Sunday, October 28, 2012

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.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

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.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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.

Saturday, April 07, 2012

Slippery When Wet

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

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

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.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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.