Matching interstate and US highway numbers close together. Yes. In North Carolina there is an Interstate 74 that parallels US 74. Both cross I-95 at exit 13 in the Lumberton area. Strange, isn't it?
Same thing in Wisconsin they have I-41 and US-41 from Illinois state line to Green Bay. It might be US-54 and I-54 may also run together from Wichita Kansas at I-35 to Kingdom City (near Fulton) Missouri at I-70. That's includes Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capitol, in which they desperate need one, and the population of Jefferson City is almost 50,000, as almost as Harrisburg in Pennsylvania and it is a state Capitol.
They decide to change I-74 to I-28 from Charlotte to Wilmington North Carolina to avoid confusion, also they should also change I-74 to either I-46 or I-50 from I-77 in Mount Airy, just south of Virginia state line to Raleigh North Carolina.
@@davidtosh7200 I've never heard about it but I HAVE heard of the new I-87 that will run from Raleigh NC to Norfolk VA. It crosses I-95 and is more east-west than it is north-south. Shouldn't it be an east west interstate, like I-42? 🤔
One other nuance in Interstate Highway numbering are the "offshoots," connectors or alternates of Interstates in urban areas. These routes have a 3 number designation. One example is Interstate 405 in western L.A. County. It has the highest average annual daily traffic of any urban highway in the country. It might seem confusing, but these urban offshoots can be duplicated in other distant urban areas. Seattle also has an Interstate 405. To avoid confusion in closer locations other 3 letter combinations are used. An example is the offshoot of I-5 in San Diego designated I-805. There is another west of Sacramento designated I-505 and one in Portland, Oregon designated I-205. There is also another I-205 east of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the Central Valley of California designated I-205. It connects I-5 to I-580, which is an alternate of I-80. The Bay Area has I-280, I-580, I-680, I-780 and I-880. U.S. 101 is another freeway in the Bay Area, the furthest west U.S. Highway. At one time I was confused by the fact that the eastern portion of the U.S. has U.S. 1. I don't think I've ever been near it during the two trips Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina I've been on. These were my only trips east of the Mississippi I've taken as an adult. Having grown up in southern California "Highway 1" was far more familiar to me. It took me a few years of driving to realize it is a California state highway and not the U.S. 1 in the east.
@@swinde That is why I specifically stated "U.S. 101 is another freeway in the Bay Area, the furthest west U.S. Highway." Note the U.S. Highway wording at the end of the sentence.
There is no Interstate 52. Only U.S. 52, the system used before the interstate system. Since the U.S. system doesn't abide by the same rules as the interstate system, it's perfectly normal for that to occur.
No screwup, U.S. 52's eastern terminus is in Charleston, South Carolina and the western terminus is at the Canadian border in western North Dakota. This is a considerable distance east to west. However it is quite a distance north to south also. I guess it could be argued it could have been odd numbered also due to this north south distance. It's really a little of both. In many locations it runs directly east to west for quite some distance.
No state highway or interstate will run perfectly straight from north to south or east to west. There’s variations along the way, but you’re generally traveling in the direction it’s intended to go, especially if there’s mountains and other highways that determine the layout. Safety, traffic flow and the environment are also considered.
ALSO the # interstate represents the l% of land mass to the South & West of that interstate. EXAMPLE: I-80..80% IS BELOW IT I-10...10% IS BELOW IT I-5...5% IS WEST OF IT I-95...95% IS WEST OF IT
Three-Digit Interstates are numbered more specifically than the primary ones. Depends what type it is, like a Spur, Bypass, or Loop. Also some Interstates have exceptions I believe but they're rare.
I think they need to get rid of that rule because I know of two instances where that stipulation is broken or violated that is North Carolina with us 74 and interstate 74 and Wisconsin with US 41 and interstate 41 I think we need an interstate 50 and or 60
They need more of interstate numbers that is in the 50s. We already have I-55, I-57, and I-59 in the Midwestern, and Southern States back in the late 1950s. They need I-50 in Kentucky. I-54 in Kansas and Missouri, including Jefferson City. I-58 in North Carolina and Tennessee, and I-60 in Colorado and Kansas. I-62 in West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee. They are good locations for these future interstate that is between I-40 and I-64 in eastern states or I-40 and I-70 in the west.
