Longest period of not driving an interstate

[sammi]

Leaving the country of course will not expose you to the system, so that would not count.

What if you don't live in the US? :ohsnap:

The last time I've ever been on an Interstate was in March, when we want to Niagara Falls NY. I think it was the I-190, or whichever one leads to either the Rainbow Bridge or Lewiston.

But if I wanted to count the Canadian equivalents, the last time I've been on a freeway at all was when my dad and I dropped off my last boyfriend at Union Station in August. It was the freeway not found. My dad does not want to get on the 401, because the last time we did we got into a two-hour traffic jam.

EDIT: Ooh, second page. >.>

[JMoses24]

Here in Cincinnati area, it's almost impossible to go without Interstates. It can be done, but I find that at least one trip per week requires at least minor use of the interstates to get from point A to point B.

That said, my longest time outside the city that doesn't involve leaving the country was one week in 3 different places. Going to Branson, Missouri we left I-44 in Springfield and didn't come back for a week. One year I went to Myrtle Beach, SC. Left I-20 north of Florence, South Carolina...again, didn't return to it for a week. Lastly, Daytona Beach, Florida. Left I-95 north of the city, didn't return until the trip home.

[Urban Prairie Schooner]

Even in a major metropolitan area served by interstates, one could make a deliberate choice to avoid them for purposes of local travel (unless there is absolutely no alternative, i.e. mountain passes where the freeway completely replaced the old surface alignment). Some people, particularly elderly folks, are not comfortable with freeway driving and will stick to surface streets for all trips, even for crosstown journeys which would be far quicker by freeway.

[bugo]

Many months if not over a year as a child in Arkansas.

[hbelkins]

Guessing my longest time since around 1967 would be a month to six weeks.

[Sykotyk]

Well, a little different than I first thought when I saw this post.

Probably a couple of weeks at most since I've had a driver's license.

[bzakharin]

I have an hour-long (Cherry Hill to Egg Harbor, NJ) commute which I can (and often do when there are delays) make without going on an interstate (NJ73 to the Atlantic City Expressway to GS Parkway), so I could do this for quite a long time if I wanted to (as an added bonus, I could go north to Exit 6 and south to almost the state line on the Turnpike if my travels required). My next mandatory Interstate trip is December 26, the Philly Airport via I-76 (directly from work). This one would be impossible without interstates or a long detour to Commodore Barry Bridge and route 1 or something.

[Alps]

This one would be impossible without interstates or a long detour to Commodore Barry Bridge and route 1 or something.

PA 291 would be the answer from the CBB. The other alternative is NJ 90 and along the Philly waterfront.

[sipes23]

I've gone multiple months in the past, even WITHOUT counting at-sea deployments.

Same here, though at-sea deployments weren't my reason. I lived in a county with no interstate exits. Metra was a better route to downtown Chicago. It was stupid easy to do. Now that I live in Chicago, I'd say I find myself on the Kennedy about one round trip a week. Maybe twice.