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Opinion of Grass Medians

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 24
Views: 2,464

April 12, 2022, 05:12:08 PM
by skluth

Are older Rand McNally Road Atlases worth keeping

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 24
Views: 2,617

May 19, 2022, 11:24:30 AM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Do Gravel Shoulders still exist anywhere?

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 12
Views: 1,974

August 06, 2021, 01:49:44 PM
by kphoger

When did Kentucky start using centerline rumble strips.

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 13
Views: 2,363

July 15, 2021, 10:47:07 AM
by hbelkins

Two interchange questions

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 15
Views: 3,282

August 18, 2021, 02:21:47 PM
by kphoger

Highway construction question.

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 7
Views: 1,840

July 05, 2021, 08:51:03 PM
by Tom958

Realignment vs Reconstruction.

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 22
Views: 4,640

February 09, 2022, 08:04:35 AM
by tolbs17

Road diet on a two lane road that runs though the center of town?

Started by XamotCGC

Pages1 2

Replies: 25
Views: 10,597

August 11, 2023, 06:43:28 AM
by kalvado

DeLorme Road Atlases

Started by XamotCGC

Replies: 12
Views: 1,187

October 17, 2022, 02:48:45 PM
by SSR_317

AARoads Bill 2: An Act to Renumber Interstate 29 as Interstate 31

Started by X99

Replies: 4
Views: 1,774

April 02, 2019, 10:07:54 AM
by X99

Interstates that violate Interstate Highway Standards

Started by X99

Pages1 2 3 ... 6

Replies: 146
Views: 30,070

March 30, 2022, 05:14:33 AM
by Gnutella

Lighted BGS's

Started by wytout

Pages1 2

Replies: 39
Views: 23,332

July 29, 2011, 07:07:30 PM
by roadfro

WTF Points

Started by wxfree

Replies: 1
Views: 2,528

December 07, 2014, 01:48:57 AM
by PurdueBill

Super Roads

Started by wxfree

Replies: 6
Views: 3,628

December 21, 2015, 08:32:56 PM
by wxfree

Gravel roads on bridges

Started by wxfree

Replies: 20
Views: 7,596

February 09, 2014, 01:21:52 AM
by Davidwrangley

Shortest highway you've been on without clinching

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 45
Views: 4,294

March 15, 2022, 02:19:35 PM
by I-55

Ticket turnpikes

Started by wxfree

Replies: 24
Views: 11,679

January 05, 2015, 08:33:18 PM
by jeffandnicole

"Improvements" that made things worse

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 6,419

May 14, 2021, 10:18:33 PM
by jp the roadgeek

Winter Weather

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 20,999

December 17, 2013, 08:33:06 PM
by hotdogPi

Enforced speed reductions

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 43
Views: 35,657

October 16, 2023, 03:48:00 PM
by kphoger

Highways with state designated names instead of numbers

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 5,784

June 29, 2021, 11:55:14 AM
by frankenroad

Is a city "served by" a certain Interstate?

Started by wxfree

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 6,507

October 15, 2021, 06:43:51 AM
by Rothman

Densest County Line Crossings

Started by wxfree

Replies: 17
Views: 7,288

November 21, 2014, 12:03:02 PM
by hbelkins

Road-related term proposals

Started by wxfree

Replies: 8
Views: 5,538

July 27, 2015, 12:28:30 PM
by wxfree

Split interchanges and unusual freeway configurations

Started by wxfree

Replies: 8
Views: 2,413

November 27, 2019, 01:06:47 PM
by Finrod

New roads/bridges that have opened prematurely due to public safety reasons

Started by wriddle082

Replies: 0
Views: 2,919

May 04, 2011, 08:35:55 PM
by wriddle082

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 freeway scene

Started by wriddle082

Replies: 10
Views: 2,476

January 27, 2021, 10:19:45 PM
by roadman65

Roads running through restricted government lands that are open to the public

Started by wriddle082

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 12,176

September 16, 2011, 12:12:01 AM
by WillWeaverRVA

Old/historic peculiar road names

Started by wriddle082

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 6,986

March 02, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
by US20IL64

Longest distance between interstate junctions

Started by wriddle082

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 4,865

June 16, 2020, 10:04:20 AM
by kphoger

New USGS Topo Map Web Viewer

Started by wphiii

Replies: 4
Views: 3,175

May 10, 2015, 10:38:16 PM
by empirestate

Traffic jam strategies?

Started by woodpusher

Pages1 2

Replies: 43
Views: 20,997

March 13, 2014, 12:59:52 PM
by OCGuy81

Most states you can see in one place?

Started by woodpusher

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 79
Views: 28,357

March 09, 2016, 03:35:53 PM
by noelbotevera

4-way traffic light with 2 bulbs not 8?

