XY Challenge

[paulthemapguy]

July 23: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 5 in the tens place.

US29 and US58 at Danville, VA


VA-US58BDE-086ER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US23 and US52 at Portsmouth, OH


OH-US23-US52SNA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US20 and US51 at Rockford, IL


IL-I-39X118N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next several days:
July 24: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 6 in the tens place.
July 25: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 7 in the tens place.
July 26: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 8 in the tens place.
July 27: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 9 in the tens place.
July 28: Post the junction of US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a different US highway with a 3 in the tens place.

[wanderer2575]

US-250 at US-220 in Monterey, VA:


US-50 at US-23 in Chillicothe, OH:

[74/171FAN]

July 24: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 6 in the tens place.

US 22 and US 62 are concurrent in Washington Court House, OH.

US 22 AND US 62 EAST, OH 3 AND OH 41 NORTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 60 and US 220 in Covington, Virginia.  July 11, 2008.



US 24 and US 61 near Taylor, Missouri.  June 27, 2013.



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

[wanderer2575]

US-23 and US-64 around the side side of Franklin, NC:


US-460 at US-29 in Lynchburg, VA (to the north is now BL US-29):


Another angle of US-24 at US-61 in Taylor, MO:

[74/171FAN]

July 25: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 7 in the tens place.

US 23 and US 25 are concurrent with US 70 along Future I-26.

I-26 AND US 70 WEST, US 19, US 23, AND US 25 NORTH CONCURRENCY (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 20 and US 75 near Sioux City, Iowa.  July 19, 2015.



US 74 and US 129 near Murphy, North Carolina.  July 9, 2008.



Probably played before: US 25 and US 276 in Greenville, South Carolina.  December 26, 2004.

[wanderer2575]

US-73 southbound at US-24 southeast of Basehor, KS:


US-24 westbound at US-77 east of Riley, KS:

[paulthemapguy]

July 25: Post the junction of US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US highway with a 7 in the tens place.

On a foggy September morning, I reached the point where US Route 71 joins US Route 20 in Early, Iowa


IA-US71-US20WNS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US23 and US276 in Waynesville, NC


NC-US276-US23NN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US Route 25 is concurrent with US Route 70 as it splits up to 25E and 25W in Newport, TN


TN-US70-US25EWA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 26: Post a junction where a US route with a 2 in the tens place meets a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Twenties and eighties.
July 27: Post a junction where a US route with a 2 in the tens place meets a US route with a 9 in the tens place. Twenties and nineties.
July 28: Post a junction where a US route with a 3 in the tens place meets a different US route with a 3 in the tens place. Thirties with other thirties.

[formulanone]

US 62 and 322 in Franklin, Pennsylvania:



US 20 at US 77's starting point in Sioux City, Iowa:



US 421 at US 76 in Wilmington, North Carolina:

[xonhulu]

July 26: Post a junction where a US route with a 2 in the tens place meets a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Twenties and eighties.

I can finally rejoin the game with this combo.

US 20 and US 385 near Chadron, NE:



US 24 and US 285 near Buena Vista, CO:



US 26 and US 89 and US 287 at Moran Jct in Grand Teton NP, WY:

[74/171FAN]

US 84 and US 425 in Natchez, MS.

US 61 SOUTH AND US 84 WEST SPLIT AT US 425 NORTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 25 and US 80 in Statesboro, Georgia.  February 16, 2010.



Casper, Wyoming, is perfect for *2x/*8y day, and I'll go with the double match on the business routes of US 20, US 26, and US 87.  August 9, 2022.



Then back to Georgia for US 27 and US 280 near Columbus.  July 8, 2008.

[paulthemapguy]

July 26: Post a junction where a US route with a 2 in the tens place meets a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Twenties and eighties.

I really don't have much to offer today.

I think all I have is US26 and US89 in Jackson, WY


WY-US191-US189MN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 27: Post the junction of a US highway with a 2 in the tens place and a US route with a 9 in the tens place. Twenties and nineties, in other words.
July 28: Post the junction of a US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a different US route with a 3 in the tens place. Twenties and nineties, in other words.
July 29: Post the junction of a US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a US route with a 4 in the tens place. Twenties and nineties, in other words.

[wanderer2575]

More photos from 2015's end-to-end US-24 trip.

Westbound US-24 at US-81 in Meredith Township, KS:


Westbound US-24 at US-281 between Portis and Osborne, KS:


Northbound US-83 at US-24 east of Colby, KS:


Northbound US-283 at US-24 in Hill City, KS:

[74/171FAN]

July 27: Post a junction where a US route with a 2 in the tens place meets a US route with a 9 in the tens place. Twenties and nineties.

US 27 and US 90 intersect in Tallahassee, FL.

US 27 AND FL 61 SOUTH AT US 90 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Catching up from yesterday...

US 23 (or US 129 Alternate) and US 80 in Macon, Georgia:



US 80 and US 29 in Tuskegee, Alabama:



US 90 and US 221 share a brief overlap in Greenville, Florida:

[74/171FAN]

Well 2 and 1 day in the tens place has long passed, unless PennDOT somehow transformed US 119 to an eastern piece of US 191.   

[wanderer2575]

Well 2 and 1 day in the tens place has long passed, unless PennDOT somehow transformed US 119 to an eastern piece of US 191. 

It's embarrassing to say how many times I had to catch myself mixing up the ones/tens/hundreds places when I was adding to my list.  Obviously I missed this one.

[xonhulu]

For a change, I have an embarrassment of riches to choose from for today's combo.

So I'll go with US 26 and US 91 near Idaho Falls, ID:



US 20 and US 191, West Yellowstone, MT:



US 20 and US 97, Bend, OR:

[xonhulu]

July 28: Post the junction of US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a different US highway with a 3 in the tens place.

I'll get things rolling for the thirties with US 34 and US 36 at the latter's western end in Rocky Mountain NP, CO:



US 30 and US 130 in Camden, NJ:



US 30 and US 730 in Boardman Jct, OR:



Bonus photo: US 30 BYP meets US 30 BUS in Portland, OR:



This junction no longer exists, ever since US 30 BUS was eliminated in Portland in 2007.

[74/171FAN]

US 30 and US 33 split west of I-69 in Fort Wayne, IN.

US 30 WEST AND US 33 NORTH NEAR SPLIT by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

July 28: Post the junction of US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a different US highway with a 3 in the tens place.

US34 is present near Arapahoe, Nebraska, at the point where US 136 ends.


NE-US34-US136WJ by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US35 crosses US36 northwest of Richmond, Indiana


IN-US35-US36S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US231 and US431 are duplexed through Huntsville, Alabama


IMG_4304 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 29: Post the junction of a US Route with a 3 in the tens place and a US Route with a 4 in the tens place.
July 30: Post the junction of a US Route with a 3 in the tens place and a US Route with a 5 in the tens place.
July 31: Post the junction of a US Route with a 3 in the tens place and a US Route with a 6 in the tens place.

[wanderer2575]

US-138 to US-30 in Big Springs, NV:


BL US-131's northern terminus at US-131 north of Manton, MI:


US-131's northern terminus at US-31 in Petoskey, MI:

[formulanone]

US 30 at US 138 (Nebraska shield error) in Big Springs:



US 31 and US 35 near Kokomo, Indiana:



US 431 and US 31A in Lewisville, Tennessee: