Augusta - President's Day

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, NC 73 East, I 77 South, I 485 West, I 77 South, US 1 South, I 20 West, GA 104 West to Augusta
GA 104 East, I 20 East, US 521 North, US 1 North, SC 9 East, NC 177 North, US 1 North, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill 
Notes
Both lanes of the I 85 Yadkin River bridge are temporarily rerouted onto the northbound bridge.
I 85 is being widened from Concord west of NC 73 to I 485 in Charlotte. Due to the traffic backup into Concord, we took NC 73/I 77/I 485 north and west around Charlotte.
Results
Mileage on NC 73, I 485.

Grand Canyon

Route
From Las Vegas Airport, Local Roads, I 215 East, I 515 South, US 93 South, I 40 East, AZ 64 North to Grand Canyon Village
AZ 64 East, US 89 North, UT 12 East, UT 63 South to Bryce Canyon
UT 63 North, UT 12 West, US 89 North, UT 20 West, I 15 North to Beaver UT
I 15 South, UT 17 East, UT 9 East to Zion National Park
UT 9 West, I 15 South, Charleston Blvd West, Las Vegas Boulevard South, Tropicana Boulevard West, I 15 North, I 515 South to Henderson NV
I 515 South, I 215 West to Las Vegas Airport.

Notes
Utah has a Speed Limit Test between UT 20 and Cedar City of 80 MPH.
UT 9 in Zion is one of the great scenic drives in the world.

Results
Counties: Mohave, AZ; Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Washington, UT; for a new total of 1046.
Clinched I 515, AZ 64, UT 20. Mileage on I 15, I 40, I 215, US 89, US 93, US 95, US 180, UT 9, UT 12, UT 63, NV 563.

NC 690

Route
US 15/501 South, US 64 West, NC 87 South, Sanford Bypass, US 42 West, NC 87 South, NC 24 West, US 1 Business South, NC 690 East, NC 24 East, NC 210 South, I 95 Business North, US 301 North, NC 55 North, US 64 West, Local Roads

Notes

Results
Clinched NC 690. Mileage on US 301, NC 24, NC 55, NC 210.

Lynchburg

Route
NC 86 North, US 29 North, US 460 West, US 460 Business East, US 501 South, US 460 Business West to US 221, Local Streets, US 29 Business North, US 501 Business South, US 501 South, US 501 Truck South, US 501 South

Notes

Results
Clinched US 501 Truck South Boston. Mileage on US 221, US 460, US 460 Business Lynchburg, US 501,  US 501 Business Lynchburg.

