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Started by AsphaltPlanet, July 02, 2013, 10:49:38 PM

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A few new freeway photos from the Phoenix Metro area taken last March.


Probably outdated view of the Loop 303 interchange from Cotton Lane


View passing easterly through the Loop 101 interchange.


Westerly view approaching the Papago Freeway Tunnel in Downtown Phoenix.

The full set, and full size images can be viewed here:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/AZ/I/10/index.html
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Some new pics of I-805 in California.


The CA-94 interchange looking north


Approaching the I-8 interchange


The I-8 interchange


Button Copy signage

The larger photos look better:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/805/index.html
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I have added a new California page to the site today:

Some pictures of Interstate 15 through the Inland Empire:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html


I added some photos for I-210 about a month ago as well:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/210/index.html
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nexus73

Lovely photos!  I liked the San Diego ones best because of all the greenery.  You can't lose with palm trees!

Rick
US 101 is THE backbone of the Pacific coast from Bandon OR to Willits CA.  Industry, tourism and local traffic would be gone or severely crippled without it being in functioning condition in BOTH states.

Zeffy

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on February 22, 2014, 05:21:11 PM
I have added a new California page to the site today:

Some pictures of Interstate 15 through the Inland Empire:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html

Somebody needs to push the 3/4 over to be inline with the 3 and 4.  :biggrin:  Nice photos though!
Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

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andy3175

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 03, 2014, 08:11:35 PM
US-219 in Western New York:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html

Great picture! Where exactly along US 219 is this dual bridge located at? Is there an official vantage point where you took the picture?
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okc1

It's over Cattaraugus Creek, at the Erie/Cattaraugus County line, about 3 mi from the south end of the freeway.
Steve Reynolds
Midwest City OK
Native of Southern Erie Co, NY

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Quote from: andy3175 on April 07, 2014, 12:26:59 AM
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 03, 2014, 08:11:35 PM
US-219 in Western New York:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html

Great picture! Where exactly along US 219 is this dual bridge located at? Is there an official vantage point where you took the picture?


This picture was taken during construction in an area that may be fenced off now.  There is a deck truss immediately to the west of this bridge that carried US-219 before the freeway opened (that is impressive in its own right) that would offer a good vantage point of these arch bridges.  Someone wanting a good photo could probably access this location if they parked their car and did a little bit of bushwhacking.
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Some new pics, this time of the 57 Freeway in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html
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Some new pictures of US-189, the Provo Canyon Highway:



This was a fun road to drive:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/UT/US/189/index.html
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I've added some more local photos of late.

Autoroute 610 in the eastern townships of Quebec:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/610/index.html

(sort of) Ontario Highway 92 near Wasaga Beach:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_90-99_images/Hwy92_images.htm

Ontario Highway 60 through Algonquin Park:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_60-69_images/Hwy60_images.htm

Highway 403 in Ontario, through Mississauga:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_402-403_images/Hwy403_p5_images.htm
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Roadrunner75

Nice photos.  Why can't I look at something like this on my daily commute here in NJ:
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 17, 2014, 05:19:10 PM

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html
If the mountains were Photoshopped out, it might be a bit closer to what I'm used to seeing.

AsphaltPlanet

^ This isn't anything like what I am used to seeing.  I booked a flight to LA for early December the other day, and am pretty stoked to get to see this again.
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hm insulators

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 05, 2014, 11:24:38 PM
^ This isn't anything like what I am used to seeing.  I booked a flight to LA for early December the other day, and am pretty stoked to get to see this again.

With the exception of seven years in Hawaii (1979-1986), I lived in the Los Angeles area from my birth to 2004 (when I moved to Phoenix). I was born just a few miles from that stretch of the 57 (somewhere in the background of that picture is the first house I lived in), although at that time (1961), it and the I-210 were just lines on some highway engineer's map. When I was about four or five, we moved to La Canada Flintridge (you probably went through it on the 210; it's where Angeles Crest Highway and the California 2 Freeway meet the 210).

Perhaps this trip, try a drive up Angeles Crest Highway (not on a weekend, though). If you think you might stop along the way for  walking, purchase an Adventure Pass for Angeles National Forest. A sporting goods store called Sports Chalet at the bottom of Angeles Crest Highway at Foothill Boulevard will have them. Drive far enough up, you'll be in pine tree-covered mountains maybe 20 or 30 air-miles from the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. It's a whole different world up there; you wouldn't think the United States' second largest city and its suburban sprawl is so close. Just remember: to see the pine trees, you have to get about 5000 feet above sea level, so don't be too disappointed when you drive past the huge ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST sign just out of La Canada and there's not a single tree to be seen. Continue another 25 miles.
Remember: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

I'd rather be a child of the road than a son of a ditch.


At what age do you tell a highway that it's been adopted?

AsphaltPlanet

I've heard good things about the Angeles Crest Highway from other people as well, and have been thinking about giving it a try.  I understand it is sometimes closed due to snow during the winter time, but according to Caltrans it seems to still be open at this point.

Thanks for the suggestion!
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Some new photos of the recently widened 405/SR-22 Freeways southeast of LA.  These photos were taken in December, and show the recently completed HOV flyovers and widened highway:











Full resolution photos:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/405/index.html
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/605/index.html
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xcellntbuy

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 14, 2015, 08:36:53 AM
Some recent photo updates from both Michigan and California:

Interstate 94 Port Huron:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/I/94/Page6.html

US-131 Grand Rapids:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/US/131/index.html

Interstate 280 in San Francisco:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/280/index.html
I like the use of the flags on the BGSs.

SignGeek101

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 14, 2015, 08:36:53 AM
Some recent photo updates from both Michigan and California:

The first pic looks similar to the gantry style Ontario uses.

Quote from: xcellntbuy on December 14, 2015, 10:08:38 AM
I like the use of the flags on the BGSs.

While I will always prefer shields...  the flags look neat, and they're probably much easier to decipher for the average motorist than if a foreign shield (in this case ON 402) were to be placed where the flag is.

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I have uploaded some photos of several large freeways in Texas in recent days.  Texas has some fantastic freeways, and I have always had a keen interest in urban freeways:

Interstate 635, including the new Texpress Lanes and several photos through the High-Five interchange.  (Over 40 new high resolution photos).

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/635/index.html

Additional photos of the North Tarrant Express Lanes from I-820.  (Over 20 new high resolution photos).

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/820/index.html

Photos of some of the neat interchanges along I-35 through Austin.  (Over 20 new high resolution photos).

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/35/index.html
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