General Highway Talk

What is the best interchange and why are they chosen?

Started by tolbs17

Replies: 8
Views: 2,045

January 03, 2020, 11:40:36 PM
by tolbs17

Route numberings with leading zeroes

Started by index

Replies: 6
Views: 2,009

January 03, 2020, 03:51:25 PM
by CNGL-Leudimin

This is NOT a C/D lane. And this IS a C/D lane!

Started by tolbs17

Replies: 5
Views: 1,667

January 03, 2020, 09:29:09 AM
by 1995hoo

Rest Areas in Urban Areas

Started by sprjus4

Pages1 2

Replies: 48
Views: 6,443

January 02, 2020, 01:12:40 PM
by Brandon

Places Where Locals Refer to US/State Highways over Interstates.

Started by Some one

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 70
Views: 11,197

January 01, 2020, 12:34:28 PM
by frankenroad

Route Continuity and Legibility

Started by Ned Weasel

Replies: 10
Views: 2,159

December 31, 2019, 05:08:18 PM
by Flint1979

Rural Cloverleafs

Started by TheOneKEA

Pages1 2

Replies: 45
Views: 7,184

December 31, 2019, 12:09:42 AM
by debragga

Retroactive clinches?

Started by hbelkins

Pages1 2

Replies: 26
Views: 4,410

December 29, 2019, 06:08:04 PM
by cl94

Longest string of consecutive *state-level highway* exits?

Started by DJ Particle

Pages1 2

Replies: 43
Views: 4,962

December 28, 2019, 02:13:52 PM
by cl94

Assign each state a number from 1 to 50

Started by hotdogPi

Pages1 2

Replies: 37
Views: 5,530

December 27, 2019, 04:42:14 PM
by Beltway

Interstates that meet no other interstates in a state.

Started by SteveG1988

Pages1 2

Replies: 40
Views: 6,274

December 23, 2019, 06:15:48 PM
by TheGrassGuy

Auto Trail History

Started by Max Rockatansky

Replies: 4
Views: 2,006

December 23, 2019, 03:19:15 PM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Highways Bypassed by Interstate Highways

Started by Some one

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 4,573

December 23, 2019, 10:08:29 AM
by roadman65

What Are The Different Units of Measurement-based Pay?

Started by TheArkansasRoadgeek

Replies: 5
Views: 1,768

December 23, 2019, 07:07:07 AM
by 74/171FAN

Unusually numbered routes

Started by TheGrassGuy

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 96
Views: 15,000

December 20, 2019, 01:13:12 AM
by Max Rockatansky

How did the framers of the original Interstates decide what cities to include?

Started by bandit957

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 5,957

December 18, 2019, 10:59:09 AM
by froggie

"2020 Election Edition" road atlas

Started by bandit957

Pages1 2

Replies: 40
Views: 8,567

December 17, 2019, 11:38:04 PM
by GCrites

Different level of signed highways on consecutive exits

Started by JCinSummerfield

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 4,482

December 17, 2019, 06:53:58 PM
by Ben114

US routes that are signed perpendicular to the direction implied by their number

Started by usends

Pages1 2

Replies: 31
Views: 6,355

December 14, 2019, 12:29:10 PM
by Flint1979

Highest number of roads at an intersection

Started by TheGrassGuy

Replies: 20
Views: 3,365

December 12, 2019, 05:36:27 PM
by JoePCool14

On the future of rest areas

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 64
Views: 10,807

December 12, 2019, 03:12:29 PM
by TheOneKEA

Even numbered 3-digit interstates

Started by Mergingtraffic

Pages1 2

Replies: 49
Views: 8,260

December 10, 2019, 06:57:39 AM
by JMoses24

Which state DOTs give local governments responsibility for highway signage?

