Happy 100th Birthday: US Routes

One hundred years ago, the United States Highway system was officially approved. A monumental day for national roadways in the United States. The first widespread systematization of roads across state lines in the country, and one of the largest enhancements to national transportation since the railroads. And there are some US Highways that have earned ended local and regional cultural legacies, whether they be US 1 in Key West, the fabled US 66 that after its abandonment oddly enough grew more legendary, or US 101 in California just to name a few, even the numbers of the US Highways can grow to stick as phenomena. 

Most personally, I grew up around US Highways in New Jersey. Whether it was US 9 or US 30 or US 40 during my South Jersey days, those were some of my oldest roadway memories. And even today I have worked with the US Highway System. 

So, not only happy Veterans Day / Armistice Day (because the US Highway System was founded on November 11th), happy 100th anniversary of the US Highway System. 

- Dylan

I graduated from Purdue!

A bit off-topic, but some major life news: I graduated from Purdue University with a Civil Engineering degree!

It means a lot to finally get my degree in a field I am immensely passionate about, hence why I created this site. And because I get to work with transportation on a daily basis, this makes this road site even more relevant.

Dyl's Roads and Travels - First Anniversary

 1 year ago, on Saint Patrick's Day, I created this blog to log my road travels.

In the first year I created this blog, I have created a multitude of pages to reflect a non-exhaustive list of the roads I've traveled on. There are so many pages to count to create the foundation for this blog. Combine that with the travel I have done in the first year of this blog and I have an excellent foundation to work with.

Having photographed and documented roadways since 2012, this is my 13th year doing so.

2025 will hopefully have just as many travels, pages created, and memories made.

- Dylan

Year in Review: 2024

With the end of 2024 and the start of 2025, here's a recap of my 2024 in Roads and Travels.

On March 17, 2024, this website was born to compile my roadway and travel photos.

Roads:

2024 was a major year for highway clinching and traveling.

Highways clinched in 2024: 

• I-11 (as of 2024)
• I-15 in Arizona
• I-41 in Illinois
• I-64 in Virginia
• I-94 in Illinois
• I-94 in Indiana
• I-95 in Pennsylvania
• I-95 in New Jersey
• I-465
• I-475 (Ohio)
• I-276
• I-294
• I-794
• I-295 (DE-NJ-PA)
• I-496
• US 22 in New Jersey
• US 35 in West Virginia
• US 46
• US 202 in New Jersey
• US 206
• IA 160
• IL 394
• IN 43 (northern segment)
• IN 53
• IN 152
• IN 212
• IN 225
• IN 520
• IN 912
• M-17
• M-143
• M-239
• NJ 10
• NJ 23
• NJ 31
• NJ 57
• NJ 68
• NJ 94
• NJ 156
• NJ 173
• NJ 181
• NJ 284
• NY 210
• PA 32
• UT 14
• UT 17
• UT 34
• UT 63
• UT 76
• UT 268
• UT 269
• UT 270
• UT 282
• UT 293
• WIS 119
• WIS 794
• RN 1, Argentina
• RN A002, Argentina

Created multiple pages and uploaded videos of highways clinched.

In addition to clinching, added new miles to multiple highways, including but not limited to:

• I-41 (IL, WI)
• I-43 (WI)
• I-55 (IL)
• I-57 (IL)
• I-64 (WV, VA)
• I-69 (IN, MI)
• I-70 (UT)
• I-75 (OH, MI)
• I-77 (WV)
• I-80 (IA, IL)
• I-84 (PA, NY)
• I-94 (WI, IL, MI)
• I-95 (PA, NJ, RI)
• I-96 (MI)
• US 6 (IA, IL, IN, PA, NY)
• US 12 (IN, MI)
• US 14 (IL)
• US 18 (WI)
• US 20 (IN)
• US 22 (PA, NJ)
• US 23 (MI)
• US 24 (IL, IN)
• US 30 (IA, IL, IN)
• US 31 (IN)
• US 35 (OH, WV, IN)
• US 41 (IN, IL, WI)
• US 45 (IL)
• US 50 (OH)
• US 52 (IL, IN)
• US 69 (IA)
• US 127 (MI)
• US 202 (PA, NJ)
• US 209 (PA, NY)
• US 421 (IN)

Travels:

2024 was filled with travel.

Countries visited (outside of the USA):

Argentina

Cities visited (non-exhaustive, outside of residences):

International: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, San Carlos de Bariloche

Domestic: New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Madison (Wisconsin), Evanston, Richmond (Virginia), Petersburg (Virginia) Milwaukee, Providence, Des Moines, Iowa City, Ames, Ann Arbor, Bloomington (Indiana), Lansing, East Lansing, Tarrytown, Nyack, Salt Lake City. Moab, St. George (UT), Las Vegas

US National Parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Indiana Dunes

And that was 2024! Here's to more Roads and Travels in 2025.

I got a dashcam!

Hi all,

I finally got a dashcam so that I can get live footage of roadways much easier. I hope this'll make the site even better with newer photos and vids.

Exciting news: I will be visiting another continent - South America

Hi all, 

I have some incredible news - I will be visiting my fourth continent this coming May. As part of a study abroad, I am going to Argentina in South America! 

- Dylan

New Road Trip: March Madness Elite Eight in Detroit

 Hi all,

I just took a road trip to Detroit to see my Purdue Boilermakers play (and win) the Elite Eight. I have some photos from this trip, and used this as an opportunity to get some roadway photos.

As this page is under construction, I won't get to post everything yet. I'll get to it.