https://store.randmcnally.com/2019-road-atlases.html
Still early, but, at least, still being printed.
https://www.randmcnally.com/95years
Meanwhile, in June, RMcN is releasing 'American Journey', a hardcover book that includes all the Road Atlas covers from all 95 years of its history. The cover shows a collage of some of the covers silhouetted in the shape of the US highway shield. If they're doing this for 95, what are they doing for 100?
I am excited to hear this news! :nod:
However, due to the way I usually do things, I probably won't get my own copy of it until my birthday (in November) or Christmas (December). This means I'll most likely have it by the time it is 2019, though. :-D
Amazon has it coming out tomorrow. Looking forward to another round of "Spot the Changes" .
I got my 2019 Rand McNallys today. Welcome aboard I-11 and southern I-87!
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
:clap: Looks like in a couple of weeks I'll be making my annual trip to Plainfield to the Barnes and Noble over there to go pick one up.
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on April 26, 2018, 09:53:00 AM
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
At long last, I-95 is complete from Houlton to Miami!
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on April 26, 2018, 09:53:00 AM
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
Does it still show NJ 29 as being a limited access highway with one interchange from Trenton to (now) I-295?
Quote from: jeffandnicole on April 26, 2018, 10:27:37 AM
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on April 26, 2018, 09:53:00 AM
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
Does it still show NJ 29 as being a limited access highway with one interchange from Trenton to (now) I-295?
They fixed that - 29 is shown more accurately there now.
Amazon is slow walking my preorder. The atlas came out on Monday. No shipping notice as of Thursday (today). If this happened to any of you, give them a ring via their website and chat with a rep. I wound up with a $5 credit for eligible orders from Amazon.
Rick
I just placed an order for the standard one and compact one. These are the first ever I'm getting. Hoping they'll get here in a few days.
Quote from: US 41 on April 25, 2018, 10:41:14 AM
:clap: Looks like in a couple of weeks I'll be making my annual trip to Plainfield to the Barnes and Noble over there to go pick one up.
According to the B&N website they have them in stock in Plainfield already!!! I'll have to make my trip over there on Wednesday to go get it. I'm off that day and have no plans. My typical boring life :-D.
Will pick my copy up from post office tomorrow -- looks like Amazon packaging won't fit through the mail slot at my office (where I get everything shipped; front door of my home is too close to the street to dare leave anything on the front steps for more than a few minutes). So I'll have to do the traditional year-to-year comparison/update scan later this week. Have heard about the posting of I-11 and the southern I-87; it'll be interesting to see what else triggered Rand McNally's cartographic efforts.
Hopefully they have a roadgeek or two working there to make it correct.
Mine got here! As soon as I got it I got a small crease in the otherwise pristine cover. That one'll be bugging me for a while. :pan:
I also got the compact version, because I like miniature things. I didn't check the size of the thing so it was larger than I expected. Now I can add both these to my collection of maps, which mostly consist of the maps you get at rest stops and the like.
The 2019 edition made it in today. I'll be giving it later this month to a friend as part of a grab bag of b-day presents. There's a few errors in Oregon and California but hey, it's Rand McNally after all! Nice to see I-11 showing up too.
Rick
Still no update to the iOS app version of the print atlas, by the way.
Quote from: DJStephens on May 01, 2018, 05:06:51 PM
Hopefully they have a roadgeek or two working there to make it correct.
They can get the benefits of that for free by having someone monitor this forum..
I took a quick look at the 2019 atlas today with Indiana. They do have I-69 marked from Bloomington to Martinsville with the exits marked but not numbered.
Quote from: nexus73 on May 01, 2018, 06:41:49 PM
The 2019 edition made it in today. I'll be giving it later this month to a friend as part of a grab bag of b-day presents. There's a few errors in Oregon and California but hey, it's Rand McNally after all! Nice to see I-11 showing up too.
Rick
What were they? If it's signing OR 380, that's actually correct!
Quote from: nexus73 on May 01, 2018, 06:41:49 PM
The 2019 edition made it in today. I'll be giving it later this month to a friend as part of a grab bag of b-day presents. There's a few errors in Oregon and California but hey, it's Rand McNally after all! Nice to see I-11 showing up too.
Rick
On the topic of minor mistakes, I had noticed that the new US 74 Monroe Bypass was in the atlas, but not consistently. Some pages had it and some didn't. I also don't think I saw I-11 on one of the pages, however I don't want to go back and find it if that's the case, not that big a deal.
Quote from: Bickendan on May 01, 2018, 08:35:04 PM
Quote from: nexus73 on May 01, 2018, 06:41:49 PM
The 2019 edition made it in today. I'll be giving it later this month to a friend as part of a grab bag of b-day presents. There's a few errors in Oregon and California but hey, it's Rand McNally after all! Nice to see I-11 showing up too.
Rick
What were they? If it's signing OR 380, that's actually correct!
Roads are shown incorrectly in some places. There is no expressway 97 in Klamath Falls. That section is freeway. 42 is not 4-lane all the way to Coquille from Coos Bay. There is a 4 mile gap. 42 is expressway from Winston to Green but the map shows it as 2-lane. 126 is 4-lane west of Eugene to about two miles past the Beltline Road intersection but the map shows it as 2 lane. The one mile of ODOT's bad idea, 4-lane parkway, does not show up by Lincoln Beach. A section of freeway on 18 by the Indian casino is not shown.
Oh well, other than us who are local, no one can pronounce "Oregon" correctly so why should some mapmaker in parts way away from here get our roads right?
Rick
Well at least the I-95 interchange is signed. It'll be official in four months, but who's counting?
Quote from: nexus73 on May 01, 2018, 11:06:59 PM
Oh well, other than us who are local, no one can pronounce "Oregon" correctly so why should some mapmaker in parts way away from here get our roads right?
Where I live, Oregon is pronounced correctly, but Nevada and Colorado are not.
Quote from: txstateends on April 20, 2018, 04:18:57 PM
https://www.randmcnally.com/95years
Meanwhile, in June, RMcN is releasing 'American Journey', a hardcover book that includes all the Road Atlas covers from all 95 years of its history. The cover shows a collage of some of the covers silhouetted in the shape of the US highway shield. If they're doing this for 95, what are they doing for 100?
I actually made a video on something like this a few years ago...
Changes I noticed at first glance.
Future US 412 Bypass (labeled as such) is finished from I-49 to AR 112.
DE 1 shown in blue from Dover to Frederica.
Future extension of FL 589 to FL 44 (dashed in green).
Some green dashes taken away west of O'hare. Part of them finished and labeled as IL 390.
I-69 shown as complete up to Martinsville.
US 20 is now 4 lanes from Early, IA to Sioux City, IA.
I-169 made the KY map.
I-49 complete to Shreveport, LA.
ON 401 shown in blue dashes crossing into the US (Detroit) and connecting to I-75 (new bridge).
I-11 in Nevada.
New inset maps in New Jersey- Jersey Shore and New Brunswick.
I-95 / I-295 is complete and I-276 ends in PA.
I-87 in North Carolina.
I-269 shown as complete (Again)
TX 255 is now shown as a free road (in red) rather than a toll road.
BC 1 now toll free all the way through Vancouver.
AB 1 shown as a freeway (in blue) east of Regina for a few miles. Bypass still under construction.
Autoroute 85 shown in blue from NB line to St Louis du-Ha! Ha!
New Guadalajara (Mexico) southern toll road bypass shown.
Quote from: 1 on May 02, 2018, 06:15:03 PM
Quote from: nexus73 on May 01, 2018, 11:06:59 PM
Oh well, other than us who are local, no one can pronounce "Oregon" correctly so why should some mapmaker in parts way away from here get our roads right?
Where I live, Oregon is pronounced correctly, but Nevada and Colorado are not.
I'm from Minnesota and say Or-a-gone. My wife makes fun of me and says Or-a-gun. we both say Nav-add-a and Color-add-o but our daughter says Nav-odd-a and color-odd-o.
If Fritzowl gets a job at Rand McNally we're all doomed.
Saw the 2019 Atlas at the local Barnes and Noble today. To add to the previous comments about North Carolina in addition to I-87 on the state and Raleigh inset and the US 74 Monroe Bypass:
I-73 is shown complete to its new northern terminus at NC 68 but is still shown as ending just south of Ellerbe, no reference to the newly open, or soon to open, extension further south to the future Bypass location.
I-840 is shown complete along the west side of Greensboro to US 220 and to US 29 on the east side. Only the east side has a new I-840 shield and there's no reference to I-785.
