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Extra Ride Time Trivia Quiz

Buckle up! We're in for a long ride on these state highways - each of which is or was the longest in its state. Match the descriptions of the roadways with their respective states.

A matching quiz by Rizeeve. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Rizeeve

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
405,494

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

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Questions		Choices
1. Highway 1: Runs diagonally for 431.88 miles, connecting hurricane-vulnerable Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast corner of the state to the northwest corner near Shreveport.		Texas
2. Route 5: Part of a three-state, 650-mile highway, this 352.8-mile highway is the only one to traverse its state entirely, from the Arkansas state line in Ozark County to the Iowa state line at the northern border of the state.		Louisiana
3. State Route 11: At 376 miles, this state's longest highway passes through 20 of its 159 counties, connecting the Florida state line and the North Carolina state line.		Missouri
4. State Highway 16: Starts in Zapata, near the Mexican border, at its southern end and ends nearly 542 miles north in Wichita Falls.		Wisconsin
5. State Route 20: Also called the North Cascades Highway, SR 20 is 436 miles long and crosses the northern portion of this state from Discovery Bay on the Olympic Peninsula to Newport near the Idaho state border.		Wyoming
6. State Trunk Highway 35: Runs 412 miles north to south on the western edge of the state near its borders with Iowa and Minnesota.		Nevada
7. Highway 92: This 489-mile highway runs from its state's western border with Wyoming to the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River at the state's eastern border with Iowa.		Georgia
8. Highway 200: The longest state highway in the nation, at over 706 miles, stretches east to west across this fourth largest state, starting in Sanders County and going through 14 total counties before exiting Richland County into a neighboring state.		Montana
9. State Route 318: In the eastern half of its state, SR 318 is just less than 111 miles long, beginning at Crystal Springs and ending 25 miles southwest of Ely.		Nebraska
10. Highway 789: This 407-mile state highway runs from the south of its state at the Colorado border to the northern border with Montana.		Washington

Select each answer

1. Highway 1: Runs diagonally for 431.88 miles, connecting hurricane-vulnerable Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast corner of the state to the northwest corner near Shreveport.

2. Route 5: Part of a three-state, 650-mile highway, this 352.8-mile highway is the only one to traverse its state entirely, from the Arkansas state line in Ozark County to the Iowa state line at the northern border of the state.

3. State Route 11: At 376 miles, this state's longest highway passes through 20 of its 159 counties, connecting the Florida state line and the North Carolina state line.

4. State Highway 16: Starts in Zapata, near the Mexican border, at its southern end and ends nearly 542 miles north in Wichita Falls.

5. State Route 20: Also called the North Cascades Highway, SR 20 is 436 miles long and crosses the northern portion of this state from Discovery Bay on the Olympic Peninsula to Newport near the Idaho state border.

6. State Trunk Highway 35: Runs 412 miles north to south on the western edge of the state near its borders with Iowa and Minnesota.

7. Highway 92: This 489-mile highway runs from its state's western border with Wyoming to the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River at the state's eastern border with Iowa.

8. Highway 200: The longest state highway in the nation, at over 706 miles, stretches east to west across this fourth largest state, starting in Sanders County and going through 14 total counties before exiting Richland County into a neighboring state.

9. State Route 318: In the eastern half of its state, SR 318 is just less than 111 miles long, beginning at Crystal Springs and ending 25 miles southwest of Ely.

10. Highway 789: This 407-mile state highway runs from the south of its state at the Colorado border to the northern border with Montana.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Highway 1: Runs diagonally for 431.88 miles, connecting hurricane-vulnerable Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast corner of the state to the northwest corner near Shreveport.

Answer: Louisiana

Grand Isle, Louisiana, has been ravaged by hurricanes repeatedly throughout history, with direct hits by tropical storms or hurricanes more than once a decade. Louisiana Highway 1's automobile causeway is the only land access to or from Grand Isle. LA 1 courses through 13 parishes in Louisiana before reaching the border with Texas near Shreveport, where LA 1 becomes Texas State Highway 77.

In the few decades before the Louisiana Department of Highways renumbered the state's highways in 1955, LA 1 was divided into several shorter routes. More than ten distinct routes were combined to create the continuous diagonal route that now crosses the entire state of Louisiana.

Answer: Missouri

With few exceptions, Missouri Route 5 is a two-lane highway from Arkansas to Iowa. Missouri Route 5 remains mostly unchanged from the time it was built in 1922 as part of the original road system. Missouri Route 5 touches 14 counties in the state and crosses the Missouri River.

3. State Route 11: At 376 miles, this state's longest highway passes through 20 of its 159 counties, connecting the Florida state line and the North Carolina state line.

Answer: Georgia

Georgia State Route 11 passes through Georgia's metropolitan areas of Macon and Gainesville. It nearly bisects Georgia into two equal portions. SR 11 was established as far back as 1919, starting as an intersection with State Route 7 at the Florida border.

4. State Highway 16: Starts in Zapata, near the Mexican border, at its southern end and ends nearly 542 miles north in Wichita Falls.

Answer: Texas

Zapata, Texas, at the southern terminus of SH 16, is the county seat of Zapata County, Texas. It is named after a revolutionary commander who served in the cavalry of the Republic of the Rio Grande. A large number of world records in hang gliding have been set in Zapata. Texas State Highway 16 crosses or touches 18 counties in Texas on its journey northward to Wichita Falls, including San Antonio in Bexar County.

Answer: Washington

What is now the North Cascades Highway was originally a corridor used by Native American tribes as a trading route from the Eastern Plateau of Washington to the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the western edge of the state. SR 20 traverses Whidbey Island and North Cascades National Park near its western terminus. Several major intersecting north-south highways are connected by Washington State Route 20.

The scenic highway features heaps of picturesque mountain terrain.

6. State Trunk Highway 35: Runs 412 miles north to south on the western edge of the state near its borders with Iowa and Minnesota.

Answer: Wisconsin

Portions of State Trunk Highway 35 (WIS 35) are part of the Great River Road that crosses ten states along the Mississippi River. The location of WIS 35 is mostly rural with lower amounts of traffic, making for a potentially more pleasant 'extra ride time'. 15 different Interstate, US, and state highways have their terminuses on WIS 35.

7. Highway 92: This 489-mile highway runs from its state's western border with Wyoming to the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River at the state's eastern border with Iowa.

Answer: Nebraska

Near the western extreme of Nebraska, the state's longest state route passes around the north side of Scotts Bluff National Monument, a National Park Service site that protects more than 3,000 acres of land. Nebraska Highway 92 follows the route of the historic Oregon Trail for much of this section. The highway traverses 15 counties in Nebraska before it reaches the Missouri River.

The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge was built by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1936 (and called the South Omaha Bridge at the time). The bridge provided critical direct-route access to the Omaha Stockyards for livestock delivery.

Answer: Montana

A chain of state highways numbered 200 extends across the northern Midwest of the United States. Larger cities such as Great Falls and Missoula are located along Montana Highway 200, and the highway is crucial to connecting many small towns in the central and eastern portions of the state. Montana Highway 200 begins near Heron in Sanders County at the Idaho state line, and at its eastern end it crosses into North Dakota and becomes North Dakota Highway 200.

9. State Route 318: In the eastern half of its state, SR 318 is just less than 111 miles long, beginning at Crystal Springs and ending 25 miles southwest of Ely.

Answer: Nevada

State Route 318, Nevada's longest state route, only crosses three counties in the course of its 110.762 miles. The road generally parallels the route of the White River on its north/south journey. SR 318 is frequently used as an alternative to U.S. Route 93. Twice a year, State Route 318 is used for open speed highway races.

10. Highway 789: This 407-mile state highway runs from the south of its state at the Colorado border to the northern border with Montana.

Answer: Wyoming

WYO 789 was originally part of a proposal in the 1950s for a US Route 789 that would have reached the border with Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, and the border with Canada at Sweet Grass, Montana. This proposal was rejected, and Wyoming was the only state amongst those in the route to apply the number 789 to highways that already existed. Wyoming Highway 789 traverses 8 counties in Wyoming.

Source: Author Rizeeve

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