There was, places in the west with little service, but not too many any longer. California was for years a
leader, I-5 from The grapevine pass, to Stockton, was a five to six hour drive with absolutely nothing on it. Not one
service exit, And the area was just small rolling hills with short range grass on it. People had accidents driving off the road,
all the time. Just falling asleep at the wheel. Many people ran out of gas, and no way to get any for a few days back in
the beginning. No cars used it hardly. It was mostly for trucks to start with It finally got plane surveillance for the stranded motorists.... Of course its been a long time now...so no more probs.