They also need I-58 in Missouri, and besides they need more interstate numbers with "8" as the last digit. We already have I-8 in Southern California and Arizona, I-68 in West Virginia and Maryland, I-78 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and I-88 in two states are not adjoined together. They are Illinois and New York. I would like to see I-18, I-28, I-48, I-58 (optional), and I-98. I-98 was planned in the Upstate of New York and probably in Vermont.
David Tosh, Some of the numbering was poorly planned. The majority of the cities are on the Eastern US. Also I 29 is east of I 45. Except for I 61, 63, and 67, all of the North south numbers are used up above 55. However many under 55 left over. I believe that I 55 should have been instead I 45. That way, there would be room for expansion. Directly above I 55 is I 43. The North to South Interstates have a great disconnect when it comes to numbering. That's why I 29 goes north of Kansas City and I 49 goes south. Weird. Should have been planned better. Same with the East- West highways. I 80 starts in San Francisco. leaving half the U.S. to the north. This results in redundant numbering Eg, I 76, I 84, I 86, I 88. I 80 should have been I 70, (US 70 does not exist in the same states I 80 does)and there would have not been such redundancies.
Ty Frank, you are right. I think I-74 in North Carolina should change to I-48 or I-60 because I-74 begins at Davenport Iowa and it ends at Cincinnati Ohio, and besides there are no state routes 48 and 60 in North Carolina either I-48 or I-60 will be a good location because it is between I-42 in North Carolina and I-64 in Virginia. Same thing applied to I-520 which loop around I-20 in Augusta Georgia, and North Augusta South Carolina, it should change to I-620.
There are now too many interstate highway numbers that ends with a "4" as a last digit. We already have I-14 in Texas, and we will have I-54 from I-35 in Wichita Kansas to I-70, north of Fulton Missouri, and it will go through Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capitol. We already have I-4, I-24, I-44, I-64, I-74, I-84, & I-94. Instead of I-74 going through North Carolina, why not have I-48 which starts from I-77, south of Virginia/North Carolina state line to Wilmington North Carolina.
Ok so my confusion with on & off ramps screwed all my hours of what could have been really good runs this week. Some of my mistakes are gps showing .2 miles to exit but no signs when there is “two way” exits with a .2 mile gap??? If I take the wrong one it leads to limited truck routes that are a pain to get out of??? So what I need to do is avoid a “ junction “ right???
I-45 from Galveston to downtown Dallas then turns into 75 heading north to Tulsa & into Kansas City. They should re-number it to I-45 all the way to KC🛣🤔
No doubt some central Pennsylvania politician will demand an I-999 off the Bud Schuster Freeway, the road with the interstate number that shall not be named
Here's a thought, what happens when we run out of numbers on the west coast? If the lows are on the west and highs are on the east, the east can just add a higher number.But the west is limited. What will happed when it reaches that limit? Always wondered this but never actually got a answer.
Interstate construction was actually almost entirely done from the late 1950s through the 80s. It's not really that they're still being actively built, but there is renewed effort in places. Here is a good video about interstates that includes a lot of information on their history, as well as present and future development: ruclips.net/video/u1gG9-DICuk/видео.html Edit: Also, there is not much room to justifiably build more than one or two additional interstates to the west of I-5, anyways. Most future interstate construction would likely occur between I-5 and I-35, where there are not many north-south routes to begin with. So, running out of numbers doesn't seem to be an issue, and if it ever will be, I'm sure there will be a good technical solution at that point. I hope this was helpful :)
Odd: north and south decreasing east to west.(95 in east, 5 in west) 5s go border to border. Even: east and west decreasing north to south. (90 in north, 10 in south) 0s go coast to coast. Even prefix number to interstate ( i.e.470) goes around cities Odd prefix number (i.e.581) spurs into cities becoming surface street.
Even South Carolina wants I-14 to extend from Augusta Georgia to Myrtle Beach South Carolina, including Sumter, the home of Shaw Air Force Base. The nearest interstate highway from Shaw Air Force Base is about 30 miles which is I-20.