The I-140 Wilmington Bypass is shown as complete but still shows US 17 running along it and as the sole designation east of I-40 on the state map.
Only the first section of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway between Bus. 40/US 421 and US 158 is shown as under construction, not the remainder of the route to US 52 that will get underway this year.
The Fayetteville Outer Loop is shown correctly as NC 295 but only the section under construction south of the All-American Freeway to US 401 is shown, not the recently started section between I-95 and Camden Road.
US 74 (Future I-74) now is shown as limited access from US 76 west to Boardman and from Lumberton to a couple miles east/north of Orrum.
I-74 still appears along the US 74 Rockingham Bypass.
iOS update now available. Free to those who have the app.
Quote from: okc1 on May 04, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
iOS update now available. Free to those who have the app.
it's already got a big bug. No Alabama.
Also the dashed line representing the to be constructed Detroit-Windsor bridge (Howe's) is shown on the Michigan (including Detroit Inset) and Ontario maps.
As for new insets - Jersey Shore!!!???. The last time they focused a part of the state (Outer banks), the inset scale was the same as the main map. This one's slightly zoomed in. At least it replaces the redundant Newark inset (see the NYC page).
Quote from: US 41 on May 02, 2018, 08:45:01 PM
Future extension of FL 589 to FL 44 (dashed in green).
I missed my chance to go to a meeting on that. I still stay there should be some design changes near US 98 and it should be extended to US 19/98 in Red Level with a wider median west of Citrus CR 495.
My big item to look for was the CSVT. Unfortunately, there's not a trace of it on the PA map.
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 05, 2018, 07:39:04 AM
it's already got a big bug. No Alabama.
My installation includes Alabama.
Quote from: briantroutman on May 05, 2018, 08:58:15 AM
My big item to look for was the CSVT. Unfortunately, there's not a trace of it on the PA map.
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 05, 2018, 07:39:04 AM
it's already got a big bug. No Alabama.
Ah, there it is (had to force-close the app)
My installation includes Alabama.
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 05, 2018, 07:39:04 AM
Quote from: okc1 on May 04, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
iOS update now available. Free to those who have the app.
it's already got a big bug. No Alabama.
Sounds like something I would like-omitting Alabama
- UT 7 now marked as freeway all the way to Exit 15 (but not marked as only two-lane from Exit 6 eastward). (However, the St. George city map is getting increasingly useless -- it shows just basically the old downtown, while the area is sprawling rapidly and closing in on 200k population.)
- UT 154 (Bangerter Hwy.) doesn't have most of its work-in-progress shown to convert several more intersections to interchanges.
- NV 439 (USA Parkway) shown for entire length to US 50.
- In southern Nevada, US 93 divided highway expansion north of I-15 is shown as complete.
(Not 100% sure, since I use the iOS app and it just overwrites all of last year's maps.)
Got my copy downloaded today. A couple of things I noticed:
The new route of US 79 in Russellville, Ky., is not noted.
US 48 is not posted along US 219 and US 33 between Thomas/Davis and Weston, WV.
Quote from: Kniwt on May 07, 2018, 03:16:59 PM
- UT 7 now marked as freeway all the way to Exit 15 (but not marked as only two-lane from Exit 6 eastward). (However, the St. George city map is getting increasingly useless -- it shows just basically the old downtown, while the area is sprawling rapidly and closing in on 200k population.)
- UT 154 (Bangerter Hwy.) doesn't have most of its work-in-progress shown to convert several more intersections to interchanges.
- NV 439 (USA Parkway) shown for entire length to US 50.
- In southern Nevada, US 93 divided highway expansion north of I-15 is shown as complete.
(Not 100% sure, since I use the iOS app and it just overwrites all of last year's maps.)
Agreed on the St. George city map. The same thing happens on the Ogden and Provo city maps, where most of northern Davis County and northern Utah County get cut off the maps because they're not close enough to the Ogden or Provo city centers and aren't on the Salt Lake City area map. IMO, there should be city maps for Price and Cedar City as well.
By 2019, Bangerter will have 7 interchanges. There are 3 on the 2018 map, but it doesn't have the exit numbers for those (1, 3, and 13).
Is the Mountain View Corridor extension north to 4100 South there? It wasn't on the 2018 map, even though it was actually completed in 2017.
Quote from: texaskdog on May 07, 2018, 11:27:46 AM
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 05, 2018, 07:39:04 AM
Quote from: okc1 on May 04, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
iOS update now available. Free to those who have the app.
it's already got a big bug. No Alabama.
Sounds like something I would like-omitting Alabama
Toll Ride...LOL!
Rick
Quote from: US 89 on May 07, 2018, 06:00:29 PM
Is the Mountain View Corridor extension north to 4100 South there? It wasn't on the 2018 map, even though it was actually completed in 2017.
Answer appears to be no:
(https://i.imgur.com/kWSKPCX.png)
Quote from: Kniwt on May 07, 2018, 10:12:58 PM
Quote from: US 89 on May 07, 2018, 06:00:29 PM
Is the Mountain View Corridor extension north to 4100 South there? It wasn't on the 2018 map, even though it was actually completed in 2017.
Answer appears to be no:
(https://i.imgur.com/kWSKPCX.png)
Thanks for posting. As you mentioned, no Bangerter freeway or exits either.
The other thing they continue to get wrong is the ramp configuration of the downtown interchange between I-15, I-80, and SR-269. That was changed in the Olympic reconstruction project such that there isn't a ramp from I-15 south to 269 east, nor one from 269 west to 15 north; those movements were replaced by a new interchange at 400 South (also not shown). It hasn't looked like what's shown on the map since around 1997. In addition, the rail lines along 500 West south of North Temple and along 400 West were removed around the same time.
Looks like they've got some work to do in UT...
Noticed a few things in the 2019 iteration that weren't there last year:
(1) In the L.A. metro page, there's a southern continuation of the CA 241 tollway shown simply as a divided highway, likely a local facility, called Los Patrones Parkway, which ends just shy of CA 74, with a series of connecting streets. Checked GSV; ROW looks U.C. in a view from mid-2017; not quite sure exactly how to classify the road configuration. I'm sure we'll hear about it in short order.
(2) A number of roads in the Delmarva area, particularly in MD, are now showing as freeway segments, including US 301, with 4 such segments (although I'm sure in reality those have actually been around for a while, but RmcN is just now recognizing them); also a Denton bypass on MD 404 and the section of US 50 near Vienna also show up as short freeway sections.
(3) A U.C. southwest bypass of Dubuque, IA extending from US 20 east to US 61 near the US 52 "split" is shown.
I'm sure there are several more; just haven't had the time to do a more thorough comparison.
Quote from: US 41 on May 02, 2018, 08:45:01 PM
Autoroute 85 shown in blue from NB line to St Louis du-Ha! Ha!
I think I have a new favorite place name.
MapArt, who's RandMcNally rival, also sells their 2019 road atlas as well. http://www.mapart.com/Canada-USA-Road-Atlas-2019--1122_p_1920.html
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on May 14, 2018, 09:01:01 AM
MapArt, who's RandMcNally rival, also sells their 2019 road atlas as well. http://www.mapart.com/Canada-USA-Road-Atlas-2019--1122_p_1920.html
That's interesting to hear! I'm guessing that they're the Canadian equivalent to Rand McNally. Do they cover the entire country (including the Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut territories)? (because Rand McNally only does the 10 provinces)
I finally saw some copies in the nearest Wal-Mart, and I recently bought the 2018 Rand McNally Road Atlas last month.
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on April 26, 2018, 09:53:00 AM
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
Not quite. The interchange numbers have not yet been revised and the stretch of PA Turnpike between the new interchange & the US 13 interchange
should be shown in blue (free highway) vs. green-yellow (tolled highways) since that stretch will no longer be a tolled facility.
Quote from: PHLBOS on May 17, 2018, 10:54:04 AM
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on April 26, 2018, 09:53:00 AM
Quote from: Henry on April 25, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
Are the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange and I-295 extension being marked yet? They certainly weren't there in 2018.
Yes, the PA and NJ state maps (and Philly inset) show 95 running across the turnpike bridge now with the interchange at 95/276. The NJ state map and Trenton inset show 295 in PA now as well. Rand McNally has us all ready for 2019!
Not quite. The interchange numbers have not yet been revised and the stretch of PA Turnpike between the new interchange & the US 13 interchange should be shown in blue (free highway) vs. green-yellow (tolled highways) since that stretch will no longer be a tolled facility.
