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Saturday, February 28th 2015
Spalding Station
EWS liveried Class 66 66065 passes through Spalding with a Dollands Moor to Scunthorpe Redbourne working
Brevard County, FL- I-95 Northbound One mile to Exit 208 for Port St. John on a ground mount sign that is no longer there. A newer overhead sign in the distance now takes the place of this assembly.
Tooronga Road overpass over freeway, which was built in 1996. The current road beneath was a feeder road for the old South Eastern Freeway, which was extended from Burnley in 1971. In 1988 it was joined to the Mulgrave Freeway with a semi-freeway standard road known as the 'South Eastern Arterial Road Link'. At-grade intersections were at Warrigal Road, Burke Road, Toorak Road and here at Tooronga Road.
Under a new government in the 1990's the road was widened rom two to three/four lanes each way and the intersections were replaced with grade interchanges. The only exception was Tooronga Road which had an overpass constructed due to the close proximity of Toorak and Burke Roads.
Gantry of variable speed limit signs, which also display crosses or arrows when a lane closure occurs due to roadworks or accident. To the left is an 'Estimated Travel Time' sign to exits further along the freeway, calculated by measuring the vehicle occupancy over a series of loops along sections of the road.
In this version the through route is "San Bernardino - Santa Ana Freeways, South US 99, South US 101" and the options after exiting are "Pasadena Fwy, East US 66 and US 6, North US 99" or "Harbor Fwy, West US 6." The second sign for the exit is unchanged and still has US 66 as the only numbered route.
Photo simulation showing an expressway with 2 express lanes in each direction in the median. Note that there would be right-in, right-out access from some adjacent properties. This is an example of what could be built. However, the project development is continuing and many design details (including number of lanes) will need to be evaluated.
High Street interchange outbound and adjacent footbridge. This section of road was part of the South Eastern Arterial Link that opened in 1988 joining the then Mulgrave Freeway at Warrigal Road to the South Eastern Freeway at Toorak Road. The entire road was renamed South Eastern Arterial in 1988 on opening. The half-diamond interchange at High Street was the only one provided on the new link, with other access points at Warrigal Road, Burke Road, Tooronga Road being at-grade intersections.
Between 1994 and 1997 the intersections were grade separated and the road widened to three lanes each way and renamed South Eastern Freeway. In 1999 it was renamed Monash Freeway and widened to four lanes each way between 2007 and 2010. Note at this location the four lanes just fit under the bridge built in 1987 requiring removal of the emergency lane. Strip drains have been installed along the edge at the base of the reinforced earth walls below the ramps to prevent runoff building up along what is now a trafficable lane.
Interstate 15 (I-15) runs north–south In the U.S. state of Utah through the southwestern and central portions of the state, passing through many of the population centers of the state, including St. George, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, the latter three being part of the urban area known as the Wasatch Front. It is the primary north–south highway in Utah, as the majority of the state's population lives along its corridor. The only Metropolitan Statistical Area in Utah not connected by I-15 is the Logan Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The entire length of I-15 within Utah (and south into Arizona) is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway.
The interstate passes through the fast-growing Dixie region, which includes St. George, Cedar City, and eventually most of the major cities and suburbs along the Wasatch Front, including Provo, Orem, Sandy, West Jordan, Salt Lake City, Layton, and Ogden. Around Cove Fort, Interstate 70 begins its journey eastward across the country. The interstate merges with I-80 for about 3 miles (4.8 km) from South Salt Lake to just west of Downtown Salt Lake City and merges with Interstate 84 from Ogden to Tremonton. Along nearly its entire length through the state, I-15 winds its way along the western edge of a nearly continuous range of mountains (including the Wasatch Range in the northern half of the state). The only exceptions are when it passes through the mountains south of Cedar City and again north of Cove Fort.
