What's Every US States Shortest Interstate?

[@Mistertbones]

I still laugh at how Wyoming managed to get federal funding for I-180, which isn't even an expressway.

[@TheFreeAgent2024]

A section of I-78 in New Jersey is understandable, but I don't know why this tragedy came to exist

[@Nick_J_]

Wyoming is a fake state anyway. The government probably felt bad

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

They did try to get it as a normal interstate, but it got denied by the feds for being too expensive.

[@kossoutheastern5874]

Makes less since to be signed considering it's US85 and US87

[@kossoutheastern5874]

Especially when US20/US26 reroute in Casper isn't signed I-125 with while being a freeway and other end is expressway to WY220

[@yaush_]

0:18 “that’s absolutely part of the beauty of the system” As he describes the very part of the system that splits neighborhoods in half and makes the areas around them unwalkable. The very part of the system that a lot of states are actively working to remove or cover.

[@eddiebellamy7605]

That’s the same with I-375 in Detroit. It used to be a black neighborhood called Paradise Valley and Black Bottom. The freeway went through it and the current plan is to fill it in and make it a walkable area

[@antarctican_immagrants6849]

You should have a list of longest distances between highway exits, I feel there is a lot of digging to do but it would be interesting to know

[@keikossss]

3:36 "I guess the state can't do anything right." Crying myself to sleep tonight since Beaver insulted my home state of Kentucky. :(

[@courtemanche437]

If it makes you feel better, Beaver can't do anything right considering that he made multiple mistakes in this video.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Kentucky is my home state also, and Mr. Beaver is wrong: Kentucky has done two or three things right since its founding in 1792, which is still close to nothing.

[@Mistertbones]

@@brianarbenz1329 Bourbon is one of those things.

[@1973Kenny]

With the exception of interstates around Louisville due to construction, the interstate system in Kentucky is very well maintained. 471 will become super important when they are constructing a new bridge for 71/75

[@Kylora2112]

I-195 in Maine is just the offramp for Exit 36 to Saco, linking I-95 to US-1 and it follows ME-5 to the outskirts of Old Orchard Beach where they merge. No one here calls it I-195 (same with I-495, which is simply called the Falmouth Spur that connects I-95 to I-295 north of Portland).

[@yaush_]

I don’t call it I195 because in my times I’ve gone to Biddeford I’ve never taken it and just get off at a different exit. I’ve always wanted to take it though and will try someday just for the novelty

[@DanielleWhite]

I-564, the second shortest interstate in Virginia (3.03 miles,) is similar, existing as a ramp to both the Navy base and the freight shipping terminal. It's also named Admiral Taussig Boulevard while two adjacent streets are the West and East continuations of that name.

[@mattschehr163]

thats a lie it's 195 and you know it and its not an offramp

[@Kylora2112]

@@mattschehr163 I've lived around Saco for over 40 years and it's always been Exit 5/36.

[@socialconservative1986]

I-444 in Tulsa is 2.51 miles long. It's way shorter than the interstate you mentioned in Oklahoma City

[@D2Pilot]

Agreed.

[@CarlWallsOK]

Yeah, at first I was thinking maybe he missed it because it is unsigned, but then there are a bunch of unsigned examples at the end. So I-444 would be the longest unsigned interstate on the list, at #21 overall.

[@brianarbenz1329]

When it opened in 1976, I-265 was the shortest in Indiana. It connected I-65 and I-64, looping around New Albany, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky. They extended I-265 several years later, well before this 865 opened northwest of Indy.

[@BBQPorkSandwich3]

You put for Florida I-395 which is in Miami, you were referring to I-375

[@nickz8629]

And the I-375 he was showing a pic is incorrect. The shortest in FL is Miami's I-395.

[@St3althWarrior03]

@@nickz8629There seems to be conflicting information about the length of I-375. Some places state the length as 1.34 miles and others say 1.22 miles

[@thatShadowKat]

@@St3althWarrior03 In the FHWA Route Log which should be the official on the matter, 375 is 1.34 miles. 395 is 1.29 miles.

[@St3althWarrior03]

@@thatShadowKat Thank you. I wonder why so many sources don’t agree on that. I did notice that the east ends of I-375 seem to not be equal with each other so maybe that’s why there is some discrepancy between the two lengths given for the length of I-375.

[@grahamturner2640]

I’m surprised at how few states don’t have interstate spur routes. Alaska isn’t surprising, though New Mexico and Arizona are. There were some spur routes planned in the Phoenix area, but ADOT being late and losing any goodwill they had by the 1970s axed those plans. The closest thing Arizona has are a few state highways that are signed like spur routes. SR-51 in Phoenix was supposed to be I-510, and there’s a state route 210 in Tucson. When I-10 was being finished in Phoenix in the 1980s, the original plan for I-10 was to have it follow the Durango Curve (southern/western part of the downtown loop) and have the northern/eastern parts of the downtown loop be I-410, but despite the Deck Park Tunnel, it was decided that I-10 would follow that part of the loop, and I-17 would still continue along the Durango Curve.

[@dennisc6716]

The reason I-585 in SC doesn't connect to its parent interstate is because I-85 was moved north to its present position around 30 years ago. Business 85, which I-585 does connect to, was formerly I-85.

[@jacor653]

2:08 You don't have the actual numerical mileage of the interstate, just the word "Miles".

[@Domthedominator7]

4:13 I-391 connects Chicopee to Holyoke. It’s near the Springfield/Chicopee line, but it doesn’t touch Springfield at any point.

[@PaulsWanderings]

393 in NH allows you to bypass the very busy restaurant and business laden Loudon road.

[@PrinceOfGeists]

Can attest to that as I grew up in NH and even lived in Concord for a bit when I went to NHTI. I-393 serves an important function of getting you from downtown to points east of the city without having to sit through two dozen stoplights on NH-9/Loudon Road.

[@jonnitin]

Grew up in NH as well and also can +1 this. I-393 and Route 202 that continues from it at it's end is a super super important east/west route in that part of the state. Yeah, you can go to Route 101 further south, but that's quite a ways out of the way if you want to cross that part of the state.

[@OklahomaRailfan_Productions]

3:44 The shortest interstate in Oklahoma I-444 at 2.2 miles long

[@EdwardM-t8p]

New York interstate I-878 originally was built as part of NY I-78, which was supposed to cross Manhattan on the Lower Manhattan Expressway, go over the Williamsburg Bridge, ram through Bushwick along Brooklyn Broadway, meet the Jackie Robinson Parkway, run along Atlantic Avenue, Conduit Boulevard, and Belt Parkway to the existing I-878 and NY SR-878, then cut across southeastern Queens to the Clearview Expressway I-295, whereupon it would run north and over the Throgs Neck Bridge to where the existing highway splits, and finally join I-95.

[@noobiumbaconate]

Moses was crazy if he thought this shit would get built one day

[@rencleavus5213]

I-393 in Concord, NH DOES indeed serve a purpose. It allows you to travel east from I-93 to state Rte. 4 in Chichester (or vice versa) in just minutes, bypassing a very busy state Rte. 9 with many traffic lights.

[@edsanville]

Correct.

[@PrinceOfGeists]

Amen to that. I-393 in a godsend for anyone trying to travel east from Concord.

[@rogerlevasseur397]

The purpose is true to bypass route 9, but other than the funding formula for interstates, it could have been just as simple as a state owned divided highway for those few miles.

[@timmmahhhh]

I-865 In Indiana was originally part of i-465, so the northwest corner of the loop was actually a tee, where the north south section teed into the East-West section. To separate the loop of I-465 they made the west portion of the tee I-865, I believe in the 2000s.

[@loafhouse]

8:18 I've been to Old Orchard Beach before! It's really cool there, the pier is really nice as well. Anyways, by the way I love your videos! It's actually awesome to see a new, entertaining and educating creator on both KZbin *and* Shorts! I would love to support you even though I don't have the money... but still nonetheless, continue making great content ! ❤❤❤

[@marcberm]

For Rhode Island, wouldn't I-195 be the shortest? From the junction with I-95 in Providence, the RI portion is only 4.3 mi long to the Massachusetts border.

[@QParkit]

It would appear that it falls under his multi-state rule. Quick google search says total length between RI and MA is 44.55 miles. I was wondering the same thing myself.

[@marcberm]

@@QParkit I don't know, the ground rules were a little confusing. He said that for states without any Interstate spur routes, he'd use the shortest length of Interstate within that state, "since there won't be any that start and end within the state." He also said that "apart from those that are in a different situation" he'd go by the shortest interstate that passes through or is entirely within the state. In Rhode Island, I-95 passes through for 42.36 miles, The I-295 loop starts here, but runs for 22.35 miles ending in MA, and the I-195 spur also starts here, runs for 3.82 miles, and also ends in MA.

[@BIMMERKID2]

FYI I'm a truck driver... I was just over by that I878 near jfk... it's actually signed now it looks like they're putting up new signs that says Interstate 878

[@noobiumbaconate]

Real

[@cdsteig]

I-105 in Eugene, Oregon is shorter than I-405.

[@TravisWilliams3333]

I was thinking the same thing! I-105 is 3.49 miles. I-405 is listed at 4.25

[@professertom]

You're absolutely correct! I-405 is just over 4 miles but I-105 is slightly under 4 miles. I wonder if Beaver's argument is that I-105 is highway 126, but signed differently in the span from I-5 west and south to downtown Eugene. The road never really "stops" or "comes to an end" because 105 is just an overlay of 126 for a time. I guess the argument could be made that I-405 is not a section of another highway with a different title and standard that goes back to the other highway's number after a certain distance. But I'm totally with you. I-105 IS the shortest in Oregon. I have often wondered why Delta Highway wasn't chosen or made to be I-105. I wish that crossings with Royal Ave, and Roosevelt would be upgraded to interchanges but I guess we can't all have what we wish for.

[@johnnydollar2253]

@@professertomDelta Hwy was built and operated by Lane County until it was transferred to ODOT in 2019.

[@jaydee975]

Nice work on your videos! But I do have to say you sound like an adult version of the King of the Hill character. Clark Peters. Somehow, when you’re talking, his voice comes to mind.😂

[@phillipdavis3316]

Is there anything interesting or odd about US 71 through Texarkana? Just saw where the state line splits 71 through much of the city. I didn't look too much into it. Thought it might be something you could do a video on. Must be strange having separate LEO divisions patrolling the northbound and southbound lanes. The state line also goes through the courthouse. Very interesting if you can uncover other unique topics of this or similar scenarios. Great work

[@mattycooldude6462]

I-895 in the Bronx, New York City, NY was originally an Interstate Highway from 1970 to 2017, until it was re-designated as a state route in 2018 when the Sheridan Expressway was converted to Sheridan Boulevard and the highway became NY-895. However, I still call it the Sheridan Expressway and Interstate 895 today because I loved that highway and I oppose the Governor’s demolition of the old freeway.

[@noobiumbaconate]

They say it didnt get enough traffic... brother its in the mfing new york city, how did it not get congested 24/7???

[@JonathanLedbetter]

3:46 I-865 used to also be signed I-465 because it essentially _was_ a glorified offramp. It has no ramps, but had mileage in the 900s to differentiate it from the rest of 465. To eliminate confusion, INDOT changed the number to 865 (665 was skipped so as not to confuse with 65, and 265 is used for a partial beltway around Louisville Kentucky).

[@JL-sm6cg]

Nevada will soon drop to 48 when the entire beltway is signed as I-215, and I-580 will replace it. Michigan will soon have I-194 in Battle Creek replacing I-375 when it is decommissioned and removed.

[@theresemalmberg955]

I'm not sure, I think unsigned I-296 in Grand Rapids is shorter.

[@JL-sm6cg]

@@theresemalmberg955 does that still exist?

[@theresemalmberg955]

@@JL-sm6cg Yes, it still exists in MDOT records although it is not signed or labeled on maps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_296

[@JL-sm6cg]

@@theresemalmberg955 I just checked. 194 beats 296 out by .019 miles as the shortest according to Wikipedia.

[@theresemalmberg955]

@@JL-sm6cg So 194 is longer but not by much. In horse racing I think they'd call it a photo finish where the winner is just a fraction of a nose ahead of the next horse.

[@MarkMcCoolJr]

3:40 so I do want to point out that in Tulsa we have an unsigned portion of I-44 known is I-444 that goes for 2.51 miles I would say this beats out OKC unless you would disqualify that?

[@professertom]

I-405 in Portland is a very important highway. Because I-5 crosses over to the east side south of downtown and runs along the Willamette (will-am-ette), I-405 is a vital spur route that connect the metro's west to the east. There are 8 exits on I-405's short distance. Beginning from the immediate break-off from I-5, Harbor Drive connects downtown directly to the south waterfront. This neighborhood has been in explosion-growth mode since the late 90's. Oregon Health and Science's University has two campuses in the vacinity: the campus in the south waterfront neighborhood, and the campus up on Marquam Hill. These two campuses are connected by sky-tram. Also on the top of the hill is the Veterans hospital, and Shriner's Hospital. The next 3 exits take you to Portland State University, and other neighborhoods to the south of and in downtown. Perhaps the most important exchange with I-405 is US 26. 26 connects from US-101 on the coast and brings you into the cities of Hillsboro and Beaverton which are the 5th and 6th largest cities in the state respectively. Running east, US 26 breaks into downtown Portland as SW Market St (east bound) and SW Clay St (west bound), and continues across the Willamette River into the east metro neighborhoods, eventually leading you out to Mount Hood and beyond. The next two exits lead you into more downtown surface streets. What might be the most important connection along I-405, US highway 30 breaks off and goes into major industrial neighborhoods, also leading to the St. John's Bridge crossing over the Willamette into North-East Portland. Highway 30 leads out to Astoria on Oregon's northern coast. The final break-offs of I-405 are back onto I-5, and to one more hospital: Legacy Emanual. I-405 isn't just a small spur, it's a vital connection that links the west side to the north and south, and offers a path that allows you to avoid the connection/termination of I-84 with I-5. Not too shabby for a freeway only running 4.2 miles. I will not say that I-405 is perfect, but I will say that it serves a very important purpose.

[@cooperhall2793]

Wouldn't the shortest Interstate in Ohio be I-471? It starts at I-71 in Cincinnati and leaves the state at the Ohio River crossing, making it around 3/4 of a mile. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the rules.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

Ya that makes more sense. I didn't get it either

[@titaniumvideos1039]

You should do a video on the failed i66 expansion that was planned to be a full east coast to west coast interstate route

[@tyebaileyy]

I love your content. Thanks for another video:)

[@BeaverGeography]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@vichyssoise80]

Figured I-579 in Pittsburgh would be up there! lol

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

I-705 in Washington state is basically a long ramp to downtown Tacoma. I drove on that before.

[@davidv2700]

I-238 is considered an auxiliary interstate of I-80.

[@CortexNewsService]

I've driven I-865 in Indy many times. When I lived in Chicago, it was the route to get to my sister's house in north central Indy. And yeah, it basically works as a four mile ramp for 65 and 465.

[@SpruceOaks]

Man, you missed on a lot of states. CA’s shortest is I-980 (2.04 mi) and in Oregon is I-105 (3.4 mi). Those are just the closest to me. I assume you mossed a lot of others.

[@cdsteig]

@@SpruceOaks while not what you intended, a lot of states could use a good mossing.

[@fomfom9779]

@@cdsteig Indeed. I live in the Willamette Valley, and my roof is mossy at the end of the rainy season.

[@hampton61000]

I learned some fascinating new tidbits that I would have otherwise had to do extensive research to satisfy my geeky curiosity on geography in general! Thanks for your input on this particular subject ❤

[@BeaverGeography]

Yep

[@nofacebigfootgaming6008]

FUN FACT in relation I-315 in Great Falls, MT. This may only be #2 on this list, but Great Falls boasts having the world's shortest river (Roe River.)

[@calvinsmith6681]

If/when I-375 in Michigan is decommissioned, the shortest interstate here will be I-194 in Battle Creek at about 3.4 miles, which is about half the length of the next shortest I-675

[@Soturi92]

Michigan loves spur routes. Battle Creek has I-194 aka “the penetrator” and Grand Rapids has I-196, I-496 in Lansing, the list goes on and on 😂

[@Notsoau]

nice video

[@branagain]

I was expecting I-345 in downtown Dallas to be #1 in Texas. I don’t know how it even exists. It should just be I-45 becoming US-75.

[@supaproximalsix2155]

If Oklahoma ever builds a freeway connecting Dallas to Tulsa, then I could see it becoming I45

[@BrianWolters2112]

It is interesting that you classify I-630 in Little Rock as unimportant. It is a major freeway in Little Rock and has a great history.

[@FlySlateRyder_YT]

Good vid

[@nlpnt]

Part of the right-of-way to connect I-189 into Downtown Burlington, VT has just been opened as the Champlain Parkway, the section between Home Ave. and Lakeside Ave. It's a city street with signalized intersections (that should be roundabouts, there's plenty of room). The plan is for the section between the current west end of 189 and Home Ave to open sometime in 2025. North of Lakeside will be more complicated as a railroad right-of-way is involved.

