You have *clinched* the most highways numbered...

Started by TheHighwayMan3561, February 22, 2022, 02:59:07 AM

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TheHighwayMan3561

Spinoff of the other thread as I discovered I've clinched three 77s (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin) and "technically" three 61s (US, Minnesota, Ontario). My totals probably aren't as impressive as others, but you get the idea.

Three 35s (I-, Illinois, Virgin Islands)
Three 41s (I-, one branch in Arkansas, Minnesota)
Three 43s (I-, Minnesota, South Dakota)
Three 290s (all three I-290s)

Another subsection: how many numbers have you been on that are all clinched? I've only been on two 39s, I-39 and MN 39 but clinched both. Again, will likely be wiped out by other people, but again you get the idea. The above-mentioned 43 also fits for me.


JayhawkCO

Not counting bannered routes (Alt, Business, etc.) or Business Interstates, I think my answer is 10.

CO10
FL10
FL10A
K-10
NH10A
VT10A
WYO10

If I am allowed those, then I have forty-one 90s: 36 Interstate Business loops/spurs, M90 in Scotland, A90 in Scotland, US90Alt in Jacksonville, AZ90, and CO90.

SkyPesos

I have 2 highways numbered the following clinched:
270: I-270 St Louis, I-270 Spur DC
275: I-275 Cincinnati, I-275 Knoxville
675: I-675 Dayton, I-675 Atlanta

1995hoo

I have eight 295s clinched:

I-295 Florida
I-295 Virginia
I-295 Maryland/DC
I-295 Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
I-295 Rhode Island/Massachusetts (looks like I made a typo in my .LIST file, as Travel Mapping doesn't show this one)
I-295 Maine
DC-295
MD-295

(I-295 New York is a "travelled but not clinched.")
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74/171FAN

I am thinking 54 with six (NC, VA, MD/DE, PA, NJ).  However, this is without me looking deeper.

QuoteI-295 Rhode Island/Massachusetts (looks like I made a typo in my .LIST file, as Travel Mapping doesn't show this one)

That may also be related to the exit renumbering in MA from last year.
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1995hoo

Quote from: 74/171FAN on February 22, 2022, 11:29:28 AM
I am thinking 54 with six (NC, VA, MD/DE, PA, NJ).  However, this is without me looking deeper.

QuoteI-295 Rhode Island/Massachusetts (looks like I made a typo in my .LIST file, as Travel Mapping doesn't show this one)

That may also be related to the exit renumbering in MA from last year.

Ah, good point. Thanks. Either way, I've saved the correction on my end but am not going to bother Jim with an updated file over something minor like that.
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CoreySamson

My answer would be 288, which is a little strange. I've clinched 4 instances of one:

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formulanone

#7
From the traveled thread, I figured it would be the same...but nope.

#275 has 8 clinches: I-275 (FL, TN, MI, OH-IN-KY), TN 275, AL 275, Texas SH 275, Texas Loop 275
#16, with 7 : I-16, US 16 (Truck), FL, IA, PA, TN, WA.
#24, with 7: AL, CA, FL, FL, MA, RI, and NC 24 (Business).
#35, with 7: I-35E, I-35W, BL-35, AL, TN, CT, FL
#149, with 7: AL, CA, IN, MA, MS, TN, TX

plain

#8
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 22, 2022, 11:26:18 AM
I have eight 295s clinched:

I-295 Florida
I-295 Virginia
I-295 Maryland/DC
I-295 Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
I-295 Rhode Island/Massachusetts (looks like I made a typo in my .LIST file, as Travel Mapping doesn't show this one)
I-295 Maine
DC-295
MD-295

(I-295 New York is a "travelled but not clinched.")

Mine almost matches yours. I'm missing both FL & ME (never been there).



Here's what I can come up with off the top of my head.

I've clinched three 30s: the interstate and the NC and VA routes

Four 195s: the interstates in MD, NJ, VA, plus the state VA route

Three 264s: the US route and both interstates

Three 395s: the interstates in CT, DC/VA, MD

Four 440s: the NJ/NY route and all three interstates

EDIT: four 495s: the interstates in DC/MD/VA, DE, NY,  plus NJ 495
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CNGL-Leudimin

#9
After a quick look, 125 appears to be the winner for me with 3 separate instances clinched. Two of them are continuations of each other, though (Like a so-called "multi-state route", concept I'm a denialist of).
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LilianaUwU

I haven't clinched a lot of highways, so it's a multiple way tie between:

- New Brunswick highways 2, 11, 15, 16
- Québec highways 185 (as of 2018), 198, 199, 740, 973
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I'm not a big clincher; the winner is probably (CA, CT, I-) 17.
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I'm not a big clincher either. My main thing is an activity I've dubbed "routesnapping" (try to get a photo of a route marker for as many routes as possible in a certain set).  I'm going solely off of TM data for this, but I think my most commonly clinched number is 58 (Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, and Iowa).  Again, I'm not counting bannered, suffixed, or county routes.
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cenlaroads

I've clinched 3 highways numbered 12:

I-12
LA 12
TX 12

Max Rockatansky

A surprisingly amount of 28s:

-  CA 28
-  NV 28
-  NM 28
-  Tulare County Route J28
-  M-28
-  NC 28

Ned Weasel

For me, it would have to be 470, and I haven't even done the ones in Colorado.
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plain

Quote from: plain on February 22, 2022, 05:38:34 PM
Three 495s: the interstates in DC/MD/VA, DE, NY

Just realized I made an oopsie here. It's four as I clinched NJ 495 as well. Editing the original post.
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NWI_Irish96

#18
I've clinched:

four routes numbered 110: I-110(CA), I-110(MS), IN 110, VA 110

three routes numbered 19: I-19, IN 19, IL 19
three routes numbered 22: IN 22, IL 22, M-22
three routes numbered 25: IN 25, IL 25, MA 25
three routes numbered 43: I-43, IN 43, IL 43
three routes numbered 62: IN 62, IL 62, M-62
three routes numbered 104: IN 104, M-104, WA 104
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kphoger

Aw, shucks, I was hoping mine would be a letter rather than a number.

I could have said I've clinched three separate Missouri secondary state highways "numbered" M, but I'm missing the tiny bit east of I-55 in Barnhart.

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