[USA] United States Non-Interstate Roads and Highways

[Timon91]

The US-395 north in Washington state is really beautiful. Wide road with shoulders and you can easily drive 65-70 mph there. North of Kettle Falls it is a little narrower, but still 55 mph is possible.

[crieffite@comcast.ne]

Originally Posted by 10ROT

Personally, I do hope they tear that sucker down. It's a terrible elevated road that does, as you said, a great job of isolating Hartford's North End from downtown. It would be nice if they brought back the I-291 beltway, but that's probably too expensive. I think the most realistic solution is to put the highway on the ground. Hopefully this issue will develop further, something needs to be done.

Heh 10 rot. The tunnel in which I 84 runs was built a few years ago for the exact purpose of reconnecting the North end with the rest of the city. then they turned the top cover into a park which rapidly became a hang out for drug dealers. So much for joining the two parts together.
If you believe the NIMBY's of West Hartford will ever allow I 291 to be completed you must be on something pretty strong !.

One hopeful note, it seems we might actually complete route 11 expressway from its present end to I 395 in New London but dont hold your breath !!

[Timon91]

In the last few days I've driven on the Parks highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Beautiful road, even in the rain. Vmax = 65 mph, but road surface (especially north of Healy) doesn't allow you to drive that fast. Pics come later.

[Timon91]

Ok guys, after a 40 hour long exhausting journey (8 hours of driving, 1 day flight, 2 night flights and lots of waiting) I'm home, so I can start uploading my pictures. I don't really know where I made lots of pics and where I didn't, but I'm sure to have pics of:
- route 2 in Massachusetts and some secondary roads in MA and NH
- US 395 in Washington State
- Parks highway, Richardson highway and Glenn highway in Alaska

[Timon91]

So, the first batch of pictures. The US 395 in Washington.
The route:
[IMG]http://i33.************/2r6po50.jpg[/IMG]

Pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.nl/timonabcoude/US395
I'll try to do some more whenever I have the time for it

[ChrisZwolle]

Very nice pics, you had good weather. I commented on some in your picasa album (As: C.)

[Timon91]

Originally Posted by Chriszwolle

Very nice pics, you had good weather. I commented on some in your picasa album (As: C.)

Thanks for your comments
Weather over there is mostly like this - blue sky is no exception
My Alaska pics have a lot of clouds and rain. They aren't as good as these.

By the way, the pictures of the border crossing are missing. I'll post them asap in the national border crossings thread.

[Timon91]

Ok, here's the second batch. The Parks Highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks. To give a general idea of the route:
[IMG]http://i38.************/ve6bex.jpg[/IMG]

It's about 360 miles. The pictures (76) are available here
The quality is worse than the first batch, due to my photographical qualities, the weather and the sometimes bumpy roads.

[ChrisZwolle]

That's quite some distance:


Very nice pics, Timon!

[Timon91]

Thanks
The furthest distance sign I've seen is indicating Deadhorse 454 (or sth.) on the Dalton. There is also a sign there saying 'Speed limit 50, next 454 miles'
The furthest one on a 'normal' road I've seen indicates Valdez near Fairbanks, a distance of 360 miles. I did that in 8 hours, with lots of stops.

[Timon91]

Just a small extra, some pics of the Dalton Highway over here
It's not a lot, since I couldn't get a spot in the front of the bus, but only in the middle. Some of the zoomed pics are quite bad compared to the others.

[Timon91]

Another batch of 60 pictures. The Richardson Hwy from Fairbanks to Valdez. All taken on the 9th of August. It took me about 8 hours, including lots of stopping, to complete the 365 miles. The weather was a bit of everything. Temperatures ranging from 4 to 23 degrees Celsius. I've had rain, sun, clouds, wind and snow. Pictures over here
The route:
[IMG]http://i36.************/10535ax.jpg[/IMG]

[mgk920]

Interestingly, several of those highways in Alaska are on the federal books as 'interstates', but the parts that are up to standard are not marked as such. The Glenn Highway freeway is officially 'I-A1' (unmarked) and the Parks is 'I-A4' (unmarked and most is not up to standard). Apparently, these designations are for federal funding purposes and not for navigation.



Mike

[Timon91]

Yeah, there are no real interstates in Alaska. Are there actually any 2-laned interstates in the US?

[ChrisZwolle]

Maybe some tunnels. I believe the I-76 in Pennsylvania has 1 lane tunnels, though I'm not sure.

[RipleyLV]

Great pictures Timon! I hope you enjoyed your trip!



Suicide road section, it really needs a warning sign "always wear your helmet (and seatbelt)"

[Timon91]

The biggest danger are the moose actually. Luckily I didn't hit any, but I've seen a few on the roadside.
And what about this suicide gravel road. I was really scared here
[IMG]http://i37.************/3341313.jpg[/IMG]

[RipleyLV]

^ Doesn't look too scary.

[Timon91]

The rocks are quite loose actually, and there were a few big ones next to the 'road'

[RipleyLV]

Seems that pavement ain't that bad on this road. Not a single "big" rock on it.