XY Challenge

[formulanone]

The first Interstate I believe I've clinched was I-595, shown here alongside Florida SR 84, which is the designation for its frontage roads along some of its length:



Tennessee SR 81 at 93 on a dreary afternoon:



Georgia SR 80 at 296 with clear skies:

[74/171FAN]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

OH 83 and OH 93 in Otsego.

OH 83 NORTH AT OH 93 SOUTH by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[xonhulu]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

CA 182 and US 395, Bridgeport:



NV 88 and US 395, Minden:



AZ 89 and US 93, Flores. The TO banner wasn't necessary, as the left turn puts you directly onto 89:

[Jim]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

I-84 and Connecticut 195.  April 24, 2014.



I-80 and New Jersey 94 at the west end of US 46.  July 9, 2007.

[hotdogPi]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

CT 184 and I-95


I-787 and I-90

[paulthemapguy]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

Wisconsin 80 and Wisconsin 193 as the sun was setting on me


WI-193 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Wisconsin 190 at Wisconsin 181


WI-190-181E by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I-80 along I-94 in Indiana, I guess. Idk what else to do

IN-I-94X16WA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Tomorrow:

April 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes have a number containing a 9 in the tens place.

April 25-30: Feel free to post any catch-up posts, summaries, retrospectives, or discussions strategizing how you aim to accomplish the goals of the next season!
From May to August, the theme is concurrencies only! No geographical constraints will apply. Qualifying photos will show concurrent trailblazers, or guide markers on cross streets showing multiple routes with arrows pointing in the same direction. A good example for 71 and 175 would be my pair of trailblazers shown in the Iowa photo I posted to day. And a good example for qualifying guide markers would be my 79 and 170 photo for Wisconsin; since Routes 79 and 170 both have arrows pointing to the left, this clearly indicates the start of a concurrency for Routes 79 and 170.

[wanderer2575]

April 23: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where one route's number has a 8 in the tens place, and the other route's number has a 9 in the tens place.

I-90 at WI-81 in Beloit:


OH-199 at OH-582 northeast of Bowling Green:

[74/171FAN]

The first Interstate I believe I've clinched was I-595, shown here alongside Florida SR 84, which is the designation for its frontage roads along some of its length:

I actually clinched I-595 in Florida thanks to a band trip before I-595 in Maryland.

April 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes have a number containing a 9 in the tens place.

MD 97 and MD 496 northwest of Westminster.

MD 97 NORTH AT MD 496 EAST by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

April 24: Post the junction of two routes in a state* bordering yours, where both routes have a number containing a 9 in the tens place.

For Wisconsin, I think I have to do I-94 and a child route like I-794


WI-I-94X310CN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Kentucky 295 and Kentucky 93 both stem from the same point along US62/641


KY-US641-0093W by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Not a great showing for me on the last day of this season. I'm just doing I-90 and I-94 in Indiana


IN-I-94X16EA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

THAT IS THE END OF SEASON 8! Season 9 begins May 1 with the "Oops: All Concurrencies!" theme. As usual, we're doing the ones-digit season before the tens-digit season. There will be no geographical constraints: photos can come from anywhere. Photos should show clusters of trailblazers or sets of guide markers with supplemental arrows pointing in the same direction for the qualifying routes.

For the 1-6 day, a qualifying photo might look like this:

WI-011-036WD by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Or, a qualifying photo might look like this:

MI-US41-026D-Calumet by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Or, a qualifying photo might have guide markers for both routes, whose supplemental arrows both point in the same direction, like this:

IL-US06-351SE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Those will be the types of photos we see from May to August. We have about a week until then, though.
April 25-30: Feel free to post any catch-up posts, summaries, retrospectives, or discussions strategizing how you aim to accomplish the goals of the next season!

[hotdogPi]

I-91 and I-93

[formulanone]

Tennessee 193 at 194 near Piperton:



Mississippi 198 from US 98 in Beaumont:



Florida 699 at 693 in St. Petersburg:



Bonus to wrap up the season...a peachy Georgia sunset for SR 298 at 297 north of Vidalia:



With that said, glad to finally post more variety next month...

[xonhulu]

So I can actually post a pic from Washington again (99-599 from Tukwila), but I'm pretty sure I've used it at least once and possibly twice before.

So I'll go with CA 299 and US 395 in Alturas:



Taken earlier on this trip I'm currently on -- US 93 and US 95 at Railroad Pass, NV:



Also from a few days ago, AZ 96 and AZ 97, Bagdad:

[skatcher]

I know I'm a day late (at least I'm not a dollar short!! ), but here's a double 9-9

This is US 98 west at US 98 Bus west (and US 90 west) on Blakeley Island just across the Bankhead Tunnel from downtown Mobile AL

[formulanone]

I know I'm a day late (at least I'm not a dollar short!! ), but here's a double 9-9

This is US 98 west at US 98 Bus west (and US 90 west) on Blakeley Island just across the Bankhead Tunnel from downtown Mobile AL

Is 90 or 98 giving I-10 the rabbit ears?

[skatcher]

I know I'm a day late (at least I'm not a dollar short!! ), but here's a double 9-9

This is US 98 west at US 98 Bus west (and US 90 west) on Blakeley Island just across the Bankhead Tunnel from downtown Mobile AL

Is 90 or 98 giving I-10 the rabbit ears?

Too funny!! I didn't even notice that when I posted it at 0-dark-30 this morning blurry-eyed before heading to work.

Really though, both US routes are giving the detour the rabbit ears 

[paulthemapguy]

This is a post to get us ready for the start of Season 9: ones digits control the criteria, and all pairs of routes must be concurrencies. There will be no geographical constraints for Seasons 9 and 10. All photos must show sign assemblies that clearly indicate a concurrency. This can be achieved via three different methods, and I will explain those three different methods using examples that will fit May 4th's day requiring a route ending in 0 and a route ending in 3:

1. Show a cluster of trailblazers that serve to reassure drivers that they are on both routes at once. Example photo:

WI-US10-US63EWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

2. Show a pair of guide markers both with double arrows from a side street. Example photo:

OH-162-US250WE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

3. Show a pair of guide markers from the end of the concurrency, where guide markers for both routes have an arrow pointing in the same matching direction. This example photo shows two routes with the correct numbers, and the matching forward arrows under both routes make this a valid photo:

IL-083-060SN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days will look like this:

May 1: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, where both routes have a number ending in 0.
May 2: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 1.
May 3: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 2.
May 4, as shown in the example photos above: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 3.

[skatcher]

I'm gonna kick things off in Season 9 with the I-10/US 90 concurrency eastbound just outside of Orange TX

[74/171FAN]

May 1: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, where both routes have a number ending in 0.

US 40 and NJ 50 in Mays Landing.

US 40 WEST AND NJ 50 SOUTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[formulanone]

US 50 and US 220 from a few weeks ago in Ridgefield, West Virginia:



I-70 Business and US 40 in Denver, Colorado:



Wisconsin 110 along with US 10:

[Jim]

May 1: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, where both routes have a number ending in 0.

Starting my contributions to this new season.

Texas 130 and I-410 near San Antonio.  November 5, 2017.



Minnesota 30 ends it concurrency with Minnesota 60 and begins one with Business Minnesota 60 at this right turn in Saint James.  July 19, 2015.



Wyoming 130 and Wyoming 230 are concurrent here in Laramie.  August 1, 2022.

[paulthemapguy]

Today is the first day of Season 9, and the first day of concurrencies only.

May 1: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, where both routes have a number ending in 0.

US250 and Ohio 800 near New Philadelphia, Ohio


OH-US250-US36ER by paulthemapguy, on Flickr

Illinois 130 and Illinois 250 in Olney


IL-130-250NSR by paulthemapguy, on Flickr

US70 and US60 at Texline, NM.


NM-US60-US84EWR by paulthemapguy, on Flickr

You can interpret from this post that the side-by-side trailblazers are the easiest way to convey that a concurrency qualifies for the challenge criteria. I'm going to lean on side-by-side trailblazers as my main method of selecting photos for the challenges from now until August. Guide markers with supplemental arrows pointing in the same direction are also valid, but you'll see those from me far less often. Double arrows for multiple routes in the middle of a concurrency, as seen from a side road meeting said concurrency, are a rarer situation overall. Those are valid but I expect them to be rarer occurrences.

The next few days:
May 2: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 1.
May 3: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 2.
May 4, as shown in the example photos above: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 3.

[formulanone]

Illinois 130 and Illinois 250 in Olney

I very nearly posted that one...it's an almost identical frame!

[wanderer2575]

May 1: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, where both routes have a number ending in 0.

M-20 and BL US-10 in Midland:


I-80 and US-30 near Buford, WY:


I-70 and US-40 (here in Mt. Airy, MD):

[74/171FAN]

May 2: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 1.

US 20 and OH 301 south of Elyria.

US 20 WEST AND OH 301 SOUTH AT GRAFTON RD by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[The_Ginger]

May 2: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number ending in 0, and the other route has a number ending in 1.

This is the first time I've gotten a photo to use in this!

US 50 and WV 31 east of Deerwalk.