XY Challenge

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

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formulanone

US 41 (and 98) hooks right at Florida 50A in Brooksville:



Mississippi 43 swings onto I-59 for a bit in Picayune:



US 51's exit from Interstate 40 in Memphis:





Jim


Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 04, 2026, 08:57:41 AMApril 5: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

My only legitimate matches today are all in QC, and most involve A-40 and/or A-55.  So here's one of those.

A-40 and A-55.  June 28, 2011.

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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 04, 2026, 08:57:41 AMApril 5: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 5 in the tens place.

Wisconsin 156 at Wisconsin 47 near Bonduel


WI-156-047NE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US45 and Kentucky 58 wind through a devastated portion of Mayfield, Kentucky


KY-US45-0058GN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

A rare south-facing photo from me, but the overcast skies serve as the great equalizer (no backlit photos). US59 and Iowa 44 in Harlan.


IA-044 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Looking ahead:
April 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.
April 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.
April 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 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.
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skatcher

Split of GA 23, GA 57 & GA 144 in Glennville


74/171FAN

QuoteApril 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.

OH 11 and OH 46 south of Canfield.

OH 165 EAST AT OH 46 (4) by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 05, 2026, 07:06:54 PMApril 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.

Only one today -- CA 45 and CA 162, Princeton:


skatcher

YAY!! An easy one  :bigass:  Mobile AL for the win!!

I-65 Northbound at US 45



AND...a throwback to a junction that no longer exists in its original form...RIP US 43 between downtown and the Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge


hotdogPi

NY 40 and NY 67

Clinched

Traveled, plus
US 13, 50, the routes below, and several state routes

New clinched: I-283

New traveled (from Harrisburg road meet):
I-76(E), 83
US 15, 322, 422
PA 39, 230, 441, 443, 743, 849
NJ 38

Lowest untraveled: 36

Jim


Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 05, 2026, 07:06:54 PMApril 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.

Back to 2001 and a poor photo to find a match that's not yet played for Connecticut.  US 44 and Connecticut 263 in Winsted.  November 24, 2001.




Replays needed to find matches elsewhere, but I will play a couple.

Pennsylvania 66 and Pennsylvania 948.  September 25, 2022.



A-40 and Québec 367.  June 28, 2011.

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formulanone

US 41 Business and Florida 60 in Ybor City:



Tennessee 166 and 243 in Mount Pleasant:



Mississippi US 61 at Highway 547 in Port Gibson:


paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 05, 2026, 07:06:54 PMApril 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.

In Springfield, US Route 160 goes north-south through an intersection with Missouri 744


MO-US160-744N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 164 ends at Indiana 145


IN-164ET by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 68 ends at Wisconsin 49 in Waupun


WI-068-049NJ by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next several days:
April 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.
April 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
April 9: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.
April 10: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes involved have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.
April 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 5 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

QuoteApril 6: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 6 in the tens place.

WI-64's eastern terminus at US-41 in Marinette:


US-62 at OH-43 in Canton:

xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 06, 2026, 09:20:46 AMApril 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.

CA 49 and CA 70, Vinton:



CA 44 and CA 273, Redding:


wanderer2575

QuoteApril 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.

I-270 at US-40 on the east side of Columbus, OH:


OH-72 at OH-343 in Clifton:


US-40 at I-70 northwest of Bethesda, OH:

skatcher

Some beautiful signage along I-75 in downtown Macon GA:

Northbound at what is supposed to be Bus US 41



Newer signage northbound at junction I-16 showing GA 540 splitting from the I-75 concurrency to briefly join i-16


74/171FAN

QuoteApril 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.

OH 49 and OH 571 in Greenville.

OH 49 AND OH 121 SOUTH SPLIT WITH OH 571 EAST by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 06, 2026, 09:20:46 AMApril 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.

Iowa 44 at Iowa 173 in Kimballton


IA-044-173W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 47 and Wisconsin 70 both flirt with US51 in Woodruff


WI-US51-047SA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Indiana 75 at Indiana 240


IN-075-240N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next several days:
April 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.
April 9: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.
April 10: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes involved have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.
April 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 5 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!

Jim

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 06, 2026, 09:20:46 AMApril 7: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 7 in the tens place.

New Jersey 42 and I-76.  July 20, 2019.



Québec 175 and A-540 from A-73.  June 30, 2011.



Other states would just be uninteresting reruns.
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formulanone

Georgia's SR 42 and 74:



I-240 or I-40 at US 70 or US 79 near Memphis, Tennessee:



Mississippi 178 at 349 in Potts Camp:


xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 07, 2026, 09:19:46 AMApril 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.

CA 147 and CA 89, Canyondam:



US 40 and I-80, Silver Creek Jct, UT:



BL 40, US 89 and US 180, Flagstaff, AZ:


skatcher

US 43 northbound at US 80 at the east end of the concurrency in Demopolis AL


74/171FAN

QuoteApril 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.

NY 85 and NY 140 near Albany.

NY 140 WEST NEAR NY 85 AND NEW SCOTLAND RD by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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paulthemapguy

QuoteApril 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.

Wisconsin 48 joins Wisconsin 87 near Grantsburg


WI-087 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US45 at Kentucky 80 in Mayfield


KY-US45-0080W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Missouri 185 meets I-44 in Sullivan...this might as well be a "JCT" assembly.


MO-185-I-44EN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
April 9: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.
April 10: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes involved have a number containing a 5 in the tens place.
April 11: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 5 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!

Jim


QuoteApril 8: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 8 in the tens place.

I-287 and New Jersey 440.  June 14, 2006.



A replay but at least some big numbers with I-81 and Pennsylvania 944.  December 26, 2010.



No matches in other states to provide a third play.
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xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on April 08, 2026, 09:17:48 AMApril 9: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 4 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

CA 149 and CA 99, Durham:



A few blocks from one of Tuesday's pix, CA 44 and CA 299, Redding:



NV 140 and US 95, Orovado: