Greatest number of exits in a row you've clinched on one highway

[kphoger]

100 - formulanone
66 - bassoon1986
65.9 - vdeane
63 - JayhawkCO
47 - NWI_Irish96
44 - Jim
31 - cockroachking
25 - jlam
23 - sprjus4
17 - epzik8
14 - kphoger

If people don't want to count the Thruway for whatever reason

Just to be safe, I docked 0.1 off your score.

[webny99]

On one highway? All 29 exits on I-490, assuming neither terminus counts.

Even the ~150 mile stretch of the Thruway where I've clinched every exit only gets me to 22 exits.

If people don't want to count the Thruway for whatever reason

Just to be safe, I docked 0.1 off your score.

I'd consider that a win.

[thspfc]

26 straight on I-39 from Janesville to Portage County

[vdeane]

Looks like 150 exits along my stretch from Logan Airport to the Ohio Turnpike on I-90.  Quick and dirty.  Probably off by a couple.

I counted 157 when I looked at it today, though that's subject to interpretation what counts as an "interchange" around Cleveland.  It also counts I-80 and OH 2 as separate, as well as both Logan Airport and MA 1A.

[Rothman]

Looks like 150 exits along my stretch from Logan Airport to the Ohio Turnpike on I-90.  Quick and dirty.  Probably off by a couple.

I counted 157 when I looked at it today, though that's subject to interpretation what counts as an "interchange" around Cleveland.  It also counts I-80 and OH 2 as separate, as well as both Logan Airport and MA 1A.

Thank you kindly.

[kphoger]

157 - Rothman
100 - formulanone
66.1 - vdeane
66 - bassoon1986
63 - JayhawkCO
47 - NWI_Irish96
44 - Jim
31 - cockroachking
30.9 - webny99
26 - thspfc
25 - jlam
23 - sprjus4
17 - epzik8
14 - kphoger

assuming neither terminus counts

I'd assume they count.  But just to be safe, I docked 0.1 off your score.

I counted

For your selfless act of kindness, I have added 0.2 to your score.  Thank you for your sacrifice.

[webny99]

assuming neither terminus counts

I'd assume they count.  But just to be safe, I docked 0.1 off your score.

Oh, wow. They're not even numbered or anything. I actually view it as a free 1.9 added to my score, so I consider that a win, too.

(Actually, if termini really do count, then I'm not sure how that logic extends to limiting it to a single route. By that logic, I could take my Thruway count of 22, subtract 1 for Exit 46 (the only exit between I-490's termini), add 29 for I-490, and get up to 51.)

[bm7]

21 on I-35 in Iowa, exits 56 through 94.

[kphoger]

157 - Rothman
100 - formulanone
66.1 - vdeane
66 - bassoon1986
63 - JayhawkCO
47 - NWI_Irish96
44 - Jim
31 - cockroachking
30.9 - webny99
26 - thspfc
25 - jlam
23 - sprjus4
21 - bm7
17 - epzik8
14 - kphoger

Actually, if termini really do count, then I'm not sure how that logic extends to limiting it to a single route. By that logic, I could take my Thruway count of 22, subtract 1 for Exit 46 (the only exit between I-490's termini), add 29 for I-490, and get up to 51.

Not having any knowledge about the Thruway, I'm too lazy to figure out what the heck you're talking about.  Your score stands.

[webny99]

Actually, if termini really do count, then I'm not sure how that logic extends to limiting it to a single route. By that logic, I could take my Thruway count of 22, subtract 1 for Exit 46 (the only exit between I-490's termini), add 29 for I-490, and get up to 51.

Not having any knowledge about the Thruway, I'm too lazy to figure out what the heck you're talking about.  Your score stands.

No Thruway knowledge required.

My (poorly worded) point was only to challenge the "on one highway" requirement of this thread.

[JayhawkCO]

Actually, if termini really do count, then I'm not sure how that logic extends to limiting it to a single route. By that logic, I could take my Thruway count of 22, subtract 1 for Exit 46 (the only exit between I-490's termini), add 29 for I-490, and get up to 51.

Not having any knowledge about the Thruway, I'm too lazy to figure out what the heck you're talking about.  Your score stands.

No Thruway knowledge required.

My point was only to challenge the "on one highway" requirement of this thread.

I would argue one numbered highway. Or a named highway if the highway doesn't have a posted number (a la Florida's Turnpike).

[webny99]

My point was only to challenge the "on one highway" requirement of this thread.

I would argue one numbered highway. Or a named highway if the highway doesn't have a posted number (a la Florida's Turnpike).

I'm fine with that, by the way.

But, in my mind, it is not logically consistent to count route termini as exits if we're limiting the exercise to a single route.

[JayhawkCO]

My point was only to challenge the "on one highway" requirement of this thread.

I would argue one numbered highway. Or a named highway if the highway doesn't have a posted number (a la Florida's Turnpike).

I'm fine with that, by the way.

But, in my mind, it is not logically consistent to count route termini as exits if we're limiting the exercise to a single route.

What if the termini have exit numbers?

[kphoger]

I'm still lost.  The northern terminus of I-135 here in Kansas is I-70.  If I drive north and then exit onto I-70, it's an exit.

What's the difference with the Thruway?

(I suppose I've also continued north past I-70 on US-81, which wouldn't count as an exit.  Is it something like that?)

[formulanone]

My point was only to challenge the "on one highway" requirement of this thread.

I would argue one numbered highway. Or a named highway if the highway doesn't have a posted number (a la Florida's Turnpike).

I'm fine with that, by the way.

But, in my mind, it is not logically consistent to count route termini as exits if we're limiting the exercise to a single route.

I'd leave it up to the individual whether they want to count the terminus/termini as exits. Some routes have a defined exit number or an unnumbered exit, and some do not (a route that just gently ends at a surface street), so it's hard to have an absolute rule for that.

In my case, I didn't include I-95 just becoming U.S. 1, since there's no exit sign. But if something ends while splitting off in multiple directions, there may be a case for calling it an exit.

[kphoger]

Might it be as simple as asking...
1. Can you exit there?
2. Did I exit (or enter) there?

[Jim]

Might it be as simple as asking...
1. Can you exit there?
2. Did I exit (or enter) there?

The cases being discussed don't change my answer, but this is how I think of it.  Besides regular interchanges, what I would consider exits for this exercise could be a road that ends at another freeway, a traffic light, or a dead end at a park and ride, and I'd count that as an "exit used", as long as the whole stretch is on a single designation, be it a numbered interstate or a named road like the NY Thruway.

I'm not following how any of these definitions would make a I-490's exits count toward a stretch on either I-90 or the Thruway.

[JayhawkCO]

Might it be as simple as asking...
1. Can you exit there?
2. Did I exit (or enter) there?

The cases being discussed don't change my answer, but this is how I think of it.  Besides regular interchanges, what I would consider exits for this exercise could be a road that ends at another freeway, a traffic light, or a dead end at a park and ride, and I'd count that as an "exit used", as long as the whole stretch is on a single designation, be it a numbered interstate or a named road like the NY Thruway.

I'm not following how any of these definitions would make a I-490's exits count toward a stretch on either I-90 or the Thruway.

"Is there an entry for it on Travel Mapping?" Then it's an exit.

[formulanone]

I counted them again, it looks like 105 exits from Rickenbacher Causeway to Palm Coast Parkway. I didn't count a single slip ramp to I-95 as an exit, since there's no exit number.

I think there's debate for whether the entire Golden Glades Interchange counts as one, two, or three exits. 826 has 12AB for east-west, Turnpike is part of 826's ramp, but 441 has 12C, which is entirely offset from the other two. I'd count them as two exits on I-95; AB-exit pairs treated as one exit, and C or CD [or NS/EW] exits as their own unique exits if they exist for different routes.

[kphoger]

Feel free to edit this list yourselves, guys.  I'm no gatekeeper, just keeping score.

157 - Rothman
105 - formulanone
66.1 - vdeane
66 - bassoon1986
63 - JayhawkCO
47 - NWI_Irish96
44 - Jim
31 - cockroachking
30.9 - webny99
26 - thspfc
25 - jlam
23 - sprjus4
21 - bm7
17 - epzik8
14 - kphoger

[webny99]

Wow, sorry folks, I seem to have caused much more confusion than intended. Fair warning, it may get worse before it gets better.

I'm still lost.  The northern terminus of I-135 here in Kansas is I-70.  If I drive north and then exit onto I-70, it's an exit.

What's the difference with the Thruway?

(I suppose I've also continued north past I-70 on US-81, which wouldn't count as an exit.  Is it something like that?)

Normally, the terminus of the route is also the terminus of the road. In that sense, I-135 is the exception, not the rule, because the route designation ends while the roadway continues.

But it brings up an interesting case-in-point: if you've used x amount of exits on I-135 leading up to and including I-70, plus additional exits on US 81 north of I-70 (which is the same roadway as I-135), is it fair to count those exits towards your total, or not?

What if the termini have exit numbers?

If the terminus is at a numbered "exit" where the roadway actually terminates (which is a rare/nonexistent scenario in the Northeast and probably not that common nationwide), then I don't think it should count.

If the terminus is at a numbered exit but the road continues with a different number, like I-135/US 81, then it's back to the same question of whether counting exits on a single roadway with overlapping route designations is fair game or not: If yes, then the terminus exit obviously counts. If no, then meh (I'd say no personally, but to each their own).

[webny99]

The cases being discussed don't change my answer, but this is how I think of it.  Besides regular interchanges, what I would consider exits for this exercise could be a road that ends at another freeway, a traffic light, or a dead end at a park and ride, and I'd count that as an "exit used", as long as the whole stretch is on a single designation, be it a numbered interstate or a named road like the NY Thruway.

"Is there an entry for it on Travel Mapping?" Then it's an exit.

Whoa. I just assumed there was consensus that "highway" = "freeway" here. I don't think you can count "exits" used on an expressway, arterial, or anything that's not fully limited access unless "exit" is interpreted as literally "every access point".

I'm not following how any of these definitions would make a I-490's exits count toward a stretch on either I-90 or the Thruway.

It doesn't - if you're only counting exits along a single route. But counting a route's terminus as an exit implies continuity. So if I can count the Thruway as an exit from I-490, there is nothing to stop the clock: no reason or logic for why I should stop counting exits there, just because I happened to use another exit. If I-90 counts as an "exit" from I-490, then I-490 Exit 1, the I-490 "Exit" for I-90, and I-90 Exit 48 (or Exit 46, for that matter) are undeniably three "exits in a row".

By that logic, I have used 22 consecutive exits from West Seneca to Syracuse following the Thruway alone, but I've used 51 consecutive exits from West Seneca to Syracuse following the Thruway to I-490 to the Thruway.

[kphoger]

But it brings up an interesting case-in-point: if you've used x amount of exits on I-135 leading up to and including I-70, plus additional exits on US 81 north of I-70 (which is the same roadway as I-135), is it fair to count those exits towards your total, or not?

Well, of course, because every exit on I-135 except for the southernmost mile is also US-81.  So you could simply claim them as US-81 exits.

But, to answer the spirit of your question, I'm fine with either definition of 'highway':  a numbered route, or a physical roadway.  But I think it would be unfair to combine both definitions.  For example, I-44 at its southern terminus could be said to continue as US-281/US-287;  but, if you're going to count it like that because it's a single roadway, then you can't also claim anything past Oklahoma City in the other direction, because the I-44 designation doesn't follow a single roadway there.

[Flint1979]

I have quite a few in a row on I-75 in Michigan and every exit on I-675 and I-475. The latter two are easy one's. I'm pretty sure I have used every exit along I-696 as well.

I-75 I know I have every one north of downtown Detroit all the way to at least Grayling. South of Detroit it gets a little harder to determine if I have ever used every exit all the way to the Ohio border. North of Grayling there are some I haven't used but I have used most of those exits too.

[CoreySamson]

I'm gonna say my answer is 14.

157 - Rothman
105 - formulanone
66.1 - vdeane
66 - bassoon1986
63 - JayhawkCO
47 - NWI_Irish96
44 - Jim
31 - cockroachking
30.9 - webny99
26 - thspfc
25 - jlam
23 - sprjus4
21 - bm7
17 - epzik8
14 - kphoger
14 - CoreySamson