Since I was 3 years old, I've been drawing highways on pieces of paper (and making interchanges out of clay) - my favorite is a bunch of my father's old business cards that I taped together and drew several multicolored cities on. (Yes, I ended that sentence with a preposition.) I also love reading maps, and going on new highways to new places. That's why I've been to all 46 states, 4 commonwealths, and 1 district of the United States, and all of the Canadian provinces and territories except Nunavut. I’ve also been to Puerto Rico, Switzerland, France, England, New Zealand, every Australian territory except Western Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Ecuador. And Antarctica, which isn't a country. I've set foot in Brazil and Mexico, and laid over in Colombia and Peru. I've taken road photos in most of those locations and over time I'm putting them up here, along with many people's generously submitted photos, for your enjoyment.
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Below is a clickable map - the red states, provinces, etc. are places viewable on this website. However, as I expand around the world, I've had to cut it off at North America. If you're bad at geography, looking for another continent, or can't seem to get your mouse onto Washington, DC, I'll be nice and provide the individual links for you at the bottom of the image.
Updated: 5/19/21 Click here for previous updates Pennsylvania I-76 Schuylkill Expwy. - 14 new photos I-78 WB - 9 new/updated photos I-95 - 5 new photos I-276 - 15 new/updated photos US 1 - 3 new photos Old US 1 - 5 new/updated photos US 11, Exeter and south - 13 new/updated photos US 15 - 13 new/updated photos Old US 22 east of Armagh - 4 new photos US 30 east of Columbia - 13 new photos Bus. US 30 - 3 new photos with US 322 US 220 between I-80/I-180 - 17 mostly new photos US 322 - 14 new/updated photos PA 29 - 25 new photos PA 61 - Split Centralia page, 70 new photos PA 73 - 9 new photos with NJ 29 PA 150 - 6 new/updated photos PA 191 - 15 new photos PA 252 - 10 new photos PA 309 north of I-78 - 6 new photos PA 420 - 2 new photos PA 611 - 4 new/updated photos PA 885 - 5 new photos Centralia - 8 new photos Fort Duquesne Blvd. - 14 new photos Philadelphia - 11 new photos Wayne County - 3 new photos New pages: Old US 15, Old US 220 in Bald Eagle State Park, PA 5, PA 42, PA 113, PA 196, PA 315, PA 352, PA 371, PA 507, PA 549, PA 924, Bullens Lane in Woodlyn, Cobbs Creek Pkwy. in Philly, MacDade Blvd., Retreat Bridge - 174 new photos total and a Retreat Bridge video New Jersey I-78 - 10 new/updated photos I-80 - 10 new/updated photos I-95 - 60 new/updated photos I-278 - 17 new/updated photos I-280 - 7 new photos I-287 - 36 new/updated photos I-295 - 4 new/updated photos and a NB video I-676 - 3 new/updated photos Garden State Pkwy. - 4 new/updated photos US 1 - 15 new/updated photos US 1-9 - 23 new/updated photos US 1-9 Truck - Split mainline page, 23 new/updated photos US 22 - 12 new/updated photos US 46 - 33 new/updated photos US 130, Airport Circle and south - 5 new/updated photos NJ 3 - 5 new/updated photos NJ 7 - Split page, 33 new photos mostly in Jersey City NJ 10 - 6 new/updated photos NJ 17 SB - 24 new/updated photos NJ 21 - 5 new/updated photos NJ 23 - 3 new/updated photos NJ 24 - 6 new/updated photos NJ 27 - Split page, 19 new/updated photos NJ 32 - 2 new photos NJ 57 - 9 new photos NJ 81 - 8 new photos NJ 82 - 21 new/updated photos NJ 94 - 15 new NB photos NJ 124 - 26 new/updated photos NJ 139 - 25 new photos NJ 159 - 6 new/updated photos Northern NJ 440 - 12 mostly new photos NJ 495 EB - 7 new/updated photos CR 506 - 3 new photos CR 506 Spur - 6 new photos CR 508 - 2 new photos CR 514 - 4 new photos CR 519 - 3 new photos CR 524 - 15 new/updated photos CR 527 - 3 new/updated photos CR 528 - 3 new/updated photos CR 529 - 12 mostly new photos CR 534 - 5 new/updated photos CR 551 - 12 new photos Camden/Burlington/Ocean CR 616 - 11 mostly new photos Essex County - 2 new photos ~ Newark - 10 new photos ~ Broad St., Newark - 3 new photos Gloucester CR 603 - 7 new/updated photos Gloucester CR 662 - Was CR 601, 4 new photos Hudson County - 13 new photos Mercer CR 672 - Split from Burlington CR 660, 2 new photos Middlesex County - 3 new New Rd. photos Monmouth County - 5 new Walnford Rd. photos Morris County - 5 new photos ~ Chatham - Split from Morris County, 1 new photo Somerset CR 651 - 3 new/updated photos Union/Essex CR 649 - 3 new/updated photos Union CR 651 - 13 new/updated photos Warren County - 2 new photos ~ Along Paulins Kill - Merged Brugler/Station Rds., 2 new bridges/27 photos Elizabeth - 9 new photos ~ Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth - 5 new/updated photos ~ North Ave., Elizabeth - 3 new/updated photos NJ Multiplexes - 2 new ends, 11 new/updated photos total NJ Route Ends - 2 new ends, 13 new photos total New pages: Old NJ 23, NJ 122, Camden CR 612, Camden CR 705, Camden CR 707, Gloucester CR 621, Gloucester CR 664, Gloucester CR 684, Hudson CR 659, Morris CR 622, Salem CR 642, Union CR 610, Warren CR 621, W. 2nd St. Middlesex, Dowd Ave. Elizabeth, Foul Rift, Front St. Elizabeth, Monroe Ave. Kenilworth, Newark Airport, Port Newark, Raymond Blvd. Newark, Rockaway Valley Rd. Boonton Twp., Whippany Railway Museum - 238 new photos total |
Below are four interchanges I've drawn, in order of complexity. The first, green one is a 10-way interchange (four through highways, two beginning there). The second (black, red, and blue) has 11 spokes coming out of the hub: five through highways and one starting in the interchange. The third, dark blue one has 6 through highways for a total of 12 spokes, taking up more than half of the 9" x 12" page. Finally, the last one has four freeways (8 spokes), two through arterials (4 spokes), and one starting in the interchange, for a total of 13 spokes over an entire 8½" x 11" area, which scales to about 1 mile wide by 1½ miles tall. I think I'm done.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My maps also annex people's dinner settings. ![]() |