Non-interstate/freeway rest areas?

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In California there are rest areas on all the major north-south routes (US-101, I-5, CA-99, US-395, I-15) in addition to the east-west Interstates (8, 10, 40, 80). There are handful of others, mainly on routes in the Sierra Nevada.

The appearance/amenities are the same at all the rest areas I've been at regardless of what type of highway they're on.

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Wisconsin has 4 Rest Areas on US 53 between Chippewa Falls and Superior, 1 along US 45, and 1 a piece along US 151 and US 2 at the borders.  The rest areas on I-43 southwest of Milwaukee I-41, and I-39 were constructed before they became interstates.  All of the rest areas have the weather information, 24 hour bathrooms and vending machines and are up to the same standard of interstate restrooms.  There aren't many rest areas in the state. 

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Maine has quite a few, especially along US 1.
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Michigan has rest areas on non-Interstate freeways:  US-31, US-131, US-23, US-127 (including the "Welcome Center" in the middle of the state where US-127 and US-10 run concurrently).  Maybe that's because we have more non-Interstate freeways than most states - we don't bother applying for an I marker just because the route was upgraded.

There are several rest areas in the UP along two-lane highways:  US-2, US-41 and M-28.  These are somewhat smaller than the ones you see along the freeways, but have full indoor facilities are are open year round.

In addition, we have dozens of roadside parks along two-lane highways - sometimes just a few parking spots, sometimes 20 or 30.  Usually they only have outhouses.  They may also be closed in the winter; most up north are.  They often are near natural features, such as a waterfall.

Kacie Jane

Washington has one on US 12 near the Olympic Peninsula, and I'm pretty sure that's not the only non-freeway one in the state, but I don't know where the other one(s) are.  Yes, they serve exactly the same purpose.

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There is a non-freeway rest area on US 51 in Lauderdale County TN, near Henning.
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Belle Vista AR on US71. US67 as well.
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Not surprising that topics get recycled.

North Carolina has a lot of Rest Areas on non-Interstate highways.  Here's a map to all Rest Area/Welcome Centers/Visitor Center:  http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/restareas/

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Rockland, Maine has a rest stop on US 1

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Quote from: Kacie Jane on December 08, 2015, 07:15:30 PM
Washington has one on US 12 near the Olympic Peninsula, and I'm pretty sure that's not the only non-freeway one in the state, but I don't know where the other one(s) are.  Yes, they serve exactly the same purpose.

There's quite a few on state routes: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/RestAreas/restareamap.htm
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Quote from: SteveG1988 on December 08, 2015, 07:34:24 PM
Bella Vista AR on US71. US67 as well.


Also US 79 south of Pine Bluff, US 65 north of Harrison, US 82 near Lake Village. There is a former R/A now community park just north of Winslow. Still functions as a Rest Area, but AHTD ceded it to the Brentwood Community a few years ago.
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California has 2 that I know of, but I may be wrong: CA 46 east of Paso Robles and CA 58 east of Edwards AFB.
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There are some on Colorado state highways. One I can immediately identify is on U.S. 50 just west of the Kansas border. Another on the same road, east of La Junta, was closed a few years ago.
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Ohio still has some primitive ones one 2 lane roads. One example I can think of is on OH 13 immediately south of where its multiplex with US 250 ends in Fitchville. I can also remember 2 others that were on OH 4 between Attica and Marion that have probably been gone for close to 20 years now.

There are also several modern ones (flush toilets) along Ohio's expressways/divided highways, such as US 23, US 35, US 30, US 33 & OH 2, most of which are built in pairs with one for each direction of travel (with some being on full freeway sections.) Though I can think of a few where there the rest area is only on one side of the road and traffic in one direction has to turn left to enter it, with examples being OH 2 west of Port Clinton, US 23 north of South Bloomfield and US 23 just south of the Scioto/Pike County line. In fact, the one in Scioto County has a tourist info center and acts as a de facto Ohio Welcome Center for the US 23 corridor, although it is not signed as such.

cl94

Quote from: Buck87 on December 08, 2015, 10:57:36 PM
Ohio still has some primitive ones one 2 lane roads. One example I can think of is on OH 13 immediately south of where its multiplex with US 250 ends in Fitchville. I can also remember 2 others that were on OH 4 between Attica and Marion that have probably been gone for close to 20 years now.

There are also several modern ones (flush toilets) along Ohio's expressways/divided highways, such as US 23, US 35, US 30, US 33 & OH 2, most of which are built in pairs with one for each direction of travel (with some being on full freeway sections.) Though I can think of a few where there the rest area is only on one side of the road and traffic in one direction has to turn left to enter it, with examples being OH 2 west of Port Clinton, US 23 north of South Bloomfield and US 23 just south of the Scioto/Pike County line. In fact, the one in Scioto County has a tourist info center and acts as a de facto Ohio Welcome Center for the US 23 corridor, although it is not signed as such.

