XY Challenge

[74/171FAN]

August 4: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 4 in the tens place.

PA 346 and PA 646 in Derrick City.

PA 346 EAST AND PA 646 SOUTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

August 4: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 4 in the tens place.

New York 46 and New York 49 in Rome.  May 15, 2013.



Connecticut 41 and US 44 in Salisbury.  April 11, 2008.



US 41 and Florida 44 in Inverness.  February 20, 2023.

[formulanone]

I accidentally skipped 3x/9y day.

New York 31 and 690 in Baldwinsville:



I-96 and Michigan 37 in Grand Rapids:



US 90 Alternate and Texas 36 in Rosenberg:

[paulthemapguy]

I have a feeling we'll see a lot of Wisconsin posts today.

August 4: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 4 in the tens place.

US40 and Missouri 240 near Rocheport


MO-240B-US40N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US41 and US141 north of Green Bay, WI


WI-US41X173N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 45 and 46 in Bloomington


IN-046-I-69ER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.
August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.
August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.

[skatcher]

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

US 54 leaves I-40 to join I-40 Bus, or does it? This sign says it does, and Google maps says it stays concurrent with I-40 for one more exit. Which one is it? Nobody knows 

[74/171FAN]

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

PA 54 and PA 642 near Danville (a concurrency in the process of being eliminated as PA 642 is in the process of being realigned at PA 54)

PA 642 WEST AT PA 54 EAST by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

Today is August 5. Post photos for the August 5 challenge today. I've been seeing a lot of posts where people are off by a day in either direction. But today is August 5, so do the August 5 challenge today. We can use the last 6 days of this month for catch-up posts.

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

TONS of Illinois options today. Here is US150 and IL-49 near Ogden, IL


IL-US150-049EW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The northeastern-most segment of US151 follows Wisconsin 42 in Manitowoc


WI-US151-I-43EN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US52 and Indiana 44 in Rushville


IN-US52-044EWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 5 days:
August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.
August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.
August 8: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 8 in the tens place.
August 9: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 9 in the tens place.
August 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

[paulthemapguy]

I'd like to mention that I finally updated the description of the rules for Seasons 11 and 12 in the original post.

Season 11, in September and October: I specify the ones digits, and you post the exit signage along a numbered expressway, wherein the route number of the destination route and the exit number have the specified ones digits.
Season 12, in November and December: I specify the tens digits, and you post the exit signage along a numbered expressway, wherein the route number of the destination route and the exit number have the specified tens digits.

If this description is hard to understand, let me know. I might try to reword it again.

[Jim]

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

I've used many US 44/New York 55 pictures but fortunately I also have a lot of different ones.  In Poughkeepsie, October 26, 2008.



Texas 49 and US 259 in Daingerfield.  July 2, 2013.



I-44 and US 50 in Fenton, Missouri.  July 20, 2003.

[Jim]

I'd like to mention that I finally updated the description of the rules for Seasons 11 and 12 in the original post.

Season 11, in September and October: I specify the ones digits, and you post the exit signage along a numbered expressway, wherein the route number of the destination route and the exit number have the specified ones digits.
Season 12, in November and December: I specify the tens digits, and you post the exit signage along a numbered expressway, wherein the route number of the destination route and the exit number have the specified tens digits.

If this description is hard to understand, let me know. I might try to reword it again.

I think the idea is pretty clear: we are matching pairs of numbers on exit signs, where one of them has to be the exit number and the other is a route number on that sign that is served by that exit.  It doesn't matter which of the numbers matches the target digits.

But a couple things:

I assume it would be invalid to play a large overhead assembly with multiple exits listed where the exit number matches with a route number in the same image, but that route number is either the mainline or a number of a route served by a different exit that happen to be on the same sign assembly.

In the description, I don't know the intent of "numbered expressway".  Putting aside that "expressway" can mean different things and assuming it means "a route with exits", what is the "numbered" part referring to?  I assume "numbered" exits.  I think a matching exit number on a route with no numeric desingnation itself would be permitted.  For example, if I had a sign for Exit 13 serving New York 12 on an unnumbered parkway in New York, that would be a valid play for ones digit 2/3 day.  Maybe "numbered expressway" becomes "a route with numbered exits".

[wanderer2575]

I assume it would be invalid to play a large overhead assembly with multiple exits listed where the exit number matches with a route number in the same image, but that route number is either the mainline or a number of a route served by a different exit that happen to be on the same sign assembly.

