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Just drove I-81 from Syracuse NY to Hagerstown MD and I do not recall seeing any such signs in PA. I did drive by one that said "Rest stop closed," it would have been helpful to know how far to the next open stop.

Most (many?) interstates do this, the NYS Thruway east of Syracuse has LOTS of stops with great signage.
 
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They are only at state lines in the skinny states !
 
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If you ever drive through Utah you will see signs saying "no nothing for 132 miles". We almost missed one.
 
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Just drove I-81 from Syracuse NY to Hagerstown MD...

Once you get past Binghamton, that is the worst stretch of interstate highway in the nation.

I've heard that the reason is the mob basically runs the highway dept in PA and keeping that stretch of I-81 in disrepair is a cash-cow and job security. Can't speak to the veracity of that claim, but I wouldn't doubt it. Between potholes, lousy rest areas, and lousy signage, I'd rather take a two-laner through PA than drive I-81.


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It depends on the Interstate. When we travel On I-91, there are a few in Vermont and none in MA. I guess they don't have them as there are a lot of exits. I prefer to stop at rest stops on the interstate rather than get off an exit with a trailer and find out that the gas station or food are another 2.5 miles down a traffic light filled road.


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Just drove I-81 from Syracuse NY to Hagerstown MD...

Once you get past Binghamton, that is the worst stretch of interstate highway in the nation.

I've heard that the reason is the mob basically runs the highway dept in PA and keeping that stretch of I-81 in disrepair is a cash-cow and job security. Can't speak to the veracity of that claim, but I wouldn't doubt it. Between potholes, lousy rest areas, and lousy signage, I'd rather take a two-laner through PA than drive I-81.


I-80 thru Pennsylvania isn't much better.


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If you ever drive through Utah you will see signs saying "no nothing for 132 miles". We almost missed one.


I remember that driving from L.A. to Chicago a few years ago. That was a desolate stretch.


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Last year when driving from Fla to NJ, the GPS said "stay on I-95 for 592 miles". We laughed at that, it was actually about another 1,000 miles to get home.


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did you see that they are close to closing a third of the rest stops in Iowa , to save money .





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did you see that they are close to closing a third of the rest stops in Iowa , to save money .


Interesting. Iowa home to the world's largest truck stop on I 80. I hear people actually plan trips to visit the truck stop. If those people from Illinois would stop vandalizing those rest stops things would be better.
 
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I'm with you on that...

There is an app for that. Shows where they are, in a list or on a map with the distance. I don't have my phone handy and don't remember the name of it. I also use one occasionally that shows the services available at each exit like food, gas, lodging etc.

They come in handy, sometimes, especially if the wife is driving so I am free to fiddle with them...



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