Lowest-Numbered Exit You Haven't Taken

[Jim]

On noticing that I've been on an Exit 65 many times, I-495's interchange with I-290 in Massachusetts, I continued on.  I have now gotten up to 107, making my new number 108.  Not sure if I've ever taken the eastern I-70/I-270 interchange in the Columbus area, and I know I've never been on the southern end of I-39 where it meets I-90/94's Exit 108.  Nothing else looked promising for 108.

65   I-495, MA
66   A-40, QC
67   I-29, ND
68   I-84, NY
69   I-95, NJ
70   I-81, PA
71   I-80/90, OH
72   I-81, VA
73   I-70, IN
74   I-476, PA
75   NY 17, NY
76   I-95, GA
77   I-71, KY
78   I-79, PA
79   I-88, NY
80   TSP, NY
81   I-81, VA
82   I-10, NM
83   GSP, NJ
84   I-95, VA
85   I-95, CT
86   I-65, TN
87   I-84, UT
88   I-65, TN
89   I-81, PA
90   I-15, NV
91   I-70, MD
92   I-57, IL
93   I-70, OH
94   I-90, MA
95   I-476, PA
96   I-70, OH
97   I-95, NC
98   I-70, IL
99   I-95, GA
100   QEW, ON
101   I-75, FL
102   I-95, GA
103   I-95, ME
104   I-95, VA
105   I-75, FL
106   I-20/I-59, AL
107   I-81, PA

[cockroachking]

Thanks to Scott5114's finding of an Exit 0 on NV-613/Summerlin Pkwy, the "No 0" can finally be removed from my name in the list.

0    NV-613 1-6    I-684 NY 7-11    I-84 CT 12-21    NYST 22    I-287 NJ 23-27    NYST 28    I-84 NY 29    I-70 MD 30    I-81 NY 31    NYST 32    I-84 NY 33    NYST 34    I-84 NY 35    I-195 NJ 36-37    I-84 NY 38    I-95 MD 39    I-84 NY 40    I-84 CT 41    I-84 NY 42    I-70 MD 43    I-95 MD 44    I-84 NY 45    TSP 46    I-84 NY 47-48    TSP 49    I-95 MD 50    I-84 NY 51    I-95 VA 52    I-84 NY 53    I-84 PA 54    TSP 55    I-4 FL 56    NC-540 57    I-84 CT 58    TSP 59    I-70 MD 60    I-66 VA 61    I-84 NY 62    I-80 PA 63    I-84 CT 64    NY-17 65    I-84 NY 66    NY-17 67    TSP 68    I-84 NY 69    I-71 OH 70    NY-17 71    I-99 PA 72    TSP 73    I-30 AR 74    I-68 MD 75    NY-17 76    I-95 GA 77    I-95 MD 78    I-90 MA 79    NY-17 80    TSP 81    --- 82    NY-17 83    DE-1 84    NY-17 85    I-95 MD 86    DE-1 87    NY-17 88    I-95 MA 89    NY-17 90    I-81 PA 91    I-70 MD 92    NY-17 93    US-1 NC 94    NY-17 95    --- 96    I-57 IL 97    DE-1 98    I-4 FL 99    I-79 WV 100    I-95 MD

[webny99]

Here's every 81 on interstates.

[list snipped]

How hard is this to compile? If it's not too difficult I'm thinking of doing it for 72 just to double check my findings. Knowing I can probably continue for quite a ways if I find a 72 is added incentive.

72    NY 17

That's definitely one I'll be snagging as soon as I can if I can't find a 72 I've used elsewhere.[/list]

[Rothman]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

I do wonder if someone is using Jayhawk's list improperly -- i.e., counting "taking an exit" at an interstate-and-interstate interchange when all they did was drive through it without actually taking an exit (and granted, sometimes such movements are the exit ramps, but not always by a long shot).

