Interchanges with control cities from many different states

[thspfc]

What interchanges have signed control cities from several different states? We could come up with three million examples of two different states, so let's focus on three or more. The state that the interchange is located in does count. My nomination is the Kennedy Interchange in Louisville, with control cities from five different states: Lexington KY (I-64 east), Indianapolis IN (I-65 north), Cincinnati OH (I-71 north), Nashville TN (I-65 south), and St. Louis MO (I-64 west).

[SkyPesos]

Both I-65 and I-70 interchanges:
- Missouri (St. Louis, I-70 W)
- Ohio (Columbus, I-70 E)
- Kentucky (Louisville, I-65 S)
- Illinois (Chicago, I-65 N)

I-44/55/64 interchange:
- Oklahoma (Tulsa, I-44 W)
- Tennessee (Memphis, I-55 S)
- Illinois (Chicago, I-55 N)
- Missouri (Kansas City, I-44 E to I-70 W)
- Indiana (Indianapolis, to I-70 E)
- Kentucky (Louisville, I-64 E)

[jp the roadgeek]

I-95/I-295/I-495 interchange in DE has 5 if you count all directions.

NJ-NY for I-295
Wilmington for I-95 North
Port of Wilmington/Philadelphia I-495
Newark/Baltimore for I-95 South. 

[1995hoo]

Exit 24 on the New York Thruway has three, counting a province as a state. Heading east/southbound on the Thruway, the signs list Albany, Montreal, New York (City), and Boston.

[I-55]

What interchanges have signed control cities from several different states? We could come up with three million examples of two different states, so let's focus on three or more. The state that the interchange is located in does count. My nomination is the Kennedy Interchange in Louisville, with control cities from five different states: Lexington KY (I-64 east), Indianapolis IN (I-65 north), Cincinnati OH (I-71 north), Nashville TN (I-65 south), and St. Louis MO (I-64 west).

Was typing this right as you posted.

[ran4sh]

The northern I-75 & I-285 junction has 5 states, which is probably the record in GA.

I-75 N: TN (Chattanooga)
I-75 S: GA (Atlanta)
I-285 E: SC & GA (Greenville, Augusta)
I-285 S: AL & FL (Birmingham, Tampa)

[OCGuy81]

I can think of one with a count of 3.

I-90 approaching I-5 in Seattle.

SB has control cities of Tacoma (WA) and Portland (OR)

NB has a control city of Vancouver (BC)

(I assumed a province would be acceptable?)

[OCGuy81]

The interchange of I-15 and I-515 in Las Vegas has 4.

Phoenix (I-515 EB/ US 95 SB), Reno (US 95 NB), SLC (I-15 NB), LA (I-15 SB)

[ilpt4u]

Representing 4 different states, but only 1 city (because IDOT!)

Outbound Bishop Ford Freeway/EB I-94 approaching the 80/94/294/394 interchange, has controls of:
Iowa - I-80W
Wisconsin - I-294N
Indiana - I-80/94E
Danville (IL) IL 394S

[roadman65]

I-55  at I-240 in Memphis  has 4 states: TN, MO, AR, and MS.

Jackson - I-55 S Bound.
Little Rock- I-240 N Bound
Nashville- I-240 E Bound
St. Louis- I-55 N Bound.

I-65, I-64, and I-71 in Louisville, KY has 5 at their interchange.
I-65 N Bound to Indy
I-65 S Bound to Nashville.
I-64 W Bound to St. Louis
I-64 E Bound to Lexington
I-71 N Bound to Cincinnati

[ran4sh]

What interchanges have signed control cities from several different states? We could come up with three million examples of two different states, so let's focus on three or more. The state that the interchange is located in does count. My nomination is the Kennedy Interchange in Louisville, with control cities from five different states: Lexington KY (I-64 east), Indianapolis IN (I-65 north), Cincinnati OH (I-71 north), Nashville TN (I-65 south), and St. Louis MO (I-64 west).

I-65, I-64, and I-71 in Louisville, KY has 5 at their interchange.
I-65 N Bound to Indy
I-65 S Bound to Nashville.
I-64 W Bound to St. Louis
I-64 E Bound to Lexington
I-71 N Bound to Cincinnati

Well it didn't take long to get a repeat answer...

[TheHighwayMan3561]

The West Mixmaster (35/80/235) in Des Moines has Minnesota (Minneapolis), Missouri (KC), and Illinois (Chicago) represented, plus Des Moines.

[Scott5114]

I-44/55/64 interchange:
- Oklahoma (Tulsa, I-44 W)
- Tennessee (Memphis, I-55 S)
- Illinois (Chicago, I-55 N)
- Missouri (Kansas City, I-44 E to I-70 W)
- Indiana (Indianapolis, to I-70 E)
- Kentucky (Louisville, I-64 E)

In an ideal world, but I-64 E and I-70 E are both just signed as "Illinois" in Missouri.

"Indianapolis" and "Louisville" both show up in Illinois at the 55/64/70 interchange, but then you lose Tulsa, as Illinois doesn't post I-44 trailblazers or controls.

[thspfc]

I've been looking around my home state for a while, and I've found one qualifier: the US-61/US-151/WI-11/WI-35 interchange near the WI/IL/IA tripoint. It has Hazel Green WI for WI-11 east, Dickeyville WI for US-61/151 north, East Dubuque IL for WI-35 south, and Dubuque IA for US-61/151 south. No Interstates, no freeway to freeway, and in a rural area, but it works.

[JayhawkCO]

I-35 & I-90 in Albert Lea:

Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Iowa (Des Moines)
South Dakota (Sioux Falls)
Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Chris

[US 89]

Either I-15/80 interchange in Salt Lake City works currently:

-Utah: Salt Lake or Ogden (I-15 north)
-Nevada: Las Vegas (I-15 south), Reno (I-80 west)
-Wyoming: Cheyenne (I-80 east)

Historically, Ogden was dual signed with Pocatello or Boise in the Salt Lake City area, so the downtown interchange at one time had four different states represented. Here's a photo from CountyLemonade (believe he's CL on this forum) from when that was the case.

Additionally, the ancestor of today's Spaghetti Bowl (15/80/201) once used Los Angeles as a southbound dual control with Provo, and I think Denver may have been dual signed with Cheyenne early on as well...so at one time there may have been as many as 6 states represented there.

[US 89]

There's also the I-20/75/85 interchange in Atlanta, which has four states represented:

-Alabama: Birmingham (20 W), Montgomery (85 S)
-Georgia: Macon (75 S), Augusta (20 E)
-South Carolina: Greenville (85 N)
-Tennessee: Chattanooga (75 N)

The northwest 75/285 interchange has all those except it substitutes Macon with Atlanta...and in some cases Tampa FL, making that a 5-state interchange.

[NWI_Irish96]

The I-80/90/94/US 6/IN 51 interchange has:
Lake Station, IN
Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, IA
Ohio

[SkyPesos]

The I-80/90/94/US 6/IN 51 interchange has:
Lake Station, IN
Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, IA
Ohio

Love how it’s just “Ohio” for the last one while the rest are cities Does it hurt to sign Toledo instead, Ohio can mean Cincinnati too for all we know, and the turnpike doesn’t go anywhere near Cincy. I find Indiana’s control city choices to be pretty good in general, and then there’s the turnpike...

[SEWIGuy]

I actually think the use of states versus cities on the Chicago area BGSs makes a lot of sense.  It gives you the general direction in which you are heading.

[OCGuy81]

I actually think the use of states versus cities on the Chicago area BGSs makes a lot of sense.  It gives you the general direction in which you are heading.

Very true! Especially on 94, where East = South

[kphoger]

The I-80/90/94/US 6/IN 51 interchange has:
Lake Station, IN
Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, IA
Ohio

Love how it's just "Ohio"  for the last one while the rest are cities Does it hurt to sign Toledo instead, Ohio can mean Cincinnati too for all we know, and the turnpike doesn't go anywhere near Cincy. I find Indiana's control city choices to be pretty good in general, and then there's the turnpike...

I actually think the use of states versus cities on the Chicago area BGSs makes a lot of sense.  It gives you the general direction in which you are heading.

I don't know.  That's pretty far from Chicago proper.  Also:  Hey, doesn't US-6 also go to Ohio?

[thspfc]

I like the use of states in situations where there's no clear "next destination" for travelers within a reasonable range. For example, I agree with IDOT signing "Indiana" in Chicago, because there aren't really any other real options. South Bend? Nobody cares, other than Notre Dame students. Toledo? Too small considering the distance from Chicago. However, I don't agree with IDOT signing "Wisconsin" for I-90 and I-94 WB. I would do "Milwaukee" for I-94 and "Rockford" for I-90.

[SkyPesos]

I like the use of states in situations where there's no clear "next destination" for travelers within a reasonable range. For example, I agree with IDOT signing "Indiana" in Chicago, because there aren't really any other real options. South Bend? Nobody cares, other than Notre Dame students. Toledo? Too small considering the distance from Chicago. However, I don't agree with IDOT signing "Wisconsin" for I-90 and I-94 WB. I would do "Milwaukee" for I-94 and "Rockford" for I-90.

I think "Indiana" is fine for Chicago, as there's multiple routes going towards the same area in Indiana, not really any large cities in IN, and Toledo isn't large enough to skip a state over. Also there's the connection to I-65 on both interstates right after crossing into IN, a lot of vehicles would turn south there and head towards Indianapolis and other parts of the state. But for Wisconsin, agree that Rockford and Milwaukee are better options. There's signage for "Iowa" on I-80 in IL too; any of the Quad Cities or Des Moines would be better there.
But Ohio at the Lake Station interchange is a stretch imo.

[kphoger]

Nah.  The population of metro Des Moines is barely bigger than that of metro Toledo, and Des Moines is 90 miles farther away from Chicago than Toledo is.

They should use Toledo.