Okay here’s a question how the highway belts named. I haven’t figured that out. I’m a truck driver myself and I drive hundreds of miles trying to figure it out. Columbus Ohio is i-270 I can see how that’s made I 70 runs from east to west but how did Indianapolis get i 465 when I 65 runs from north to south why isn’t it called i 470 or i 370. I 70 runs right through Indianapolis this is what confused me. After seeing this video I’m sure you can figure this out I’ll keep researching.
maddog _sniper it's because the parent route. Living in Indy and having been to Columbus, I can tell you that the numbering is based off the main route through town. Since 65 is the main route through Indianapolis, the auxiliary route number is 465. Auxiliary routes that have two connections to the parent route start with an even number like 2 or 4. Auxiliary routes with an odd number have only one connection to the parent route, like 190 in Chicago. 270 is the main beltway around Columbus and 70 is the main route through town. The auxiliary numbers of parent routes are up to the government that commissions them. They could've built 470 in Indianapolis, but it's all discretionary
@@MrIamalego they play fast and loose with the the even and odd first digits too. Some evens that are spur freeways from its parent or sister interstate: I-280 in San Jose - San Francisco CA, I-696 in Detroit MI, I-430 & 630 in Little Rock, AR, I-280 in Toledo OH, I-277 & 490 in Cleveland, OH, I-279 in Pittsburgh PA, I-276 & 476 in Philadelphia, PA, I-678, 295, 495 & 895 in The Bronx & Queens New York City out onto Long Island, both I-291s in Hartford CT & Springfield MA, and I-290 in Worcester, MA.
There isn't an Interstate 60 either. However, there is an Interstate 70 and U.S. 70. The latter starts out at U.S. 60 in Globe, Arizona and ends at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina. I've driven large portions of each and was never confused. In fact, I'm 72 years old and never thought about this duplication before. U.S. 70 was in place for quite a while prior to Interstate 70 being built. I-70's western terminus is near Richfield, Utah, and ends in Baltimore, Maryland really a straighter U.S. 50, more or less since U.S. 50 ends up on the Atlantic Coast east of D.C.
Alec Prange. No. There will be no I-44 in Michigan. I-44 is only serve 3 states from Wichita Falls Texas, through Oklahoma, and it does end at St.Louis Missouri.
Matching interstate and US highway numbers close together. Yes. In North Carolina there is an Interstate 74 that parallels US 74. Both cross I-95 at exit 13 in the Lumberton area. Strange, isn't it?
Same thing in Wisconsin they have I-41 and US-41 from Illinois state line to Green Bay. It might be US-54 and I-54 may also run together from Wichita Kansas at I-35 to Kingdom City (near Fulton) Missouri at I-70. That's includes Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capitol, in which they desperate need one, and the population of Jefferson City is almost 50,000, as almost as Harrisburg in Pennsylvania and it is a state Capitol.
They decide to change I-74 to I-28 from Charlotte to Wilmington North Carolina to avoid confusion, also they should also change I-74 to either I-46 or I-50 from I-77 in Mount Airy, just south of Virginia state line to Raleigh North Carolina.
I haven't heard about that change to I-28 and I live in the Charlotte area
Worse, Interstate 74 crosses State Road 74 about midway between Lumberton and Winston-Salem 🤯
Congress is to blame for this!
@@davidtosh7200 I've never heard about it but I HAVE heard of the new I-87 that will run from Raleigh NC to Norfolk VA. It crosses I-95 and is more east-west than it is north-south. Shouldn't it be an east west interstate, like I-42? 🤔
I drove Highway 50 across Nevada, the Loneliest Road in America, late May, 2023. Everyone should do it -- once.
What about I-41 and US 41 In WI
You were wrong because I-80 connects New Jersey to San Francisco
Did you not hear him say that even numbered interstates run east to west?
luknyc1 @ lol it's says it their
Actually I-80 goes from San Francisco and ends at I-95/NJ Turnpike which then continues through NY up to Maine.
I-80 runs from San Francisco to just outside NYC in the suburbs, so he’s technically correct.
@Juan Carlos Rosario yeah but it’s just outside of it in the suburbs.
