Best of Road Pictures

[formulanone]

But...tonight's the full moon.

1) do not question art with obfuscation of facts and science

2) it's always a full moon in the Free State of Florida

[Max Rockatansky]

Northbound Virginia Street in Reno (my US Route 395 shield) at the current Reno Arch:

IMG_9078 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The original Reno Arch on Lake Street:

IMG_9100 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Abandoned Boca Bridge over the Truckee River:

IMG_9121 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

I-80 in the Truckee River Canyon:

IMG_9133 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Dog Valley Grade westbound approaching the California State Line:

IMG_9205 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Bridge Street in Verdi, NV:

IMG_9224 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Veterans Parkway (Reno):

IMG_9272 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

NV 341 (Geiger Point Lookout):

IMG_9322 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

NV 431 (Mount Rose Highway):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Pioneer Trail (South Lincoln Highway at South Lake Tahoe):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US Route 50 westbound approaching Lake Tahoe:

IMG_9514 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US Route 50 at Cave Rock:

IMG_9518 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Johnson Pass Road (South Lincoln Highway and former US Route 50) approaching Echo Summit Lodge:

IMG_9620 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Johnson Pass Road and modern US Route 50 from Echo Summit Lodge:

IMG_9627 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US Route 50 westbound approaching Twin Bridges:

IMG_9652 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

El Dorado County Route E15 at the Cosumnes River:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Pool Station Road (Calaveras County)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Rothman]

Peekamoose Road and Peekamoose Lake in the Catskills (Town of Denning, I believe):

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Patton Ave (Alt US 74) looking west from downtown Asheville.
This dates back to April and my Blue Ridge Parkway travels.
Not sure if anything in this photo got damaged by flooding due to Helene.

[74/171FAN]

Patton Ave (Alt US 74) looking west from downtown Asheville.

Nothing against the photo, but I do not think Patton Ave is US 74A here due to it being on I-240. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Blackie Road (Monterey County, CA)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Aquajito Road (Monterey County, CA)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Ocean Avenue (Carmel, CA)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Scenic Road (Carmel Bay, Monterey County, CA)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Lighthouse Avenue (Pacific Grove, CA)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Pearl Street (Monterey, CA)

IMG_0465 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Ended up on the San Juan Grade (Old US 101) dodging traffic caused by a couple accidents on US 101 north of Prunedale. 

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Near the start of the very brief CA 190 freeway in Porterville facing eastbound:

IMG_0593 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Tulare County J42:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0660 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Success Valley Road:

IMG_0751 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Blue Ridge Road (Tulare County Mountain Road 276) from about the radio tower at about 5,733 feet above sea leaving facing east into the Sierra Nevada:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

I feel as though this really highlights how steep Blue Ridge Road is.  This view is facing east towards Dennison Peak (7,290 feet above sea leve) during my descent at Postmile 7.00.  This corridor begins at about 3,000 feet at Balch Park Road and climbs to the namesake Blue Ridge in 8.5 miles. 

IMG_0907 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Yokohl Valley Drive (Tulare County Mountain Route 296)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[pderocco]

I don't take many road pictures--in my explorations I usually find the scenery more interesting that the roads--but there are exceptions. I thought I'd put up a couple of pictures I shot at different times along Washington route 14 in the eastern part of the Columbia River Gorge. I've seen both these scenes in several car commercials, and recognized them immediately since I used to live in the PacNW.

The first one is called the Coyote Wall, one of the most dramatic geological structures you'll see in the Gorge:

The second is a shot taken from Old Highway 8 looking down on route 14:

This route has a complicated history. It was signed as US-830 (the highest numbered US route ever, apparently) from 1926, although it was originally aligned along what was also called state route 8 (a few bits of which still exist as "Old Highway 8"), and then was realigned along the water, often on causeways similar to the ones built by the railroad, forming artificial lakes along the river. In the 1950s, US-197 signs were added to the easternmost part, but finally in the 1960s, US-830 was decommissioned and US-197 was cut back to Dallesport, and the modern road was assigned to route 14. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Day 1 of a Big Island trip to Hawaii has been productive.

HI 270 (Akoni Pule Highway) approaching the Pololū Valley Lookout:

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Keahole Airport Road:

IMG_1162 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii Route 19 (Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway) facing Mauna Kea:

IMG_1193 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii Route 250 (Kahala Mountain Road):

IMG_1315 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1357 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

More Big Island stuff from today:

HI 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) east of Naalehu:

IMG_1784 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

HI 19 (Hawaii Belt Road in Hilo):

IMG_2069 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The abandoned overpass on Wainaku in Hilo:

IMG_2084 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The 1938 era Keawe-Wailuku Bridge on Puueo Street in Hilo:

IMG_2098 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Westbound HI 200 (Saddle Road) approaching Mauna Kea:

IMG_2204 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

HI 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) facing north from Hawaii County Route 180 (Mamalahoa Highway) towards Hawaii County Route 185 (Kamehamehaa III Road):

IMG_2341 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54050453044
Fred Hartman Bridge- Baytown, Texas.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/5400080146
US 101 SB in the Northern CA countryside.

[74/171FAN]

^That link gave me a 404.

[Max Rockatansky]

More Big Island stuff.

Waipio Valley Road (unfortunately still closed to hikers):

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr
Hawaii Route 240 in Honokaa:

IMG_2591 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii Route 19 at Eaupahohoe Gulch:

IMG_2698 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii Route 220 east of Akaka Falls State Park:

IMG_2814 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii County Route 200 on Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo:

IMG_2850 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Banyan Drive in Hilo:

IMG_2866 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Ali Drive in Kailua-Kona:

IMG_2947 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Hawaii Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) near Mile Marker 96 facing north:

IMG_3018 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii County Route 160 along Puuhonua Road:

IMG_3112 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Hawaii County Route 187 along Ali Drive:

IMG_3161 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Almost back from a trip out to Las Vegas.  Had some struggles with lighting and my black cloth in my new Corolla that need to be sorted out for photo taking purposes.  Had some interesting stuff out of the haul regardless. 

I-15 north Yermo, CA

IMG_3455 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Frank Sinatra Drive (Paradise, NV)

IMG_3477 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Las Vegas Boulevard (in Paradise)

IMG_3483 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropican Avenue (in Paradise)

IMG_3487 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Transition ramp from I-15 north onto US 95/I-11 northbound (in Las Vegas)

IMG_3579 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

NV 160 approaching Mountain Springs Summit

IMG_3678 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Bell Vista Road west of Pahrump, NV

IMG_3739 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Dantes View Road (Death Valley National Park)

IMG_3851 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Westbound CA 190 descending from Towne Pass to Panamint Valley

IMG_3986 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Panamint Valley Road (This was bumpy enough to upset the car out of cruise control)

IMG_4019 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Trona-Wildrose Road

IMG_4025 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_4075 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Center Street, Trona, CA

IMG_4115 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Trona Road

IMG_4134 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Main Street, Trona, CA

IMG_4121 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Quillz]

"Deliveries Only Way" is one of the best worst street names ever.

[Max Rockatansky]

"Deliveries Only Way" is one of the best worst street names ever.

I was wondering if someone would notice.

[Max Rockatansky]

California State Route 395 Business on China Lake Boulevard in Ridgecrest (Irony being this business route was never part of US Route 395)

IMG_4163 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US Route 395 south of Ridgecrest approaching Garlock Road

IMG_4169 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Redrock-Randsburg Road

IMG_4198 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 58 between Mojave and Tehachapi

IMG_4211 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

Main Street, Frankfort MI, September 2005:

[Max Rockatansky]

Van Ness Boulevard, Frenso, CA at the BNSF tracks (A Santa Fe shield is visible atop the underpass)

IMG_4314 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Foxen Canyon Road (Santa Barbara County)

IMG_4463 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_4469 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_4490 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Ballard Canyon Road (Santa Barbara County)

IMG_4528 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 246 (Mission Drive in Solvang)

IMG_4618 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Harris Grade Road (Pre-1988 California State Route 1 north of Lompoc)

IMG_4681 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_4685 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 1 in Guadalupe

IMG_4714 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 1 Los Berros Creek

IMG_4722 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 1 at the 1904 Oceano Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

IMG_4727 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 1 Pismo Beach

IMG_4729 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California State Route 41 peaking the Kettleman Hills (The Sierra Nevada range was in full view today)

IMG_4743 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Monterey County Route G11

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Moss Landing Road (former California State Route 1)

IMG_4852 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

The Lion Bridge (constructed in 1916) over the Tuolumne River on 7th Street in Modesto.  This was part of US 99 to 1933 and looking worse wear (currently the structure is rated for 4 tons). 

IMG_4888 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


The Modesto Arch (constructed in 1912) on I Street.  This was also part of US 99 until 1933. 

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


The new CA 132 Super Two Freeway in Modesto:

IMG_4918 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


The site of San Joaquin City on San Joaquin County Route J3 (Kasson Road):

IMG_4950 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Today was a perfect day for a 100-mile mountain road loop near the house.


Watts Valley Road (Fresno County)

IMG_5102 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5110 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5145 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Trimmer Springs Road (Fresno County)

IMG_5251 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5292 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_5412 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr



The Blackrock Road Bailey Bridge (Sierra National Forest)

IMG_5269 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr