaho is an interesting case- all four interstates serve pretty much one geographical region. I guess I-15 is the most diverse, since it's a combination of high desert with a tiny bit of mountain driving in it. You could talk me into I-90 being the most diverse too.
I would have to say I-90 in Wyoming too- there's the high plains with good view of the Big Horns, high plains with no view, eastern part of Black Hills. I-25 and I-80 are fairly similar end-to-end.
Washington is easy- I-90 is the only route that traverses both sides of the Cascades, so it's a shoo-in.
I-540 between Alma & Fayetteville, AR
Not only does it have Bobby Hopper Tunnel, but it has the tallest highway bridges and crosses some of the harshest terrain in the state.
Just south of Mountainburg, 540 passes under AR 282 then a mile north, passes over it.
When Winter weather sets in, the area around the tunnel may see up to a foot of snow, while communities to the north or south may only see a couple inches.
In the Spring, it may be raining north of the tunnel, but sunny on the south end.
Heading north from Alma, it's a long, slow, gradual incline. But as you enter Fayetteville, it's a much shorter, more pronounced decline.
This thread's subject line had me scratching my head to think of what road passes through the areas with the highest minority populations.
Funny thing is, when I approach it from that point of view I still come to the same answer I arrive at when I consider it in the intended context: Same thing Takumi said–I-64. I-81 is long but doesn't go near big cities, and I-95 goes through two major metro areas but doesn't come close to any mountains. I-64 also crosses the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 06, 2012, 05:49:30 PM
This thread's subject line had me scratching my head to think of what road passes through the areas with the highest minority populations.
No, it's the road that's diverse, with black asphalt and white concrete. No brown brick on Interstates.
Quote from: NE2 on February 06, 2012, 05:50:40 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 06, 2012, 05:49:30 PM
This thread's subject line had me scratching my head to think of what road passes through the areas with the highest minority populations.
No, it's the road that's diverse, with black asphalt and white concrete. No brown brick on Interstates.
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Quote from: 1995hoo on February 06, 2012, 05:49:30 PM
This thread's subject line had me scratching my head to think of what road passes through the areas with the highest minority populations.
Funny thing is, when I approach it from that point of view I still come to the same answer I arrive at when I consider it in the intended context: Same thing Takumi said–I-64. I-81 is long but doesn't go near big cities, and I-95 goes through two major metro areas but doesn't come close to any mountains. I-64 also crosses the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.
From the mountains to the sea. Well, I-264 connects I-64 to a few blocks from the Atlantic Ocean.
Well for Wisconsin I'd have to go with the longest numbered route in the state: I-94. It's geographically diverse from the hills and rock cuts of the western uplands, across the pancake-flat central sand plain, bounding through the drumlin fields, dodging the lakes of the Kettle Moraine and down to one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. And you get a diverse selection of freeway types. From rural four lane to a modern 5 level stack interchange. From a narrow fifty-year-old urban freeway with crummy little left-hand ramps to a beautifully modernized stretch of rural 8 lanes the longest in the state. You'll find system interchanges with tight, narrow ramps that are falling apart and system interchanges where you don't even need to take off the cruise control while you pass slower traffic on the ramp itself.
In Illinois, I'd have to say it is also the longest one, I-57. I-57 is in both urban and rural environments. It has modern interchanges and old, substandard ones. It crosses the flat plains and goes through the hills of far southern Illinois. Along the way is prosperity and growth in places like Bradley and Champaign. And there is decay and poverty in places like Harvey and Cairo. One can follow it from Cairo into Chicago.
For New York, I suppose I-87 by default, since it is the only one that is both in the city and upstate. Although really, once you get north of Suffern, with the exception of Albany there isn't much change in scenery.
For Connecticut, I-84. Does more back and forth between urban and rural than 91 or 95 and is more diverse designwise. Has more interesting interchanges than the other two.