How do they show roads such as I-95 in Delaware from 295 to the MD State Line? it's a 'tolled' facility although the only toll is between Exit 1 and the MD State Line.
Because of the very short distance between US 13 and the new 95 Interchange (about 1.5 miles), it's not even worth trying to show that as a toll-free highway.
^ Rand McNally colors just the section between interchanges where a toll is unavoidable as green. Note also the short section of blue between the NJ Turnpike and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/903/28299721168_71172b0405_b.jpg)
Quote from: briantroutman on May 17, 2018, 11:40:54 AM
^ Rand McNally colors just the section between interchanges where a toll is unavoidable as green. Note also the short section of blue between the NJ Turnpike and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Which helpfully flags shunpike options, such as in the above map how to skip around the $4 toll on the Delaware Turnpike (I-95).
Quote from: oscar on May 17, 2018, 11:47:18 AM
Quote from: briantroutman on May 17, 2018, 11:40:54 AM
^ Rand McNally colors just the section between interchanges where a toll is unavoidable as green. Note also the short section of blue between the NJ Turnpike and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Which helpfully flags shunpike options, such as in the above map how to skip around the $4 toll on the Delaware Turnpike (I-95).
If traffic is heavy on the shunpike routes, or if there are a bunch of signals along it, I honestly don't think saving $4 is worth what extra time it might take. It should be noted, however, that I have never shunpiked this section of I-95.
Quote from: hbelkins on May 17, 2018, 12:06:50 PM
Quote from: oscar on May 17, 2018, 11:47:18 AM
Quote from: briantroutman on May 17, 2018, 11:40:54 AM
^ Rand McNally colors just the section between interchanges where a toll is unavoidable as green. Note also the short section of blue between the NJ Turnpike and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Which helpfully flags shunpike options, such as in the above map how to skip around the $4 toll on the Delaware Turnpike (I-95).
If traffic is heavy on the shunpike routes, or if there are a bunch of signals along it, I honestly don't think saving $4 is worth what extra time it might take. It should be noted, however, that I have never shunpiked this section of I-95.
Some people do it religiously. I used to do it fairly often before the express lanes were built because of the congestion issues approaching the toll plaza. Since they were built, I can fly freely thru this area. Maybe if I'm going thru the area twice in a day or weekend, or if I'll be stopping somewhere in Delaware anyway, I'll shunpike it. But otherwise, it's not worth the time.
The issue of religiously using McNally's maps to find shunpike routes is if the toll is one way. I'm sure the stretch of I-95 and US 40 in Maryland near the Susquehanna is labeled as a toll road, but someone driving southbound could be needlessly driving 30 extra minutes over 15 extra miles towards US 1 to shunpike a toll that doesn't exist in their direction.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on May 17, 2018, 12:21:16 PM
The issue of religiously using McNally's maps to find shunpike routes is if the toll is one way. I'm sure the stretch of I-95 and US 40 in Maryland near the Susquehanna is labeled as a toll road, but someone driving southbound could be needlessly driving 30 extra minutes over 15 extra miles towards US 1 to shunpike a toll that doesn't exist in their direction.
While true for the Rand McNally atlases (& probably other atlases); the actual
folding road map versions typically list the tolled crossings and whether such are one or two-way tolls.
Here is a summary of the changes to the inset map coverage that I noted in the 2019 edition of the Rand McNally Road Atlas:
- AZ: An inset of Central Grand Canyon N.P. was added. It was placed in the northwest corner of the Grand Canyon N.P. inset, resulting in loss of coverage area in the Moapa area.
- AZ: The Petrified Forest National Park inset was shifted eastward, including more of the National Park area, but excluding Holbrook.
- AR: The Hot Springs/Hot Springs National Park inset was enlarged, and the map scale was increased. The net result was more detail, but a slight loss of coverage area to the north, west and south. To accommodate this change, the positions of the Hot Springs and Pine Bluff insets were switched.
- CA: A Central Yosemite N.P. inset was added. It was mostly placed in the Pacific Ocean, but there was a slight reduction in coverage area on the north edge of the Yosemite National Park inset.
- CA: The Joshua Tree National Park inset was slightly enlarged, and the map scale was slightly increased. The net result was more detail, but a slight loss of coverage area to the west and south.
- ME: The proportions were changed on the Acadia National Park inset, and the scale was decreased. The net result was inclusion of the Schoodic Peninsula and the Maine Coastal Islands N.W.R., but a slight loss of coverage area to the south, and to the north on the Isle au Haut map. The accommodate this change, the positions of the Portland and Lewiston/Auburn insets were switched.
- MI: The Central Detroit inset was enlarged, and the scale was decreased. The net result was more coverage area. Although the details are more compact, there was little loss of detail. To accommodate this change, the positions of the Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, and Ann Arbor insets were changed. Also, there was loss of coverage to the south on the Ann Arbor inset, and slight loss of coverage to the northeast on the Grand Rapids inset.
- NE: Insets were added for Scottsbluff, North Platte, and Kearney.
- NJ: The Newark inset was eliminated. As noted previously, this inset mostly duplicated coverage on the New York City map, although there was a small loss of coverage area in the northwest corner of the former inset (around North Caldwell).
- NJ: Insets were added for New Brunswick and Jersey Shore.
- NJ: The Trenton inset was enlarged, and the scale was increased. The net result was a slight gain of coverage area on the north and east edges, but a slight loss of coverage area on the west and south edges. The position of the inset was changed, as was that of the Cape May inset.
Following is a list of cities over 100,000 in the U.S. (2017 estimate) and Canada (2016 census) that have no or minimal inset map coverage:
- Santa Clarita, CA 210,888 (the southern edge is present on the Los Angeles inset)
- Port St. Lucie, FL 189,344
- Brownsville, TX 183,299
- Elk Grove, CA 171,844
- Clarksville, TN 153,205
- Escondido, CA 151,969 (the southern edge is present on the San Diego inset)
- Murfreesboro, TN 136,372
- Visalia, CA 133,010
- Gainesville, FL 132,249
- Thousand Oaks, CA 128,995 (the eastern edge is present on the Los Angeles inset)
- Athens, GA 125,691
- Victorville, CA 122,441
- Fairfield, CA 116,266
- Temecula, CA 114,327 (the western edge is present on the Los Angeles inset)
- Everett, WA 110,079
- Santa Maria, CA 107,014
- Hillsboro, OR 106,894
- San Angelo, TX 100,119
- Vacaville, CA 100,032
- Markham, ON 328,966
- Richmond Hill, ON 195,022
- Oakville, ON 193,832
- Burlington, ON 183,314 (the southwest corner is present on the Hamilton inset)
- Oshawa, ON 159,458
- Barrie, ON 141,434
- Abbotsford, BC 141,397
- Guelph, ON 131,794
- Whitby, ON 128,377
- Kelowna, BC 127,380
- Ajax, ON 119,677
- Milton, ON 110,128
- Chatham-Kent, ON 101,647
- Red Deer, AB 100,418
Quote from: D-Dey65 on May 16, 2018, 04:59:51 PM
I finally saw some copies in the nearest Wal-Mart, and I recently bought the 2018 Rand McNally Road Atlas last month.
I haven't seen any 2019 copies at Wal-Mart. Are they cheaper than cover price?
Seems like the new editions should also be in truck stops by now.
Quote from: sparker on May 08, 2018, 03:52:47 AM
Noticed a few things in the 2019 iteration that weren't there last year:
(3) A U.C. southwest bypass of Dubuque, IA extending from US 20 east to US 61 near the US 52 "split" is shown.
Picked up a copy at Walmart in Davenport, Iowa.
The Dubuque inset shows the Southwest Arterial: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/1225/Southwest-Arterial-Project
The Iowa page however omits the new four lane alignment of U.S. 61 at Grandview. This includes a new interchange with IA 92.
Also the Quad Cities inset still shows US 67 split between State and Grant Street at I-74. State St east was removed to make way for the new I-74 bridge with Grant St widened for two way traffic in early 2017.
There could also be new linework for the US 30 freeway u/c south of Lisbon and Mt Vernon.
Quote from: Galaga King on May 28, 2018, 07:57:20 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on May 16, 2018, 04:59:51 PM
I finally saw some copies in the nearest Wal-Mart, and I recently bought the 2018 Rand McNally Road Atlas last month.
I haven't seen any 2019 copies at Wal-Mart. Are they cheaper than cover price?
Seems like the new editions should also be in truck stops by now.
