What is Your States Most Famous Route?

[bing101]

So it seems like the conscious for California are the following based on the discussion here:

I: I-5 or 405? Also, 280 was trademarked for the Apple Maps icon for a while, not sure if that means anything.
US: US 66
SR: CA 1

Again.  US66 doesn't exist anymore, so while I agree it's well-known, I'd still vote US101.  Otherwise US66 is also the most well known US route in every other state it went through.

Chris

I-280 probably isn't much on the "fame factor"  like I-405 is.  US 101 and to a smaller extent US 99 ought to be on the list.

I-280 is local but does not mean anything outside of San Francisco.
I-405 yes, CA-110 and I-110 as the next famous 3di in the USA yes.
I-495 New York and I-495 Beltway in Washington DC has to be the other famous 3di's. 

[gonealookin]

Nevada:

The OP asked for numbered highways, which disqualifies Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip", but that's the answer.

After that:
State route:  SR 375, the Extraterrestrial Highway
US route:  US 50, the Loneliest Road in America
Interstate:  Many miles of meh here.  I-15 is more infamous than famous for its end-of-weekend southbound backups out of Las Vegas.  It will show up more often on aerial shots of Allegiant Stadium so I guess that makes it the winner.

[SkyPesos]

Nevada:

The OP asked for numbered highways, which disqualifies Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip", but that's the answer.

Didn't Las Vegas Blvd used to be US 91, before the number was decommissioned?

[Max Rockatansky]

Nevada:

The OP asked for numbered highways, which disqualifies Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip", but that's the answer.

Didn't Las Vegas Blvd used to be US 91, before the number was decommissioned?

And US 466 if you want to get specific.  Part of it is still NV 604.

[LilianaUwU]

Québec's most well-known road varies by region, though it's generally QC-132 or A-20.

[SkyPesos]

We could do named streets too, which would lead to some interesting choices. I'll start off with an easy one

New York: Either Broadway or 5th Ave, both in Manhattan.

[J3ebrules]

For New Jersey, the Turnpike is too easy as the Interstate.

For US Highway, I'd say US 30 because the White Horse Pike is a pretty notable road thanks to shows like "Boardwalk Empire" , the Admiral Wilson Blvd was a prominent project during NJ's Good Roads Movement, and the Airport Circle was the first modern highway circle in the US.

For state Highway, NJ24 - not because people know the route itself, but because of the famed Triborough Road intersection.

[Rothman]

Regarding the California debate upthread, one could bolster the 101 argument in that Ventura Highway/Boulevard have been immortalized in song for decades, at least since the '60s if not before then.

Vermont's is Route 100, of course.  RI is probably a tie between I-95 and RI 138. 

Living here, I can make a stronger argument for "Route 7".  It's the ORIGINAL route to follow along the Greens (Route 100 is not an original route...it came noticeably later), plus you also get the Taconics too.

Nah.  Having lived in the Northeast, VT 100 is known pretty well as the scenic route in VT.

[US 89]

Nevada:

The OP asked for numbered highways, which disqualifies Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip", but that's the answer.

Didn't Las Vegas Blvd used to be US 91, before the number was decommissioned?

And US 466 if you want to get specific.  Part of it is still NV 604.

It was only 466 south of downtown though. The whole thing was US 91.

At any rate, unlike some historic highways, I don't think there's a whole lot of knowledge among the general public about old US 91 in Nevada.

[achilles765]

If Route 66 is not the answer for Texas, then I would think I-10 would be. Popularly known as the widest freeway in the world, plus it goes on for 880 miles. A lot of people seem to know that.

The first road I think of in Texas is I-35, as it connects DFW, Waco, Austin and San Antonio.

Yeah, I would think it would be a close tie for IH 10 and IH 35 for Interstate here in Texas: 35 for San Antonio, Austin, DFW, for being one of the only places where an interstate splits into suffixed routes, and for its infamous congestion.  IH 10 for its length and for the stretch from San Antonio to El Paso.

For US Highways, yes, the old US 66, but in modern times probably US 59 due to most of it being converted into IH 69

For State Highways: probably 6 or 16 because of their length and how many major cities they connect.

[SkyPesos]

For US Highways, yes, the old US 66, but in modern times probably US 59 due to most of it being converted into IH 69

I highly doubt that much of the general public outside of the US 59 corridor knows about US 59 being converted into I-69.

[Max Rockatansky]

Nevada:

The OP asked for numbered highways, which disqualifies Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip", but that's the answer.

Didn't Las Vegas Blvd used to be US 91, before the number was decommissioned?

And US 466 if you want to get specific.  Part of it is still NV 604.

It was only 466 south of downtown though. The whole thing was US 91.

At any rate, unlike some historic highways, I don't think there's a whole lot of knowledge among the general public about old US 91 in Nevada.

Which I've found odd.  When I did a series of US 91 blogs for the Mojave Desert I got the impression that few if anyone gave the corridor a serious historic look.

[yanksfan6129]

Gotta be Pennsylvania Avenue in DC

[froggie]

Regarding the California debate upthread, one could bolster the 101 argument in that Ventura Highway/Boulevard have been immortalized in song for decades, at least since the '60s if not before then.

Vermont's is Route 100, of course.  RI is probably a tie between I-95 and RI 138. 

Living here, I can make a stronger argument for "Route 7".  It's the ORIGINAL route to follow along the Greens (Route 100 is not an original route...it came noticeably later), plus you also get the Taconics too.

