Non Interstate truck routes in your state.

[GaryV]

(non Interstate routes used by trucks)

Michigan:

All US routes (even US 8, although that would be the least important)

M-6, M-10, M-14, M-24, M-28, M-37

Other mostly urban routes that are quite heavily used, as a "last-mile" (or more accurately the last 10 to 15 miles)  M-1, M-3, M-5, M-8, M-11, M-13, M-53, M-59

And as travel corridors to rural areas and small towns, most of the rest of the M routes.  Don't count M-185 (ha) and those few that are short drives to mostly recreational destinations.

[coatimundi]

As a lot of us know, Interstates are usually the most important truck routes, but at times US highways and state routes are also very important routes for through truck traffic.

Here is my list of non interstate truck routes in California.

US 6
US 101
US 395
CA 14
CA 58
CA 99

Am I missing any? What are some non interstate truck routes in your state?

CA 46, US 95, CA 152 (over Pacheco Pass), CA 17, CA 113, CA 68.
But CA 86 past the Salton Sea and 111 to I-8 could pretty much be a bannered truck route. That's some of the only traffic that route gets.

[noelbotevera]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

[kkt]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

What other routes allow speeds over 40 mph if you want to get from the Bay Area to the Santa Cruz-Capitola area?

[noelbotevera]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

What other routes allow speeds over 40 mph if you want to get from the Bay Area to the Santa Cruz-Capitola area?

Fair point.

But isn't CA 1 a freeway in the Santa Cruz area?

[cl94]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

What other routes allow speeds over 40 mph if you want to get from the Bay Area to the Santa Cruz-Capitola area?

Fair point.

But isn't CA 1 a freeway in the Santa Cruz area?

It is heading southeast, but it doesn't go far. From the end, you'd need to cut over to US 101 in Watsonville.

The point is that it's the only real way to get to Santa Cruz from civilization. CA 1 to the north hugs the coast and CA 9 gets you nowhere fast.

[kkt]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

What other routes allow speeds over 40 mph if you want to get from the Bay Area to the Santa Cruz-Capitola area?

Fair point.

But isn't CA 1 a freeway in the Santa Cruz area?

Santa Cruz to Watsonville is freeway, but that doesn't get you across the coast range.  Following 1 up to S.F. is beautiful, but slow and twisty and not recommended for trucks.  9 to Cupertino is also slow and twisty.  The less twisty way from Santa Cruz to San Jose would be south on 1 to Castroville, east on 156 to Prunedale, north on 101 to San Jose.  But that's the long way around, probably three times as long as 17.

[coatimundi]

CA 17

That one doesn't make sense. Considering that there are dangers such as the Valley Surprise, it surprises me on how this can be used as a route for long haul truck traffic.

What other routes allow speeds over 40 mph if you want to get from the Bay Area to the Santa Cruz-Capitola area?

Exactly. I think I've seen at least one 18-wheeler on that road each time I've driven it, except for the times at night (though I may have just missed it, because that road is pretty unnerving at night). 101 through Prunedale has a lot more truck traffic, certainly, but all the ag and other industries in Santa Cruz County mean that some just have to bite that bullet. At least, when you're finally over the hill on it, it makes the Valley traffic seem easy.

[JustDrive]

I've seen trucks take 1 to Watsonville, then hop on 129 to 101 north of San Juan Bautista. Longer route, but still better than Highway 17 over the Santa Cruz Mountains.

[cpzilliacus]

This is most of them in Maryland, roughly from west to east:

U.S. 219 (West Virginia border to Pennsylvania border, including overlap with I-68)
U.S. 220 (West Virginia border to Pennsylvania border, including overlap with I-68, except section from Md. 53 to I-68)
Md. 53 (U.S. 220 to I-68)
U.S. 522 (West Virginia border to Pennsylvania border, including overlap with I-70)
U.S. 340 (Virginia border to U.S. 40/U.S. 15/I-70/I-270 interchange)
U.S. 15  (Virginia border to Pennsylvania border but trucks restricted south of Potomac River in Virginia by combination length)
Md. 140 (U.S. 15 to I-795)
Md. 30 (I-795 to Pennsylvania border)
Md. 200 (I-370 to U.S. 1)
Md. 355 (D.C. border to I-495 and I-270)
Md. 201 (D.C. border to U.S. 50)
Md. 210 (Md. 228 to I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway))
U.S. 29 (D.C. border to I-70)
Md 32 (I-97 to I-70)
Md. 295 (Md. 175 to I-95 (trucks prohibited south of Md. 175))
Md. 695
Md. 10
Md. 100 (U.S. 29 to Md. 10)
Md. 2 (U.S. 50/U.S. 301 to Md. 10)
U.S. 40 (I-695 in west to I-95 in East Baltimore City)
Md. 24 (Aberdeen Proving Ground to U.S. 1)
U.S. 301 (Virginia border to Delaware border, including overlaps with U.S. 50 and I-595)
Md. 228
U.S. 222
U.S. 1 (I-695 to Pennsylvania border, but restricted crossing the Conowingo Dam over the Susquehanna River)
U.S. 50 (east section, D.C. border to Ocean City, including overlaps with I-595, U.S. 301 and U.S. 13)
Md. 5 (Md. 235 north junction to D.C. border)
Md. 231 (Md. 5 to Md. 4)
Md. 235 (Lexington Park to Md. 5)
Md. 4 (Md. 5 to D.C. border)
Md. 404 (U.S. 50 to Delaware border)
Md. 300 (U.S. 301 to Delaware border)
U.S. 13 (Virginia border to Delaware border, including overlap with U.S. 50)
U.S. 113 (U.S. 13 to Delaware border)
Md. 90
Md. 528

[DevalDragon]

US 79 and "Truck" FM 397 around Taylor Texas - to keep trucks out of downtown.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6021704,-97.4171581,3a,20.5y,208.3h,88.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shZ1OgPrhy709Z8tlv9pfvA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[roadman65]

US 17 & 92 had one in Kissimmee that later became the mainline when US 17 & 92 were removed from Downtown Kissimmee.   Now its been resurrected using Osceola and John Young Parkways which really does not bypass anything.

In fact both US 441 and US 192 (the two other US routes cosigned with US 17 & 92 the whole entire route between the two truck ends) have no truck routes for themselves.   

[NWI_Irish96]

In Indiana

US 41 / SR 63
US 30
US 31
SR 25 / US 24

There is a Truck SR 15 route in Wabash.