Closest stretches of road you have NOT clinched

[cockroachking]

Updating:

Interstate: I-678 in Queens, NY, south of Exit 6 (~60 crow miles)
US Highway: US-20 in Lee, MA, east of MA-102 (~65 crow miles)
State Highway (selected states):
  - CT-229 in Southington, at the southern terminus (~55 crow miles)***
  - MA-187 in Granville, at the southern terminus (~65 crow miles)
  - NJ-27 in Newark, at the northern terminus (~55 crow miles)
  - NY-10 in Jefferson, north of Schoharie CR-45 (~70 crow miles)
  - PA-390 in Palmyra Twp, south of I-84 (~65 crow miles)
Other: Harlem River Drive in NYC, at the northern terminus (~45 crow miles)

***CT-229 is slightly closer of the ~55 crow mile ones.

Updates in italics.

[CoreySamson]

I've made a lot of progress working on the spur routes around the Houston area (4 clinched in the last 3 months)...

Interstate: I-35 near San Marcos
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Beasley
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 197 near Bayou Vista
FM Road: FM 1459 near Old Ocean

[Scott5114]

Interstate: UT I-15 north of exit 6 (126 mi)
US Route: NV US-6 east of NV-375 (214 mi)
State route: NV-161 (41 mi)

[CoreySamson]

Another update after I clinched another 2 FM roads:

Interstate: I-35 near San Marcos
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Beasley
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 197 near Bayou Vista
FM Road: FM 655 near Bonney

[NWI_Irish96]

You must all be millionaires affording to go out and drive like this with gas costing what it does.

[kphoger]

You must all be millionaires affording to go out and drive like this with gas costing what it does.

meh.  Gas was more expensive in the summers of '08 (adjusted for inflation) and '22.

Heck, the average price of gas in March 2012, when adjusted for inflation, was $5.57/gal.

[Max Rockatansky]

You must all be millionaires affording to go out and drive like this with gas costing what it does.

meh.  Gas was more expensive in the summers of '08 (adjusted for inflation) and '22.

Heck, the average price of gas in March 2012, when adjusted for inflation, was $5.57/gal.

Doug ran a 2012 gas station photo on our Facebook page from Utah at the junction of US 191 and 491.  The inflation indexed price was about $5.40 for a gallon of regular.  It just struck me as a case of the more things change the more they stay the same.

Speaking of low hanging nearby significant roadways I'm looking at clinching, I have my eye on Tassajara Road for this summer.  I'm trying to get my wife to go with me since she likes hot springs.  The closest state highway I haven't finished no doubt is in central Nevada somewhere.

[gonealookin]

You must all be millionaires affording to go out and drive like this with gas costing what it does.

meh.  Gas was more expensive in the summers of '08 (adjusted for inflation) and '22.

Heck, the average price of gas in March 2012, when adjusted for inflation, was $5.57/gal.

I'm looking at about 3350 miles this summer for a road trip that will include golf tournaments in Omaha and Boise.

At 28 mpg average, that's 120 gallons of gas.  So the difference between $3/gallon and $6/gallon is $360.

The total budget for the trip is around $3700.  Hotels and restaurants are both budgeted for more than gas, even at 120 gallons x $6.  I don't like it, but a 10% increase in the total cost of the trip isn't a dealbreaker.

On topic, I expect to clinch I-86 in Idaho as part of the trip. 

[CoreySamson]

You must all be millionaires affording to go out and drive like this with gas costing what it does.

In my case, both roads I've clinched in this thread in the past week are within 20 miles of my house and easily drivable in an hour. Gas being about $3.69 at the local Buc-ee's helps too. I didn't do much driving in 2022 when gas prices then were absolutely ludicrous.

[NWI_Irish96]

Wisconsin state highway: WI 241 at CTH BB, 108 miles

US highway: US 12 at I-43, 119 miles US 51 at Broad St (Beloit), 122 miles

Illinois state highway: IL 89 at IL 17, 118 miles IL 10 at US 150, 126 miles

Michigan state highway: MI 60 at I-69, 149 miles

Business US highway: BUS US 12 at Whitewater, WI, 126 miles BUS US 151 at Verona, WI, 178 miles

Interstate business loop: BL I-96 at Howell, MI, 233 miles

Interstate highway: I-480(OH) at I-80, 305 miles

[SkyPesos]

I haven't clinched any of the highways near me besides I-57, so

Interstate: I-74
US: US 45
State: IL 10

[NWI_Irish96]

I haven't clinched any of the highways near me besides I-57, so

Interstate: I-74
US: US 45
State: IL 10

It's not about clinching entire highways, just segments. In other words, how far from home do you have to go to get to a highway segment you haven't been on before?

[ModernDayWarrior]

Updated and corrected a few errors from my previous list.

2-dight Interstate:
(1) I-69, from Mayfield, KY to I-24 (184 miles)
(2) I-57, between I-64 and I-70 in IL (190 miles)
(3) I-40, from Memphis to Nashville (245 miles)
(4) I-49, south of MO-76 near Anderson (251 miles, the only portion of Missouri's Interstate system I have not yet clinched)

3-digit Interstate:
(1) I-155 (IL), north of Lincoln, IL (230 miles)
(2) I-240 (TN), east of the US 78 interchange (250 miles)
(3) I-169 (KY), south of the I-69/Western Kentucky Parkway interchange (253 miles)

US Highway:
(1) US 61, between Perryville and Jackson (89 miles)
(2) US 160, from Doniphan east to its terminus near Poplar Bluff (100 miles)
(3) US 62, east of Pollard, AR (131 miles)

State Highway: (this one was tricky. I only counted numbered routes here, would be much tougher if I included random dead-end stretches of Missouri's lettered routes even though they are technically "state highways." Still can't totally guarantee I didn't miss one.)
(1) MO 99, south of Birch Tree (81 miles)
(2) IL 3, north of Chester (98 miles)
(3) MO 51, from Puxico north to MO 91 (100 miles) 

[SkyPesos]

I haven't clinched any of the highways near me besides I-57, so

Interstate: I-74
US: US 45
State: IL 10

It's not about clinching entire highways, just segments. In other words, how far from home do you have to go to get to a highway segment you haven't been on before?

I didn't know clinching also meant having simply traveled/driven on a segment; thought it had to be the whole length for it to count.

Interstate: I-72 at eastern end
US: US 150 west of Prospect Ave in Champaign
State: IL 10 at eastern end

[JayhawkCO]

I didn't know clinching also meant having simply traveled/driven on a segment; thought it had to be the whole length for it to count.

Think of this thread as the closest stretches of roads of a given type that you haven't driven on.

[NWI_Irish96]

I didn't know clinching also meant having simply traveled/driven on a segment; thought it had to be the whole length for it to count.

This of this thread as the closest stretches of roads of a given type that you haven't driven on.

Maybe clinching wasn't the best word. The gist of the thread was how far you have to go to get to a highway segment you haven't been on before.

[formulanone]

Haven't updated this in about five years...

Interstate:
I-69 in Fulton, Kentucky

US Routes:
US 41 (Suwanee-Jasper, TN)
US 27 (Fort Oglethorpe-LaFayette, GA)
US 76 in Chattanooga, TN...these three are about the same distance

State Route:
Tennessee 56 (Suwanee to AL 117) by distance
Mississippi 76 (SR 23 to Fulton) by time
Alabama 19 (Detroit to Vina) the closest in-state stretch of any type I'm missing.

[CoreySamson]

Making more progress on FM roads:

Interstate: I-35 near San Marcos
US Route: US 59 between Wharton and Beasley
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley
State Spur Route: TX Spur 197 near Bayou Vista
FM Road: FM 457 between Cedar Lane and Hawkinsville

[cockroachking]

Updating:

Interstate: 2-way tie (~75 crow miles)
  - I-787 in Albany, NY, north of Exit 3
  - I-80 in Stroud Twp, PA, west of Exit 304
US Highway: US-20 in Lee, MA, east of MA-102 (~65 crow miles)
State Highway (selected states):
  - CT-178/189 in Bloomfield, east/north of each other (~65 crow miles)
  - MA-187 in Granville, at the southern terminus (~65 crow miles)
  - NJ-79 in Matawan, at the northern terminus (~80 crow miles)
  - NY-32 in Albany, north of I-787 Exit 2 (~75 crow miles)
  - PA-390 in Palmyra Twp, south of I-84 (~65 crow miles)
Other: NPS-615 in Sandyston Twp, NJ, at the northern terminus (~50 crow miles)

Updates in italics.

[Rothman]

I still find this thread annoying to keep up with.

I-69, I-96 to Exit 42, MI: 432 miles
I-69, Exit 3 to Exit 23, MI: 455 miles
I-785 -- Closest Full Interstate Not Touched: 514 miles
I-587, entire -- Closest Full Interstate Not Touched: 515 miles
I-73, Exit 123 to Exit 107: 624 miles
I-74, I-77 to US 52: 635 miles
I-74, Exit 119 (NC) to Exit 68 (with I-73): 640 miles
I-40, US 62 to Exit 211: 644 miles
I-72, Exit 144 to 176 in Illinois: 664 miles
I-55, Exit 217 to Bloomington, IL: 731 miles
I-39, Exit 119 to I-55, 756 miles
I-40, Exit 432 (TN) to Exit 27 (NC): 765 miles
I-41 -- Milwaukee to Green Bay: 774 miles

[CoreySamson]

I now have nothing to clinch within 25 miles of home...

Interstate: I-35 near San Marcos (~155 miles away)
US Route: US 90 between Katy and Brookshire (~50 miles)
US Business Route: US 59 Business-R in Wharton north of FM 1301 (~40 miles)
State Route: TX 3 near Dickinson (~30 miles)
State Business Route: TX 146 Business in Baytown (~45 miles)
State Loop Route: TX Loop 540 north of FM 1875 in Beasley (~35 miles)
State Spur Route: TX Spur 197 near Bayou Vista (~35 miles)
FM Road: FM 2759 near Thompsons (~25 miles)

[pderocco]

AZ-195 is 162 miles away. NV-160 is 321 miles away. The closest in my home state of California is CA-165, which is 387 miles away. These are all road miles according to Google. This doesn't include lesser roads like numbered forest routes, county routes, or BIA roads, just state, US, and Interstate.

Update: The closest in California is now the west end of CA-140, 412 miles away.

Update: From my home in El Cajon CA (near San Diego), the closest undriven Interstate is now I-25 at Hatch NM, 656 miles away. The closest US route is US-60 where it splits off I-10 in Phoenix AZ, 348 miles away. Since I've clinched all of California, the closest state highway is AZ-238, 292 miles away.

Update: The closest undriven US route is US-191 where it heads north off US-70 east of Safford AZ, 499 miles away. The closest state highway is NV-267 where it meets Scotty's Castle Rd at the CA/NV line, 419 miles away. When Scotty's Castle Rd is eventually reopened by the NPS, the distance will probably be under 400 miles.

Now, the closest undriven US route is US-180 at the intersection of NM-78, 587 driving miles from home. Other stats haven't changed.

Thanks to clinching the western I-76, I-25, and the tiny I-110 in El Paso TX, my closest undriven interstate is now I-27 south of Lubbock TX, 1069 road miles from home. No change for US and state routes.

[darmstarm]

I'm moving pretty soon so this is about to completely change, but for now, here are mine.

State Route: DE2 moving west from DE141 into Wilmington, ~12 miles away
US Route: US13 moving west from about Wilmington University... also into Wilmington, ~16 miles away
Interstate Route: I-76 (Schuykill Expressway) from Passyunk Ave to the New Jersey line, ~40 miles away