Lowest-numbered route you haven't been on

[Scott5114]

I went down to Hugo to clinch OK-93 last night (also grabbing nearby-ish 98 while I was at it), so that puts me at 97. I've crossed under OK-97 before, and my 2019 Port Aransas trip intersected TX-97, but I've never been on either of them. But the most frustrating thing is, whereas in most other states MO-97/I-44 would be a concurrency, for some reason MO routed 97 down the frontage road. Aargh!

How would a concurrency even work there?  The southbound part doesn't even have an interchange.

What I meant was, in most other states, they'd have interchanges at both places so they could have a concurrency, rather than maintaining two miles of frontage-road-as-state-highway.

[webny99]

I drove under OH 511 on I-71 Friday Night, and of course I remembered to think about oscar.

This shall be a time-honored roadgeek tradition from now on.  When on a route 511, you must take a moment to remember Oscar.

Might be too late to change my ways... 511 makes me think of this.

[Scott5114]

I drove under OH 511 on I-71 Friday Night, and of course I remembered to think about oscar.

This shall be a time-honored roadgeek tradition from now on.  When on a route 511, you must take a moment to remember Oscar.

Interestingly, the only active primary route on Wikipedia's "list of highways numbered 511" is OH 511. There's also a FM 511. But the Wikipedia list may not actually be complete.

[formulanone]

I drove under OH 511 on I-71 Friday Night, and of course I remembered to think about oscar.

This shall be a time-honored roadgeek tradition from now on.  When on a route 511, you must take a moment to remember Oscar.

Interestingly, the only active primary route on Wikipedia's "list of highways numbered 511" is OH 511. There's also a FM 511. But the Wikipedia list may not actually be complete.

Mississippi and Louisiana have 511s.





I don't think the Louisiana highways are classified as primary or not; there's some very short two-digit routes, and lengthy four-digit highways.

For those going to the county-route well:
- New Jersey's 511 is 37.44 miles in length.
- Florida's Brevard 511 is a former secondary route
- Alabama's Talladega-Clay-Coosa County 511 is part of a former alignment of US 280, so it goes on for about 18 miles. For Alabama, it's a rare example of a county route keeping the same number between three different counties.

[MCRoads]

Moved Scott5114 up the ranks, but I'm unsure if Daniel Fiddler and MCRoads considered other numbered highways than Interstates and U.S. routes.  Looks like ethanhopkin14 accidentally posted in the wrong thread (i.e., good stat, but not for this therad).

SNIP!

No, I don't even think I'd that... I know I've been on OK-3 (it's almost impossible not to if you have lived in the OKC metro), but I'm not sure if I have ever been on a state road 2. I don't really pay attention to state roads that much...

[Rothman]

Not quite the golf score...

oscar	511
formulanone	479
Mapmikey	428
HTM Duke	386
hbelkins	334
corco	329
Konza	316
cl94	288
Rothman	288
Duke87	265
jayhawkco	203
Hot Rod Hootenanny	192
deathtopumpkins	188
paulthemapguy	175
plain	174
rel4	170
US 89	162
hockeyjohn	154
csw	153
dfilpus	149
A.J. Bertin	148
dlsterner	142
Jim	139
Thing 342	127
Buck87	112
SGwithADD	112
Bitmapped	111
adwerkema	108
amroad17	107
cabiness42	107
Great Lakes Roads	107
tq-07fan	107
sparker	102
TheHighwayMan394	102
DandyDan	102
sbeaver44	102
skluth	102
bassoon1986	101
Flint1979	97
hobsini	97
Scott5114	97
1995hoo	96
74/171FAN	89
7/8	88
I-55	86
chesapeake256	84
Caps81943	82
Eth	63
SkyPesos	58
BrianP	53
Bickendan	48
mgk920	48
milbfan	47
noelbotevera	47
Big John	46
texaskdog	42
TBKS1	39
ipeters61	35
Evan_Th	33
ran4sh	32
Thunderbyrd316	31
ketchup99	31
doorknob60	29
Ben114	29
Bruce	29
ftballfan	26
mapman1071	24
kphoger	22
KEK Inc.	21
jp the roadgeek	19
stevashe	19
sharkyfour	19
CNGL-Leudimin	18
kurumi	18
Takumi	18
dvferyance	17
1	14
Roadgeekteen	14
RyanB06	14
cwf1701	13
SoDakInterstateEnthusiast	13
apeman33	12
JMoses24	12
ClassicHasClass	11
KEVIN_224	11
wxfree	9
FrCorySticha	9
CoreySamson	9
jeffandnicole	8
PHLBOS	8
TheGrassGuy	8
WillWeaverRVA	8
Tarkus	7
TheStranger	7
Pink Jazz	6
DeaconG	6
Skye	5
Roadsguy	5
Super Mateo	4
SoCal Kid	3
thspfc	3
LilianaUwU	3
Occidental Tourist	3
Truvelo	2
bzaharin	2
Zeffy	2
Finrod	2
Kulerage	2
Aaron Camp	2
skquinn	2
MCRoads	2
Hurricane Rex	1
idk	1

