XY Challenge

[LilianaUwU]

QC 138 and QC 358 in a completely erroneous assembly:

QC 358 WB begins (and QC 138 doesn't follow it) by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[xonhulu]

February 23: Post the junction of a route ending in 8 and a route ending in 9, in your state/province.

OR 38 and OR 99 south of Cottage Grove, followed by OR 138 and OR 99 in Roseburg:

 

OR 218 and OR 19 in Fossil, followed by OR 18 and OR 99W near McMinnville:

 

[LilianaUwU]

QC 138 at QC 389:

QC 138 EB at new QC 389 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

QC 358 at QC 369:

QC 358 cross-signed - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

QC 369 cross-signed - 4 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 9 and New York 418 in Warrensburg. March 31, 2007.



US 209 and New York 28, west of Kingston.  May 20, 2005.



New York 28, New York 29, and New York 169 in Middleville.  January 21, 2021.

[74/171FAN]

PA 948 intersects the north end of PA 949 just west of US 219 in Ridgway.

PA 948 NORTH AT PA 949 SOUTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Alabama 179's south end at US 278, near Albertville:



US 78 at Alabama 119 in Leeds:

[paulthemapguy]

February 23: Post a junction of a route ending in 8 and a route ending in 9, in your state/province.

Tomorrow is the (9,9) day, then we've finished the chart!  On March 1, we start at (0,0) with a focus on the tens digit of the routes' numbers, rather than the last digit. Photos posted should still be taken in your home state or province.

For now, here's a shot taken along IL-62 where it meets IL-68 and IL-59 in the Barrington Hills area:


IL-062-059E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-9 and IL-78 in Canton:


IL-009-078NW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-18 and IL-89 meet at the tiny town of Magnolia, in Illinois's tiniest county, Putnam County:


IL-018-089W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

[jmd41280]

PA 218 at US 19/PA 21 in Waynesburg:


North end of PA 218 in Waynesburg by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

PA 228 at I-79 in Cranberry Township:


Signage along PA 228 approaching I-79 in Cranberry Township by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

PA 208 at US 19 in Leesburg:


PA 208 west at US 19 in Leesburg by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

Eastbound M-28 at M-129 west of Rosedale:

[74/171FAN]

February 24: Post the junction of a route ending in 9 and a different route ending in 9, in your state/province.

PA 49 and PA 249 are concurrent near Knoxville. 

PA 49 EAST AND PA 249 NORTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[xonhulu]

February 24: Post the junction of a route ending in 9 and a different route ending in 9, in your state/province.

The split of OR 99 into OR 99E and OR 99W in Junction City:



OR 99W and OR 219 are briefly concurrent in Newberg:



OR 99 and US 199 were formerly signed together in Grants Pass:

[Jim]

US 9, New York 9N, and New York 9L in Lake George. March 27, 2006.



New York 79 and New York 369 in North Fenton.  October 21, 2017.



New York 49 and New York 69 and a lot of other numbers in Rome.  January 20, 2022.

[paulthemapguy]

February 24: Post the junction of a route ending in 9 and a different route ending in 9, in your state/province.

IL-29 ends at IL-89 in Spring Valley


IL-029NT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-9 at IL-49 at Rankin


IL-009-049E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-19 at IL-59 near Streamwood


IL-019-059W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

That concludes Season 1!  Season 2 will begin at (0,0) on March 1, with a focus on the tens digits of the route numbers. Single-digit numbers will qualify as numbers with a 0 in the tens place. Valid plays will include numbers like 4, 7, 106, 109, 202, 208, etc.

Until March 1, feel free to post any charts, retrospectives, or summaries of route number combinations you've seen or photographed. See the original post for more information.

March 1: Post a junction of a route with a zero in the tens place and another route with a zero in the tens place, in your state or province.
March 2: Post a junction of a route with a zero in the tens place and a route with a 1 in the tens place, in your state or province.
March 3: Post a junction of a route with a zero in the tens place and a route with a 2 in the tens place, in your state or province.

[formulanone]

Alabama 269 and 69 in Jasper:



Alabama 79 at 279 in Scottsboro:



Neither are parent-child routes, 269 follows a far different route to Jasper from I-20/59 and I suppose that was the next odd number available. 279 was a former section of US 72.

[wanderer2575]

M-49's northern terminus at M-99 in Litchfield:


M-79's eastern terminus at BL I-69 (and M-50) in Charlotte:


I-69 eastbound at BL I-69 (and I-94) in Port Huron Township:

[jmd41280]

US 219 at PA 969 near Mahaffey:


US 219 at beginning of PA 969 east near Mahaffey by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

US 219 approaching PA 729 and PA 879 in Grampian:


US 219 north @ PA 729 & PA 879 - Grampian, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[xonhulu]

Here is some of my late homework, since I didn't join the class until 0-9 day.

For 1/1, 0 meets 0, I have US 30 and US 730 near Boardman, followed by OR 70 and OR 140 in Dairy:

 

For 1/2, 0 meets 1, US 30 and US 101 in Astoria, followed by US 30 and OR 11 in Pendleton:

 

For 1/3, 0 meets 2, OR 230 and OR 62 in Union Creek, followed by US 20 and OR 22 near Santiam Pass (I think I used this junction on 2-6 day earlier, but this should be a different photo):

 

[xonhulu]

More make-up work:

For 1/4, 0 meets 3, I give you US 30 and OR 203 in La Grande, followed by US 20 and OR 223 in Wren:

 

For 1/5, 0 meets 4, I'll go with the easy pick US 30 and I-84 in Portland (hence the graffiti on the 30 shield):



For 1/6, 0 meets 5, US 30 and OR 35 in Hood River, followed by the brief US 730 and US 395 concurrence in Umatilla:

 

For 1/7, 0 meets 6, US 20 and US 26 in Nyssa, followed by US 20 and OR 126 at Santiam Jct:

 

For 1/8, 0 meets 7, US 20 and OR 27 east of Bend, followed by US 30 and OR 37 in Pendleton:

 

And for 1/9, 0 meets 8, we have US 20 and OR 78 in Burns:



That squares me for my missing days. Now to enjoy a few days off before wracking my brain over tens-digit combos.

[LilianaUwU]

Today can be a repeat of a previous day, it seems like.

QC 109 at QC 111, featuring QC 395:

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

I can also play other things, such as QC 117 at QC 109:

QC 117 SB at QC 109 NB - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

QC 117 at QC 309:

QC 117 NB at QC 309 - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

QC 101 and QC 117:

QC 101 SB and QC 117 NB, Rouyn-Noranda - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

Tomorrow is March 1, which means it is the beginning of Season 2! Season 2 will also call for junctions of routes within your home state or province, but the criteria will focus on the tens digit of the route numbers involved. This differs from Season 1, when a route number's eligibility was based on its final (ones) digit. We begin Season 2 on March 1st with the eligible tens digits set at 0 and 0. This means we'll want to see a junction of two separate routes, each with a distinct number with a 0 in the tens place. Eligible numbers will include 1-9, 100-109, 200-209, 300-309, etc. As an example, I'll just tell you what I plan to post tomorrow:

1. Illinois 4 at Illinois 108 in Carlinville.
2. Illinois 100 at Illinois 104 near Meredosia.
3. Illinois 1 at US Route 6 in Harvey.

Here is what the next 14 days will hold:
March 1: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting another route whose number has a 0 in the tens place.
March 2: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place.
March 3: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 2 in the tens place.
March 4: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 3 in the tens place.
March 5: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 4 in the tens place.
March 6: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 5 in the tens place.
March 7: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 6 in the tens place.
March 8: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 7 in the tens place.
March 9: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 8 in the tens place.
March 10: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 9 in the tens place.
March 11: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place meeting another route whose number has a 1 in the tens place.
March 12: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 2 in the tens place.
March 13: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 3 in the tens place.
March 14: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 4 in the tens place.

This will require slightly different thinking than in January and February. Happy posting!

[xonhulu]

March 1: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting another route whose number has a 0 in the tens place.

I decided I would deliberately handicap myself to begin round 2, and try to only use routes that have an actual 0 in the tens place, unless it's absolutely necessary to use a single-digit route.  I have little confidence I can stick to this, though.

I also decided that while I'd probably have to re-use junctions I used in round 1, I would at least try to post different photos of those.  Oregon's system of signed routes isn't extensive enough.  As it is, I think I'll have some real problems towards the end of round 2 finding examples of every possible combo.

So with that being said, I'll kick off round 2 with OR 206 and OR 207 in Ruggs:

[74/171FAN]

The north end of PA 409 is at PA 706 in Camptown.

PA 409 NORTH NEAR PA 706 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

M-5 at M-102 on the Farmington Hills/Livonia border:


M-1 southbound at M-102 on the Ferndale/Detroit border:


M-102 eastbound Michigan Left at M-3 on the Eastpointe/Detroit border:

[formulanone]

Alabama only posts 4, 5, and 9 for single-digits; even then, SR 4 tags along US 78 and is erratically posted. US 78 leaves I-22 along with AL 4 to join AL 5, but this is also unposted. While Alabama SR 4 shields can be found along the concurrency of US 78 and I-22, they don't seem to leave the mainline along with AL 5, the best chances for two single-digit routes to posted together in the state.

Where did 4 and 5 go?



...Also, nope.



The other single-digits are used for US 231, US 72, US 31, US 82, US 11, and US 80, respectively. For "x0y" routes, only one has a meetup, 605 and 109.

But...the 109 isn't posted, which is  atypical for ALDOT.



I suppose I can count on Florida to have US 1 and A1A posted together, so here's one matchup in Juno Beach:



There shouldn't be anymore Alabama exceptions from me for rest of this "tens-and-tens" round.

[paulthemapguy]

I'm really glad that everyone has understood the assignment so far.

March 1: Post the junction of a route with a 0 in the tens place and another route with a 0 in the tens place, in your state/province.

As promised, here are the three photos I was going to post today.

1. Illinois 4 at Illinois 108 in Carlinville.
2. Illinois 100 at Illinois 104 near Meredosia.
3. Illinois 1 at US Route 6 in Harvey.

IL-108-004WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr


IL-104-100SN by Paul Across America, on Flickr


IL-001-US6S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 3 days:

March 2: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 1 in the tens place.
March 3: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 2 in the tens place.
March 4: Post a junction of a route whose number has a 0 in the tens place meeting a route whose number has a 3 in the tens place.