If anyone can answer these questions, post your reply here and I will relay to those who wrote.
Subject: AARoads feedback: Midpoint of Highway U.S. 1
Name: Aubrey J.
Link:
As U.S. 1 goes from Key West to Maine, I\'ve often wondered where the midpoint of this great highway is. Can you tell me?
Thank you very much,
Name: Barry H.
Link:
Is Hoosier Pass open now? I am planning a trip up that way and want to take that pass.
Thank You,
Barry H.
QuoteSubject: AARoads feedback: Midpoint of Highway U.S. 1
Name: Aubrey J.
Link:
As U.S. 1 goes from Key West to Maine, I\'ve often wondered where the midpoint of this great highway is. Can you tell me?
Thank you very much,
I calculated it according to mileage and the answer is in Richmond, VA at VA 147 East(W Cary St)(US 1 is also multiplexed with US 301 here)(according to the VA Highways Project and other sites accessed from http://www.us-highways.com/ (http://www.us-highways.com/)) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi622.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ftt304%2F24DIDNOTWIN%2FUS1ANDUS301NORTHATVA147EAST.jpg&hash=99a476fe3ad25a9cda8d6316fa74bee6bfaf4927) and to be fair to VA 147 the next intersection for VA 147 West(W Main St)(as VA 147 is split into one-way streets in Downtown Richmond) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi622.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ftt304%2F24DIDNOTWIN%2FUS1ANDUS301NORTHATVA147WEST.jpg&hash=69468f87883314897832e526ce9a763b2481daa3)
QuoteName: Barry H.
Link:
Is Hoosier Pass open now? I am planning a trip up that way and want to take that pass.
Thank You,
Barry H.
I thought Hoosier Pass was open all year, except in storms. Check the weather, I guess.
Name: Gregory
Link: No
is elko bigger then ely
yes, one letter bigger
As of the 2000 Census, Elko had a population of 16,980, while Ely had a population of 4,041.
Thanks Scott, here is another I got today:
Hello -
I am doing research on I-469 for the Strategic Highway Research Program. I read on www.interstate-guide.com (http://www.interstate-guide.com) that the cost of the road was $207,000,000. Do you know what year dollars that figure is in? I need to convert it to current year dollars. Thanks.
Susan
Subject: motorcycle trip
Name: Sam D.
Comments: am looking for map with 2 lane an scenic roads from punta gorda fl. to cheboygan michigan....would prefer fl,ga,sc,nc,tenn,ky,oh,mi....is this available,or anything like it??????????? SAM
Quote from: AARoads on May 29, 2009, 02:18:56 PM
Subject: motorcycle trip
Name: Sam D.
Comments: am looking for map with 2 lane an scenic roads from punta gorda fl. to cheboygan michigan....would prefer fl,ga,sc,nc,tenn,ky,oh,mi....is this available,or anything like it??????????? SAM
There
might be a website for motorcyclists showing sceninc drives, but I have no idea where it is.
One from this evening:
Do you have any information regarding Foster Elementary School on Hwy 285; the mile maker is 194 which is just past Fairplay, CO? I was just in Colorado in July and I am fascinated by old buildings. I would love to write a book about my travels and want to include historical old buildings.
I saw a sign for Georgia Highway 54 near Forest Park that read something like "..Georgia 55 and exit 54!"
Aren't these two numbers backwards? Shouldn't it read.."Georgia 54 and exit 55?" Thanks :):)
Lance D., Thomaston, GA
Hello,
This is just a shot in the dark, but do you know who handles the small, directional signs off I-635? The ones that say which businesses are located off that off ramp? Any help you could give me would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Joan H.
There are probably several companies, but one I know of is Hiway Supply Company, Inc in Harrisburg, PA
best bet is to talk to the state DOT.
Which I-635? I would bet that the ones on I-635 in KS would be done in-house by KDOT.
Quote from: AARoadsI saw a sign for Georgia Highway 54 near Forest Park that read something like "..Georgia 55 and exit 54!"
Aren't these two numbers backwards? Shouldn't it read.."Georgia 54 and exit 55?" Thanks :):)
Lance D., Thomaston, GA
Yes, you're right. The numbers are backwards. Exit 55: S.R. 54/Jonesboro Road - Forest Park.
Be well,
Bryant
QuoteWhich I-635? I would bet that the ones on I-635 in KS would be done in-house by KDOT.
I wrote her back and asked which Interstate 635:
I'm actually referring to the one in Texas. Sorry I didn't make that clear...Specifically Mesquite Texas. Zip code 75150 in the Town East Mall.
I was searching the web trying to find out what the speed limit at mile marker 53 was on I-26 West in North Carolina. I was traveling through there this past week and was pulled over being told that the speed limit was 55 but I never saw anything posted under 60 on the interstate the whole time that I was traveling it. If you have any information on this it would be awesome. It was between exits 49 and 54. Thanks a bunch!
- Liz N.
Truman Parkway-Savannah, Ga
Any info. on the final phase of this project?
- Danny K.
QuoteI was searching the web trying to find out what the speed limit at mile marker 53 was on I-26 West in North Carolina. I was traveling through there this past week and was pulled over being told that the speed limit was 55 but I never saw anything posted under 60 on the interstate the whole time that I was traveling it. If you have any information on this it would be awesome. It was between exits 49 and 54. Thanks a bunch!
- Liz N.
The speed limit just past the interchange is 65 MPH.
QuoteQuoteI was searching the web trying to find out what the speed limit at mile marker 53 was on I-26 West in North Carolina. I was traveling through there this past week and was pulled over being told that the speed limit was 55 but I never saw anything posted under 60 on the interstate the whole time that I was traveling it. If you have any information on this it would be awesome. It was between exits 49 and 54. Thanks a bunch!
The speed limit just past the interchange is 65 MPH.
However, before exit 54, there is a 55 limit on the Green River Gorge (Source (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.263877,-82.362785&spn=0.012019,0.055747&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=35.263866,-82.362801&panoid=kjTPeZBh92M4ID5kNyf3Kg&cbp=11,278.46,,0,0.36)), so perhaps that's where the confusion came in despite the fact that it goes back to 65 before exit 54 (source (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.277962,-82.391582&spn=0.012017,0.055747&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=35.277962,-82.391564&panoid=tZPayYhI22GI0y-x5-rSnw&cbp=11,12.09,,0,6.04)).
Quote from: Mr. Matté on August 24, 2009, 05:24:20 PM
However, before exit 54, there is a 55 limit on the Green River Gorge (Source (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.263877,-82.362785&spn=0.012019,0.055747&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=35.263866,-82.362801&panoid=kjTPeZBh92M4ID5kNyf3Kg&cbp=11,278.46,,0,0.36)), so perhaps that's where the confusion came in despite the fact that it goes back to 65 before exit 54 (source (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.277962,-82.391582&spn=0.012017,0.055747&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=35.277962,-82.391564&panoid=tZPayYhI22GI0y-x5-rSnw&cbp=11,12.09,,0,6.04)).
From the source, that 55 speed limit was not posted as a standard speed limit sign, but as a separate panel underneath a large warning sign. The fact that the speed limit panel is black text on white in the standard regulatory color scheme probably makes it legally binding. However, that really is not the best way to post a speed limit, and it does not conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standard for speed limit sign sizes (Table 2B-1 in Section 2B.03) nor North Carolina's 2004 state supplement to the MUTCD. I can understand there being confusion there. Depending upon NC state laws regarding regulatory signs and/or compliance with MUTCD & state supplement, there might be a legal grounds to get out of the ticket...
Yeah, that's an awkward way to post a speed limit indeed.
Be well,
Bryant
Quote from: AARoads on August 24, 2009, 12:08:33 PM
I was searching the web trying to find out what the speed limit at mile marker 53 was on I-26 West in North Carolina. I was traveling through there this past week and was pulled over being told that the speed limit was 55 but I never saw anything posted under 60 on the interstate the whole time that I was traveling it. If you have any information on this it would be awesome. It was between exits 49 and 54. Thanks a bunch!
- Liz N.
I was on that just yesterday. (literally) I don't remember exactly but I think Mr. Matté is right.
Not the best way to post a speed limit on the bottom 1/6th of a sign. At least have huge diamond signs with a speed limit sign in the middle preceding this grade sign. Hope the ticket is thrown out because the sign is definitely not standard, and it's a cheap (shot) way to rack up tickets by putting a huge ENTERING BLAHBLAHBLAH since nobody pays attention to the ENTERING part.
Also, driving at 60+ mph, do you really have the time to read the WHOLE sign before making that sharp turn ahead??? It should be illegal since it could cause more danger than safety.
QuoteFrom the source, that 55 speed limit was not posted as a standard speed limit sign, but as a separate panel underneath a large warning sign.
This type of panel is an advisory speed plate, and is not a speed limit. I do not think it is enforceable, since it is not regulatory. I have to think that most states have speed limits set by ordinance, which state that the regulatory sign needs to be posted. (This is what New Jersey does, anyway.)
