2 similar stretches of freeway segments

[SkyPesos]

As someone that lived in both MO and OH for a long time, I'd always thought that I-70 in MO and I-71 in OH have a lot of similar things between them:
- Both are just short of 250 miles long in their respective state (249 for I-70, 247 for I-71)
- Both have a river crossing entering the state from the west/south
- Both go through one of the state's largest cities at each end (KC and StL for I-70, Cincy and CLE for I-71). Those 4 cities are also similar in metro area population.
- Both go through a flagship state university's city that start with "Columb-" in the middle of the state, though Columbus is a MUCH larger city than Columbia. I-70 hits Columbia at around MM 120-130, while I-71 is in the northern suburbs of the Columbus metro area at that mile marker.
- Both are arguably the most important interstate in their state, and truck traffic heavy, though I-71 clearly shows its importance with the 6 lane stretch between Columbus and Cleveland, which I-70 in MO is only dreaming to have at this point.
- Both have a western terminus of an E-W interstate at around the same mile marker (I-64 at I-70 MM 210, I-76 at I-71 MM 209).
- As for scenery, just imagine what an average midwestern rural area looks like.

What are some other freeway stretches that are similar with each other in many quantitative or qualitative qualities?

[thspfc]

Me: "Mom, can I have I-70 in Colorado?"
Mom: "We have I-70 in Colorado at home."
I-70 in Colorado at home: I-80 in Wyoming

I-94 in Wisconsin and I-94 in Minnesota.

I-90 in South Dakota and I-94 in North Dakota.

I-29 in the Dakotas.

I-80 in Nebraska and I-70 in Kansas.

[TheStranger]

The portion of the Metro Manila Skyway between the Manila city limit and the Tomas Claudio Interchange is reminiscent of I-80 in San Francisco between US 101 and the Bay Bridge, complete with north-to-northeast bend!

[JayhawkCO]

Could probably nominate I-17 and I-19.  Both hit some nice desert scenery.  Both have a very large city on one end and a lesser (but still somewhat sizeable) city on the other end.  Similar lengths.

Also I-27 and I-37.  Same story with cities as the above example.  Fairly similar scenery as well. Similar lengths.

Chris

[sprjus4]

I'd say I-37 serves more importance than I-27 does though.

[thspfc]

I don't think I-27 and I-37 fit the bill. They're in the same state, but the surroundings when driving them make you think they're on different continents. I-27 looks like it could be in Manitoba while I-37 looks like Mexico. Which is fitting because the distance from Corpus Christi to Amarillo is the same as the distance from Amarillo to the Dakotas.

[US 89]

I-15 in Utah seems pretty similar to I-25 in Colorado to me. Both go through their states' respective north-south oriented urban corridors, with the largest cities in the middle. Both connect to slightly smaller metro areas in the states to their north. And both for the most part follow the base of a long mountain chain (though on opposite sides).

[OCGuy81]

I've never driven I-20 west of Dallas-Ft Worth, but how similar are I-10 and I-20 through Texas?  Both have over 600 miles in Texas alone, both serve major population centers, and both start on the more forested eastern part of Texas and end (or leave) out in the desert.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Driving north on I-65 into Louisville reminded me of driving north on I-35 into the hills on the outskirts of Duluth.

[sprjus4]

For some reason, I-70 in western Maryland (particularly the parts with a forested median) reminded me of the rural segments of I-64 between Williamsburg and Charlottesville when I drove on it, but with lower trees.

I'll also add I-64 between Williamsburg and Charlottesville (excluding Richmond) is similar to I-85 south of Petersburg. Nothing except continuously forest median with high trees on either side. Drags on for miles upon miles of monotonous 70 mph highway.

[CoreySamson]

Some look-alikes in my opinion:

TX-358 on the south side of Corpus Christi and I-45 on the southeast side of Houston:
- Both run through dense commercial areas
- Both run NW-SE
- Both culminate on a barrier island after crossing a long bridge

I-45 between Houston and Dallas and I-40 between Memphis and Nashville also seem relatively similar:
- Both connect the two biggest metro areas in their respective states
- Both are relatively hilly and somewhat forested
- Both are pretty busy when it comes to traffic

[SkyPesos]

Driving north on I-65 into Louisville reminded me of driving north on I-35 into the hills on the outskirts of Duluth.

I-35 NB in Duluth also reminds me a bit of I-64 WB in Louisville, with the waterfront view. Though I'll point out that I-64's view of the Ohio River is better than I-35's of Lake Superior. No wonder why this 8664 group wants to get rid of it.

[Roadgeekteen]

I-180 in Illinois and CT 11

[thspfc]

Driving north on I-65 into Louisville reminded me of driving north on I-35 into the hills on the outskirts of Duluth.

I-35 NB in Duluth also reminds me a bit of I-64 WB in Louisville, with the waterfront view. Though I'll point out that I-64's view of the Ohio River is better than I-35's of Lake Superior. No wonder why this 8664 group wants to get rid of it.

I-64 west of I-65 in Louisville needs to go. Replace it with a nice parkway and redevelop the riverfront with parks and restaurants and stuff. Then reroute I-64 along I-65 and I-265.

[US 89]

Driving north on I-65 into Louisville reminded me of driving north on I-35 into the hills on the outskirts of Duluth.

I-35 NB in Duluth also reminds me a bit of I-64 WB in Louisville, with the waterfront view. Though I'll point out that I-64's view of the Ohio River is better than I-35's of Lake Superior. No wonder why this 8664 group wants to get rid of it.

I-64 west of I-65 in Louisville needs to go. Replace it with a nice parkway and redevelop the riverfront with parks and restaurants and stuff. Then reroute I-64 along I-65 and I-265.

Bad idea considering I-64 is now the only untolled freeway crossing of the Ohio River in the area.

[sprjus4]

I-265 is not designed to handle that volume of traffic. Plus you're now forcing I-64 through a toll. And what happens to all of those local trips on I-64? You're only going to congest city streets. It might be nice to have I-64 gone, but from a traffic and system standpoint, you're going to make it far worse.

[thspfc]

I-265 is not designed to handle that volume of traffic. Plus you're now forcing I-64 through a toll. And what happens to all of those local trips on I-64? You're only going to congest city streets. It might be nice to have I-64 gone, but from a traffic and system standpoint, you're going to make it far worse.

I'm mainly talking about I-64 between I-65 and I-264. Thus, the "in Louisville"  part. The freeway crossing of the Ohio could remain as an extension of I-264. There's not much commuter traffic coming into downtown from the west. I-64 has only two interchanges between downtown and the Ohio River, and only one more east of I-265.

[sprjus4]

Demolishing I-64 means re-routing over 70,000 AADT onto other freeways in the region, many already having some level of issue with congestion.

Not to mention, the volumes fall to about 50,000 AADT past 9th St, seeming to indicate a good portion of traffic does exit at Downtown coming from the east, traffic that would be shifted to multiple blocks of city street.

[webny99]

There's something strikingly similar about I-75 north of Flint, MI, and I-81 north of Syracuse, NY.. although I don't know exactly how to describe it. They just have similar vibes, I guess, with both being north/south interstates in the Great Lakes region.

[sprjus4]

Light traffic volumes as well.

One legally lets you drive 75 mph, the other encourages you by design to illegally drive 75 mph.

[SkyPesos]

Not really "freeway segments", but I thought of MA 2 and OH 2's similarities recently:
- Both routes numbered 2 (duh!)
- Both have long freeway sections
- Both serve as part of a shunpike alternative for the state's toll road
- Both also serve as a suburban freeway in a metro area (Boston and Cleveland) in their respective state.