Only in these two states...

[hbelkins]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no direct road access between them.

That's not totally true. Due to the changes in the Mississippi River over the years, there are some spots of Kentucky that are isolated from the rest of the state by the river, and you access them by land from Missouri. I actually saw photos from one of them not long ago. I'm thinking Jake Bear posted them on Facebook, but could be mistaken.

I understand what you mean by "no direct road access" but there are places you can access Kentucky from Missouri via road.

[kphoger]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no direct road access between them.

That's not totally true. Due to the changes in the Mississippi River over the years, there are some spots of Kentucky that are isolated from the rest of the state by the river, and you access them by land from Missouri. I actually saw photos from one of them not long ago. I'm thinking Jake Bear posted them on Facebook, but could be mistaken.

I understand what you mean by "no direct road access" but there are places you can access Kentucky from Missouri via road.

I know I posted a location or two, but it will take forever to look up that post...

[kphoger]

Well, at any rate...  Wolf Island, Kentucky.

[ethanhopkin14]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no direct road access between them.

That's not totally true. Due to the changes in the Mississippi River over the years, there are some spots of Kentucky that are isolated from the rest of the state by the river, and you access them by land from Missouri. I actually saw photos from one of them not long ago. I'm thinking Jake Bear posted them on Facebook, but could be mistaken.

I understand what you mean by "no direct road access" but there are places you can access Kentucky from Missouri via road.

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border, albeit a few cut off meanders of old riverbeds.

Fixed?

[kphoger]

For anyone interested, here is the 1870 Supreme Court case that decided which state the island belongs to.  Judging by the syllabus, it seems the Mississippi River flowed on both sides of the island when Kentucky was admitted as a State, yet the boundary was defined at the time to be the middle of the river.

[kphoger]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no direct road access between them.

That's not totally true. Due to the changes in the Mississippi River over the years, there are some spots of Kentucky that are isolated from the rest of the state by the river, and you access them by land from Missouri. I actually saw photos from one of them not long ago. I'm thinking Jake Bear posted them on Facebook, but could be mistaken.

I understand what you mean by "no direct road access" but there are places you can access Kentucky from Missouri via road.

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border, albeit a few cut off meanders of old riverbeds.

Fixed?

Minnesota and South Dakota also share a border but have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border.  Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your sentence.

[US 89]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no direct road access between them.

That's not totally true. Due to the changes in the Mississippi River over the years, there are some spots of Kentucky that are isolated from the rest of the state by the river, and you access them by land from Missouri. I actually saw photos from one of them not long ago. I'm thinking Jake Bear posted them on Facebook, but could be mistaken.

I understand what you mean by "no direct road access" but there are places you can access Kentucky from Missouri via road.

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border, albeit a few cut off meanders of old riverbeds.

Fixed?

Minnesota and South Dakota also share a border but have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border.  Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your sentence.

Now I'm lost. The Mississippi River doesn't border South Dakota.

The gap at Browns Valley connects the headwaters of the Minnesota River (draining to the Mississippi) to the headwaters of the Red River (draining north to Lake Winnipeg, ultimately to Hudson Bay).

[jakeroot]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border, albeit a few cut off meanders of old riverbeds.

Fixed?

Minnesota and South Dakota also share a border but have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border.  Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your sentence.

Now I'm lost. The Mississippi River doesn't border South Dakota.

The gap at Browns Valley connects the headwaters of the Minnesota River (draining to the Mississippi) to the headwaters of the Red River (draining north to Lake Winnipeg, ultimately to Hudson Bay).

I think he's being facetious, in response to ethanhopkin14's very specific wording.

[US 89]

MO and KY: Only states to share a border and have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border, albeit a few cut off meanders of old riverbeds.

Fixed?

Minnesota and South Dakota also share a border but have no bridge across the Mississippi River connecting them as the mostly recognized natural border.  Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your sentence.

Now I'm lost. The Mississippi River doesn't border South Dakota.

The gap at Browns Valley connects the headwaters of the Minnesota River (draining to the Mississippi) to the headwaters of the Red River (draining north to Lake Winnipeg, ultimately to Hudson Bay).

I think he's being facetious, in response to ethanhopkin14's very specific wording.

Heh. That's what I get for only getting 5 hours of sleep last night.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Now I'm lost. The Mississippi River doesn't border South Dakota.

The gap at Browns Valley connects the headwaters of the Minnesota River (draining to the Mississippi) to the headwaters of the Red River (draining north to Lake Winnipeg, ultimately to Hudson Bay).

The Traverse Gap. Which was formed by River Warren as the outlet for Lake Agassiz as the Ice Age was coming to an end. Now it has the rare distinction of being a valley crossed by a continental divide.

Alaska and Louisiana: Only States not to use the term "County" for their counties (sorry, "county-equivalents").
Alaska and Texas: Only States larger than Spain.
Alaska and Hawaii: Only States without a US Route (duh!), that Big Rig Steve has never driven in, and a lot other quirks of being the only two States not contiguous to the 48 others.

[X99]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas that have only one direct road connection.

[hotdogPi]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas that have only one direct road connection.

Key West

[X99]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas that have only one direct road connection.

Key West

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas, where both land areas connect to at least one other state, that have only one direct road connection between them.

Fixed.

[hotdogPi]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas that have only one direct road connection.

Key West

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas, where both land areas connect to at least one other state, that have only one direct road connection between them.

Fixed.

Staten Island

[kphoger]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas, where both land areas connect to at least one other state, and that don't have Staten Island in them, that have only one direct road connection between them.*

There.  Fixed.  Now everyone is happy.**



*  subject to peer review

**  unsubstantiated claim

[X99]

Virginia and Michigan: only two states with separate land areas, where both land areas connect to at least one other state, and that don't have Staten Island in them, that have only one direct road connection between them.*

There.  Fixed.  Now everyone is happy.**



*  subject to peer review

**  unsubstantiated claim

I was gonna say that both land areas had to have a land boundary with another state, but that works too I guess

[ethanhopkin14]

Alaska and Hawaii:  Only two states that have no borders with any other US states.

[kphoger]

Alaska and Hawaii:  Only two states that have no borders with any other US states.

You know...  That makes me wonder if any of FritzOwl's planned bridges extend into international waters...

[CtrlAltDel]

These may not be as interesting as the ones I posted in the OP, but here's what I have for Massachusetts:

TX: Ends in a pronounced s

Kansas also ends in a pronounced s.

That said, I think Illinois and Arkansas are the only two states to end in a silent s.

[SkyPesos]

Alaska and Hawaii:  Only two states that have no borders with any other US states.

You know...  That makes me wonder if any of FritzOwl's planned bridges extend into international waters...

I wouldn't be surprised to see the following statement from FritzOwl in the future:
"The North Atlantic Tracks have outlived its usefulness and needs to be a ground level interstate. My plans to extend I-90 into Europe will replace the North Atlantic Tracks with a bridge."

[kphoger]

These may not be as interesting as the ones I posted in the OP, but here's what I have for Massachusetts:

TX: Ends in a pronounced s

Kansas also ends in a pronounced s.

This whole time, I thought it was pronounced kin-SAW.

[jeffandnicole]

These may not be as interesting as the ones I posted in the OP, but here's what I have for Massachusetts:

TX: Ends in a pronounced s

Kansas also ends in a pronounced s.

That said, I think Illinois and Arkansas are the only two states to end in a silent s.

My wife has tried hard to stop me from saying "Ill-la-noise".

[CtrlAltDel]

These may not be as interesting as the ones I posted in the OP, but here's what I have for Massachusetts:

TX: Ends in a pronounced s

Kansas also ends in a pronounced s.

That said, I think Illinois and Arkansas are the only two states to end in a silent s.

My wife has tried hard to stop me from saying "Ill-la-noise".

Bring in 'da Illi-noise, Bring in 'da Illi-funk! 

[ethanhopkin14]

These may not be as interesting as the ones I posted in the OP, but here's what I have for Massachusetts:

TX: Ends in a pronounced s

Kansas also ends in a pronounced s.

This whole time, I thought it was pronounced kin-SAW.

This sounds like a Gallagher bit.  If you extrapolate how to pronounce Kansas from Arkansas, then yes.  The opposite way it should be AR-CAN-SAS.  English is a funny little bug ain't it?

[kphoger]

My wife has tried hard to stop me from saying "Ill-la-noise".

That's a good way to incite violence among Illinoisans.

Actually, though, I've seen Guys & Dolls, and I wouldn't want to correct Big Julie's pronunciation of 'East Cicero, Illinois'...