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Started by paulthemapguy, November 20, 2024, 09:55:32 PM

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formulanone

Florida SR 10 peels away from US 90 in Jacksonville:



Florida 15 joins US 98 in Belle Glade:



Mississippi 15 and 198, together in Beaumont:



Jim


QuoteMarch 19: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 1 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

US 11 and Pennsylvania 492.  October 25, 2025.



I have played others from near this in Auburn, so this low quality shot will be today's play for Massachusetts 12, I-290, and I-395.  September 13, 2014.



Connecticut 15 and I-91.  April 12, 2019.


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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 18, 2026, 09:04:08 PMMarch 19: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 1 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

Trust me on this, this is Wisconsin 195 at Wisconsin 311. You might be able to see a 195 trailblazer in the background


WI-195-311EA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Iowa 92 at US218


IA-092-027WWA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Gotta do two Wisconsin posts today. Wisconsin Routes 13 and 97 in Marshfield


WI-097 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
March 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.
March 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.
March 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
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wanderer2575

WI-95 at US-10 in Neillsville:


I-90 at OH-11 south of Ashtabula:


I-490 at OH-10 in Cleveland:

74/171FAN

QuoteMarch 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.

NY 22 and NY 121 in Bedford.

NY 22 NORTH AT NY 121 (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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formulanone

Georgia Connector 25 and US 25 overlap in Brunswick:



Florida 26 at Alachua County 329B in Gainesville:



Mississippi 27 approaches I-20 in Vicksburg:


Jim


QuoteMarch 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.

Massachusetts 25 and Massachusetts 28 in Buzzards Bay.  August 29, 2001.



Find Pennsylvania 26 and US 220 off this I-80 exit.  July 10, 2007.



A-20 and A-25 in Longueuil.  June 28, 2011.



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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 19, 2026, 08:38:14 PMMarch 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.

Toozentooz.

Wisconsin 21 with Wisconsin 22


WI-022 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Eastern end of Indiana 22 at Indiana 26


IN-026-022W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Iowa 21 ends at US20 and Iowa 27 on the south side of Waterloo


IA-021-US20SNA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
March 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.
March 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.
March 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.
March 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

wanderer2575

QuoteMarch 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.

Northern terminus of IN-127 at IN-120 in Fremont:


Southern terminus of IN-827 at IN-127 in Angola:


Western terminus of Alternate US-20 at US-20 north of Montpelier, OH:

wanderer2575

QuoteMarch 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.

OH-231 at US-224 in Tiffin:


US-33 at OH-124 north of Pomeroy:

formulanone

Trying to use photos I haven't used the previous challenge...

Florida 423 at 434 in Orlando (the OBT next to the 441 shield means "Orange Blossom Trail"):



US 27 Alternate at Levy CR 337 in Bronson:



Georgia 333 at US 221 in Quitman, Georgia:


74/171FAN

QuoteMarch 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.

NY 121 and NY 137 northeast of Bedford.

NY 121 NORTH AT NY 137 SOUTH (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim


QuoteMarch 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.

Overflowing with Massachusetts and Quebec choices today.

A-20 and Québec 132 in or near Longueuil.  June 28, 2011.



Massachusetts 127 and Massachusetts 133 in Gloucester.  April 4, 2019.



Travel Mapping doesn't think Pennsylvania 230 reaches I-81 here, but at least it does have a junction with US 22 not far from this spot, and I don't have much to pick from outside of MA and QC.  July 15, 2018.


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paulthemapguy

QuoteMarch 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.

Wisconsin 36 at Wisconsin 120 in Springfield (yeah, Wisconsin has one too)


WI-036-120WJ by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Missouri 21 at Missouri 34's western end


MO-021-034NNA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

KY-22/US27 at Kentucky 330


KY-US27-0330N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Working our way across the "2" row these next several days:
March 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.
March 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.
March 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.
March 25: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.
March 26: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

74/171FAN

QuoteMarch 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.

WV 28 and WV 42 in Petersburg.  (also a 2 and 5 thanks to WV 55)

WV 28 SOUTH AND WV 55 WEST AT WV 42 NORTH (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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formulanone

US Route 41 Alternate at Interstate 24 in Monteagle, Tennessee:



Florida 44 at US 27 in Tavares:



Mississippi 25 and US 45 (and SR 8) overlap in Aberdeen:


paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 20, 2026, 09:21:55 AMMarch 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.

Kentucky 121 at Kentucky 945


KY-0121-0945N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 129 at Indiana 46


IN-129NT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 22 and Wisconsin 47

WI-022-055EW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:
March 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.
March 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.
March 25: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.
March 26: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

wanderer2575

QuoteMarch 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.

OH-47 and OH-423 both terminate at OH-98 and US-23 in Waldo:


OH-229 at US-42 in Ashley:


US-20 at OH-246 in Toledo:

Jim

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 20, 2026, 09:21:55 AMMarch 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.

New Jersey 21 and US 46.  June 23, 2022.



A-20 and Québec 143.  June 30, 2011.



This is confusing.  Pennsylvania 147 and Pennsylvania 225 in Mandata.  June 19, 2024.





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xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 17, 2026, 09:27:05 AMMarch 18: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 1 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
March 19: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 1 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.
March 20: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes at the junction have numbers containing a 2 in the tens place.

I was down in the Reno area Tues-Sat.  Bad news is that I missed a few days of X-Y.  Good news is, I photographed a bunch of junctions on the trip in 2 neighboring states, NV and CA!  Game on!

So here's some catch-up:

For Wednesday, CA 111 and CA 86S, Mecca:





For Thursday, WA 14 and US 97, Maryhill:



NV 119 and US 95 outside Fallon:



and MT 19 and US 191, Roy:





For Friday, WA 24 and WA 26, Othello:



and UT 24 and UT 25, Fish Lake Jct:




I'll catch up the rest when I post for Monday.

xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 20, 2026, 09:21:55 AMMarch 21: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 3 in the tens place.
March 22: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 4 in the tens place.
March 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

More catch up, followed by today's.

From Saturday, WA 20 and WA 31, Tiger:



ID 27 and US 30, Burley:



NV 827 and NV 339, Mason:





For Sunday, the only 20's-40's combo I could come up with is WA 24 and WA 240, Vernita:





For today, ID 24 and ID 50, Eden:



NV 28 and US 50, near Spooner Summit:


74/171FAN

QuoteMarch 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

NY 27 and NY 454 in Suffolk County.

NY 27 WEST AT NY 454 WEST by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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formulanone

Mississippi 28 at US 51:



Georgia 320 ends at SR 59:



Florida 655 and 620 are bookends in Winter Haven:


paulthemapguy

Thank you to those who quote the description of the day's photo challenge criteria at the start of your posts, especially if it's the first post of that day.

QuoteMarch 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

Iowa 150's northern end, which is at US Route 52 and Iowa 24 in Calmar, Iowa.


IA-150NT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Missouri 25 at Missouri 153


MO-025-153N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 22 and Wisconsin 54


WI-054-022EEA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
March 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.
March 25: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.
March 26: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
March 27: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
My website! http://www.paulacrossamerica.com Every US highway is on there!
My USA Shield Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHwJRZk
TM Clinches https://bit.ly/2UwRs4O

National collection status: Every US Route and (fully built) Interstate has a photo now! Just Alaska and Hawaii left!

Jim

QuoteMarch 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 2 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

My only matches today are very limited, all in PA and QC, yet amazingly I can choose a 20/955 match for both.

US 20 and Pennsylvania 955 in Harborcreek Township.  October 26, 2019.



Double match of A-20 with A-55 and A-955.  June 30, 2011.

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