Started by woodpusher

Replies: 12
Views: 8,293

April 25, 2015, 02:21:43 PM
by Roadrunner75

Nicknames for roads?

Started by woodpusher

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 54
Views: 25,163

July 18, 2014, 08:45:51 AM
by mrsman

GIS project

Started by woodpusher

Replies: 22
Views: 9,578

September 16, 2013, 08:28:25 PM
by cpzilliacus

What does that sign say?

Started by WolfGuy100

Replies: 6
Views: 3,728

February 01, 2011, 08:16:29 AM
by froggie

Exit numbers: Distance based number or sequential?

Started by WolfGuy100

Pages1 2 3 ... 6

Replies: 126
Views: 71,077

March 31, 2011, 12:28:26 AM
by Scott5114

A VERY unusual interchange

Started by WolfGuy100

Pages1 2

Replies: 38
Views: 18,306

October 09, 2011, 07:00:42 PM
by roadman65

The 7 worst roads in America (according to Reader's Digest)

Started by WNYroadgeek

Replies: 14
Views: 7,934

April 13, 2010, 09:35:43 AM
by Mr_Northside

The freeway home stretch toward downtown

Started by WISFreeways

Replies: 17
Views: 9,151

October 10, 2009, 04:50:45 PM
by xcellntbuy

69mile or km

Started by wim

Replies: 20
Views: 12,820

July 05, 2010, 08:50:57 PM
by rickmastfan67

Routes signed in neighboring countries

Started by WillWeaverRVA

Replies: 20
Views: 1,440

May 13, 2023, 03:00:49 PM
by jp the roadgeek

Greatest number of concurrencies on one stretch of road?

Started by WichitaRoads

Replies: 7
Views: 3,645

March 06, 2013, 11:45:15 AM
by WichitaRoads

Are contractors allowed to sell signs?

Started by WestSide Highway

Replies: 6
Views: 3,160

September 14, 2016, 08:12:13 PM
by silverback1065

Map of six-laned interstates in the US?

Started by westerninterloper

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 112
Views: 16,319

January 09, 2024, 12:39:47 PM
by vdeane

"Century" Multiplexes - Interstate and US Routes that add up to 100

Started by westerninterloper

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 14,131

February 10, 2022, 03:15:27 PM
by DTComposer

Maps, GPS, signs...what do you rely on, when, and why?

Started by westerninterloper

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 60
Views: 12,421

November 20, 2017, 04:32:40 PM
by roadman

Help with vintage drawbridge traffic signal light ??

Started by weppler1978

Replies: 3
Views: 3,210

June 17, 2013, 04:08:28 PM
by PHLBOS

Things every roadgeek should know

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 102
Views: 30,174

September 06, 2018, 05:35:51 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Two Lane Roads That Need Four

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 111
Views: 23,791

February 27, 2019, 09:23:42 AM
by PHLBOS

Is Mid-Day the New Rush Hour?

Started by webny99

Replies: 20
Views: 3,346

May 21, 2021, 10:22:43 PM
by Rothman

Maximum Commute Distance

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 56
Views: 11,923

May 21, 2018, 05:05:15 PM
by doorknob60

Interchanges within another interchange

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 34
Views: 7,295

August 08, 2018, 11:42:40 PM
by jcarte29

Inside Out Street View

Started by webny99

Replies: 1
Views: 1,297

December 24, 2018, 09:05:01 AM
by jeffandnicole

Responding to other drivers bad habits

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 66
Views: 14,509

February 21, 2018, 11:19:54 PM
by Hurricane Rex

Map: US Counties by Route Status (US Route, Interstate, Both, or Neither)

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 1,967

March 04, 2024, 01:14:18 PM
by JCinSummerfield

State Toll Roads and Turnpikes

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 5,501

February 19, 2018, 12:37:57 AM
by Thing 342

What not to do at rush hour

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 6,697

September 16, 2017, 09:43:27 AM
by 1995hoo

Strange Congestion Patterns

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 35
Views: 7,503

April 19, 2018, 05:10:18 AM
by Aaron Camp

Roadside mirrors for oncoming traffic

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 1,929

August 17, 2022, 04:43:52 AM
by ErmineNotyours

Roads you would NOT want on your commute

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 76
Views: 5,825

March 01, 2023, 06:36:12 AM
by Scott5114

Intersections where both roads change names

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 82
Views: 16,829

September 19, 2018, 02:22:23 PM
by paulthemapguy

Control cities

Started by webny99

Replies: 24
Views: 6,569

September 14, 2017, 12:41:46 PM
by bing101

Visually appealing freeway setups

Started by webny99

Replies: 16
Views: 4,135

June 02, 2017, 09:50:47 AM
by Henry

Crossroads of your state

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 9

Replies: 201
Views: 35,102

January 17, 2022, 11:16:35 AM
by empirestate

Top 5 Missing Links

Started by webny99

Replies: 13
Views: 5,205

June 15, 2017, 05:57:18 PM
by sparker

Most Important Segment of Each Interstate

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 7,306

August 14, 2019, 11:43:25 AM
by ET21

How to Get Your State DOT to Pave a Road

Started by webny99

Replies: 22
Views: 5,182

June 20, 2019, 10:25:10 AM
by webny99

Traffic flow

Started by webny99

Replies: 8
Views: 2,717

June 01, 2017, 09:44:42 AM
by kalvado

What is the highest quality road in the US?