Nah.  Having lived in the Northeast, VT 100 is known pretty well as the scenic route in VT.

More scenic, sure.  But the OP was talking about famous...not necessarily scenic.

[dlsterner]

Interesting question.  Decided to try to name a route that would be famous to either a road-geek or non road-geek, local or distant.

For the state where I currently live (Maryland), I'm thinking I-495 - "The Beltway" (apologies to I-695), a metaphor for the actual happenings in Washington DC.
(Thought about I-70, famous for serving Baltimore  )

For the two states where I used to live, I think a named route versus a numbered route is an appropriate answer.

Pennsylvania - The Pennsylvania Turnpike - the granddaddy of limited-access expressways.

Florida - The Overseas Highway - a unique road you won't find anywhere else.  If I had to choose a number I would go with A1A, with its unique number, also is the title of one of my favorite Jimmy Buffett albums.
(I also had no clue there was a Vanilla Ice "song" about A1A.  Nor do I care.)

[Rothman]

Regarding the California debate upthread, one could bolster the 101 argument in that Ventura Highway/Boulevard have been immortalized in song for decades, at least since the '60s if not before then.

Vermont's is Route 100, of course.  RI is probably a tie between I-95 and RI 138. 

Living here, I can make a stronger argument for "Route 7".  It's the ORIGINAL route to follow along the Greens (Route 100 is not an original route...it came noticeably later), plus you also get the Taconics too.

Nah.  Having lived in the Northeast, VT 100 is known pretty well as the scenic route in VT.

More scenic, sure.  But the OP was talking about famous...not necessarily scenic.

As was I.

[US20IL64]

We could do named streets too, which would lead to some interesting choices. I'll start off with an easy one

New York: Either Broadway or 5th Ave, both in Manhattan.

Chicago: Lake Shore Dr, State St, Michigan Av, 

[SkyPesos]

We could do named streets too, which would lead to some interesting choices. I'll start off with an easy one

New York: Either Broadway or 5th Ave, both in Manhattan.

Chicago: Lake Shore Dr, State St, Michigan Av, 

California: Hollywood Blvd or Sunset Blvd (LA), or Lombard St (SF)

[Max Rockatansky]

We could do named streets too, which would lead to some interesting choices. I'll start off with an easy one

New York: Either Broadway or 5th Ave, both in Manhattan.

Chicago: Lake Shore Dr, State St, Michigan Av, 

California: Hollywood Blvd or Sunset Blvd (LA), or Lombard St (SF)

Mulholland Drive, Figueroa Street, Cannery Row, 17 Mile Drive, Great Highway, Market Street and Colorado Boulevard come to mind. 

[zachary_amaryllis]

Going for nationally famous.

Colorado:
Interstate: I-70
U.S. Highway: US550 (Million Dollar Highway)
State Highway: CO5 (Mt. Evans Highway)

Chris

was going for the same thing (dagnabbit you always beat me to these!) but subbing us 34 (trail ridge) for us 550, tho the argument could be made that 34 doesn't exist in rocky mountain natl park.

[JayhawkCO]

Going for nationally famous.

Colorado:
Interstate: I-70
U.S. Highway: US550 (Million Dollar Highway)
State Highway: CO5 (Mt. Evans Highway)

Chris

was going for the same thing (dagnabbit you always beat me to these!) but subbing us 34 (trail ridge) for us 550, tho the argument could be made that 34 doesn't exist in rocky mountain natl park.

Yeah, I think US34 is definitely a competitor.  And also probably more highly traveled than the Million Dollar Highway.  That said, I like US550 better, so it wins.

Chris

[thspfc]

Going for nationally famous.

Colorado:
Interstate: I-70
U.S. Highway: US550 (Million Dollar Highway)
State Highway: CO5 (Mt. Evans Highway)

Chris

was going for the same thing (dagnabbit you always beat me to these!) but subbing us 34 (trail ridge) for us 550, tho the argument could be made that 34 doesn't exist in rocky mountain natl park.

Yeah, I think US34 is definitely a competitor.  And also probably more highly traveled than the Million Dollar Highway.  That said, I like US550 better, so it wins.

Chris

Does US-6 deserve a mention as well?

[JayhawkCO]

Going for nationally famous.

Colorado:
Interstate: I-70
U.S. Highway: US550 (Million Dollar Highway)
State Highway: CO5 (Mt. Evans Highway)

Chris

was going for the same thing (dagnabbit you always beat me to these!) but subbing us 34 (trail ridge) for us 550, tho the argument could be made that 34 doesn't exist in rocky mountain natl park.

Yeah, I think US34 is definitely a competitor.  And also probably more highly traveled than the Million Dollar Highway.  That said, I like US550 better, so it wins.

Chris

Does US-6 deserve a mention as well?

US6 is only really "important" on the 6th Avenue Freeway in the Denver metro.  Otherwise it either is poorly signed as a parallel route to I-70/I-76 or in BFE Colorado.  Loveland Pass is the only other "interesting" part of the highway, but I don't know that Loveland Pass is particularly famous outside of Colorado.

Chris

[andrepoiy]

Toronto: Yonge Street, second place Bloor Street

[DandyDan]

I suspect for Iowa, it's Lincoln Highway even though much of it nowadays is just county roads. As for roads people actually travel on, it's probably I-80.