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[US71]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_71/sets/72157637806872164/

A work in progress: pre-drive on I-49 in Louisiana.  I'll post a few here, but most will be on my Flickr page.

H/T to Grzrd for helping setting this up.


LA/AR State Line


Bridge work on I-49 in Arkansas


Speed Limit 75


US 71 @ I-49 near Gilliam
(this will be the northern terminus of 49 until Arkansas is ready to go)


Off-ramp to US 71 from I-49 at Gilliam


Advance exit sign for LA 173

[Grzrd]

Great shots, US71! Thank you for sharing.

One note about the "Speed Limit 75" sign. Segments B-D will be local traffic only until Arkansas finishes its section, tentatively in May. The posted "75" picture is from the B-D stretch, I think Segment B. The only signage on B-D is for the speed limit and "bridge freezes before roadway" signs.  It is an unusual situation to drive an interstate with such minimal signage. I like to think of it as a temporary "neighborhood interstate".

[bassoon1986]

East and West US 71....whoops!

[txstateends]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_71/sets/72157637806872164/

A work in progress: pre-drive on I-49 in Louisiana.  I'll post a few here, but most will be on my Flickr page.

H/T to Grzrd for helping setting this up.


Advance exit sign for LA 173

Great pix!!  But, what is up with that smushed LA shield??  It almost looks like a big white loveseat.

[pctech]

Yeah I noticed the US 71 East-West too. DODT is obviously directionally challenged, as  this pops up over the state. 

[US71]

Yeah I noticed the US 71 East-West too. DODT is obviously directionally challenged, as  this pops up over the state. 

LaDOTD was notified of this error, but I've not been back to veirfy if it's been corrected.  I suspect it was a contractor error.

[cjk374]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_71/sets/72157637806872164/

A work in progress: pre-drive on I-49 in Louisiana.  I'll post a few here, but most will be on my Flickr page.

H/T to Grzrd for helping setting this up.


Advance exit sign for LA 173

Great pix!!  But, what is up with that smushed LA shield??  It almost looks like a big white loveseat.

You will be hard-pressed to find a constant look for the state shields on exit signs in Louisiana. everything from fine-detailed to love seats to what-the-hell-is-that-supposed-to-be shapes.