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 26
Views: 3,793

September 16, 2021, 09:32:33 AM
by Dirt Roads

Furthest Skyline View Visible In Street View?

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 58
Views: 9,086

March 20, 2021, 09:09:19 PM
by MinecraftNinja

Worst Traffic By Month

Started by webny99

Replies: 14
Views: 4,218

December 31, 2017, 02:10:03 PM
by Flint1979

Accident-Prone Stretches of Highway

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 6,040

May 28, 2019, 05:34:20 PM
by frankenroad

Worst single lane ramps to/from a non-freeway

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 38
Views: 2,093

January 30, 2024, 07:52:17 PM
by SeriesE

Most congested ramp

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 57
Views: 11,867

February 03, 2018, 07:48:44 PM
by Flint1979

Turn lanes in both directions at once

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 2,997

April 08, 2022, 11:48:44 AM
by robby2161

Interchange U-Turns that are Intentional/By Design (NOT Texas U-Turns)

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 68
Views: 3,923

December 19, 2023, 10:31:04 AM
by webny99

Widest freeway you've been on

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 117
Views: 17,622

June 24, 2022, 02:30:53 AM
by RoadRebel

Off-route routings

Started by webny99

Replies: 24
Views: 5,712

May 29, 2017, 09:14:31 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Adventures in Detouring (Accident, Construction, etc.)

Started by webny99

Replies: 20
Views: 2,299

May 26, 2022, 06:46:59 PM
by CoreySamson

Minor roads on major corridors

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 9,132

October 30, 2017, 08:56:00 PM
by Sam

Roads with Lopsided Traffic Volumes

Started by webny99

Replies: 6
Views: 1,750

January 11, 2019, 06:33:52 PM
by NoGoodNamesAvailable

Locations where Auxiliary Lanes are needed

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 10,896

November 22, 2023, 08:17:00 AM
by webny99

Exits with no local exit destination

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 57
Views: 12,041

June 14, 2018, 05:36:31 PM
by roadman65

Cities with great freeway setup

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 44
Views: 11,563

May 24, 2017, 12:10:02 PM
by hm insulators

Nearest Freeway Segment You've Never Driven

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 11

Replies: 257
Views: 41,901

November 07, 2022, 05:07:24 PM
by I-55

Interchanges with an odd number of movements allowed

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 7,384

September 15, 2018, 04:16:39 AM
by jp the roadgeek

Roads That Are On Your Bucket List Because of This Forum

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 36
Views: 3,673

July 27, 2020, 09:47:33 PM
by webny99

WORST parking lots to enter/exit

Started by webny99

Replies: 10
Views: 724

March 29, 2024, 10:37:05 AM
by Rothman

Congestion in Rural America

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 47
Views: 9,787

July 30, 2018, 12:34:15 AM
by sparker

Crossing to Exit Ratios - More Exits or Less?

Started by webny99

Replies: 20
Views: 4,602

March 14, 2018, 11:32:24 PM
by Scott5114

High Profile Construction Projects 2018

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 56
Views: 11,782

July 04, 2018, 01:36:27 AM
by MarkF

Longest Road Segments Where Opposing Traffic Is Not Visible

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 25
Views: 3,938

November 07, 2020, 08:23:57 AM
by Dirt Roads

States with the most InterESTING Crossings

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 4,377

April 28, 2021, 11:40:53 PM
by epzik8

Is "rush hour" declining?

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 99
Views: 21,833

March 21, 2019, 07:48:25 PM
by Kulerage

Double-Turning

Started by webny99

Replies: 18
Views: 3,307

November 13, 2018, 03:50:53 PM
by bzakharin

Locations Where Drivers do Things Wrong

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 70
Views: 13,939

May 28, 2022, 07:29:10 PM
by Bruce

Most "persistent" route in your state

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 54
Views: 4,231

September 30, 2022, 12:25:13 AM
by Avalanchez71

Lanes That Disappear Mid-Intersection

Started by webny99

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 5,525

July 16, 2022, 10:30:46 PM
by jeffandnicole

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