[kphoger]

Moved Scott5114 up the ranks, but I'm unsure if Daniel Fiddler and MCRoads considered other numbered highways than Interstates and U.S. routes.  Looks like ethanhopkin14 accidentally posted in the wrong thread (i.e., good stat, but not for this therad).

SNIP!

No, I don't even think I'd that... I know I've been on OK-3 (it's almost impossible not to if you have lived in the OKC metro), but I'm not sure if I have ever been on a state road 2. I don't really pay attention to state roads that much...

Must not have read the OP, then, considering it mentions several state routes.

[oscar]

My latest road trip (now near Little Rock, a few days away from home) brought my lowest-numbered untraveled route up to 539. As kind of a consolation prize for Hurricane Ida making me reroute my trip away from the New Orleans area, I instead turned north to the Shreveport area, which wasn't trashed by Ida and has many state highways in the low 500s.

[Rothman]

I think 511 was more magical, but now we have to think of Oscar on 539.

Also, the rest of you need to step up your game.

oscar	539
formulanone	479
Mapmikey	428
HTM Duke	386
hbelkins	334
corco	329
Konza	316
cl94	288
Rothman	288
Duke87	265
jayhawkco	203
Hot Rod Hootenanny	192
deathtopumpkins	188
paulthemapguy	175
plain	174
rel4	170
US 89	162
hockeyjohn	154
csw	153
dfilpus	149
A.J. Bertin	148
dlsterner	142
Jim	139
Thing 342	127
Buck87	112
SGwithADD	112
Bitmapped	111
adwerkema	108
amroad17	107
cabiness42	107
Great Lakes Roads	107
tq-07fan	107
sparker	102
TheHighwayMan394	102
DandyDan	102
sbeaver44	102
skluth	102
bassoon1986	101
Flint1979	97
hobsini	97
Scott5114	97
1995hoo	96
74/171FAN	89
7/8	88
I-55	86
chesapeake256	84
Caps81943	82
Eth	63
SkyPesos	58
BrianP	53
Bickendan	48
mgk920	48
milbfan	47
noelbotevera	47
Big John	46
texaskdog	42
TBKS1	39
ipeters61	35
Evan_Th	33
ran4sh	32
Thunderbyrd316	31
ketchup99	31
doorknob60	29
Ben114	29
Bruce	29
ftballfan	26
mapman1071	24
kphoger	22
KEK Inc.	21
jp the roadgeek	19
stevashe	19
sharkyfour	19
CNGL-Leudimin	18
kurumi	18
Takumi	18
dvferyance	17
1	14
Roadgeekteen	14
RyanB06	14
cwf1701	13
SoDakInterstateEnthusiast	13
apeman33	12
JMoses24	12
ClassicHasClass	11
KEVIN_224	11
wxfree	9
FrCorySticha	9
CoreySamson	9
jeffandnicole	8
PHLBOS	8
TheGrassGuy	8
WillWeaverRVA	8
Tarkus	7
TheStranger	7
Pink Jazz	6
DeaconG	6
Skye	5
Roadsguy	5
Super Mateo	4
SoCal Kid	3
thspfc	3
LilianaUwU	3
Occidental Tourist	3
Truvelo	2
bzaharin	2
Zeffy	2
Finrod	2
Kulerage	2
Aaron Camp	2
skquinn	2
MCRoads	2
Hurricane Rex	1
idk	1

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I still have to double check, but per OpenStreetMap my lowest number is now 26. However the 18 I claim is labelled as 19 in other maps (e.g. Google Maps and my van's GPS), so I'll need to get the official log. I have a 19 from elsewhere, so it wouldn't affect if I confirm the 18.

[Rothman]

I still have to double check, but per OpenStreetMap my lowest number is now 26. However the 18 I claim is labelled as 19 in other maps (e.g. Google Maps and my van's GPS), so I'll need to get the official log. I have a 19 from elsewhere, so it wouldn't affect if I confirm the 18.

I'll wait for the double check.

[Scott5114]

Also, the rest of you need to step up your game.

