New Travels and Stats Discussion

[rickmastfan67]

Still waiting on the bill for ETR 407 in Ontario (6 years later...guess I'm not getting one).

Still haven't gotten a bill from ETR 407 from early 00's (with PA tags) when we traveled between exits 13 & the QEW/403 interchange.  Doubt we ever will. LOL!

[andrepoiy]

Meanwhile I'm still waiting for a pay-by-mail from the Mass Turnpike, and also those Grand Island Bridges in NY State

[ntallyn]

When, I reached the Sonny Dixon Interchange, I clinched the current entirety of the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway (from there to US 80/GA 17/GA 26).  As a side note, the parkway was signed as part of GA 17.

Feels like a mis-marking. As you noted, GA 17 runs along US 80 to the west of the parkway, and otherwise heads south to I-16. There is some construction to reroute GA 17 between US 80 and I-16, but that's still not on the parkway. See page 20 here: https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/CoreMpo/Data/2017/Z230/Application/Chatham_County_Jimmy_DeLoach_US80.pdf

Oh yeah. That one. Where the documents (see above) don't match the field signage. I'm leaving it as-is until the construction is complete.

[CharlotteAllisonCDTG]

I thought it was strange that the entire length of the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway was signed as SR 17, and the portion concurrent with US 80/SR 26 was also still signed as SR 17. The portion from I-16 north to US 80/SR 26 didn't have any SR 17 signs that I remember seeing.

[Markkos1992]

I went on a trip last Saturday to mainly keep myself busy the days afterwards, but it was an important clinching trip for sure.

Clinched: PA 456*, MD 615, MD 144 (Hancock), US 40 SCENIC (Piney Grove, MD), MD 144 (Flintstone), MD 807 (unsigned), US 40 ALT (Cumberland, MD), MD 638, MD 743 (unsigned), MD 55, MD 936, MD 946, MD 546, PA 669, MD 669, I-68 (WV/MD-full clinch), PA 980, I-376 (PA), I-376 BL (Moon, PA), PA 760, PA 718, PA 418***, OH 609, PA 58, PA 368, PA 478, PA 861, PA 536, PA 436, PA 410, PA 350
New Mileage: MD 36, US 40 (MD), US 219 (MD)****, MD 495, I-79 (WV/PA), US 19 (PA), PA 519*****, PA 50**, US 22 (PA), US 30 (PA), US 422 (PA-West), US 62 BUS (Sharon, PA), US 62 (PA), PA 18, PA 318, OH 305, OH 7, OH 5, US 322 (PA), PA 358, PA 258, PA 268, PA 38, PA 208, PA 68, PA 66, PA 28, PA 36, US 119 (PA), PA 45, PA 26

*Gave me a full clinch of all PA routes in PennDOT District 8
**Mainly used to see the unopened PA 576
***Including the disputed portion between US 62 and US 62 BUS (Sharon)
****For new section of US 219 near Grantsville
*****To clarify realignment at US 19/PA 980

[Jim]

My quick Texas trip resulted in about 500 new TM miles for me.  Mostly US Highways (over 300) but also some new interstate (almost 100 miles) and various Texas routes plus part of the DNT.  I finished off I-635 and drove (and completed) I-14 for the first time.  My big day took me from Dallas down US 67 and US 377 to Brady, then US 190 back to I-35, I-35W to get the southern half of that.

Now if my flight home isn't delayed too much more I can make my connection in BWI and get home tonight.  Looking good so far despite a 50-minute delay here.

[mapmikey]

Took an 18 hour U-turn on Saturday as part of my annual Oneonta NY BBQ chicken purchase...

New clinches in order:  PA 443, PA 115, PA 315, US 6 Bus Tunkhannock, PA 92, NY 7, NY 7A, PA 29 (northern segment)

Also picked up new mileage on NY 79 (PA to NY 7)

[jayhawkco]

Did a two day road trip to finish clinching all of Colorado.  Got some extra mileage in Utah and New Mexico as well.

Clinched:
US84 in Colorado
US550 in Colorado
US491Spr (while it exists in TM)
CO3
CO62
CO65
CO90 (First clincher!)
CO97 (First clincher!)
CO114
CO135
CO140
CO145
CO151
CO172
CO184 (First clincher!)
CO330
CO348 (First clincher!)

UT46
UT211

NM29 (First clincher!)
NM170
NM282 (While it exists in TM)
NM516

Added Mileage:
US84 (New Mexico)
US191 (Utah)
US550 (New Mexico)

Updating all in my .list file now.

