Sitting under one of I-75's landmark bridges gave me the idea of this topic I haven't seen anything regarding landmarks on an Interstate.
I-75 roars 125 ft above the Saginaw River on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210612/ab3f80c913ccdf6353acc2771a3b7c81.jpg)
[Edited for readability. -S.]
George Washington Bridge, obviously :paranoid:
The 20 mile swamp bridge in louisiana on IH 10
The Galveston island causeway
The double decker section of IH 35 in Austin
The Boone Bridge, the Marquam Bridge, and the Interstate Bridge; along with the Fremont Bridge; Glenn Jackson Bridge, and possibly the Abernathy Bridge
YMMV, naturally.
The Uniroyal tire, located on eastbound I-94 east of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) interchange in Allen Park, MI.
While not as impressive as some of the others here, it's a landmark for sure.
https://goo.gl/maps/Z4k27yq9gRFcFnSMA
It even has its own Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniroyal_Giant_Tire
The Allen Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee is just off I-94 and Greenfield Ave. It had been, according to the Guiness Book of World Records, the largest 4 faced clock in the world for 50 years until 2012.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0186124,-87.9170151,3a,86.9y,141.7h,99.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3uEpONT4h--wT6UITOb0_Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Here's the wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_Automation_Headquarters_and_Allen-Bradley_Clock_Tower
SF-Oakland Bay Bridge, and the Verazzano Narrows Bridge.
Sry, picking out some of the obvious ones first.
South of the Border (seen while heading north on I-95 last week).
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210617/94865305d6bf47a87dac34844c12f6f7.jpg)
The Pepsi sign on I-83/JFX (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3317971,-76.6419088,3a,75y,356.57h,87.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1susIFA0i87COVDVNLxK_yAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en), frequently used as a reference point by local traffic reporters.
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 17, 2021, 08:57:02 AM
South of the Border (seen while heading north on I-95 last week).
And here it is from the other direction from several months ago :)
(https://i.ibb.co/1bqSptv/SOTB.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
I forgot about the Saturn Rocket that is at the I-65 Welcome Center in Alabama.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.95513,-86.8909728,3a,75y,213.75h,95.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spFiKF7WBkjVRc2CCjgIkUQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Sunshine Skyway on I-275.
Quote from: Flint1979 on June 12, 2021, 10:59:08 AM
I-75 roars 125 ft above the Saginaw River on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
Umm, Mackinac Bridge? That's a more iconic landmark than Zilwaukee.
The Fort Pitt Tunnel on I-376 in PA.
I-70: https://goo.gl/maps/SVuaSJ65cJK3XmEX9
My favorite is probably the Peachoid in Gaffney, SC on I-85:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0942306,-81.6854123,3a,75y,330.08h,87.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3dQRJpaORSsxqgP8RC9qLQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Then there's these iconic giant crosses on I-10 in Baton Rouge:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3790851,-91.0608972,3a,68.1y,45.86h,89.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9swqSJAi1iSXYKlNOi3s1A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Then, of course, you also have the Pyramid off of I-40 in Memphis:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1531646,-90.05255,3a,77.8y,1.73h,92.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0z-knJkCAq8yWo2TzG7ShA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
This eagle sculpture visible on I-90 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9892439,-76.759411,3a,21.7y,131.39h,89.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0cWq1wMKDEwrAdoaQtEKUg!2e0!5s20170701T000000!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1) passing through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
Quote from: webny99 on June 17, 2021, 11:09:56 AM
This eagle sculpture visible on I-90 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9892439,-76.759411,3a,21.7y,131.39h,89.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0cWq1wMKDEwrAdoaQtEKUg!2e0!5s20170701T000000!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1) passing through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
Heh. A tacky landmark, but one nonetheless.
A few more I remembered:
-The perpetually-incomplete Noah's Ark replica along I-68 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6333768,-78.9297236,3a,75y,37.65h,81.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPt__MXh7owwOk1DnIDcsMw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
-The arch just east of the Indiana/Ohio border on I-70 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8288095,-84.8016336,3a,75y,274.88h,83.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTYz0v5kAfwVomSM1dmOE5w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
I can't believe this hasn't come up yet.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Florence_Y'all_(4519845522).jpg)
florence y'all
Do they need to be human-made landmarks?
