JBK-Corridors: January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Interchange in Atlanta, Georgia between Interstate Routes 20 (Right - Left) and 75 (Bottom - Top)

From the FHWA:

It’s Throwback Thursday! 1966: An aerial view of the interchange in Atlanta, Georgia between Interstate Routes 20 (Right - Left) and 75 (Bottom - Top). Atlanta's new major league stadium dominates the foreground and the ever changing skyline makes a striking backdrop. http://go.usa.gov/SyWm

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Proposed Missouri hiking, biking trail draws mixed response | KMOV.com St. Louis

WESTPHALIA, Mo. (AP) -- A proposal to transform an abandoned rail corridor into a 145-mile, cross-state biking and hiking trail is drawing praise from outdoor enthusiasts and concerns from some landowners.

If converted, the Missouri Rock Island Trail would stretch from Windsor in the western part of the state to the Franklin County town of Beaufort in the east while twice crossing the 236-mile Katy Trail, which is also a state park.

Friday, January 23, 2015

State Highway 100 bridge over Tenkiller Dam to reopen Saturday Tulsa District Tulsa District News Releases

State Highway 100 bridge over Tenkiller Dam to reopen Saturday Tulsa District Tulsa District News Releases

Tag: #Oklahoma

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Kansas roads will face delayed maintenance - Kansas City Business Journal

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) - Maclay Bridge Planning Study Focus

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with Missoula County, conducted the Maclay Bridge Planning Study. The Maclay Bridge crosses the Bitterroot River approximately 2.75 miles west of Reserve Street via North Avenue (study vicinity map). North Avenue connects to the existing bridge as the eastern approach, and River Pines Road serves as its western approach.

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) - Maclay Bridge Planning Study Focus

Monday, January 19, 2015

MoDot announces I-44/I-55 downtown reopened | KMOV.com St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Millstone Weber Inc., reopened Interstate 44/Interstate 55 downtown on Sunday after crews successfully completed removing a ramp.

Crews removed the ramp from the depressed lanes to the eastbound Poplar Street Bridge.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Abandoned Bridge

Abandoned bridge with no decking, just outside of Louisiana MO.

Photos courtesy of Jim Gilbert:

A Look at What’s Left of His Car, With Him in It, and You’ll Understand Why He’s Saying ‘Thank God That I’m Still Alive’ | TheBlaze.com

Nearly flattened between two semis during a predawn highway pileup Saturday, Kaleb Whitby wondered how he possibly could have survived.

“Thank God that I’m still alive,” Whitby told the Oregonian. “Now I’ve got to go figure out why.”

A Look at What’s Left of His Car, With Him in It, and You’ll Understand Why He’s Saying ‘Thank God That I’m Still Alive’ | TheBlaze.com

Friday, January 16, 2015

Interstate-Guide: Unsigned/Hidden Interstates

These routes are officially part of the Eisenhower Interstate System, Yet are official essentially only on paper or internal documentation as no shields or other signage of their existance is posted. Additionally they are federally maintained and adhere to the standards of any other signed Interstate highway.

Interstate-Guide: Unsigned/Hidden Interstates

Lock and Dam 5A Undergoes Winter Repairs, Only Happens Every 20 Years | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul

At a welcome 36 degrees, Thursday was not a bad day to be working on the water.

In fact, 36 just might a lucky number for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Lock and Dam 5A Undergoes Winter Repairs, Only Happens Every 20 Years | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul

The Midland Trail

From the Federal Highway Administration:

It's Factoid Friday! The Midland Trail is a route that preceded U.S. highway 6 in California and Nevada. First signed in 1915, the Midland Trail was the first route to connect the Lincoln Highway to Los Angeles, and therefore the first federal road to connect southern California to the rest of the United States.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

French Broad River Bridge

From the FHWA:

Another Throwback Thursday! 1964 - The dignity of this one-half-mile long bridge carrying Interstate route 40 across the French Broad River near Dandridge, Tenn., is in keeping with its scenic setting.http://go.usa.gov/zG5P

Towers of Houston seen from North Freeway (I-45)

From the FHWA:

It's Throwback Thursday! Texas 1966 - The towers of Houston rise over the North Freeway (I-45), presenting travelers with a stunning urban panorama.http://1.usa.gov/1AiN9ry

‘What does this prove?’ Protesters chained to barrels block Massachusetts highway [photos] | Twitchy

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

How Smart Highways Can Save Energy and Lives | The Network

A look at how technology is making highways smarter and safer.

How Smart Highways Can Save Energy and Lives | The Network

Great Lakes Winter

From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters:

Our Detroit District has announced there has been a 24-hour extension for downbound vessels to pass through the Soo Locks. Boats leaving their Lake Superior ports by midnight the 15th will be allowed to lock through. Pictured here is the downbound Edwin H. Gott on her way to Ecorse, MI with 59,076 tons of taconite.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Press Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Washington State, 1/7/2015 | Federal Highway Administration

Federal Funds to Help Repair Roads Damaged Statewide by Rainfall

Press Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Washington State, 1/7/2015 | Federal Highway Administration

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Results of the 1964 Great Alaska and Tsunami Earthquake

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

Buckled Rails — Our #TBT today takes us back to 1964. This photo shows rails that were buckled by lateral movement of the embankment fill toward an underlying culvert which had collapsed. It was taken shortly after the March 27th, 1964 Great Alaska and Tsunami earthquake. The 9.2 earthquake occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. The earthquake lasted a full 4.5 minutes with its epicenter about 6 miles (10 km) east of the mouth of College Fiord.

This event helped confirm the theory of plate tectonics and provided firsthand insight on earthquake processes, tsunami generation, and the impacts of these phenomena on communities, both locally and across the Pacific. At several places in Port Valdez, Alaska, tsunami run-up was more than 100 feet. This great earthquake and ensuing tsunamis took 131 lives and caused about $2.3 billion in property loss (equivalent to $311 million in 1964).

Bridge Spanning Interstate Route 84

From the FHWA:

It’s Throwback Thursday! Connecticut, 1964. A steel-arch design was chosen for esthetic reasons for this bridge spanning Interstate Route 84 in Middlebury.http://1.usa.gov/1xW7DYS — at undefined.

Virgin River Gorge and Interstate 15

From the FHWA:

It’s Throwback Thursday! Arizona, 1973. The rugged beauty of the Virgin River Gorge is brought to light as this portion of Interstate 15 deftly winds its way through this colorful canyon.http://1.usa.gov/1mWEbeo