I was noticing that I-64 has a neat situation where it serves not only Lexington, KY, but also Lexington, VA.
Other that this are there any other highways that serve two cities with the same name whether Interstate, US, State, or named roads?
Kansas City.
Quote from: roadman65 on February 14, 2013, 10:29:11 AM
I was noticing that I-64 has a neat situation where it serves not only Lexington, KY, but also Lexington, VA.
Other that this are there any other highways that serve two cities with the same name whether Interstate, US, State, or named roads?
Texarkana
I-30, US 59, US 67, US 82
US 71 straddles the state line
They're not cities, but I-495 (the Capital Beltway) has exits less than three miles apart for Great Falls in Virginia and Great Falls in Maryland. For years the signs merely said "Great Falls"; in more recent years, Virginia's signs were amended to read "Great Falls VA."
There's also the bridge connecting Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
I-95: Newark, Delaware, and Newark, New Jersey, although they're not necessarily the "same name" because they're pronounced differently. Lots of people are ignorant of the correct pronunciation of the one in Delaware.
US 50 goes through both Washington, Indiana and Washington, DC
I-65 has exits for Nashville, IN and Nashville, TN, as well as Lebanon, IN and Lebanon, TN
I-90 arguably servers both Rochester, MN and Rochester, NY.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 14, 2013, 11:03:09 AM
There's also the bridge connecting Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
All of the Niagara Falls crossings too.
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I-95: Newark, Delaware, and Newark, New Jersey, although they're not necessarily the "same name" because they're pronounced differently. Lots of people are ignorant of the correct pronunciation of the one in Delaware.
They aren't on the same I-95 either (at least for now).
Quote from: thefro on February 14, 2013, 11:31:59 AM
US 50 goes through both Washington, Indiana and Washington, DC
another US-50 quirk: other than Grand Junction, there ain't much between Delta, UT and Delta, CO - about 350 miles apart.
US-54 skirts Mexico, MO (and the business loop enters the town) - and used to end at Mexico, the country (and now it ends about a mile away). I'd say it serves both.
I-81 and US 11: serving both Pulaski, NY and Pulaski, VA.
Auburn, MA and Auburn, NY are (for all intents and purposes) connected by I-90. Furthermore, you'd continue on I-90 for another 2,500 miles to get to Auburn, WA - which is about 25 miles south of I-90, but still technically served by it.
I-95: Westbook, CT and Westbrook, ME.
I-91: Springfield, MA and Springfield, VT.
I-10: Beaumont, CA and Beaumont, TX.
State Line Street (AKA State Line Road) is shared by Union City, Indiana, and Union City, Ohio.
The towns used to be an hour apart on the clock six months each year, at least officially, until Mitch Daniels got Indiana on DST a few years back.
Quote from: thefro on February 14, 2013, 11:31:59 AM
US 50 goes through both Washington, Indiana and Washington, DC
I-65 has exits for Nashville, IN and Nashville, TN, as well as Lebanon, IN and Lebanon, TN
This might not quite qualify, but since the BGSs have the control cities, I will mention it. At either end of the I-70/I-76 overlap on the Pa Turnpike, I-70 West in New Stanton shows Washington (PA), while I-70 East in Breezewood shows Washington (DC). The technicality is that I-70 does not serve Washington, DC, east of Frederick, not since I-70S was renamed I-270.
US 202: Granby, CT and Granby, MA
I-91: Hartford, CT and Hartford, VT, Windsor, CT and Windsor, VT; Wethersfield and Weathersfield, VT
US 1: Greenwich, CT and (East) Greenwich, RI
I-90: Buffalo, NY and Buffalo, WY
US 20: Auburn, NY and Auburn, MA
I-10 in Vinton, TX and Vinton, LA.
Quote from: akotchi on February 14, 2013, 04:00:21 PM
Quote from: thefro on February 14, 2013, 11:31:59 AM
US 50 goes through both Washington, Indiana and Washington, DC
I-65 has exits for Nashville, IN and Nashville, TN, as well as Lebanon, IN and Lebanon, TN
This might not quite qualify, but since the BGSs have the control cities, I will mention it. At either end of the I-70/I-76 overlap on the Pa Turnpike, I-70 West in New Stanton shows Washington (PA), while I-70 East in Breezewood shows Washington (DC). The technicality is that I-70 does not serve Washington, DC, east of Frederick, not since I-70S was renamed I-270.
I think DC should've got the main I-70, with Baltimore getting a 3 di. But I'm sure Baltimore would've been outraged if that happened.
Quote from: thefro on February 14, 2013, 11:31:59 AM
US 50 goes through both Washington, Indiana and Washington, DC
I-65 has exits for Nashville, IN and Nashville, TN, as well as Lebanon, IN and Lebanon, TN
How about three towns on one interstate: I-65 has Franklin, IN, Franklin, KY, and Franklin, TN. And Franklin, AL looks like it's only about 30 miles away from I-65.
I-74: Danville IL and IN.
US 66: Springfield, MO and Springfield, IL.
US 211 used to serve Washington, VA and Washington, DC.
I-55: Jackson, MO and Jackson, MS.
Bristol, TN and VA: I-81, US 11E, US 11W, US 19, US 421.
US 22/I-78 - Lebanon, NJ and Lebanon, PA
Quote from: NE2 on February 14, 2013, 10:41:17 AM
Kansas City.
It's probably easier to mention the highways that don't go through both KCK and KCMO than the ones that do...
In KCMO, but not KCK: I-29, I-49, US 71 (stay in Missouri) US 50, US 56 (enters KCMO from Johnson County)
In KCK, but not KCMO: US 73 (and barely in KCK at that... begins at I-70 in Bonner Springs, briefly enters the KCK limits before entering Leavenworth County.)
The old Yellowstone Trail went through both Appleton, WI and Appleton, MN.
Mike
I-10 serves both Beaumont, TX and Beaumont, CA.
I-5 serves both Vancouver, WA and, if you keep going on BC-99, Vancouver, BC.
Not quite the same, but US-101 passes through Los Angeles, CA and Port Angeles, WA.
I-95 serves Wilmington, MA & Wilmington, DE
US 20 serves Toldeo, OH & Toledo, OR
U.S. 17 serves both Jacksonville, NC and Jacksonville, FL.
In a stretch . . . I-95 serves Brunswick, GA and the Brunswicks in NJ.
Finally, for something different . . . I-40 skirts Wilmington, NC, while U.S. 40 skirts Wilmington, DE.
U.S. 12 - Aberdeen, WA (it's western terminus) & Aberdeen, SD
U.S. 20 - Albany, OR & Albany, NY
I-5 - Woodland, WA & Woodland, CA
Quote from: akotchi on February 16, 2013, 12:46:12 PMIn a stretch . . . I-95 serves Brunswick, GA and the Brunswicks in NJ.
Unlike "the Amboys", I don't think I've ever heard them referred to as "the Brunswicks". (It's certainly plausible, but I don't think it's a common term.)
Although, I-95 does serve New Brunswick, NJ, then crosses into the province of New Brunswick at its northern end.
Here's a cheap one - I-81 serves both Bristol, VA and Bristol, TN.
I-64 and US 60: Lexington, KY and Lexington, VA.
Here's another cheap one: US 25W: Jellico, KY and Jellico, TN.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 16, 2013, 07:22:04 PMHere's another cheap one: US 25W: Jellico, KY and Jellico, TN.
I-75 also serves both cities.
And here's a couple more along I-75: It serves both Monroe, MI and Monroe, OH and it passes through both Monroe County, MI and Monroe County, TN. In addition, I-75 also serves Atlanta, GA and Atlanta, MI (which are almost 800 miles apart!), although the Atlanta in Michigan is 25 miles east of I-75.
FWIW, US 30 serves Ames, Iowa and Ames, Nebraska, but there really isn't much in Ames, Nebraska to serve. Similarly, US 34 serves Hastings, NE and Hastings, IA.
US-1 (and for that matter, I-95) serves Woodbridge, NJ and Woodbridge, VA.
I-75 has an exit for Covington, OH, and goes through Covington, KY.
I-75 serves Dayton, OH, and has an exit for Dayton, TN. If you really wanna stretch it, there's also a Dayton, KY east of the aforementioned Covington.
I-70 serves Baltimore, OH (a town just east of Columbus) and ends at Baltimore, MD.
Someone else mentioned how I-70 signs both Washingtons; note that the BGS's actually read "Washington, PA" to avoid confusion. Highways in Indianapolis used to have a control city of "Columbus, O" when leading to I-70 WB, presumably to avoid confusion with Columbus, IN (which is not on I-70). There are some locations where the city and state are both included on the BGS when the control city is in a different state than the sign.
If we're including cities that are remarkably similar, how about Langley, VA and Langley Park, MD? I'm sure that more than a few have been confused by this. Note that the Virginia Langley is unincorporated; it's actually part of McClean.
Quote from: MDOTFanFB on February 17, 2013, 08:38:10 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on February 16, 2013, 07:22:04 PMHere's another cheap one: US 25W: Jellico, KY and Jellico, TN.
I-75 also serves both cities.
And here's a couple more along I-75: It serves both Monroe, MI and Monroe, OH and it passes through both Monroe County, MI and Monroe County, TN. In addition, I-75 also serves Atlanta, GA and Atlanta, MI (which are almost 800 miles apart!), although the Atlanta in Michigan is 25 miles east of I-75.
Heck, from that POV, US 12, US 41 and I-94 all pass through both Lake County, IL and Lake County, IN.
Mike
I-5: Woodland, WA & Woodland, CA
I-80: Fairfield, CA & Fairfield, NJ
Quote from: mgk920 on February 18, 2013, 09:46:12 PM
Heck, from that POV, US 12, US 41 and I-94 all pass through both Lake County, IL and Lake County, IN.
Mike
Apologizing in advance for perpetuating this detour: US 6 and US 20 in both Lake Co., IN and Lake Co., OH.
On I-10, the second town one hits as they cross into Texas from New Mexico is Vinton, TX.
On I-10, the first town one hits as they cross into Louisiana from Texas is Vinton, LA.
So that's something.
US-59 serves Kansas, Oklahoma, then continues northward into the state of Kansas.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 20, 2013, 05:24:04 AM
US-59 serves Kansas, Oklahoma, then continues northward into the state of Kansas.
Ooh! You just opened up a very big door!
US-54 goes through Texas County, OK, on its way to the state of Texas.
OK/TX-136 crosses the border between Texas the county and Texas the state.
US-412 comes
oh! so close to serving both.
Quote from: kphoger on February 20, 2013, 09:47:58 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 20, 2013, 05:24:04 AM
US-59 serves Kansas, Oklahoma, then continues northward into the state of Kansas.
Ooh! You just opened up a very big door!
US-54 goes through Texas County, OK, on its way to the state of Texas.
OK/TX-136 crosses the border between Texas the county and Texas the state.
US-412 comes oh! so close to serving both.
US 18 and 151 go through Iowa County, WI on their ways to Iowa.
I-80 passes through Nevada County, CA before entering the state of Nevada.
Quote from: theline on February 18, 2013, 10:12:03 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on February 18, 2013, 09:46:12 PM
Heck, from that POV, US 12, US 41 and I-94 all pass through both Lake County, IL and Lake County, IN.
Mike
Apologizing in advance for perpetuating this detour: US 6 and US 20 in both Lake Co., IN and Lake Co., OH.
Ditto I-90.
:nod:
Mike
^^ Well, how did I miss that?
I-90 serves both Angola, IN and Angola, NY, though it doesn't quite pass through either.
I-65 serves both Nashville, IN (15 minutes west on Indiana 46) and Nashville, TN.
Quote from: nwi_navigator_1181 on February 20, 2013, 11:23:33 PM
I-65 serves both Nashville, IN (15 minutes west on Indiana 46) and Nashville, TN.
I-94 serves Lansing, IL and Lansing, MI, as well.
How the heck does I-94 serve Lansing, MI? That's I-69 and I-96. I-94 is well over 40 miles away at that point.
I-65 wins the prize. From south to north - Franklin TN, Franklin Ky, Franklin IN.
After a quick look on the map, I've found I-70 serves Salina, KS and Salina, UT.
US-14 goes through Janesville, WI and Janesville, MN.
In the "reasonably close" category, there's U.S. 301, which runs through Prince George's County, Maryland and through Prince George County, Virginia.