Cape Cod

Route
Day 1: US 15/501 North, I 85 North,  I 95 North, I 295 North, NJTpk North, US 306 South, Local Roads, I 130 East, I 295 North, NJ 29 North to Trenton.
NJ 29 South, I 195 South, NJTpk North, I 287 North to Somerset NJ.
Day 2: I 287 South, Local Road, NJ 27 North, Garden State Parkway North, I 87/287 South, I 95 North to Providence RI.
I 95 South, RI 4 South, US 1 South, RI 138 East, RI 138A East, Local Roads, RI 138A West, RI 138 East, RI 114 North to Bristol RI.
RI 114 South, Local Road, RI 24 North, MA 24 North, I 195 North, MA 79 North, MA 24 North, US 44 West, MA 3A North to Plymouth MA
Day 3: MA 3A South, MA 3 South, US 6 East, US 6A East, US 6 East, Local Roads, US 6A West, Local Road, US 6 West, Local Road, US 6A West, US 6 West, US 6A West, MA 28 West, Local Roads, MA 28 West, Local Roads, MA 132 West, US 6 West, MA 3 North, US 44 East, MA 3A North to Plymouth MA
Day 4: MA 3A North, Local Roads, MA 3A North, Local Roads, MA 3A North, Local Roads, MA 3 North, I 93 South, I 95 North, MA 4/225 North to Bedford MA
MA 4/225 South, Local Road, MA 3A West, Local Road to Concord MA
Local Road, MA 3A East, Local Roads, MA 4/225 North to Bedford MA
Day 5: MA 4/225 South, I 95 South, MA 3 East to Alewife
MA 3 West, I 95 North, MA 4/225 North to Bedford MA
Day 6: MA 4/225 South, I 95 North, I 93 South, MA 28 South, Local Roads, MA 2 West, US 20 West, Local Road, I 90 West, I 84 West, Local Roads, I 84 West, CT 8 South, CT 15 West, Hutchinson Parkway South, I 287 West, I 78 West, Local Road, PA 611 South, I 276 West, I 476 South, US 30 West, Local Road, US 422 North to Oaks PA.
Day 7: Local Roads, PA 23 West, PA 252 South, US 30 East, Local Roads, US 422 North, PA 23 West to Valley Forge.
Local Roads, PA 252 North, PA 23 East, US 422 South, US 201 North, I 76 West, PA 320 South, US 30 East to Devon.
US 30 West, I 476 South, I 95 South, I 495 South, I 95 South, MD 222 South, US 40 West, MD 22 West to Aberdeen.
Day 8: MD 22 West, I 95 South, I 695 East, MD 295 South, Balt-Wash Parkway South, I 495 West, I 66 West, US 50 West, VA 24 North to Air and Space Museum.
VS 24 South, I 29 South, US 15 South, US 360 West, US 15 South to Chapel Hill.
Notes
CT: The new Q Bridge is open northbound.
DE: The I 95/DE 1/7 interchange is being upgraded. It looks like there will be a flyover from I 95 South to DE 1 South.
MA: US 6 in Cape Cod needs some traffic engineering. Left turn lanes and left turn signals would improve traffic flow immensely.
NJ: The Turnpike is being twinned from the connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike north to the current twinning.
Results
Two new states: CT and RI, for a new total of 46.
Counties: CT: 7. MA: 3.  NJ: 6. NY: 2. RI: 5 (All in state). VA: 5. For a new total of 1040.
CT: Clinched I 95. Mileage on I 84, CT 8, CT 15.
DE: Clinched I 295.
MA: Clinched I 84. Mileage on I 93, I 95, I 195, US 1, US 6, US 44, MA 2, MA 2A, MA 3, MA 3A, MA 4, MA 6A, MA 24, MA 28, MA 79, MA 132, MA 225.
MD: Mileage on MA 222, US 40.
NJ: Mileage on I 195, I 295, US 130, US 206, MD 27, MD 29, NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway.
NY: Clinched I 287, Garden State Parkway. Mileage on I 87, I 95.
PA: Mileage on US 422, PA 23, PA 252.
RI: Clinched RI 4. Mileage on I 95, US 1, RI 24, RI 114, RI 138, RI 138A.
VA: Mileage on I 66, US 15, US 17, US 29, US 50.
Major Bridges: Delaware Memorial, Tappan Zee, Pearl Harbor, Jamestown, Newport.
Highway ends: I 84 East, I 91 South, I 93 South, US 6 East, US 7 South,  US 20 East, US 44 East.

Augusta Father's Day

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, I 77 South, US 1 South, I 20 West, GA 104 West to Augusta
GA 104 East, I 20 East, US 1 North, I 20 East, US 321 North, I 85 North, I 40 East  to Chapel Hill 
Notes
 The I 85 Yadkin River bridge is open northbound. You can see where the southbound lanes are going to be temporarily rerouted onto the northbound bridge.
I 85 is being widened from Concord west of NC 73 to I 485 in Charlotte. It is restricted to two lanes each direction. Bridge supports are being built for the new I 485 interchange.
Results
Mileage on US 1, US 321.

