Interstate 95 by LearyField

Champion(s):

KaufmanK


Runner(s)-Up:

BeningoS


Quiz Description

I recently completed a 1,300 round trip mostly on I-95, which gave me plenty of time to dream up some questions to share with you!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Money Value (% Incorrect): 55 75 80 50 84 87 52 94 54 64 62 34 22 69 80 42
1 KaufmanK 674 99 15
00
15
80
15
15
15
15
15
94
15
15
64
15
62
15
15
15
69
15
80
15
2 BeningoS 552 97 15
55
15
75
00
15
00
00
15
15
15
54
15
15
62
15
15
15
69
15
15
42
3 GrahamJ 481 95 15
00
00
15
80
15
00
00
15
52
00
15
15
15
62
15
15
00
15
80
15
42
4 RichmondJ 467 94 15
55
15
75
15
00
00
00
15
00
15
54
00
15
62
15
34
15
22
15
15
15
5 SrikrishnanV 454 92 15
55
15
75
15
80
15
50
00
15
15
52
00
15
00
00
00
15
22
00
00
00
6 IngramB 422 90 00
00
00
15
50
00
15
87
15
52
00
15
15
00
15
34
15
22
15
00
15
42
7 HightB 408 89 00
00
00
00
15
80
15
00
00
15
52
00
15
15
15
15
15
15
69
15
15
42
8 MercureT 395 87 15
00
00
15
00
00
00
15
52
00
15
15
64
00
15
15
22
00
15
80
15
42
9 WangS 394 85 15
00
00
15
80
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
00
15
34
15
15
15
80
15
10 MilgromM 390 84 15
00
00
15
15
84
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
15
22
15
69
15
80
00
11 akambour 383 82 15
55
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
52
00
15
15
15
62
15
15
22
15
00
15
42
12 DubnerJ 379 80 15
55
00
00
15
00
00
15
00
15
54
00
00
15
62
15
34
00
15
69
00
00
13 SaferMR 373 79 15
55
00
00
00
15
50
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
15
62
15
34
15
00
00
15
14 Gmoney 370 77 00
15
75
00
00
15
00
15
52
00
00
15
54
00
15
62
15
15
22
00
00
00
15 CainM 369 75 15
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
54
00
00
15
62
15
15
22
15
69
00
15
42
16 BatchelderD 355 74 15
00
00
15
15
50
15
00
15
52
00
15
00
15
62
15
34
15
22
00
00
00
17 MewettR 353 72 00
15
75
00
15
50
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
64
00
15
15
22
00
00
00
18 WattsR 342 70 00
00
00
15
80
00
15
00
15
52
00
00
15
64
00
15
34
15
22
00
00
00
19 McClintockJ 336 69 15
15
75
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
94
00
15
15
62
15
15
00
00
00
00
00
20 chrisivision 335 67 15
55
15
75
15
80
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
21 CoenM 334 65 15
55
15
75
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
15
15
15
62
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
22 GoodmanDL 332 64 15
00
00
15
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
54
15
64
00
15
15
00
00
15
42
23 BoyerA 325 62 15
55
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
62
15
34
15
15
69
00
15
24 DreyfusB 318 60 00
00
15
00
15
50
00
00
15
52
00
00
00
15
62
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
25 Timm 309 59 15
55
00
00
00
15
50
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
00
15
62
00
15
00
00
00
26 MolanderE 298 57 00
00
15
75
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
54
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
42
27 RobinJRichards 295 55 15
55
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
00
15
00
15
34
15
22
00
00
15
42
28 DougB 289 54 15
55
00
00
15
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
15
22
15
00
15
42
29 HomerS 280 52 00
00
00
00
00
15
50
15
15
15
00
15
54
00
00
15
34
15
22
00
00
15
30 HessJa 274 50 00
00
00
00
15
80
00
00
15
15
52
00
00
15
00
00
15
15
22
15
00
15
31 mellyjo 273 49 15
55
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
54
00
00
15
62
00
00
00
00
15
42
32 WendellA 270 47 15
55
15
75
00
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
00
00
15
33 PriceG 269 45 15
00
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
15
15
00
15
62
00
15
22
00
15
80
00
00
34 AinslieM 261 44 00
00
00
00
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
15
22
00
15
80
15
35 GambinoG 259 42 15
55
00
00
15
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
36 Shosin 246 39 00
00
15
75
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
62
15
34
15
00
00
00
36 DevineW 246 39 00
00
00
00
15
50
00
00
15
87
00
00
15
00
00
15
34
15
00
00
00
00
36 VenguswamyK 246 39 15
55
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
39 JonesRW 241 35 00
15
75
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
22
15
69
00
00
00
40 PruettC 240 34 00
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
52
00
00
00
15
00
15
34
15
22
00
00
15
42
41 ChrisRosenberg 231 32 00
00
00
00
15
50
15
84
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
22
15
00
00
00
42 HallR 226 30 00
00
15
75
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
15
54
00
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
43 cummingsj 222 29 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
15
54
00
00
00
15
34
15
22
00
00
00
44 HerzogA 211 27 15
00
00
00
00
00
15
87
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
45 musicguy595 210 25 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
54
00
15
62
15
34
00
00
00
00
15
46 Commodore 184 24 00
15
75
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
47 jsparkyp 166 22 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
15
22
15
69
00
15
48 bmrafferty 149 20 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
15
00
15
15
22
00
00
00
49 FitzgeraldR 146 19 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
54
00
00
15
62
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
50 twarner50 124 17 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
42
51 ScrosatiS 121 15 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
15
15
42
52 SteveWilliams 117 14 00
00
00
00
15
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
53 WhitmireS 116 12 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
34
15
22
00
15
00
54 Vintsanity 109 10 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
22
00
00
15
42
55 AllardM 64 9 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
15
00
00
00
56 PopielinskiL 49 5 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
00
56 johnbcrowe 49 5 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
56 SethZ 49 5 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
00
59 lorijane 15 2 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
60 Eponine 0 1 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

