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From the historic side I-40 follows the " Grapes of Rath" highway, US -40 all the way to Cal.
It does not.
U.S. 40 is well north of I-40, starting in Atlantic City and ending somewhere in Utah, now, I believe. It mostly parallels I-70. Its origins were the National Road, Zane's Trace, and a few other historic roads.
Some of I-40 parallels what was once U.S. 66. Perhaps that's what you're thinking of.
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No love for I-77 or 64?
I was stunned taking I-77 south from Cleveland at the scenery. In Ohio it's all rolling hills and farmland. Once you drive into West Virginia, it's another and breathtaking world.
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My biggest gripe with I-90 is the NY stretch.
Visually it literally goes through the most boring part of the state, skipping almost all of the hills and mountains and remaining on the flattest land available in upstate NY.
Also the tolls. Man, those weren't supposed to stay.
Going through NY state and want something to look at? Take the southern tier expy! It goes straight through the northern end of Appalachia and good God it is some of the best views upstate NY has to offer.
Yeah, but when you get to Chautauqua County and get your first glimpse of Lake Erie from the highway ... ahhh.
You're right about the Southern Tier Expressway -- now I-86 from Binghamton to I-90 in Pennsylvania. Very lovely scenery, and very few trucks to get in the way. I don't use the highway much in the winter, because traffic is so light that if I slid into a ditch it would be several days before anyone found me.
And at the western end of I-86, there are those stunning Lake Erie views again.
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I 75 can be a real pain. However there are several scenic stretches.
Yes, when you round the bend in Northern Kentucky and start descending toward the Ohio River via the "cut in the hill", and have that majestic view of Cincinnati.
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Yes, when you round the bend in Northern Kentucky and start descending toward the Ohio River via the "cut in the hill", and have that majestic view of Cincinnati.
You're right about the Southern Tier Expressway -- now I-86 from Binghamton to I-90 in Pennsylvania. Very lovely scenery, and very few trucks to get in the way. I don't use the highway much in the winter, because traffic is so light that if I slid into a ditch it would be several days before anyone found me.
That can be really empty. East of Binghamton it has nice scenery of the Catskills; though it's not technically not an interstate. I-88 from Binghamton to Albany has pretty rolling hills; I-91 through Vermont has some decent scenery as well. Agreed that I-90 through NY State is mostly very boring.
I think that Interstates need to be taken on the whole, not individual sections. For that, you really need to drive the entire route to get a good feel.
I have noticed that I-80 seems to be the truckers freeway. Nothing wrong with that, but when you have to move in and around them, it can be somewhat cumbersome. Nothing against our truckers, they provide a great service and for the most part, drive very safely.
I-90 is indeed the best. Little traffic compared to other east-west routes, and despite some isolated complaints, this road is simply utopia. (Please remember that some major metros contain I-90, but again, this is just a part of the freeway.) Trivia: I-90 was the last east-west Interstate with a stop light, in Wallace, Idaho. However, a bypass was built in the early 90's to skirt that!
That can be really empty. East of Binghamton it has nice scenery of the Catskills; though it's not technically not an interstate. I-88 from Binghamton to Albany has pretty rolling hills; I-91 through Vermont has some decent scenery as well. Agreed that I-90 through NY State is mostly very boring.
The southern tier expressway has the crappiest conditions I've ever driven on, having driven it back in April and driving around Elmira to Bimghamton all the time. The 90 near Erie has warnings about how bad the STE is. I grew up in the area so that may play a part, but I find the road very boring looking.
I'll agree with some others that say that the 17 in AZ is the most beautiful, between Phoenix and Flagstaff, such a variety.
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The southern tier expressway has the crappiest conditions I've ever driven on, having driven it back in April and driving around Elmira to Bimghamton all the time. The 90 near Erie has warnings about how bad the STE is. I grew up in the area so that may play a part, but I find the road very boring looking.
I'll agree with some others that say that the 17 in AZ is the most beautiful, between Phoenix and Flagstaff, such a variety.
Well, not everybody is able to appreciate the simple things.
I grew up around here too, you know. I still say it's beautiful.
Also yes the roads are in fairly bad condition but that really has nothing to do with the scenery.
Trivia: I-90 was the last east-west Interstate with a stop light, in Wallace, Idaho. However, a bypass was built in the early 90's to skirt that!
The Van Dyke freeway in the Detroit metro area has several stoplights. The speed limit changes from 70 to 55 a quarter mile before and after the stoplights.
The Van Dyke freeway in the Detroit metro area has several stoplights. The speed limit changes from 70 to 55 a quarter mile before and after the stoplights.
That is interesting. However, the OP's original post was asking about Interstate Highways, which M-53 is not.
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I'm surprised I-90 is the best. There's been construction on it between Chicago and Rockford for a few years or so and it was terrible. Some parts of it were only one lane. Whenever I need to go on it, a lot of times I would take route 176 for most of the way to 20 to avoid the construction and it was faster than taking 90 to 20. Now, they finished the construction, so it's much better. It's really cool how it goes all the way across the country. I never knew that. I like I-55. Not much congestion for the most part, easy to follow.
It's also quite a mess (quality of pavement) between Missoula and Coeur Dalene
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What about I 87? Especially between Albany and The border just South of Montreal?
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