Lowest posted speed limit on a rural US highway

[1995hoo]

If you always had to obey the original poster's rules to comment in a thread, I can think of at least one particular member of this forum whose post count would drop by at least 50 percent.

Is it a member with 2 letters and 1 number?

Well, I don't want to name names. So I didn't want to specify any two letters or the like.

[DandyDan]

I apologize for missing the rural in the original post.  OTOH, it wasn't in the title.  I honestly don't know anywhere rural where it is below 55 unless it's approaching (or leaving) town, a stop sign, or an interchange.  But then again, that's the Midwest for you.

[hbelkins]

The definition of "rural" could probably be debated. There are lots of places where speed limits dip to 45 or 35 for what I would consider to be a wide spot in the road, with maybe a few houses or businesses. They may or may not be incorporated places, but I'd consider them "rural."

For instance, Ezel, Ky. It's just a small community, not an incorporated town or city, on US 460 in Morgan County. The speed limit is 45 mph. I'd consider it "rural" for purposes of discussion in this thread.

[bugo]

The definition of "rural" could probably be debated. There are lots of places where speed limits dip to 45 or 35 for what I would consider to be a wide spot in the road, with maybe a few houses or businesses. They may or may not be incorporated places, but I'd consider them "rural."

For instance, Ezel, Ky. It's just a small community, not an incorporated town or city, on US 460 in Morgan County. The speed limit is 45 mph. I'd consider it "rural" for purposes of discussion in this thread.

This section of US 259 is as rural as it gets.  It crosses a tall mountain, and is out in the middle of nowhere miles from any towns.  There are no houses anywhere in the area.

[rickmastfan67]

His post.  His rules.

Don't like it?  Don't comment.

I clearly said "rural" in the first post.  I guess they're reading the titles but not the actual posts.  I also clearly noted that I was looking for signed speed limits, not advisory signs.

I've gone ahead and added the word 'rural' to the thread name.

[jeffandnicole]

US 13 dips to 35 mph one or twice thru the small towns in Delaware.  So while the general area is fairly rural (becoming more suburban) in nature, the 35 mph limits are located in the more populated/commercial districts.

[hbelkins]

This section of US 259 is as rural as it gets.  It crosses a tall mountain, and is out in the middle of nowhere miles from any towns.  There are no houses anywhere in the area.

Sounds like Oklahoma has done by regulation what most states would do with advisories.

[Brandon]

This section of US 259 is as rural as it gets.  It crosses a tall mountain, and is out in the middle of nowhere miles from any towns.  There are no houses anywhere in the area.

Sounds like Oklahoma has done by regulation what most states would do with advisories.

I think there's a phrase for that:

Because Oklahoma.

[DrSmith]

I figured the answer had to be in Massachusetts because they love to place very low speed limit signs before intersections, rotaries, etc.

US 6 West approaching the Bourne Rotary, there is a speed limit 20 sign, on what is definitely not the middle of a city or anything majorly built up yet.  Also considering the speed limit had been 50 mph prior to that point.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.752025,-70.591278&spn=0.011622,0.022724&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.752013,-70.591393&panoid=BFHedQwen2fQB_PZx3yQLQ&cbp=12,270,,0,0

[bugo]

I figured the answer had to be in Massachusetts because they love to place very low speed limit signs before intersections, rotaries, etc.

US 6 West approaching the Bourne Rotary, there is a speed limit 20 sign, on what is definitely not the middle of a city or anything majorly built up yet.  Also considering the speed limit had been 50 mph prior to that point.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.752025,-70.591278&spn=0.011622,0.022724&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.752013,-70.591393&panoid=BFHedQwen2fQB_PZx3yQLQ&cbp=12,270,,0,0

That looks pretty built up to me.  The US 259 example is way out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but rocks and trees for miles and miles as it crosses the Kiamichi Mountains.