Major Cities Without a Bypass

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

What's truly interesting is that New York City doesn't really have a bypass, since the quickest, easiest way from Washington DC to Boston goes through the city, including Manhattan itself on Interstate 95. It's also not possible to go from New Jersey to Long Island without going through some of NYC's boroughs. But yes Interstate 95 cuts across the northern part of Manhattan and there's not a true bypass of New York City.

People driving from Washington to New England take the Garden State Parkway up to I287 over the Cuomo bridge (formerly the Tappan Zee bridge). From there, you pick up the Merritt Parkway onto Hartford. It’s quicker and easier than 95.

[Jsd8675]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Philadelphia has no real beltway (though could string some highways together to almost make one of sorts) or bypass - though 295 or the NJT turnpike might qualify in a way of sorts of a bypass N/S to avoid the city and most populated parts.

476 and 202 and the turnpike are sort of belts to the metro area.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Looking at a map of Las Vegas. The 515 seems to cover most of the eastern bypass, no? If it were extended to connect with the 215/15 by the speedway, it would be a full bypass loop, right?

Strange nomination here. LA has no bypass truly anymore. Technically freeways like the 405 were supposed to be, but the 405 doesn't really have you "avoid the city" and you definitely have to drive through the city if you take it. If anything, a drive up the 5 is quicker to just take the 5 straight through DTLA rather than branch off the 405 in OC and reconnect in the SFV. The 605 isn't helpful either. The 110 and the 710 don't function as bypasses at all. Completely different destinations than the 10. The 105 is just kinda there. The only ones that could possibly be bypasses are the 210 connecting the SGV to the SFV without going through DTLA and the 215.

Loops and bypasses all start with even numbers in the Interstate system. So the 110, 710 and 105 never were loops or bypasses

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by sav858

San Francisco. Kind of impossible to bypass a city with water on 3 sides but still...

I-680 and I-880 are the San Francisco bypasses

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Loops and bypasses all start with even numbers in the Interstate system. So the 110, 710 and 105 never were loops or bypasses

Oh. Did not know that actually. Thank you! So ones beginning with odd numbers are just random spurs named after the nearby interstates?

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Oh. Did not know that actually. Thank you! So ones beginning with odd numbers are just random spurs named after the nearby interstates?

Correct