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Started by Flint1979, June 12, 2021, 10:59:08 AM

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Ned Weasel

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
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Rothman

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.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

keithvh

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).

SSOWorld

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.

Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

Scott5114

uncontrollable freak sardine salad chef

SSOWorld

Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

Big John

I saw 2 separate crosses on I-75 in Tennessee.

MCRoads

I build roads on Minecraft. Like, really good roads.
Interstates traveled:
4/5/10*/11**/12**/15/25*/29*/35(E/W[TX])/40*/44**/49(LA**)/55*/64**/65/66*/70°/71*76(PA*,CO*)/78*°/80*/95°/99(PA**,NY**)

*/** indicates a terminus/termini being traveled
° Indicates a gap (I.E Breezwood, PA.)

more room plz

SkyPesos


thenetwork

Kings Island for I-71,...specifically their Eiffel Tower.

sbeaver44

Speaking of power poles, how about these on I-77 in Canton, Ohio, alongside the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Terry Shea

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

skluth


SSOWorld

https://goo.gl/maps/QFYULBAPnPXhJo5a7 one of 2 peachoids that I'm aware of (The other in Alabama).  The thing looks like an asshole!
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

SkyPesos

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.

1995hoo

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.
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commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

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Flint1979

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.

dkblake

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.)
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roadman65

Quote from: jmacswimmer on June 17, 2021, 09:09:51 AM
The Pepsi sign on I-83/JFX, 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 :)


How about the former Gas Tanks on the LIE in Elmhurst, NY?

In the eighties, traffic reports used them as a reference point.
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Sheryl Crowe

sprjus4

Hampton Roads metro:

I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel
I-664 Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel
I-264 Berkley Bridge
I-264 Downtown Tunnel

jp the roadgeek

Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

ilpt4u

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

GaryV

^ 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.

SSOWorld

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
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.



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