If not, then I'll submit, pre-2003, the Old Man of the Mt. in Franconia NH on I-93.
If so, then I think the Zakim Bridge also on I-93 in Boston works.
Quote from: Rothman on June 17, 2021, 11:34:46 AM
Quote from: webny99 on June 17, 2021, 11:09:56 AM
This eagle sculpture visible on I-90 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9892439,-76.759411,3a,21.7y,131.39h,89.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0cWq1wMKDEwrAdoaQtEKUg!2e0!5s20170701T000000!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1) passing through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
Heh. A tacky landmark, but one nonetheless.
You want a tacky landmark? Might I suggest this piece of hawt garbage on I-65 in Nashville.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0613685,-86.7719866,3a,40.1y,41.77h,94.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swCZUDwvJn9w-oMXzyIlNrw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
A statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest who was a founding member of the KKK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
Quote from: SectorZ on June 17, 2021, 12:33:20 PM
Do they need to be human-made landmarks?
If not, then I'll submit, pre-2003, the Old Man of the Mt. in Franconia NH on I-93.
If so, then I think the Zakim Bridge also on I-93 in Boston works.
Is there enough of the "Old Man's Face" to make it out these days? I would love to see it when I go to New England in August.
Quote from: stridentweasel on June 17, 2021, 10:22:20 AM
I-70: https://goo.gl/maps/SVuaSJ65cJK3XmEX9
I-70 has to be the favorite for most landmarks/roadgeek famous sites. The park and ride, Breezewood, going single lane on 2 occasions (but I realize that's changing/has changed in KC), the Stan Span, the Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass, Glenwood Canyon, and the San Rafael Swell.
The former "Butter Jesus" on I-75 in Ohio. I haven't been past it since the new version went up.
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
My favorite is probably the Peachoid in Gaffney, SC on I-85:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0942306,-81.6854123,3a,75y,330.08h,87.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3dQRJpaORSsxqgP8RC9qLQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
....
I've always thought that from certain angles, notably including the one seen in that link, it looks like a big red buttcrack mooning passing traffic.
Quote from: jaehak on June 17, 2021, 01:04:53 PM
I-70 has to be the favorite for most landmarks/roadgeek famous sites. The park and ride, Breezewood, going single lane on 2 occasions (but I realize that's changing/has changed in KC), the Stan Span, the Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass, Glenwood Canyon, and the San Rafael Swell.
Is this single-lane-per-direction segment changing? https://goo.gl/maps/zQRmbt3skW7tkjba9
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 17, 2021, 12:37:46 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on June 17, 2021, 12:33:20 PM
Do they need to be human-made landmarks?
If not, then I'll submit, pre-2003, the Old Man of the Mt. in Franconia NH on I-93.
If so, then I think the Zakim Bridge also on I-93 in Boston works.
Is there enough of the "Old Man's Face" to make it out these days? I would love to see it when I go to New England in August.
No.
Quote from: GaryV on June 17, 2021, 01:45:59 PM
The former "Butter Jesus" on I-75 in Ohio. I haven't been past it since the new version went up.
Yes, you beat me to it. At least for me, that church (Exit 29, Monroe) delineates crossing from suburban Cincinnati to suburban Dayton (and vice versa).
https://goo.gl/maps/QNd8urTWstPe9gcf6 - "Good and evil Water Towers"
Quote from: roadman65 on June 17, 2021, 09:46:56 AM
The Fort Pitt Tunnel on I-376 in PA.
You mean the east-bound exit from?
The High-Five Interchange (Seen from afar especially on the LBJ). In fact any tall interchange.
https://goo.gl/maps/z3fouRSW7LyrEsAK9 <-- This unique power pole.