Roadgeek	Exit
JayhawkCO	315
formulanone	300
I-55	142
74/171FAN	135
Jim	108
cockroachking	81
vdeane	81	No 0
webny99	72	No 0
TheCatalyst31	66
dlsterner	63
MATraveler128	62	No 0
hotdogPi	44	No 0
epzik8	37	No 0
Great Lakes Roads	32
Dough4872	24
TBKS1	23
cenlaroads	21	No 0
freebrickproductions	18
Scott5114	13
CoreySamson	9	No 0
LilianaUwU	8
jlam	7
Hunty2022	6	No 0
WillWeaverRVA	3
bzakharin	3	No 0
Gary V	0

[webny99]

... US-30 was a great road ... Very relaxing drive, almost nobody on the road for most of the way.

Exactly this, except replace US-30 with US-35. The section from Chillicothe to I-71 ranks very near the top of my favorite roads, and the 70 mph speed limit is certainly among the reasons why.

Wow. I knew there was something supernatural about my appreciation for US 35 in Ohio. It has an Exit 72 I've used (for OH 435, the Breezewood-ish connection to I-71), so I'm back to the races. It's too late to have not posted an answer, but I will at least finalize my research before submitting another answer. 

[JayhawkCO]

Here's every 81 on interstates.

[list snipped]

How hard is this to compile? If it's not too difficult I'm thinking of doing it for 72 just to double check my findings. Knowing I can probably continue for quite a ways if I find a 72 is added incentive.

It's easy. I made an Excel spreadsheet. I'm just not in front of my laptop right now but I'll get a list for you tomorrow.[/list]

[Rothman]

Just keep in mind that TM waypoints =/= exits always...

[jp the roadgeek]

No Exit 0.  Also, not sure if we can count old numbers if we took them as old numbers, or new numbers taken under the old number.  My list might need to be revised in the next few years.

I've taken every exit on I-84 in CT up to 73 with the exception of 6, 12 (isn't one), 13, and 72.  The first 3 are all covered by I-91 in CT, and 72 is covered by I-95 in CT.  Going up from there:

74: I-95 MD
75-76: I-95 CT
77: I-95 MD


My answer is going to be either 78 or 79 depending on how we count it.  I've taken current I-90 Exit 78 in MA many times, but not since it was Exit 9.  I also took I-395 Exit 9 in CT when it was Exit 79A, but never took any other exit by that number. 

[Rothman]

No Exit 0.  Also, not sure if we can count old numbers if we took them as old numbers, or new numbers taken under the old number.  My list might need to be revised in the next few years.

I've taken every exit on I-84 in CT up to 73 with the exception of 6, 12 (isn't one), 13, and 72.  The first 3 are all covered by I-91 in CT, and 72 is covered by I-95 in CT.  Going up from there:

74: I-95 MD
75-76: I-95 CT
77: I-95 MD


My answer is going to be either 78 or 79 depending on how we count it.  I've taken current I-90 Exit 78 in MA many times, but not since it was Exit 9.  I also took I-395 Exit 9 in CT when it was Exit 79A, but never took any other exit by that number. 

Personally, I'm counting the exit as I took it (i.e., I took exit 9, so how could I take an exit that didn't exist yet?), but Jayhawk says it's up to you.

TL;DR: Pick one.

[webny99]

Here's every 81 on interstates.

[list snipped]

How hard is this to compile? If it's not too difficult I'm thinking of doing it for 72 just to double check my findings. Knowing I can probably continue for quite a ways if I find a 72 is added incentive.

It's easy. I made an Excel spreadsheet. I'm just not in front of my laptop right now but I'll get a list for you tomorrow.[/list]

Thanks for the offer, but you may have seen I found a 72 I've used so don't worry about it. Still not sure yet what my new answer will be.

[jp the roadgeek]

No Exit 0.  Also, not sure if we can count old numbers if we took them as old numbers, or new numbers taken under the old number.  My list might need to be revised in the next few years.

I've taken every exit on I-84 in CT up to 73 with the exception of 6, 12 (isn't one), 13, and 72.  The first 3 are all covered by I-91 in CT, and 72 is covered by I-95 in CT.  Going up from there:

74: I-95 MD
75-76: I-95 CT
77: I-95 MD


My answer is going to be either 78 or 79 depending on how we count it.  I've taken current I-90 Exit 78 in MA many times, but not since it was Exit 9.  I also took I-395 Exit 9 in CT when it was Exit 79A, but never took any other exit by that number. 

Personally, I'm counting the exit as I took it (i.e., I took exit 9, so how could I take an exit that didn't exist yet?), but Jayhawk says it's up to you.

TL;DR: Pick one.

Just remembered I took I-395 Exit 5 when it was Exit 78, so going to count as I took them. So moving on:

79-80: I-395 CT (old)
81-83: I-95 CT
84: I-395 CT (old)
85-87: CT 15
88: I-95 CT
89-91: CT 15
92-93: I-95 CT

So I'm going with 94

[Rothman]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Roadgeek	Exit
JayhawkCO	315
formulanone	300
I-55	142
74/171FAN	135
Jim	108
jp the roadgeek	94	No 0
cockroachking	81
vdeane	81	No 0
webny99	72	No 0
TheCatalyst31	66
dlsterner	63
MATraveler128	62	No 0
hotdogPi	44	No 0
epzik8	37	No 0
Great Lakes Roads	32
Dough4872	24
TBKS1	23
cenlaroads	21	No 0
freebrickproductions	18
Scott5114	13
CoreySamson	9	No 0
LilianaUwU	8
jlam	7
Hunty2022	6	No 0
WillWeaverRVA	3
bzakharin	3	No 0
Gary V	0

[webny99]

Update: I've completed my research and it turns out my previously reported answer was much too hasty. I ended up finding not one, not two, but three Exit 72's I've used (the NY one an obvious gaffe in my initial research), plus I-99 Exit 73 in PA. Adding those to the below list, my official lowest unused number is 79.

NY 17 provides the easiest opportunity to grab that, after which I'll have just a handful of numbers below 100 to check off. Beyond that, I have decent coverage through the 100's and 200's, with no gaps of 10+ numbers until 310-330. Unsurprisingly, 7 of my 10 highest exit numbers used are on the 401 in Ontario (617-796), and the remaining 3 are on I-10 in Texas (523-556).

1-11: I/NY 590
12: I-390
13-29: I-490
30: I-81
31-33: I-90
34: I-81
35: I-87
36: I-90
37: I-86
38-55: I-90
56: I-35 (MN)
57-59: I-90
60: I-86
61: ON 403 (ON)
62: I-80 (NJ)
63: I-494 (MN)
64: NY 17
65: I-494 (MA)
66: I-287 (NJ)
67: NY 17
68: I-84
69: I-90/94 (WI)
70: NY 17
71: I-78 (NJ)
72: NY 17 / US 35 (OH) / I-37 (TX)
73: I-99 (PA)
74-75: I-75 (MI)
76: I-35 (MN)
77: I-75 (MI)
78: I-90 (MA)
79: none

[Rothman]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Roadgeek	Exit
JayhawkCO	315
formulanone	300
I-55	142
74/171FAN	135
Jim	108
jp the roadgeek	94	No 0
cockroachking	81
vdeane	81	No 0
webny99	79	No 0
TheCatalyst31	66
dlsterner	63
MATraveler128	62	No 0
hotdogPi	44	No 0
epzik8	37	No 0
Great Lakes Roads	32
Dough4872	24
TBKS1	23
cenlaroads	21	No 0
freebrickproductions	18
Scott5114	13
CoreySamson	9	No 0
LilianaUwU	8
jlam	7
Hunty2022	6	No 0
WillWeaverRVA	3
bzakharin	3	No 0
Gary V	0

[dantheman]

My number is 67, as far as I can tell. I do have an Exit 0 thanks to I-355, although I entered there so I never saw an "Exit 0" sign.

This is a surprise to me because I've driven through Exit 67 on I-84 in Vernon, CT more times than I can count, both on CT 31 and I-84. Even though there's a decent chance that I've used one of the ramps, I can't find any specific time that I did, so I'm not counting it until I do it for sure.

Once I knock that out, I'm good up to 87. I need to find an excuse to visit Gardner, MA. Or Groton, CT or Hancock, NY before either one switches to mileage-based numbers. I had better hurry... that only gives me about 15 years. 

[paulthemapguy]

I am struggling to find evidence of an 83.  So my number is 83 at the moment.  In a few weeks, a short trip to Indiana will bump me all the way up to 150 or maybe farther.

[Rothman]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise, as is announcing that you're going to bump up due to a trip where you'll just take exits for silly reasons in a few weeks. ;D

Roadgeek	Exit
JayhawkCO	315
formulanone	300
I-55	142
74/171FAN	135
Jim	108
jp the roadgeek	94	No 0
paulthemapguy	83
cockroachking	81
vdeane	81	No 0
webny99	79	No 0
dantheman	67
TheCatalyst31	66
dlsterner	63
MATraveler128	62	No 0
hotdogPi	44	No 0
epzik8	37	No 0
Great Lakes Roads	32
Dough4872	24
TBKS1	23
cenlaroads	21	No 0
freebrickproductions	18
Scott5114	13
CoreySamson	9	No 0
LilianaUwU	8
jlam	7
Hunty2022	6	No 0
WillWeaverRVA	3
bzakharin	3	No 0
Gary V	0

[paulthemapguy]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise, as is announcing that you're going to bump up due to a trip where you'll just take exits for silly reasons in a few weeks. ;D

Just....just shut up.

[formulanone]

I am struggling to find evidence of an 83.  So my number is 83 at the moment.  In a few weeks, a short trip to Indiana will bump me all the way up to 150 or maybe farther.

I-4 for FL50 and US17/92 in Orlando
I-70 for I-65 North in Indianapolis
Ontario 407 for 404 in GTA
I-275 for US 25/42/127 near Cincinnati

[NWI_Irish96]

From the routes I've looked through so far, the three lowest numbers I'm missing are 84, 143 and 166.

There's an exit 84 on the Kennedy in Chicago, so that will be easy enough to get.

Highest number I've logged so far is 394.

EDIT: Three lowest numbers I'm missing are 183, 186, 189.

There's a 183 not too far away on I-74 in Champaign.

Highest number I've used is Exit 510 on I-90 in MT.

[Scott5114]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Hectoring people who participate in a thread which you presumably want them to participate in (or else you wouldn't be maintaining the table for) is unwise.

[dlsterner]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Hectoring people who participate in a thread which you presumably want them to participate in (or else you wouldn't be maintaining the table for) is unwise.

And that person is not even the thread's creator, just the self-appointed rankings accumulator.  And their comments get old after a while.

[Rothman]

General reminder: Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Roadgeek	Exit
JayhawkCO	315
formulanone	300
NWI_Irish96	183
I-55	142
74/171FAN	135
Jim	108
jp the roadgeek	94	No 0
paulthemapguy	83
cockroachking	81
vdeane	81	No 0
webny99	79	No 0
dantheman	67
TheCatalyst31	66
dlsterner	63
MATraveler128	62	No 0
hotdogPi	44	No 0
epzik8	37	No 0
Great Lakes Roads	32
Dough4872	24
TBKS1	23
cenlaroads	21	No 0
freebrickproductions	18
Scott5114	13
CoreySamson	9	No 0
LilianaUwU	8
jlam	7
Hunty2022	6	No 0
WillWeaverRVA	3
bzakharin	3	No 0
Gary V	0

[Rothman]

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Posting before finishing one's research is unwise.

Hectoring people who participate in a thread which you presumably want them to participate in (or else you wouldn't be maintaining the table for) is unwise.

And that person is not even the thread's creator, just the self-appointed rankings accumulator.  And their comments get old after a while.

More exiting, less whining.

[paulthemapguy]

More exiting, less whining.

All these people are literally complaining about your whining.

Hectoring people who participate in a thread which you presumably want them to participate in (or else you wouldn't be maintaining the table for) is unwise.

Thank you for articulating that in exactly the way it needed to be articulated.