In the description, I don't know the intent of "numbered expressway".  Putting aside that "expressway" can mean different things and assuming it means "a route with exits", what is the "numbered" part referring to?  I assume "numbered" exits.  I think a matching exit number on a route with no numeric desingnation itself would be permitted.  For example, if I had a sign for Exit 13 serving New York 12 on an unnumbered parkway in New York, that would be a valid play for ones digit 2/3 day.  Maybe "numbered expressway" becomes "a route with numbered exits".

To your first point I would make the same assumption, but of course I'm not making the rules.

To your second point, I "liked" the rewording a couple posts back but I glossed past the part about the sign being "along a numbered expressway."  This goes back to the conversation from several weeks ago.  If the X-Y elements are the exit number and the route number to which that exit serves, the road on which the sign exists should be irrelevant.  The sign can be along a numbered Interstate or it can be along an unnumbered gravel township road.  Again, my opinion.

[formulanone]

South Dakota 44 and 50 overlap southeast of Mitchell:



I-555 and US 49 in Jonesboro, Arkansas (photo from just before US 78 became routed along here):



West Virginia 42 and US 50 in Mount Storm:

[wanderer2575]

August 5: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

M-142 and M-53 in Bad Axe:


US-48 and WV-55 west of Wardensville:


US-41 and US-150 in Youngstown, IN:

[paulthemapguy]

I have updated the description again. The specification of a "Numbered expressway" only applied in the obsolete version of the rules that relied upon the number of the expressway, as opposed to the number of the destination route of the offramp. Long story short, the new descriptions are shown below.

Season 11, in September and October: I specify the ones digits, and you post the exit signage along a highway with numbered exits, wherein the exit number and the number of the destination route have the specified ones digits.
Season 12, in November and December: I specify the tens digits, and you post the exit signage along a highway with numbered exits, wherein the exit number and the number of the destination route have the specified tens digits.

[skatcher]

August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.

US 41 Bus south (facing north here)/FL 60 east passes under the Crosstown between the Channelside District and Ybor City, just east of downtown Tampa.

[74/171FAN]

August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.

PA 66 and PA 948 southwest of Kane.

PA 66 NORTH AND PA 948 SOUTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.

Double match New York 46, New York 49, and New York 69 in Rome.  December 9, 2020.



Virginia 49 and US 460.  July 25, 2011.



Double match of US 40, US 61, and I-64 from US 67 in Frontenac, Missouri.  May 30, 2009.

[paulthemapguy]

August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.

Michigan 43 with Michigan 66 near Lake Odessa


MI-066-050S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US40 and I-64 (and I listed them in that order in solidarity with the people of Saint Louis)


MO-I-64X03ER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US62 and US641 near Eddyville, KY


KY-US641-US62EWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 4 days:
August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.
August 8: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 8 in the tens place.
August 9: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 9 in the tens place.
August 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

[formulanone]

California 45 and 162 in Butte City:



Mississippi 42 and 63 in Sand Hill:



Indiana 46 and 67 in Spencer:

[wanderer2575]

August 6: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 6 in the tens place.

US-441 and US-64 in Franklin, NC:


US-40 and US-62 in Columbus, OH (that's my car ruining what would have been a clear street view):


US-40 and I-68 north of Little Orleans,MD:

[skatcher]

August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.

Some beautiful Arrow per Lane signage where US 74 departs it concurrency with I-26 to form a concurrency with I-40 in Asheville NC.

[74/171FAN]

August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.

PA 171 and PA 247 in Forest City

PA 247 SOUTH AT PA 171 SOUTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.

Zero New York matches for me today.

South Carolina 41 and US 378.  July 22, 2019.



I-44 and US 277 in southern Oklahoma.  March 13, 2011.



I-49 and US 71 in Neosho, Missouri.  June 11, 2026.

[paulthemapguy]

August 7: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 7 in the tens place.

Minnesota 76 joins Minnesota 44 in the far southeast corner of the state


MN-076-044ES by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US43 and US278 near Hamilton, AL


AL-US43-171M by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I-75 joins the western part of I-640 around Knoxville, TN


TN-I-40-I-640WEA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
August 8: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 8 in the tens place.
August 9: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 4 in the tens place, and the other route has a number containing a 9 in the tens place.
August 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both of which have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.

[formulanone]

Businesses Interstate 70 and US 40 in Denver:



Florida 700 and US 441 (error shield) in western Martin County:



South Dakota 40 overlaps 79 for a few blocks in Hermosa: