Game: Best Freeway/Expressway

[dariusb]

Put up 2 freeways and next person who posts picks one and then puts up 2 more and on and on it goes. Can even be the same freeway through different cities. Criteria can be access to amenities, attractions, aesthetics like skyline views, freeway design. I'll start. I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

[thspfc]

I say 65 in Nashville.
I-70 between Denver and Grand Junction or US-101 between Santa Barbara and L.A.? (No, I don't feel bad about taking arguably the two most iconic right off the bat.)

[STLmapboy]

I say 65 in Nashville.
I-70 between Denver and Grand Junction or US-101 between Santa Barbara and L.A.? (No, I don't feel bad about taking arguably the two most iconic right off the bat.)

I say 70 between Denver and Grand Jct.
70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

[dariusb]

I say 65 in Nashville.
I-70 between Denver and Grand Junction or US-101 between Santa Barbara and L.A.? (No, I don't feel bad about taking arguably the two most iconic right off the bat.)

I say 70 between Denver and Grand Jct.
70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis. Feels more urban and get a good feel of how big the area is. I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

[JoePCool14]

I'll start. I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

You asked about the same two freeways twice. 

I'll give a new one: I-94 Edens Expressway (41/94 split to the merge) or I-90 Kennedy Expressway (O'Hare to the merge only)? We're talking Chicagoland here.

[thspfc]

I'll start. I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

I-35 through Austin or I-65 through Nashville?

You asked about the same two freeways twice. 

I'll give a new one: I-94 Edens Expressway (41/94 split to the merge) or I-90 Kennedy Expressway (O'Hare to the merge only)? We're talking Chicagoland here.

Edens Expywy probably. So many trucks on the Kennedy.
How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

[Ned Weasel]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

[skluth]

I prefer the Virgin River Canyon on I-15 to I-70 east of Glenwood Springs, but both are pretty spectacular. My favorite city view is the coming into St Louis on the PSB with the Arch in front of the St Louis skyline, but I'm biased since I lived there almost 30 years and the view meant I was almost home.

[Ned Weasel]

My favorite city view is the coming into St Louis on the PSB with the Arch in front of the St Louis skyline, but I'm biased since I lived there almost 30 years and the view meant I was almost home.

Wow, we are really two different people.  Any view that means I'm almost home almost always depresses me (unless I'm just driving home from work, but I'm talking about long-distance trips here).

But we've gone off-topic.

[STLmapboy]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

NJ Turnpike. Penna's cool with the history and all but the NJ Turnpike has a great 3-3-3-3 design in the middle, consistent service plazas, and good bridges and pavement.

I-64 in St Louis or I-64 in Louisville?

[planxtymcgillicuddy]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

NJ Turnpike. Penna's cool with the history and all but the NJ Turnpike has a great 3-3-3-3 design in the middle, consistent service plazas, and good bridges and pavement.

I-64 in St Louis or I-64 in Louisville?

64 in Louisville

I-95 in North Carolina or I-85 in North Carolina?

[Great Lakes Roads]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

NJ Turnpike. Penna's cool with the history and all but the NJ Turnpike has a great 3-3-3-3 design in the middle, consistent service plazas, and good bridges and pavement.

I-64 in St Louis or I-64 in Louisville?

64 in Louisville

I-95 in North Carolina or I-85 in North Carolina?

Definitely I-85 through North Carolina!

I-110 or CA 110 in LA?

[Hwy 61 Revisited]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

NJ Turnpike. Penna's cool with the history and all but the NJ Turnpike has a great 3-3-3-3 design in the middle, consistent service plazas, and good bridges and pavement.

I-64 in St Louis or I-64 in Louisville?

64 in Louisville

I-95 in North Carolina or I-85 in North Carolina?

Definitely I-85 through North Carolina!

I-110 or CA 110 in LA?

Same difference.


I-80 in the Poconos: before the Delaware or after the Delaware?

[I-55]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

70 in St Louis area and 70 in KCMO/KCK.

I-70 through St. Louis.

Good choice.  I-70 through St. Louis is pretty fine, especially with the new bridge.  I-70 through Kansas City is horrid, outdated design.

Okay, I'll go with the obvious on this round (and they happen to be my two favorite roads).  Pennsylvania Turnpike or New Jersey Turnpike?

NJ Turnpike. Penna's cool with the history and all but the NJ Turnpike has a great 3-3-3-3 design in the middle, consistent service plazas, and good bridges and pavement.

I-64 in St Louis or I-64 in Louisville?

64 in Louisville

I-95 in North Carolina or I-85 in North Carolina?

Definitely I-85 through North Carolina!

I-110 or CA 110 in LA?

Same difference.


I-80 in the Poconos: before the Delaware or after the Delaware?

Before the Delaware.

Briley Pky or Ellington Pky (Nashville)? (better relief route?)

[Ned Weasel]

Briley Pky or Ellington Pky (Nashville)? (better relief route?)

TN 155/Briley Parkway for sure.  I've never even used Ellington Parkway, but I'm not sure why I would, unless I was going somewhere near it in Nashville.  Meanwhile, the northern half of TN 155 is a very useful bypass, especially the northeastern section, which I would absolutely use every time to get from I-24 or I-65 to I-40 and vice-versa, unless I wanted or needed to go through downtown for some reason.

Okay, here's one that comes with an honest question:  I-44 through Tulsa or OK 364/Creek Turnpike around Tulsa?  I-44 is much shorter and doesn't have a toll between the two ends of the Creek Turnpike, but the Creek Turnpike has markedly better roadway design quality.  Both have poorly designed signs because it's Oklahoma.  The Creek Turnpike's control cities indicate it as the preferred route for through traffic headed toward Joplin in the eastbound direction, and Oklahoma City in the westbound direction.  But here's where the big question comes in:  Has the Creek Turnpike ever saved anyone any time compared to I-44?

Choose whichever you like for whatever reason you like, but if anyone has an answer about the time difference, I'd love to know.

[ilpt4u]

Briley Pky or Ellington Pky (Nashville)? (better relief route?)

TN 155/Briley Parkway for sure.  I've never even used Ellington Parkway, but I'm not sure why I would, unless I was going somewhere near it in Nashville.  Meanwhile, the northern half of TN 155 is a very useful bypass, especially the northeastern section, which I would absolutely use every time to get from I-24 or I-65 to I-40 and vice-versa, unless I wanted or needed to go through downtown for some reason.

I use Briley Pkwy to get to BNA coming down I-24 if I fly out of BNA instead of STL. Even if I were continuing on I-24, I'd seriously consider using Briley instead of driving thru downtown. Whether I'd use I-40 back to I-24 or just take Briley all the way to I-24, which does involve a couple traffic lights, is up to current conditions

[Ned Weasel]

Briley Pky or Ellington Pky (Nashville)? (better relief route?)

TN 155/Briley Parkway for sure.  I've never even used Ellington Parkway, but I'm not sure why I would, unless I was going somewhere near it in Nashville.  Meanwhile, the northern half of TN 155 is a very useful bypass, especially the northeastern section, which I would absolutely use every time to get from I-24 or I-65 to I-40 and vice-versa, unless I wanted or needed to go through downtown for some reason.

I use Briley Pkwy to get to BNA coming down I-24 if I fly out of BNA instead of STL. Even if I were continuing on I-24, I'd seriously consider using Briley instead of driving thru downtown. Whether I'd use I-40 back to I-24 or just take Briley all the way to I-24, which does involve a couple traffic lights, is up to current conditions

I'll admit to sidetracking from the topic, but--  Most of those signalized intersections on TN 155/Briley Parkway between I-24 and I-40 on the southeastern side, by the airport, are what I call missed opportunities for jughandles.  Think how much time could be saved for Briley Parkway traffic if they just got rid of the left turns from Briley Parkway and substituted them with jughandles and turnarounds wherever there's enough space to build them (and there actually is enough empty land to build most of them, and asking people to use the SPUI for a turnaround wouldn't be unreasonable).  Before someone says "people in Tennessee wouldn't understand jughandles," I'll remind everyone of this: https://goo.gl/maps/6WXBRp3S4SQa8HXp6 .  Sometimes I just feel like New Jersey, Michigan, half of Pennsylvania, and St. Louis County, Missouri are about the only places that really get the concept, and everywhere else, the occasional jughandle or Michigan Left is just a one-off experiment.  (Okay, I've made my point, and I'll shut up now.)

[planxtymcgillicuddy]

Back on topic:

Penna Turnpike or Florida Turnpike?

[cwf1701]

Back on topic:

Penna Turnpike or Florida Turnpike?

Penna

M-8 (Davidison freeway) or CA-110 (Pasadena freeway) for best urban freeway built before 1945

[hobsini2]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

Umm. Lake Shore Dr has iconic shots of the skyline coming from either side of town, the Museum Campus and Soldier Field. What does I-376 have?  This is what I call a bad take my friend.

[ilpt4u]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

Umm. Lake Shore Dr has iconic shots of the skyline coming from either side of town, the Museum Campus and Soldier Field. What does I-376 have?  This is what I call a bad take my friend.

I-376's only winning quality is the Fort Pitt Tunnel experience. I still vote LSD

[hobsini2]

Well, because I have been in Detroit more often than LA, I got to say the Davidson.

I-794 Lake Frwy in Milwaukee or OH 2 Lakeland Frwy in Cleveland?

[hobsini2]

How about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (not technically a freeway I guess but close enough) vs I-376 in Pittsburgh?

I-376 in Pittsburgh.  No second thoughts on that one.

Umm. Lake Shore Dr has iconic shots of the skyline coming from either side of town, the Museum Campus and Soldier Field. What does I-376 have?  This is what I call a bad take my friend.

I-376's only winning quality is the Fort Pitt Tunnel experience. I still vote LSD

I forgot that 376 goes through the Ft Pitt Tunnel now. But still not as good as LSD.

[thspfc]

Well, because I have been in Detroit more often than LA, I got to say the Davidson.

I-794 Lake Frwy in Milwaukee or OH 2 Lakeland Frwy in Cleveland?

I think I know my answer but I've never been to Cleveland (was going to be there in the spring but nope), so I want to hear what someone else thinks.

[hobsini2]

Well, because I have been in Detroit more often than LA, I got to say the Davidson.

I-794 Lake Frwy in Milwaukee or OH 2 Lakeland Frwy in Cleveland?

I think I know my answer but I've never been to Cleveland (was going to be there in the spring but nope), so I want to hear what someone else thinks.

I know my answer. But this is a close one because both are iconic to their areas and have a similar look.