jonesin' for a roadtrip 3
Well, it's time for me to hit the road again. I'm getting bogged down at work again, and it'll help me out if I take off and clear my mind. This is a big trip, and it'll be a bit before we hit home again. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the pictures!
Enough with this damn two lane state highway nonsense.
Now that we're in Denver, let's skirt around the city on some interstates.
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Ghetto signage.
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Awww! It's a baby VMS.
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SH 83 curves around the eastern edge of Cherry Creek dam. There's a small write-up on what SH 83 used to do on Dale Sanderson's site.
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Because of some massive traffic counts, CDOT came through here and installed a NB 83 to SB 225 flyover.
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Closer to the flyover. We're traveling on the NB 225 ramp at this point.
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I guess it's better than a corporate name. "Cingular Flyover at 225" doesn't have the same ring.
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Because of the tightness of a merge lane coming into the offramp area, CDOT gave us a way to get back to 83.
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We, however, didn't take the slip ramp back to 83. Welcome to I-225!
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Big signage for the offramp. Too bad nobody follows it.
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Since there's no flashers present here, CDOT yellowed-out the "When Flashing" part. This is not the only sign like this in the state.
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Because of close proximity to businesses and intersections, the southbound exit to Alameda Avenue curves over the interstate and connects with the northbound ramps. Here's what I'm talking about.
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The ramps are obviously newer than Alameda Avenue.
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At the Sixth Avenue exit. As you can see, the highway through here is about ready for expansion in the form of an additional inside lane. Can't come too soon.
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Just after Sixth Avenue, 225 widens dramatically.
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Missing shield alert! Colfax is also BR 70.
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This distance sign implies that 225 will eventually go past 70, but I have found no indicator this interstate was ever intended for anything more than what it is now.
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A shot of the stack that is the northern END! of 225.
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Coming down off of the topmost layer of the stack onto WB 70.
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65mph wall of truck. Gulp.
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Coming up on I-270. The hashed out lane is for future expansion.
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US 36, which we are traveling on currently although it's not signed, follows 270.
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Old sign bridge with new signs.
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We're heading on 270 now. 270 uses the original cement in a lot of sections.
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In other spots, 270 sports new cement.
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This is a loud road when you're on 40-year-old concrete.
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270 pases by a few refineries on its way northwestwards.
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Neat-o! A three-rail bridge rail. This is a rarity in the state. Wow, I'm amused easily.
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Exit 1 has recently undergone some major retrofitting. It used to be a trumpet interchange with 76.
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Cheap super glue. Didn't hold the sign.
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So, it's the Platte River, huh? When did So become an acceptable replacement for South?
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At the new exit for 76.
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Interesting that the ramps get their own mileage signs.
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The ramps to WB and EB 76.
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Bipping down the extension of 76 now. Check out the exit 0 comin' up!
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I don't know why the rightmost lane isn't open through here.
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The END! 270 and BEGIN! 36 signs in all their glory. Problem is, US 36 doesn't really begin here. But I guess a RESUME! sign wouldn't make sense.
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As soon as the interstate designation ends the shoulders go away. There's a lot of lanes jammed into a tight spot here.
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The biggest Do Not Enter sign I've come across in my travels. There's two more this size on each side of 25's HOV/HOT lanes, too.
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US 36 in all its urban glory.
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When the shoulder's at a premium, tack on the signage.
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Alright, why'd the Jolly Green Giant stub out his cigarette here?
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I always thought that I-270 should be changed to I-170 and ran all the way up to Boulder. Then I see parts of 36 like this and know why that won't happen.
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I think this bridge is next on the replace list. That's the only reason why I see that both distance signs are missing.
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