Elkin NC/Yadkin River Bridge

Route
NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 40 Business West, NC 67 West, US 21 Business North, NC 268 Business West, NC 268 East, NC 268 Business West, US 21 Business North, US 21 South, NC 67 West, US 21 Business South, US 21 South, I 40 West, US 64 East, US 601 South, I 85 North, Local Roads, I 85 North, NC 54 East.

Notes

The US 29/70/NC 150 bridge over the Yadkin River is closed northbound. Southbound, traffic from Old Salisbury Road can cross the bridge, then they are detoured off of the highway onto a temporary carriageway north of the highway, which reenters the highway at the blockade at Fieldcrest Cannon Lane.
Results
Clinched NC 67, US 21 Business Elkin, NC 268 Business Elkin.  Mileage on NC 268, US 21, US 64, US 601, US 70.
Clinched all highways in Forsyth and Yadkin Counties NC.

Slippery When Wet

Look at the skid marks on the bicycle. Not only is it sliding sideways, but it is sliding backwards.

NC 44, US 117 Connector

Route
I 40 East, US 64 East, US 264 East, NC 39 South, US 70 West, US 70 Business West, NC 42 East, NC 222 East, NC 581 East, NC 581 Connector North, I 795 North, NC 44 East to Wayne Memorial Drive
NC 44 West, US 117 South, US 117 Business South, US 117 South, US 117 Connector South, I 40 East, NC 25 Business East, US 117 North, US 117 Alternate North, US 117 North, NC 581 North, NC 581 Connector North, I 795 North, NC 222 West, NC 581 North, NC 42 West, NC 222 West, NC 231 West, US 64 Business West, I 440 East, I 40 West.

Notes

NC 44 is a temporary designation for the new US 70 Bypass of Goldsboro. It has a 70 MPH speed limit, the only state highway in NC so designated without multiplexing with an Interstate or US highway. The milemarkers are for US 70 mileage, but have an NC 44 shield on them.
The US 117 Connector from Calypso to I 40 is now signed. It is the only signed Connector route in NC. It is bannered North/South from I 40 north to US 117 at Calypso.

Results
Clinched US 117, US 117 Business, US 117 Alternate, NC 39, NC 44.  Mileage on NC 42, NC 50, NC 111, NC 222, NC 581, NC 403.
Clinched all highways in Wake County NC.

Augusta/Disney World

Route
I 40 East to Airport, I 40 East, US 1 South, NC 277 South, SC 277 South, SC 9 North, US 1 South, I 20 West to Augusta.
I 20 West, US 221 South, US 1 South, I 16 East, I 95 South, I 4 West to Disney World.
FL 429 North, Florida Turnpike North, I 75 North, Fl 331 North, FL 24 North, US 301 North, I 10 East, I 295 North, I 95 North, I 40 West to Chapel Hill.
Notes
In SC, US 1 is being divided between the Wadley and Swainsboro bypasses.
There are no signs on I 95 southbound or I 295 eastbound of the new I 295 East bypass of Jacksonville. It is still signed FL 9A.
A lane is being added to I 10 west of I 295 in Jacksonville FL.
Results
Counties: GA: Jefferson, Emanuel, Candler. FL: Lake, Sumter, Marion, Alachua, Bradford, Clay. For a new total of 1013.
SC: Mileage on US 1.
GA: Mileage on I 16, US 1, US 221.
FL: Clinched FL 331. Mileage on I 10, I 75, US 301, Florida Turnpike, FL 24,  FL 429.

Toll NC 147, Opening Day

Route
I 40 East, NC 147 South, NC 540 West to NC 55, NC 540 East to NC 54, NC 540 West, NC 55 North, Kitt Creek Parkway East, Davis Drive North, NC 147 North, I 40 West.

