Daily Picture Challenge!

[Truvelo]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

Dang it, I live nowhere near the Mississippi River, what about the Hudson River?

I live even further from the Mississippi but I did make one journey over it on I-80 near the Quad Cities.

[wanderer2575]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

A wee bit beyond beginning of eastbound I-72 near Hannibal, MO.  Obviously this photo was more for the shields than the bridge, but still...

[AsphaltPlanet]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

The US-60/62 bridge just south of Cairo, IL, at the confluence between the Mississippi and the Ohio:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/Ontroads/US62_MississippiRiver_north_Nov16_24x16.jpg


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/Ontroads/US62_MississippiRiver_Side_Nov16_24x16.jpg

[JJBers]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

MN 200's bridge over the real Mississippi River.

[csw]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

The Clark Bridge carries US 67 over the Mississippi in Alton, IL:



Not the best angle of the Bayview Bridge, which carries US 24 WB over the river in Quincy, IL:



The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St Louis, on I-70 EB:



Chester Bridge, Chester, IL:



I've also got a nice shot of the US 62 bridge in Cairo, IL, but it was already posted. I may have one or two more but I'll limit my post to 4 for now.

[OracleUsr]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

A wee bit beyond beginning of eastbound I-72 near Hannibal, MO.  Obviously this photo was more for the shields than the bridge, but still...

Is the reason this is not in Clearview because it's in Missouri and in Missouri's style signage?

[US71]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

I have at least 2 from Minnesota, but haven't added them to my photo album yet.

[paulthemapguy]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

The IA-9 / WI-82 bridge at Lansing, IA.  The northernmost crossing in Iowa.


IA-009-026-ERB by Paul Drives, on Flickr

The IA-136 / IL-136 crossing at Clinton, IA.


IA-136ETV by Paul Drives, on Flickr

The Cape Girardeau bridge from Missouri, looking east toward IL-146:


IL-146-WTE by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

A wee bit beyond beginning of eastbound I-72 near Hannibal, MO.  Obviously this photo was more for the shields than the bridge, but still...

Is the reason this is not in Clearview because it's in Missouri and in Missouri's style signage?

I took this photo in April 2015, if that helps answer your question.  I didn't take photos of signs on the other side of the bridge and I don't recall if any were in Clearview.

[Jim]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

Chain of Rocks bridge, the old US 66 bridge near St. Louis with the angle in the middle.  Taken July 22, 2005.

[empirestate]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

I also propose a motion that we make this a multi-day challenge until we have every bridge covered (south of Minneapolis).

Well, we already have one other open-ended Challenge going with the state capitols. (Actually two, if you count the highest-numbered state highway, which I don't think was ever quite finished, but honestly I've given up keeping track of that one.)

Also remember that we have a one-photo-per-Answer rule, so you'd have to choose your bridge photos carefully! (Unless we decide to suspend that rule as well, which might make sense.)

Dang it, I live nowhere near the Mississippi River, what about the Hudson River?

That would interest me, too. I wonder if this wouldn't make more sense as an entirely separate challenge thread? The "River Crossings Compendium Challenge", or some such?

[US71]

August 27, 2017:  Let's see how many Mississippi River bridges we can post.  Show us photos of all the engineering marvels that traverse America's mightiest river.

Bemidji Minnesota Old US 71/US 2



Bemidji Minnesota MN 197 (former US 71/US 2)


Bemidji Minnesota Bike Trail



Benjamin Humphrey Greenville Bridge  US 82/278 between Arkansas and Mississippi

[hotdogPi]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

Note: They have to be during two separate trips; don't try to cheat the system with seconds or minutes apart counting as "different times".

[paulthemapguy]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

You could just say "in different months" or "in different years," to specify.

Incidentally, this is exactly what the "O" tag is for in my photo titles--indicating an old photo for which a more current photo also exists.

Look at this photo showing an old, crappy, overgrown intersection at US45 and IL-22 with ancient dilapidated signals:


IL-021-022O by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Now, look at how much the interchange has grown!  Nice new signals, signage, and widened corridors.  (Note: this photo is taken facing south, but the above photo was taken facing north)


IL-021-022S by Paul Drives, on Flickr

This is an old picture of the west end of IL-5 in February 2008.


IL-005-US67WO by Paul Drives, on Flickr

And here's another photo from the end of June of this year, on a cloudy day in the Quad Cities.


IL-005-US67W by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[epzik8]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

U.S. Route 1/Maryland Route 24, the Bel Air Bypass, northbound in June 2016, approaching the MD-24 split.

The same spot along the Bypass in June 2017, with a new Rocks State Park sign that includes a notation for the Fiore Winery in the northern part of Harford County, near the Pennsylvania border.

[AsphaltPlanet]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

Two views looking easterly along Highway 407 from the Weston Road overpass:

2005:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_407-409_images/407_cl_65_east_Aug05_lg.jpg

2014:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_407-409_images/407_cl_65_east_c_Aug14_24x16.jpg

Quebec Autoroute 30 crossing the St. Lawrence River:

2012:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/30/A30_cl_9_east_May12_24x16.jpg

2013:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/30/A30_cl_11_east_w_Jun13_24x16.jpg

US-219 New York Expressway Extension:

2009:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/US219_NY_cl_39-5_north_w_Nov09_24x16.jpg

2012:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/US219_NY_cl_39-5_north_w_Feb12_24x16.jpg

[US71]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

Before and after sign upgrades on I-40 near Clarksville, AR

[Eth]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

Westbound I-20 approaching I-75/85 on August 28, 2016:



and again on February 12, 2017:

[Truvelo]

A1 in the north of England in September 2004.


From a slightly different angle the same view in March 2005 after the new road had opened. This section is now used by local traffic which doesn't need four lanes.

[JJBers]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

About a week apart..but it still counts:
June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

[Jim]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

MA/NY 2 at the top of Petersburg Pass.  Hope 3 times is still within the spirit of the challenge.

Spring view, April 15, 2001.



Fall view, September 30, 2001.



Winter view, February 11, 2005.

[MNHighwayMan]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

East end of MN-123 before (May 1 2016) and after (July 19 2017) a resigning project.



NB MN-120 before (June 15 2015) and after (July 30 2016) the turnback of MN-5 north of Stillwater Rd/Blvd.

[dgolub]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) northbound at exits 11-12.

April 4, 2006:


November 25, 2007:

[wanderer2575]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

I-96 at M-104 in Nunica MI, 2007:



And again after the opening of M-231 (future US-31 bypass), 2015:




OH-65 at the former short OH-578 in Grand Rapids OH:



And again after 578 was decommissioned and OH-295 was extended south after US-24 was realigned onto new expressway:

[jmd41280]

August 28, 2017: Two photos of the same location taken at different times.

MD 144 in Ellicott City, taken April 2011...

Ellicott City Historic District (2) by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

...and April 2013 (slightly closer up but taken from the same spot as the first photo)

Ellicott City eastern entrance by Jon Dawson, on Flickr