Breezewood-type situations

[NE2]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

[kphoger]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

[roadman65]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

The closest an interstate gets to a large body of water, is in Gulfport, MS with I-510 having its trumpet ramp to US 90 Eastbound over the Gulf of Mexico proper.

[agentsteel53]

there is an I-510 in Mississippi?  I'd assumed it was unsigned, but the internet turns up absolutely no info about it.

I now want to know which map shows I-510!

[dfilpus]

there is an I-510 in Mississippi?  I'd assumed it was unsigned, but the internet turns up absolutely no info about it.

I now want to know which map shows I-510!

He probably meant I-110 in Biloxi, which ends in that trumpet over the Gulf.

[Alps]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

The closest an interstate gets to a large body of water, is in Gulfport, MS with I-110 having its trumpet ramp to US 90 Eastbound over the Gulf of Mexico proper.

Well, I-295 crosses Delaware Bay, which is an inlet to the Atlantic Ocean and future site of a multi-level stack interchange to the Guinea-Bissau Trafficway.

[agentsteel53]

He probably meant I-110 in Biloxi, which ends in that trumpet over the Gulf.

shows how much I know about the three-digit interstates!

[Beltway]

there is an I-510 in Mississippi?  I'd assumed it was unsigned, but the internet turns up absolutely no info about it.

I now want to know which map shows I-510!

He probably meant I-110 in Biloxi, which ends in that trumpet over the Gulf.

I-110 also has a bascule span drawbridge over Back Bay of Biloxi.

[blawp]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

Doesn't interstate 8 piddle out to a traffic signal?

[Michael in Philly]

In Plymouth Meeting, PA I passed through the Mid-County Interchange on I-476 just today and noticed that to get on I-276 WB from I-476 NB you must exit at Plymouth Road instead of passing through a direct ramp.

Whoop-de-doo. Use I-76.

It would be better to be able to connect directly to I-276 West than to unnecessarily have to use a section of the Surekill Expressway, IMHO.

Why does everyone feel the need to pick on the Schuylkill?  Is it really (particularly between 476 and King of Prussia, which is what would be involved here) so inferior to the glorious roads of Hickistan?  Y'all could at least pick on the Dan Ryan or the Penn-Lincoln Parkway occasionally.

[national highway 1]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

The closest example I can think of I-10 ending at CA 1 (PCH) at Santa Monica.

[cpzilliacus]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

The closest example I can think of I-10 ending at CA 1 (PCH) at Santa Monica.

That is pretty close. 

I-10 just west of I-5 in San Diego is not far from the saltwater of the Pacific Ocean either. 

Curiously, I cannot think of any on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. that come as close to the ocean itself.  I suppose I-90 in Boston, Mass. might just be the champ.

[US71]

I think US 71 in southern Missouri might qualify:

at the Arkansas State Line, it's 45 mph and 3 stoplights along a 2-3 mile stretch, then goes up to 60, one more signal then 70mph expressway

[Scott5114]

I think US 71 in southern Missouri might qualify:

at the Arkansas State Line, it's 45 mph and 3 stoplights along a 2-3 mile stretch, then goes up to 60, one more signal then 70mph expressway

Yeah, Bella Vista is a definite Breezewood situation. Even has the local fuckery over bypassing it going for it...

[agentsteel53]

not quite a breezewood, but a "what the Hell is a traffic signal doing on this freeway!?": TX-71 in Austin coming out of the airport.  all freeway except for one at-grade instead of an interchange.  70mph speed limit, traffic is doing about 77-80 ... and there's a three-second yellow.

[agentsteel53]

I-37 in Corpus Christi peters out pretty close to the water, too, at a traffic light maybe 4 blocks from the bay.

that may be closer than I-10's end, which appears to be 4th street, before the tunnel.  If it instead ends at Ocean, then I-10 is closer to the water.

[deathtopumpkins]

Yeah but the water I-37 ends at in Corpus Christi is just Corpus Christi Bay, whereas I-10 ends at the ocean itself. Now if I-37 continued down SH 358, that'd be another story...

[US71]

I remembered another:

Bruce Watkins Dr in Kansas City: sandwiched between 2 freeway segments.

[agentsteel53]

what about I-710's missing segment?  that's not signed as 710 along the surface streets, though.

[kphoger]

Doesn't interstate 8 piddle out to a traffic signal?

. . . or turn into surface streets . . .

[Alps]

The Pacific Ocean prevents you from taking the freeway to Hawaii.

However, I'm not aware of an Interstate on either the West Coast or in Hawai'i that actually piddles out into the sand; most end at interchanges or turn into surface streets ahead of time.

The closest example I can think of I-10 ending at CA 1 (PCH) at Santa Monica.

That is pretty close. 

I-10 just west of I-5 in San Diego is not far from the saltwater of the Pacific Ocean either. 

Curiously, I cannot think of any on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. that come as close to the ocean itself.  I suppose I-90 in Boston, Mass. might just be the champ.

I-26 is pretty close to the bay in Charleston - I-526 is closer to the ocean, but when you get into 3di you can start with I-264, I-495 NY, and others.
I-95 is right along Long Island Sound. Is that oceanic enough? How about I-93 south of Boston where it's right along the water? Granted these aren't ends, but they may be the closest an Interstate gets to the ocean.

Oh, I-95's terminus in Florida? Okay.

[Bickendan]

I see your I-93 south of Boston and I-95 along Long Island Sound and raise you I-5 through Camp Pendleton.

[InterstateNG]

not quite a breezewood, but a "what the Hell is a traffic signal doing on this freeway!?": TX-71 in Austin coming out of the airport.  all freeway except for one at-grade instead of an interchange.  70mph speed limit, traffic is doing about 77-80 ... and there's a three-second yellow.

Construction has begun to fix it, same with the light at FM 973.  Too bad the intersection with SH 130 is goofy and recently built.

[JustDrive]

I-37 in Corpus Christi peters out pretty close to the water, too, at a traffic light maybe 4 blocks from the bay.

that may be closer than I-10's end, which appears to be 4th street, before the tunnel.  If it instead ends at Ocean, then I-10 is closer to the water.

The McClure Tunnel is not part of I-10.  Technically, I-10 ends at the 4th/5th Street offramp (though it probably should end at Lincoln Blvd, which is also PCH).

Also, if we're talking about Breezewood-type situations, CA 71 has traffic lights at North Ranch Road and Old Pomona Road in between the two freeway portions.

[roadman65]

I do not know if this has been posted, but the western terminus of I-40 at Barstow, CA has one with its I-15 junction if you go WB to NB and SB to EB.  You must use Old US 66 (East Main Street) that is a surface street to make the connection.

Now granted those who come from the east going to Vegas, would exit I-40 at Kingman, AZ and use US 93 already.  So that is why it is not noticed, nor missed.  Also, if you come down from Montana, Idaho, and Utah you would exit i-15 at Vegas for US 93 as well to go east via I-40.  Hence why nobody noticed to mention or even care to.

Nonetheless, it is a Breezewood.