Notes

It was about 1 pm on opening day for Toll NC 147. After driving it north to south, I wanted to drive it south to north, but the ramps from NC 540 were closed. The opening ceremony had been on the northbound lanes, so they had let cars onto the northbound lanes and then closed the ramps. After taking both passes on NC 540 to check the ramps, I took Kitt Creek to Davis, the C/D lanes from Davis to Hobson and reentered the highway northbound. This meant that I drove the entire north-south side and half the south-north side. Oh well. There is one screwy sign on the northbound lanes that has "END Toll NC 147/BEGIN NC 147" with actual NC 147 shields. I have never seen a sign with both BEGIN and END banners on it, much less for the same highway.

Results
Reclinched NC 147. 

Asheville

Route
NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 73 North, I 40 East, Catawba Avenue, US 70 West, Old US 70, Mill Creek Road, Yates Avenue, Old US 70 E, US 70 West, BRP North to Folk Art Center.
BRP South, NC 151 North, US 19/23 North, I 40 East, US 25 North, local streets to Biltmore.
Local Streets, US 25 South, I 40 West, I 26 East, NC 191 North.
NC 191 North, I 26 West, I 40 West, Wiggins Road South, US 19/23 West to Candler.
US 19/23 East, Wiggins Road North, I 40 East, US 25 North, local streets to Biltmore.
Local streets, US 25 North, I 40 East, I 240 West, local streets to Grove Park Inn.
Local streets, I 240 West, NC 191 South, I 26 West, I 40 West, Wiggins Road South, US 19/23 West to Candler.
US 19/23 East, I 40 East, I 240 East, Exit 6, US 70/74A West, I 240 West, NC 191 South, I 40 East, US 74A East, US 74 West, I 85 North, NC 24 East, US 220 North, US 64 East, US 15/501 North, NC 86 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes

We visited Andrews Geyser, just north of old NC 10/US 70 (Point Lookout).

Results
Clinched NC 151. Mileage on US 19, US 23, US 70, US 74 A, US 64, NC 9, NC 24, NC 27.

US 311 North Terminus

Route
NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 840 North, US 70 West, US 29 North, NC 14, US 11 South, NC 770, Local Roads, NC 87 North, VA 87 North, US 220 Business North, US 220 North, US 58 West, US 58 Business Stuart West, US 58 West, US 58 Business Meadows of Dan East, US 58 West, I 77 South, VA 148 East, US 52 South, NC 89 East, NC 66 South, NC 268 East, NC 89 South, US 311 South, NC 65 East, US 158 East, NC 66 South, Bryan Boulevard, I 73 South, I 85 North, I 40 East, NC 86 South

Notes
US 311 is finally signed to Eden, after almost 10 years after being approved.
US 58 now bypasses Hillsville VA, with a new US 58 Business along the old mainline.

Results
Clinched US 220 Business Ridgeway, US 58 Business Stuart, US 58 Meadows of Dan. Mileage on US 58, NC 89. Clinched all state highways in Stokes county.

Aiken SC Wedding

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, I 77 South, SC 277 South, I 20 West, local roads, US 176 North, SC 60 West, I 26 East to Columbiana Mall, I 26 East, US 1 South, local roads to Columbia Airport, local roads, SC 602 West, SC 6 North, I 20 West, I 520 West, GA 56 Spur South to Augusta Airport, GA 56 North, I 520 West, I 20 East, GA 104 West to Augusta
GA 104 East, I 20 East, SC 19 South to Aiken
SC 19 North, I 20 West, GA 104 West to Augusta
GA 104 East, I 20 West, I 520 East, GA 56 Spur South to Augusta Airport, GA 56 North, US 1/25/78/278 North to downtown Augusta, local roads, GA 104 West to Evans, GA 104 East, GA 232 South, I 20 East, US 1 North, local roads to Columbia Airport, SC 602 East, Local Road, US 1 North, I 20 East, I 77 North, I 85 North, NC 24 East, US 29 North, Local Roads, NC 49 East, US 64 East, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill
Notes The I 85 Yadkin River bridge is beginning to really look like a bridge.
Results
Mileage on US 1, US 25, US 76, US 78, US 278, US 378, GA 56 Spur, SC 6, SC 19, SC 602.

