XY Challenge

[74/171FAN]

April 19: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and another route with a 7 in the tens place. In other words, show a route in the seventies meeting a different route in the seventies.

PA 372 intersects the north end of PA 472 in Quarryville.

PA 372 EAST NEAR PA 472 SOUTH (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Alabama 71 and SR 73:



US 278 and Alabama 74 overlap throughout much of the state (though posted together more often in the western third of the state):



Tennessee 177 at US 72 in Germantown:

[Jim]

New York 173 and New York 175 in Onondaga Hill.  December 9, 2020.



New York 176 and New York 370 in Cato.  April 20, 2007.



New York 377 and New York 378 in Loudonville.  May 22, 2006.

[paulthemapguy]

April 19: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and another route with a 7 in the tens place. In other words, show a route in the seventies meeting a different route in the seventies.

This one's easy to accomplish in Illinois, because for some reason, all the routes in the 70s are confined to the northern edge of the state, along with IL-173 and IL-176.

IL-72 and IL-73 near Shannon


IL-073-072S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-76 and IL-173 near Poplar Grove



IL-076-173N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-75 and IL-70 at Durand


IL-075-070WA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next three days:
April 20: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and a route with an 8 in the tens place. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the eighties.
April 21: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and a route with a 9 in the tens place. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the nineties.
April 22: Post a junction of a route with an 8 in the tens place and another route with an 8 in the tens place. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a separate route numbered in the eighties.

[wanderer2575]

I-75 northbound at BL I-75 to M-72 in Grayling:

[xonhulu]

April 20: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and a route with an 8 in the tens place. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the eighties.

OR 74 and I-84 at Heppner Jct:

[74/171FAN]

PA 77 and PA 89 have a concurrency north of Titusville.

PA 89 SOUTH AND PA 77 WEST SPLIT by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

New York 378 and I-787 in Menands.  September 18, 2008.



New York 73 and New York 86 in Lake Placid.  March 16, 2001.



New York 178 and New York 289 near Adams.  August 5, 2020.

[paulthemapguy]

April 20: Post a junction of a route with a 7 in the tens place and a route with an 8 in the tens place. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the eighties.

IL-71 & IL-89 in Putnam County:


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

IL-171 & IL-83 join together over the Calumet Sag Channel near Willow Springs:


IL-083-171NSRV by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-78 & IL-81 in Kewanee:


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

The rest of April:

April 21: Post a junction where a route with a 7 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the nineties.
April 22: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets another route with an 8 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a different route numbered in the eighties.
April 23: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a route numbered in the nineties.
April 24: Post a junction where a route with a 9 in the tens place meets another route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the nineties meeting a different route numbered in the nineties.
April 25-30: play catch up, or post summary charts of the route combinations you've encountered!

May 1: We're back to ones digits, and we're switching to a national focus for the daily photo challenges. We start again at zero-zero. I know I said this would require US routes specifically, but I want to see if people will be okay if I broaden the criteria a little bit. I am curious if people would like it better if I allowed junctions between US routes and/or Interstates, but not anything at the state level or lower in profile. So under the new rules I'm proposing, junctions between US-US, Interstate-Interstate, or US-Interstate would qualify. Should we do this, or stick with US Routes only?

[74/171FAN]

April 21: Post a junction where a route with a 7 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the nineties.

PA 77 intersects PA 198 northeast of Meadville.

PA 198 WEST AT PA 77 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

PA 77 intersects PA 198 northeast of Meadville.

I just drove by there this weekend!

April 21: Post a junction where a route with a 7 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the seventies meeting a route numbered in the nineties.

IL-78 and IL-91 south of Kewanee


IL-078-091S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-75 and I-90 in South Beloit


IL-I-90X001N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-173 and I-94 near Zion


IL-I-94X02N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The rest of April:

April 22: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets another route with an 8 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a different route numbered in the eighties.
April 23: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a route numbered in the nineties.
April 24: Post a junction where a route with a 9 in the tens place meets another route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the nineties meeting a different route numbered in the nineties.
April 25-30: play catch up, or post summary charts of the route combinations you've encountered!

May 1: We're back to ones digits, and we're switching to a national focus for the daily photo challenges. We start again at zero-zero. I know I said this would require US routes specifically, but I want to see if people will be okay if I broaden the criteria a little bit. I am curious if people would like it better if I allowed junctions between US routes and/or Interstates, but not anything at the state level or lower in profile. So under the new rules I'm proposing, junctions between US-US, Interstate-Interstate, or US-Interstate would qualify. Should we do this, or stick with US Routes only?

[xonhulu]

I featured OR 74 meeting I-84 yesterday, and OR 74's other end at US 395 works for today.  At Nye Jct:



OR 78 works at both ends.  OR 78 and US 95 in Burns Jct:



OR 78 and US 395 in Burns:

[wanderer2575]

Westbound I-696 approaching I-96 and I-275 in Farmington Hills during 2023 reconstruction of the eastbound side:


Southbound M-93 (with BL I-75) at M-72 in Grayling:


Southbound I-75 at M-93 north of Grayling:

[Jim]

New York 92 and New York 173 in Manilus.  December 9, 2020.



I'm sure I have played this sign once or twice in this game, but don't have another good one for New York 79 and New York 96 in Ithaca.  September 10, 2022.



I wanted to avoid playing New York 173 twice in the same post, but all I can find other than the two above are a New York 173/New York 91 and this one, New York 173 and New York 297 in Fairmount.  December 9, 2020.

[formulanone]

I missed yesterday's matchup...Birmingham has US 280 at US 78:



Alabama 281 at US 78; not much space for both shields, though:



Alabama 291 at US 278 in Gadsden:

[xonhulu]

April 22: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets another route with an 8 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a different route numbered in the eighties.

I-82 begins at I-84 near Hermiston:



OR 281 and OR 282 south of Hood River:

[74/171FAN]

The east end of PA 588 is at PA 288 just west of Zelienople.

PA 588 EAST AT PA 288 (1) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Alabama 183 at 289 in Marion:



Alabama 83 ends at US 84 in Evergreen:



Florida 580 at SR 584 in Oldsmar:

[paulthemapguy]

April 22: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets another route with an 8 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a different route numbered in the eighties.

I-88 and IL-83 in Oak Brook


IL-I-88X138WA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-81 and IL-82 in Cambridge


IL-081-082WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-84 at I-80 along the Mississippi River near Rapids City


IL-084-I-80NN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The rest of April:

April 23: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a route numbered in the nineties.
April 24: Post a junction where a route with a 9 in the tens place meets another route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the nineties meeting a different route numbered in the nineties.
April 25-30: play catch up, or post summary charts of the route combinations you've encountered!

May 1: We're back to ones digits, and we're switching to a national focus for the daily photo challenges. We start again at zero-zero. I know I said this would require US routes specifically, but I want to see if people will be okay if I broaden the criteria a little bit. I am curious if people would like it better if I allowed junctions between US routes and/or Interstates, but not anything at the state level or lower in profile. So under the new rules I'm proposing, junctions between US-US, Interstate-Interstate, or US-Interstate would qualify. Should we do this, or stick with US Routes only?

[formulanone]

May 1: We're back to ones digits, and we're switching to a national focus for the daily photo challenges. We start again at zero-zero. I know I said this would require US routes specifically, but I want to see if people will be okay if I broaden the criteria a little bit. I am curious if people would like it better if I allowed junctions between US routes and/or Interstates, but not anything at the state level or lower in profile. So under the new rules I'm proposing, junctions between US-US, Interstate-Interstate, or US-Interstate would qualify. Should we do this, or stick with US Routes only?

Might as well allow it, since there's not a specific challenge for those routes.

[xonhulu]

May 1: We're back to ones digits, and we're switching to a national focus for the daily photo challenges. We start again at zero-zero. I know I said this would require US routes specifically, but I want to see if people will be okay if I broaden the criteria a little bit. I am curious if people would like it better if I allowed junctions between US routes and/or Interstates, but not anything at the state level or lower in profile. So under the new rules I'm proposing, junctions between US-US, Interstate-Interstate, or US-Interstate would qualify. Should we do this, or stick with US Routes only?

Might as well allow it, since there's not a specific challenge for those routes.

I vote yes for including interstates.

[Jim]

New York 81 and New York 385 near Coxsackie.  March 21, 2023.



New York 86 and New York 186 near Saranac Lake.  March 20, 2016.



I-81 and New York 481 in Cicero.  July 15, 2015.

[xonhulu]

April 23: Post a junction where a route with an 8 in the tens place meets a route with a 9 in the tens place, in your state or province. Qualifying photos will show a route numbered in the eighties meeting a route numbered in the nineties.

I-84 and US 197 in The Dalles:



I-84 and US 395 in Pendleton:



Douglas County Route 389 and OR 99 in Drain:

[74/171FAN]

PA 86 and PA 198 have a concurrency east of Saegertown.

PA 198 EAST AT PA 86 NORTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

Saving the interstate/interstate matches for the later rounds.

A double match with I-90, New York 298, and I-481 in East Syracuse.  April 22, 2007.



New York 193 and New York 289 in Ellisburg.  August 5, 2020.



New York 82 and New York 199 near Pine Plains.  February 1, 2024.