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
Then there's these iconic giant crosses on I-10 in Baton Rouge:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3790851,-91.0608972,3a,68.1y,45.86h,89.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9swqSJAi1iSXYKlNOi3s1A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
(https://i.imgur.com/N8tx6qs.png)
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6484987,-97.4248396,3a,50.8y,56.14h,94.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgTwPPEyuuIZg79dr7f9GXQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
or this one...
https://goo.gl/maps/QmS1vC6EWGqhg3Cn7
I saw 2 separate crosses on I-75 in Tennessee.
The Leaning tower of Texas:
https://goo.gl/maps/iGU8ysJbgNxA4CWK8
Castle Rock:
https://goo.gl/maps/55s7orNbHCbYqpya7
Quote from: jmacswimmer on June 17, 2021, 11:38:12 AM
A few more I remembered:
-The perpetually-incomplete Noah's Ark replica along I-68 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6333768,-78.9297236,3a,75y,37.65h,81.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPt__MXh7owwOk1DnIDcsMw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
Another well-known one on I-68: Sideling Hill Cut (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7186737,-78.2814831,3a,75y,281.91h,92.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0duTPuRgl_70d7sGSPJ98g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Kings Island for I-71,...specifically their Eiffel Tower.
Speaking of power poles, how about these on I-77 in Canton, Ohio, alongside the Pro Football Hall of Fame(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210618/e010bb2e36daa17d927b347919b77000.png)
Quote from: GaryV on June 17, 2021, 09:42:28 AM
Quote from: Flint1979 on June 12, 2021, 10:59:08 AM
I-75 roars 125 ft above the Saginaw River on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
Umm, Mackinac Bridge? That's a more iconic landmark than Zilwaukee.
Yeah, but why pick a beautiful, majestic bridge when you can pick an absolute eyesore on the same interstate? :-D
Cadillac Ranch (https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/forty-years-of-the-cadillac-ranch/) just outside Amarillo
https://goo.gl/maps/QFYULBAPnPXhJo5a7 one of 2 peachoids that I'm aware of (The other in Alabama). The thing looks like an asshole!
Quote from: SSOWorld on June 17, 2021, 09:38:19 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/QFYULBAPnPXhJo5a7 one of 2 peachoids that I'm aware of (The other in Alabama). The thing looks like an asshole!
Ironic that the Peach state is between those two states and doesn't have one.
Quote from: SSOWorld on June 17, 2021, 09:38:19 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/QFYULBAPnPXhJo5a7 one of 2 peachoids that I'm aware of (The other in Alabama). The thing looks like an asshole!
You don't say....
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 17, 2021, 01:56:45 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
My favorite is probably the Peachoid in Gaffney, SC on I-85:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0942306,-81.6854123,3a,75y,330.08h,87.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3dQRJpaORSsxqgP8RC9qLQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
....
I've always thought that from certain angles, notably including the one seen in that link, it looks like a big red buttcrack mooning passing traffic.
Quote from: keithvh on June 17, 2021, 05:19:36 PM
Quote from: GaryV on June 17, 2021, 01:45:59 PM
The former "Butter Jesus" on I-75 in Ohio. I haven't been past it since the new version went up.
Yes, you beat me to it. At least for me, that church (Exit 29, Monroe) delineates crossing from suburban Cincinnati to suburban Dayton (and vice versa).
I was just at that exit the other day and ate at the Waffle House right outside the Cincinnati Premium Outlets. I would say that area is the crossing point between Dayton and Cincinnati. North of there I feel more Daytonish and south of there I feel more Cincinnatiish lol.
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
Then, of course, you also have the Pyramid off of I-40 in Memphis:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1531646,-90.05255,3a,77.8y,1.73h,92.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0z-knJkCAq8yWo2TzG7ShA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Which is, according to Wikipedia, the ninth largest pyramid in the world. (The top spot was...not expected.)
