XY Challenge

[xonhulu]

August 8: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.

US 40, US 189 and 2-for-$4 Fish in Heber City, UT:

[Jim]

US 40 it intersects US 385 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.  August 11, 2022.



Taken about 90 minutes later, a second US 40 high plains play where, after running concurrently for a bit through town, US 40 and US 83 split in Oakley, Kansas.



Not for the first time from me, US 84 and US 341 in Jesup, Georgia.  July 11, 2021.

[formulanone]

Seems appropriate today, our family is headed to Tuscaloosa for the weekend. US 43 and US 83 meet up in the land of Roll Tide:



US 341 (and 441) at US 280 in McRae, Georgia...not the best shot but five US shields at once is rare:



US 41 and US 80 in Macon, Georgia:

[paulthemapguy]

August 8: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.

US43 and US82 in Tuscaloosa


134 US82 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US40 and US287 run together in Denver


CO-I-25X210AS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US43 and US80 in Demopolis, Alabama


AL-US80-US43E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
August 9: Post the junction of a US highway with a 4 for a tens digit, and a US highway with a 9 for a tens digit.
August 10: Post the junction of a US highway with a 5 for a tens digit, and a separate US highway with a 5 for a tens digit.
August 11: Post the junction of a US highway with a 5 for a tens digit, and a US highway with a 6 for a tens digit.

[xonhulu]

August 9: Post the junction of a US highway with a 4 for a tens digit, and a US highway with a 9 for a tens digit.

My only option today is from the US 40/US 191 concurrency near Vernal, UT:

[74/171FAN]

US 41 and US 92 in Tampa, FL.

US 41 NORTH AND US 92 WEST SPLIT AT FL 45 SOUTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 41 and US 98 in Brooksville, Florida.  July 10, 2020.



US 192 and US 441 near St. Cloud, Florida.  May 21, 2025.



All of my other options repeat at leasr one of the above routes, so I'll go to one that repeats two of them and brings in a third.  US 41, US 90, and US 441 in Lake City, Florida.  February 23, 2023.

[paulthemapguy]

August 9: Post the junction of a US highway with a 4 for a tens digit, and a US highway with a 9 for a tens digit.

This first photo is from the southern end of US43 in Mobile, looking north. The junction involves a short signed connector road to US90, so it counts:


AL-US43STNF by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The southern end of US45 at US98, also in Mobile


AL-US45ST by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US92 and US441 in Kissimmee, FL


FL-US17-US192ES by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
August 10: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a different US route with a 5 in the tens place.
August 11: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place.
August 12: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place.

[formulanone]

US 45 begins its journey north from US 98 in Mobile, Alabama:



US 441 and US 98 in Pahokee, Florida:



US 441 and US 192 in Harmony, Florida:

[xonhulu]

August 10: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a different US route with a 5 in the tens place.

US 50 and US 550 in Montrose, CO:



US 50 and US 350 in La Junta, CO:



US 50 and US 50 ALT in Ragtown, NV (just west of Fallon):

[wanderer2575]

US-51 northbound at US-151 in Madison, WI:

[Jim]

US 50 and US 150 in or near Shoals, Indiana.  July 21, 2005.



US 52 and US 151 in Dubuque, Iowa.  June 26, 2013.



US 50 and US 54 in Jefferson City, Missouri.  June 29, 2012.

[formulanone]

US 50 and US 150 at Indiana 550 near Wheatland:



US 50 and US 59 link up thanks to I-35 near Ottawa, Kansas:



US 52 and US 151 in Dubuque, Iowa:

[74/171FAN]

US 250 and US 50 in Pruntytown, WV.

US 250 NORTH AT US 50 EAST (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

August 10: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a different US route with a 5 in the tens place.

US 50 and US 51 in Sandoval, IL


IL-US50-US51SE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US150 and US51 in Bloomington, IL, including a photo where US150 meets a business alignment


IL-009-I-55EW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

IL-009-BR51E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US50 and US550 at Montrose, CO. This isn't at the intersection of the two routes, but it's a guide


CO-US50-MontroseTurnW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:
August 11: Post the junction of a US highway with a 5 in the tens place and a US highway with a 6 in the tens place.
August 12: Post the junction of a US highway with a 5 in the tens place and a US highway with a 7 in the tens place.
August 13: Post the junction of a US highway with a 5 in the tens place and a US highway with a 8 in the tens place.

Note that for season 3, starting in September, I do intend to stick to the original plan of one Interstate and one state or provincial highway. For international participants, "Interstate" may be replaced by Autoroute or Motorway. I'll even accept TCH as "Interstate" in that challenge. Basically, the meaning of "Interstate" can be broadened to "a route composing part of a nationwide network of expressways." The wording of each daily challenge in September and October will look like this: "Post signage describing a junction of an Interstate and a state/provincial highway, of which one route number ends in X and the other route number ends in Y." In November and December, the text will look like this: "Post signage describing a junction of an Interstate and a state/provincial highway, of which one route number has X in the tens place and the other route number has Y in the tens place."  I am open to comments if people want to tweak how this works.