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Started by paulthemapguy, November 20, 2024, 09:55:32 PM

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wanderer2575

Highland Park, MI:



paulthemapguy

Coming in during the last half hour...

January 18: Post a route number ending in 1 meeting a route number ending in 8 in your state.

IL-71 and IL-178 outside of Starved Rock State Park:


IL-071-178W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-81 and IL-78 at Kewanee


IL-078-081E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-121 and IL-128 at Dalton City, southeast of Decatur


IL-121-128E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next three days:
January 19: Post a route ending in 1 meeting a route ending in 9 in your state.
January 20: Post a route ending in 2 meeting another route ending in 2, in your state.
January 21: Post a route ending in 2 meeting a route ending in 3, in your state.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
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paulthemapguy

January 19: Post the junction of a route ending in 1 and a route ending in 9, within your state.

IL-9 at IL-41 in Bushnell:


IL-009-041NW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-71 at IL-89 in Putnam County:


IL-071-089W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-1 at IL-119 near Alvin:


IL-001-119N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Next 3 days:

January 20: Post a route ending in 2 meeting another route ending in 2, in your state.
January 21: Post a route ending in 2 meeting a route ending in 3, in your state.
January 22: Post a route ending in 2 meeting a route ending in 4, in your state.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

wanderer2575

US-141 (with US-2) at M-69 in Crystal Falls, MI:


LilianaUwU

QC 109 at QC 111, featuring QC 395:

QC 111 SB and QC 395 NB, Amos - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr
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Quillz

I'll be here next week:

Quillz

Here's Sunday.

This one was legit tough due to how California numbers their routes. I searched and I think this the only junction in the entire state to have x2 meet x2. Only possible due to CA-82 being south-north when normally even numbers would be west-east.

74/171FAN

PA 59 and PA 321 have a short concurrency in the midst of the Allegheny National Forest.

PA 59 WEST AND PA 321 SOUTH SPLIT (1) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim

US 9 and New York 301 in Cold Spring.  September 11, 2021.



US 11 and New York 189 near Churubusco.  March 13, 2023.



And of course we need a representative of New York's 9X collection.

US 11 and New York 9B in Rouses Point.  April 25, 2009.

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formulanone

Alabama 151 at SR 79 in Pinson:



Alabama 41 at SR 89, between Selma and Camden:


wanderer2575

Western terminus of M-179 at US-131 in Bradley.  Photo taken before the current SPUI was built.


xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 19, 2025, 12:17:25 AMJanuary 20: Post a route ending in 2 meeting another route ending in 2, in your state.

OR 42 and OR 542 near Myrtle Point, Oregon:


LilianaUwU

QC 132 at the beginning of QC 122:

QC 132 EB at QC 122 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr
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—Mr. Thwomp

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formulanone

Alabama 22 at US 82 in Maplesville:


74/171FAN

PA 72 NB at the south end of its PA 772 concurrency in Manheim

PA 72 NORTH AT PA 772 EAST by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?units=miles&u=markkos1992
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wanderer2575

US-12 at M-52 west of Clinton, MI:


TBKS1

North Arkansas makes this easy

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Jim

New York 2 and New York 22 in Petersburg.  June 6, 2009.



New York 12B and New York 412 in Clinton.  April 30, 2016.



New York 22 and US 202 near Brewster. April 11, 2008.

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paulthemapguy

January 20: Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and another route ending in 2 in your state.

IL-102 at US52 in Bourbonnais/Bradley (also US45)


IL-102ET by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-2 at IL-72 in Byron


IL-002-072WS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-92 at IL-82 near Joslin


IL-092-082WA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 3 days:
January 21- Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and a route ending in 3, in your state.
January 22- Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and a route ending in 4, in your state.
January 23- Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and a route ending in 5, in your state.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

LilianaUwU

"Volcano with no fire... Not volcano... Just mountain."
—Mr. Thwomp

My pronouns are she/her. Also, I'm an admin on the AARoads Wiki.

xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 20, 2025, 06:55:53 PMJanuary 21- Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and a route ending in 3, in your state.

OR 82 and OR 3 in Enterprise:



OR 202 and OR 103 in Jewell:


74/171FAN

PA 73 and PA 662 have a concurrency in Oley with both ends of the concurrency being at roundabouts.

PA 73 WEST NEAR PA 662 SOUTH AND LYNX DR by Mark Moore, on Flickr

PA 73 WEST AND PA 662 NORTH NEAR SPLIT AT OLEY RD by Mark Moore, on Flickr
I am now a PennDOT employee.  My opinions/views do not necessarily reflect the opinions/views of PennDOT.

Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?units=miles&u=markkos1992
Mob-Rule:  https://mob-rule.com/user/markkos1992

formulanone

#172
Alabama 102 at SR 13 in the ominous middle of nowhere:



Error US 72 at SR 53 in Huntsville, because they're fun:



(Error sign is no longer posted.)

paulthemapguy

January 21: Post the junction of a route ending in 2 and a route ending in 3, in your state.

IL-102 at IL-53 in Wilmington:


IL-102NT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-72 at IL-23 in Genoa:


IL-023-072WW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-13 at IL-142 near Equality (Gallatin County):


IL-013-142W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 3 days:
January 22: Post a junction where a route number ending in 2 meets a route number ending in 4, in your state.
January 23: Post a junction where a route number ending in 2 meets a route number ending in 5, in your state.
January 24: Post a junction where a route number ending in 2 meets a route number ending in 6, in your state.
Once the day for [2,9] occurs, the next day will be [3,3].
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

wanderer2575

M-52 at M-43 near Williamston:




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