Best of Road Pictures

[CanesFan27]

From last week:
IMG_8726 by Adam Prince, on Flickr

IMG_8778 by Adam Prince, on Flickr

[1995hoo]

WTOP had a tweet this morning with this picture of I-395 in DC looking west towards the Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, and Virginia. I liked the picture because it makes the area look more complex than it is. The ramp in the foreground is coming from the 9th Street Tunnel, the overpass in the near center is the L'Enfant Promenade, the overpass further back is the ramp to the 12th Street Tunnel, and the carriageway on the right is headed to Maine Avenue.

[Max Rockatansky]

CA 269 facing south towards Avenal:

IMG_5118 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 41 southbound approaching Cottonwood Pass:

IMG_5122 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Abandoned pre-1958 CA 41 facing east towards the Estrella River:

IMG_5160 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The 1910 Estrella River Bridge (pre-1958 CA 41):

IMG_5141 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Abandoned early US Route 101 near Wellsona siding (between Paso Robles and San Miguel):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Lockwood-San Lucas Road at the 1917 Salinas River Bridge:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

San Luis Obispo County Route G14 crossing Nacimiento Dam:

IMG_5282 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Paved Mount Madonna Road (southern half):

IMG_5636 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Dirt Mount Madonna Road (northern half):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Dunne Avenue east of Morgan Hill:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5776 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5798 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Gilroy Hot Springs Road Bridge (constructed 1921):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Cades Cove in Smokie Mountains National Park; the expectation and the reality:





(To be fair, a wedding was held at the chapel; it wasn't designed for guests trying to find parking spots along the narrow route, and periodically blocking it.)

[Max Rockatansky]

CA 198 westbound on the Mustang Grade overlooking Peach Tree Valley, the San Andreas Fault and Gabilan Range:

IMG_6072 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


CA 198 eastbound in Warthan Canyon:

IMG_6078 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Cannery Row in Monterey:

IMG_5978 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[CtrlAltDel]

Shelby County, Iowa

[LilianaUwU]

One of my favorite pictures I ever took, TCH 1's Cornwall bypass on Prince Edward Island:

TCH 1 Cornwall, PEI bypass 2 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Abandoned Sylvan Road in Monterey, California.

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Stumbled upon this on a morning run during a work trip.  There is actually two abandoned segments and the maintained portion in La Mesa Village has a bunch of Botts Dotts.  Seems that portions of the road were closed two/three decades ago but never razed.

[Max Rockatansky]

Abandoned Madera County Road 209 (pre-1939 CA 41):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 406 (historic alignment of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road):

IMG_6235 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 612:

IMG_6340 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 207 (pre-1939 CA 41)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Madera County Road 222 along Bass Lake:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Madera County Road 222 at the Bass Lake Flume:

IMG_6743 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The 1900s era Fine Gold Creek Bridge:

IMG_6750 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Madera County Road 208 approaching the original westbound beginning of Legislative Route Number 126 (now CA 145) at Road 209 (pre-1939 CA 41):

IMG_6770 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Eastbound CA 68 on Holman Highway passing under 17 Mile Drive:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Ocean View Drive in Pacific Grove:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Button copy on northbound CA 85 approaching CA 17:

IMG_6835 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The chaos of CA 17 southbound in Santa Clara County along with one of the weird Mile Markers:

IMG_6867 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 1 southbound approaching CA 183 in Castroville:

IMG_6876 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 1 southbound entering Monterey:

IMG_6890 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[CoreySamson]

I took a couple pictures recently on OK 43 at the Lake Sardis Dam that I think look pretty cool:




(Another cameo from my CR-V!)

The pictures were taken August 2 of this year.

[roadman65]

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California Street in SF.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51418685819
Randolph Collier Tunnel on US 199 in Del Norte County.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51418209398
Pair of US 101 shields Eureka, CA.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51421618658
Willits entry sign on CA 20 WB.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/52625270892
Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods SP in CA.

[bandit957]

I wish I could find my photo of a fire hydrant that looked like Bert wearing a Jane Child.

[Max Rockatansky]

Westbound CA 198 approaching the Mustang Grade.  The San Andreas Fault (in Peachtree Valley), Gabilan Range, Salinas Valley and Santa Lucia Mountains are in the distance.

IMG_6955 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


CA 183 on Main Street in Castroville.

IMG_6984 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Northbound CA 17 approaching Deadman's Curve in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

IMG_7004 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Northbound CA 17 approaching Old Santa Highway and the Lexington Reservoir.  Note the green Postmile masquerading as a Mile Marker on the right. 

IMG_7012 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[ClassicHasClass]

I just love those artichoke centres. Especially pickled.

[Max Rockatansky]

A selection of some of my favorites from today along White Rock Road in Mariposa County.  This was one of the original county highways and has been in continuous use since the 1850s:

IMG_7153 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7164 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7187 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7197 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7202 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

The "Big Cut" on CA 41 in Madera County.  This was excavated in 1939 as part of a bypass for the then alignment along Roads 209, 406 and 207.

IMG_7364 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 426

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 620

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Madera County Road 603

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


And today's gem was Madera County Road 607 (not on GSV).  This was part of the 1853-era Stockton-Los Angeles Road, in particular the segment between Fresno Crossing and Newton's Ferry via the Buchannan Mine.  Hard to believe something like this more or less served as the main north/south route between those two namesake cities. 

IMG_7557 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7581 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7598 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7626 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7628 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_7637 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Hunty2022]

My best road pictures from my trip to Baltimore on Saturday:

VA-267 at I-495 near Tysons:


Just after crossing into Maryland on I-495 NB:


Approaching the MD-97 exit on I-495:


MD-650 SB exit on I-495:


View of the Baltimore skyline on I-395.


Merging onto US 29 from I-66. I did a minor edit to the photo today to remove a little bit of glare:

[Max Rockatansky]

Just got back from a Michigan-Ohio trip.  Also just got done uploading my photos.


AZ 101/AZ 202 interchange near Tempe and Mesa:

IMG_7759 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


1931 (S Routes 60, 70, 80 and 89) and 1994 Mill Avenue Bridges over the Salt River/Tempe Town Lake:

IMG_7761 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Business US Route 23 on Main Street in Ann Arbor, MI:

IMG_7842 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Gordie Howe Bridge from Delray Park in Detroit:

IMG_7994 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


M-85 END (former US 25) on Fort Street in Detroit:

IMG_8045 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Grand River Avenue (M-5) approaching the Lodge Freeway (M-10) in front of the Motor City Casino:

IMG_8072 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Boston Mills Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park:

IMG_8253 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Riverview Drive Cuyahoga Valley National Park:

IMG_8393 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


I-80 from Riverview Drive in Cuyahoga Valley National Park:

IMG_8405 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


OH 82 and the 1931 Piney Narrows Bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park:

IMG_8451 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Gorge Parkway (near Cuyahoga Valley National Park):

IMG_8509 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


The end of I-77 at I-90 in downtown Cleveland:

IMG_8558 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


US Route 6 on Superior Avenue approaching downtown Cleveland:

IMG_8570 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Rothman]

On Morgan Creek Road under I-99 near Presho, NY:

[formulanone]

I-10 in Florida, during last night's full moon:


Trans-Utopian Parkway at Night by formulanone, on Flickr

[Rothman]

But...tonight's the full moon.