[@295g295]

3:00 - My first guess for New Jersey is I-76 -- from Walt Whitman Bridge to I-295 .

[@dannysteadman1357]

585 did connect to 85 until 85 was rerouted around Spartanburg in 1995 and old 85 became business 85

[@armandoperez7967]

The St. Petersburg route is Interstate 375 not Interstate 395. Interstate 395 is in Downtown Miami and I have driven on it countless times since I am a native Floridian from Miami.

[@Bobby_T_]

Are you proud to be a native Floridian

[@johneilers2932]

Unsigned I444 in Tulsa is 2.51 miles, roughly half of I235

[@andrewevans4947]

I-215 in Las Vegas is way longer than 11.1 miles. It extends all the way from Henderson up to the north side of Las Vegas. You also forgot I-345 in Downtown Dallas, which bridges the portion of US75 to I-45 with the Woodall rogers

[@faielgila7375]

But it's only an interstate between I-15 and I-11, the rest of the beltway is just a county route (CC 215)

[@JL-sm6cg]

It isn't yet entirely signed as I-215, but it will be soon.

[@yepitsace1451]

Im taking an urban planning class this semester going to need to lock in and watch beaver videos

[@marsgal42]

I've only driven two of these: I-184 in Boise and I-405 in Portland. I figured I-705 would be on the list. I also looked up the lengths of I-238 vs I-380 in California, plus I-105 vs I-405 in Oregon.

[@davidmatheny1993]

I almost forgot that I-516 existed in Georgia. I was expecting Georgia to be further back in the 40s because of I-675.

[@globie1000]

In New York the shortest is I-78 which is 0.5 miles. It is the New York portion of the Holland Tunnel and the circular exit loop in Manhattan. I-878 is longer and was downgraded to NY-878.

[@noobiumbaconate]

It breaks the double state thing or smth

[@gregblomberg8557]

I like listening not only because of the information, but also for how smart he is.....and handsome too!

[@Sam101.2]

5:50 you accidentally did I-525 instead of I-535 in the top right corner of the video

[@RosyMiranto]

Now, i wonder if you could do Interstate Length per Capita or Area of a State. That would be an interesting way to put it.

[@DJdoppIer]

*(**5:20**)* - That mess of interchanges is absolutely terrifying to navigate.

[@User31129]

I would have to imagine, jeez. The only times I've been to Chicago though have been by driving.

[@martinmcmahon8238]

What do you have against Oklahoma? First you get the longest Interstate completely wrong, now you totally overlook I-444 in Tulsa, which would have put the state in 21st place. It's less than half the length of 235. I mean, you did an entire video on it, how could you have forgotten it? Just because it's unsigned doesn't mean it doesn't exist!

[@TheFreeAgent2024]

Like I-345 in Dallas

[@haroldhechinger5850]

It looks like I 444 is about 2.6 miles, about half of 235.

[@Grannyok3]

Was just about to comment this.

[@thatShadowKat]

@@haroldhechinger5850 In a topic where significant digits matter, I-444 is 2.51 miles as recorded in the FHWA Route Log.

[@JakeGemzen]

I'm not sure what you consider an unsigned interstate but the I-194 in North Dakota is technically not I-194 as far as google maps like to show it as. It technically stops at Memorial Highway making it 1 mile long or less if you don't count the ramps and should be in 4th place. After Memorial Highway, it turns to ND State Highway 810 which loops around the south end of town and connects back up to Interstate 94 on the east end of town. It's strange that Google Maps started showing that stretch as all being a part of I-194 when it used to never show it as that to begin with.

[@thelonelywolf88]

So I 86 isn't the shortest interstate in Pennsylvania? It originated in New York State, goes into Pennsylvania for about a mile, and then back into New York

[@MikeyKaos716]

Nope, because the west end of 86 connects to I-90 near Erie, PA.

[@matthewwurtzel322]

Your list and rules are odd. 676 is not NJ’s shortest interstate. 278 is. It is 2 miles long connecting the NJ Turnpike to the Goethals Bridge. The rest of the highway was never completed as a result of the freeway revolts of the 1960s. Vestiges of it exist like NJ Route 24, which connects 78 to 287 in Hanover. I also wonder if 78’s express lanes from Newark to Springfield are another vestige of the unbuilt 278 as the two would have run concurrently to Newark Airport and then separate. It could still be built by renumbering other roadways and bringing them interstate grade.

