Daily Picture Challenge!

[7/8]

February 19th, 2017
Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

Here's a close-up shot of a bike/horse-and-buggy lane in Heidelburg, ON (this area is well known for its Mennonite population).

[Mapmikey]

February 19th, 2017
Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

VA 7 cutout in Falls Church:



An interesting SR marker east of Winchester:




An old railroad bridge sign on SR 616 near Keswick:

[bassoon1986]

Here's my few close ups.
Denton, TX southbound US 77


Loop 8 in north Houston


A rare business FM shield in Houston




iPhone

[formulanone]

February 19th, 2017
Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

[paulthemapguy]

February 19th, 2017
Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

This challenge is perfect for me, because, whenever I get out of the car to get a sign photo, I get one shot with context, and a second shot that's a close-up of the route marker, so I can crop the route marker into its own photo.  The close-up photos are never uploaded to Flickr because they aren't enjoyable to general audiences, but for this challenge, I'll make an exception!  Here's a great example from about a week ago, on an Indiana State Route I didn't even know existed: IN-329.

The photo with context: 


IN-329NTS by Paul Drives, on Flickr

The close-up, for today's challenge:


IN-329C by Paul Drives, on Flickr

And here's the intended product of my close-up photos--an image that's nothing but the route marker itself, for my collection:


IN-329 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

This is some insight into the way I collect sign photos.  To view my shield collections, check my flickr albums, like this one: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCcEALH

[MNHighwayMan]

February 19th, 2017
Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

I'm assuming this challenge wants pictures from signs out in the field, otherwise I could post some extreme closeups of signs hanging on my wall. So, with that said:
Really old and ugly wide MN-101 marker in Chanhassen. Pic of the back, showing that it's nearly as old as I am.



These pictures are from July 2012, and AFAIK this marker is still there, four and a half years later.

[jbnv]

February 19th, 2017 Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

LA 445 Shield by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[jmd41280]

February 19th, 2017 Post pictures of route marker/sign close-ups

PA Route 216 near Hanover, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr


PA Route 641 @ US 522 - Shade Gap, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr


WV Route 891 @ US 250 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[jbnv]

February 20, 2017 Road signs in the United States in a language other than English or Spanish. Translations allowed. How many different languages can we get?

French, Lafayette, LA.



Tlingit translations, Saxton, AK.

[7/8]

February 20, 2017
Road signs in the United States in a language other than English or Spanish. Translations allowed. How many different languages can we get?

I took this photo last weekend on I-86 between Salamanca and Olean, NY. The town names and river crossings along the highway have Seneca written in Comic Sans. I also saw some stop signs with Seneca, by my photo came out too blurry.

[Ian]

February 20, 2017 Road signs in the United States in a language other than English or Spanish. Translations allowed. How many different languages can we get?

The Adirondack Northway (I-87) in upstate New York has several French signs both on the mainline, and at their rest areas. This first one is heading northbound just beyond exit 26 and warns drivers of the lack of cell reception driving through Adirondack Park as well as letting drivers know about there being a call box every two miles.



Then we have these English/French bilingual signs at a rest area heading southbound in the town of Bolton, between exits 24 and 23, that show that the state law prohibits idling diesel engines.



And lastly (and unrelated to the Northway), a Spanish child at play sign along 3rd Street in Wilmington, DE...

[PHLBOS]

February 20, 2017
Road signs in the United States in a language other than English or Spanish. Translations allowed. How many different languages can we get?

French Welcome when crossing into New Hampshire

[empirestate]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

[hbelkins]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

US 45E and W meet their parent north of Jackson, Tenn.

2016 Alabama Meet Trip Day 2 - 016 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

US 25E meets US 25 and US 25W in Corbin, Ky.

2015 Kentucky photos July-Dec-358 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[US71]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

US 49 split Tutweiler, MS

[TravelingBethelite]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

There are two parts needed for me to fulfill this challenge.

The suffixed route...


...and the parent route:

[Ian]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

US 2A (one of several in Maine) at its south/west end at US 2 in Orono. This is right down the street from where I'm currently living up at school.



US 9/NY 9N at NY 9L in Lake George, NY. This one is a twofer, although US 9 and NY 9N have a concurrency here.



NH 25 westbound at NH 25B in Center Harbor, NH.

[dgolub]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

The beginning of the NY 25/NY 25A multiplex in Smithtown:

[Jim]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

I'll go with a theme of New York's many "children" of US 9.

New York 9G and US 9 in Rhinebeck.  August 18, 2007.



New York 9J and US 9 in Rensselaer.  May 17, 2003.



New York 9R and US 9 in Latham. December 22, 2004.

[paulthemapguy]

February 21, 2017
Challenge: Post photos of letter-suffixed routes at a junction with their un-suffixed parent.

Ellsworth, ME.  The post was leaning, so I leaned too


IMG_2467 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[empirestate]

Weird, the photo below makes no topological sense, if this is presumed to be the northern end of a pair of E-W split routes...

US 25E meets US 25 and US 25W in Corbin, Ky.

2015 Kentucky photos July-Dec-358 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

...so I'm going to use it as the basis for our next Challenge:

February 22, 2017
Challenge: Post photos that don't logically make sense when taken at face value.

[MNHighwayMan]

February 22, 2017
Challenge: Post photos that don't logically make sense when taken at face value.

[Mapmikey]

February 22, 2017
Challenge: Post photos that don't logically make sense when taken at face value.

5 of the 6 shields should have a TO banner...

Photo by Bill McDonough

This assembly has been replaced with a full size version of shields and all 4 of these banners at the end of VA 230...

[US71]

February 22, 2017
Challenge: Post photos that don't logically make sense when taken at face value.

Old US 66 at US 50 near Union, MO
50 turns to I-44, AT follows old 66



Then there's this late, great classic

[jbnv]

February 22, 2017
Challenge: Post photos that don't logically make sense when taken at face value.

I'm pretty sure this is not East I-10.