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

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formulanone

Alabama 53 at SR 255'a frontage road in Huntsville:



Alabama 52 at SR 54 in Samson, at the other end of the state:



The mystery of Florida 54's Temporary end at SR 56 in Wesley Chapel:



paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 09, 2025, 11:33:12 AMApril 11: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 6 in the tens place. Provide a route in the fifties meeting a route in the sixties.

IL-59 and US52 in Shorewood


IL-059-US52S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-56 and IL-53 near Glen Ellyn and Lombard


IL-056-053E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-159 and IL-156 east of Waterloo


IL-156-159NN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 5 days:
April 11: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a route in the fifties.
April 12: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the seventies.
April 13: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the eighties.
April 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the nineties.
April 15: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and another route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a different route in the sixties.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
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74/171FAN

QuoteApril 11: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a route in the fifties.

PA 56 and PA 66 ALT have a concurrency in Vandergrift.

PA 56 EAST AND PA 66 ALT NORTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim

All pictures going back to the 200x's and all close to home in the Capital region today for 5x/6x day.

New York 50 and New York 67 in Ballston Spa.  April 15, 2001.



New York 159 and New York 160 in Mariaville.  June 25, 2009.



New York 66 and New York 150 in Wynantskill.  November 24, 2002.



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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 10, 2025, 03:09:23 PMApril 11: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a route in the fifties.

IL-53 at IL-64 in the Lombard-Glendale Heights area


IL-053-064N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-157 carries IL-162 across a bridge near Glen Carbon


IL-162-157SN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-158 and IL-161 split from each other near Shiloh


IL-161-158EEA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 4 days:
April 12: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the seventies.
April 13: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the eighties.
April 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the nineties.
April 15: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and another route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a different route in the sixties.
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!

formulanone

Alabama 154 at SR 69 in Coffeeville:



The exit for Alabama 53 on Interstate 565 in Huntsville:



Tennessee 367 at SR 457 in Trenton:


wanderer2575

Westbound M-55 at M-66 in Lake City:


Northbound M-66 (with M-43) at M-50 near Woodbury:


Southbound M-51 at M-62 in Dowagiac:

formulanone

#707
QuoteApril 12: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the seventies.

Alabama 79 at SR 151 in Pinson; it's a tiny connector route to SR 75:



Alabama 17 and SR 157 overlap for moment in Florence:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2n1aJz1]


Tennessee 379 ends at SR 55 in Morrison; 379 is the old alignment of 55 through town, and END signs are rare for Tennessee:



Tennessee also habitually posts single-letter directions inside double arrow plaques, instead of posting two signs.

wanderer2575

Northbound BL I-75 at M-59 in Pontiac (that concurrency does not exist in the other direction):


Beginning of northbound M-54 at I-75 in Grand Blanc:

74/171FAN

The west end of the PA 173/PA 208 concurrency is at PA 58 in Grove City.

PA 173 SOUTH AND PA 208 WEST NEAR SPLIT AT PA 58 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

And PA 58/PA 173 have its own brief concurrency south of PA 208

PA 173 NORTH AT PA 58 EAST by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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paulthemapguy

QuoteApril 12: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the seventies.

IL-177 ends while it is concurrent with IL-158 in Belleville


IL-158-013EW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-71 crosses US52 near Serena


IL-071-US52N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-59 ends at IL-173 in Antioch


IL-059-173N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 3 days:
Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 11, 2025, 10:58:54 AMApril 13: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the eighties.
April 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the nineties.
April 15: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and another route with a 6 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the sixties will meet a different route in the sixties.
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!

74/171FAN

QuoteApril 13: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the eighties.

The north end of PA 88 is at PA 51 in Pittsburgh.

PA 88 NORTH NEAR PA 51 by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim

I had nothing in my collection for New York 5x/7x for yesterday.

New York 51 and New York 80 in Burlington.  June 4, 2015.



New York 53 and I-86 near Kanona.  April 26, 2023.



New York 252 and New York 383 in Brighton.  July 25, 2018.


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paulthemapguy

QuoteApril 13: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place. In this day's photos, a route in the fifties will meet a route in the eighties.

IL-83 meets the northern end of IL-53 in Long Grove


IL-083-053N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-185 at US51 in Vandalia


IL-US40-US51NE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-180 at US150 at Williamsfield


IL-U150-180W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next three days:
April 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the fifties meeting a route in the nineties.
April 15: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and another route with a 6 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the sixties meeting a separate route in the sixties.
April 16: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the sixties meeting a route in the seventies.
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!

74/171FAN

QuoteIL-180 at US150 at Williamsfield

I drove by this intersection went I went to the Quad Cities as part of my Peoria Meet trip.
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formulanone

#715
Alabama 58 at US 82 in Centreville:



Alabama 59 at SR 287 in Bay Minette:



Florida 54 at SR 581 in Wesley Chapel:


wanderer2575

Southbound M-83 at M-54 east of Birch Run:


Northbound M-53 at M-81 east of Cass City:

74/171FAN

QuoteApril 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the fifties meeting a route in the nineties.

PA 655 and PA 994 have a short concurrency west of Three Springs.

PA 655 NORTH AND PA 994 WEST NEAR SPLIT by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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7/8

QuoteApril 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the fifties meeting a route in the nineties.

South end of Highway 94 at Highway 654 in Callander. I think I used this photo earlier for 11 and 94.


xonhulu

OR 51 meets OR 99W and OR 194 in Monmouth.  Although OR 194 is unsigned, during a recent construction project the contractor put up detour signs mentioning 194:



OR 58 meets OR 99 in Goshen:



This assembly is a couple blocks east of the intersection, but I already used the signage there in round 1.

formulanone

US 98 at Alabama 158's western end near Mobile:



Tennessee 57 at SR 194; you'll have to squint to see the 57 shield:



Florida 50 and US 92 in Orlando:


Jim

I-390 and New York 253 in Henrietta.  July 25, 2018.



New York 55 and New York 292 near Pawling.  April 13, 2019.



New York 259 and I-490 in West Chili.  July 25, 2018.

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wanderer2575

M-91 at M-57 in Greenville:


M-90 at M-53 west of Brown City:


M-94's western terminus at M-553 north of Gwinn:

formulanone

Quote from: wanderer2575 on April 14, 2025, 07:58:08 PMM-94's western terminus at M-553 north of Gwinn:


We need a term for the outlier numbers like M-553, Florida 9336, California 371, Alabama 605, and Delaware 896.

paulthemapguy

QuoteApril 14: Post a junction of a route with a 5 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Provide a photo of a route in the fifties meeting a route in the nineties.

I've got to bring the Interstates into it for today's challenge.

I-90 and US51 around Rockford


IL-I-90X017W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I-290 and I-355 near Itasca


IL-I-290X07W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I-294 and I-57 are newly connected by an interchange:


IL-I-294X07S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

We move onto the sixes tomorrow, and the rows are really short as we close out season 2 of the photo challenges. The next 5 days:
April 15: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and a route with another 6 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route in the sixties with a different route in the sixties.
April 16: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and a route with a 7 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route in the sixties with a route in the seventies.
April 17: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and a route with a 8 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route in the sixties with a route in the eighties.
April 18: Post a junction of a route with a 6 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route in the sixties with a route in the nineties.
April 19: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and a route with another 7 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route in the sixties with a separate route in the sixties.
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!



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