New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Signage on KY 11 south at KY 66 in Oneida.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Junction Hal Rogers Parkway signage with "Formerly Daniel Boone Parkway" marker, with US 421, KY 11, KY 80 and KKY 2076 signs in the background, in Manchester.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Virginia secondary 872 marker in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. This is the westernmost route marker in Virginia and it is on an old alignment of US 25E.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
That large mound of dirt you see in the background is the historic western terminus of US 58. Before the realignment of US 25E and US 58 in this area, VA secondary 872 continued straight as US 58 east, and US 25E crossed the route in a "+" intersection. When US 58 was rerouted, the old roadbed was filled in with the earthen mound you see here.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another shot of the historic western terminus of US 58.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Still another shot of US 58's historic end.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
This is yet another historic end of US 58. Until US 25E was rerouted through the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, it turned left here and US 58 east continued straight. This intersection has been realigned and now US 58 is the through route. This is in Tennessee.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another shot of the former intersection of US 25E and US 58 in Tennessee.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
A fog-shrouded shot of the famous Cumberland Gap.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another shot of Cumberland Gap.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
"Old US 58" marker on a new four-lane alignment in Lee County, Va.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Split of US 58 into mainline and alternate routes in Jonesville. This represents the western terminus of Alt. 58. The two routes rejoin in Abingdon.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
US 23, US 58 and US 421 markers with mileage sign approaching Gate City.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Advance signage for exit of business routes nearing Gate City.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
The business routes rejoin the mainline just south of Gate City.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Split of US 58, US 421 and US 23 south of Gate City.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
US 23 marker (partially cut off) and mileage sign with Asheville listed as a destination.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
The Virginia-Tennessee state line and what should be the beginning of I-181. You saw a similar photo in the Charlotte roadgeek meeting gallery.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
I-181 and US 23 markers near Kingsport.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Error NC 23 sign on old US 23 between Sams Gap and Mars Hill.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another error NC 23 sign, posted opposite the one in the previous photo.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
This is the end of NC 184 at Mars Hill.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Signage at the entrance to US 19/23.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Exit for US 11E and US 19W in Johnson City. This is where US 19W leaves the I-26 and US 23 route.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Overhead signage on US 421 in Virginia, approaching the Tennessee state line at Bristol.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Junction signage on south US 421/north US 11W.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Advance signage northbound on US 11W.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Old overheads at intersection of Euclid Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue in Bristol.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
End US 11E signage in Bristol.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another shot of the End US 11E signage.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Advance signage at the northern end of US 11E.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
This is the signage at tne end of US 11E.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Looking south on US 11/19 at the spot where US 11 splits into US 11E and US 11W.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Another shot of the intersection and signage.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Junction signage at the upcoming split of US 11 into 11E and 11W.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Back at the intersection, another shot.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Lookig south on VA 381, approaching the intersection. This assembly replaced cutouts that were in place as recently as 2000.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Looking south on VA 381, approaching the junction of a whole gaggle of US routes.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Advance signage closeup.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Signage showing the wrong-way multiplex of US 11W and US 421.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Signage for the end of US 11W.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Advance signage at the intersection.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
At the intersection itself.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Wrong-way multiplexes abound here.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
End VA 381 approaching State Street and the Tennessee state line.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Hard-to-find standalone signage for TN 34.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
More TN 34 signage.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Signage for US 421 and TN 34.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
US 421 and TN 34 signage indicating a wrong-way multiplex.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Overhead sign on State Street, showing how the street divides Bristol into two states.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Wrong-way multiplex of US 421 and TN 34. This is approaching State Street, which carries US 421 briefly.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
The signage where US 421 joins State Street.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Overhead on southbound I-81 for I-381.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
End I-381 sign.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
End I-381 sign with first VA 381 marker.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
End VA 381 sign with first I-381 sign in background.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Blurry closeup of first I-381 sign and Eisenhower Interstate System sign.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Exit signage on I-81 with old-style US markers for US 11 and US 19.
New I-26 Trip Aug. 2003
Southern terminus of VA 63 as seen from westbound Alt. US 58. I've photographed this scene several times and it appears in other galleries.