Which county has the most US routes?

[Scott5114]

Since we seem to have every other permutation of county and US route thread going...which county has the most US routes? Mainline routes only, no business/alternate/other banner routes.

[hotdogPi]

Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)

[hbelkins]

Memphis, Tenn. (Shelby County?) has 51, 61, 64, 70, 72, 78 and 79. That's seven, and none are three-digit.

Kentucky's champ, best I can tell off the top of my head, would be Fayette with five -- 25, 27, 60, 68 and 421.

[Takumi]

Virginia has a tie between Henrico County and Richmond, with the same 6 routes: 1, 301, 60, 360, 33, 250.

[Mapmikey]

South Carolina has one with 7: Richland County - 1, 21, 76, 176, 321, 378, 601

I believe the North Carolina champ is 6: Guilford County - 29, 70, 158, 220, 311, 421

Mapmikey

[Jim]

For those looking to research this who haven't seen the mob-rule Google Maps with county lines, it would potentially be useful:

http://www.mob-rule.com/g17?center=42,-92&zoom=4

[Eth]

Looking at Google Maps, which has no county lines:

Which county has 19/29/41/78/278 in Atlanta? (23 might also enter the county, but it might not.)

That would be Fulton County. 23 straddles the Fulton/DeKalb county line; I think technically the southbound lanes enter Fulton but the northbound lanes do not.

[roadfro]

Nevada is not on par with states in the midwest or east...

Current max for Nevada is White Pine County with 3 routes: US 6, US 50 & US 93, which all overlap for about 26 miles from Ely southeast to Major's Junction. If you counted alternate routes (which Nevada pretty much treats as mainlines nowadays, since they are all long-distance routes), that number would jump to 4, as US 93 Alt splits off from the mainline near the northern edge of the county.

There are several other counties that have 2 US routes each: Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral, Nye.

Historical max for Nevada was Clark County with 4 routes: US 91, US 93, US 95 & US 466.  Only US 93 & US 95 remain (US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

[pianocello]

I had been trying to think of something like this, only with cities. My guess would have beem Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) with 5 or 6: 50, 52, 27, 127, 42, and maybe 25.

In Iowa, it only goes up to four. This is in Dubuque County (61, 151, 52, and 20).

[Duke87]

Cook County, IL has eight: 6, 12, 14, 20, 30, 34, 41, 45
So that's the leader so far.

Connecticut isn't going to impress anyone here, by county...
Fairfield: four (1, 6, 7, 202)
New Haven: three (1, 5, 6)
Middlesex: one (1)
New London: one (1)
Litchfield: four (6, 7, 44, 202)
Hartford: four (5, 6, 44, 202)
Tolland: two (6, 44)
Windham: two (6, 44)

Nor for that matter is Rhode Island...
Washington: one (1)
Kent: one (1)
Providence: three (1, 6, 44)
Bristol: zero
Newport: zero


The most New York can muster is four in Orange (6, 9W, 202, 209) and Westchester (1, 6, 9, 202) counties. We'll crown the latter since 202 barely enters Orange county. And because Westchester historically also had US 7, which would have given it five.

[Zeffy]

Essex County in NJ has only four, and just knowing that NJ only has 10 - I can't think of another county in NJ that would have more. Essex has:

US 1, US 9, US 22, and US 46.

[andy3175]

(US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Interesting. I'd thought that US 466 southeast of Las Vegas was there before US 93 was signed that far south. But I looked at Wikipedia (debatable as to whether the content is accurate), and it says US 466 was assigned in 1935 and US 93 was also assigned in 1935 yet not signed until 1939. USEnds.com shows US 466 was created in 1934. Did you have another source that shows both 93 and 466 were both signed at the same time between Las Vegas and Kingman from the beginning?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_466

US 466 was commissioned in 1935, extending from U.S. Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona to the Pacific Ocean at Morro Bay, California. Between Las Vegas, Nevada and Barstow, California, the route was co-signed with U.S. Route 91. In 1951, the U.S. Route 93 designation was extended to include the section of US 466 from its eastern terminus at Kingman, Arizona to the US 91 junction in Las Vegas, Nevada. This left the California segment as the only section of the route not co-signed with another route.

In 1964, California deleted the US 466 designation. Arizona eliminated the designation in 1969. When Nevada followed suit in 1971, the route ceased to exist.

http://www.usends.com/60-69/466/466.html

US 466 was commissioned in 1934. For the next 35 years or so, its east end was in Kingman AZ.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_93

U.S. Route 93 was not one of the original U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan. However, the revised numbering plan approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926, established US 93 from the Canadian border near Eureka, Montana south through Montana and Idaho to a southern terminus at Wells, Nevada.[11][12]

AASHO, at its June 8, 1931, meeting, approved a southerly extension of US 93 south to Glendale, Nevada. By 1932, the Nevada Department of Highways had marked the continuation of the highway using the routing of several preexisting state highways.

At the request of the Arizona State Highway Department, the AASHO route numbering committee approved another extension of US 93 in 1935. This shifted the southern terminus south to Kingman, Arizona by way of Las Vegas. Nevada officials again extended the route along preexisting highways; however, they may not have signed the extension right away as it was not shown on Nevada's state-published maps until 1939.

[golden eagle]

Adams County has the most in Mississippi with four (61, 84, 98, 425). About eight others have three each (though in the case of Washington County, US 278 is concurrent with 61 and 82.

[roadman65]

Essex County in NJ has only four, and just knowing that NJ only has 10 - I can't think of another county in NJ that would have more. Essex has:

US 1, US 9, US 22, and US 46.

Interesting find there as a lot of people seem to not realize that US 46 enters Essex as it passes through Fairfield at one of the extreme ends of the county.

Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.

[tdindy88]

Indiana from what I've seen from maps alone has a three way tie for six highways: Marion (31, 36, 40, 52, 136, 421,) Lake (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231) and LaPorte (6, 12, 20, 30, 35, 421.) I expected Marion and Lake to be up there, I was surprised about LaPorte, but it is one of the larger counties area-size in the state so it made sense.

[CrystalWalrein]

Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.

Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.

[roadman65]

Plus both Burlington and Atlantic only have three in each, even though you would think they are the contenders.  Then Mercer has only US 1, US 130, and US 206, and even Somerset has only three passing, but at least with this one it is the only case where all three of its routes intersect each other in Bridgewater.

Actually, Atlantic has 9, 30, 40, 206, and 322. Five.

I stand corrected on that one!  Even Zeffy missed out on that one.  I guess we both forgot US 206 enters Atlantic.

Like someone once said going intercouny in New Jersey is not a big deal like most states as NJ has the same tax rate statewide and the fact there are other things that are there that make all of NJ the same as I lived there once.  We in the Garden State are more municipal oriented than county oriented.  Only Bergen stands out with its Sunday Blue Law that the other 20 counties do not have which causes the malls in Paramus to remain closed on Sundays.

[roadfro]

(US 466 was completely useless in Nevada as it was always concurrent with other US routes from the beginning, while US 91 was effectively replaced by I-15).

Interesting. I'd thought that US 466 southeast of Las Vegas was there before US 93 was signed that far south. But I looked at Wikipedia (debatable as to whether the content is accurate), and it says US 466 was assigned in 1935 and US 93 was also assigned in 1935 yet not signed until 1939. USEnds.com shows US 466 was created in 1934. Did you have another source that shows both 93 and 466 were both signed at the same time between Las Vegas and Kingman from the beginning?

Nope. That was me talking without looking things up... I guess in my head I just thought that US 466 never really served a separate purpose, and supposedly it did have some independent utility for a couple years. Suffice it to say that for most of US 466's existence, though, it was pointless.

BTW: I wrote that part of the history section from the Wikipedia US 93 article (based on research done for the Nevada US 93 article), but didn't really look at the role of US 466 at the time I contributed that.

[NWI_Irish96]

The best Indiana does is seven in Marion County (31, 36, 40, 50, 52, 136, 421), and then Lake County with six (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231)

[JustDrive]

California only has two counties with more than one:  Del Norte (101 and 199) and Inyo (6 and 395)

[roadman65]

I know the county I live in has four.  US 17, US 92, US 441, and US 192 as well as neighboring Osceola County.

Miami- Dade has four with US 1, US 27, US 41, and US 441.

Palm Beach County has four with US 1, US 27, US 98, and US 441.

Duval County has four with US 1, US 17, US 23, and US 90.

So far I can not find any of Florida's 67 counties that have more than that.

[Mapmikey]

I know the county I live in has four.  US 17, US 92, US 441, and US 192 as well as neighboring Osceola County.

Miami- Dade has four with US 1, US 27, US 41, and US 441.

Palm Beach County has four with US 1, US 27, US 98, and US 441.

Duval County has four with US 1, US 17, US 23, and US 90.

So far I can not find any of Florida's 67 counties that have more than that.

Duval has 5: US 301 also passes through...

Mapmikey

[jdb1234]

Alabama has two counties with 5 US Routes:

Jefferson: US 11, US 31, US 78, US 280, and US 411 (barely)

Montgomery: US 31, US 80, US 82, US 231, and US 331

[hbelkins]

I had been trying to think of something like this, only with cities. My guess would have beem Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) with 5 or 6: 50, 52, 27, 127, 42, and maybe 25.

You forgot US 22.

And speaking of Hamilton County...

Hamilton County, Tenn. (Chattanooga): 11, 27, 41, 72, 74, 76 and 127. Remember that 74 is unsigned and runs concurrently with I-75 to the I-24 split.

[tdindy88]

The best Indiana does is seven in Marion County (31, 36, 40, 50, 52, 136, 421), and then Lake County with six (6, 12, 20, 30, 41, 231)

US 50 misses Marion County by a good 50 miles to the south.