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Daily Picture Challenge!

Started by empirestate, January 02, 2017, 01:18:44 PM

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Jim

New Jersey 3.  Taken August 10, 2004, on the Garden State Parkway.

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formulanone

It's after midnight, but I can't think of a challenge...

Georgia was the 4th state:


South Carolina was 8th:


New York has was 11th, but we'll use US Route 11:


dgolub

QuoteSeptember 17, 2017:  Post a highway marker or other sign showing the number corresponding to the order by which the relevant state was admitted to the Union (or by which the Canadian province was confederated).

As per their license plates, Delaware was the first state:



empirestate

Quote from: formulanone on September 18, 2017, 05:46:51 AM
It's after midnight, but I can't think of a challenge...

The previous day's Challenge still expires, regardless.

US71

Quote from: empirestate on September 18, 2017, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: formulanone on September 18, 2017, 05:46:51 AM
It's after midnight, but I can't think of a challenge...

The previous day's Challenge still expires, regardless.

Have we done highest posted highway in your state?
Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

hbelkins

#2380
Quote from: US71 on September 18, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
Have we done highest posted highway in your state?

That might be better for an ongoing challenge, not a daily one.

QuoteSept. 18
Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.

West Virginia is our friend for this challenge.
2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 003 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 296 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 253 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 230 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 228 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 114 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2017 WV Panhandles route-clinching trip Day 2 - 091 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

hotdogPi

Clinched

Traveled, plus
US 13, 44, 50
MA 22, 35, 40, 107, 109, 126, 141, 159
NH 27, 111A(E); CA 133; NY 366; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; CT 32; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 51, 60, QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215, A4222; 🇫🇷95 D316

Lowest untraveled: 25

JJBers

#2382
QuoteSeptember 18: Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.
Made it fit with the rest of the challenge quotes
What about 3?

I-84 by JJBers, on Flickr
And the two Willi's

I-84 by JJBers, on Flickr
*for Connecticut
Clinched Stats,
Flickr,
(2di:I-24, I-76, I-80, I-84, I-95 [ME-GA], I-91)

ilpt4u

How about Control States with the same letters?


Truvelo

QuoteSeptember 18: Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.

Breezewood / Baltimore at the worst freeway to freeway junction :ded:

Speed limits limit life

paulthemapguy

QuoteSeptember 18: Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.

Here's a photo I took TODAY.  Monee-Manhattan Road is frequently traveled by yours truly, and locals refer to it affectionately as "M&M":


20170918_141322 by Paul Drives, on Flickr
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Now featuring all of Ohio!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: 384/425. Only 41 route markers remain!

7/8

QuoteSeptember 18: Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.

Pavilion and Perry, NY on NY 63


Tioga and Tioga Junction, PA on US 15


Detroit, MI and Dayton, OH on I-475

empirestate

Quote from: US71 on September 18, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
Have we done highest posted highway in your state?

There is a Challenge like that still ongoing, which I think has a few states left in it.

paulthemapguy

Quote from: US71 on September 18, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
done highest posted highway in your state?

I made that challenge in this thread a few months ago.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Now featuring all of Ohio!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: 384/425. Only 41 route markers remain!

jmd41280

QuoteSeptember 18: Post a photo showing two or more cities/towns as destinations or control cities, and two of those cities/towns begin with the same letter.


Jennerstown, PA and Johnstown, PA along PA 985
PA Route 985 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Schellsburg, PA and Somerset, PA along PA 31

PA Route 31 @ PA Route 96 south - Manns Choice, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Lititz, PA and Lancaster, PA along US 322

US 322 @ PA Route 501 - Brickerville, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr
"Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around!"

MNHighwayMan

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

First one is on I-235 approaching the East Mixmaster.



Second is on I-80 approaching the West Mixmaster.


7/8

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

On I-75 in the Detroit area


This one on TN 155 in Nashville has no black dashed lines


These are pretty common in Ontario. Here's the 401 in Mississauga

US71

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.


Carterville, MO


St Louis
Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

hotdogPi

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

I-93 south approaching NH 101 in New Hampshire by <name removed>, on Flickr

I-93 and I-293, Manchester, NH by <name removed>, on Flickr
Clinched

Traveled, plus
US 13, 44, 50
MA 22, 35, 40, 107, 109, 126, 141, 159
NH 27, 111A(E); CA 133; NY 366; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; CT 32; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 51, 60, QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215, A4222; 🇫🇷95 D316

Lowest untraveled: 25

csw

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

I-64 WB in Louisville, KY:


AsphaltPlanet

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

just because I like this sign:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_dv_409_west_Jul17_24x16.jpg
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paulthemapguy

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

I love these!

Here's one in Rhode Island:


IMG_2071 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Here's one in Massachusetts:


IMG_2253 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Here's one in Tennessee, taken from a frontage road:


TN-I-640X03EJ by Paul Drives, on Flickr
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Now featuring all of Ohio!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: 384/425. Only 41 route markers remain!

Truvelo

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

This diagrammatic sign is already dead.

Speed limits limit life

JJBers

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.
Oooooh, I have a good bit of photos of these

I-91 by JJBers, on Flickr

I-91 by JJBers, on Flickr

I-95 by JJBers, on Flickr

I-95 (RI) by JJBers, on Flickr
*for Connecticut
Clinched Stats,
Flickr,
(2di:I-24, I-76, I-80, I-84, I-95 [ME-GA], I-91)

dgolub

QuoteSeptember 19, 2017: Pictures of a dying breed of BGS: diagrammatic signs.

Whitestone Bridge (I-678) southbound:




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