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Old 06-26-24, 07:23 AM
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Default Top 25 busiest corridors in the US

Surprised by some of these. I thought the Washington DC area would have been much higher. Houston is another one I thought would surely be on here.

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I-285 S is horrible during the rush home after work. I am thankful to be a remote employee where I work, so I am only making that commute maybe one or two times a month.

But for context, it takes me about 45-50 minutes to get to the office, but consistently over an hour to get home. It took me as long as an hour and thirty-seven minutes on my worst trip.
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I thought Atlanta would have been top 5.

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Miami is a mess.
Only 30 miles south of me and I will not drive that direction.

Thank goodness I have no reason to go that way.
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Notice that six of these 25 corridors are along I-95....more than any with any one other single highway. I-95 has seen known for years as arguably the busiest Interstate highway in the country.

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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Notice that six of these 25 corridors are along I-95....more than any with any one other single highway. I-95 has seen known for years as arguably the busiest Interstate highway in the country.
Driving I95 thru Jacksonville can be pure hell

When I drive north for holiday, I time the drive so I never hit it at rush hour.
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Wow. Six Florida spots. Must be a lot of alligators crossing the roadways and causing havoc
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Notice that six of these 25 corridors are along I-95....more than any with any one other single highway. I-95 has seen known for years as arguably the busiest Interstate highway in the country.
It's oddly granular, though. 3 different "hot spots" on I-95 in Stamford, CT alone. Seems like just saying "Stamford, CT" would be better. How is the George Washington Bridge section of I-95 not on this list?
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Originally Posted by tex2670
It's oddly granular, though. 3 different "hot spots" on I-95 in Stamford, CT alone. Seems like just saying "Stamford, CT" would be better. How is the George Washington Bridge section of I-95 not on this list?

At one time, the stretch of I-95 between D.C. and Fredericksburg, VA was considered the single busiest stretch in the country. Perhaps that's not the case any more.

How is the George Washington Bridge section of I-95 not on this list?
​​​​​​​Can't state this as a fact, but my best guess is that the whole NYC area has so many bridges and tunnels that each one of them has enough relievers to take some of the load off.
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​​​​​​​Can't state this as a fact, but my best guess is that the whole NYC area has so many bridges and tunnels that each one of them has enough relievers to take some of the load off.
"So many bridges and tunnels", sure. But not as a convenient "shortcut" to the GWB. You're either going many miles out of your way (ie, or Mario Cuomo Bridge, formerly Tapan Zee), or you're having to cut thru Manhattan or Staten Island/Bkln/Queens.
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Originally Posted by tex2670
"So many bridges and tunnels", sure. But not as a convenient "shortcut" to the GWB. You're either going many miles out of your way (ie, or Mario Cuomo Bridge, formerly Tapan Zee), or you're having to cut thru Manhattan or Staten Island/Bkln/Queens.
The BQE (278) is perpetual gridlock. Not sure how it missed the cut.

I read there's a petition to call it the Tappan Zee again.
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Originally Posted by LH1
The BQE (278) is perpetual gridlock. Not sure how it missed the cut.

I read there's a petition to call it the Tappan Zee again.
I know I whine about Florida highway traffic, which I try to avoid as much as possible.

But, I can only imagine how bad it is in northern metro areas and California.
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Margate, have you ever driven on I-4 W? For something to be #1 over So Cal traffic is pretty impressive.
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Margate, have you ever driven on I-4 W? For something to be #1 over So Cal traffic is pretty impressive.
I have but only once and it was 10 years ago.
Traffic was thick but it flowed ok

It dumps out on 195 when cutting across Florida if I remember.
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