XY Challenge

[paulthemapguy]

Gonna try to get as many states as possible in this challenge...

I like that! Try on an individual level to represent as many different states as you can by the time we get to the end of August, when we complete the 110 days of US highway challenges!

[wanderer2575]

US-127 northbound at US-150 in Danville, KY:


US-10 eastbound at US-127 just a skosh north of Clare, MI:


US-50 and US-17 at US-522 in Winchester, VA:

[Jim]

US 58 and US 360 in South Boston, Virginia.  June 20, 2008.



US 90 and US 98 on I-10 in Mobile, Alabama.  August 27, 2003.



US 30 and US 138 in Big Springs, Nebraska.  July 31, 2022.

[74/171FAN]

May 9: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 0 and a US highway ending in 8.

US 58 and US 220 split south of Martinsville near Martinsville Speedway.

US 58 EAST AND US 220 SOUTH SPLIT AT US 220 BUS NORTH (4) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

May 9: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 0 and a US highway ending in 8.

Finding the oddball north-south even-numbered routes is very helpful on a day like today, when both digits are even. Mark has the right idea posting a photo involving US220.

US30 and US218 are just chillin' together in Cedar Rapids:


IA-US30-US218DW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US90 and US98 run together in Mobile:


AL-I-10X027E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US68 southbound approaching US460 in Paris, Kentucky


KY-US68-US460SJ by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
May 10: Post a junction of a US highway ending in 0 and a US highway ending in 9.
May 11: Post a junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a different US highway ending in 1.
May 12: Post a junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a US highway ending in 2.

[formulanone]

US 218 at US 30 between Vinton and Cedar Rapids, Iowa:



US 90 and US 98 in Pensacola, Florida:



US 70 and US 258 in Kinston, North Carolina:

[wanderer2575]

US-20 westbound at US-18 (and US-85) in Lusk, WY:

[xonhulu]

I didn't have any 0-8's to play yesterday.  In fact, the 8's will likely be a problem for me every time they come up.

May 10: Post a junction of a US highway ending in 0 and a US highway ending in 9.

US 30 and US 189 in Kemmerer, WY:



US 40 and US 189, Heber City, UT:



US 50 and US 89 in Salina, UT:

[hotdogPi]

I can finally play something this round.

[Jim]

I was a little too slow to make the local play of US 9/US 20, but no matter.  Plenty of options on this one.

US 19 and US 90 in Monticello, Florida.  July 19, 2007.



US 40 and US 219 in western Maryland.  August 10, 1999.



US 29 and US 460 in Lynchburg, Virginia.  January 2, 2010.

[74/171FAN]

US 319 intersects US 90 on the east side of Tallahassee, FL.

US 319 NORTH AT US 90 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

May 10: Post a junction of a US highway ending in 0 and a US highway ending in 9.

US19 and US60 just north of Fayetteville and the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia


WV-US19-US60N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US20 meets US69 east of Webster City, Iowa


IA-US20X149W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US40 and US219 ride on I-68 together through Grantsville, MD:


MD-I-68-US219EWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

This concludes the string of zeroes. Next we move to the row of 1's in the chart.

May 11: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and another US highway ending in 1.
May 12: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a US highway ending in 2.
May 13: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a US highway ending in 3.

[formulanone]

US 40's western endpoint at I-80 with US 189:



US 20 and US 59 in Holstein, Iowa:



US 79 and US 80 in Greenwood, Louisiana:

[wanderer2575]

US-40A westbound at US-219 (now BL US-219) near I-68 east of Granstsville, MD:


The other end of the concurrency:  US-40 eastbound at US-219 southbound (and I-68) west of Grantsville, MD:


US-220 (with I-40) at US-29 in Greensboro, NC (before this piece of BL I-85 was decommissioned and US-70 was rerouted):

[xonhulu]

May 11: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and another US highway ending in 1.

My 1-1 pickings are pretty slim. US 191 and US 491 in Monticello, UT:



US 1 and US 1A in Ellsworth, ME:

[Jim]

US 11 and US 211 in New Market, Virginia.  June 23, 2017.



Having driven a lot of US 301, I feel like I need to represent it, but so many good options to choose...   But since I've also done a lot of US 41 driving, let's get them both in one shot, where they are concurrent in Palmetto, Florida.  April 7, 2012.



And up into southwestern Wisconsin, near Dickeyville, for US 61 and US 151, where they are part of the Great River Road.  June 26, 2013.

[74/171FAN]

US 11 and US 21 have a brief concurrency in Wytheville, VA.

US 21 NORTH AT US 11 SOUTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

May 11: Post the junction of a US route ending in 1 and another US route ending in 1.

A helpful tip for the days when both routes end in the same digit: Find the junction of a 3-digit route and the 2-digit parent route that it's named after.

US501 and US701 in Conway, SC


SC-US501-US701SSC by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US31, US41, and US431 all together in Nashville, TN


TN-US31-US431DS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US51's southern end at US61 in LaPlace, LA


LA-US61-US51E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
May 12: Post the junction of a US route ending in 1 and a US route ending in 2.
May 13: Post the junction of a US route ending in 1 and a US route ending in 3.
May 14: Post the junction of a US route ending in 1 and a US route ending in 4.

[formulanone]

US 231 and US 431 twinned; here's a colorful evening shot of the two near Fayetteville, Tennessee:



US 441 ends at US 41 "Calle Ocho" in Miami (City of Miami has some disregard for proper fonts):



US 201 springs forth from US 1 in Brunswick, Maine:

[74/171FAN]

May 12: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a US highway ending in 2.

US 52 NORTH AT I-81, I-77, AND US 11 NORTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

I don't have a good US 2/US 11 to make a home state play, unfortunately.

US 1 and US 52 in Cheraw, South Carolina.  January 2, 2010.



US 211 and US 522 in Sperryville, Virginia.  June 23, 2017.



US 82 and US 281 in Wichita Falls, Texas.  March 13, 2011.

[xonhulu]

US 101 and US 12 in Aberdeen, WA:



US 191 and US 2 in Malta, MT:

[wanderer2575]

US-51's northern terminus at US-2 in Hurley, WI:


West end of the US-62/US-421 concurrency (just before the I-64 overpass) in Midway, KY:


Northbound US-1 at US-2 in Houlton, ME:

[paulthemapguy]

May 12: Post the junction of a US highway ending in 1 and a US highway ending in 2.

I am seeing lots of great posts today already! I originally planned to post Houlton, Maine and Malta, Montana, but I will change my posts to other locations instead! There are plenty of opportunities for post locations today. It's easier with odd+even days, especially when 1 is one of the required digits.

US2 and US141 in Iron Mountain, MI

\MI-US141-US2ENJ by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US441 and US92 together in Kissimmee, Florida


137 US92 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Looking east toward the junction of US311 and US52 in Winston-Salem, NC. This is the southwestern end of US311.


358 US311 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
May 13: Post any junctions of a US Route ending in 1 and a US Route ending in 3.
May 14: Post any junctions of a US Route ending in 1 and a US Route ending in 4.
May 15: Post any junctions of a US Route ending in 1 and a US Route ending in 5.

[hotdogPi]

US 1 and US 302 in Portland ME



US 441 and US 192 with a 3/4 error