Daily Picture Challenge!

[hbelkins]

If someone has a good I-471 from Ohio, it should qualify.

[Jim]

Here are the 12 segments of interstates as mapped by TM that have a segment that spends under a mile in a state.  Some are just short intrastate routes.  Of course, I-95 and I-495 in DC are the same route.

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+--------+-------+--------+--------+------------------------+-----------+
| region | route | banner | abbrev | city                   | mileage   |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+------------------------+-----------+
| MT     | I-315 |        |        |                        |  0.849427 |
| MD     | I-295 |        |        |                        |  0.787973 |
| NY     | I-78  |        |        |                        |  0.766025 |
| IA     | I-480 |        |        |                        |  0.741675 |
| NY     | I-878 |        |        |                        |  0.657861 |
| OH     | I-471 |        |        |                        |   0.57136 |
| MD     | I-895 | Spr    | Fer    | Ferndale, MD           |    0.5392 |
| MD     | I-395 |        | Was    | Washington Village, MD |  0.519895 |
| IA     | I-129 |        |        |                        |  0.280296 |
| PA     | I-86  |        | SWa    | South Waverly, PA      |  0.235524 |
| DC     | I-495 |        |        |                        | 0.0679346 |
| DC     | I-95  |        |        |                        | 0.0679346 |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+------------------------+-----------+


[Eth]

If someone has a good I-471 from Ohio, it should qualify.

Presumably any I-59 shields found in Tennessee (should be plenty) would also qualify. After all, any route that doesn't enter a state at all certainly spends less than a mile there.

[MNHighwayMan]

I've never seen two different names on a set of state-named shields before.

And this is probably one of the only places you'll ever see it. This particular interchange is literally bisected by the Iowa/Missouri border. (Also worth noting that it's signed as Exit 114 on both sides.)

[Mergingtraffic]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

US-209 in upstate NY.

[formulanone]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Excluding California, this isn't an easy one.

US 67 above the Centennial Bridge in the Quad Cities:

[Jim]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

This picture's 15 years old, so I don't know if it's still there, but this was on the Harvard campus as of February 23, 2002.

[formulanone]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

This picture's 15 years old, so I don't know if it's still there, but this was on the Harvard campus as of February 23, 2002.

What's the story on that? It's been making the rounds here for years without an accompanying explanation.

Was it a reproduction sign or was it actually that ancient?

[Ian]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Not sure if this is still there or not, but this Maryland US 11 shield was in Williamsport in 2012...

[JasonOfORoads]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Historic US-30's shield includes "Oregon". Taken August 27, 2017.



The original photo I borrowed from Wikipedia (credit user Akampfer) can be found here.

[AsphaltPlanet]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

[paulthemapguy]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Just gonna reach for the low-hanging fruit on this one.


IMG_1367 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

On Van Ness Ave in San Francisco:


us101sf by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[csw]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Historic Route 66 in Carlinville, IL:

[empirestate]

Today's Challenge will be a crossover to the "road-related illustrations" crowd, as well as a reminder that this is the Daily Picture Challenge, not necessarily photo Challenge.

November 16, 2017
Challenge: Post drawings or other renderings of a sign together with its real-world counterpart.

The intent is for homemade renderings (hand-drawn, computer, LEGO, whatever...) rather than official signage plans. The real-world example can be Street View or a separate photograph; it doesn't have to appear in the same photo as the rendering.

[PHLBOS]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

This picture's 15 years old, so I don't know if it's still there, but this was on the Harvard campus as of February 23, 2002.

What's the story on that? It's been making the rounds here for years without an accompanying explanation.

Was it a reproduction sign or was it actually that ancient?

Per Oct. 2016 GSV, the sign is still there.

That particular shield is a match-in-kind replacement for this supposed-replica, scroll down for commentary.  It's likely an independent or DCR install rather than a MassDOT install.

[MCRoads]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

Just gonna reach for the low-hanging fruit on this one.


IMG_1367 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Just going to be huonest, i thought that that blue sign said "Terrorist Info"... Hope they dont go to Weed, CA, where the sign is pointing.

[Eth]

November 16, 2017
Challenge: Post drawings or other renderings of a sign together with its real-world counterpart.

Here's one that I did back in 2013:



Actual signs: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8011936,-84.4010704,3a,75y,99.85h,89.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEPR3p3tnNADqXhWU3pPhTw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It's not quite an exact replica; I made the "LEFT" exit tab only one line instead of the stupid MUTCD-standard two, and I changed the exit number from 251 to 251B to match the northbound exit number, but those were the only changes apart from some minor alignment adjustments.

[Truvelo]

If someone has a good I-471 from Ohio, it should qualify.

I have one and it was taken from north of the river so it qualifies. I'm not too keen on the font used in the 471 shield though.

[empirestate]

If someone has a good I-471 from Ohio, it should qualify.

I have one and it was taken from north of the river so it qualifies. I'm not too keen on the font used in the 471 shield though.

Alas, it does not qualify, as that Challenge is closed. Unless you have a drawing of this sign...then it would qualify!

[JasonOfORoads]

November 16, 2017
Challenge: Post drawings or other renderings of a sign together with its real-world counterpart.

I designed the old Historic Columbia River Highway shield in Photoshop for my original site. Unfortunately, the PSD for that shield is long gone, so this is the biggest version I have.



This shield was on display at the ODOT library when I took it on September 19, 2017. Very few of these shields survive in this form in the wild they were hard to read legibly at faster speeds.

[hotdogPi]

November 17, 2017: We're near the peak of the Leonids meteor shower. Post a picture containing a word that could be used to describe a meteor, meteorite, and/or meteoroid. Do not repeat any words.

"Stony" in this picture. In combination with "420", this may refer to getting stoned, but that's not relevant to this challenge.

[Jim]

November 17, 2017: We're near the peak of the Leonids meteor shower. Post a picture containing a word that could be used to describe a meteor, meteorite, and/or meteoroid. Do not repeat any words.

I'll go with one that doesn't require thinking of qualifying words..  I-40 in Arizona.  October 24, 2003.

[paulthemapguy]

November 17, 2017: We're near the peak of the Leonids meteor shower. Post a picture containing a word that could be used to describe a meteor, meteorite, and/or meteoroid. Do not repeat any words.

When you're in the Shadow of a meteor, you Run.


IMG_1326 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[roadman]

November 15...a US named or state named US shield still in the wild

This picture's 15 years old, so I don't know if it's still there, but this was on the Harvard campus as of February 23, 2002.

What's the story on that? It's been making the rounds here for years without an accompanying explanation.

Was it a reproduction sign or was it actually that ancient?

Per Oct. 2016 GSV, the sign is still there.

That particular shield is a match-in-kind replacement for this supposed-replica, scroll down for commentary.  It's likely an independent or DCR install rather than a MassDOT install.

Correct.  That was a DCR install, not MassDOT, as it's on Memorial Drive, which is a DCR "parkway" (even though it's used by regular commuters daily).

[MNHighwayMan]

November 17, 2017: We're near the peak of the Leonids meteor shower. Post a picture containing a word that could be used to describe a meteor, meteorite, and/or meteoroid. Do not repeat any words.

When you're in the Shadow of a meteor, you Run.

...while you're viewing the stars, under the bright moonlight.