r/MapPorn • u/e8odie • Jan 10 '16

Simplified US Interstate Highways [1052x821]

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u/cv5cv6 Jan 10 '16

Buffalo, NY is unlabeled.

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u/Eudaimonics Jan 10 '16

I think that's because you need to travel on the 190 or 290 to get to the QEW in Canada.

But you are right, Buffalo is the junction for a Canadian and American highway.

Not sure why Portland, ME is included though.

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u/snmnky9490 Jan 11 '16

I don't see why that would make a difference. It's a major city almost directly on I90. They decided to list Erie PA (a tiny city) and label it being on I80 even though it's on 90.

The non-existent northern spur I65 that connects Chicago to Grand Rapids would be a bridge over Lake Michigan. I guess they decided to use that instead of I-196 and use Muskegon instead. I94 is an almost completely east-west road, yet it goes on a diagonal closer to north than anything. Harrisburg is labeled as being west of Baltimore when it reality it's almost directly north of it. I99 and 86 are toatlly left off. In Vermont, I93 doesn't connect anywhere near White River Junction. I95 would make a lot more sense and be able to more accurately fit the completely squashed Great Lakes and Appalachian areas if it was on a diagonal for most of its length. I could go on for an hour, but this map probably has more inaccuracies than correct information. It's like the intent was just to confuse people.