[@StanleySampson-r4u]

I-444 in Tulsa is a shorter Oklahoma interstate than I-235 is.

[@Double0pi]

I've driven 6 of these! Hmmm, new bucket list item?

[@christopherjenkins7577]

You may want to review your video as there are a few times what you say out loud and what is printed on the screen do not match.

[@ErikCB912]

I don’t count 878 in New York as an interstate. The shortest interstate in New York is I-478 which is the basically the length of the Brooklyn battery tunnel.

[@noobiumbaconate]

Well, feds do

[@ErikCB912]

@@noobiumbaconate no they don’t. I-878 is no longer recognized. It’s NY-878 now.

[@mattycooldude6462]

@@ErikCB912 The FHWA should revive NY-878 as an Interstate and re-designate it back to I-878.

[@brianbuddy2ACP]

Here to mention that I-215 in Nevada won't stay that short forever. There are plans to upgrade CR-215 to interstate standards, then add it to I-215. EDIT: I'll also mention that I-238 isn't the shortest interstate in California. That's actually I-380 at basically just a mile, and it seems to only exist to connect I-280 to SFO.

[@adamn.4615]

I would be interested to see another version of this video, where it only considers the shortest 2-digit (or 1-digit) interstate in each state.

[@criticallard2090]

In Texas, I-110 in El Paso is pretty short. But I-69W is a fierce competitor, barely making a mile. I almost said I-44 until I remembered those two. Also, I'm happy Texas won shortest signed interstate. Not everything is bigger in the Lone Star state after all!

[@2ceNitropoppyandlugi]

I need to fix something. I-24 is in Georgia for only 3.92 miles. I-516 is in for 6.49 miles. It does NOT end in Georgia.

[@56Sheckles]

I-15 in that AZ corner is SO BEAUTIFUL

[@miked31784]

I-195 is actually shorter in RI than I-295

[@JeffGoldblumsChest]

8:48 this is I-375 in St. Petersburg; 395 is in Miami. I-395 actually is 1.29 miles long, while I-375 is the shorter at 1.22. It's southern friend I-175 is close in length at 1.37 miles.

[@JC-vh4jj]

Was just about to say that

[@markunderwood5704]

On the Oklahoma highway, there is an unsigned interstate, I-444, which is 2.51 miles long, versus the 5.4 of I-235.

[@AeroGuy07]

In Hamilton County, Ohio we have a limited access highway called Cross County Highway. Only it doesn't actually cross the county. On the west side it begins and ends at I-275. On the east side it begins and ends at I-71. It took nearly 40 years to be built. The eastern section between I-75 and I-71 started construction in 1958. The western section connecting 275 to 75 wasn't completed until 1997.

[@kevingreen2400]

But cross county isn’t an interstate it’s state route 126…

[@Smokin_Tokin_Chokin]

@@AeroGuy07 good ole Ronald Reagan

[@Karmy.]

I-375 was absolutely a mistake

[@theresemalmberg955]

I'm surprised you didn't mention unsigned I-296 in Grand Rapids, MI which is concurrent with US-131 and connects I-196 to I-96. I-375 is definitely slated to go on the chopping block.

[@Supereme13]

Next, do the states where major interstates have the shortest length, like I-95 in Delaware being only 23 miles

[@SSGranor]

I’m sorry, are the 0.11 miles in DC chopped liver to you?

[@truckercowboyed2638]

I87 in Maryland and i66 in Virginia

[@nickzz12]

I love your content friend. I hope you see this comment. 😊

[@BeaverGeography]

I saw it brother!

[@sixfifty_sebb]

CA has 2 short Interstates, 238 which connects the 580 to the 880 and the I-380 that one connects the US 101 and the I-280 to San Francisco International Airport, Both 238 and 380 are in the Bay Area, 238 is in the East SF Bay in Hayward, CA and the I-380 in Millbrae, CA in the San Francisco Peninsula

[@alanm961]

There is also I-980 in Oakland, both the I-380 and I-980 are shorter than I-238.

[@williamjones7163]

I was starting to worry there. Montana, where driving between Billings and Bozeman can be considered a commute of 137 miles, our shortest "Highway" is less than a mile long is so appropriate.

[@MikeV8652]

I've listened to your explanation beginning at 1:26 five or six times, and I still don't understand what the heck you mean. Other than that, good job (except there are always going to be those who argue the finer points).

[@KristianWontroba]

I did the same and thought I was the only one who was confused about it. I have no idea why that interstate would be excluded based on the ground rules.

