Portal:U.S. Roads/Selected picture

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Previously selected pictures of the U.S. Roads Portal. To nominate an article, follow the directions here.

[edit] 2006

[edit] February

Interstate 80 is a major urban freeway though the East Bay, north of the Bay Bridge, in the San Francisco Bay Area (seen here in Berkeley, California).

[edit] March

Northbound, Interstate 15 makes a steep descent from Mountain Pass into the Ivanpah Valley. In the middle distance, the casinos of Primm straddle the freeway right at the Nevada border, while those of Jean are further off, to the left; Las Vegas is immediately on the far side of the hills on the horizon.

Recently selected: Interstate 80

[edit] April

The Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline run generally parallel to each other; this segment is between the Arctic Circle and Coldfoot.

Recently selected: Interstate 15 – Interstate 80

[edit] May

Signposts for Nevada's State Route 206 and State Route 207, in front of Jobs Peak of the Carson Range.

Recently selected: Dalton Highway – Interstate 15 – Interstate 80

[edit] June

U.S. Route 50 in the desert of Nevada. This section is nicknamed the "Loneliest Road in America".

Recently selected: Nevada State Highways – Dalton Highway – Interstate 15

Note: Was left as selected picture until March 2007.

[edit] 2007

[edit] April

Hairpin curve on U.S. Route 44 and New York State Route 55 near Gardiner, New York.

Recently selected: U.S. Route 50 in Nevada – Nevada State Highways – Dalton Highway

[edit] May

Heavy congestion on Interstate 495 eastbound in Queens.

Recently selected: US 44 and NY 55 – U.S. Route 50 in Nevada – Nevada State Highways

Note: Was left as selected picture until June 2007.

[edit] July

The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge over the Susquehanna River.

Recently selected: Interstate 495 (New York) – US 44 and NY 55 – U.S. Route 50 in Nevada

[edit] August

The Hawks' Nest on New York State Route 97 adjacent to the Delaware River.

Recently selected: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge - Interstate 495 (New York) – US 44 and NY 55

[edit] September

The South Bay Interchange in Boston, Massachusetts.

Recently selected: The Hawks' Nest – Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge - Interstate 495 (New York)

[edit] October

U.S. Route 9W in the town of Cornwall, New York as seen from the summit of Butter Hill.

Recently selected: South Bay Interchange – The Hawks' Nest – Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

[edit] November

Interstate 84 and Interstate 5 meet near the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.

Recently selected: Butter Hill – South Bay Interchange – The Hawks' Nest

[edit] December

The four-lane Foresthill Bridge over the was built in 1971 to replace the low crossing of the American River on State Route 49 in preparation for the construction of the Auburn Dam. The dam was canceled for environmental reasons, but the bridge, the tallest in California, remains along the local Foresthill Road.

Recently selected: I-84/I-5 interchange – Butter Hill – South Bay Interchange