Largest (US) Cities Without a US Highway or an Interstate

[stevashe]

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Next door (and next most populous) Sammamish (65,733) has no state highways at all.

Actually, not quite. If you look at a map of the city limits on their website, it looks like technically about a block of WA-202 is within the city.

That makes the winner University Place (pop. 33,740).

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Fresno (EST population 530,093) is THE quintessential decent-sized city with neither class of highway.

Actually the very first reply identified Fresno, but it was very short and didn't get any response so I don't blame you for reading over it. But of course since we're all roadgeeks here we have to discuss it further! It wouldn't be very fun to give a one sentence answer and be done with it, would it? And as has been mentioned, we seem to have moved on to finding the largest example in each state anyway.

[TheOneKEA]

Taneytown, MD is served by only two state highways. Based on this Wikipedia list, it's the largest city not served by either type of highway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Maryland

EDIT: ditched mobile Wikipedia.

[hotdogPi]

Don't link to the mobile version of Wikipedia. Unlike the other cases where people have told you this, there's actually something important here: tables aren't sortable on mobile.

[formulanone]

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Fresno (EST population 530,093) is THE quintessential decent-sized city with neither class of highway.

Actually the very first reply identified Fresno, but it was very short and didn't get any response so I don't blame you for reading over it. But of course since we're all roadgeeks here we have to discuss it further! It wouldn't be very fun to give a one sentence answer and be done with it, would it? And as has been mentioned, we seem to have moved on to finding the largest example in each state anyway.

I think of the various SR 99 still being part of US 99...oh, the mind warps this forum will do to you over time.

Although the OP didn't qualify by "historic/former US Routes", that ran through my head in response.

[roadman65]

I was thinking about neighboring state Alabama. Its major cities like Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile, and Birmingham as well as Gadsen and Tuscaloosa all are served by the interstate system.  However in 2010 I was in Dothan in SE Alabama where a local politician was running for office on a typical TV and radio ad, and addressed his plan (if elected) was to build a freeway from I-10 in Florida to Dothan as one of his promises.  Even here on the forum that freeway idea was proposed but later rejected or shelved.

So I would say that for Alabama it would be Dothan for sure as that seems sizable at 68,247.

[MikeTheActuary]

I was thinking about neighboring state Alabama. Its major cities like Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile, and Birmingham as well as Gadsen and Tuscaloosa all are served by the interstate system.  However in 2010 I was in Dothan in SE Alabama where a local politician was running for office on a typical TV and radio ad, and addressed his plan (if elected) was to build a freeway from I-10 in Florida to Dothan as one of his promises.  Even here on the forum that freeway idea was proposed but later rejected or shelved.

So I would say that for Alabama it would be Dothan for sure as that seems sizable at 68,247.

While Dothan lacks an interstate, it has three US highways: 84, 231, and 431.

[roadman65]

I was thinking about neighboring state Alabama. Its major cities like Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile, and Birmingham as well as Gadsen and Tuscaloosa all are served by the interstate system.  However in 2010 I was in Dothan in SE Alabama where a local politician was running for office on a typical TV and radio ad, and addressed his plan (if elected) was to build a freeway from I-10 in Florida to Dothan as one of his promises.  Even here on the forum that freeway idea was proposed but later rejected or shelved.

So I would say that for Alabama it would be Dothan for sure as that seems sizable at 68,247.

While Dothan lacks an interstate, it has three US highways: 84, 231, and 431.

My mind did not see that part, unfortunately having certain conditions are a handicap that I still have a way to go to conquer, but it is hard to picture some things that makes my mind jump the gun.  I often get mad at myself for not seeing them too, but oh sorry.

[csw]

Quick glance at the population listing and a map says that Indiana is Connersville, 52nd in the state at about 13,000 people. Other larger towns come close (Noblesville, Anderson, Marion), but all extend to a nearby highway (in this case I-69). My research could use a fact check though. \

edit: never mind, apparently upthread it has been stated as New Castle - which is correct.

[MikeTheActuary]

My mind did not see that part, unfortunately having certain conditions are a handicap that I still have a way to go to conquer, but it is hard to picture some things that makes my mind jump the gun.  I often get mad at myself for not seeing them too, but oh sorry.

No worries.  I've misparsed similar questions before, myself.