Places to Build an Interstate Highway (shop, safer, bars)

[greenbay33]

Originally Posted by Nodpete

Did you know that there a 2 States that do not have any interstate highways ?

Are they Alaska and Hawaii?

[Nodpete]

Originally Posted by greenbay33

Are they Alaska and Hawaii?

Yup, they can't have interstates because they don't touch any other State.

[iNviNciBL3]

There is a gap on I-70 that almost nobody knows about, they should probably fix that.

[Champ le monstre du lac]

Originally Posted by Nodpete

Yup, they can't have interstates because they don't touch any other State.

In Hawaii the island of Oahu has the H series freeways with the same interstate shield signage
Hawaii Highways - Oahu Freeways exit guides

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by Phyxius

Interstate 95 (Trenton Section)

New Jersey had one in place and was cancelled.

Still does not negate the need for a freeway through areas. That's why we need a new plan. Nj will most probably go with a train line instead though.

[cubssoxfan]

Originally Posted by StuffedCabbage

Toledo OH - Fort Wayne IN - Logansport IN - Champaign IL (joins I-72) to Hannibal - Joplin, MO - Dallas, TX (or to Houston)

Your route is not logical. Why travel from Toledo via Hannibal to Joplin, when there are existing Interstates to travel from Toledo to Dallas?!? Indiana has upgraded US-24 and IN-25 to a quality 4-lane between Ft. Wayne and Lafayette. Missouri has/is turning US 36 into a quality 4-lane that links with IL-110, which is designated as an alternate route between KC and Chicago. IL-110 is quality 4-lane in some stretches and shares Interstate 74 & 88 for other stretches. If the traffic counts don't warrant it........................

A more practical alternative to "building Interstates" is to build quality 4 lane roads. You have controlled access at the busy crossings and have limited at-grade crossings at the quieter crossings. Stretches of US-31 between Plymouth and Peru, IN are like this and US-18 between Verona WI and Dodgeville WI are like this. 65MPH speeds, as easy as driving an Interstate, cheaper to build and easy to upgrade as traffic(if traffic) increases. I don't see Federal or State budgets running consistent surpluses and Congress hasn't had the wisdom to increase the fuel tax for highway funds in decades! Where is the $$ going to come from, besides building these roads as tollways.

[Phyxius]

Originally Posted by Adi from the Brunswicks

Still does not negate the need for a freeway through areas. That's why we need a new plan. Nj will most probably go with a train line instead though.

I am not disagreeing with you. I'm just showing you why a highway was never built in that corridor.

[The Highway]

Natchez, MS
Jackson, MI
Starkville, MS
Birmingham, AL
Columbus, GA
Macon, GA
Augusta, GA

[KayneMo]

I like the idea of an interstate from Oklahoma City to Denver.
Also, an interstate from Kansas City to Tulsa, then to Dallas.

[steel03]

One pretty big gap is a Mississippi River Interstate connecting New Orleans, St. Louis, and the Twin Cities. There are all sorts of highways and backroads, but there's nothing simple and direct, leaving a lot of isolated holes, especially in the Upper Midwest.

Baton Rouges, LA (replace I-110/interchange with I-10 for connection to New Orleans)
Natchez, MS
Monroe, LA (interchange with I-20)
Pine Bluff, AR (replace I-530)
Little Rock, AR (interchanges with I-30 and I-40)
Jonesboro, AR
Poplar Bluff, MO
Cape Girardeau, MO (join I-55)
St. Louis, MO (interchanges with I-44, I-64, and I-70)
Hannibal, MO (interchange with I-72)
Quincy, IL (replace I-172)
Keokuk, IA
Burlington, IA

THEN EITHER:
Iowa City, IA (interchange with I-80)
Cedar Rapids, IA (replace I-380)
Waterloo, IA
Waverly, IA
Rochester, MN (interchange with I-90)
St. Paul, MN (interchange with I-94)

OR:
Muscatine, IA
Davenport, IA (interchange with I-80)
Dubuque, IA
Decorah, IA
Rochester, MN (interchange with I-90)
St. Paul, MN (Interchange with I-94)

OR:
Muscatine, IA
Davenport, IA (interchange with I-80)
Dubuque, IA
La Crosse, WI (interchange with I-90)
Eau Claire, WI (interchange with I-94)
Rice Lake, WI
Duluth, MN (interchange with I-35)