Reaching America's largest cities and metro areas from your state

[roadman65]

New York: I-4, I-95 Ditto for Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Chicago: US 98, I-75, I-24, I-65, and I-94.
LA along with New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso,  and Phoenix: US 98, I-75, and I-10.
San Francisco Bay Area: US 98, I-75, I-24, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-29, and then I-80.

[hotdogPi]

New York: I-4, I-95 Ditto for Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Chicago: US 98, I-75, I-24, I-65, and I-94.
LA along with New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso,  and Phoenix: US 98, I-75, and I-10.
San Francisco Bay Area: US 98, I-75, I-24, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-29, and then I-80.

This thread is about reaching a city or metro area from a single route. For example, US 41 connects Florida to Chicago, despite not being the fastest way. You can also begin from anywhere in the state.

[Henry]

For my current home state of WA...

Within: Seattle

I-5: Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego
I-82:
I-90: Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Boston
US 2:
US 95: Las Vegas
US 97:
US 101: San Francisco, Los Angeles
US 197:
US 395:

[ftballfan]

In Michigan: Detroit

I-69: Indianapolis
I-75: Atlanta, Miami
I-94: Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
I-96: None
US 2: None
US 8: None
US 10: None
US 12: Chicago, Minneapolis
US 23: Atlanta, Columbus, Jacksonville
US 24: Colorado Springs, Kansas City
US 31: Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville
US 41: Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Tampa
US 45: Chicago, Milwaukee
US 127: None
US 131: None
US 141: None
US 223: None

13 out, 1 in

Michigan (for metro areas)

Within: Detroit (Grand Rapids will likely enter the top 50 with the 2020 census)

I-69: Indianapolis, Memphis (discontinuous)
I-75: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Miami, Tampa
I-94: Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul
I-96: none additional
US 2: none
US 8: Minneapolis/St. Paul
US 10: Minneapolis/St. Paul
US 12: Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul
US 23: Atlanta, Columbus, Jacksonville
US 24: Kansas City
US 31: Birmingham, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville
US 41: Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Tampa
US 45: Chicago, Milwaukee
US 127: Cincinnati
US 131: none
US 141: none
US 223: none

[Crown Victoria]

Updated rankings...

Totals so far (cities):
California: 27 (19+8)
Indiana: 25 (24+1)
Pennsylvania: 24 (23+1)
Ohio: 23 (22+1)
Georgia: 21 (20+1)
Oklahoma: 21 (19+2)
Minnesota: 17 (16+1)
Maryland: 15 (14+1)
Michigan: 14 (13+1)
Oregon: 13 (12+1)
Colorado: 12 (10+2)


Vermont: 1 (1+0)

Totals so far (metro areas):

Indiana: 36 (32+4)
Illinois: 35 (33+2)
Ohio: 33 (30+3)
Pennsylvania: 32 (29+3)
California: 29 (24+5)
Missouri: 26 (24+2)
Georgia: 26 (25+1)
Colorado: 18 (17+1)
Wisconsin: 15 (12+3)
Michigan: 15 (14+1)
Washington: 9 (8+1)
Vermont: 2 (2+0)

*Numbers listed are total number (metros wholly outside given state + metros at least partly inside given state).

So far, Indiana is maintaining its reputation as the "Crossroads of America" with the most metro areas and the second-most cities directly linked to.