Portal:U.S. roads/Selected picture/Recommend/2012

January 2012
Bikers using the Salt Creek Tunnel along Oregon Route 58 activate a signal to let drivers be aware of their presence in the tunnel.

If this picture looks familiar, it's actually a holdover from 2007. It was nominated twice then and didn't achieve consensus. I still like the photo, so I thought I would try it again now. –Fredddie™ 03:55, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Support - Interesting and scenic picture.  Dough 48  72  00:17, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

February 2012
Delaware Route 82 at Snuff Mill Road in Yorklyn. Nice winter picture.  Dough 48  72  00:17, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Hopefully that's all the snow I see this winter. –Fredddie™ 01:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Rolled over nominations
A new segment of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma immediately prior to opening. The eastbound lanes were opened to traffic on January 5. Don't you just love that new road smell... Alternately could link to Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 20:33, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice picture of new road.  Dough 48  72  18:30, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

April 2012
The Bixby Creek Bridge along California State Route 1 in Big Sur, with the Pacific Ocean in the background.  Dough 48  72  03:03, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

May 2012
Looking south on the Sam Rayburn Tollway (Texas State Highway 121), with Business Texas State Highway 121-H in the background. The start of Indiana State Road 26 at the Illinois border near Ambia. Never had IN before. Nice countryside pic.  Dough 48  72  01:14, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Blurry, can see the visor.  Dough 48  72  02:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose ditto. --Rschen7754 02:25, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose per above. Our SAs are supposed to be representative of some of the best photos in our articles. I'm sorry, but this isn't very good in a technical sense for the reasons Dough identified.  Imzadi 1979  →   02:33, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Meh, the problem with this pic is the blue milepost visually dominates and disrupts the focus of the image. Dave (talk) 00:20, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe crop the image to remove the milepost.  Dough 48  72  03:59, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Looking north on the Seward Highway (AK-1), with the Kenai Mountains approaching.
 * Support, but change caption to: Looking north on the Seward Highway portion of Alaska Route 1 as the highway approaches the Kenai Mountains. —  V C  20:55, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Looking east at the Mini Stack, an interchange in Phoenix, Arizona between Interstate 10, State Route 51, and State Route 202. &mdash; P C  B  05:43, 11 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Support. --Rschen7754 05:45, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice picture of freeway.  Dough 48  72  21:41, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Rolled over nominations
The start of Indiana State Road 26 at the Illinois border near Ambia. Never had IN before. Nice countryside pic.  Dough 48  72  01:14, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Meh, the problem with this pic is the blue milepost visually dominates and disrupts the focus of the image. Dave (talk) 00:20, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe crop the image to remove the milepost.  Dough 48  72  03:59, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Looking north on the Seward Highway (AK-1), with the Kenai Mountains approaching.
 * Support, but change caption to: Looking north on the Seward Highway portion of Alaska Route 1 as the highway approaches the Kenai Mountains. —  V C  20:55, 24 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Support—I like this one best as well.  Imzadi 1979  →   22:40, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

New nominations
New York State Route 32 in Cornwall Nice rural pic, have not seen NY in a while. Need a break from the Western pictures.  Dough 48  72  02:00, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

July 2012
Eastbound Indiana State Road 45 west of Trevlac in Brown County. Never had IN before.  Dough 48  72  16:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * This isn't particularly inspiring though. Surely we have something a bit better?  Imzadi 1979  →   17:12, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

U.S. Route 220 in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania approaching Interstate 80. Beautiful pic from PA.  Dough 48  72  18:23, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

August 2012
The first assurance shield on New Mexico State Road 456 just west of the Oklahoma state line.


 * The only other New Mexico picture ever used was in December, and it didn't actually have anything to do with roads, other than being in an interchange. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 12:19, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Meh, not my first choice. The focus of the photo is a leaning "Do not Litter" sign. I'm ok with this; just hard to believe this is the best photo we've got that hasn't been featured. Dave (talk) 15:54, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon. Nice nighttime city picture.  Dough 48  72  00:36, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Out of the two choices, I prefer this one.  V C  21:29, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

September 2012
The upper reaches of New York State Route 431 viewed from the summit of Whiteface Mountain near Wilmington, New York, on September 16, 2011. V C 02:46, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Support - Scenic mountain picture from different angle.  Dough 48  72  02:48, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

October 2012
State Route 102 within Acadia National Park in Maine. Nice fall picture, never had Maine before.  Dough 48  72  17:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. --Rschen7754 01:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Support  V C  05:39, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

November 2012
The Rays Hill Tunnel along the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night in 1942. Cool historic nighttime picture of the first long-distance limited-access road in the United States.  Dough 48  72  04:04, 15 October 2012 (UTC)