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Greetings from Calgary

Started by Pengwn, February 02, 2016, 02:45:03 PM

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Pengwn

Hiya

My name's Dan, and I'm a lifelong resident of Calgary, Canada, with a decent obsession with roads, transit buses, and traffic lights. I think I found this forum as a result of the 11foot8 website, and a subsequent link or something that had to do with our 7th Street bridge and its 6'6" (2.0m) clearance

In my brief preliminary explorations of this site, Alberta (and even western Canada) don't appear to have much representation here. So anyone with questions, photo requests, or the like regarding my part of the world is welcome to ask. (Outside city limits, I trust all will understand getting an excuse to go for a drive is one thing, the time to actually go is quite another!)

See you 'round the boards!

DM

P.S. If anyone here is a Buzztime Trivia player, you may remember me from such locations as Melrose, Rembrandt's, and Boston Pizza Beddington


hotdogPi

Welcome from northeastern Massachusetts!
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

SignGeek101

Welcome from quirky Winnipeg!

I visited Calgary last summer. Went straight through on the Trans-Canada, and saw the construction work on TC 1 and Canada Olympic Drive. Also managed to see one of the only button copy installations in Canada, located on TC 1 at Deerfoot.

Next time I'll drive the ring road (AB 201), but only after it's finished  ;-)

wolfiefrick


Alex


Pengwn

Thanks for the welcomes, 1, wolfiefrick, and Alex  :)

Quote from: SignGeek101 on February 02, 2016, 03:33:06 PM
Welcome from quirky Winnipeg!

I visited Calgary last summer. Went straight through on the Trans-Canada, and saw the construction work on TC 1 and Canada Olympic Drive. Also managed to see one of the only button copy installations in Canada, located on TC 1 at Deerfoot.

Next time I'll drive the ring road (AB 201), but only after it's finished  ;-)
Ooh, thanks for the photo idea -- button type signs! There's three more locations I can think of, and who knows how long such old signs will remain

201 is three-quarters complete, with just the infamous southwest portion remaining. Highway 1 (TCH) travellers can bypass the city with the north loop, likewise Highway 2 (Deerfoot) on the East Freeway. It's great for getting from one edge of Calgary to another where it is complete, but I can't recommend driving it for its scenic qualities. Unless the back ends of suburban houses, sound barrier walls, and open bald prairie are your thing  ;-)

TravelingBethelite

Greetings from maritime Connecticut! (I know you're landlocked, it's an ocean thing  ;-))
"Imprisoned by the freedom of the road!" - Ronnie Milsap
See my photos at: http://bit.ly/1Qi81ws

Now I decide where I go...

2018 Ford Fusion SE - proud new owner!

noelbotevera

Nice to welcome y'all from southcentral Pennsylvania.

freebrickproductions

It's all fun & games until someone summons Cthulhu and brings about the end of the world.

I also collect traffic lights, road signs, fans, and railroad crossing equipment.

(They/Them)

jbnati27

Welcome from greater Cincinnati!!

ModernDayWarrior

Welcome from southeast Missouri!

paulthemapguy

Welcome from Illinois!  You know, since you're from an underrepresented section of North America, your unique perspective could really be an asset here!  :D
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Now featuring all of Ohio!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: 361/425. Only 64 route markers remain



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