# How Far Do You Live From an Interstate Highway? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318 "2012-09-30T17:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/41 "2012-09-30T20:58:22Z")
About (straight line distance): [ul] [li]2.5 miles to I-410[/li][li]3.6 miles to I-10[/li][li]8 miles to I-35[/li][li]8.4 miles to the northern terminus of I-37 [/li][li]185 miles to I-45[/li][li]194 miles to I-20[/li][li]230 miles to I-30[/li][li]300 miles to the southern terminus of I-44[/li][li]340 miles to I-27[/li][li]400 miles to I-40[/li][/ul] and that’s the nearly complete list of all the interstate highways in my state. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/42 "2012-09-30T21:05:18Z")
A quarter mile straight line to I-84, half a mile on the road. I’m also under a mile’s drive from two more I-highways. Commute time has been a main factor in picking my last three apartments, and if it takes 10 minutes to get to and from the highway, that adds up pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/43 "2012-09-30T22:26:15Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > About 3/4 of a mile from I-705 (offshoot of I-5) in Tacoma. Same general locale, but closer to I-5 (little over a mile as the guttersnipe flies). Considerably farther to drive since they’re still working on the Sprague/WA-16/I-5 interchange — a project that will probably wrap up somewhat after the Trumpet and the Shout. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/44 "2012-09-30T22:30:20Z")
About a mile and a half from I-90, even closer to I-890. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/45 "2012-09-30T22:38:57Z")
About 15 miles to I-90. My parents, on the other hand, are about 40 miles from I-29 or 75 miles from I-94 (in South Dakota) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/46 "2012-09-30T22:40:19Z")
About a mile and a half from I-270 (the Columbus outer belt). ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/47 "2012-09-30T22:44:10Z")
We’re about a 1/2 hour from the closest interstate, so 25-30 miles I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/48 "2012-09-30T23:00:36Z")
Eyeballing it on the map, it’s about 7 or 8 miles to 490. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/49 "2012-09-30T23:24:10Z")
I’m about six miles to any of 85, 77 or 485. Once they finish completing the 485 loop, I’ll be about .3 miles to a ramp. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/50 "2012-09-30T23:28:53Z")
Less than a mile from I-10 in San Antonio. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/51 "2012-10-01T00:05:42Z")
According to google maps about 14.5 miles to Interstate 26. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/52 "2012-10-01T00:08:21Z")
About .5 miles as the crow flies from I40. About 1.5 miles to an entrance ramp. ---
**Author:** ![Mnemnosyne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mnemnosyne/32/3347_2.png) [@Mnemnosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnemnosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/53 "2012-10-01T00:15:24Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > The closest one would be in Hawaii – that’s about 8,000 km or 5,000 miles away. …they have an interstate highway in Hawaii? How exactly does **that** work? 😕 Also for me, I’m probably a couple thousand feet from the 605. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/54 "2012-10-01T00:15:40Z")
About 3 miles from I-95. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/55 "2012-10-01T00:22:35Z")
About 1 mile form I-295. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/56 "2012-10-01T00:26:08Z")
A mile for me to I-30. My parents are 120 miles from an Interstate. There are nice 2 lane state highways serving that area, but no Interstates. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/57 "2012-10-01T00:37:37Z")
2.5 miles to I-45. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/58 "2012-10-01T01:24:34Z")
About 3/4 of a mile from I-20. As always, a longer drive to actually get on it. > [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Apple Maps says 1.7 mile to I-35. But it’s actually about 45 miles in a different direction. [/anti-Apple humor] ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/59 "2012-10-01T01:25:07Z")
I-25 is just under 8 miles due east of me, but the Rio Grande is in the way so I have to go north or south to get to a road that crosses the river. If traffic is light I can make it in 20 minutes. I-40 is 11 miles south. ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/60 "2012-10-01T01:26:08Z")
According to Google Maps, 12337 km (7666 miles) from the southern end of I-95 in Miami. Curiously, the distance from here to the northern end of I-95 in Maine is only 65km more than that. Taking the local equivalent - a national highway with freeway status - I live about 1.5 km from the nearest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318.md?page=4)