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Crash_It:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 31, 2023, 09:14:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on January 31, 2023, 08:42:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 24, 2023, 01:51:41 PM ---Rockford has its own 11'-8" bridge! And a 2-way signal for the narrow sharp S-curve under the railroad viaduct:
https://goo.gl/maps/MSazraxmQUd4AwpaA
Nothing new per se, but I thought it was interesting.
I'm planning to pass through Cairo sometime in February. I passed through there in 2008 and wow, what a ghost town. All the signals were turned off to dark. It feels post-apocalyptic, which can be kind of a fun vibe for a short while.
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Been through it before. It's interesting. Now, for real battle scars, nothing beats Brandon Road here in town. That one really needs its own YouTube page as it rivals 11 Foot 8 for crashes, and definitely has more semi crashes.
https://goo.gl/maps/W8Sn1qSNspYBFi957
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Maybe if they installed an MUTCD-compliant sign, trucks wouldn't hit it. :spin:
Edit: That road's got everything. Draw bridge, long river bridge, railroad crossing, low-clearance underpass. Also, IDOT can't seem to make low clearance signs either anymore.
https://goo.gl/maps/H9mkZwrZHo1dpJjP8
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It's not IDOT's fault that truckers are retarded and can't read.
Flint1979:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 31, 2023, 09:14:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on January 31, 2023, 08:42:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 24, 2023, 01:51:41 PM ---Rockford has its own 11'-8" bridge! And a 2-way signal for the narrow sharp S-curve under the railroad viaduct:
https://goo.gl/maps/MSazraxmQUd4AwpaA
Nothing new per se, but I thought it was interesting.
I'm planning to pass through Cairo sometime in February. I passed through there in 2008 and wow, what a ghost town. All the signals were turned off to dark. It feels post-apocalyptic, which can be kind of a fun vibe for a short while.
--- End quote ---
Been through it before. It's interesting. Now, for real battle scars, nothing beats Brandon Road here in town. That one really needs its own YouTube page as it rivals 11 Foot 8 for crashes, and definitely has more semi crashes.
https://goo.gl/maps/W8Sn1qSNspYBFi957
--- End quote ---
Maybe if they installed an MUTCD-compliant sign, trucks wouldn't hit it. :spin:
Edit: That road's got everything. Draw bridge, long river bridge, railroad crossing, low-clearance underpass. Also, IDOT can't seem to make low clearance signs either anymore.
https://goo.gl/maps/H9mkZwrZHo1dpJjP8
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I think I'd be confused with that sign.
paulthemapguy:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 31, 2023, 09:14:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on January 31, 2023, 08:42:17 PM ---Been through it before. It's interesting. Now, for real battle scars, nothing beats Brandon Road here in town. That one really needs its own YouTube page as it rivals 11 Foot 8 for crashes, and definitely has more semi crashes.
https://goo.gl/maps/W8Sn1qSNspYBFi957
--- End quote ---
Maybe if they installed an MUTCD-compliant sign, trucks wouldn't hit it. :spin:
Edit: That road's got everything. Draw bridge, long river bridge, railroad crossing, low-clearance underpass. Also, IDOT can't seem to make low clearance signs either anymore.
https://goo.gl/maps/H9mkZwrZHo1dpJjP8
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Between you and me, I'm pretty sure Joliet Township went rogue and put those low clearance signs on that pole. Either that or they fabricated the signs and gave them to the state to install. I know it wasn't the County, for reasons...and I think IDOT would put up a proper sign on their own accord because they do everything at their own sign shop, outfitted with all the right templates and materials. I've seen other low clearance signs around Joliet that look exactly the same in that improper way, and they also lead to township roads...
Brandon Road is my alternate route to work when the Interstate 80 bridge is jammed or under emergency repairs. It's a terrible alternate, though, because it can be held up by a train or by a barge moving through the canal. If a barge is there, it'll get you stuck there a good 15 to 20 minutes. The road has some old nifty 12-8-8s though!
JoePCool14:
--- Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 01, 2023, 07:28:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 31, 2023, 09:14:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on January 31, 2023, 08:42:17 PM ---Been through it before. It's interesting. Now, for real battle scars, nothing beats Brandon Road here in town. That one really needs its own YouTube page as it rivals 11 Foot 8 for crashes, and definitely has more semi crashes.
https://goo.gl/maps/W8Sn1qSNspYBFi957
--- End quote ---
Maybe if they installed an MUTCD-compliant sign, trucks wouldn't hit it. :spin:
Edit: That road's got everything. Draw bridge, long river bridge, railroad crossing, low-clearance underpass. Also, IDOT can't seem to make low clearance signs either anymore.
https://goo.gl/maps/H9mkZwrZHo1dpJjP8
--- End quote ---
Between you and me, I'm pretty sure Joliet Township went rogue and put those low clearance signs on that pole. Either that or they fabricated the signs and gave them to the state to install. I know it wasn't the County, for reasons...and I think IDOT would put up a proper sign on their own accord because they do everything at their own sign shop, outfitted with all the right templates and materials. I've seen other low clearance signs around Joliet that look exactly the same in that improper way, and they also lead to township roads...
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Oh you sweet summer child...
paulthemapguy:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on February 01, 2023, 10:49:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 01, 2023, 07:28:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 31, 2023, 09:14:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on January 31, 2023, 08:42:17 PM ---Been through it before. It's interesting. Now, for real battle scars, nothing beats Brandon Road here in town. That one really needs its own YouTube page as it rivals 11 Foot 8 for crashes, and definitely has more semi crashes.
https://goo.gl/maps/W8Sn1qSNspYBFi957
--- End quote ---
Maybe if they installed an MUTCD-compliant sign, trucks wouldn't hit it. :spin:
Edit: That road's got everything. Draw bridge, long river bridge, railroad crossing, low-clearance underpass. Also, IDOT can't seem to make low clearance signs either anymore.
https://goo.gl/maps/H9mkZwrZHo1dpJjP8
--- End quote ---
Between you and me, I'm pretty sure Joliet Township went rogue and put those low clearance signs on that pole. Either that or they fabricated the signs and gave them to the state to install. I know it wasn't the County, for reasons...and I think IDOT would put up a proper sign on their own accord because they do everything at their own sign shop, outfitted with all the right templates and materials. I've seen other low clearance signs around Joliet that look exactly the same in that improper way, and they also lead to township roads...
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Oh you sweet summer child...
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Oh....oh no...What hath IDOT wrought?
And for the record I was born in November :hyper:
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