NJ has several choices. I like I-280 - starts out looking rural, then gains a third lane and heads up and down mountains in the suburbs. After having been asphalt, it transitions to concrete and has a long urban trenched section - only one in NJ. Suddenly, it comes into a 5-lane section and abruptly exits itself, at which point it's on a 1950s four-lane state highway that's barely a freeway, let alone close to Interstate standards. Through some substandard ramps and the city of Newark, it then crosses a drawbridge, and suddenly widens out into a flat six-lane freeway through an industrial area. In order to clinch the highway, you technically have to pass the toll plaza at the Turnpike.
Kentucky would be I-75. Mountainous in the south, passes through the Knobs area, through the flat land of Lexington, into the rolling Outer Bluegrass, then into an urban environment in Northern Kentucky. Beats out I-64 because the mountains near the Tennessee border on 75 are steeper than those near the West Virginia border on 64.
I-40 in NC, starts in the rockslide cliff faces in Western NC past the highest moutains East of the Mississippi, down past the foothills and the Triad area of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, & High Point, the 8 lane mulitplex with I-85 from east of Greensboro to just west of Durham, forming Tobacco Road in the Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, & Chapel Hill and then finally the rural areas of Coastal Plain of Eastern NC and then ending at the Port city of Wilmington.
For Pennsylvania, I'm gonna have to vote for I-376.
It cuts thru the heart of the 2nd biggest city in PA, and is also in fairly rural areas.
Some of it is free, some of it is toll.
It utilizes tunnels, and a double-decked bridge.
It has portions that are woefully substandard, and new portions that are quite good.
Pretty much every interchange in the stretch from Monroeville to I-79 is some unique setup (as opposed to a "diamond", etc...).
It has an exit for buses only (not sure that counts for much)
As a 3-DI it's both a loop and a spur.
The roadway it uses has a plethora of names, being that stretches were built at different times, even though it is fairly continuous roadway (the one exception being the trumpet @ US-422 near New Castle, though that has been worked on, and they did a good job making I-376 feel like the thru route with a left exit / entrances).
Almost forgot, it also has a "Business Interstate" route.
A good chunk of that could be also be used for it's parent (I-76), but I-376 does all that with only a 1/4 of the mileage, so it gets my vote.
Definitely IH 10 here in Texas. From the flat swamplands of Eastern Texas and Louisiana, to the cityscape of Houston, then through the midlands to San Antonio, and into the desert and desert hills as it winds toward El Paso. 880 miles from one border to the other, cutting a swath through Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso.
That said, I prefer IH 45 personally.
I'd say I-35 for Kansas, simply because it goes through the Flint Hills. I grew up in western Kansas not far from I-70, and there's not a whole lot of change between Salina and the Colorado line.
As for my onetime home state, Colorado, I'd say I-70 hands-down. Arid mountains and ski country, the Glenwood Canyon, some of the highest points on the Interstate system, that transition from the Rockies down into Denver, then from there eastward, the High Plains in all their glory. There's very little the state has to offer that can't be found along that route.
Gotta be I-87 for NYS: Antique urban expressway in the Bronx (including the stupefying Highbridge Interchange), suburban toll road in Westchester and Rockland Counties, with the Tappan Zee Bridge to boot, then traditional ticket toll road north of Harriman. Through Albany and Saratoga Counties it's a heavily suburban free Interstate, then you have the Adirondack Mountain scenery followed by some more level plains in the far north. And throw in a border crossing at the end.
I-81 gets honorable mention as well; you get the Upstate urban feel in both Binghamton and especially Syracuse, heavy suburbanization north of the 'Cuse, and quite different types of scenery through Broome and Cortland Counties versus in Oswego and Jefferson.
I-70. Starts in Utah, ends in Kansas. 'nuff said. (Though, there aren't trees at either end).
Quote from: Takumi on February 06, 2012, 01:58:09 PM
My pick for Virginia is I-64. It crosses the most kinds of terrain and has very rural and very urban sections.
I-66 could be considered for the same reason - it begins in the mountains, passes through the Piedmont, and then quickly enters the DC Metro and passes through some heavily urbanized areas.
For Tennessee, I-40 is definitely the most diverse, at 453 miles from the MS river to the Smokies, but I-24 isn't too shabby either.
I-40 starts out crossing the impressive Hernando DeSoto Bridge from Arkansas right into Downtown Memphis, passes through two recently rehabbed interchanges with I-240, heads east through relatively flat territory towards Jackson, starts to get gradually more hilly towards the Tennessee River. Then enters through more rolling, rugged territory once officially in Middle Tennessee, then enters Nashville where one finds both modern new interchanges with long, high flyovers as well as tight older interchanges closer to downtown (as well as passing near a large dam on the east side of town). Once past relatively flat Wilson County, officially enters the Appalachian foothills and climbs to the Highland Rim and Cookeville, then climbs to the Cumberland Plateau and Monterey and Crossville. Descends the Plateau into the Tennessee Valley and heads towards the I-75 duplex into Knoxville. Once in Downtown Knoxville, passes through one of the most impressive recent freeway rebuilds in the country. Then heads east past the Smokies to the split with I-81. Then heads southeast straight for the mountains and follows the infamous slide-prone Pigeon River Gorge section into North Carolina.
But I-24 is pretty impressive as well. Enters from Kentucky into the outskirts of the 5th largest city in the state, Clarksville. Passes through rolling terrain most of the way towards Nashville, then descends a long grade into the Nashville Basin, and then maintains a relatively rural feel right up until the merge with I-65, where you immediately see the Nashville skyline just a few miles in the distance. Right after 65 splits off, 24 passes by a few exits to Downtown Nashville and LP Field (home of the Tennessee Titans) before crossing the Cumberland River and duplexing with I-40 along the busiest stretch of interstate in TN. Once it diverges from I-40, and past I-440, I-24 is at least 8 through lanes (far left is HOV only during rush hours most of the way) for the next 29 miles to Murfreesboro. Then it's a relatively flat and pleasant drive through Manchester to the foot of Monteagle Mountain. Then it's a few miles of steep up-grade, a couple of miles on top, and a few miles of steep down-grade into what essentially is the Tennessee Valley. Eventually a bridge over the river, and then back into the mountains a little bit and into the infamous "Georgia Dip". Once back in Tennessee, relatively hilly, then you find yourself sweeping around between the Tennessee River and Lookout Mountain into Chattanooga proper and a relatively curvy urban section, including the climb up and down Missionary Ridge. Then a few miles later, the southern terminus at I-75.
I-65 through TN is also pretty diverse, and I-75 could be considered diverse though it's rather boring between Cleveland and the I-40 jct west of Knoxville. I-26 is fairly diverse for its relatively short run into TN. I-81 is rather boring, and I-55 is a bit of a pain.
Quote from: achilles765 on February 07, 2012, 03:23:21 PM
Definitely IH 10 here in Texas. 880 miles from one border to the other,
That being said, is I-10 in Texas the longest interstate within one state or does I-5 in CA have it beat?
Also I think I-10 has more mileage just through TX than all of the other states' I-10 miles combined
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 08, 2012, 12:21:06 AM
Quote from: achilles765 on February 07, 2012, 03:23:21 PM
Definitely IH 10 here in Texas. 880 miles from one border to the other,
That being said, is I-10 in Texas the longest interstate within one state or does I-5 in CA have it beat?
Also I think I-10 has more mileage just through TX than all of the other states' I-10 miles combined
I-10 (TX): 880 mi
I-5 (CA): Almost 800 mi, I think.
I-10 in Texas IS longer.