Quote from: akotchi on August 27, 2009, 12:30:51 PM
This type of panel is an advisory speed plate, and is not a speed limit. I do not think it is enforceable, since it is not regulatory. I have to think that most states have speed limits set by ordinance, which state that the regulatory sign needs to be posted. (This is what New Jersey does, anyway.)
I think it may very well be a speed limit, not an advisory, since it is white with black legend, and has the words SPEED LIMIT.
sneaky, yes. Someone needs to take a shotgun to that sign.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on August 27, 2009, 01:27:49 PM
Quote from: akotchi on August 27, 2009, 12:30:51 PM
This type of panel is an advisory speed plate, and is not a speed limit. I do not think it is enforceable, since it is not regulatory. I have to think that most states have speed limits set by ordinance, which state that the regulatory sign needs to be posted. (This is what New Jersey does, anyway.)
I think it may very well be a speed limit, not an advisory, since it is white with black legend, and has the words SPEED LIMIT.
It cannot be an advisory speed plate, because it actually says "Speed Limit 55" and uses black on white in the regulatory (i.e. legally enforceable) fashion. An advisory speed plate would be black on yellow with a "55 MPH" legend.
Not the way a speed limit should be posted, as it should be on a standard sign as I mentioned previously...
Oops . . . I stand corrected. I was relying on the description, because the picture did not come up for me the first few times. I finally got a good look at the source photo from another computer.
I agree with what was said in the last few posts.
Name: Renee A.
Is there a place between near exit 22 off of I-20 in South Carolina to leave a car overnight?
Name: James B.
I am trying to find out the history of the Stone & Brass Eagle topped \"monument\" on the North side of I-80, just inside CA, that was removed by
CalTrans about 20 years ago! Someone told me that it was dedicated by
the BSA on completion of the highway along the Truckee River by Floriston, CA. I remember seeing it when traveling on Hwy. 40 in the 1950s.
Also, I would like to know the locations & history of the \"highway water fountains/radiator water fill pipes\" located on Hwy. 40 in CA.
Can you tell me where I can obtain such information?
any quiet residential side street...
Name: Ken K.
Are there any plans to extend I-40 from Barstow thru Bakersfield to I-5 along the CA SR-58 Barstow to Bakersfield and along Stockdale Highway Bakersfield to I-5?
1. the signal light at Kramer Jct (CA SR-58 and US 395) in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert during the holiday season is ridiculous, one Dec 26 we were stuck in traffic eastbound there for over an hour between the end of the freeway at Boron (the Kern/SanBernadino County line) and the signal light. Absolutely ridiculous. (It might be like that this weekend also). (Still when going from Sacramento to Palm Springs, using Tehachapi Pass and Cajon Pass beat by far the Grapevine followed by the I-210 parking lot between Pasadena and Pomona).
2. it would mean the construction of a new freeway between Bakersfield and I-5 along Stockdale Highway past CSUBakersfield, and there probably isn't any money for that. Currently for Bay Area etc. southbound I-5 travelers to get to Tehachapi they must cross the valley on some nice two lane roads like either CA SR-46, CA SR 58, Lerdo Highway, or Stockdale Highway.
3. it would require a few fixes between Tehachapi and Edison, some curves, some onramps/offramps a little too short (like many on older freeways), an overpass at the junction of CA-213 instead of a divided highway left turn lane, etc.
4. the new Mojave CA SR-58 freeway bypass is a great start.
5. Bakersfield would be on an interstate before Fresno. LOL!
Thank you for your time and any response.
Quote from: AARoads on November 28, 2009, 11:20:20 AM
Name: Ken K.
Are there any plans to extend I-40 from Barstow thru Bakersfield to I-5 along the CA SR-58 Barstow to Bakersfield and along Stockdale Highway Bakersfield to I-5?
1. the signal light at Kramer Jct (CA SR-58 and US 395) in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert during the holiday season is ridiculous, one Dec 26 we were stuck in traffic eastbound there for over an hour between the end of the freeway at Boron (the Kern/SanBernadino County line) and the signal light. Absolutely ridiculous. (It might be like that this weekend also). (Still when going from Sacramento to Palm Springs, using Tehachapi Pass and Cajon Pass beat by far the Grapevine followed by the I-210 parking lot between Pasadena and Pomona).
2. it would mean the construction of a new freeway between Bakersfield and I-5 along Stockdale Highway past CSUBakersfield, and there probably isn't any money for that. Currently for Bay Area etc. southbound I-5 travelers to get to Tehachapi they must cross the valley on some nice two lane roads like either CA SR-46, CA SR 58, Lerdo Highway, or Stockdale Highway.