Chris

[Bickendan]

Just got down to Astacedero to visit some friends, went down the coast after cutting over to 101 from Eugene (missed grabbing some Cafe Yumm x.x).
Didn't see anything for 164 or 99E for Jefferson on SB I-5.
132's signed with reassurance shields, if not with trailblazers from 569.
540 and 241 are both well signed from 101 in Coos Bay.
250 and 251 aren't, but to my surprise, 255 is.
I picked up 251 and the northern bit of 255 I missed from my last drive, giving me 100% in Oregon west of I-5.

In California, I snagged the west leg of 169, clinched 200, and the western end of 299, the entirety of 254, and the Leggit branch of 271.
Sadly, the drive thru tree was closed. I then long hauled down the 1 from Leggit down close to SLO, stopping in SF to ensure I had the 101 along the Central Frwy, Van Ness, and Lombard. I cut back over to the 101 along the 46.

Haven't planned out the return trip yet.

[compdude787]

On Memorial Day, coming back from camping near Ocean Shores, I did a bit of traveling on some new routes. I tried to clinch the rest of WA 109 but the segment north of Moclips Highway to Taholah is still closed off to those who are not residents or members of the Quinault Tribe. I went back out to US 101 and headed south, traveling back to Hoquiam and clinching a new section of 101. I continued south through Hoquiam and Aberdeen and continued south to clinch the segment between US 12 and WA 107, which was new to me and has resulted in me now having clinched all of US 101 in Washington.

After that, I drove down to Raymond and then went north on WA 105, and I clinched that as well as WA 105 Spur in Westport. After that, I took roads that I've driven many times before (US 12, WA 8, and I-5) to get home.

[Bickendan]

Is that a Covid closure on 109? That's one I've been meaning to get as part of an Olympic clinch, but if so, I'll want to wait on that one.

[compdude787]

Is that a Covid closure on 109? That's one I've been meaning to get as part of an Olympic clinch, but if so, I'll want to wait on that one.

Yes. I don't know when it will reopen.

[mapcat]

May and early June gave me the opportunity for 2 multi-day trips, starting with an 8-day trip to IA, MN, NE, MO, KS, and AR, and followed by a 10-day trip to AR, LA, TX, NM, AZ, and OK. Both were focused on US Highways, and the second trip resulted in clinches of 54, 62, 63, 169, 177, and 380 as well as a re-clinch of 175's northern end and the Poynor bypass. It was the first update to the sig since last July. I picked up 3500 new miles in the first trip and clinched 83 routes, and got new 5100 miles/154 clinches in the second. Most clinches were cheap ones of the usausb and usatxl/usatxs variety. Total distance travelled was a little over 16,000 miles.

Some observations:

• The Navajo Nation is serious about COVID-19. When entering a Basha's supermarket on the reservation, not only did I need to put on a mask, but an employee at the door scanned my temperature.
• The Zuñi Pueblo has some scenic and interesting places, but I don't have photos of them to share with my students because of the many signs warning against taking any photos of "cultural or religious activities". At least that's what I think the signs said. I didn't take pics of the signs.
• Honda driver-assist features can be disabled without warning by insects.
• Oklahoma has cannabis dispensaries EVERYWHERE. Any small strip mall, even out in rural places, has one, or several. Way more than in Illinois, and unlike Illinois, you need a medical card to get it. This gave me the impression that it's fairly easy to obtain a card in Oklahoma. I didn't investigate, since I was doing a lot of driving and the DUI penalties look pretty harsh.
• In Texas and Louisiana, kolache varieties at Cambodian donut shops extend well beyond the plain and jalapeño offerings found elsewhere in the country. Boudin is pretty amazing, but other sausage varieties are a fine way to start the day as well.
• Heavy rains on the Llano Estacado mean you might be stuck for a while. The soil in that especially flat region doesn't take in moisture very readily, so it seems that roads close until it evaporates. I managed to miss the heavy rain there, but passed through central New Mexico shortly after a storm dropped several inches of hail on US 60.

[Markkos1992]

Both were focused on US Highways, and the second trip resulted in clinches of 54, 62, 63, 169, 177, and 380 as well as a re-clinch of 175's northern end and the Poynor bypass.

Did you get to drive near Logan, NM, on US 54 on the new Canadian River Bridge?

[mapcat]

Both were focused on US Highways, and the second trip resulted in clinches of 54, 62, 63, 169, 177, and 380 as well as a re-clinch of 175's northern end and the Poynor bypass.

Did you get to drive near Logan, NM, on US 54 on the new Canadian River Bridge?

Yes, but I had to take the old bridge since the new bridge is not open yet.