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 08, 2012, 12:21:06 AM
Quote from: achilles765 on February 07, 2012, 03:23:21 PM
Definitely IH 10 here in Texas. 880 miles from one border to the other,
That being said, is I-10 in Texas the longest interstate within one state or does I-5 in CA have it beat?
Also I think I-10 has more mileage just through TX than all of the other states' I-10 miles combined
I quote:
"At just under 879 miles (1,415 km), the stretch of Interstate 10 crossing Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation, is the longest continuous untolled freeway under a single authority in North America, a title formerly held by Ontario's Highway 401. Mile marker 880 (and the corresponding exit number) near Orange are the highest numbered mile marker and exit on the Interstate Highway System or, for that matter, on any freeway in North America.
Texas alone contains more than a third of the interstate's entire length. El Paso, on the Texas — New Mexico border, is 785 miles (1,263 km) from the western terminus of Interstate 10 in Santa Monica, California, making it closer to Los Angeles than it is to Orange, 857 miles (1,379 km) away. Likewise, Orange, on the Texas—Louisiana border, is only 789 miles (1,270 km) from the eastern terminus of Interstate 10 in Jacksonville, Florida."
When heading weat into Texas from Louisiana there is a great sign that I am sure we posted just to show off how big we are. It states
"Beaumont 23
El Paso 857"
that must be disheartening to those heading to El Paso... or farther West.
Probably I-4 in Florida; from the old city of Tampa, to hills, around lakes, near a bunch of theme parks, splitting through the guts of a city (Orlando); more hills, lakes, and rural areas; then a pine-filled forest and swampy stretch, and finally ending just a few miles west of the ocean, at Daytona Beach.
I-75 would be a close second, but it never gets near any shores, unless you count I-275. (Maybe if you only count "State Road 93", then...)
Quote from: empirestate on February 07, 2012, 05:22:50 PM
I-81 gets honorable mention as well; you get the Upstate urban feel in both Binghamton and especially Syracuse, heavy suburbanization north of the 'Cuse, and quite different types of scenery through Broome and Cortland Counties versus in Oswego and Jefferson.
And the Thousand Islands Bridge!
I-84 in Oregon goes from a major metro area to the Columbia Gorge, then the countryside opens up to the Great Plateau look, when suddenly one finds themselves with tree-lined mountains (the Wallowas) coming as a real terrain surprise. After going through some rocky dry country, Oregon's section of I-84 ends in a small city (Ontario) that lays by the Snake River.
I-5 gives three major river valleys (Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue), the three largest cities in Oregon (Portland, Salem, Eugene/Springfield) and plenty of mountainous terrain between the river valleys.
Those are your two choices for major interstate routes in Oregon. US 101 offers variety for views and a more moderate climate so that's my recommended route for the tourist looking to make one trip and see the state at it's best. The most exciting routes for variety are the east/west ones like US 20, 26 and 30, with 30 having partial concurrence with I-84.
Honorable mention to state routes 38/138. For being in mostly just one county (Douglas), a person gets to see the best part of the Umpqua River's drainage basin from the Cascades to the Coast.
Rick
Quote from: achilles765 on February 08, 2012, 04:27:05 AM
I quote:
"At just under 879 miles (1,415 km), the stretch of Interstate 10 crossing Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation, is the longest continuous untolled freeway
Except for those pesky at-grades... http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=31.212031,-105.49686&spn=0.032813,0.066047&gl=us&vpsrc=6&t=m&layer=c&cbll=31.211969,-105.497003&panoid=TnjNmSVCIq0LuEwYqBveOg&cbp=12,346.26,,0,14.74&z=15
(Actually that takes off only about 100 miles, so it's still the longest.)
I-76: Skirts the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, passes through the southern reaches of the state capital, and slices right through the largest city in the Commonwealth with mostly rural areas in between. It crosses the Beaver, Allegheny, Juniata, Susquehanna, Schuylkill, and Delaware Rivers and along the way is the parent to 176, 276, 376, 476, and 676, the most three-digit routes from any Interstate in Pennsylvania. As part of the first long-distance, limited-access highway in the country, it has a few abandoned sections (http://www.pahighways.com/toll/abandonedturnpike.html).