U.S. 1 runs through Prince George's County, but makes a turn to the southeast in Petersburg, Virginia, which allows it to avoid Prince George County (it comes pretty close to the Prince George County border in Petersburg).
Quote from: Brandon on February 21, 2013, 11:17:56 AM
Quote from: nwi_navigator_1181 on February 20, 2013, 11:23:33 PM
I-65 serves both Nashville, IN (15 minutes west on Indiana 46) and Nashville, TN.
I-94 serves Lansing, IL and Lansing, MI, as well.
How the heck does I-94 serve Lansing, MI? That's I-69 and I-96. I-94 is well over 40 miles away at that point.
Edited my original post for correction. I had a long day yesterday. My bad. :)
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 21, 2013, 07:04:16 PM
In the "reasonably close" category, there's U.S. 301, which runs through Prince George's County, Maryland and through Prince George County, Virginia.
U.S. 1 runs through Prince George's County, but makes a turn to the southeast in Petersburg, Virginia, which allows it to avoid Prince George County (it comes pretty close to the Prince George County border in Petersburg).
This prompts me to recall that I-85 runs through a Mecklenburg County in both North Carolina (near Charlotte) and Virginia (adjacent to the state line). I probably wouldn't have thought of it without your post because I don't normally think of a county as a "community" unless it's a small urban county.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 22, 2013, 05:35:01 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 21, 2013, 07:04:16 PM
In the "reasonably close" category, there's U.S. 301, which runs through Prince George's County, Maryland and through Prince George County, Virginia.
U.S. 1 runs through Prince George's County, but makes a turn to the southeast in Petersburg, Virginia, which allows it to avoid Prince George County (it comes pretty close to the Prince George County border in Petersburg).
This prompts me to recall that I-85 runs through a Mecklenburg County in both North Carolina (near Charlotte) and Virginia (adjacent to the state line). I probably wouldn't have thought of it without your post because I don't normally think of a county as a "community" unless it's a small urban county.
These days (dadgum whippersnappers!), the term "˜community' can basical refer to any group of people with something in common. So if one highway serves, say, two regional spousal abuse support groups with the same name, does that count?
Quote from: roadman65 on February 14, 2013, 10:29:11 AM
I was noticing that I-64 has a neat situation where it serves not only Lexington, KY, but also Lexington, VA.
I-64 does better and serves two suburbs in the St. Louis metro with the same name: O'Fallon, MO and O'Fallon, IL.
US 14 serves both Janesville, Wisconsin, and Janesville, MN
Quote from: kphoger on February 23, 2013, 11:21:31 AM
These days (dadgum whippersnappers!), the term "˜community' can basical refer to any group of people with something in common. So if one highway serves, say, two regional spousal abuse support groups with the same name, does that count?
Now that you mention it, why are we in America so fond of the word "community", when its neighbor words "commune" and "communist" are so abhorrent? What's the connotation of "-ity" that smooths over the whole meaning for us?
Quote from: empirestate on February 23, 2013, 12:55:09 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 23, 2013, 11:21:31 AM
These days (dadgum whippersnappers!), the term "˜community' can basical refer to any group of people with something in common. So if one highway serves, say, two regional spousal abuse support groups with the same name, does that count?
Now that you mention it, why are we in America so fond of the word "community", when its neighbor words "commune" and "communist" are so abhorrent? What's the connotation of "-ity" that smooths over the whole meaning for us?
.
Commune connotes
Hippie.
Communism connotes oppression and the abdication of personal property.
Community connotes personal ties with loved ones, including friends and family, and goodwill among men. We in America seem to have lost those things to some degree, so perhaps we use the word
community to refer to something contrived and unnatural precisely because we still have a need for what it originally meant.
Quote from: nwi_navigator_1181 on February 20, 2013, 11:23:33 PM
I-65 serves both Nashville, IN (15 minutes west on Indiana 46) and Nashville, TN.
I-94 serves Lansing, IL and Lansing, MI, as well.
But wasn't I-94 supposed to go to Lansing (and Grand Rapids) in the original plan, with I-94s current path from Detroit to Benton Harbor being I-92? And why the change? I think 94 should've gone to GR and Lansing, they should've got the longer number instead. Also, not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I-90 serves Rochester in both NY and MN, but doesn't quite enter either, while still staying close enough for this purpose.
