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Started by CentralCAroadgeek, April 25, 2012, 10:28:03 PM

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Zeffy

Quote from: kkt on April 28, 2014, 05:17:59 PM
A wonderful photo of one of the most photogenic roads in the world!

Agreed! Nice photo!

Quote from: kkt on April 28, 2014, 05:17:59 PM
P.S. to Fritzowl, no, it would not look better as an interstate.

:rofl:
Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

A weird combination of a weather geek, roadgeek, car enthusiast and furry mixed with many anxiety related disorders


CentralCAroadgeek

#201
A few from a weekend trip to Phoenix:




mass_citizen

second photo doesn't show but very nice otherwise!

Bruce

#203
I tend to photograph extremes...from empty freeways to heavy traffic:


I-5 from Lakeview Boulevard by SounderBruce, on Flickr


Eastbound from 24th Avenue E


I-5 north from Yesler Way by SounderBruce, on Flickr


I-5 northbound from Holgate Street by SounderBruce, on Flickr


I-90 floating bridges by SounderBruce, on Flickr

CentralCAroadgeek

Quote from: mass_citizen on July 11, 2014, 05:25:26 PM
second photo doesn't show but very nice otherwise!

Thanks! I fixed the link to the second pic now.

And Bruce, those are some really nice pictures! I really enjoy angles like that over and near freeways.

xcellntbuy


kendancy66

Is the second picture under title Cajon Pass Old US 66 on the closed section between Kenwood and I-15 (south of Kenwood just after all traffic is forced to turn left toward I-15)? There are no pavement markings on either carriageway.  Also there is no barriers between the carriageways.

US81

 :clap: Thank you so much for sharing these photos! Amazing! :clap:

formulanone

You overloaded the thread. Next time, there's a toll for that. Or, Flickr. :)

amroad17

You sure do get around the country!

Excellent photos!
I don't need a GPS.  I AM the GPS! (for family and friends)

AsphaltPlanet

Indeed, you have certainly found your way across the southern US.
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Alex

Love the photos.  :thumbsup:

Going forward everyone please split up your photos into batches of eight. This well help with scrolling and load times. Thanks!

jfs1988

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/4832168195/in/photostream
Interstate 15 in California at the border of Riverside County & San Diego County. You know you are in San Diego County when you see hills with giant boulders, plus the fog.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/5292084779/in/photostream
US 395 in the Mojave Desert, north of Victorville.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/9575204210/in/photostream
Texas State Highway 178 (Artcraft Rd) serves the western suburbs of El Paso, TX. At the nearby state border with New Mexico, it becomes New Mexico State Highway 136 (Pete V. Domenci Hwy), which continues to the Santa Teresa Border Crossing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/5886526183/in/photostream
California Highway 58 through the Tehachapi Mountains.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/5365652085/in/photostream
Interstate 10 in Phoenix, Arizona. Look at the size of those highway shields. ADOT didn't left room for a destination.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfs1988/4918735436/in/photostream
Mexico Federal Highway 45D (Toll Highway), Leon-Aguascalientes.


:-D Just wish the monarch butterflies that migrate would watch where they are going. Bug juice doesn't come off very well with those gas station windshield squeegees, especially in desert heat.

formulanone

#213
Rainbow Interchange: I-95 and I-595



I-10 by US 27 in Tallahassee:



Sample Road in Pompano Beach:



xcellntbuy

I like the Sample Road photo.  Its just down the road from me to the east.

D-Dey65


AsphaltPlanet

From home for a change.  The final rehabilitation contract to resurface the mainline lanes of the highway through Etobicoke was finished earlier this year.  This is the first time in the last decade that there hasn't been a prolonged period of construction planned for the highway

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/Ontroads/427_Bloor_north_24x16.jpg
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jeffandnicole

Not knowing a better spot to put it without opening up a new thread or reviving an old one, I'll simply borrow this thread. 

Guess where the following picture was shot, taking into account the color of the lane striping and the traffic flow...



If you guessed Philadelphia, you're right.  This road - 7th Street in South Philly - is supposed to be 2 lanes per direction, with a center turn lane.  After the Eagles game today, whether it was intended or not, traffic utilized all 5 lanes to head north (mostly to eventually reach I-76 & I-95).  In this case, as no traffic was permitted to head south on 7th after the game, it gave motorists unobstructed access to all lanes.  The worst of it was where 7th met Packer Ave.  Barriers were in place (and cops present) to prevent traffic from entering and traveling south on 7th, which also meant traffic going north couldn't go thru said barriers either.  The 5 lanes had to merge down to 3 lanes to squeeze thru the intersection. 

While in some cities around stadiums, lane stripping and signage are used to indicate which lanes are open and the direction of travel, Philly doesn't utilize contra-flow lanes.  Thus, most likely this wasn't the intended traffic flow the city wanted.  Oh well - it worked.  I got out of the parking lot, thru this traffic, and onto the Walt Whitman Bridge in about 15 minutes...not too bad considering the traffic volumes 70,000 people create when leaving a game.

Zeffy

Quote from: jeffandnicole on September 07, 2014, 09:40:28 PM
If you guessed Philadelphia, you're right.  This road - 7th Street in South Philly - is supposed to be 2 lanes per direction, with a center turn lane.  After the Eagles game today, whether it was intended or not, traffic utilized all 5 lanes to head north (mostly to eventually reach I-76 & I-95).

I bet you left pleased just as I did (except from my house) when the game finished.  :)
Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

A weird combination of a weather geek, roadgeek, car enthusiast and furry mixed with many anxiety related disorders

jeffandnicole

Quote from: Zeffy on September 07, 2014, 09:44:22 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on September 07, 2014, 09:40:28 PM
If you guessed Philadelphia, you're right.  This road - 7th Street in South Philly - is supposed to be 2 lanes per direction, with a center turn lane.  After the Eagles game today, whether it was intended or not, traffic utilized all 5 lanes to head north (mostly to eventually reach I-76 & I-95).

I bet you left pleased just as I did (except from my house) when the game finished.  :)

Congestion is always easier to deal with when in a good mood!!

hbelkins

I can't claim credit for this picture, but I wanted to share it. It was taken by a young lady named Brittany Ball, who is an engineer with KYTC's District 12 but is a native of District 10. This is new construction on KY 40 in Martin County.



Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

formulanone

^ Nice moment!

Had a situation like that a month ago outside Chattanooga; but I have a strict "no road photography" policy while kids are in the car. But we all enjoyed it.

BelpheniaProject

Here's mine, I was standing at Milepost 22.2 beside Interstate 55 near Hayti, Missouri on March 26th, 2010, this is my best photo so far. This section was recently paved with asphalt in 2012.

adventurernumber1

@BelpheniaProject, nice road pic on a dark, cloudy day.

I guess I could say this photo of mine taken a few weeks ago is pretty awesome. On the I-85/I-285 interchange in northeast Atlanta getting onto I-85 Northbound; I-85 can be seen down below:

Now alternating between different highway shields for my avatar - my previous highway shield avatar for the last few years was US 76.

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127322363@N08/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-vJ3qa8R-cc44Cv6ohio1g

Brandon

Dan Ryan Expressway express lanes:

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