3. it would require a few fixes between Tehachapi and Edison, some curves, some onramps/offramps a little too short (like many on older freeways), an overpass at the junction of CA-213 instead of a divided highway left turn lane, etc.
4. the new Mojave CA SR-58 freeway bypass is a great start.
5. Bakersfield would be on an interstate before Fresno. LOL!
Thank you for your time and any response.
This has been a topic of discussion in the regional forums and as a frequent traveler to Las Vegas from northern California possible improvements to CA-58 always get my attention. From what I have been able to gather, CalTrans is currently studying construction options for bypasses around Kramer Junction and Hinkley (just west of Barstow). Below are links to the project websites...
SR-58 Kramer Junction Expressway Project (http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist8/projects/san_bernardino/sr58/kramerjunction/index.htm)
SR-58 via Hinkley EIS/R (http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist8/projects/san_bernardino/sr58/hinkley/index.htm)
There have also been studies done to extend the CA-58 freeway/expressway west of Bakersfield along a few different alignments all the way to I-5. This project is called the "Centennial Corridor Project" (http://dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/projects/centennial/index.html)
Name: Martin M
Thank you for being available. I have a photo which represents a single version of a series of signs which are posted along most of Pennsylvania interstates & other limited access roads. Their meaning has made me very curious. They appear to represent mileage points but do NOT match the concurrent interstate markers on the same roads. We travel I70/76 and US15 often and that's where we see them. Very grateful for any help
Did "Martin M" send along the photo?
Quote from: AARoads on February 08, 2010, 11:31:32 AM
Name: Martin M
Thank you for being available. I have a photo which represents a single version of a series of signs which are posted along most of Pennsylvania interstates & other limited access roads. Their meaning has made me very curious. They appear to represent mileage points but do NOT match the concurrent interstate markers on the same roads. We travel I70/76 and US15 often and that's where we see them. Very grateful for any help
Is he refering to the reference markers? Those are the black-on-white signs which contain the SR designation and the segment numbers (A PDF posted on Jeff Kitsko's site (http://www.pahighways.com/state/LRS.pdf) explains the segment numbers as well as the location referencing system as a whole.) Of course, the markers are found on all the state highways, not just the freeways and expressways.
Name: Mark P
Hello, I was looking for information on some roads to take through Wyoming for a road trip I have in March, and I saw your site.
I've read that route 212 (Beartooth Highway) closes in the winter, but I haven't seen anything about 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway) closing. It looks like 296 meets up with 212 at its northmost point.
My plan is to drive northwest from Cody up 120 and turn west at 296, then head up to 212 and continue northwest to Cooke City, Montana. Would I be able to do this in mid-March, or would 296 be a dead end once it hit 212? I'd appreciate any help you could give me on this. Thanks!
There's 0 chance the Beartooth is open in March. Memorial Day is usually the rough date for opening. It's been a mild winter, but not THAT mild. The NPS won't even do an initial opening assessment until mid-March.
Hold up- if he's heading to Cooke City he can take 296 to 212. For some reason I got East and West mixed up. That's the only way in and out of Cooke City in the winter and they DO keep that open.
Name: Frank A.
I am looking for the mid way point between Albany NY and Boston Mass on interstate 90. I will be meeting a friend and we want to both be able to exit to either a east west rest area or a common exit for both East and West bound. Any suggestions ?
Quote from: AARoads on June 18, 2010, 11:51:02 AM
Name: Frank A.
I am looking for the mid way point between Albany NY and Boston Mass on interstate 90. I will be meeting a friend and we want to both be able to exit to either a east west rest area or a common exit for both East and West bound. Any suggestions ?
is this to note the exact middle of the route for roadgeeking purposes? if not - i.e. they're just looking for a good place to meet that has both of them driving about an equal amount - just eyeball it and if they're off by a mile or 5, so be it. Hint, it's about 80-90 miles from each.
Well, judging from Wikipedia's exit lists (I've never been to NY or MA), you have about 20.2 miles between Albany and MA, and 134.6 miles from NY/MA to I-93 in Boston, giving you a total distance of 154.8, so halfway would be 77.4. Subtract the 20.2 miles on the NY side, and the best place to meet would be around MA milepost 57.2. The Ludlow service plaza is about at that point.
But since the service plaza isn't exactly "dual-direction accessible", they might as well just use Exit 7 (MA 21) which is just west of the service plaza anyway...
Name: Nick Z.
QuoteWe were going north on 795, and it dumped us onto 264, then to I-95. Coming back south, we knew there was an exit off to continue the 795 leg from 264.
I was traveling south from I-95 and go onto I-795 to go to Wilmington. It cuts 20 miles off the trip.
However, on I-795 going south with 264, The interstate exits (splits) off from US264 at exit 43C. However, even though there are two overhead structures over the interstate for the exit, there is no interstate 795 signs on either of these.
No indication at all, so we kept going on 264, awaiting for an exit sign where we turn. None ever materialized. After we went another 8 miles before giving up on that one. I am good at directions and knowing reasonable where we are, so I took another road to the right and eventually made it to 117. Check out the google maps and view the road way, you will notice that both of the overhead exit signs have no mention of 795. They only say "US117 Goldsboro Kenly".
We were looking for our 795 sign. Who can we contact to get a sign added so other will know where they are going as well.
I'd have to double-check my photos, but I'm pretty sure those overhead guide signs with I-795 shields were there back in October.
According to Bob Malme http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/fut795.html the I 795 overhead signage was installed in March 2010.
Name: James H.
QuoteThe statement is being made here in eastern South Carolina that I-20
originally was slated to run to Myrtle Beach but that Florence stopped
the route there. Is this fact, or local fiction? I read that North Carolina
has wanted I-20 to end at Wilmington some day.
If you can reference information about this routing of I-20 in the beginning
it will be useful.
I wrote back that the concept of extending I-20 east to NC is NC's idea and that SC has not gotten on board with this. As to the other question, this is the first time I have heard of the Florence thing.
If there was a proposal to extend I-20 east of Florence, it didn't exist at the Federal level. As far back as 1947, I-20 was slated to end at Florence. Even in the 1968-70 Interstate extension requests, there wasn't any consideration of continuing east of Florence.
Quote from: Alex on October 12, 2011, 10:11:15 AM
Name: James H.
QuoteThe statement is being made here in eastern South Carolina that I-20
originally was slated to run to Myrtle Beach but that Florence stopped
the route there. Is this fact, or local fiction? I read that North Carolina
has wanted I-20 to end at Wilmington some day.
If you can reference information about this routing of I-20 in the beginning
it will be useful.
I wrote back that the concept of extending I-20 east to NC is NC's idea and that SC has not gotten on board with this. As to the other question, this is the first time I have heard of the Florence thing.
At least the former NC governor had dreams, when I was doing business in Wilmington a few years ago, of turning Wilmington into an Interstate hub, with I-20 going there along with I-40 and I-74. But as you said, no indication of SC buying into the I-20 part of that ambition.
Oscar (in Mendocino CA for a few days)
Thanks for those responses, I forward them on to the individual.
Received another question:
Name: Annette
QuoteLast night we were traveling on I94, e bnd from Mapleton. The speed drops down from 75 mph to 65 mph shortly before the exchange at West Fargo. Could you tell me if it has always dropped down to 65 mph before the exchange (Ebnd) or if it had recently been moved. My husband believes that it had formerly been posted 65 mph AFTER the WFgo exchange for Ebnd.....
Wait, there are people in North Dakota?
Locally folks in Myrtle Beach had pushed for a Florence to MB highway. Congress authorized it to be studied as early as 1982, but there had long been a local push for the road.
http://www.gribblenation.com/conway_bypass/i73.html (i think today is the first time i looked at that page since I updated it nearly five years ago).
Email I received yesterday, does anyone know offhand?
QuoteHello. I'm trying to find out the highest elevation on I-95. I was told it was in Maine. Can you shed some light on this for me? Thank you.Jim
If it's in Maine (which seems likely), it's about 720 feet between Ludlow and Smyrna Mills.
Maybe one of our California members has seen this map?
QuoteHi,
I was at the gas station in Nyack, California and saw a wonderful map that illustrated where the current remains of Highway 40 were. It showed it from Sacramento to Reno. Is such a map available to purchase?
Thanks,
Steve
Any of our Vermont members, or those familiar with the area have an idea?
QuoteVermont people-
We are planning a bike trip ending in Burlington and we are planning to take Rt.2 Roosevelt Highway from the north down into Burlington. Is this route bike friendly?
Thanks.
Lee N
While I've never touched Vermont, browsing over GMSV, it looks like a lot of US 2 has a wide enough shoulder for bike usage, at least until Montpelier.
In any case - I wouldn't doubt Froggie being able to answer this question. ;-)
Most of US 2 is fairly bike friendly, though there are sections that lack shoulders, and if they're coming from the north, as soon as they cross over from Grand Isle, it's a limited-access section...I'm not sure what the bike accommodation is for those coming from Grand Isle on bike.
But if they're doing this trip soon and over a weekend, the Island Line Bike Ferry (http://www.localmotion.org/programs/islandline/bike-ferry) runs until October 13. It's located here (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Island+Line+Bike+Ferry&hl=en&sll=44.575796,-73.285675&sspn=0.15138,0.363579&hq=Island+Line+Bike+Ferry&t=m&z=12), and ties into a rail-trail that'll bring them right down into downtown Burlington at the waterfront.
Thanks Froggie, I relayed your response!
Jake, Zeffy, anyone else have an idea?
QuoteHello,
I'm making a road sign for a film, something like the attached [see below] but only featuring the city of Chicago and the distance to it. How would I go about figuring out the size of a sign like that without actually measuring one on a highway? Thank you.
Brandon
(https://www.aaroads.com/california/images005/i-005_sb_exit_525b_01.jpg)
If sign specs aren't available, then park on the shoulder and measure it. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes at most.
The best strategy to not stand out would be to use whomever has the most "worklike" vehicle that would at a passing glance look like it belonged to a DOT inspector. Wear a florescent safety vest so other drivers or passing law enforcement think you are merely at work, and you shouldn't raise any red flags.
Quote from: Alex on September 20, 2014, 01:46:05 PM
Jake, Zeffy, anyone else have an idea?
QuoteHello,
I'm making a road sign for a film, something like the attached [see below] but only featuring the city of Chicago and the distance to it. How would I go about figuring out the size of a sign like that without actually measuring one on a highway? Thank you.
Brandon
(https://www.aaroads.com/california/images005/i-005_sb_exit_525b_01.jpg)
Using my ghetto methods in assuming the UC letter height is 16", I got the measurements of 309" x 67" (estimated, and probably wrong).
If he really wants to get into the weeds (http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/publ/guidesigndesign/2013guidesigndesignmanual.pdf), using MnDOT standard. Relevant pages would be 3-8, 3-12, and Example #7 starting on page 4-45, modified of course for only one city instead of three. It should be noted that MnDOT rounds overall sign dimensions to the nearest 6", and adjusts spacing accordingly.
For a single-city distance sign, they would use an overall sign height of 36"...2" border on each side, 13.333" city name and numerals, and 9.333" spacing between the city name/numerals and the borders on the top and bottom sides.
It would be fairly easy to use the MUTCD, chapter 2D, to derive the height of the sign based on the message. Use the recommended height of the text, add margins, add border, done.
Does anyone know off-hand?
QuoteI read on your website that shows I-19, in Nogales, ends at about the West Street intersection near downtown. That is the point where it downgrades from freeway standards. I have also seen other sources that says it continues as a surface street to the intersection of Sonoita Avenue and Crawford Street.
I have 2 questions. 1) I read somewhere, I believe it was on your site, that an unsigned state highway connects the end of I-19 to Grand Avenue. If so, does it have a number, but it just isn't posted? 2) If it does end at Crawford Street, it seems kind of silly that it would end just 2 blocks away from Grand Avenue, which is I-19 Business Loop.
I would appreciate any information you can give me on this subject.
According to ADOT's Route Log (http://www.azdot.gov/docs/default-source/planning/2012shslog.pdf?sfvrsn=2), I-19 begins at the Crawford St/Grand Ave intersection, and BL-19 extends down Grand Ave to the Mexico border.
Probably little chance of finding out what this was, but thought I'd share it with the board to see if anyone has any insight.
QuoteOK back in, I'm gonna guess early 90s.
I went to visit a buddy in Tuscon. So instead of taking the normal 1-40 route to visit my family back East, I took the 1-10 to 1-20 route to I-40.
I think it must have been very early morning when I went thru El Paso as the sun rose.
Couldnt hold it till a rest stop or exit with a truck stop so I had to get off the freeway and look for a spot.
Of course this was maybe 25 years ago. Maybe as late as 1988. So the exits could have changed.
I think it was before I got on 1-20, but cant be 100% sure.
The exit was empty, I'm fairly certain. I don't remember any buildings or anything there. Just sandy, rocky hills.
I think I turned to the right went to the first side road. Made another right and found a ruined building.
It was on a hill slope, perhaps small, but I wasn't on flat land. I wasn't too far from the freeway. Maybe a minute or 2 from the highway.
The ruin looked old. I saw no signs marking it. It wasn't complete, just part of the shell.
For sure it wasn't modern. ( I did spot some modern ruins near a closed gas station on google maps, for certain that's not what I'm talking about).
I seem to remember bricks. maybe a couple feet tall. Dont think any walls were complete but some may have been, or been taller.
I don't know what made me think it was an old bank. Perhaps it had a cornice or columns. Maybe some concrete molding or facade.
I thought at the time, I bet this was the start to a town that never took off. Probably cause it had no spring or something.
I went thru google maps and couldnt find it.
- Erick W
It is rare that I get many site related emails anymore, but over the last couple of weeks I received a number of them. :wow:
I don't know enough about Washington roads to answer this one without digging. Figured it would just be easier to ask on his behalf here:
QuoteI'm from Eastern WA in Seattle to attend UW and of all the highway regions in Greater Seattle the Southern Regions confuse me the most.
IF possible, would you know WHEN Route 509 was built? Is it Freeway era or does its roadbed date well before this ?
I know thanks to vintage library materials of many of the PreWW2 southern routes and had not suspected that 509s route may be older than the Freeway era.
I do have your 1956 map, thank you, now to study, and also Wikipedia entries too.
Lastly, is 509 also informally called the West Seattle Freeway?
Quote from: Alex on April 14, 2020, 01:53:59 PM
It is rare that I get many site related emails anymore, but over the last couple of weeks I received a number of them. :wow:
I don't know enough about Washington roads to answer this one without digging. Figured it would just be easier to ask on his behalf here:
QuoteI'm from Eastern WA in Seattle to attend UW and of all the highway regions in Greater Seattle the Southern Regions confuse me the most.
IF possible, would you know WHEN Route 509 was built? Is it Freeway era or does its roadbed date well before this ?
I know thanks to vintage library materials of many of the PreWW2 southern routes and had not suspected that 509s route may be older than the Freeway era.
I do have your 1956 map, thank you, now to study, and also Wikipedia entries too.
Lastly, is 509 also informally called the West Seattle Freeway?
Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About SR 509 But Were Too Afraid To Ask: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22803.0
Edit to add: http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/sr509.html (Watch out for pop-ups.)
QuoteI'm a reporter for KJZZ News, which is the NPR member station for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Our radio station has a reporting project going on called Q&AZ where listeners submit questions for reporters to answer. I'm reaching out to you to see if you have the answer to this specific question.
Going northbound on Arizona State Route 51, there's an exit 5 leading to Glendale/Lincoln, and right after is exit 7 to Northern--but there's no exit 6. One of our listeners wants to know (and now I want to know) why this is. I figured AA Roads does a lot of research on these topics, and if you're willing/available, I'd love to have an interview with someone about this.
Normally I would ask Kevin, but I haven't talked with him a long time and not sure if Andy could relay the question to him in time.
So if anyone has any insight, please post here about it! I will relay any responses to her.
She also asked about being interviewed for it, so pm me if you are interested in that as well and I will follow up.
I'm not sure I would want to be interviewed on TV about this, as I'm not local, but I'm pretty sure there is no Exit 6 because SR 51 has distance-based exit numbering and the gap between Glendale/Lincoln and Northern is longer than one mile. SR 51 just looks like it has sequential numbering because it has exits at mile spacing along most of its length.
Quote from: J N Winkler on October 23, 2023, 02:33:25 PM
I'm not sure I would want to be interviewed on TV about this, as I'm not local, but I'm pretty sure there is no Exit 6 because SR 51 has distance-based exit numbering and the gap between Glendale/Lincoln and Northern is longer than one mile. SR 51 just looks like it has sequential numbering because it has exits at mile spacing along most of its length.
That was my thought as well, and it is close, but there's a bit of skew in the numbers, as you can see. I'm wondering if that single entrance ramp at 26th Street counts internally as exit 6.
(https://i.imgur.com/hls5NSh.png)
Glendale Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 5 and mile-marker 6. Therefore, its exit number is 5.
It's awfully close, but Northern Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 7 and mile-marker 8. Therefore, its exit number is 7.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z2CjDJBvpNAiDmTK6
Quote from: kphoger on October 23, 2023, 04:30:15 PM
Glendale Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 5 and mile-marker 6. Therefore, its exit number is 5.
It's awfully close, but Northern Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 7 and mile-marker 8. Therefore, its exit number is 7.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z2CjDJBvpNAiDmTK6
Interesting. That would mean that the mileages in the Wikipedia are off for some reason.
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on October 23, 2023, 07:26:00 PM
Quote from: kphoger on October 23, 2023, 04:30:15 PM
Glendale Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 5 and mile-marker 6. Therefore, its exit number is 5.
It's awfully close, but Northern Avenue's passing under SR 51 is between mile-marker 7 and mile-marker 8. Therefore, its exit number is 7.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z2CjDJBvpNAiDmTK6
Interesting. That would mean that the mileages in the Wikipedia are off for some reason.
It looks like Wikipedia mile 0 is where the mainline splits from I-10, while posted mile 0 is where it splits from the ramp to AZ 202.
I received this email that I am suspecting is a scam, because the specific image in question never was added to the site, and that the requirements indicate that I must provide a free link to an online casino website in the credit for its use (simply removing the photo is not sufficient).
The page has a 2012 photo of the Reno arch on it, which is near the location of the casino in the imgur link below.
Quote
Dear owner of aaroads.com/nevada/reno-sparks/,
I represent the Intellectual Property division. We have identified an image belonging to our client on your website.
Image Details: https://i.imgur.com/wJViRa5.jpg
Location of Usage: Reno-Sparks page
We require that you credit our client Online Casino for this image. Please add a direct and clickable hyperlink to https://www.bestonlinecasino.bet/zodiac-casino/
either beneath the image or in the footer of the page. This must be completed within the next five business days.
Please understand the seriousness of this request. Simply removing the image will not suffice. If you do not comply within the given timeframe, we will have to start legal proceedings under case No. 48329, following the DMCA Section 512(c) guidelines.
For historical image usage, you can check the Wayback Machine at web.archive.org.
This is an official notice. We value your prompt response and cooperation. Please correspond in English.
And the email is from a lady listed on a website from a Boston legal group. I looked up the email headers, and the IP address (162.0.209.82) from the email sender appears to be Los Angeles. So I am thinking this email is spoofing this lady in order to extort a free incoming link.
Almost certainly a scam, given that they don't tell you whose IP division, given the use of a case number near the end, and given the lack of reference to where this supposed case is pending. Courts don't assign case numbers until the plaintiff files the case-initiating documents (typically a summons and complaint, though the exact terminology may vary from state to state).
In any case, don't case numbers in federal court typically include the year and a division indicator?
Quote from: J N Winkler on February 20, 2024, 10:06:48 AM
In any case, don't case numbers in federal court typically include the year and a division indicator?
Most federal district courts tend to use a form substantially like 1:24-cv-00123-XYZ. The "1" denotes the court division where the case is pending (not all federal courts have divisions)—the District of Idaho, for example, technically has three divisions (Boise, Coeur d'Alene, and Pocatello), and a case number beginning with "2:" tells you it's in Coeur d'Alene. "24" denotes the year, "cv" denotes a civil case ("cr" would denote criminal), "00123" is simply the sequential case number (so this fictional case number is the 123d civil case filed in that division that year), and "XYZ" represents the assigned judge's initials. Oftentimes the case number will be truncated to the form 24-123 or 24-cv-123 if the other information isn't needed at a particular time.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 20, 2024, 09:56:00 AM
they don't tell you whose IP division
This was the biggest red flag for me.
Given the last sentence of their missive, I would have just responded with "¿Qué?"
Did .bet even exist as a top-level domain in 2012?
The idea that the only way to resolve a supposed copyright infringement is to provide a link, rather than removing the so-called infringement, is ludicrous.
You might reach out to that Boston legal group to let them know that someone is impersonating their lady.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 20, 2024, 05:50:21 PM
Did .bet even exist as a top-level domain in 2012?
I'm not sure that matters for this purpose, does it? But the answer to your question is no: the .bet TLD didn't launch until 2016.
Quote from: kphoger on February 20, 2024, 06:40:46 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 20, 2024, 05:50:21 PM
Did .bet even exist as a top-level domain in 2012?
I'm not sure that matters for this purpose, does it? But the answer to your question is no: the .bet TLD didn't launch until 2016.
Well, my original thinking was that if the photo was taken in 2012, it would be pretty silly to claim it infringed a website that couldn't have been launched until 4 years later. I guess it could have been at some other address before then, but the scammer doesn't make any mention of that, so there's no reason to extend the benefit of the doubt.
For what it's worth, the photo that the Imgur link goes to is of the Eldorado in Reno, which is owned by Caesars Entertainment. Given that Caesars owns about half of Las Vegas, they are not hurting so badly for a link from AARoads that they would sue to get one. And I would imagine that if you were being served a legitimate legal notice from Caesars, you'd damn sure know it was them.
Been so busy and haven't been on the forum in several weeks, but wanted to extend thanks to everyone who responded and alleviated the concerns I had with that spam email last month. Your insight was greatly appreciated.