Thursday, May 31, 2018

Acadia

Route
Day 1: US 15/501 North, I 85 North, I 95 North, VA 234 West to Monclair VA.
VA 234 East, I 95 North, Balt/Wash North, MD 100 West, I 97 North, I 695 East, I 895 Spur North, I 895 North, I 95 North, I 495 North, I 476 North, PA 3 East to Havertown PA.
Day 2: Local Roads including US 1, US 30.
Day 3: Local Roads including US 30.
Day 4: PA 3 West, I 476 North, US 22 East, PA 33 North, US 209 North, I 80 East to Delaware Water Gap PA. Local Road, PA 611 South to Arrow Island Overlook. PA 611 North, Local Road, I 80 West, US 209 North, PA 739 East to Dingman Ferry Bridge. PA 739 West, US 209 North, I 84 East, Local Road, NJ 23 South to High Point State Park. NJ 23 North, Local Road, I 84 East, I 87 North, I 787 North, US 20 West to Albany NY. US 20 East, I 787 North, NY 7 West, I 87 South, NY 2 East, US 9 North to Ladham NY
Day 5: US 9 North, I 87 North, US 9 North, Local Road, NY 9N North, NY 185 East, VT 17 East, VT 22A North, US 7 North, US 7 Alt North, Local Road to Burlington VT. Local Road, US 2 East, I 89 South, VT 100 North to Moss Glen Falls. VT 100 South, VT 108 West to Von Trapp Lodge, VT 108 East, VT 100 South, I 89 West, Local Road, US 2 East, US 302 East, Local Road, VT 62 South to Montpelier VT.
Day 6: VT 62 North, Local Road, US 302 West, US 2 West, I 91 South, I 93 South, US 302 East, NH 16 North, NH 16A North, NH 16 North, US 2 East, ME 17 South, US 202 East, US 201 South to Augusta ME. US 201 North, US 202 West, I 95 North, I 395 South, US 1A North, US 1 North, ME 3 South, ME 102 South, ME 102A East, ME 102 North, ME 3 North to Ellsworth ME.
Day 7: ME 3 South, Paradise Hill Road, Park Loop Road, Cadillac Mountain Road, Park Loop Road, ME 233 East, ME 3 South, ME 198 South to Northeast Harbor ME. ME 198 North, ME 102 South, ME 102A East to Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. ME 102 West, ME 102 North, ME 3 North to Ellsworth ME.
Day 8: US 1 South, ME 73 South to Owls Head State Park. ME 73 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, ME 125 South, US 1 South, I 295 South, ME 100 South, ME 77 South to South Portland. ME 77 North, ME 100 North, I 295 South, I 95 South, US 1 Bypass South, US 1 South, Local Road, NH 1A North, NH 1B North to New Castle NH. NH 1B South, NH 1A North, Local Road, NH 33 West, I 95 South, NH 101 West, I 93 South, I 293 North to Manchester NH.
Day 9: I 293 North, I 93 North, US 3 North, US 20 East, I 93 South, I 89 North, NH 9 West, VT 9 West, VT 9 Truck West, I 91 South, I 90 West, US 20 East, MA 102 West, US 7 South, I 84 West, Local Road, PA 611 North, PA 248 West, US 22 West, I 476 South, PA 3 East to Havertown PA.
Day 10: Local Roads including PA 3, US 1.
Day 11: PA 3 West, I 476 South, I 95 South, I 495 South, I 95 South, Local Roads, US 250 East, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South to Chapel Hill.

Pictures
Dingman Ferry Bridge, Delaware Water Gap NRA
Lake Champlain Bridge, NY 185/VT 17

Jackson Falls NH 16A

Rumford ME

Waterfall Bridge, Acadia National Park ME

Penobscot Narrows Bridge US 1, ME

Cross Section of Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, US 1, Portsmouth NH

Bulls Covered Bridge, Kent CT

Notes
There is an observation deck in the south tower of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.

Results
Counties:
CT : Litchfield, state complete.
MA: Franklin, Hampshire, mainland counties complete.
ME: Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Somerset.
NH: Carroll, Coos, Grafton.
NJ : Sussex.
NY: Dutchess, Essex, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Ulster.
PA: Monroe, Pike.
VT: Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington.
For a new total of 1141.

New highway mileage:
CT: Mileage on I 84; US 7.
MA: Mileage on I 91; US 7, 20; MA 102.
MD: Clinched I 895 Spur A. Mileage on MD 100.
ME: Clinched ME 102, 102A, 198. Mileage on I 95, 295, 395; US 1A, 201, 202; ME 4, 5, 11, 15, 17, 26, 27, 41, 73, 100, 125, 133, 135, 136.
NH: Clinched I 293; NH 16A. Mileage on I 89, 93, 95; US 1 Bypass Portmouth, 2, 3, 302; NH 1A, 1B, 3A, 16, 16B, 18, 33, 101, 116, 142.
NJ: Mileage on US 22, NJ 23.
NY: Clinched I 84; NY 9P Truck Saratoga Springs, 185. Mileage on I 87, 787; US 9; NY 2, 7, 9N, 22, 32.
PA: Mileage on I 80, 84; US 6, 22, 209; PA 33, 248, 611, 739.
VT: Clinched I 93, VT 9 Truck Brattleboro. Mileage on I 89, 91; US 2, 2 Truck St Johnsbury, 7, 7A, 302; VT 14, 17, 22A, 62, 100, 108.

Highway Ends:
I 89 South Terminus, I 93 North Terminus; US 206 West Terminus, US 302 West Terminus.

NPS Sites: Delaware Water Gap NRA, Acadia NP


Saturday, May 12, 2018

Augusta GA

Route
NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 74 West, I 84 Bus South, I 85 South, I 77 South, SC 277 South, I 20 West, US 1 South, SC 19 North, I 20 West, GA 104 East to Augusta
Local Roads, including I 20, I 520, US 1, US 25, US 78, US 221, US 278, US 25 Business North Augusta, GA 4, GA 28, GA 104.
GA 104 West, I 20 East, US 178 West, US 1 North, US 378 East, I 26 East, US 1 North, SC 12 West, SC 48 North, US 21 North, I 20 East, SC 277 North, I 77 North, I 85 North, I 40 East, NC 86 South to Chapel Hill  

Notes
US highways are not well signed in downtown Columbia.

Results
GA: Clinched GA 28. Mileage on US 1, US 25, US 78, US 278, GA 4.
SC: Clinched US 1, US 25, US 25 Business North Augusta. Mileage on US 1, US 21, US 178, US 321, US 378, SC 12, SC 19, SC 48.