Started by usends

Replies: 6
Views: 1,670

December 09, 2019, 01:21:11 PM
by cl94

Roads whose pavement is bare bedrock

Started by bandit957

Replies: 7
Views: 2,455

December 08, 2019, 10:39:14 PM
by csw

MOVED: MUTCD Correct or almost-correct signage at airports

Started by SSOWorld

Replies: 0
Views: 1,411

December 07, 2019, 07:01:03 AM
by SSOWorld

In this city, all US routes are signed the "wrong" way

Started by usends

Replies: 10
Views: 3,045

December 06, 2019, 12:46:14 PM
by kphoger

Routes that run perpendicular to their implied direction where they intersect

Started by usends

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 65
Views: 33,169

December 06, 2019, 11:03:22 AM
by US 89

Most inaccurate map by a major publisher (includes RMcN Cincinnati)

Started by bandit957

Replies: 12
Views: 3,041

December 06, 2019, 02:38:03 AM
by DJ Particle

Shortest Through Street/Road

Started by NWI_Irish96

Pages1 2

Replies: 40
Views: 6,872

December 04, 2019, 08:00:32 AM
by catch22

Early road memories where you can't identify the location

Started by bandit957

Pages1 2

Replies: 40
Views: 7,089

December 02, 2019, 08:28:29 PM
by bandit957

MOVED: ORIGINAL Interstate Bridge Designs From Every State

Started by Alps

Replies: 0
Views: 1,587

December 02, 2019, 06:30:24 PM
by Alps

Minor roads with GSV available

Started by ftballfan

Replies: 21
Views: 5,273

November 30, 2019, 06:27:09 AM
by LM117

Routes that cannot be followed in one direction due to one-way?

Started by TheGrassGuy

Replies: 9
Views: 2,096

November 28, 2019, 01:48:53 PM
by 74/171FAN

Proposal for Mileage-Based Plazas, Rest Areas, Parking Areas

Started by sturmde

Replies: 22
Views: 3,832

November 28, 2019, 11:19:24 AM
by thenetwork

Split interchanges and unusual freeway configurations

Started by wxfree

Replies: 8
Views: 2,813

November 27, 2019, 01:06:47 PM
by Finrod

The Homogenization of Toll Roads & Turnpikes

Started by thenetwork

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 11,603

November 27, 2019, 12:47:13 PM
by roadman

Highways that aren’t signed from junctions but have reassure signage on Route

Started by Max Rockatansky

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 5,497

November 26, 2019, 08:48:42 PM
by TheGrassGuy

Songs/Jokes about roads

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Replies: 7
Views: 1,731

November 26, 2019, 12:13:34 PM
by GaryV

Cheap License Plates In Michigan

Started by roadgeek

Replies: 22
Views: 4,660

November 25, 2019, 11:12:42 PM
by NJRoadfan

America’s Loneliest Roads, Mapped

Started by bing101

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 5,779

November 25, 2019, 06:30:42 PM
by ozarkman417

Toll road tokens

Started by bugo

Replies: 9
Views: 5,302

November 25, 2019, 12:46:19 PM
by roadman

MOVED: I-78 in New York

Started by Scott5114

Replies: 0
Views: 1,525

November 20, 2019, 07:48:31 AM
by Scott5114

Completed Road Projects That Later Go Neglected...

Started by thenetwork

Replies: 4
Views: 1,869

November 19, 2019, 02:08:02 PM
by King O Frod

Writing on maps and not being able to erase it because you stuck tape over it

Started by bandit957

Replies: 11
Views: 2,821

November 18, 2019, 10:27:00 PM
by GCrites

Move Over And/Or Slow Down Laws

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 73
Views: 14,432

November 18, 2019, 07:44:32 PM
by jeffandnicole

Centerline: The Surprising History of Lane Markings

Started by rickmastfan67

Replies: 0
Views: 1,633

November 18, 2019, 02:13:08 AM
by rickmastfan67

Largest Cities without a freeway connection? or even a 4-lane connection?

Started by RoadMaster09

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 58
Views: 11,215

November 17, 2019, 10:20:49 PM
by Rothman

The "Mount Rushmore" of roads in every state.

Started by thspfc

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 95
Views: 18,270

November 13, 2019, 07:56:23 PM
by Charles2

On the enigma/perplexity that is Breezewood......

