Interstate 86

Interstate 86 may refer to:

Interstate 86 (Idaho)

Interstate 86 (I-86) is an intrastate Interstate Highway, located entirely within the state of Idaho. It runs 63 miles (101.4 kilometers) from an intersection with Interstate 84 located approximately 7 miles (11.3 kilometers) east of Declo in rural Cassia County, to an intersection with Interstate 15 at Pocatello. Interstate 86 connects the major eastern Idaho cities of Pocatello and Idaho Falls with the Twin Falls area and other cities in the state's Magic Valley region. Prior to the designation of Interstate 2 on May 30, 2013, Interstate 86 in Idaho was the shortest east-west route in the Interstate Highway System which is not a special route.

I-86 was proposed to become designated as Interstate 82N, but was eventually designated as Interstate 15W, instead.

Besides being short, the area Interstate 86 passes through is very desolate. Pocatello, Chubbuck and American Falls are the only incorporated settlements located on the highway. Between American Falls and Pocatello I-86 passes through a portion of Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)

Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway with two non-contiguous sections. This eastern section extends from Dunmore, Pennsylvania (near Scranton) at an interchange with Interstate 81 east to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). I-84 has mile-log junction numbering in Pennsylvania; otherwise, exit numbers are roughly sequential. Another highway named I-84 is located in the northwestern United States.

Route description

Pennsylvania

Interstate 84 starts in Pennsylvania at Interstate 81 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, a suburb east of Scranton. After two miles (3 km), I-84 interchanges with Interstate 380, with I-380 going southeast through the Poconos and I-84 continuing almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties. The Pennsylvania section is the only segment of I-84 that uses mile-based exit numbers; it began replacing sequential numbers in 2001.

This section of Pennsylvania is very lightly populated, and there are no major settlements on or near I-84, although it offers access to popular outdoor recreation areas such as Lake Wallenpaupack and Promised Land State Park. Its right-of-way is very wide, with a large median strip between the two roadways as it passes through densely wooded country, except for the swampy areas in southern Wayne County. The only development along Pennsylvania's section of I-84 is where US 6 and 209 start to parallel closely and form a commercial strip just south of Matamoras, just west of the Delaware River. I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1800 feet.