Longest Interstate Clinched NON-STOP??

[empirestate]

I actually realized I had to correct my own facts in this thread, I've done all of (eastern) 84 in one sitting from Sturbridge to Wilkes-Barre this summer.

I'm assuming that you didn't drink anything (including water) for that stretch.

I'm not sure whether that's best described as a 232-mile clinch, or a 232-mile clench.


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[jeffandnicole]

I actually realized I had to correct my own facts in this thread, I've done all of (eastern) 84 in one sitting from Sturbridge to Wilkes-Barre this summer.

I'm assuming that you didn't drink anything (including water) for that stretch.

I'm not sure whether that's best described as a 232-mile clinch, or a 232-mile clench.


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Ah, that's what, just a little over 3 hours? Completely doable. 

[empirestate]

I actually realized I had to correct my own facts in this thread, I've done all of (eastern) 84 in one sitting from Sturbridge to Wilkes-Barre this summer.

I'm assuming that you didn't drink anything (including water) for that stretch.

I'm not sure whether that's best described as a 232-mile clinch, or a 232-mile clench.


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Ah, that's what, just a little over 3 hours? Completely doable.

Well, swap out I-84 for a longer Interstate, if it helps the joke land better.


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[PHLBOS]

I actually realized I had to correct my own facts in this thread, I've done all of (eastern) 84 in one sitting from Sturbridge to Wilkes-Barre this summer.

I'm assuming that you didn't drink anything (including water) for prior to making that stretch.

I'm not sure whether that's best described as a 232-mile clinch, or a 232-mile clench.

Ah, that's what, just a little over 3 hours? Completely doable. 

Not if one hits Hartford & Waterbury at the wrong time.  Remember, the clinch involves staying on I-84 for the whole time; which means going through those fore-mentioned cities.

[briantroutman]

I-580 has a routing (Central Valley to Marin via Oakland) such that it is unlikely to be traversed non-stop except by someone deliberately trying to accomplish the feat, but, for all I know, some truckers might do it every day (but isn't there a truck restiction on some part of it in Oakland?).

There are people who drive between the Central Valley and Marin, and for them 580 would be the obvious way to go.

Exactly. As a former resident of Corte Madera, I would clinch I-580 nonstop nearly every time I'd drive to the Central Valley (and usually, that was part of driving to L.A.).

Other Bay Area Interstates that were also usually a guaranteed non-stop clinch:

I-205
I-505
I-238
I-780
I-980

I-880 was a frequent "close, but no cigar"  as I'd often start in Emeryville and exit somewhere in San Jose just shy of the southern terminus.

[allniter89]

I drove most of these in a 18 wheeler with 2 100 gal tanks & a empty wide mouth gator-ade bottle     keepin that left door closed 

I 4 (FL)
I 275 (FL & MI)
I 280 (OH)
I 516 (Savannah, GA)
I 595 (Broward Co, FL)
I 16 (GA)
I 475 (GA)
I 110 (FL & MS)
I 495 (DE & MA)
I 295 (NJ)
I 294  (IL)
I 43 (WI)
I 96 (MI)
I 696 (MI)
I 471 (OH & KY)
I 275 (TN)
I 640 (TN)
I 57 (MO & IL)
I 45 (TX)
I 12 (LA)
I 565 (AL)
I 459 (AL)
I 93 (MA & NH)
I 89 (NH)
I 37 (TX)
I 45 (TX)
I 30 (TX & AR)
I 630 (TX)
I 68 (MD & WV)
I 17 (AZ)
I 76 (CO)
I 88 (IL)

[paulthemapguy]

^^Wow.  And this perfectly sums up the reason I thought about being a trucker in my teen years XD

[noelbotevera]

I should challenge myself growing up to drive all of I-81 and then show it to my friends that I can handle long trips whenever I turn 16 or 17.

[SSOWorld]

I-78.  Harrisburg right through the tunnel and beyond.

[slorydn1]

I almost messed up and said I-4, but I never got that little bit west of I-75.

I almost messed up and said I-16, but I never got that little bit east of I-95, and I also seem to remember stopping to piss along there somewhere anyways.

I almost messed up and said I-290 (IL) but I lived off the Higgins Rd (IL-72) exit so I never went from the tollway all the way to the Post Office in one sitting.

So in the literal sense of the OP I can say, none. Which is a shame, because my longest distance traveled non-stop is 483 miles from I-95 Exit 3 in Kingsland, Ga to the Shell station on US-17 south near River Bend, NC.

[wxfree]

My answer is disappointing, and probably the shortest.  It's I-345 at 1.4 miles.  Other than my home area, the Interstates I use are almost all too long to run non-stop.  Nearby, I-30 and I-45 would be possible, but I've never done a full run of either.  The Dallas and Fort Worth Interstate loops, and branches of I-35, if those count, would be fairly easy, but I've never had a reason to drive from one end to the other of any of them.

[TheStranger]

I-580 has a routing (Central Valley to Marin via Oakland) such that it is unlikely to be traversed non-stop except by someone deliberately trying to accomplish the feat, but, for all I know, some truckers might do it every day (but isn't there a truck restiction on some part of it in Oakland?).

