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Northwest / Re: Washington

Last post by jakeroot - Today at 08:59:55 PM

You're gonna die if you go that way?

[Mukilteo Ferry] Terminal Way.

There are quite a few other "Terminal Way" designations in other parts of the country, chiefly near airports or other cargo-handling places.

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Sports / Re: General WNBA thread

Last post by bing101 - Today at 08:51:57 PM

https://apnews.com/article/candace-parker-retires-wnba-6b28339cc1e21731760e6c0c1902d1b9   

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement

#3

Northwest / Re: Washington

Last post by kkt - Today at 08:48:09 PM

You're gonna die if you go that way?

#4

Traffic Control / Re: 1-2-3 Route number Additio...

Last post by hotdogPi - Today at 08:26:45 PM

1468 = I-759 + US 431 + US 278 by paulthemapguy


AL-I-59X182N by Paul Drives, on Flickr

#5

Canada / Re: Quebec's Highways

Last post by LilianaUwU - Today at 08:12:19 PM

QC 175 between Québec and Saguenay

That's basically a freeway anyways. It has at-grade intersections, but to be fair, so does A-955, which is also posted at 100.

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Photos, Videos, and More / Re: END signs

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 08:05:32 PM

SC 460 WB at SC 160 in Fort Mill (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220257121218703&set=a.10220257220221178)

#7

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Indiana Notes

Last post by tdindy88 - Today at 06:24:57 PM

Yeah, wasn't this done like not too long ago, maybe not from I-70 northwards but the entire southeastern quadrant? What exactly needs to be done on that stretch, the concrete doesn't seem that bad along that stretch of roadway. But who knows, maybe a highway that's just had a year's worth of stuff done with the new speed limit signs and ramp metering needs even more work done on it.

Also, is the concrete section from US 31 to the White River in that bad of shape to require work done on it too?

#8

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by SEWIGuy - Today at 06:04:06 PM

But it is not required that returned merchandise be returned for cash. (It's almost always in-store credit - which is basically a gift card.) So I have no idea why gift cards should be. I mean these are gifts.

That has not been my experience.  On the few occasions I have returned things for a refund, I have typically received a chargeback on the card I used to pay.  I can't remember the last time I was asked to settle for in-store credit or a voucher that I could spend only at the business concerned.

If YOU purchased yes. But if you are given a gift with a gift receipt, it's almost always returned only for in store credit.

#9

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Illinois: Round Mile Mark...

Last post by Brandon - Today at 05:45:12 PM

State maintained =/= state route.

Wat.

It's state-maintained and it's a route. It's a state route.  It may not be a State Route, but it's a state route. The adjective "state" and the noun "route" are both correct.

IDOT maintains plenty of roads that are not signed routes. Besides signed numerical designations, there is a separate internal set of numerical designations for various roads across Illinois, state-maintained and otherwise (shown as "FAP", "FAU", etc.). But I don't think that's even what appears at the top of these mile markers.  The process of deciding these numbers for the top of these mile markers has always been a mystery to me. Such numbers are usually in the 8000s or 900s (though 316 is an oddball).

Bill Burmaster's (rmsandw) site has covered a plethora of these unsigned state highways: https://www.billburmaster.com/rmsandw/illinois/misc/il900.html

And these are just the ones IDOT marks in the wild.  District 1 has a number of unmarked state routes that lack any sort of signage whatsoever to denote them as state routes, including the circular postmiles.  The spur of the IL-53 freeway between Dundee Road and Lake-Cook Road comes to mind as just one example.

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Northwest / Re: Washington

Last post by jakeroot - Today at 05:39:54 PM

Likewise, I don't think of a 40 mph arterial with three hundred traffic lights as a "speedway".

Something brand new would be way cooler. Maybe "Terminal Way".