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US 1 from Kittery ME to Fort Kent, although the congestion between Kittery and Portland can be kind of annoying, once you get to Yarmouth it gets to be a pleasant drive.
Overall, road surfaces are quite good in Texas, even in the rainy eastern half of the state. State leaders have always put a lot of effort into road surfaces. Interstates aren't as good as the state highways. While a lot of money is put into state highway surfaces, litter cleanup gets low priority (highways were kept clean until about 10 years ago).
Going to the Sun Highway .....Glacier National Park, Montana
second best....Trail Ridge Road....Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
I've been on these two and they are beautiful in the extreme. My parents lived in Virginia so we were up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway all the time. It was very pretty and had some cultural distinction that the other two don't have. Of the three I probably remember the Blue Ridge Parkway the most.
For my choice it would be almost any scenic western highway with little or no traffic...having the place to myself. It's the fleeting and rare experience that gets me more than the popular tourist by-ways. This road was north of Taos NM heading toward Colorado.
My only issue with the BRP is that it's almost like driving inside a vacuum. It's beautiful, no question, but sterile in a way. Give me a two-lane U.S. or state highway that goes through small towns and little outposts along the way.
As far as major interstate highways go, I-93 through Franconia Notch in NH is tough to beat (most of it's clouded over in Streetview, but you get the point):
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Honorable mention to the Tunnel View at Yosemite which may be the most stunning natural vista in the U.S. It's technically not a highway because the numbered routes (140 and 41) end a few miles before, but it's too great not to post:
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Yes, Route 1 through California has to be one of the most beautiful! Such gorgeous views of the Pacific!
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