The truck restriction covers the MacArthur Freeway portion, originally built as US 50 (and then first signed as US 50/I-5W) in the late 1950s.  Though the route has been Interstate standard for pretty much the entire time, I recall that the restriction was put in place as a continuation of existing truck restrictions along the MacArthur corridor before the freeway was there.

I-238 to I-880 has been the default truck route between the MacArthur Maze and Hayward/Castro Valley for decades, though the MacArthur Freeway does allow truck traffic on an emergency basis if 880 has any issues.

[DJDBVT]

I-93 from Canton MA to St Johnsbury VT several times in each direction. That's the only 2di non-stop clinch(es) for me.
For 3di (most are not much of a challenge, esp. the first one on the list at about a mile and a half each way - could clinch it non-stop in both directions on foot through a foot of snow!): 189 (VT), 190 (MA), 195 (RI-MA), 290 (MA), 295 (RI-MA), 391 (MA), 393 (NH), 395 (CT-MA), 495 (MA), 691 (CT), 787 (NY).

[Buffaboy]

I'm pretty sure it would be I-88 for me...

Maybe I-79 at one point but I can't remember.

[jakeroot]

Gonna jump in here for no particular reason. I normally don't clinch routes (simply don't have enough time off, nor do I really get-off on the idea of doing so) but there are a couple of freeways (not necessarily interstates) that I've driven, which meet the OP's criteria:

- Alberta Highway 2 (the freeway bit) from Edmonton to Calgary. Traffic was moving at 90 to 100 mph for the entire length, and I didn't want to get off and get stuck in a pack of cars going the normal 70(is) limit. I was meeting some extended family in downtown Calgary, so I didn't technically complete the entire route. Oh well. Until I got off on Memorial Drive in Calgary, the total length was around 283 kilometres (~175 miles).

- Discounting 3di's, I drove the entire length of I-82 from just outside Pendleton, OR to Ellensburg, WA in one go. I ate lunch at the BK in Pendleton; I think my next stop was in Cle Elum, WA. Total length was around 143 miles.

- I drove the entire length of the US-395 Freeway between Ritzville and Richland, around 73 miles. There's very little civilization out there to stop and see, nor is 73 miles much to complete without stopping.

[Buck87]

Longest one I know for sure would be I-280 in Ohio

[cl94]

I-88. Given fuel/food/drink/restroom requirements, I doubt I could do much longer and I-88 was pushing it. I hate going more than 2 hours without a stop and a nonstop I-88 run virtually requires it.

[formulanone]

I've completed I-4 non-stop. It was near midnight, so there wasn't much traffic nor incentive to stop...so, 132 miles.

I've also completed I-12 in one go, that only took a little over an hour, at just over 85 miles long.

I could add I-99 to the list, but I got off at one exit to collect a bonus county and returned back to the same exit.

After that, a bunch of 3dis...nothing too impressive.

[cpzilliacus]

I-97
I-66 (D.C. and Va.)
I-195 (Md.)
I-195 (Fla.)
I-295 (Md. and D.C.)
I-295 (Del. and N.J.)
I-395 (Va. and D.C.)
I-395 (Md.)
I-495 (Md. and Va.)
I-495 (Del.)
I-695 (D.C.)
I-795 (Md.)
I-895 (Md.)
I-68
I-70 (not possible non-stop, but reasonably close, in 3 days)
I-270 (Md.)
I-270Y (Md.)
I-370 (Md.)
I-225 (Col.)
I-470 (Kansas)
I-470 (Missouri)
I-283 (Pa.)
I-476 (Pa.) (EDIT: probably the longest with zero stops, as it is longer than I-68)
I-276 (Pa.)
I-285 (Ga.)
I-526 (S.C.)
I-105 (Calif.)
I-110 (Calif.)

[dvferyance]

I-88. Given fuel/food/drink/restroom requirements, I doubt I could do much longer and I-88 was pushing it. I hate going more than 2 hours without a stop and a nonstop I-88 run virtually requires it.

I have clinched that one myself but I stopped at the De Kalb Oasis so I guess it doesn't count.

[compdude787]

I've completed I-4 non-stop. It was near midnight, so there wasn't much traffic nor incentive to stop...so, 132 miles.

I've also completed I-12 in one go, that only took a little over an hour, at just over 85 miles long.

So you were driving pretty fast, huh?

[cl94]

I-88. Given fuel/food/drink/restroom requirements, I doubt I could do much longer and I-88 was pushing it. I hate going more than 2 hours without a stop and a nonstop I-88 run virtually requires it.

I have clinched that one myself but I stopped at the De Kalb Oasis so I guess it doesn't count.

I was talking about eastern I-88. Damn Illinois adding the designation just so they could sign it at 65.

[formulanone]

I've completed I-4 non-stop. It was near midnight, so there wasn't much traffic nor incentive to stop...so, 132 miles.

I've also completed I-12 in one go, that only took a little over an hour, at just over 85 miles long.

So you were driving pretty fast, huh?

Swim
With
The
Fishes.

(Also, intentionally vague measurement like "bit" might mean I observed the speed limit by -/+ "a tad".)

[roadsplorer]

390 miles on interstate 80, was forced to stop and refuel, most i've driven in a day is 1046 miles

[hbelkins]

390 miles on interstate 80, was forced to stop and refuel, most i've driven in a day is 1046 miles

That's not a clinch.