At 1,920 miles, Interstate 95 is the longest north-south interstate highway in the US. What's the longest east-west interstate highway? It intersects with I-95.

Click to Reveal Answer
Interstate 90 (3,021 miles)

Along the way on Interstate 95, you'll travel through 15 states and DC, and encounter three state capitals. Name the state capital that is located between the other two.

Click to Reveal Answer
Providence, RI (Richmond VA to the south and Augusta, ME to the north)

Interstate 95 bypasses two historic port cities that in what are now their respective states were the first European settlement; the British colonial capital; and briefly the first state capital. Both cities connect to I-95 via another interstate whose second digit is a "6". Of these two cities, which one is the shortest distance from Interstate 95?

Click to Reveal Answer
Savannah, GA (Charleston, SC is the other city)

Although many segments of what is now Interstate 95 were originally built in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, to this day a gap remains in one state (to be eliminated by 2018). Which state is it?

Click to Reveal Answer
New Jersey

The missing section of Interstate 95 referenced in Question 4 will be eliminated once a new interchange with this toll highway is completed.

Click to Reveal Answer
Pennsylvania Turnpike

The George Washington Bridge takes Interstate 95 over the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. The double-deck suspension bridge carries 106 million vehicles per year (and bicycles and pedestrians too!), making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. How many vehicular travel lanes can be found on the GWB? (Hint - it's an even number.)

Click to Reveal Answer
14

While Interstate 95 bypasses downtown Washington, DC via the Capital Beltway, at one point on the bridge over the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia I-95 is actually within the District for a grand total of 0.11 miles (581 feet). For which 20th Century U.S. President is this bridge named?

Click to Reveal Answer
Woodrow Wilson

Interstate 95 passes through this state in just 16.11 miles - and charges you a toll for the privilege!

Click to Reveal Answer
New Hampshire

At the other extreme, name the only two states with over 300 miles of Interstate 95 within its borders.

Click to Reveal Answer
Florida (383.15 miles), Maine (303.20 miles)

3-digit Interstate highway numbers are branches off the main route. This 3-digit number (x95) appears seven times in different states, more than any other Interstate 95 auxiliary route.

Click to Reveal Answer
Interstate 295 (FL, VA, MD/DC, DE/NJ, NY, RI/MA, ME)

For a short distance on a circumferential highway near Boston, Interstate 95 and US 1 share the road in a "wrong-way concurrency" - as you're traveling north on 95, you're also heading south on 1. To make things more confusing, locals generally refer to this highway by a third route designation that pre-dates I-95. What is it?

Click to Reveal Answer
Route 128

What state lies directly north of this Interstate 95 roadside attraction?

Click for additional information

Click to Reveal Answer
North Carolina

In Baltimore, a tunnel takes Interstate 95 beneath the harbor. This underwater tunnel is named for what nearby historic site?

Click to Reveal Answer
Fort McHenry

Hope you didn't have to drive along Interstate 95 in this state back in 1983. In that year, a runaway truck rammed several cars at a toll booth, causing 7 fatalities. A few months later, a section of the bridge over the Mianus River collapsed, resulting in 3 more deaths.

Click to Reveal Answer
Connecticut

Due to its location along the Atlantic seaboard, you'll find few major climbs on Interstate 95. However, take the Naamans Road exit in this state, and in just a few miles you will be able to summit the state's highest point, 447.85 feet above sea level.

Click to Reveal Answer
Delaware

Pictured here, the northern terminus of Interstate 95 crosses the border into which Canadian province?

Click for additional information

Click to Reveal Answer
New Brunswick