Villanova/Dover/Annapolis/DC

Route
US 15/501 North, I 85 North, I 95 North, I 495 North, I 95 North, I 476 North, US 30 East, PA 320 North to Villanova PA
PA 320 South, US 30 West, I 476 North, I 76 West, US 202 West, PA 401 North, PA 113 South to Lionville PA
PA 100 South, US 202 South, I 95 South, DE 1 South, Scarborough Road, US 13 South, Court Street to Dover DE
Court Street, US 13 South, DE 10 West, MD 287 West, MD 313 North, MD 312 West, MD 304 West, US 301 South, MD 70 South to Annapolis MD
MD 450 North, MD 435 West, MD 70 North, US 50 West, DC 295 South, I 295 North, I 395 South, VA 27 West, Washington Boulevard to Arlington VA
I 66 West, I 495 East, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 1 South, VA 40 South, I 85, US 15/501 South

Notes
There is a nice welcome center near Smyrna DE at US 13 and DE 1. The rest area is on US 13, so you have to exit to get to it, but there is a ramp directly onto the onramp for DE 1. The toll for exit 104 to Dover is 50 cents.
We were waiting for a stoplight in front of the visitors center when the rear of the car started going up and down. I thought we had been rear-ended, but it was the earthquake. Traffic going into DC was ridiculous. The local news labeled it as the worst since 9/11. Going into DC on US 50 was fine. I 495 was stopped in both directions. So we continued in on US 50 and DC 295. Pennsylvania Ave was completely locked up. We did the U-turn at Howard Street to get onto I 295 North to cross the river to I 695/395. I 395 was fine until the US 1 merge from the Mall. Eventually we got to the Pentagon and exited onto VA 27/Washington Boulevard. The surface streets were fine.
The only earthquake damage we saw on I 95 was to a barrier fence north of Fredericksburg.
On I 85 south just north of US 1 in Petersburg, there was a warning for construction 14 miles ahead. After gassing up on US 1 (where the lines were horrid for hurricane panic), we continued south on US 1 to VA 40 and missed almost all of the construction.

Results
Counties - Kent DE (all counties in DE), Caroline MD, for a new total of 1006.
VA - Mileage on VA 27, VA 40, US 1.
DC - Clinched I 295.
MD - Clinched MD 287. Mileage on MD 70, MD 304, MD 312, MD 313, MD 435, MD 450.
DE - Mileage on DE 1, DE 10, US 13.
PA - Mileage on PA 401, PA 113.

US 52 Bypass Albemarle

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, US 220 South, NC 49 South, NC 8 South, US 52 South, US 52 Business South to Albemarle
US 52 South, NC 731 North, local road detour, NC 109 North, NC 24/27 East, NC 22 North, NC 903 East, local road, US 64 East, US 15/501 North.

Notes

The US 52 Bypass south of Albemarle is open. NC 138 has been truncated from the US 52/NC 24/27/73 intersection to a new intersection a half mile south. US 52 Business is now signed along NC 24/27/73 from US 52 to the Second Street interchange.

Results
Clinched US 52 Business Albemarle. Mileage on US 52, NC 731, NC 109.

Baltimore MD/VIllanova

Route
US 15/501 North, I 85 North, I 95 North, VA 10 East, I 295 North, I 95 North, US 1 North, I 95 North, MD 32 East to Fort Meade
MD 32 West, US 29 North, US 40 East, Local Roads to Ellicott City MD.
Local Road, US 40 West, US 29 North, I 70 East, I 695 North, I 95 North, MD 152 South, US 40 East, MD 24 North, I 95 North to Aberdeen MD.
I 95 South, MD 43 South, US 40 West, Local Roads to Baltimore MD.
Local Roads, MD 295 South, I 695 East, I 95, MD 24 South, US 40 East, MD 7 East to Havre de Grace MD.
MD 7 East, US 40 West, MD 22 North to Aberdeen MD.
I 95 North, DE 1 South, US 40 East, US 201 North, DE 92 East, I 95 North, I 476 North, US 30 East to Villanova.
US 30 West, I 476 South, I 95 South, I 495 South, I 95 South, I 895 South, I 95 South, Local Road, US 1 South, I 295 East, I 85 South, US 1 South, US 460 Bus West, I 85 South, US 15/501 South.

