Most boring sections of freeways/roads

[TravelingBethelite]

What do you guys think they are? Here are my rankings:
1. I-70, Limon to Topeka (very flat)
2. US 60 across southern Missouri, from Rogersville-Sikeston (beautiful, but repetitive)
3. I-44 from Eureka to St. James, and then from Doolittle to Strafford, MO
4. I-70 across most of Ohio (see #1)
5. I-80 across central PA (see #2)

[SD Mapman]

What do you guys think they are? Here are my rankings:
1. I-70, Limon to Topeka (very flat)
2. US 60 across southern Missouri, from Rogersville-Sikeston (beautiful, but repetitive)
3. I-44 from Eureka to St. James, and then from Doolittle to Strafford, MO
4. I-70 across most of Ohio (see #1)
5. I-80 across central PA (see #2)

US 212, Faith to Newell (nothing)

[emoji17] - he's asleep because the road is so boring.

[kkt]

I-80 Nebraska.

[OCGuy81]

I think we've done this a few times in the past, but I'll always chime in with the following.

I-5 from south of Tracy to the Grapevine.....SUCKS!

In the words of Comic Book Guy "Worst. Drive. Ever."

[Thunderbyrd316]

I think we've done this a few times in the past, but I'll always chime in with the following.

I-5 from south of Tracy to the Grapevine.....SUCKS!

In the words of Comic Book Guy "Worst. Drive. Ever."

I whole heartedly agree with this one! The scenery does not change at all from exit 221 (Hwy. 99) to exit 446 (I-580).

Also, U.S. 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls is a real snooze fest as well, especially with the (soon to be gone, thankfully) 55 m.p.h. speed zone.

U.S. 395 between Pasco and Ritzville used to be pretty boring when it was a 55 m.p.h. 2 lane road as well but as a 70 m.p.h. expressway is much more pleasant to drive.

[noelbotevera]

I-81 between PA 581 and I-70 in MD.

[dcharlie]

I-80 Nebraska.  Sorry Huskers!

[kkt]

Also, U.S. 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls is a real snooze fest as well, especially with the (soon to be gone, thankfully) 55 m.p.h. speed zone.

I enjoy this one.  There's some scenery and it's a pretty relaxing drive.

[Rothman]

I-81 between PA 581 and I-70 in MD.

I dunno.  It does take a lot longer than you'd think to get from PA 581 to the MD/PA border.  But, on the other hand, I spent many-a-night in a hotel in Chambersburg.  I suppose that stretch is more nostalgia-inducing for me in that regard.

[AlexandriaVA]

Ah Chambersburg. I once spent a week there one night.

[Rothman]

Ah Chambersburg. I once spent a week there one night.

HA!

[ModernDayWarrior]

Without a doubt, my least favorite freeway drive is I-55 through Mississippi. No variation in scenery, nothing but trees lining the road.

[Jardine]

I'll weigh in with a third vote for I-80 Nebraska.

I do note, however, I have some relatives from Canada that said that section of Interstate was SPECTACULAR !!   

They are used to heavy forestation with no sight lines at all, and the wide open flat expanse of Nebraska was 100% different from what they live with up north, they LOVED IT !!


(I still think I'd rather have a root canal than to ever drive across Nebraska again)

[signalman]

I'll add the 4th vote for I-80 across Nebraska.  The scenery is much different than what I'm used to in the Northeast, but I found it to be horribly boring.  My understanding is that US 30 (which is quite close to I-80 throughout much of Nebraska) is a much better drive.  If I ever make it out that way again, (which I most certainly hope to) I'm gonna try US 30 across Nebraska.

[rschen7754]

It's hard to beat I-5 in the Central Valley, but I-40 in CA might be another worth mentioning.

[SSOWorld]

Any Interstate in Illinois.

I-55 south of Cape Girardeau in MO, AR

[Roadsguy]

I-78 from the first merge with US 22 to Hamburg is long and straight through pretty much constant nothing.

[busman_49]

What do you guys think they are? Here are my rankings:
1. I-70, Limon to Topeka (very flat)
2. US 60 across southern Missouri, from Rogersville-Sikeston (beautiful, but repetitive)
3. I-44 from Eureka to St. James, and then from Doolittle to Strafford, MO
4. I-70 across most of Ohio (see #1)
5. I-80 across central PA (see #2)

I'll second #4.  I don't mind the stretch of 70 east of Columbus; it's the part west of Columbus that puts me to sleep.

[ET21]

I-90 between Sioux Falls and Rapid City South Dakota
I-88 between IL-47 and Dixon (25 mile, 13 mile, 17 mile exit gaps in that stretch)

[jaehak]

I think we've done this a few times in the past, but I'll always chime in with the following.

I-5 from south of Tracy to the Grapevine.....SUCKS!

In the words of Comic Book Guy "Worst. Drive. Ever."

Word. It's especially frustrating since it's so close to such interesting scenery. Although I'd ammend this to Redding to the Grapevine, excluding Sacramento.

[Chris19001]

Keeping with the theme of breadbasket states...  I-70 through Kansas gets my vote probably because I have never taken I-80 through Nebraska.
Each time I've made the trip from Kansas City through eastern Colorado, I am always taken aback by how few trees there are along that stretch of prairie.  It is one very long stretch of no trees, few towns, few waterways, only gentle hills, and not a whole lot to look at besides traffic.  I take a lot of enjoyment in scenery, and I've never been able to gain much from that section of Kansas. 

[Thunderbyrd316]

I-80 Nebraska.  Sorry Huskers!

I drove across a good chunk of I-80 in Nebraska in 1988 and thought it was not even remotely as boring as I-5 north of Wheeler Ridge. At least there were some towns to pass through like Grand Island, Kearney and North Platte. Along that stretch of I-5 the only town of any significance is Los Banos and it is so far off the freeway that you can barely even see it.

[Thunderbyrd316]

I think we've done this a few times in the past, but I'll always chime in with the following.

I-5 from south of Tracy to the Grapevine.....SUCKS!

In the words of Comic Book Guy "Worst. Drive. Ever."

Word. It's especially frustrating since it's so close to such interesting scenery. Although I'd ammend this to Redding to the Grapevine, excluding Sacramento.

I have always thought that I-5 north of Sacramento was far less boring than in the southern valley. The little towns like Dunnigan, Arbuckle, Williams, Willows, Orland and Corning seem both bigger and closer to the freeway than places like Buttonwillow and Lost Hills and break up the drive much better. Also, the scenery is not nearly so monotonous what with all the grain elevators, palm trees, etc. that are absent from the southern section. And then there are the "big" towns of Woodland and Red Bluff, the elevated section over the delta and the "hilly" section north of Red Bluff. Also, I have always liked that weird little mountain range between Williams and Yuba City (visible to the east of I-5) that is supposedly the smallest mountain range in the world.

[kkt]

I-80 Nebraska.  Sorry Huskers!

I drove across a good chunk of I-80 in Nebraska in 1988 and thought it was not even remotely as boring as I-5 north of Wheeler Ridge. At least there were some towns to pass through like Grand Island, Kearney and North Platte. Along that stretch of I-5 the only town of any significance is Los Banos and it is so far off the freeway that you can barely even see it.

Yeah, but on I-5 at least you can see the hills in the distance with a little variety in the peaks.  In Nebraska, can't see mountains, and a fairly uniform line of trees keeps you from seeing the river.

I-80 Nebraska, 455 miles. 
I-5 from Grapevine to US 50, 297 miles.

[SD Mapman]

I-90 between Sioux Falls and Rapid City South Dakota

I'll add the 4th vote for I-80 across Nebraska. 

Keeping with the theme of breadbasket states...  I-70 through Kansas gets my vote probably because I have never taken I-80 through Nebraska.
Each time I've made the trip from Kansas City through eastern Colorado, I am always taken aback by how few trees there are along that stretch of prairie.  It is one very long stretch of no trees, few towns, few waterways, only gentle hills, and not a whole lot to look at besides traffic.  I take a lot of enjoyment in scenery, and I've never been able to gain much from that section of Kansas. 

You know, I think the argument could be made that any of the EW interstates that cross the Great Plains are super boring.

Oh, and you just get used to the fact that there are no trees. I think having lots of trees is weird (but that's just me).