Interstates Barely Part of a State's System

[empirestate]

95 in Delaware

Um, I beg to differ.  I-95 is a major roadway for the northern part of the state.

Well, besides which, it comprises the majority of Interstate mileage in the state. Hardly what you'd call "barely part of [the] state's system".

[vdeane]

It appears that at some point the topic changed to "interstates with less than 30 miles in a state".

[Strider]

Ummmm... I-73 everywhere?

And did anyone mention I-59 in Georgia?

How about I-76 in Nebraska?

Several 3dis that serve border towns would probably qualify for this as well, though that probably goes against the spirit of this thread.

Here are two near misses:  ALMOST I-44 in Kansas and ALMOST I-65 in Florida.

Interstate 73 is 82 miles in NC (and counting).


Did anyone mention Interstate 2?

[1995hoo]

It appears that at some point the topic changed to "interstates with less than 30 miles in a state".

That probably occurred in the original post:

EXCLUDING 3-digit interstates, what are some examples of interstates that have very low mileage in a particular state?  For this thread, I'll define low mileage as being under 30 miles.

[NE2]

It appears that at some point the topic changed to "interstates with less than 30 miles in a state".

That probably occurred in the original post:

EXCLUDING 3-digit interstates, what are some examples of interstates that have very low mileage in a particular state?  For this thread, I'll define low mileage as being under 30 miles.

Yep. Stupid criteria make for a stupid thread.

[GCrites]

It appears that at some point the topic changed to "interstates with less than 30 miles in a state".

That probably occurred in the original post:

EXCLUDING 3-digit interstates, what are some examples of interstates that have very low mileage in a particular state?  For this thread, I'll define low mileage as being under 30 miles.

I was going to call it out earlier but I'm new.

[vdeane]

It appears that at some point the topic changed to "interstates with less than 30 miles in a state".

That probably occurred in the original post:

EXCLUDING 3-digit interstates, what are some examples of interstates that have very low mileage in a particular state?  For this thread, I'll define low mileage as being under 30 miles.

To preserve the spirit of the thread, it would probably be best to ignore the OP's definition.  It's not useful when you consider geography.  We actually got interesting/useful replies in the beginning, but sometime after that, people started taking the definition literally and the point of the thread went down the drain.  If you want to ACTUALLY answer the prompt in the thread's title, you have to take into account the corridor the interstate serves and the length/geography of the system in the state.  The OP's low mileage definition includes I-95 in NY, for example, but to claim that I-95 is "barely a part of NY's interstate system" is to be bat**** crazy.

[OCGuy81]

Sorry all, reading my post now that was a bit confusing.  I was going for Interstates that just enter a state briefly (less than 30 miles) but see now my title is a bit misleading.

I was going for low mileage in a given state.    But I guess this is an open forum, and all the responses have been great so far.

[NE2]

Sorry all, reading my post now that was a bit confusing.  I was going for Interstates that just enter a state briefly (less than 30 miles) but see now my title is a bit misleading.

So you were going for a topic that includes I-97 and I-95 DE? Then, as someone already pointed out, http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.cfm is all you need. Mods, please lock this thread.

[StogieGuy7]

84 in Mass
95 in New Hampshire
95 in Delaware

All three of these are poor examples.  Each one of these interstates is well-used by residents of their respective states and by visitors to those states.  I-84 connects CT, NY and points southwest with the Boston area; I-95 through Delaware and New Hampshire passes by decent sized cities in each state and is very heavily used.  You may recall that I-95 in NH is actually called the New Hampshire Turnpike and is an integral part of that state's highway system.  That it's only a few miles long in NH is immaterial in that those few miles are very important to anyone Granite Stater who lives in the Seacoast region. 

This thread has gotten somewhat out of control.  The OP's question would pertain to those forgotten little ends of interstates that sneak into a state and are barely used (nor remembered) by that state's residents.   Such as the tiny piece of I-24 that crosses into Georgia near Chattanooga. 

[NE2]

The OP's question would pertain to those forgotten little ends of interstates that sneak into a state and are barely used (nor remembered) by that state's residents.

No, the OP clearly asked the stupid question about less-than-30 mile segments.

[Pete from Boston]

84 in Mass
95 in New Hampshire
95 in Delaware

All three of these are poor examples.  Each one of these interstates is well-used by residents of their respective states and by visitors to those states.  I-84 connects CT, NY and points southwest with the Boston area; I-95 through Delaware and New Hampshire passes by decent sized cities in each state and is very heavily used.  You may recall that I-95 in NH is actually called the New Hampshire Turnpike and is an integral part of that state's highway system.  That it's only a few miles long in NH is immaterial in that those few miles are very important to anyone Granite Stater who lives in the Seacoast region. 

There was never even the implication of any question of a road's importance or level of use.  "That it's only a few miles long in NH is immaterial" is actually quite false under any reading of the original post.

I get what you're saying, I just don't get where you're getting it from, because the original post was pretty clear.

[vdeane]

He's probably getting it from the thread's title.  The thread might work better as "2dis with Short Mileages in a State" or something.

[sandiaman]

  I-44  in Texas
  I- 86 in Idaho (the entire length of the western section) 
  I -76 in Nebraska (this could be the shortest, about one mile)

[agentsteel53]

  I-44  in Texas
  I- 86 in Idaho (the entire length of the western section) 
  I -76 in Nebraska (this could be the shortest, about one mile)

I-86 in Idaho is an important east-west connection that, due to historical vagaries (read: formerly suffixed routes) ended up with its own number.  I-76 in Nebraska is another important connection, that just happens to start a mile into another state before continuing in its primary state.

I-44 in Texas is indeed quite meandering without too much discernible purpose.

[empirestate]

84 in Mass
95 in New Hampshire
95 in Delaware

All three of these are poor examples.  Each one of these interstates is well-used by residents of their respective states and by visitors to those states.  I-84 connects CT, NY and points southwest with the Boston area; I-95 through Delaware and New Hampshire passes by decent sized cities in each state and is very heavily used.  You may recall that I-95 in NH is actually called the New Hampshire Turnpike and is an integral part of that state's highway system.  That it's only a few miles long in NH is immaterial in that those few miles are very important to anyone Granite Stater who lives in the Seacoast region. 

There was never even the implication of any question of a road's importance or level of use.  "That it's only a few miles long in NH is immaterial" is actually quite false under any reading of the original post.

I get what you're saying, I just don't get where you're getting it from, because the original post was pretty clear.

Yes, definitely from the thread title. Which brings up an etiquette question, possibly for the mods: When there is a discrepancy, should the topic header or the OP itself take precedence?

[Zzonkmiles]

Hmmmm, I think I was one of the posters who listed I-95 in NH. After thinking about it, even though an interstate might not have a lot of miles in a state, it could still be the most major interstate in said state. So yeah, sorry for I-99ing over part of this thread with that non-contribution, errr nontribution.