Notes
On I 95 south of VA 10, there was advisory sign for downtown Richmond, so we hopped over to I 295 and hit the construction through the I 64 interchange. Traffic through the construction was being herded by a police car and VADOT truck side by side at 5-15 miles per hour.
On I 95 south of the US 1 exit south of Springfied, there was an advisory sign that all lanes were closed at the exit before the US 1 exit at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, so we took US 1 near Mount Vernon. All was okay until we got to the last stoplight before getting onto I 95/495. It took forever to get through that light.

Results
VA - Mileage on US 1.
MD - Mileage on I 70, I 695, US 29, US 40, MD 2, 7, 22, 32, 24, 32, 43, 152, 295.
DE - Clinched US 202. Mileage on US 13, 40, DE 92, 141.

Augusta Christmas

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, I 77 South, SC 277 South, I 20 West, I 26 West to Columbiana Mall, I 26 East, US 1 South, local roads to Columbia Airport, local roads, US 1 South, I 20 West to Augusta
GA 28, GA 4, GA 104, GA 337, Local Roads
I 20 East, I 26 East, US 1 South, local roads to Columbia Airport, SC 320, I 26 East, I 77 North, I 20 East, US 521 North, US 1 North, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill
Notes
There are multiple truck routes around Camden SC for US 521, US 1 and SC 34.
Results
Clinched I 77 South Carolina. Mileage on US 1, US 521, SC 320.

I 74/US 311 High Point

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, I 74/US 311 East, US 311 East to Old 311, US 311 West, Main Street South, NC 68 East, I 74/US 311 East, I-85 Business West to Surrett Rd exit, I-85 Business East, I 85 South, US 52 East, NC 73 East, Millstone Rd, US 220 North, US 64 East, US 15/501 North.

Notes

I 74/US 311 bypass of High Point is open. Construction continues on the highway from its current end at Cedar Square Road to US 220. That section is supposed to complete in a couple of years.
All signage for US 311 Business is gone. Almost all signage for the former US 311 routing along I 85 Business and Main Street is gone. Remaining are reassurance shields for US 311 along I 85 Business and one early exit sign for US 311 South on Main Street on I 85 Business west of Main Street. The exit signs at Main Street proper do not mention US 311 or US 311 Business.
The US 29/7o/NC 150 exit on I 85 at the Yadkin River Bridge is closed. There are detour signs for US 29 along I 85 up to the Spencer exit. US 70 and NC 150 drivers are supposed to know to follow the US 70 signs. There appears to be rightway clearing south of the Yadkin River bridge for the new bridge.
Took US 52 to Albemarle and NC 73 to US 220 to connect unclinched segments of both roads.
US 220 Alternate/Business is still signed US 220 at NC 73.
Results
Reclinched I 74 in NC, US 311. Mileage on US 52, NC 73.

Wrightsville Beach - Oak Island

Route
I 40 East, US 74 East to Wrightsville Beach
US 74 West, US 76 West, NC 132 South, US 421 South, Fort Fisher-Southport Ferry, NC 211 North, Local roads, NC 211 North, NC 133 South to Oak Island
NC 133 North, NC 87 North, US 17 North, US 421 North, I 140 East, I 40 West

Notes
The second bridge to Oak Island is nearing completion. The bridge is essentially complete. There needs to be detail work on the bridge deck. Yacht Street is still closed under the bridge.

Results