On the future of rest areas

[sprjus4]

US-301 in Maryland has a rest area facility in a fairly rural area with limited services, and the restrooms are only open until 5 pm. If you come after that, sucks to be you.
Should be 24/7 IMO. The whole situation with a welcome / visitors center only being open certain hours is fine, as long as the restrooms are 24/7.

Any outhouses there?  I will gladly take that over not having anything.

The one time I stopped there in the summer about 6 pm, there was nothing else. Ended up just continuing on and stopping in Grasonville. In an emergency, there's always the bush!

[Beltway]

US-301 in Maryland has a rest area facility in a fairly rural area with limited services, and the restrooms are only open until 5 pm. If you come after that, sucks to be you.
Should be 24/7 IMO. The whole situation with a welcome / visitors center only being open certain hours is fine, as long as the restrooms are 24/7.

Any outhouses there?  I will gladly take that over not having anything.

The one time I stopped there in the summer about 6 pm, there was nothing else. Ended up just continuing on and stopping in Grasonville. In an emergency, there's always the bush!

True for #1 but #2 is more complicated, especially with winter temps.

[D-Dey65]

US-301 in Maryland has a rest area facility in a fairly rural area with limited services, and the restrooms are only open until 5 pm. If you come after that, sucks to be you.

Should be 24/7 IMO. The whole situation with a welcome / visitors center only being open certain hours is fine, as long as the restrooms are 24/7.

Are you talking about this one?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bay_Country_Welcome_Center_(Maryland)

Because the one near the Harry Nice bridge isn't so urban either.


You know, maybe I should request a geotag for that category.

[oscar]

US-301 in Maryland has a rest area facility in a fairly rural area with limited services, and the restrooms are only open until 5 pm. If you come after that, sucks to be you.

Similar setup in Emmitsburg on US 15, though there are services in that community, as well as across the state line in Gettysburg.

[Rothman]

I miss the rest area on MA 116 just south of Sunderland Center.  I believe it is still a parking area, but for authorized vehicles only.

Used to be marked with a rectangular blue sign with a long horizontal arrow pointing right on NB MA 116.

[hbelkins]

US-301 in Maryland has a rest area facility in a fairly rural area with limited services, and the restrooms are only open until 5 pm. If you come after that, sucks to be you.

Should be 24/7 IMO. The whole situation with a welcome / visitors center only being open certain hours is fine, as long as the restrooms are 24/7.

Are you talking about this one?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bay_Country_Welcome_Center_(Maryland)

Because the one near the Harry Nice bridge isn't so urban either.

There are services on the other side of the Nice bridge in Virginia, including at least two Sheetz locations along US 301 not too far south of the Potomac.

[D-Dey65]

I saw the new design proposal for the Southbound I-95 Welcome Center yesterday as I was driving home. It looks like a post-modern suburban house, and I've been told it was meant to appeal to RV owners who's houses are designed to contain their motorhomes. Should I post an image of the sign to imgur and post the link here?

[sprjus4]

I saw the new design proposal for the Southbound I-95 Welcome Center yesterday as I was driving home. It looks like a post-modern suburban house, and I've been told it was meant to appeal to RV owners who's houses are designed to contain their motorhomes. Should I post an image of the sign to imgur and post the link here?

Where at on I-95?

[D-Dey65]

I saw the new design proposal for the Southbound I-95 Welcome Center yesterday as I was driving home. It looks like a post-modern suburban house, and I've been told it was meant to appeal to RV owners who's houses are designed to contain their motorhomes. Should I post an image of the sign to imgur and post the link here?

Where at on I-95?

Southbound in Dillon County.

[kphoger]

So apparently that's in South Carolina.  ??

[D-Dey65]

So apparently that's in South Carolina.  ??

I thought I mentioned that, and I see I didn't.


I don't see it on SCDOT's website:
https://www.scdot.org/projects/current-projects.aspx


But the contractor has it:
https://www.jefflewisaia.com/on-the-boards

https://www.jefflewisaia.com/on-the-boards?lightbox=dataItem-jls8solo

[TheGrassGuy]

My favorite rest area in the US is the Sideling Hill rest area and welcome center on I-68:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sideling+Hill+Welcome+Center/@39.7167264,-78.2850477,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ca6aa5025c1cd7:0x25d5a10810e1c94a!8m2!3d39.7185926!4d-78.2808092

[D-Dey65]

My favorite rest area in the US is the Sideling Hill rest area and welcome center on I-68:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sideling+Hill+Welcome+Center/@39.7167264,-78.2850477,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ca6aa5025c1cd7:0x25d5a10810e1c94a!8m2!3d39.7185926!4d-78.2808092

I need an excuse to go there before I die.

[GCrites]

My favorite rest area in the US is the Sideling Hill rest area and welcome center on I-68:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sideling+Hill+Welcome+Center/@39.7167264,-78.2850477,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ca6aa5025c1cd7:0x25d5a10810e1c94a!8m2!3d39.7185926!4d-78.2808092

Wasn't this one closed for a while?

[TheOneKEA]

My favorite rest area in the US is the Sideling Hill rest area and welcome center on I-68:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sideling+Hill+Welcome+Center/@39.7167264,-78.2850477,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ca6aa5025c1cd7:0x25d5a10810e1c94a!8m2!3d39.7185926!4d-78.2808092

Wasn't this one closed for a while?

The museum in the westbound rest stop closed several years ago. The entire building was also closed for a few years but has since been partially reopened. The rest stop itself has never been closed, to my knowledge.