Large universities not served by Interstate

[Dirt Roads]

Interstate 69 and Indiana 37 are now the quickest way between Indianapolis and Evansville. But according to Google Maps I-70 and US 41 via Indiana 641 is only eight miles and 15 minutes longer (and with the upcoming 2021 closure in Martinsville that may be enough to close the gap.)

The primary argument against building I-69 was that a decent alternative (I-70 and US 41) already existed. And that was before IN 641.

I-69 also serve Bloomington, which is where Indiana University is. I think Bloomington was also one of the largest cities in the US not served by Interstate before I-69. So unless the people opposing think that Bloomington is not important enough for an interstate and that the IN 37 expressway was enough, they probably only thought about Indy-Evansville traffic.

Though this brings up an interesting potential new thread topic: What are some large universities not served by Interstate, or even a 4 lane expressway?

[Dirt Roads]

I've always felt that the University of Pittsburgh was not well served by the highway system in Pittsburgh, given its relative close proximity to the Parkway East (I-376) and even I-279.  I'm sure that there are other large universities in urban areas that are worse off.

[thspfc]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

[hotdogPi]

Cornell (Ithaca, NY), no 4-lane connection
Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

(They're easy to see on a 2016 or 2020 election county map – they're all blue counties surrounded by red counties.)

EDIT: University of New Hampshire has no 4-lane connection, either.

For fun, read this thread by NE2 (50K+ urban areas not connected to the Interstate system by four-lane highways). Some people just don't get it.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

2nd largest in terms of what?

[Dirt Roads]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

That's probably not what the OP was thinking, but it looks like the TX-6 freeway doesn't connect to any other freeways in either direction.

[thspfc]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

2nd largest in terms of what?

Enrollment.

[thspfc]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

That's probably not what the OP was thinking, but it looks like the TX-6 freeway doesn't connect to any other freeways in either direction.

You are the OP. So you're talking in third person? 

[Dirt Roads]

You are the OP. So you're talking in third person? 

I-69 also serve Bloomington, which is where Indiana University is. I think Bloomington was also one of the largest cities in the US not served by Interstate before I-69. So unless the people opposing think that Bloomington is not important enough for an interstate and that the IN 37 expressway was enough, they probably only thought about Indy-Evansville traffic.

Though this brings up an interesting potential new thread topic: What are some large universities not served by Interstate, or even a 4 lane expressway?

Wish I were the OP, but SkyPesos should get full credit for this thread.  This came from the "Different Routes between 2 Metro Areas" thread.

[Dirt Roads]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

That's probably not what the OP was thinking, but it looks like the TX-6 freeway doesn't connect to any other freeways in either direction.

In the same vein, Clemson University is not well served by I-85 and the Tiger Parkway freeway (US-123) drops out through the western part of Greenville before connecting with I-385 downtown.

[hotdogPi]

Texas A&M is the second largest university in the country, and it does not have an Interstate within 50 miles.

That's probably not what the OP was thinking, but it looks like the TX-6 freeway doesn't connect to any other freeways in either direction.

In the same vein, Clemson University is not well served by I-85 and the Tiger Parkway freeway (US-123) drops out through the western part of Greenville before connecting with I-385 downtown.

US 76 is only 10 miles to I-85 and 4+ lanes the entire way.

[3467]

Indiana concocted the greater 69 and Bloomington to justify the freeway because 8 miles was well.....it was good enough to win the lawsuits.
Illinois does have at least a 4 lane to all the major Universities. Western Illinois was the last with 67 though it really isn't major anymore
Northwestern Loyola DePaul and University of Chicago are between the Expressways and LSD. Loyola just North Northwestern even farther but the Edens runs near Evanston.
All have transit access . Most of the major downstate schools also have Amtrak.
Quite a few have commercial air service.

[Road Hog]

Texas A&M might actually be the winner in the clubhouse. TX-6 is the major highway thru Aggieland. US 190 doesn't particularly lead anywhere.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

See, there was a reason for I-99.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

While we're at it, how close to an interstate does an OSU have to be to be served by said interstate? 

[kernals12]

What's the threshold here, how far does a university need to be from an on ramp to be considered "not served"?

[hotdogPi]

What's the threshold here, how far does a university need to be from an on ramp to be considered "not served"?

There seem to be two criteria here:

1. No 4-lane connection to the Interstate system. Cornell and UNH qualify here.
2. Really far away. Ohio University is 42 miles from I-77, and Appalachian State University is 44 miles from I-40, but both have a 4-lane connection.

[Road Hog]

"Large university" also needs to be defined. Are we talking Division I status or an arbitrary enrollment, say 10K?

[hotdogPi]

"Large university" also needs to be defined. Are we talking Division I status or an arbitrary enrollment, say 10K?

I would go by enrollment. Division I limits it to sports universities, leaving out the ones known for their academics.

[kernals12]

What's the threshold here, how far does a university need to be from an on ramp to be considered "not served"?

There seem to be two criteria here:

1. No 4-lane connection to the Interstate system. Cornell and UNH qualify here.
2. Really far away. Ohio University is 42 miles from I-77, and Appalachian State University is 44 miles from I-40, but both have a 4-lane connection.

I guess UCONN then, it's 8 miles on 2 lane roads to I-84. One time, I got a flat tire on a torn up curb. What could've been

[CoreySamson]

I think these universities would count for this question:
University of Georgia, Athens
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
University of Colorado, Boulder (pretty far away from I-25)
Utah State University, Logan
Mississippi State University, Starkville

The first four are somewhat debatable, but I think MSSU could be one of the winners of this thread, as it is really far from I-55 (or I-20)

[gonealookin]

Washington State University in Pullman (enrollment around 20K) and the University of Idaho in Moscow (10K) are about 6 miles apart, and roughly 75 miles from I-90 in Spokane.

[Max Rockatansky]

Fresno State at 25k enrolled is off of CA 168 and not anywhere close to an Interstate. 

[DTComposer]

Fresno State at 25k enrolled is off of CA 168 and not anywhere close to an Interstate. 

I'd put Fresno State at about 50 miles from I-5. Others in California include UC Santa Barbara (24K enrollment, about 80 miles from I-405) and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (21K, about 90 miles from I-5).

[kernals12]

Why are we limiting this to interstates? Are non-interstate freeways just not good enough for you?