Daily Picture Challenge!

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October 31: Scariest road-related pic

For me this is scary (taken on highway 75 entering Winnipeg, MB). And to think these are coming to Ontario

November 1: Signs with the word "saint"

There were a lot of these on highway 75 in Manitoba, but this one is my favourite. St. Jean Baptiste - Soup Pea Capital of Canada

[adventurernumber1]

November 24, 2017:  In acknowledgement of Black Friday, post road photos that also depict Retail Hell.

I have to say that this is one of the coolest road sign pictures I have ever seen!     

I could never pull something like this off, and this picture is actually from my neck of the woods.    

I love how the signage just "floats" above all of the development, as if it is supernatural and towering over everything, and it is in crystal-clear quality. I don't know if you or someone else took this amazing picture, but whoever did it is a genius and an expert at that, and I thank them for sharing it. 


And for those who are curious, this is the location where the signage in the photo is at: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9566817,-85.2623424,3a,75y,107.16h,92.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sInIoW9K5hYSC7l8yK64wZw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[kphoger]

I can't think of any other place I've seen this. The Maurer Rd. overpass over Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, KS, has a center lane on the overpass, and it doesn't extend beyond either end. Here is a GSV image that shows it better: https://goo.gl/maps/ht3YJceRRww

It seems to me that turning left there would be kind of a bad idea.

[kphoger]

November 8: Routes with letter suffixes

I found lots of these in Michigan. Here's Cheyboygan CR C64

That's not a suffix, bro.

Definition of suffix
: an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase

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November 8: Routes with letter suffixes

I found lots of these in Michigan. Here's Cheyboygan CR C64

That's not a suffix, bro.

Definition of suffix
: an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase

Thanks for pointing this out (how did I not notice? ) but this also makes me sad since I was looking forward to posting this photo for a week. I guess I'll have to make a prefix challenge soon

[empirestate]

I can't think of any other place I've seen this. The Maurer Rd. overpass over Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, KS, has a center lane on the overpass, and it doesn't extend beyond either end. Here is a GSV image that shows it better: https://goo.gl/maps/ht3YJceRRww

Taking the definition of "suicide lane" just a bit too far!

[adventurernumber1]

November 25, 2017: Road or sign pictures that your friends/family took that they've sent to you.

This is a picture that my aunt (who's family lives in the St. Louis Metro Area) sent me a few months ago. They took this picture on their way back home from visiting us over the summer. This is a photo that was taken off of what I believe is Interstate 255 going west across the Mississippi River on the Jefferson Barracks Bridge near St. Louis, Missouri. This is a beautiful picture that I am glad to have in my collection (that was taken and sent to me by a family member), even though I have never been to this place in real life (as of now).

[wanderer2575]

November 24, 2017:  In acknowledgement of Black Friday, post road photos that also depict Retail Hell.

I have to say that this is one of the coolest road sign pictures I have ever seen!     

I could never pull something like this off, and this picture is actually from my neck of the woods.    

I love how the signage just "floats" above all of the development, as if it is supernatural and towering over everything, and it is in crystal-clear quality. I don't know if you or someone else took this amazing picture, but whoever did it is a genius and an expert at that, and I thank them for sharing it. 

Thank you.  It's a real photo, not Photoshopped (although I ran it through FastStone Image Viewer to sharpen it up).  I shot the photo from the southbound shoulder; I zoomed in and got lucky on the angle.  As I recall, US-27 at this point is on a hill, which gave the "towering" effect.

[paulthemapguy]

December 1, 2017:  Signs with the rental car symbol.  They can be anywhere--on a road, at an airport, as long as they're a sign.


AZ-I-10X148SS by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[Jim]

December 1, 2017:  Signs with the rental car symbol.  They can be anywhere--on a road, at an airport, as long as they're a sign.

My one and only sign picture from France qualifies.  Taken early in morning from inside the terminal at CDG after arriving from JFK, waiting to switch planes to get to Munich.  Also the site of my one and only French meal, a chocolate croissant from a stand in the terminal.  Taken February 11, 2007.

[Truvelo]

December 1, 2017:  Signs with the rental car symbol.  They can be anywhere--on a road, at an airport, as long as they're a sign.

Another I-10 photo in Phoenix

[formulanone]

December 1, 2017:  Signs with the rental car symbol.  They can be anywhere--on a road, at an airport, as long as they're a sign.

Grand Rapids Airport:

[adventurernumber1]

November 24, 2017:  In acknowledgement of Black Friday, post road photos that also depict Retail Hell.

I have to say that this is one of the coolest road sign pictures I have ever seen!     

I could never pull something like this off, and this picture is actually from my neck of the woods.    

I love how the signage just "floats" above all of the development, as if it is supernatural and towering over everything, and it is in crystal-clear quality. I don't know if you or someone else took this amazing picture, but whoever did it is a genius and an expert at that, and I thank them for sharing it. 

Thank you.  It's a real photo, not Photoshopped (although I ran it through FastStone Image Viewer to sharpen it up).  I shot the photo from the southbound shoulder; I zoomed in and got lucky on the angle.  As I recall, US-27 at this point is on a hill, which gave the "towering" effect.

No problem! You did a real nice job with this one, and thank you for your contribution! Snapping the photo on the southbound shoulder on the hillside explains the special, interesting angle of this picture. And yes, at this point, US 27/GA 2 is indeed on a hill, and one that overlooks much of the Fort Oglethorpe commercial development at that. This photo is definitely one that is unbelieveably beautiful and cool, and it was one that took both luck and skill! 

[AsphaltPlanet]

December 1, 2017:  Signs with the rental car symbol, in Phoenix, AZ.

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/AZ/I/10/I10_AZ_dv_149_west_24x16.jpg

[MNHighwayMan]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

MN-74, the last unpaved state route in Minnesota.



St. Louis CR-870 off MN-33

[dgolub]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

[AsphaltPlanet]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

Quebec Highway 366.  (I think this highway may have been paved since this photo was taken):

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/R/366/R366_cl_gravelhighway_west_Sep09_24x16.jpg

Ontario Secondary Highway 670:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/secondary/hwy_650-699_images/670_cl_9-2_west_24x16.jpg

[US71]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

AR 220 near Lee Creek, AR (recently paved)



Old 88 Road near Jane, MO

[Mapmikey]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

Virginia's only remaining posted unpaved primary route...

Mapmikey, 2007

[CNGL-Leudimin]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

US 30.  (I think this highway may have been paved since this photo was taken):

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/R/366/R366_cl_gravelhighway_west_Sep09_24x16.jpg

Fixed

[empirestate]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

Why so? There's no requirement that the photo's subject be near you, or that you have been to it. Heck, there isn't even a requirement that it be a photo at all!

[MCRoads]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

Why so? There's no requirement that the photo's subject be near you, or that you have been to it. Heck, there isn't even a requirement that it be a photo at all!

Um... this is the "daily picture Challenge" ...

[US71]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

Why so? There's no requirement that the photo's subject be near you, or that you have been to it. Heck, there isn't even a requirement that it be a photo at all!

Um... this is the "daily picture Challenge" ...

Definition of picture
- a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

[adventurernumber1]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

Why so? There's no requirement that the photo's subject be near you, or that you have been to it. Heck, there isn't even a requirement that it be a photo at all!

Um... this is the "daily picture Challenge" ...

I think it's worth noting that empirestate is the creator of this thread. 

Just sayin'.. 

[US71]

December 2, 2017: Pictures of route markers for routes along unpaved roads.

This one could definitely lead to some pictures from Alaska and the territories in Canada.  Alas, I have yet to go.

There are no unpaved signed roads near me. So I'm out.

Why so? There's no requirement that the photo's subject be near you, or that you have been to it. Heck, there isn't even a requirement that it be a photo at all!

Um... this is the "daily picture Challenge" ...

I think it's worth noting that empirestate is the creator of this thread. 

Just sayin'.. 

Well, yeah he's been known to change horses in mid-stream