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Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 08, 2026, 08:48:05 PMJuly 9: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 8 in the tens place.

US2 and US89 near Browning, Montana, partially obscured by a bug splat


MT-US2-US89WER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I-480 along with US6 in Council Bluffs, Iowa


IA-I-480-I-29WWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Ohio 5 and Ohio 88 near Cortland, OH


OH-088-005WER by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.
July 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.
July 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.
Avatar is the last interesting highway I clinched.
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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!


xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 09, 2026, 08:48:51 PMJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

My hometown concurrency, I-5 and OR 99E, Talbot:


formulanone

Ohio 5 and 82 in Warren:



I-85 and US 601 in Concord, North Carolina:



US 6 and Illinois 82 in Geneseo:


skatcher

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 09, 2026, 08:48:51 PMJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

I-95/US 301 north at junction I-74/US 74 on the outskirts of Lumberton NC.


74/171FAN

QuoteJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

OH 103 and OH 199 in Carey

US 23 AND OH 199 SOUTH SPLIT AT OH 103 EAST AND OH 568 by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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Jim


QuoteJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

Going east and west (but it's really kind of south) on the New York 7/I-890 concurrency in Rotterdam.  September 15, 2017.



Maine 3 and Maine 198 on Mount Desert Island.  August 10, 2014.



US 6 and Pennsylvania 191 in Honesdale.  Ocotber 20, 2022.



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formulanone

Three different photo aspect ratios...

British Columbia 1A and 99 in North Vancouver (3:2):



US 8 and Minnesota 95 in Taylors Falls (4:3):



British Columbia 5 and 97 in Kamloops (16:9):


paulthemapguy

Thanks to everybody playing along with me. Remember, anyone is welcome to participate if you've got qualifying photos to post!

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 09, 2026, 08:48:51 PMJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

US95 and US2 between Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry in northern Idaho


ID-US95-US2ND by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Illinois 9 has concurrencies with IL-94, IL-96, and IL-97, so I could really take my pick amongst those


IL-009-094EW by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US93 and Montana 200 head northwest out of Missoula


MT-US93-I-90WNR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.
July 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.
July 13: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 3 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

QuoteJuly 10: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 0 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 9 in the tens place.

US-2 and M-95 in Iron Mountain:


US-6 and US-93 east of Ely, NV:

xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 10, 2026, 12:47:27 PMJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

US 14 and US 16, along with US 20, right after leaving Yellowstone NP via its East Entrance:



US 212 and US 310 in Laurel, MT:



US 15 and US 17, along with US 29, near Warrenton, VA:


74/171FAN

QuoteJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

PA 14 and PA 414 near Canton

PA 14 NORTH AND PA 414 EAST CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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formulanone

New Hampshire 10 and 119 in Winchester:
 


US 11E and 19 in Bristol, Tennessee:



Mississippi 15 and 19 in Philadelphia:


wanderer2575

QuoteJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

WI-13 and WI-16 in Wisconsin Dells:


US-12 and WI-16, also in Wisconsin Dells:


NH-112 and NH-116 in Easton:

paulthemapguy

QuoteJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

NH-116 and NH-18 in Littleton


NH-US302-018GSR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US10 and Wisconsin 114 near Appleton


WI-US10-114EWR by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Alabama 13 and 17 along US43 south of Muscle Shoals


AL-017-013-US43M by Paul Across America, on Flickr

Coming up next:
July 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.
July 13: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 3 in the tens place.
July 14: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 4 in the tens place.
July 15: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 5 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


QuoteJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

New York 14 and New York 414 in Watkins Glen.  April 19, 2025.



Vermont 17 and Vermont 116 near East Middlebury.  February 27, 2019.



US 13 and North Carolina 111 in Goldsboro.  November 14, 2010.


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skatcher

QuoteJuly 11: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, both having numbers containing a 1 in the tens place.

I-81 north at junction US11/US15 in the suburbs of Harrisburg PA


xonhulu

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 11, 2026, 10:18:36 AMJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

OR 212 and OR 224 near Damascus:



US 16 and US 20, Worland, WY:



Back to Warrenton, VA for US 211 and US 29 BUS:


wanderer2575

QuoteJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

M-14 and US-23 in Ann Arbor:


US-10 and US-127 in Clare, MI:


US-12 and WI-23 in Wisconsin Dells:


US-15, US-17, and US-29 in Warrenton, VA:

74/171FAN

QuoteJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

NC 111 and NC 122 in Tarboro along US 258

US 258, NC 111, AND NC 122 NORTH CONCURRENCY by Mark Moore, on Flickr
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paulthemapguy

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 11, 2026, 10:18:36 AMJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

Ohio 115 joins US224 in Kalida


OH-US224-115WEA by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US22 and US119 in Pennsylvania


PA-US22-US119DE by Paul Across America, on Flickr

I surmise that there are a lot of eligible plays in Wisconsin today. This was taken this past week along US14 and Wisconsin 27 in Viroqua


IMG_4221 by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next few days:
July 13: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 3 in the tens place.
July 14: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 4 in the tens place.
July 15: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 5 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!

skatcher

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 11, 2026, 10:18:36 AMJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

US 17 north approaching its wrong-way concurrency with US 21 south in Yemassee SC


Jim


Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 11, 2026, 10:18:36 AMJuly 12: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 2 in the tens place.

New York 26 and New York 812 in Lowville.  July 9, 2024.



US 29 and Alabama 113 in Flomaton.  July 28, 2024.



Delaware 20 and US 113 in Millsboro.  July 20, 2019.




Photos I post are my own unless otherwise noted.
Signs: https://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/
Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?u=terescoj
Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user/terescoj
Twitter @JimTeresco (roads, travel, skiing, weather, sports)

formulanone

US 211 and 522 near Washington, Virginia:



Missouri 19 and 28:



Minnesota 25 and US 212:


skatcher

Quote from: paulthemapguy on July 12, 2026, 11:09:16 AMJuly 13: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 3 in the tens place.

US 431 (along with US 278) shares a brief wrong-way concurrency with US 11 in Attalla AL. Any road with a Jack's on it is a winner in my book!!


74/171FAN

QuoteJuly 13: Post signage indicating a concurrency between two routes, of which one route has a number with a 1 in the tens place while the other route has a number with a 3 in the tens place.

US 117 and NC 132 north of Wilmington.

US 117 AND NC 133 SOUTH SPLIT by Mark Moore, on Flickr
I am now a PennDOT employee.  My opinions/views do not necessarily reflect the opinions/views of PennDOT.

Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?units=miles&u=markkos1992
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