They usually are cheaper than the RMcN price at any other store.
Quote from: txstateends on May 28, 2018, 10:01:33 PM
Quote from: Galaga King on May 28, 2018, 07:57:20 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on May 16, 2018, 04:59:51 PM
I finally saw some copies in the nearest Wal-Mart, and I recently bought the 2018 Rand McNally Road Atlas last month.
I haven't seen any 2019 copies at Wal-Mart. Are they cheaper than cover price?
They usually are cheaper than the RMcN price at any other store.
Plus, a free bonus is the latest directory of Wal-Marts in the U.S. and Canada. That's a feature I find useful, though the lower price is also nice since I always get at least two for each year (one to use at home, the other in my car(s) to use on the road).
Before I retired, I usually got four, including one for the mapstand in my office, which I used to lure visitors much like most people use candy jars.
I haven't yet seen the 2019 at any Wal-Mart, in part because there aren't any near where I live so I only shop at Wal-Mart on road trips.
I hadn't even clicked this thread until now, because quite honestly I'm not a fan of Rand McNally atlases. My family had one some ten-odd years ago, but I'd never really consider buying one now.
Maybe there's been a debate here on the forum before; I'm not sure, but I'm going to share my thoughts anyways: Rand McNally atlases always seem to be faded, as if from age, even when they're new. The uncolored route shields and narrow route lines add to this problem, making them hard to read. At least my Nat Geo atlas is legible from a distance, has proper coloration and looks like it was actually printed this century. Just my two cents.
(no popcorn needed, because I'm not trying to spark an argument, just being honest with my observations - there are much better atlases around :meh:)
Quote from: webny99 on May 28, 2018, 10:16:57 PMMaybe there's been a debate here on the forum before; I'm not sure, but I'm going to share my thoughts anyways: Rand McNally atlases always seem to be faded, as if from age, even when they're new. The uncolored route shields and narrow route lines add to this problem, making them hard to read. At least my Nat Geo atlas is legible from a distance, has proper coloration and looks like it was actually printed this century. Just my two cents.
You're entitled to your opinion, but this point has been rendered moot by the fact that my parents would buy a new Rand McNally every couple of years, and I picked up on the tradition when I moved out of Chicago.
Quote from: Henry on May 29, 2018, 09:56:47 AM
Quote from: webny99 on May 28, 2018, 10:16:57 PMMaybe there's been a debate here on the forum before; I'm not sure, but I'm going to share my thoughts anyways: Rand McNally atlases always seem to be faded, as if from age, even when they're new. The uncolored route shields and narrow route lines add to this problem, making them hard to read. At least my Nat Geo atlas is legible from a distance, has proper coloration and looks like it was actually printed this century. Just my two cents.
You're entitled to your opinion, but this point has been rendered moot by the fact that my parents would buy a new Rand McNally every couple of years, and I picked up on the tradition when I moved out of Chicago.
Likewise, of course. But there are a number of much better atlases around, so I guess I really don't know why Rand McNally became the popular one.
I have yet to see the new one on the shelf at Walmart. My iPad app did get upgraded a few weeks ago, but I haven't explored it fully yet.
I got two copies at the Wal-Mart in Tysons Corner VA. I was pleasantly surprised, since that is a smallish store serving an urban neighborhood. I only stopped by there since it is right next to a Metrorail station, and had to take the train there to retrieve my car from one of the nearby car dealerships that have not yet been demolished to make room for new high-rises.
The only thing I checked so far is the new highway to Tuktoyaktuk NT on the Arctic coast. It's shown, but sans route number. Now what we need is for the highway to be fully reopened (after serious spring thaw damage) in time for corco to drive it on his way back from the Alaska roadmeet.
Arkansas:
AR 282 north of Van Buren is still shown as AR 280 on the Fort Smith inset. This error has existed for years.
US 270 shown duplexed along the US 70 freeway east of Malvern Avenue on the Hot Springs inset. Of course, US 270 exits off the freeway onto Malvern Road.
As somebody mentioned, the AR 612 (Future US 412) freeway is shown as "Future US 412 Byp." in the NWA inset between AR 112 and I-49/US 62/US 71.
Oklahoma:
OK 165/OK 351 duplex is shown on Muskogee inset.
All of US 59 between I-40 at Sallisaw and OK 9 is shown as an expressway.