I-94 in MN: the Freeport Water Tower (https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6605139,-94.687636,3a,15y,325.99h,108.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJ3lsTq3B-9_3OUFRrUS_A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Quote from: jmacswimmer on June 17, 2021, 09:09:51 AM
The Pepsi sign on I-83/JFX (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3317971,-76.6419088,3a,75y,356.57h,87.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1susIFA0i87COVDVNLxK_yAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en), frequently used as a reference point by local traffic reporters.
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 17, 2021, 08:57:02 AM
South of the Border (seen while heading north on I-95 last week).
And here it is from the other direction from several months ago :)
(https://i.ibb.co/1bqSptv/SOTB.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
How about the former Gas Tanks on the LIE in Elmhurst, NY?
In the eighties, traffic reports used them as a reference point.
Hampton Roads metro:
I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel
I-664 Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel
I-264 Berkley Bridge
I-264 Downtown Tunnel
Quote from: skluth on June 17, 2021, 09:31:07 PM
Cadillac Ranch (https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/forty-years-of-the-cadillac-ranch/) just outside Amarillo
And in Southington, CT (https://goo.gl/maps/XBqdSUDz1z96Lb756) :sombrero:
Some roadside crosses have been mentioned
Effingham, Illinois hosts a giant cross, just off the I-57NB/I-70EB multiplexed lanes, just north of the South Split
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1055335,-88.5731039,3a,75y,13.58h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHlFx-_lpHZxdrL0oJrDEsw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
^ Scroll forward a bit and you see a blue attraction sign for the cross, Exit 159. Why get off the freeway? I think we've seen it.
Quote from: GaryV on June 18, 2021, 06:50:46 AM
^ Scroll forward a bit and you see a blue attraction sign for the cross, Exit 159. Why get off the freeway? I think we've seen it.
That's the idea
(https://cdn.holyclip.net/v1/gif/4-u0csMU)
Quote from: hobsini2 on June 17, 2021, 12:37:46 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on June 17, 2021, 12:33:20 PM
Do they need to be human-made landmarks?
If not, then I'll submit, pre-2003, the Old Man of the Mt. in Franconia NH on I-93.
If so, then I think the Zakim Bridge also on I-93 in Boston works.
Is there enough of the "Old Man's Face" to make it out these days? I would love to see it when I go to New England in August.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg)
From wikipedia, this gives you an idea of what it looks like now and what it used to look like. There is really nothing at all left. Still nice to stop at, there's a lot of historical stuff about it there. Franconia Notch in general is just an amazing place, and there's lot of others things to see in there.
Quote from: ilpt4u on June 18, 2021, 12:30:42 AM
Some roadside crosses have been mentioned
Effingham, Illinois hosts a giant cross, just off the I-57NB/I-70EB multiplexed lanes, just north of the South Split
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1055335,-88.5731039,3a,75y,13.58h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHlFx-_lpHZxdrL0oJrDEsw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
For me anyway I think that's the most famous cross on the interstate.
Quote from: GaryV on June 17, 2021, 09:42:28 AM
Quote from: Flint1979 on June 12, 2021, 10:59:08 AM
I-75 roars 125 ft above the Saginaw River on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
Umm, Mackinac Bridge? That's a more iconic landmark than Zilwaukee.
The reason that the Zilwaukee Bridge is pictured and not the Mackinac Bridge is because I was 185 miles from the Mackinac Bridge and sitting right under the Zilwaukee Bridge when I thought of making the thread. Although not as famous as the Mackinac Bridge the Zilwaukee Bridge is still a landmark along I-75. Plus the Zilwaukee Bridge is famous for its own reasons.
The view of the Arch (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6171661,-90.179134,3a,38.2y,325.32h,93.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svfqyltYWTBZojXbIoMPdBA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) when coming into St Louis on the PSB was always thrilling when I lived in STL. Partly because I knew I was almost home, but I heard from plenty of visitors who said they were surprised at the sight when driving into the city for the first time.
Another Midwestern interstate landmark is driving into Downtown Chicago on the Eisenhower under the old post office building (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8755628,-87.6397909,3a,75y,69.26h,90.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssGsxtOPcbcoJ-1Cmzv_7fQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en).
Finally, two Western interstate landmarks
Virgin River Gorge on I-15 (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9270867,-113.8320405,3a,75y,185.98h,77.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssn-a_nfyQj4qfgfsdU9xsw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en)
I-70 west of Denver (includes Eisenhower Tunnel, Glenwood Canyon, and the San Rafael Reef cut)
Quote from: skluth on June 18, 2021, 12:50:57 PM
Another Midwestern interstate landmark is driving into Downtown Chicago on the Eisenhower under the old post office building (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8755628,-87.6397909,3a,75y,69.26h,90.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssGsxtOPcbcoJ-1Cmzv_7fQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en).
Except I-290 ended before that point.
Quote from: MCRoads on June 17, 2021, 07:30:57 PM
The Leaning tower of Texas:
https://goo.gl/maps/iGU8ysJbgNxA4CWK8
Funny that you mention this, but Groom (where that water tower is located) also has a giant cross very similar to the one in Effingham:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2107322,-101.1280662,3a,70.5y,96h,90.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRXrCRMZeqR3UuXawXgOvRQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
And speaking of giant crosses off of I-40:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1861458,-89.8119379,3a,33.3y,177.97h,95.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scQ6_C94Z2anL46mm7n-A1w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
And off of I-4, there are these dinosaurs:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0271831,-82.1916278,3a,76.1y,0.18h,86.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sg00RMjB6ngf04YTGQpORDQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Quote from: dkblake on June 17, 2021, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
Then, of course, you also have the Pyramid off of I-40 in Memphis:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1531646,-90.05255,3a,77.8y,1.73h,92.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0z-knJkCAq8yWo2TzG7ShA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Which is, according to Wikipedia, the ninth largest pyramid in the world. (The top spot was...not expected.)
What is it, the Luxor?
Quote from: Scott5114 on June 18, 2021, 06:24:01 PM
Quote from: dkblake on June 17, 2021, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on June 17, 2021, 11:01:43 AM
Then, of course, you also have the Pyramid off of I-40 in Memphis:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1531646,-90.05255,3a,77.8y,1.73h,92.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0z-knJkCAq8yWo2TzG7ShA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Which is, according to Wikipedia, the ninth largest pyramid in the world. (The top spot was...not expected.)
What is it, the Luxor?
No, it is the Pyongyang Hotel in N. Korea. They also have the largest stadium in the world, as well. Too bad literally no one cares, because they are North Korea.
Just Kim's inflated ego in PRK - a.k.a. North Korea.
Speaking of landmarks, take I-15 north of Zzyzx Road in the black of night. See that beam? Much less approaching a large metro area in the bottom of a valley from the rim of it.
Quote from: SSOWorld on June 18, 2021, 08:24:33 PM
Just Kim's inflated ego in PRK - a.k.a. North Korea.
Speaking of landmarks, take I-15 north of Zzyzx Road in the black of night. See that beam? Much less approaching a large metro area in the bottom of a valley from the rim of it.
The Zzyzx Road sign is a landmark on its own. I know a couple of non-roadgeeks that know about it. Same with the "Boring Oregon City" sign.
The World's Largest Paint Can (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0128846,-77.5376893,3a,75y,245h,95.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smm9I0JI2RHkIClJUkEMCNw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) along I-81 south near Shippensburg, PA.
Quote from: jmd41280 on June 18, 2021, 09:15:09 PM
The World's Largest Paint Can (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0128846,-77.5376893,3a,75y,245h,95.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smm9I0JI2RHkIClJUkEMCNw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) along I-81 south near Shippensburg, PA.
Yikes. That scary close to those powerlines. Not that I have any problem with zzzzzzap electrostatic discharge zzzzzzap or anything.
Off I-5 in Seattle, there's the Space Needle (https://www.google.com/maps/@47.628819,-122.3279771,3a,15y,235.09h,90.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxbrX5mostG-dPm2dPqboCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
There was a very notable landmark along I-295 in NJ, until brush along the highway has mostly obscured the view: The Navy "ship", located between Exits 40 and 43: https://goo.gl/maps/YxG7AM5grD3s3enb9 . Many thought it was a landlocked ship, but no, it was simply a building. The white building to the left is a more recent addition, and is much more plain in nature.
Quote from: SSOWorld on June 17, 2021, 06:00:35 PM
or this one...
https://goo.gl/maps/QmS1vC6EWGqhg3Cn7
This one (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5487728,-73.030198,3a,75y,0.69h/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sAF1QipPTQFL3Hwcf0VpFxMK8W6udr12ir1vkjz13MW1z!2e10) is iconic (and a welcome sign to see after you've survived The Mixmaster driving eastbound)
Just thought of the Edgewood Road Bridge on I-95 west of the GWB. As my father used to say, that bridge was a sign you could exhale again.
On NB I-5 coming into Sacramento, there's the famous "spaceship" water tower (when you see it, you know you're essentially in Sacramento!). The Benicia Bridge on I-680 was always the most prominent landmark on that route; with the addition of the 2nd (NB) bridge, it's even more so, with the RR drawbridge between the two freeway spans. Primm, NV on NB I-15 used to be a hole-in-the-wall where one could get some initial gambling in before proceeding on to Vegas; now it's a destination resort on its own. Finally, one of the most recent -- the O'Callaghan-Tillman arch bridge on I-11 at the Colorado River just downstream from Hoover Dam -- the 2nd highest road bridge in the country after Royal Gorge and by far the highest on the Interstate system.
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Cadillac Ranch (https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/forty-years-of-the-cadillac-ranch/) just outside Amarillo
And in Southington, CT (https://goo.gl/maps/XBqdSUDz1z96Lb756) :sombrero:
Up until a few years ago when ownership changed hands, this was the Cadillac Ranch in Bartlett, IL.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0111014,-88.2116485,3a,76.3y,218.99h,90.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYF_RH-K97fflrUNehfD_Xg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
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Some roadside crosses have been mentioned
Effingham, Illinois hosts a giant cross, just off the I-57NB/I-70EB multiplexed lanes, just north of the South Split
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1055335,-88.5731039,3a,75y,13.58h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHlFx-_lpHZxdrL0oJrDEsw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
For me anyway I think that's the most famous cross on the interstate.
Flint, go out on I-40 in Groom, Texas. I believe this one is bigger than Effingham. I have seen both live.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2118991,-101.1218723,3a,74.1y,224.98h,74.34t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sszVuYd3RZM1Bu3_-AvE_6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: SectorZ on June 18, 2021, 08:36:19 AM
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Do they need to be human-made landmarks?
If not, then I'll submit, pre-2003, the Old Man of the Mt. in Franconia NH on I-93.
If so, then I think the Zakim Bridge also on I-93 in Boston works.
Is there enough of the "Old Man's Face" to make it out these days? I would love to see it when I go to New England in August.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg)
From wikipedia, this gives you an idea of what it looks like now and what it used to look like. There is really nothing at all left. Still nice to stop at, there's a lot of historical stuff about it there. Franconia Notch in general is just an amazing place, and there's lot of others things to see in there.
I really appreciate that.
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I-75 roars 125 ft above the Saginaw River on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
Umm, Mackinac Bridge? That's a more iconic landmark than Zilwaukee.
The reason that the Zilwaukee Bridge is pictured and not the Mackinac Bridge is because I was 185 miles from the Mackinac Bridge and sitting right under the Zilwaukee Bridge when I thought of making the thread. Although not as famous as the Mackinac Bridge the Zilwaukee Bridge is still a landmark along I-75. Plus the Zilwaukee Bridge is famous for its own reasons.
I think you mean infamous.
Quote from: sparker on June 20, 2021, 02:51:57 AM
... Finally, one of the most recent -- the O'Callaghan-Tillman arch bridge on I-11 at the Colorado River just downstream from Hoover Dam -- the 2nd highest road bridge in the country after Royal Gorge and by far the highest on the Interstate system.
Sad thing is, that if you only drive across it (in either direction) you'd never know you were passing so high over the Colorado River, as the passage is only marked by signs on either side denoting the state you are entering. This was by design, to prevent drivers on the bridge from slowing down in hopes of seeing nearby Hoover Dam (and because of prevailing high winds there in Black Canyon), the barrier walls were made extra tall. You can, however, see the pedestrian walkway on the upstream side of the structure. But you have no clue just how high above the river you really are.
Also, I'd nominate this landmark, along NB I-11 just past the Horizon Drive interchange in Henderson. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0139677,-114.9914346,3a,15y,318.35h,86.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVGMr_zfY0h_YlL61dTsORA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0139677,-114.9914346,3a,15y,318.35h,86.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVGMr_zfY0h_YlL61dTsORA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) You can see the Stratosphere Tower dead ahead at this point, as the entire Las Vegas valley begins to spread out ahead of and below you. But if driving, don't do too much sightseeing here, as traffic (as you can see in that image from this past March) is often quite heavy! And Vegas drivers are all too often quite insane (most are transplants or tourists, and seemingly have brought their worst driving habits to the southern Nevada desert with them)!
The red arches carrying I-65 over the SPUI at Columbus, IN (Exit 68).
Star Market in Newton
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3506501,-71.2098583,3a,75y,93.41h,80.8t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slMShSJATIspefsKyf2WrtQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Quote from: I-55 on June 27, 2021, 10:35:15 PM
The red arches carrying I-65 over the SPUI at Columbus, IN (Exit 68).
Ahh yes the IN-46 bridge.
Quote from: SSR_317 on June 27, 2021, 08:31:11 PM
Quote from: sparker on June 20, 2021, 02:51:57 AM
... Finally, one of the most recent -- the O'Callaghan-Tillman arch bridge on I-11 at the Colorado River just downstream from Hoover Dam -- the 2nd highest road bridge in the country after Royal Gorge and by far the highest on the Interstate system.
Sad thing is, that if you only drive across it (in either direction) you'd never know you were passing so high over the Colorado River, as the passage is only marked by signs on either side denoting the state you are entering. This was by design, to prevent drivers on the bridge from slowing down in hopes of seeing nearby Hoover Dam (and because of prevailing high winds there in Black Canyon), the barrier walls were made extra tall. You can, however, see the pedestrian walkway on the upstream side of the structure. But you have no clue just how high above the river you really are.
Also, I'd nominate this landmark, along NB I-11 just past the Horizon Drive interchange in Henderson. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0139677,-114.9914346,3a,15y,318.35h,86.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVGMr_zfY0h_YlL61dTsORA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0139677,-114.9914346,3a,15y,318.35h,86.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVGMr_zfY0h_YlL61dTsORA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) You can see the Stratosphere Tower dead ahead at this point, as the entire Las Vegas valley begins to spread out ahead of and below you. But if driving, don't do too much sightseeing here, as traffic (as you can see in that image from this past March) is often quite heavy! And Vegas drivers are all too often quite insane (most are transplants or tourists, and seemingly have brought their worst driving habits to the southern Nevada desert with them)!
Although I have yet to cross (or see) that bridge,
Interstate Kyle posted a video doing just that a couple of years back right after the Boulder City bypass opened to traffic. Definitely see what you mean there; the bridge deck is hardly noticeable; it's simply a straight section flanked by curvature (although the pedestrian walkway on the north side is clearly visible on his WB [cardinal north] pass). For better or worse, that's likely just the way the bridge and its approaches were engineered -- to fit into the very rugged topology while maintaining Interstate geometric standards. Oh well, if you want to get the full measure of the bridge it seems you have to take the "old road" through the dam area.
One that always draws my gaze, especially at night, is the view of Old Main on the U of A campus just as you crest I-49 northbound coming into Fayetteville, AR from the south. Dozens of miles of mountains and forests and not hardly any artificial lights, then all of the sudden just past mile marker 59, the lights of Fayetteville unfurl with Old Main at the top of the view.