Maryland would be I-70. Rural to metropolitan, mountains to near Chesapeake Bay. Its spurs (I-270 and I-370) serve the nation's capital region and a WMATA Metrorail terminal station.
I- 75 in Florida, as it sees rural, suburban, and even the mighty Everglades where it is the tolled Alligator Alley. It is Florida's longest interstate and at one point you see rolling hills in Hernando County and the Paines Praire in Allachua County. It is mostly four lanes, but six from Georgia to the Florida Turnpike and from FL 572 at Tampa to FL 581 at Osprey. Then from Naples to Andytown it is mostly straight as it crosses the Everglades with only 2 interchanges in almost 80 miles.
I totally agree with I-90 in Washington State, linking Seattle and Spokane to the Cascades.
In Illinois, I'll go with I-55, if only for the fact that it follows most of the old Route 66 from East St. Louis to Chicago. In between, views of farmland and old-styled buildings in small towns give it a charm of its own.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 06, 2012, 02:29:11 PM
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 06, 2012, 12:34:35 PM
Exit 109- Park Rd. 40, and is also a Brown Exit sign
(https://www.aaroads.com/texas/ih045/i-045_nb_exit_109_01.jpg)
The Southern State Parkway has that for Valley Stream State Park, but that was from back in the days when they were replacing those old small wooden signs with brown & white ones. What they should do is replace the green ones for Hempstead Lake State Park and Belmont Lake State Park, with brown ones.
Exit 150 on Mississipspi's I-55 for the Holmes County State Park is also brown.
Quote from: msubulldog on February 09, 2012, 11:36:36 PM
Exit 150 on Mississipspi's I-55 for the Holmes County State Park is also brown.
I believe all of MS's guide signage for the Natchez Trace Pkwy exits on I-20 and I-55 in the Jackson area, as well as US 78 (future I-22) in Tupelo, are brown signs.
Kinda makes me wish TN would post brown guide signage for the Natchez Trace State Park exit on I-40 east of Jackson, and for the Foothills Pkwy exit on I-40 in Cocke Co.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the Trace on 20. I think that's the only other BBS I'd ever seen
US 101 in California. Serves as a major 10 lane urban freeway in LA and SF, as well as acting as a intercity interstate, a scenic coastal route, and an important rural highway.
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 10, 2012, 12:28:22 AM
US 101 in California. Serves as a major 10 lane urban freeway in LA and SF, as well as acting as a intercity interstate, a scenic coastal route, and an important rural highway.
TOPIC: Most Diverse
Interstate Highway in Your State
Well considering I-80 is by far the longest interstate in Nebraska, that's a pretty easy one for me. I-80 is like the "main street" of the state. It connects most of the major cities and although the terrain isn't much different, it does show the transition between farmland in the east and ranchland in the west.
Quote from: huskeroadgeek on February 10, 2012, 06:12:29 PM
Well considering I-80 is by far the longest interstate in Nebraska, that's a pretty easy one for me. I-80 is like the "main street" of the state. It connects most of the major cities and although the terrain isn't much different, it does show the transition between farmland in the east and ranchland in the west.
I-80's almost the same in Iowa, except there isn't any ranchland. It's all farmland, but the terrain changes every once in a while.
Indiana's most diverse is probably I-65, at least IMO. I-65 crosses the Kennedy Bridge from Louisville and goes through the urbanized part of the Southern Indiana suburbs before crossing into some rolling hills en route to Indianapolis. The stretch from Indianapolis to Gary goes through generally flat grounds, but it does connect with the suburbs. My other guess for a diverse highway would be the Indiana Toll Road, crossing the industrial centers of Hammond and Gary before going into the flatter terrain of Northern Indiana pass the South Bend area. That and it carries the two longest interstates in the country en route.
The REAL most diverse highway in the state hasn't been completed yet, Interstate 69. Terrain wise, it will cross the Ohio River, head through the lowlands of the Wabash River valley northeast toward Crane before crossing what ought to be a scenic stretch through Greene and Monroe Counties before heading northeast toward Indianapolis. From there, it's agirucultural fields northeast toward Fort Wayne and slightly rolling hills and small lakes north to Michigan. It will be the state's longest highway and will connect the three largest cities in the state, the only negative is that it won't go through Indianapolis but around it.
California's I-80 is a good contender. Both I-80 and I-5 have cities, ranchland, farmland, and mountains, but I-80 also has a magnificent long-span bridge and tunnel, and goes over one of the snowiest passes any DOT has to try to keep open.
Quote from: kphoger on February 10, 2012, 10:04:35 AM
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 10, 2012, 12:28:22 AM
US 101 in California. Serves as a major 10 lane urban freeway in LA and SF, as well as acting as a intercity interstate, a scenic coastal route, and an important rural highway.
TOPIC: Most Diverse Interstate Highway in Your State
Excuse me, where in my post did I ask what f-ing topic is?
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 04:10:08 PM
Excuse me, where in my post did I ask what f-ing topic is?
so did you purposely sign up for idiot treatment, or have you been this way since birth?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 12, 2012, 08:14:54 PM
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 04:10:08 PM
Excuse me, where in my post did I ask what f-ing topic is?
so did you purposely sign up for idiot treatment, or have you been this way since birth?
I don't why you are turning against me.
I did not sign up for anything. I already knew what the topic was. I had wrote the post already beofre I saw "interstate", and I figured it wouldn't hurt anyone. If it TRULY bothers you guys that much, have the admins delete it. It's no biggie.
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 08:25:26 PM
I don't why you are turning against me.
I did not sign up for anything. I already knew what the topic was. I had wrote the post already beofre I saw "interstate", and I figured it wouldn't hurt anyone. If it TRULY bothers you guys that much, have the admins delete it. It's no biggie.
are you fucking kidding me?
"I'm off topic. this is your fault."
it doesn't bother me that you are off topic. it bothers me that you are an arrogant asshole about it.
have you sought treatment for your diminished IQ and your inflated ego?
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 08:25:26 PM
I had wrote the post
really? really? is that what you had done didded?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 12, 2012, 08:30:14 PM
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 08:25:26 PM
I don't why you are turning against me.
I did not sign up for anything. I already knew what the topic was. I had wrote the post already beofre I saw "interstate", and I figured it wouldn't hurt anyone. If it TRULY bothers you guys that much, have the admins delete it. It's no biggie.
are you fucking kidding me?
"I'm off topic. this is your fault."
it doesn't bother me that you are off topic. it bothers me that you are an arrogant asshole about it.
have you sought treatment for your diminished IQ and your inflated ego?
I'm NOT saying that. I'm NOT saying it's ANYONE's fault but mine. I even admitted I was off topic.
I wasn't being arrogant. I KNEW what the topic was and it seemed he was stating the obvious. YES I WAS off topic. He didn't know the reason or the whole story WHY I was off topic.
You are miss reading my intentions.
EDIT:Just curious, not trying to be "arrogant", where did I give off the impression that I think it's your fault?
In Ohio, I suppose I'd have to nominate I-71. Big river bridge, old urban core, hilly urban area, popular theme park, big valley bridge, smaller hills, flat rural area, flat-ish urban area with modern urban core, mildly hilly congested suburban area that looks rural, flat rural area, big hills, major airport, urban area with commuter trains, big urban canyon bridge, old urban core.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 12, 2012, 08:47:36 PM
Quote from: Riverside Frwy on February 12, 2012, 08:25:26 PM
I had wrote the post
really? really? is that what you had done didded?
Just saw this. I don't know if this is it or not, but I think you thought I was referring to the "Excuse me" post. I was referring to my original post about US 101. If that's the case, now it makes since why you though I was coming across that way.
Virginia? Others here have mentioned I-64 and I-66. I concur with those - I-64 wins because it is so much longer than I-66.
Maryland? I-70 clearly is the winner because of its crossings of the Blue Ridge (a/k/a South Mountain) and the Catoctins, though an honorable mention for I-83 (even though it's pretty short).
I-95 gets an honorable mention in both states for running through rural and urban areas, but it crosses nothing close to any mountain.
QuoteI-5. urban coastal, rural coastal, urban modern, urban antiquated, bizarre interchange, more urban, rural mountain pass (desert edition), miles and miles of cows, big fucking volcano, rural mountain pass (forest edition)
I agree with this one. I-5 in Orange County is a far cry from the I-5 in northern California.
Driving I-5 near Lake Shasta is one of my favorite stretches of Interstate highway anywhere. Simply beautiful.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 17, 2012, 09:13:45 AM
Virginia? Others here have mentioned I-64 and I-66. I concur with those - I-64 wins because it is so much longer than I-66.
Maryland? I-70 clearly is the winner because of its crossings of the Blue Ridge (a/k/a South Mountain) and the Catoctins, though an honorable mention for I-83 (even though it's pretty short).
If there was a single Interstate that had replace US-40 it would be the clear winner in MD. I agree the winner in MD is I-70 but if it 'made the turn' in Baltimore and headed for Delaware the way US-40 did instead of transferring the US-40 replacement duty to I-95 it would be even better. I-70 never really touches tidewater, ending at the west edge of Baltimore just above the fall line.. I-83 going all the way to downtown Baltimore does hit tidewater but never doesn't hit the real mountains.
I-95 gets an honorable mention in both states for running through rural and urban areas, but it crosses nothing close to any mountain.
Massachusetts:
Mass Pike (I-90).
The western segment has exits that are very far apart (30 miles for one of them), but the eastern end is in Boston with lots of exits. The tolls are also different in Boston.
And the "Home of Friendly's" sign in Wilbraham in the middle.
In Georgia, it's I-75.
From the Florida state line (MM 0) to Tifton (MM 62), it's a flat, swampy coastal plain. From Tifton (MM 62) to Unadilla (MM 121), it's agricultural with gently rolling hills. From Unadilla (MM 121) to Griffin (MM 205), it's deeply dissected fall line terrain with several long hills. From Forsyth (MM 186) to Griffin (MM 205), it's a thick forest.
From Griffin (MM 205) to Marietta (MM 260), it's an elevated plateau. From Marietta (MM 260) to Cartersville (MM 290), it passes through the Appalachian foothills. From Locust Grove (MM 212) to Acworth (MM 277), it's the bustling urbanized area of metro Atlanta.
From Cartersville (MM 290) to Dalton (MM 333), it passes through the Great Appalachian Valley. From Dalton (MM 333) to the Tennessee state line (MM 356), it traverses the Cumberland Plateau.
I've noticed there's no I-roads here that end in 1, 2, 3, or 8. I suppose that's significant in some way.
I'll go ahead and fourth the suggestion of I-70 for Maryland, which goes from mountains to plains to dead end just outside Baltimore.
Interestingly enough, I'd also nominate I-70 for Colorado, which does the same thing, except dead end just outside the city it was meant to serve.
Quote from: kj3400 on August 18, 2013, 07:13:55 AM
I've noticed there's no I-roads here that end in 1, 2, 3, or 8. I suppose that's significant in some way.
If you particularly want roads that end in 2, consider US-2 in Washington. All the things that make I-90 diverse also apply to US-2: urban core in west, cropland, timberland, rangeland, mountains. Plus, unlike I-90, some of US-2 is 2-lane, while other parts are 4-lane divided expressway.