Working on it...but while I can get my next few steps up the ladder fairly easily with in-state trips, I have a block coming up at 106, which will require trips to the far side of Kansas or Missouri (or Texas, but I think getting to Minneapolis KS might be more doable than San Antonio).

[kphoger]

Can I join the game?
Lowest-numbered route I have NOT been on?
In NC - NC 2
In US based Trips from NC to NY - US 2
In Interstates - I84 in Scranton (ONCE went on exit to there due to splitting lanes, but got back on 81)

The question is this:  Of all the routes you've ever been on, what is the lowest number not represented by any of them?

For example, my number is 22.  This means I've never been on any route numbered 22, anywhere.

[Rothman]

Can I join the game?
Lowest-numbered route I have NOT been on?
In NC - NC 2
In US based Trips from NC to NY - US 2
In Interstates - I84 in Scranton (ONCE went on exit to there due to splitting lanes, but got back on 81)

The question is this:  Of all the routes you've ever been on, what is the lowest number not represented by any of them?

For example, my number is 22.  This means I've never been on any route numbered 22, anywhere.

Like not driving under or over them (assuming its a crossing bridge between the main interstate or highway)? 

You have to be on the route, not over or under it.

[NWI_Irish96]

Can I join the game?
Lowest-numbered route I have NOT been on?
In NC - NC 2
In US based Trips from NC to NY - US 2
In Interstates - I84 in Scranton (ONCE went on exit to there due to splitting lanes, but got back on 81)

The question is this:  Of all the routes you've ever been on, what is the lowest number not represented by any of them?

For example, my number is 22.  This means I've never been on any route numbered 22, anywhere.

Like not driving under or over them (assuming its a crossing bridge between the main interstate or highway)? 

If you cross over or under a route, or even cross it at grade, you haven't been on the route.

[kphoger]

If you cross over or under a route, or even cross it at grade, you haven't been on the route.

It can, of course, get a little weird.  At least in the hypothetical world, what if you did a U-turn by swinging wide at an intersection?  Do you get to count that crossroad?  That is, in the illustration below, can you count 309?

[kphoger]

Route 1 definitely! But should that count as there are probably a million Route 1s?

You've never been on any route that's numbered "1" ??

[NWI_Irish96]

Route 1 definitely! But should that count as there are probably a million Route 1s?

If you've been on any route 1, then that counts. What's the lowest number where you haven't been on any routes of that number.

[kphoger]

The thread title is slightly misleading taken literally. Taken literally, it would be 1 for everyone except those that have been on every single Route 1, but that's not what I meant.

Route 1 definitely! But should that count as there are probably a million Route 1s?

Also known as "didn't read the OP".

[US 89]

The Route 1 that goes from Maine to Key West

Repeating what others have said:

Have you been on any other route 1s anywhere else?

[Rothman]

I'm waiting until people learn to make sense.

[Bruce]

Also, the rest of you need to step up your game.

I'm 700 miles from the nearest Route 29 (over in east-central Idaho). Alberta's would actually be not too much further.

If only I could count the implied designation of WA-29 (US 395, based on its child routes), but sadly it's not a real hidden route.

[SkyPesos]

Also, the rest of you need to step up your game.

I'm 700 miles from the nearest Route 29 (over in east-central Idaho). Alberta's would actually be not too much further.

If only I could count the implied designation of WA-29 (US 395, based on its child routes), but sadly it's not a real hidden route.

Doesn't Washington also skip a bunch of two digit numbers somewhere in the middle? I remember there not being any SR in the 50s, 60s and 70s ranges.

[NWI_Irish96]

For everybody who is struggling with this:

Start with 1.

Have you ever been on any highway numbered 1? Doesn't have to be US 1, doesn't have to be any specific state highway 1, just any highway numbered 1.
If no, then 1 is your answer.
If yes, move on to 2.

Have you ever been on any highway numbered 2? Doesn't have to be I-2 or US 2, just any highway numbered 2.
If no, then 2 is your answer.
If yes, then move on to 3.

Keep repeating until you finally answer no. That number is your answer.

[Bruce]

Also, the rest of you need to step up your game.

I'm 700 miles from the nearest Route 29 (over in east-central Idaho). Alberta's would actually be not too much further.

If only I could count the implied designation of WA-29 (US 395, based on its child routes), but sadly it's not a real hidden route.

Doesn't Washington also skip a bunch of two digit numbers somewhere in the middle? I remember there not being any SR in the 50s, 60s and 70s ranges.

Yes, because it doesn't fit the grid. The easternmost route is SR 31 (SR 41 is further east but was numbered to match ID, by coincidence fitting in the grid) and the northernmost used to be SR 30 (now part of SR 20).