How about: VA-28 serves both Manassas, VA and Manassas Park, VA. :D
They border each other, but they're two separate cities.
WI 35 goes through both Superiors in Wisconsin. Ditto WI 16, WI 164 and WI 190 through both Pewaukees.
:cool:
Mike
There are at least four communities named Fairview in Kentucky. US 68 serves two of them.
One is in Todd County, near the Christian County line, where the Jefferson Davis monument is located.
The other is in Fleming County, southwest of Maysville, where KY 165 intersects.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 25, 2013, 09:33:05 PM
There are at least four communities named Fairview in Kentucky.
how did the mail ever get to the correct Fairview before ZIP codes? County name to disambiguate?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 26, 2013, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on February 25, 2013, 09:33:05 PM
There are at least four communities named Fairview in Kentucky.
how did the mail ever get to the correct Fairview before ZIP codes? County name to disambiguate?
There are six Washingtons in NJ. Most states duplicate a certain set of names in different places.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 26, 2013, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on February 25, 2013, 09:33:05 PM
There are at least four communities named Fairview in Kentucky.
how did the mail ever get to the correct Fairview before ZIP codes? County name to disambiguate?
I'm not sure how many of them have, or had, post offices.
^ I'm pretty sure that USPS has rules preventing two places with the same PO name in the same state. If I remember right, that alone has forced some places to change names, just so they could get a PO. Unfortunately, no examples come to mind.
I-75 passes through Troy, Ohio and Troy, Michigan (just outside Detroit).
Danville, IL was mentioned as one for I-74. It is also one of two along US 150 (the other being Danville, KY).
Quote from: theline on February 26, 2013, 09:57:15 PM
^ I'm pretty sure that USPS has rules preventing two places with the same PO name in the same state. If I remember right, that alone has forced some places to change names, just so they could get a PO. Unfortunately, no examples come to mind.
This is correct. My state has at least 10 in that situation. I'm sure other states are similar.
Quote from: theline on February 26, 2013, 09:57:15 PM
^ I'm pretty sure that USPS has rules preventing two places with the same PO name in the same state. If I remember right, that alone has forced some places to change names, just so they could get a PO. Unfortunately, no examples come to mind.
There would be 3 Woodland's along I-5 if states could have multiple municipalities with identical names. Lacey, WA was once called Woodland but the P.O. forced a name change.
When Lakewood, Washington was incorporated, the Lakewood WA in SnoCo had to change its name to North Lakewood
US 421, Frankfort KY and Frankfort IN.
US 127, Jamestown KY and Jamestown TN.
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The terminus of TN 111 (former TN 42) at US 127 at Static, on the Kentucky/Tennessee line, taken in 1999.
I-64 almost has a triple, passing through Cheseapake, VA and Cheseapeake, WV, and within about 1/2 mile of Chesapeake, OH. I-64 also passes through Williamsburg, VA, and within a mile of unincorporated Williamsburg, WV.
I-75 passes within a mile of Dayton, KY and through Dayton, OH.
There is a story that the land developers who started St. Petersburg flipped a coin between their birthplaces as to the name. The guy born in St. Petersburg, Russia won. The other guy was born in Detroit. Which would make I-75 the Detroit to Detroit highway.
I-70; Denver, CO and Denver, PA
Quote from: NE2 on March 04, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Quote from: djsinco on March 04, 2013, 03:10:06 AM
I-70; Denver, CO and Denver, PA
Nope.
I think he meant I-7
6. Denver, PA is accessible to I-76/PA Turnpike at Exit 286 (US 222 & PA 272).
Quote from: PHLBOS on March 04, 2013, 03:40:55 PM
Quote from: NE2 on March 04, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Quote from: djsinco on March 04, 2013, 03:10:06 AM
I-70; Denver, CO and Denver, PA
Nope.
I think he meant I-76. Denver, PA is accessible to I-76/PA Turnpike at Exit 286 (US 222 & PA 272).
Still not the same road. But it is an interesting trivia question: where can you see a sign for I-76/Denver east of the Mississippi?
Quote from: NE2 on March 04, 2013, 03:58:28 PMit is an interesting trivia question: where can you see a sign for I-76/Denver east of the Mississippi?
Along US 222.
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