Guess the State Route Challenge

[webny99]

Well, this has been a minute.  How about this one, in NY?

First, the bolded word above is significant.

Second, let me see if I can do a de-facto county reveal with this clue: There's just one US route in this county. Its number represents how many NY state routes there are in this county.

If you can figure out both clues, it's a coin flip.

NY 86

Right county, but not NY 86.

I think paulthemapguy might have figured out both clues, but just lost the coin flip.

[cockroachking]

NY-22?

[webny99]

NY-22?

Not NY 22. You've got the county, but not the other clue. Just take it literally.

[kirbykart]

NY-373?

[webny99]

NY-373?

Nope, not NY 373 either.

When I said paulthemapguy was close, I didn't mean geographically.

[paulthemapguy]

Darnit! I was so close!...apparently.  Also thank you for picking a route that's in my favorite area of New York to visit.

NY 28N?

[webny99]

NY 28N?

Ding ding ding! It's about time! 

Yes, this is NY 28N near one of the best roadside vistas in the Adirondacks. Just down the road at Newcomb Overlook, there's a diagrammatic that shows the various high peaks that are visible, including Mount Marcy, NY's highest point.

Of course, US 9 represents 9 state routes in Essex County, and north is represented by the N suffix (so NY 9N was the other answer that fit both clues).

[kirbykart]

Of course, US 9 represents 9 state routes in Essex County, and north is represented by the N suffix (so NY 9N was the other answer that fit both clues).

Not NY 22. You've got the county, but not the other clue. Just take it literally.

What? There was no other clue for North. Maybe you typed it but forgot to post it?

[webny99]

What? There was no other clue for North. Maybe you typed it but forgot to post it?

Right here:

I'm going to wait to reveal the county as that will make it too easy, but this is north of the previous two guesses.

First, the bolded word above is significant.

[kirbykart]

Ah, so when you said to take it literally, you in fact wanted us to also take it figuratively?

Terrible clue.


(JK it was just unnecessary with the county reveal )

[webny99]

Yeah, I couldn't think of a better word. I was trying to make it easy to speed things along and most likely ended up overcomplicating it.

In other news, my first clue wasn't even accurate because I forgot about NY 185. There are actually 10 state routes in Essex County (NY 3, 9N, 22, 28N, 73, 74, 86, 185, 373, and 431). Fortunately that didn't seem to hinder you all from figuring out the county (not that US 10 exists in NY, anyways  )

[paulthemapguy]

The new route to guess is in WISCONSIN.  What state route number did I erase off of this sign?


WI-WHOMST by Paul Across America, on Flickr

(no cheating and looking through my catalog of photos to see what this was based on)

[webny99]

WI-23?

[paulthemapguy]

It's not WI-23.

[cockroachking]

WI-21?

[paulthemapguy]

Nope.
We are in Winnebago County

[cockroachking]

WI-91?

[CometTheMountainLion]

WI-64

[paulthemapguy]

WI-91?

This is correct! The photo was taken looking east from WI-116.


WI-091-116ER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

[cockroachking]

Ok, let's head to Maryland:

[CometTheMountainLion]

MD-51

[Dough4872]

MD 273

[cockroachking]

Incorrect guesses:
51, 273

Dough4872 is in the correct area of the state.

[Dough4872]

Incorrect guesses:
51, 273

Dough4872 is in the correct area of the state.

Yeah the telephone poles gave it away.

[kirbykart]

MD-222?