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Pages1 2

Replies: 32
Views: 8,936

November 12, 2019, 10:50:46 PM
by lepidopteran

"Wasted" road names

Started by DTComposer

Pages1 2

Replies: 43
Views: 9,251

November 12, 2019, 05:31:42 PM
by TheStranger

2019 BUILD Grants

Started by mvak36

Replies: 10
Views: 2,936

November 12, 2019, 12:51:33 PM
by mvak36

Scar-Spotting

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Replies: 2
Views: 1,552

November 12, 2019, 06:52:51 AM
by ghYHZ

Longest continuous climbing lane?

Started by Kniwt

Replies: 12
Views: 3,241

November 08, 2019, 01:10:35 PM
by bemybear

Annoying driver behavior NOT caused by incompetence

Started by CtrlAltDel

Pages1 2 3 ... 8

Replies: 182
Views: 29,005

November 07, 2019, 05:57:00 PM
by jakeroot

Why was the interstate projects proposed in the 1991 ISTEA act such flops?

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Replies: 20
Views: 6,488

November 04, 2019, 10:05:42 PM
by sparker

Does this intersection style have a name?

Started by cjk374

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 7,062

November 01, 2019, 08:30:24 PM
by johndoe

Highest speed limit that you have seen while on the road.

Started by Roadgeekteen

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 168
Views: 28,236

October 31, 2019, 11:32:08 PM
by cl94

Change one event in American road history. What impact does it have?

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Pages1 2

Replies: 31
Views: 8,052

October 31, 2019, 01:07:29 PM
by vdeane

Odd Road Names

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

Replies: 3
Views: 1,658

October 31, 2019, 01:05:16 PM
by hbelkins

For all traffic light fans here....

Started by cjk374

Replies: 7
Views: 2,341

October 31, 2019, 09:42:06 AM
by paulthemapguy

Strange similarities on GSV

Started by thspfc

Replies: 0
Views: 1,650

October 29, 2019, 06:47:43 PM
by thspfc

Road's that keep the same speed limit for their entire length

Started by Flint1979

Pages1 2

Replies: 37
Views: 10,152

October 28, 2019, 10:59:46 AM
by ftballfan

AASHTO Fall 2019 meeting

Started by LM117

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 70
Views: 19,211

October 26, 2019, 06:48:23 PM
by NE2

Interactive timeline of the Interstate system

Started by Bruce

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 63
Views: 15,147

October 25, 2019, 05:49:19 PM
by thspfc

Faster routes that bypass the freeway

Started by tradephoric

Pages1 2

Replies: 45
Views: 9,236

October 24, 2019, 05:29:32 PM
by bzakharin

Highest traffic counts in your city?

Started by dariusb

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 4,978

October 21, 2019, 09:48:41 AM
by 6a

Road planning with slime mould: abstract

Started by kurumi

Replies: 0
Views: 1,481

October 17, 2019, 08:23:38 PM
by kurumi

Last completely untraveled routre you traveled?

Started by CtrlAltDel

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 4,880

October 15, 2019, 02:25:55 AM
by SeriesE

Longest Dead End Roads

Started by roadman65

Replies: 16
Views: 6,731

October 10, 2019, 07:55:45 PM
by mgk920

How far can you go without turning?

Started by noelbotevera

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 67
Views: 9,920

October 10, 2019, 07:37:04 AM
by NWI_Irish96

Single-lane vs. multilane roads

Started by hotdogPi

Replies: 13
Views: 3,382

October 09, 2019, 09:12:02 PM
by Bruce

Were urban freeway designers in the 1950s and 1960s stupid?

Started by bugo

Pages1 2

Replies: 48
Views: 10,265

October 09, 2019, 05:43:34 PM
by Finrod

Give each state an Interstate that well represents the state.

Started by thspfc

Replies: 18
Views: 2,967

October 08, 2019, 05:13:44 PM
by Life in Paradise

Roads Underneath Airport Runways and/or Taxiways

Started by formulanone

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 72
Views: 13,612

October 07, 2019, 05:07:25 AM
by roadfro

Roadgeeky Things I Have Found On Google Maps

Started by Route66Fan

Replies: 22
Views: 4,444

October 02, 2019, 11:53:58 AM
by Route66Fan

Streets called Chesapeake Street usually in bad condition

Started by bandit957

Replies: 13
Views: 2,760

September 30, 2019, 11:31:21 PM
by Beltway

Zany Italian terrain-based road features

Started by empirestate

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 14,527

September 29, 2019, 05:13:03 PM
by empirestate

Railroad Crossing

Started by Amtrakprod

Pages1 2

Replies: 38
Views: 7,076

September 26, 2019, 06:50:32 PM
by ErmineNotyours

Interesting things about states and their roads

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 87
Views: 14,928

September 25, 2019, 04:25:53 PM
by cl94

Trucking industry is on a decline

Started by Crash_It

Replies: 14
Views: 2,729

September 24, 2019, 11:17:04 PM
by Max Rockatansky

API for travel times

Started by jbnv

Replies: 2
Views: 1,530

September 23, 2019, 12:42:01 PM
by vdeane

Use of tolling agency data by courts, etc.

Started by hbelkins

Replies: 13
Views: 2,599

September 22, 2019, 04:05:32 PM
by hbelkins

Apple Maps introducing "Look Around" (Google Street View competitor)

Started by JoePCool14

Replies: 9
Views: 2,269

September 21, 2019, 12:31:20 AM
by Elm

Lazy scanning

Started by kurumi

Replies: 5
Views: 1,933

September 20, 2019, 08:11:19 PM
by MNHighwayMan

The Future of the U.S. Numbered Highway System

Started by fredmcain

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 6,104

September 18, 2019, 05:17:17 PM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Interesting article about Interstate Naming Standards; comments even moreso

Started by Dustin DeWinn

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 6,284

September 18, 2019, 05:12:40 PM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Poor Road Design

Started by Michael

Replies: 11
Views: 3,330

September 17, 2019, 10:03:08 PM
by GCrites

Largest cities without a 3di interstate route

Started by ozarkman417

Pages1 2

Replies: 37
Views: 6,546

September 15, 2019, 08:17:17 PM
by thspfc

US Highways site (us-highways.com) apparently down

Started by froggie

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 81
Views: 20,805

September 13, 2019, 01:43:21 PM
by Alex

Favorite On-ramps and Off-ramps

Started by thefraze_1020

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 60
Views: 8,011

September 09, 2019, 08:24:56 AM
by royo6022

Why are drivers so flat-out dumb?

Started by thspfc

Replies: 16
Views: 3,384

September 05, 2019, 04:13:55 PM
by JoePCool14

U.S. Route Marker With 'United States'

Started by fredmcain

Replies: 0
Views: 1,613

September 05, 2019, 07:15:42 AM
by fredmcain

Posting County Names on Licence Plates

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 93
Views: 23,809

September 04, 2019, 07:40:43 AM
by froggie

Road Work Ahead versus Road Construction Ahead signs

Started by abqtraveler

Replies: 11
Views: 5,227

September 03, 2019, 10:35:55 PM
by RobbieL2415

Highways connecting same-named cities

Started by golden eagle

Pages1 2

Replies: 31
Views: 5,312

September 02, 2019, 02:52:30 PM
by ozarkman417

AARoads Bill 1: An Act to Create Interstate 32 in Texas

Started by hotdogPi

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 8,531

August 31, 2019, 07:10:12 AM
by motorola870

Most Expensive State to Get a Speeding Ticket (?)

Started by jeffandnicole

Replies: 1
Views: 1,668

August 30, 2019, 11:32:32 AM
by PHLBOS

alternative intersections: Hwy 41 concepts

Started by johndoe

Replies: 4
Views: 1,859

August 30, 2019, 05:00:10 AM
by hotdogPi

Proposed nationwide 65mph truck limit

Started by US 89

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 165
Views: 27,269

August 29, 2019, 04:39:36 PM
by jeffandnicole

Sound when driving over concrete pavement

Started by joshI5

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 21,958

August 29, 2019, 12:02:41 PM
by jcn