Ohio has a couple pairs on US 33 that have pit toilets (or at least did when I used them). The one south of Athens comes to mind as falling in that category.

New York's rest areas with facilities are limited to controlled-access highways. Most of the ones on Parkways have closed, while NY 17 is the only signed state route with them. There are several "primitive" rest areas along both limited-access and surface roads, almost always labeled as "parking areas", many being on rarely-used sections of highway.

Vermont has a welcome center with facilities on US 4/VT 4A at the New York border. It is located at the intersection with VT 4A at the western end of the freeway section.

Maine has one on US 302 at the NH border.
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Minnesota has some beautiful full-service non-Interstate rest areas. Three on MN 61 (Grand Portage, Illgen City, Gooseberry Falls) and one on MN 371 coming into Baxter come to mind.

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Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on December 09, 2015, 12:03:12 AM
Minnesota has some beautiful full-service non-Interstate rest areas. Three on MN 61 (Grand Portage, Illgen City, Gooseberry Falls) and one on MN 371 coming into Baxter come to mind.
Also the one on MN 60 east of St. James and on US 169 north of LeSeuer.
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I still miss the one on MA 116 on the south side of Sunderland, MA.  Been closed for more than a decade by now, I'd bet.
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Oregon has lots of them.

Off the top of my head, US-97 has 4 of them: South of Klamath Falls, near Chemult, north of Terrebonne, and at the Jct. with US-197. US-20 has two rest areas between Bend and Burns (and infuriatingly, the only one between Burns and Ontario is closed! I peed behind the locked up toilet there...). US-26 has one between Seaside and Portland, one at government camp, one in the Ochocos east of Prineville, and one near John Day (it's a state park but I think signed as a rest area; if it's not signed as one, it acts as one). There's loads more too. Here's a map of all of them: https://tripcheck.com/Pages/RAentry.asp#

mariethefoxy

US 13 has a few. There is one on US 13 in Delaware in Smyrna, its marked on DE 1 for you to get off the highway to US 13 then you make a left to get into it, but theres a direct ramp back to DE 1 south from the Rest stop.

US 13 in Salisbury has a Rest Stop/Welcome center just before the shopping centers start.

Theres a pair on the Maryland/Virginia border, a VA Rest stop/Welcome center for US 13 South, and a Maryland one for US 13 North.

There may be another one further down in Virgnia but I don't remember, its been a long time since I went down that far.

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Quote from: cl94 on December 08, 2015, 11:28:06 PM
Quote from: Buck87 on December 08, 2015, 10:57:36 PM
Ohio still has some primitive ones one 2 lane roads. One example I can think of is on OH 13 immediately south of where its multiplex with US 250 ends in Fitchville. I can also remember 2 others that were on OH 4 between Attica and Marion that have probably been gone for close to 20 years now.

There are also several modern ones (flush toilets) along Ohio's expressways/divided highways, such as US 23, US 35, US 30, US 33 & OH 2, most of which are built in pairs with one for each direction of travel (with some being on full freeway sections.) Though I can think of a few where there the rest area is only on one side of the road and traffic in one direction has to turn left to enter it, with examples being OH 2 west of Port Clinton, US 23 north of South Bloomfield and US 23 just south of the Scioto/Pike County line. In fact, the one in Scioto County has a tourist info center and acts as a de facto Ohio Welcome Center for the US 23 corridor, although it is not signed as such.

Ohio has a couple pairs on US 33 that have pit toilets (or at least did when I used them). The one south of Athens comes to mind as falling in that category.

New York's rest areas with facilities are limited to controlled-access highways. Most of the ones on Parkways have closed, while NY 17 is the only signed state route with them. There are several "primitive" rest areas along both limited-access and surface roads, almost always labeled as "parking areas", many being on rarely-used sections of highway.

Vermont has a welcome center with facilities on US 4/VT 4A at the New York border. It is located at the intersection with VT 4A at the western end of the freeway section.

Maine has one on US 302 at the NH border.

Ohio provides a list of all their rest areas: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Facilities/Facilities/RestAreas/Lists/Rest%20Area%20Information/AllItems.aspx

I've stopped at the ones on OH32 in Brown and Pike counties. OH32 is a divided highway, but not a freeway.

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Quote from: mariethefoxy on December 09, 2015, 02:43:14 PM
US 13 has a few. There is one on US 13 in Delaware in Smyrna, its marked on DE 1 for you to get off the highway to US 13 then you make a left to get into it, but theres a direct ramp back to DE 1 south from the Rest stop.

US 13 in Salisbury has a Rest Stop/Welcome center just before the shopping centers start.

Theres a pair on the Maryland/Virginia border, a VA Rest stop/Welcome center for US 13 South, and a Maryland one for US 13 North.

There may be another one further down in Virgnia but I don't remember, its been a long time since I went down that far.

Nope that's the last rest stop til the CBBT gift shop



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