[@geofrog129]

I didn't expect Montana to be top 10 much less 2nd! I for sure thought the one in Butte would be the smallest in the state

[@Deantheleek006]

Part of I-84 in East Hartford has a sidewalk and a crossing on an off ramp. Not up to interstate standards.

[@WYO_Dirtbag]

I was trying to think what would count in Wyoming... I honestly thought you accidentally forgot Wyoming as I thought for sure it would be longer than maybe even i10 in NM. BUT.. apparently the road I drive on almost every single day is technically a designated interstate lol.

[@radiosgalore9362]

Ohio has I-480 N, 1.99 Miles long, so Ohio should crack the top 15

[@Irishfan]

I-480 is a lot longer than 1.99 miles. It goes from the Turnpike near Elyria across the south edge of Cleveland and its southern suburbs to I-271 in Warrensville Heights and back to the Turnpike near Streetsboro. I don't know the exact mileage because I usually drove it between the Turnpike and Ridge Rd. When I went to my grandmother's house in Parma. That portion was about a fifteen minute drive.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

I thought it was going to be I-470 tbh

[@nickkrol]

@@Irishfannot 480, 480N. There is a difference.

[@nickkrol]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz]

I-24 is the shoertest interstate for Georgia. It dips in from Tennessee for only about 4 miles.

[@Rejayha]

I-794 is short in Milwaukee

[@Beveurleigh]

I could have sworn I was subscribed already…

[@christiancrocker62]

If I-86 didn’t run all the way into the I-90 near Erie, the Waverly-Sayre area interstate I-86 crossover would probably top this list I bet

[@cliffshockley4406]

Interesting that Delaware actually has one of the longest shortest interstate routes!

[@garand70]

I figured the 8 mile I240 around Asheville, NC would've been the NC winner, but I have been proven wrong

[@brentboswell1294]

I think I-110 in El Paso has exactly one sign (a "BEGIN") right after the customs facility at the Bridge of the Americas 😅. It's not signed from Interstate 10 at all. I know that it's concurrent with US Route 54 for about half of its length...all the signs in El Paso for the route coming from Interstate 10 say "US 54 South/Juarez, Mexico"

[@miked31784]

I-684 in Connecticut is actually shorter than I-291 because of the small piece that goes through Greenwich.

[@globie1000]

I-684 in Connecticut is actually a New York highway. Also there are no exits in Connecticut.

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

I was always wondering what was the second shortest interstate portion of an administrative division of the US, meaning the shortest portion of an interstate in a US state, right after the Capital Beltway over the Potomac River in the southern tip of Washington, DC, but that portion in the District of Columbia doesn't count since it's not a state, it's a federal district.

[@ShonnMorris]

California has one shorter than 238. It's also in the Bay Area, I-980 in Oakland is 2.03 miles so 0.10 miles shorter than I-238.

[@thegoodgamingdragon8523]

i always forget that that I 129 exists, i just see it as highway 75 since they share the same route

[@SSGranor]

Disappointed to see the exclusion of DC. Guess getting our eighth place for the 1.39 miles of I-695 is just another reason we need statehood.

[@SpruceOaks]

You’re the Capital District. Not a US State. End of discussion.

[@SSGranor]

@@SpruceOaks No, what we are is 700,000 people who live at the whim of a Congress we don't even get a single voting representative in and courts and prosecutors who are neither elected by us nor appointed by the people we do elect. And, anyway, the Constitution states that there must _be_ a Federal District, not how large or even where it is. (It's the Residence Act of 1790 that does that; and, that's already been modified once when Arlington and Alexandria were retroceded to Virginia in 1847.) Plans for DC statehood carve out most of the areas where the federal government facilities are to remain as a federal district. (So, White House, the Capitol, the National Mall and so on would still be in the Federal District.) But, the city of DC would get to have congressional representation and the same degree of self-rule as any other state.

[@timmmahhhh]

​@@SpruceOaksNo, it's not the end of the discussion. It sucks that they're a ping pong ball between the whims of whatever party is in power. But I'll spell it out for you: it sucks when the Republicans are the majority because they don't care about human rights or even democracy nowadays.

[@titaniumvideos1039]

As a Kentuckian idk how to feel about you saying we don't know how to do anything right lol😅

[@JUSAGUYNKY]

Kind of mean of what you said about the LOVELY BluegrassState lol