One other nuance in Interstate Highway numbering are the "offshoots," connectors or alternates of Interstates in urban areas. These routes have a 3 number designation. One example is Interstate 405 in western L.A. County. It has the highest average annual daily traffic of any urban highway in the country. It might seem confusing, but these urban offshoots can be duplicated in other distant urban areas. Seattle also has an Interstate 405. To avoid confusion in closer locations other 3 letter combinations are used. An example is the offshoot of I-5 in San Diego designated I-805. There is another west of Sacramento designated I-505 and one in Portland, Oregon designated I-205. There is also another I-205 east of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the Central Valley of California designated I-205. It connects I-5 to I-580, which is an alternate of I-80. The Bay Area has I-280, I-580, I-680, I-780 and I-880. U.S. 101 is another freeway in the Bay Area, the furthest west U.S. Highway.
At one time I was confused by the fact that the eastern portion of the U.S. has U.S. 1. I don't think I've ever been near it during the two trips Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina I've been on. These were my only trips east of the Mississippi I've taken as an adult. Having grown up in southern California "Highway 1" was far more familiar to me. It took me a few years of driving to realize it is a California state highway and not the U.S. 1 in the east.
US 101 is NOT an interstate route even though much of it is built to freeway standards.
@@swinde That is why I specifically stated "U.S. 101 is another freeway in the Bay Area, the furthest west U.S. Highway." Note the U.S. Highway wording at the end of the sentence.
There is no I-60 either and you forgot to include that
@@davidtosh7200 well the part where you southeastern Virginia will become a Interstate it’s just not going to be numbered “50” instead “87”
There is no I-1 either
I-64 is the defacto I-60. It just isn't I-60 because it runs with US 60.
There's a u.s highway near me numbered 52, and it runs north and south. Soooooo, someone must have screwed up.
There is no Interstate 52. Only U.S. 52, the system used before the interstate system. Since the U.S. system doesn't abide by the same rules as the interstate system, it's perfectly normal for that to occur.
No screwup, U.S. 52's eastern terminus is in Charleston, South Carolina and the western terminus is at the Canadian border in western North Dakota. This is a considerable distance east to west. However it is quite a distance north to south also. I guess it could be argued it could have been odd numbered also due to this north south distance. It's really a little of both. In many locations it runs directly east to west for quite some distance.
No state highway or interstate will run perfectly straight from north to south or east to west. There’s variations along the way, but you’re generally traveling in the direction it’s intended to go, especially if there’s mountains and other highways that determine the layout. Safety, traffic flow and the environment are also considered.
@@wannabetowasabe US 52 should end in St Paul given it's long duplex with I-94. The part were it runs on it's own in ND could become part of US 10.
Highways and Interstates are different.
ALSO the # interstate represents the l% of land mass to the South & West of that interstate.
EXAMPLE: I-80..80% IS BELOW IT
I-10...10% IS BELOW IT
I-5...5% IS WEST OF IT
I-95...95% IS WEST OF IT
Civilization doesn't go west of the Delaware River.
In Florida, the State road numbering system follows the U.S. highway numbering system.
Interstate 105 in California however runs east-west. Interstate 710 runs north-south.
Three-Digit Interstates are numbered more specifically than the primary ones. Depends what type it is, like a Spur, Bypass, or Loop. Also some Interstates have exceptions I believe but they're rare.
Why is there no interstate 60?
Same reason why there's no Interstate 50.
I think they need to get rid of that rule because I know of two instances where that stipulation is broken or violated that is North Carolina with us 74 and interstate 74 and Wisconsin with US 41 and interstate 41 I think we need an interstate 50 and or 60
They need more of interstate numbers that is in the 50s. We already have I-55, I-57, and I-59 in the Midwestern, and Southern States back in the late 1950s. They need I-50 in Kentucky. I-54 in Kansas and Missouri, including Jefferson City. I-58 in North Carolina and Tennessee, and I-60 in Colorado and Kansas. I-62 in West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee. They are good locations for these future interstate that is between I-40 and I-64 in eastern states or I-40 and I-70 in the west.
They also need I-58 in Missouri, and besides they need more interstate numbers with "8" as the last digit. We already have I-8 in Southern California and Arizona, I-68 in West Virginia and Maryland, I-78 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and I-88 in two states are not adjoined together. They are Illinois and New York. I would like to see I-18, I-28, I-48, I-58 (optional), and I-98. I-98 was planned in the Upstate of New York and probably in Vermont.
David Tosh, Some of the numbering was poorly planned. The majority of the cities are on the Eastern US. Also I 29 is east of I 45. Except for I 61, 63, and 67, all of the North south numbers are used up above 55. However many under 55 left over. I believe that I 55 should have been instead I 45. That way, there would be room for expansion. Directly above I 55 is I 43. The North to South Interstates have a great disconnect when it comes to numbering. That's why I 29 goes north of Kansas City and I 49 goes south. Weird. Should have been planned better. Same with the East- West highways. I 80 starts in San Francisco. leaving half the U.S. to the north. This results in redundant numbering Eg, I 76, I 84, I 86, I 88. I 80 should have been I 70, (US 70 does not exist in the same states I 80 does)and there would have not been such redundancies.
Ty Frank, you are right. I think I-74 in North Carolina should change to I-48 or I-60 because I-74 begins at Davenport Iowa and it ends at Cincinnati Ohio, and besides there are no state routes 48 and 60 in North Carolina either I-48 or I-60 will be a good location because it is between I-42 in North Carolina and I-64 in Virginia. Same thing applied to I-520 which loop around I-20 in Augusta Georgia, and North Augusta South Carolina, it should change to I-620.
There are now too many interstate highway numbers that ends with a "4" as a last digit. We already have I-14 in Texas, and we will have I-54 from I-35 in Wichita Kansas to I-70, north of Fulton Missouri, and it will go through Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capitol. We already have I-4, I-24, I-44, I-64, I-74, I-84, & I-94. Instead of I-74 going through North Carolina, why not have I-48 which starts from I-77, south of Virginia/North Carolina state line to Wilmington North Carolina.
@@tyfrank3427 I-29 is 1. not in the same state as I-45, and 2. west of I-35
Ok so my confusion with on & off ramps screwed all my hours of what could have been really good runs this week. Some of my mistakes are gps showing .2 miles to exit but no signs when there is “two way” exits with a .2 mile gap??? If I take the wrong one it leads to limited truck routes that are a pain to get out of??? So what I need to do is avoid a “ junction “ right???
I think highway 1 is on the west coast as well, unless that's just a state route
I think every state has a state highway 1. I live in Iowa and there's a highway 1 too.
You might be thinking of California State Route 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway.
I-45 from Galveston to downtown Dallas then turns into 75 heading north to Tulsa & into Kansas City. They should re-number it to I-45 all the way to KC🛣🤔
U.S. 75 North of Kansas City follows I-29 into Canada.
People in Dallas want to get rid of the elevated highway that connects I-45 into US-75
You don’t even have I-49 on the map
It is but only the original part in Louisiana.
There is also interstate 980, the interstate with the third biggest number
Edit: Interstate 985 and I-990 are bigger freeways.
Then what is Interstate 985?
There’s also a Interstate 990 in New York
No doubt some central Pennsylvania politician will demand an I-999 off the Bud Schuster Freeway, the road with the interstate number that shall not be named
In North Carolina there is a US74 and I74
As far as I know US 74 turns into I74
Also State Road 74
Here's a thought, what happens when we run out of numbers on the west coast? If the lows are on the west and highs are on the east, the east can just add a higher number.But the west is limited. What will happed when it reaches that limit? Always wondered this but never actually got a answer.
Interstate construction was actually almost entirely done from the late 1950s through the 80s. It's not really that they're still being actively built, but there is renewed effort in places.
Here is a good video about interstates that includes a lot of information on their history, as well as present and future development:
ruclips.net/video/u1gG9-DICuk/видео.html
Edit: Also, there is not much room to justifiably build more than one or two additional interstates to the west of I-5, anyways. Most future interstate construction would likely occur between I-5 and I-35, where there are not many north-south routes to begin with. So, running out of numbers doesn't seem to be an issue, and if it ever will be, I'm sure there will be a good technical solution at that point.
I hope this was helpful :)
@@isaacm4268 thank👍🏻
Great question, 99 runs up the San Juaquin Valley and 395 runs along the eastern side of the Sierra Mountains. Both could be Interstate Highways.
Where’s interstate 1
Interstate 89 is #1 to me.
What about the 3 digit interstates in city’s.
Odd: north and south decreasing east to west.(95 in east, 5 in west) 5s go border to border.
Even: east and west decreasing north to south. (90 in north, 10 in south) 0s go coast to coast.
Even prefix number to interstate ( i.e.470) goes around cities
Odd prefix number (i.e.581) spurs into cities becoming surface street.
Outer belts? In ohio 70 crosses Columbus east and west and 71 north and south. 270 encircles Columbus more or less.
@@equrrioh1213 in the case of I-195 it turns to route 29 which has an exit for route 129 which provides at-grade exits for Trenton NJ. It’s weird.
Why is there no interstate1?
There is an I-H1 in Hawaii.
It would duplicate Highway 1 in California
AYE U PICKED AN INTERSTATE THATS IN MY STATE
OH MY GOOOD!
Well I 14 is expanding from Texas to Georgia
Even South Carolina wants I-14 to extend from Augusta Georgia to Myrtle Beach South Carolina, including Sumter, the home of Shaw Air Force Base. The nearest interstate highway from Shaw Air Force Base is about 30 miles which is I-20.
@@davidtosh7200 really
Explain I-41 then
I-41 runs North to South, which, if you actually listened, is how they're numbered.
They blew off the odd/even interstate system in the 1980s. Check metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Cause LA is full of auxiliary routes
@@pinakinkale
Many of LA's freeways are state routes rather than interstate.
@@swinde thats true
That doesn't explain I-20 or US 20?
following the numbering system, they're far apart.
i live right next to I-70 in kansas
Okay here’s a question how the highway belts named. I haven’t figured that out. I’m a truck driver myself and I drive hundreds of miles trying to figure it out. Columbus Ohio is i-270 I can see how that’s made I 70 runs from east to west but how did Indianapolis get i 465 when I 65 runs from north to south why isn’t it called i 470 or i 370. I 70 runs right through Indianapolis this is what confused me. After seeing this video I’m sure you can figure this out I’ll keep researching.
maddog _sniper it's because the parent route. Living in Indy and having been to Columbus, I can tell you that the numbering is based off the main route through town. Since 65 is the main route through Indianapolis, the auxiliary route number is 465. Auxiliary routes that have two connections to the parent route start with an even number like 2 or 4. Auxiliary routes with an odd number have only one connection to the parent route, like 190 in Chicago. 270 is the main beltway around Columbus and 70 is the main route through town. The auxiliary numbers of parent routes are up to the government that commissions them. They could've built 470 in Indianapolis, but it's all discretionary
@@MrIamalego they play fast and loose with the the even and odd first digits too. Some evens that are spur freeways from its parent or sister interstate: I-280 in San Jose - San Francisco CA, I-696 in Detroit MI, I-430 & 630 in Little Rock, AR, I-280 in Toledo OH, I-277 & 490 in Cleveland, OH, I-279 in Pittsburgh PA, I-276 & 476 in Philadelphia, PA, I-678, 295, 495 & 895 in The Bronx & Queens New York City out onto Long Island, both I-291s in Hartford CT & Springfield MA, and I-290 in Worcester, MA.
wow
Inerstate 74 and us 74 for sometime are THE SAME ROAD
So is I-41 and US 41.
There isn't an Interstate 60 either. However, there is an Interstate 70 and U.S. 70. The latter starts out at U.S. 60 in Globe, Arizona and ends at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina. I've driven large portions of each and was never confused. In fact, I'm 72 years old and never thought about this duplication before. U.S. 70 was in place for quite a while prior to Interstate 70 being built. I-70's western terminus is near Richfield, Utah, and ends in Baltimore, Maryland really a straighter U.S. 50, more or less since U.S. 50 ends up on the Atlantic Coast east of D.C.
Interstate 44 in michigan
Alec Prange. No. There will be no I-44 in Michigan. I-44 is only serve 3 states from Wichita Falls Texas, through Oklahoma, and it does end at St.Louis Missouri.
How would there be Interstate 44 in Michigan? Maybe you meant Interstate 94
These are some sad comments down here
I live right by route50
I don't remember the Rust Belt Mid West being the center of the universe
Why is there no interstate 60?