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

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wanderer2575

QuoteFebruary 10: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where both routes have a number ending in 5.

WI-105 at WI-35 in Superior:


Former signage on I-75 at OH-795 and the Ohio Turnpike in Perrysburg:


OH-225's northern terminus at OH-5 east of Ravenna:


74/171FAN

QuoteFebruary 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 6.

NJ 35 and NJ 36 in Eatontown. (Well I meant to wait four minutes..oh well)

NJ 35 NORTH NEAR NJ 36 by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 10, 2026, 04:07:22 PMFebruary 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 6.

I-5 and CA 96, Hornbrook, CA:



I-15 and US 6, Payson, UT:



And I couldn't decide which of these Idaho pics to go with, so you get them both.

US 95 and ID 6, Potlatch Jct, ID:



A few miles south. US 95 and ID 66, Viola, ID:


paulthemapguy

QuoteFebruary 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 6.

Iowa 5 at Iowa 316 near Runnells


IA-005-316WA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 66 at Indiana 545


IN-545ST by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Missouri 6 at US65


MO-006-US65WW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
February 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.
February 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.
February 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
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National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

Jim

QuoteFebruary 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 6.

Only one real match in my collection today, with many of the potential matches having either the x5 or y6 as a "To".

A very Connecticut-looking I-95 and Connecticut 156.  December 29, 2017.

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wanderer2575

QuoteFebruary 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 6.

US-36 eastbound at OH-245 in Marysville:


OH-216 at OH-595 in New Straitsville:

formulanone

#2306
Tennessee SR 75 at 36 in Spurgeon and a whole lotta powerlines:



Mississippi 25 at 366 in Golden, with matching daylight:



Florida 836 at 985 in Sweetwater and the Dolphin Expressway's seemingly-unusual control avenue:


xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 11, 2026, 09:25:46 AMFebruary 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.

WA 215 and US 97 BUS, Omak, WA:



BL 5 and US 97, Weed, CA:



BL 15 and MT 67, Shelby, MT:


74/171FAN

QuoteFebruary 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.

OH 5 and OH 7 in Kinsman.

OH 5 EAST AND OH 7 NORTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim

QuoteFebruary 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.

Today is showing me 30 matches, but almost all are A-15/I-87 with one or the other as a "To".  So another day with limited real options.  But I did find 3.

Pennsylvania 147 and Pennsylvania 225 in Halifax.  June 19, 2024.



Québec 137 and Québec 235 from A-20.  June 30, 2011.



New Jersey 67 and I-95 approaching the GWB.  April 29, 2006.

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formulanone

Georgia 15 at 77 just outside Sparta:



Florida 865 at 867 in Fort Myers:



Mississippi 7 at 315 in Water Valley:


paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 11, 2026, 09:25:46 AMFebruary 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.

Indiana 47 at Indiana 75


IN-047-075W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 35 at Wisconsin 157 in Onalaska


WI-157WT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Iowa 5 at Iowa 137 in Albia


IA-005-137N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
February 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.
February 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.
February 15: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where each of the two routes has a number ending in 6.
February 16: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 6, and the other route has a number ending in 7.
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!

wanderer2575

QuoteFebruary 12: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 7.

Eastbound ON-7 at ON-85's southern terminus in Kitchener:


OH-15 at US-127 south of Bryan:


OH-107's eastern terminus at OH-15 east of Montpelier:

xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 12, 2026, 09:07:16 PMFebruary 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.

I-5/I-405 and WA 518, Tukwila, WA:



US 95 and ID 8, Moscow, ID:



NV 375 and NV 318, Ash Springs, NV:


74/171FAN

QuoteFebruary 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.

OH 15 and OH 18 in Defiance.

OH 15 AND OH 18 WEST AT SPLIT WITH OH 66 NORTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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paulthemapguy

QuoteFebruary 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.

US45 and Kentucky 58 guide each other through a tornado-ravaged portion of Mayfield, KY


KY-US45-0058GN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US18 at Iowa 15


IA-015-US18WN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 18 encounters Indiana 55 in Fowler


IN-018-US52WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 3 days:
February 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.
February 15: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where each of the two routes has a number ending in 6.
February 16: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 6, and the other route has a number ending in 7.
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

US 45 with Mississippi 8 and 25 in Aberdeen:



Tennessee 125 at SR 18 in Bolivar:



Back to Mississippi again; SR 145 at 18 near DeSoto:


wanderer2575

QuoteFebruary 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.

I-75 northbound at OH-15 in Findlay:


OH-55's eastern terminus at US-68 in Urbana:


OH-65 at the southern terminus of the 0.2-mile OH-578 in Grand Rapids (before the latter was redesignated as part of the OH-295 extension when US-24 was rerouted onto the Fort-to-Port expressway):

Jim

QuoteFebruary 13: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 8.

I-95 and Massachusetts 128 needs to be here today.  June 16, 2005.



Québec 138 and Québec 205 in Ormstown. July 27, 2011.



I-78 and Pennsylvania 145.  October 25, 2025.

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xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 13, 2026, 11:55:34 AMFebruary 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.

Two from California today -- BL 5 and CA 99, Red Bluff:



And US 395 and CA 299, near Alturas:



MT 55 and MT 69, Whitehall, MT:


paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on February 13, 2026, 11:55:34 AMFebruary 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.

Indiana 5 and Indiana 9 in Huntington


IN-009-005N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Iowa 9 and Iowa 15 in Armstrong


IA-009-015WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin Routes 35 and 129 in Lancaster


WI-035-129SNB by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
February 15: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where each of the two routes has a number ending in 6.
February 16: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 6, and the other route has a number ending in 7.
February 17: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 6, and the other route has a number ending in 8.
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

QuoteFebruary 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.

OH 5 and OH 59 in Ravenna

OH 5 WEST AT OH 59 WEST (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim

QuoteFebruary 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9.

A before and after but from opposite directions of the interchange for New Jersey 29, showing I-95 in and I-295 on August 5, 2023.




Pennsylvania 5 and I-79 in Erie.  August 9, 2002.



Connecticut 185 and Connecticut 189 in West Hartford.  September 12, 2009.

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wanderer2575

QuoteFebruary 14: Post the junction of two routes in a state* adjacent to yours, where one route has a number ending in 5, and the other route has a number ending in 9

OH-105 and OH-199 west of Pemberville:


formulanone

Florida 15 at 729 in Pahokee (729 used to be 15A):



Tennessee 379 ends at SR 55 in Morrison:



Georgia 319 and 35 are twinned in Omega:



So nobody's left out on Valentine's Day, US 45 and Mississippi 19 near Meridian: