Longest stretch of remote interstate

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  1. Blu_Ogre

    Blu_Ogre Road Train Member

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    Wendover, UT to SLC. Just miles of salt either side of the intrtstate. With way too many fools on the interstate....
     
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  3. mstrchf117

    mstrchf117 Medium Load Member

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    Not particularly desolate or remote i guess, but longest uninterrupted (no exits/entrances) of highway or interstate in the US is the Florida turnpike between yeehaw junction and Orlando. Second longest is between yeehaw junction and ft pierce
     
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  4. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    But there are service plazas in between those exits for food and fuel
     
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  5. SC-joe

    SC-joe Bobtail Member

    My vote is for all miles of interstate in WY.
     
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  6. TravR1

    TravR1 Road Train Member

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    I was going to mention that Montana stretch. Spotty cell service too.

    The Dakota's can make you feel like you're camping also.

    The stretch from El Paso to San Antonio... Yes and no. But definitely watch for deer.

    Some highway systems aren't long, but they take forever because of curves and such. One in I think NV, it felt like forever
     
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  7. SteveScott

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    I-80 across Nevada is about 430 miles of almost nothing, but state route 50 just south of I-80 is really desolate. Most drivers avoid it because if you break down, you're screwed.
     
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  8. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Yeah but if you pull off for your sleep time, i'm telling you, windows down, engine off you will sleep like a baby.
     
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  9. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    I love 50. I've only done it once but can't wait to do it again. It does carry the name 'The loneliest highway in America'. Interstate or not, it's desolate.
     
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  10. D.Tibbitt

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    Man ive been on it twice now. Coolest highway in the country.
     
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  11. SteveScott

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    Sitting in Wendover for the night with 9.5 hours left on my 70. If I had more time I might try it. Haven't done 50 end to end in over 30 years.
     
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