XY Challenge

[formulanone]

Playing catch-up...for 3x/7y, these are all about two hours from home.

US 31 and US 72 Alternate in Decatur, Alabama:



US 431 and US 278 join up in Gadsden; I probably posted this button copy gantry a few times:





US 31 (and 280) and US 78 in Birmingham:

[Jim]

Completely forgot to come back to finish my catch-up yesterday, so I'll try to do so today.  I'm on *3x/*8y.

Double match with US 80, US 82, and US 331 in Montgomery, Alabama.  July 18, 2007.



US 30 and US 81 in Columbus, Nebraska.  Eclipse Day, 2017.



US 34 and US 281 in Grand Island, Nebraska.  July 31, 2022.

[Jim]

On the right day, finally!

US 30 and US 91 in Idaho.  August 4, 2022.



And reusing US 30, here's where it and US 191 are concurrent with I-80 in the Green River, Wyoming, area.  This is the eastern/northern end of the concurrency.

[formulanone]

3x/8y catch-up...

US 31 and US 80 near Montgomery:



US 31 at US 280's north/western start in Birmingham:



US 30 and US 85 in Cheyenne, Wyoming:

[paulthemapguy]

August 3: Post the junction of a US highway with a 3 in the tens place and a US highway with a 9 in the tens place.

US31 and US90/98 at Spanish Fort, AL


AL-US31ST by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US30 and US197 in The Dalles, OR


OR-US197-US30WS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

We move on to the forties row tomorrow.
August 4: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and another US route with a 4 in the tens place.
August 5: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 5 in the tens place.
August 6: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place.

[xonhulu]

August 4: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and another US route with a 4 in the tens place.

My only play is US 40 and US 340 in Frederick, MD:

[74/171FAN]

US 42 has an interchange with US 40 west of West Jefferson, OH.

US 40 EAST AT US 42 NORTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

3x/9y catch-up...

US 231 and US 90 in Cottondale, Florida:



Another view of US 31 and US 90/98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama:



US 441 and US 41 in Lake City, Florida:

[Jim]

All of my possible plays today look to involve US 41.

The north end of the US 41/US 45 concurrency near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  August 1, 2010.



The south end of the US 41/US 141 concurrency in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  August 1, 2010.



US 41 and Business US 41 at the south end of the business route in Bradenton, Florida.  May 20, 2025.

[paulthemapguy]

August 4: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and another US route with a 4 in the tens place.

US45 and US40 in Effingham, IL


IL-US40-US45WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

North end of US141 at US41 near Covington, MI


MI-US141NT by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US41 and US45 gallivanting around together on the west side of the Milwaukee Metro


WI-I-41X047ASA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:
August 5: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 5 in the tens place-- forties and fifties.
August 6: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place-- forties and sixties.
August 7: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place-- forties and seventies.

[xonhulu]

August 5: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 5 in the tens place-- forties and fifties.

I don't have any 40s-50s photos of my own to share, but here's a vintage shot of the historic western termini of US 40 and US 50 at US 101 in San Francisco, CA.  From the 1953 book "U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States of America" by George Stewart.

[74/171FAN]

US 340 intersects US 50 near Boyce, VA.

US 340 NORTH AT US 17 AND US 50 (1) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

Double match in Terre Haute, Indiana, with US 40, US 41, and US 150.  April 26, 2004.



US 42 and US 150 in Ashland, Ohio.  June 1, 2009.



US 45 and US 50 in Flora, Illinois.  July 21, 2005.

[paulthemapguy]

August 5: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 5 in the tens place-- forties and fifties.

US45 and US52 down the road from me


IL-US45-US52NN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US41 and US50 at Vincennes, IN


IN-US41-US50SN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:

August 6: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place-- forties and sixties.
August 7: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place-- forties and seventies.
August 8: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 8 in the tens place-- forties and eighties.

[formulanone]

Just copying Paul's photos on this round...

US 41 and US 15/150 meet at Vincennes, Indiana:



US 45 and US 52 pair up west of Peotone, Illinois:



One more for yesterday; US 441's south end at US 41 in Miami, Florida:

Double match in Terre Haute, Indiana, with US 40, US 41, and US 150.  April 26, 2004.

US 40 moved onto I-70, because I couldn't find a shot of both US 41 and US 40 in the same frame in Terre Haute last year.

[wanderer2575]

One of US-250 and US-340's junctions in Waynesboro, VA:


US-151 at US-41 (before I-41) in Fond du Lac, WI:


US-41 at US-52 in Kentland, IN:

[74/171FAN]

August 6: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place-- forties and sixties.

Apparently US 62 and US 641 are concurrent at I-24/I-69.

I-24 EAST AND I-69 NORTH AT US 62 AND US 641 (EXIT 40) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[Jim]

US 41 and US 60 in Henderson, Kentucky.  August 17, 2017.



US 40 and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri.  June 27, 2013.



A replay of this one in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for US 41 and US 64.  June 28, 2014.

[paulthemapguy]

August 6: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 6 in the tens place-- forties and sixties.

US60 and US641 in Marion, KY


KY-US60-US641S by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US68 at US42 in Xenia, Ohio, though no US68 signs are present in this photo


OH-US68-US42N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US64 and US43 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee


159 US64 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
August 7: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.
August 8: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.
August 9: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 9 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.
August 10: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a different US route with a 5 in the tens place. Fifties and other fifties.

[74/171FAN]

August 7: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.

Yay for US 72 being concurrent with US 41 into Chattanooga.

US 11 NORTH, US 41 SOUTH, US 64 AND US 72 EAST AT OLD WAUHATCHIE PIKE by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

Forgot to post yesterday...

US64 Business and US 41A in Winchester, Tennessee:



US 45 at US 64 in Selmer, Tenneesee:



US 641 begins at US 60 in Marion, Kentucky:

[Jim]

Limited options for me today. 

Start in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the same combo 74/171Fan just played for today and a sign I've played multiple times in this game, this time for US 41 and US 72.  June 28, 2014.



US 70 and US 441 in Knoxville, Tennessee.  August 12, 2002.



US 278 and US 441 in Madison, Georgia.  December 26, 2004.

[formulanone]

US 40 (I-70) at US 75 in Topeka, Kansas with bonus lens flare:



US 43 and US 278 in Hamilton, Alabama:



US 45 and US 70 in Jackson, Tennessee:

[paulthemapguy]

August 7: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 7 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.

US43 and US278 in Guin, AL


AL-074-US43E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US41 and US79 in Kentucky just northeast of Clarksville, TN


KY-US41-US79W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US41 and US70S moving around the Nashville area


IMG_4459 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:

August 8: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with an 8 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.
August 9: Post the junction of a US route with a 4 in the tens place and a US route with a 9 in the tens place. Forties and seventies.
August 10: Post the junction of a US route with a 5 in the tens place and a different US route with a 5 in the tens place. Fifties and other fifties.

[wanderer2575]

Westbound US-74 (with US-23) at US-441 west of Sylva, NC: