The Most Hated Freeway in Each City

[plain]

Agreed with the Surekill for Philadelphia, I-695 for Baltimore, I-95/I-64 overlap for Richmond, LIE for NYC and I-285 for Atlanta.

Hampton Roads: easily I-64 because of the HRBT.

Pittsburgh: I-376, both Parkway East & West. I have witnessed some pretty intense road rage there.

Charlotte: I'm pretty sure the locals feel that the entire stretch of I-77 from SC to Mooresville sucks.

[sprjus4]

Hampton Roads: easily I-64 because of the HRBT.

Can't disagree there. Outside of water crossings, these are my two candidates - I-264 between I-64 and Independence Blvd (daily congestion, heavy traffic volumes overall, things usually are smooth east of there) and I-64 between Greenbrier Pkwy and Bowers Hill (Oak Grove Interchange bottleneck, High Rise Bridge, the whole corridor to Bowers Hill - also the construction that has been ongoing for something like 4 years now that is dragging at a snails pace does not make anything better).

[HighwayStar]

A few of mine.
Washington DC I-95
Baltimore I-70
Philadelphia I-76

[sprjus4]

Washington DC I-95
Baltimore I-70

Neither of those highways enter those cities 

[Henry]

A few of mine.
Washington DC I-95
Baltimore I-70
Philadelphia I-76

I get I-76 through Philly, but could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

[HighwayStar]

A few of mine.
Washington DC I-95
Baltimore I-70
Philadelphia I-76

I get I-76 through Philly, but could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 
(also really is the case with I-76, since the other side of the Schuylkill river was supposed to have a freeway as well)

[SkyPesos]

^ After all, there's a reason why it's sometimes called the "Surekill Expressway" 

[Flint1979]

A few of mine.
Washington DC I-95
Baltimore I-70
Philadelphia I-76

How do you figure Baltimore is I-70?

[sprjus4]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

[Roadgeekteen]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

[HighwayStar]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

[jmacswimmer]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

I mean, the park & ride is surrounded by trees in the forest 

[Flint1979]

I'm pretty sure that I-70 isn't the most hated freeway in Baltimore.

[jmacswimmer]

I'm pretty sure that I-70 isn't the most hated freeway in Baltimore.

It definitely isn't (the parts that are built, anyway) - aside from congestion in the 4-lane stretch between exits 82 & 87 and then at exit 91 itself, the stretch between Frederick & BaltimoreBeltway moves pretty well even at rush hour (much unlike I-270 between Frederick & WashingtonBeltway).

plain nominated I-695 for this prestigious honor upthread and I agree, with maybe I-83/JFX in 2nd.  Somewhat to HighwayStar's point, however: I-695 probably wouldn't be as hated as much as it is if I-70 (& I-83 too, for that matter) had been fully built out - The stretch thru Catonsville in particular suffers for this (although the new 4th lane on the Outer Loop finally opened a month & a half ago).  So, you could say that I-695 gets some added hate for something it had nothing to do with: I-70's shortcomings (not unlike I-495 for I-95 in DC & MA 128 for I-95 in Boston...)

Anyway, all that said I'm sure I-695 would still be the most hated freeway even with a fully built I-70, but maybe just not quite as much (I'd definitely hate the 70 EB-695 NB ramp a lot less...)

[HighwayStar]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

I mean, the park & ride is surrounded by trees in the forest 

True, I guess the park and ride is what I hate most, it reeks of mediocrity and unfulfilled dreams.

[Roadgeekteen]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

I mean, the park & ride is surrounded by trees in the forest 

True, I guess the park and ride is what I hate most, it reeks of mediocrity and unfulfilled dreams.

That doesn't have to do with if the residents hate it or not.

[HighwayStar]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

I mean, the park & ride is surrounded by trees in the forest 

True, I guess the park and ride is what I hate most, it reeks of mediocrity and unfulfilled dreams.

That doesn't have to do with if the residents hate it or not.

Not sure that the original post required residency status, but rest assured if I lived in Baltimore that would be my most hated freeway (or lack thereof). I have lived in both Philly and DC at one time or another so I can claim residency on those if required.

[Roadgeekteen]

^

could it be that the first two examples are listed because their segments through their respective cities never got a chance to be built?

I do not want to revive the whole festering issue here, but 

But how can I-70 in Baltimore be hated if it was never built?

Sounds like one of those tree in the forest questions.

I mean, the park & ride is surrounded by trees in the forest 

True, I guess the park and ride is what I hate most, it reeks of mediocrity and unfulfilled dreams.

That doesn't have to do with if the residents hate it or not.

Not sure that the original post required residency status, but rest assured if I lived in Baltimore that would be my most hated freeway (or lack thereof). I have lived in both Philly and DC at one time or another so I can claim residency on those if required.

Not sure either, but I think that the intention of the thread was what freeway do residents hate most. I posted about I-66 in NOVA being "embarrassing" and was told that that was not the intention of this thread.

[bing101]

Sacramento area it's US-50 @ CA-99/ CA-51 interchange and I-5 @ US-50 interchange due to downtown traffic.

[skluth]

Madison: Beltline

Out of all the wide range of choices Madison has to offer for freeways, I'm shocked.

Yeah, it's an obvious pick. The only other freeways in Madison proper are I-39/90/94, WI-30, and a sliver of US-151.

Don't forget Campus Dr 

[skluth]

When I was in St Louis, the most hated freeway was I-270, I-64, or the PSB depending on your commute. The winner would probably be 270 because of the sheer number of choke points between the New Chain of Rocks Bridge and the I-55/270 interchange in So County.

[thspfc]

Madison: Beltline

Out of all the wide range of choices Madison has to offer for freeways, I'm shocked.

Yeah, it's an obvious pick. The only other freeways in Madison proper are I-39/90/94, WI-30, and a sliver of US-151.

Don't forget Campus Dr 

Ah yes. How could I forget?

[Brandon]

Chicago: Basically anything that's not the tollways, but since I have to narrow it down to one choice, I-290.

I'll second that.  The Eisenhower is a piss-poor excuse for a freeway.

[epzik8]

I nominate former I-170 (now US 40) for Baltimore.

[Flint1979]

Chicago: Basically anything that's not the tollways, but since I have to narrow it down to one choice, I-290.

I'll second that.  The Eisenhower is a piss-poor excuse for a freeway.

I agree. Last time I had to drive on it I got stuck behind some lady doing 43 mph and no one was in front of her. I flicked her off because let's face it your doing 43 mph and your in the middle lane of the Eisenhower Expressway?