16 hours
If I-70 W is taken, it would be a 2,239.72 mile drive from Tyler, Texas to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The drive should take about 35 hours.
It is 924.80 miles according to MappQuest.
15 hours
It is 944.08 miles according to MapQuest.
The drive from Denver to Reno is about 1,052 miles and from Denver to Dallas is only about 797 miles according to MapQuest.
Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Colorado
MapQuest estimates the driving time as 14 hours and 9 minutes.
The only way it could be mandated is if you have a CDL. If you don't have one, they can't, although they can send a request to the DMV in Texas to do so. Whether or not Texas complies is up to them. Additionally, the Department of Revenue (it's not the DMV in Colorado) can suspend your driving privilege in the state of Colorado, meaning you won't be permitted to drive in the state of Colorado.
The drive from Houston, Texas to Denver, Colorado is about 1025 miles, driving time 16-17 hours.
MapQuest estimates the driving time as 17.5 hours.
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