Author Archives: Jeff

Jan 28

Photos by the numbers: 87

Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

March 19, 2007: South end of WI 87, nearly within shouting distance of the Minnesota state line in St. Croix Falls. This date has been used before, but again, my options were limited.

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Jan 27

Photos by the numbers: 86

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 15, 2004: South end of IA 86 in Milford. I-90 is 23 miles north. Because 86 north of IA 9 wasn’t a state highway until 30 years ago, it has no shoulder and a wicked pair of curves at … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

Photos by the numbers: 85

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 7, 2009: I-70 between I-270 and I-25. Notice the “Colo Spgs” in the background BGS for I-25. Also notice the wide numeral for US 6. US 85 has an independent route until it gets south of Denver and then … Continue reading →

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Jan 25

Photos by the numbers: 84

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 2001: Rest area in between the lanes on I-84/US 30 in Oregon at Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Valley.

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Jan 24

Photos by the numbers: 83

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 1, 2009: North end of I-283 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I-283 is the thru traffic while I-83 turns from east-west to north-south, to end at I-81 five miles north. I-283 cannot be clinched without getting onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike. This … Continue reading →

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Jan 23

Photos by the numbers: 82

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 20, 2003: North end of IA 82 in the same place it had been for over 80 years, but would only stay for 40 more days. Blairstown, pop. 540 in 1920, got one of the original spur route, running … Continue reading →

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Jan 23

KCRG goes HD

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012, at 12:07 AM by Jeff

In addition to the new sets, its logo has noticeably changed for the first time in 20 years. The yellowish 3-D “9” has been around since 1989 and a form of that is still the focus, albeit slightly tilted. It’s … Continue reading →

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Jan 22

Les “counties” du Canada

Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 9:25 PM by Jeff

The mob-rule.com website has been a county-collecting hub for years. Here’s my map. I’ve divided the past 14 years into two-year chunks, but won’t be switching this time for two reasons: I’m running out of colors, and in 2011 I … Continue reading →

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Jan 22

Photos by the numbers: 81

Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 9, 2009: North of York, Nebraska, on my way back from Denver. I took US 34 through about the central third of Nebraska. The 100-degrees-west line of longitude, which is still a ways west from here, is judged by … Continue reading →

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Jan 21

Photos by the numbers: 80

Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 24, 2009: South end of I-380. Notice each shield has the state name on it. This interchange also includes the rare sighting of Exit 0. But this page is for 80. I’ve been on it from its east end … Continue reading →

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