After having come from Las Vegas, Nevada and climbing through the Virgin River Gorge in northwest Arizona, I-15 in Utah crosses the border in Washington County. Heading north-northeast it continues with two lanes in each direction and maintaining this two-lane configuration until it reaches the Wasatch Front in the north central part of the state. Just past the border there is a port of entry on each side of the freeway. These ports of entry (weigh stations) are jointly operated by the states of Utah and Arizona and are the first northbound exit and last southbound exit on I-15 in Utah. The route turns north as it passes the Bloomington area of city of St. George and an interchange with Southern Parkway (SR-7) before it crosses the Virgin River. (SR-7 provides access to the new St. George Municipal Airport.) Immediately north of the Virgin River, and partially spanning the Santa Clara River, is the new Dixie Drive interchange. After the interchange with Bluff Street (SR-18) I-15 turns northeast again and passes the eastern side of downtown St. George, with an interchange with St. George Boulevard (SR-34). These two interchanges are the southern and northern ends of the St. George I-15 Business Loop. From this point north I-15 generally follows the route of the Old US-91 to the northern border of Utah. (The route of Old US-91, in turn, followed the older Arrowhead Trail highway to Salt Lake City.)
After leaving St. George, I-15 continues northeast and passes through the northern part of the city of Washington, with interchanges at 3050 East, Washington Parkway, and State Street (SR-9). Northeast of Washington I-15 passes through the northwestern side of the town of Leeds, with one-way interchanges on the southwest and northeast ends of town. After passing through the northwestern part of Toquerville, and an interchange with SR-17 (at Anderson Junction), I-15 resumes a more north-northeastern course as it ascends about 1,000 feet (300 m) higher on the Colorado Plateau. Along the way it passes through the areas of Browse and Pintura, with interchanges at both, as well as two more ranch exits further northeast. After its ascent, it passes by the east of side of Ash Creek Reservoir and then by the northwest corner of Zion National Park, with an interchange providing access to the Kolob Canyon area of the park. Next is an interchange that provides access to New Harmony (several miles west) and Kanarraville (several miles to the northeast). This interchange is also at the border of Washington County and Iron County.
Just after entering Iron County, I-15 reaches the southern most rest areas along its route within the state (with one each, northbound and southbound). After passing about a mile west of Kanarraville it reaches an interchange in Hamilton Fort. The freeway then briefly turns nearly east before turning north again to pass through the west side of Cedar City. The first interchange is at the southern end of SR-130 (Main Street) and the Cedar City I-15 Business Loop. Just north is the 200 South (SR-56) interchange, which provides access to downtown Cedar City as well as the Cedar City Regional Airport. After this interchange, the freeway turns northeast before the final Cedar City interchange with SR-130 (once again). This interchange is also the northern end of the Cedar City I-15 Business Loop, although no longer indicated as such by signage. The freeway then passes by the eastern edge of Enoch, but without an interchange within that city. After an interchange within the area of Summit I-15 heads east-northeast before passing by the northwest edge of Parowan, with interchanges on the west (200 South/SR-143) and north (Main Street/SR-274) sides of town. After Parowan, the freeway curves back to a northeast course as it passes about a mile west of Paragonah and reaches an interchange on the north side of that city (SR-271). Continuing northeast it reaches the next pair of rest areas before an interchange with SR-20 and then a ranch exit (exit 100) before leaving Iron County.
As I-15 enters Beaver County the interstate turns northwest and winds its way through the mountain pass before heading north again to pass along the western edge of the city of Beaver. Both the southern and northern interchanges in Beaver include the I-15 Business Loop and SR-160—the city streets are South Main Street on the south and 1400 North on the north. Off the 1400 North interchange there is an official rest stop courtesy of the Utah Department of Transportation UDOT and the local Texaco Station. The freeway then heads slightly west until it passes by the west side of the community of Manderfield and curving back to a north-northeast course. After several miles there is an interchange with Manderfield Road before I-15 winds through another mountain pass and reaches the Sulphurdale interchange. After passing west of the ghost town of Sulphurdale it reaches the interchange with the western end of I-70. This interchange is on the border of Beaver and Millard counties.
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A dark haze and a freeway. . . but it's not L.A. just a rainy afternoon in Seattle.
Taken with the Olympus 9mm f/8.0 Fisheye Bodycap Lens.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Traffic moves on the 91 freeway after sunset. This view is looking towards Corona.
King's Highway 401, commonly referred to as Highway 401 and also known by its official name as the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway or colloquially as the four-oh-one, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It stretches 828.0 kilometres (514.5 mi) from Windsor in the west to the Ontario–Quebec border in the east. The part of Highway 401 that passes through Toronto is the busiest highway in the world, and one of the widest. Together with Quebec Autoroute 20, it forms the road transportation backbone of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, along which over half of Canada's population resides and is also a Core Route in the National Highway System of Canada. The entire route is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police. The posted speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph) throughout its length, unless posted otherwise.
By the end of 1952, three individual highways were numbered "Highway 401": the partially completed Toronto Bypass between Weston Road and Highway 11 (Yonge Street); Highway 2A between West Hill and Newcastle; and the Scenic Highway between Gananoque and Brockville, now known as the Thousand Islands Parkway.
These three sections of highway were 11.8, 54.7 and 41.2 km, (7.3, 34.0 and 25.6 mi), respectively. In 1964, the route became fully navigable from Windsor to the Ontario–Quebec border. In 1965 it was given a second designation, the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway, in honour of the Fathers of Confederation. At the end of 1968, the Gananoque–Brockville section was bypassed and the final intersection grade-separated near Kingston, making Highway 401 a freeway for its entire 817.9-km length. On August 24, 2007, the portion of the highway between Glen Miller Road in Trenton and the Don Valley Parkway / Highway 404 Junction in Toronto was designated the Highway of Heroes, as the road is travelled by funeral convoys for fallen Canadian Forces personnel from CFB Trenton to the coroner's office in Toronto. On September 27, 2013, the Highway of Heroes designation was extended west to Keele Street in Toronto, to coincide with the move of the coroner's office to the new Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex at the Humber River Hospital.
In 2011, construction began on a westward extension called the Right Honourable Herb Gray Parkway. This new route follows, but does not replace, former Highway 3 between the former end of the freeway and the E. C. Row Expressway, at which point it turns and parallels that route towards the site of the future Gordie Howe International Bridge. An 8-kilometre (5 mi) section of the parkway, east of the E. C. Row interchange, opened on June 28, 2015, with the remaining section completed and opened on November 21. Elsewhere in Ontario, plans are under way to widen the remaining four-lane sections between Windsor and London to six lanes and to widen the route between Cambridge and Milton as well as through Oshawa. The expansive twelve-plus-lane collector–express system will also be extended west through Mississauga to Milton and east through Ajax and Whitby.
Highway 401 extends across Southwestern, Central and Eastern Ontario. In anticipation of the future expansion of the highway, the transportation ministry purchased a 91.4-metre-wide (300 ft) right-of-way along the entire length. Generally, the highway occupies only a portion of this allotment. It is one of the world's busiest highways; a 2008 analysis stated that the annual average daily traffic (AADT) count between Weston Road and Highway 400 in Toronto was approximately 450,000, while a second study estimates that over 500,000 vehicles travel that section on some days. This makes it the busiest roadway in North America, surpassing the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles and I-75 in Atlanta. The just-in-time auto parts delivery systems of the highly integrated automotive industry of Michigan and Ontario have contributed to the highway's status as the busiest truck route in the world, carrying 60 percent of vehicular trade between Canada and the US.
Highway 401 also features the busiest multi-structure bridge in North America, located at Hogg's Hollow in Toronto. The four bridges, two for each direction with the collector and express lanes, carried an average of 373,700 vehicles daily in 2006. The highway is one of the major backbones of a network in the Great Lakes region, connecting the populous Quebec City–Windsor corridor with Michigan, New York and central Ontario's cottage country. It is the principal connection between Toronto and Montreal, becoming Autoroute 20 at the Ontario–Quebec border.
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zip along in your little car, too busy to stop and smell the roses, in a hurry to get where you're going..can't stop...can't even slow down..got to go! i see you down there in your steel machines and wait in the sunshine to be appreciated..some time.
(when you punch in "stop and smell the roses" on youtube this pops up...omg..makes my brain hurt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHgfnO6Pkrg )