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Originally Posted by FactaNV
I was in Minnesota for the weekend and we shook it up and took 59 home...northbound 59 just across the border is immaculate for a long way. I was pleasantly surprised that a Canadian highway was better than the American counterpart. Also, I29 N of Grand Forks is a bloody disgrace. Insane that an interstate is so rough.
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Substitute Manitoba for Canadian.
In other provinces, it's not uncommon for the provincial highway to be as good or even in better shape than its US highway counterpart. As an example, US-1 to Calais, ME is a winding 2-lane highway (though in good shape) with lots of commercial and private driveways; intersections. Cross over into St. Stephen, NB and once cleared customs, a driver enjoys a 4-lane fully divided control access highway with 110 km/h speed limit on NB-1 for the entirety of its length (240km).
NB-95 and I-95 in ME are comparable; as are BC-99 and I-5 in WA (though the median is much narrower on BC-99 with a cable barrier in place). As well, the highways around Niagara are better on the Ontario side vs. New York; same with Ontario and Michigan. There's no comparison between ON-401 through Windsor vs. I-75 in Detroit.
Quebec's highway were similar to Manitoba's vs. its American neighbours. Quebec is spending big $$$ on its highways. Once A-35 is finished, the drive north will be just as good as I-89 in Vermont. A-15 and A-55 are comparable to I-87 and I-91 respectively. Haven't driven Alberta and SK highways near the border, so can't comment.