Monthly Archives: November 2009

KY-IN-MI-OH Trip Day 2

Day 2 - Seymour, Indiana to Petoskey, Michigan Heading north from southern Indiana to the capital city, Interstate 65 continues with four lanes and loads of tractor trailers. The constant beating the pavement takes from the moving freight prompted officials to resurface the route from Whiteland to Greenwood in 2007 as part of the INDOT Major Moves initiative. Expansion of the road to six lanes does not occur until Exit [...]

By |2018-01-18T15:20:48-05:00November 13th, 2009|Indiana, Interstate Highways, Michigan|1 Comment

Wisconsin and friends

I’ve decided to go with this batch of wintry goodness: a November, 2008 trip to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. It was a dark and snowy night… Don’t eat the orange snow. Distant municipal lights provide the mushroom-cloud effect. I took this picture by the side of US-45 in Michigan. The US-41 bridge in Houghton, Michigan. Oh, nothing to see here, just the last embossed cutout US shield in the wild. [...]

By |2018-01-17T14:32:09-05:00November 12th, 2009|Interstate Highways, Michigan, Minnesota, U. S. Highways, Wisconsin|5 Comments

KY-IN-MI-OH Trip Day 1

Some notes from a recent five-day road trip from the Gulf Coast northward to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Widening is currently underway along Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama. This project totals 4.613 miles in length and focuses on replacing the original concrete surface with asphalt while expanding the previous four-lane freeway into six lanes overall. Work exists between U.S. 80 (Exit 167) and the Alabama River bridge. Overhead highway signs [...]

By |2018-01-18T15:20:48-05:00November 12th, 2009|Alabama, Indiana, Interstate Highways, Kentucky, Tennessee|4 Comments

embossed highway markers

sale, sale, sale! I've got this Arizona US 89 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270483247930&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT) on eBay right now. and am putting in an order for shields in general. Email me at shields@aaroads.com with your request - any state, any number.

By |2018-01-17T14:32:51-05:00November 10th, 2009|Sign Designs, U. S. Highways|Comments Off on embossed highway markers

live from sunny Union County

it's my blog and I'll post random photos if I want to! two from sunset, tonight here in northeastern New Mexico. some sign-oriented photos soon ... going to be making a small trip this weekend with fellow AARoads contributor Kevin Trinkle; hopefully some good New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas photos will result from that.

By |2018-01-17T14:33:10-05:00November 6th, 2009|New Mexico, Weather|2 Comments
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