Which state-maintained highways are horse drawn carriages most common?

[ozarkman417]

The inspiration for creating this topic came after seeing four Amish horse drawn carriages between Seymour and Fordland, MO on US-60. I see at least one almost every time I drive that section of US-60.

share the road

[webny99]

"Horse and buggies" (as we call them) are very common in the Finger Lakes region of New York, especially the area between Canandaigua and Seneca Lakes. You could easily see four or more on NY 14A, NY 54, NY 245, and other various state and county roads.

If I had to nominate a specific stretch of state highway, it would be NY 14A between Penn Yan and Hall.

[ErmineNotyours]

The 1940 Mercer Island Floating Bridge had a toll category for a horse and carriage.  Until the late 1980s, it was still carrying I-90 on four lanes, or 3/1 reversible lanes at rush hour.  I can't even imagine the traffic disruption a horse and carriage would cause.

[Max Rockatansky]

Probably CA 4 over Ebbetts Pass. 

[jp the roadgeek]

PA 896.  Passed many of them driving from the Lancaster area to Delaware.

[I-55]

US-27 and IN-218 in Berne, IN. Plenty of Amish folk around there.

[Takumi]

PA 896.  Passed many of them driving from the Lancaster area to Delaware.

I'm sure PA 743 has plenty as well.

[KCRoadFan]

Probably PA 340 in Lancaster County - the road through Intercourse and Bird-In-Hand.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

In MN the candidates are US 52, MN 16, MN 44, and maybe MN 139.

[US 89]

The inspiration for creating this topic came after seeing four Amish horse drawn carriages between Seymour and Fordland, MO on US-60. I see at least one almost every time I drive that section of US-60.

share the road

I actually drove US 60 through this area a few weeks ago. Had no idea there was an Amish community down there, but sure enough, after passing at least three of those "share the road"  signs, a horse-drawn carriage crossed the road while I was stopped at a red light.

[theline]

US-27 and IN-218 in Berne, IN. Plenty of Amish folk around there.

Also in Indiana, buggies are often seen on US-6, US-20 and other state highways in Elkhart County. In fact wider-than-normal shoulders can be found in places to help keep the horses, buggies and riders safe from the mechanized traffic.

[ilpt4u]

IL 4 in Jackson County near Ava. At least daily frequency

It doesn't hurt that some of the local Amish population has property right along IL 4

[74/171FAN]

I would say PA in general.  I've seen them on trips farther to the west, and I saw at least three while clinching PA 75 yesterday.

[formulanone]

Middlefield, Ohio has an Amish community, so that area bounded by Parkman and Burton has a lot of horse-drawn carriages to watch for. Ohio Routes 528, 168, 88, 608 in particular.

Warning sign in OH 168:

There was a wide shoulder on OH 528:

[tdindy88]

M-185 around Mackinac Island, Michigan. Obviously has nothing to do with the Amish though.

[NWI_Irish96]

US-27 and IN-218 in Berne, IN. Plenty of Amish folk around there.

Also in Indiana, buggies are often seen on US-6, US-20 and other state highways in Elkhart County. In fact wider-than-normal shoulders can be found in places to help keep the horses, buggies and riders safe from the mechanized traffic.

LaGrange County probably has more than any other Indiana County. Also some in NE Marshall County

[dlsterner]

Plenty of them on PA 272 and US 222 in Pennsylvania south of Lancaster.

[thspfc]

Before it was decomissioned, WI-149. Ran through a heavily Amish area. As for routes that still exist, WI-67 between Kiel and Plymouth has a lot.

[Flint1979]

M-18 in Michigan you'll see quite a few especially between Gladwin and Houghton Lake.

[GaryV]

M-18 in Michigan you'll see quite a few especially between Gladwin and Houghton Lake.

Also M-60, M-66 and M-86 around Sturgis and to the northeast.  They seem to stay off US-12 though.

[jemacedo9]

US 11/15 south of Selinsgrove has many...which is a little unnerving as it's a 4-lane divided arterial with a limit of 55 MPH...but many people travel 70 or more.

[ftballfan]

Honorable mention to KY 839, where my dad and I had to pass a horse and buggy not long after passing by this sign. That was one of very few vehicles we saw on that road (the only reason we got routed there in the first place was that Nashville was a parking lot and we had to get to our hotel in northern Georgia by a decent time)

[Flint1979]

M-18 in Michigan you'll see quite a few especially between Gladwin and Houghton Lake.

Also M-60, M-66 and M-86 around Sturgis and to the northeast.  They seem to stay off US-12 though.

Ties right in with Indiana's Amish Country east of Elkhart.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Along with the Geauga County Amish community, there is a larger Amish community for Ohio in Holmes County.
US 62 from Millersburg to Winesburg and Oh 39 from Berlin (where it joins US 62 into Millersburg) east to Sugarcreek.

[tallfull]

M-83 in the city of Frankenmuth, MI. Horse and buggy rides down Main St. (aka M-83) are a big tourist attraction, and Frankenmuth is Michigan's most visited tourist destination.