What kind of highways does your state have? (live in, buses)

[JoshB]

Here in Wisconsin we have Interstates, State Highways, US Highways, County Highways et cetera.

And if you live outside of town you live in a township your address is N1234 or W1234, some even go with E and S.

If anyone has a better title for this thread please let me know, and also let me know what level roads are in your state.


Speed limit on your interstates? Ours is 65 on all interstates. 55 on secondary highways and 45 on rural back roads.

[northbound74]

Originally Posted by JoshB

Here in Wisconsin we have Interstates, State Highways, US Highways, County Highways et cetera.

And if you live outside of town you live in a township your address is N1234 or W1234, some even go with E and S.

If anyone has a better title for this thread please let me know, and also let me know what level roads are in your state.


Speed limit on your interstates? Ours is 65 on all interstates. 55 on secondary highways and 45 on rural back roads.

I think most places have highways like you've described them. As for townships, a lot of states don't even have those. Just counties, cities, towns, and unincorporated communities of sorts. If you live in a rural area, you're governed by the county, and have a rural route address.
70 on all interstates and some limited-access state and U.S. highways. 65 on divided highways without the on/off ramps, 60 on most two-lane highways, and 55 on secondary state highways. Anything lower, and you're in some sort of town.

[DannyBanany]

South Dakota has two major Interstates (I-90 and I-29) and two city spurs (I-190 Rapid City and I-229 Sioux Falls).

Interstate speed limits are 75 everywhere except in heavily populated areas (Rapid City and Sioux Falls) then it is 65.

Superhighways (basically Interstates with intersections instead of exits) have a speed limit of 70.

Highways have a speed limit of 65.

Luckily, in SD you are allowed to drive pretty fast. Some states have a 70mph limit and others have a 65mph limit. Must suck!

[JoshB]

Wow, I never knew that townships weren't as common as I thought.

Here in Columbia County, WI we have Cities, Villages, and what is considered a town is a rural area. A township encompasses 36 square miles. Even if you live in a township around here your mailing address is still a city or village.

I can't imagine going 75. That'd be real fast. Not saying I've never drove that fast before, but for everyone to do it.

[lammius]

In New Jersey there are interstate highways (often called expressways), state highways could be expressways or major arterials. County highways and municipal streets follow. There are also parkways, which are like expressways but are open to non-commercial traffic only (with one notable exception), and the Turnpike (part of which, but not all of which is designated as Interstate 95). Expressway/parkway speed limits range from 65 in rural areas down to 55 in urban areas. Some of the oldest expressways which have little or no acceleration lanes and narrower lanes have speed limits of 50.

I don't get the thing in the OP about addresses, Ns and Ws and sometimes even Es and Ss (huh??).

Edit: We have townships in New Jersey, and the name of the township is your mailing address city. So if you live in Montclair Township, for example, your address would be in Montclair, NJ.

[Bowie]

Here in Texas, the county roads are mostly either FM (farm to market) or RM (ranch to market) followed by a number. There are also Loop highways, which are not always a loop, and which can be interstates, US highways or state highways.

Interstate speed limits in the more populated eastern part of Texas are 65 at night and 70 during the day. In west Texas, daytime interstate speed limits are 75.

When I lived in Wisconsin, I never got used to how towns were the rough equivalent of townships. I grew up in Ohio where townships were 36 square-mile, square-shaped unincorporated areas based on the old township and range system. Every township in Ohio has a government and every place that's not part of an incorporated city is in a township. Small unincorporated towns in Ohio are called villages.

[JoshB]

Originally Posted by lammius

In New Jersey there are interstate highways (often called expressways), state highways could be expressways or major arterials. County highways and municipal streets follow. There are also parkways, which are like expressways but are open to non-commercial traffic only (with one notable exception), and the Turnpike (part of which, but not all of which is designated as Interstate 95). Expressway/parkway speed limits range from 65 in rural areas down to 55 in urban areas. Some of the oldest expressways which have little or no acceleration lanes and narrower lanes have speed limits of 50.

I don't get the thing in the OP about addresses, Ns and Ws and sometimes even Es and Ss (huh??).

Edit: We have townships in New Jersey, and the name of the township is your mailing address city. So if you live in Montclair Township, for example, your address would be in Montclair, NJ.

Sorry for the confusion about S,W,N,E. What I mean is let's say for example my address is N6677 Woodland Lane, Maple Bluff, WI. The N means North. Some counties choose North and West Coordinates for address's. Other's choose South and East. The letters are only if you live outside of a city or village. They're used for townships.

I never heard of a township being on your address. Interesting.

[JoshB]

Originally Posted by Bowie

Here in Texas, the county roads are mostly either FM (farm to market) or RM (ranch to market) followed by a number. There are also Loop highways, which are not always a loop, and which can be interstates, US highways or state highways.

Interstate speed limits in the more populated eastern part of Texas are 65 at night and 70 during the day. In west Texas, daytime interstate speed limits are 75.

When I lived in Wisconsin, I never got used to how towns were the rough equivalent of townships. I grew up in Ohio where townships were 36 square-mile, square-shaped unincorporated areas based on the old township and range system. Every township in Ohio has a government and every place that's not part of an incorporated city is in a township. Small unincorporated towns in Ohio are called villages.

Bowie, That link explains it all! That's exactly the way it is here in Wisconsin.

[LINative]

Originally Posted by JoshB

Here in Wisconsin we have Interstates, State Highways, US Highways, County Highways et cetera.

And if you live outside of town you live in a township your address is N1234 or W1234, some even go with E and S.

If anyone has a better title for this thread please let me know, and also let me know what level roads are in your state.


Speed limit on your interstates? Ours is 65 on all interstates. 55 on secondary highways and 45 on rural back roads.

Much the same for New York as in Wisconsin. Interstates, US Routes, State Routes (some of which are expressways), County roads.

However in NY we also have roads called parkways. Parkways are limited access highways which do not allow trucks (and often buses) and are usually surrounded by a 100-200 feet border of trees. They are sometimes very curvy and are made to look like scenic country roads.

Most parkways are state run (such as the Taconic, Northern or the Southern State Parkways). NYC runs it own system (Grand Central Pkwy, Shore Pkwy, Henry Hudson etc) as does Westchester County (Hutchinson River, Cross County, Saw Mill River etc).

County roads run all the way from lousy narrow two lane affairs or to modern highways. Some counties mark their roads (like Suffolk) and some do not (like Nassau).

Most local roads in New York are town run, the rest are city or village (Villages often run the roads instead of the town they are located in). This is why you will see City, Town or Village speed limit signs as you travel.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by JoshB

Sorry for the confusion about S,W,N,E. What I mean is let's say for example my address is N6677 Woodland Lane, Maple Bluff, WI. The N means North. Some counties choose North and West Coordinates for address's. Other's choose South and East. The letters are only if you live outside of a city or village. They're used for townships.

I never heard of a township being on your address. Interesting.

That is interesting. It sort of reminds me of cities like DC and Atlanta, where the addresses have coordinate/cardinal directions associated with them. DC, for example, is separated into 4 quadrants. So if you're in the northwest part of the city, your address would be 123 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC. Every address has NW, SW, NE, or SE at the end of the street name to indicate which quadrant of the city it's in. Helpful, I think.

I get the feeling that townships are different in the Midwest than in NJ. Here in NJ they're not that much different from any other municipality. I lived in a township once (Montclair) and it looked, felt and was governed not much differently than a city or a borough. But I sense that in the Midwest they're more like semi-incorporated places?