Do You Know Our ABCs?
Sure, there are volumes of video games out there these days, but perhaps we all can agree there is nothing quite like CT News' "Do You Know Our ABCs?"
The game play is simple. Below are links to three narration-free videos, all under 40 seconds. They were shot recently alongside (or over) California roadways that are maintained by Caltrans. Click on each image, watch the videos, and guess (or even determine!) what roadway is shown and where it is (approximately). Email your answers to CT News and you might just be eligible for one of our jaw-dropping virtual prizes! (Your name mentioned at the bottom of this page!)
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 30. Thanks for playing, and good luck!
Video A
Video B
Video C
Answers to previous ABC editions
Do You Know Our ABCs? (CT News 2022, Issue 4)
Video A: U.S. Highway 395 in downtown (!) Bridgeport
Video B: State Route 41 just west of Kettleman City and Interstate 5
Video C: Avenue of the Giants (State Route 254), Chandler Grove toward the north end
Winners: Jim Brands of District 8, Sean Campbell of Headquarters, Brett Gronemeyer of Headquarters, Michelle Maggi of District 6, and Lupe Navarro of Headquarters (correctly identified all three of the videos); Brian Blum of District 4, John Butler of District 5, Seth Cutter of District 11, Ben Matye of Headquarters, Arturo Salazar of District 7, and Mary K. Smith of District 8 (correctly identified two of the videos); Matt Friedman of Headquarters, Laura Horan of District 4, and Caltrans alum Kris Kuhl (correctly identified one of the videos).
Do You Know Our ABCs? (CT News 2022, Issue 3)
Video A: U.S. Highway 101 at the State Route 23 interchange in Thousand Oaks
Video B: State Route 84 (Jefferson Boulevard) over the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel in West Sacramento
Video C: U.S. Highway 395 alongside Topaz Lake near the Nevada Border
Winners: John Butler of District 5 (correctly identified all three of the videos); Brian Blum of District 4 and Pamela Wells of District 8 (correctly identified two of the videos); Ed Epps of District 10, Caltrans alum Kris Kuhl and Arturo Salazar of District 7 (correctly identified one of the videos).
Do You Know Our ABCs? (CT News 2022, Issue 2)
Video A: U.S. Highway 101 south of Arcata at Gannon Slough
Video B: State Route 104 near Rancho Seco Park
Video C: State Route 1 with Hearst Castle directly to the east
Winners: .Ian KirkPatrick, Arvin Lal, John Mitchell and Mark Mueller of District 1, Brian Blum of District 4, John Butler and Malinda Gallaher of District 5, Michael Francis of District 7, and Sean Campbell of the Division of Research, Innovation and System Information (correctly identified all three videos); Thong Sithandon of District 3 (correctly identified two of the three videos); Izzy Konopa of District 1, Arturo Salazar of District 7, Joe Teixeira of the Office of Transportation Architecture, and Kris Kuhl (correctly identified one of the three videos). Special achievement award goes to Russ Walker of the Office of Data Analytics Services, who not only was three-for-three, but presented his answers in the form of precise geographical coordinates!
Do You Know Our ABCs? (CT News 2022, Issue 1)
Video A: Business Interstate 80, a.k.a. the Capital City Freeway, as seen from the McKinley Village overpass in Sacramento.
Video B: State Route 111 where it intersects with Avenue A in Bombay Beach off the Salton Sea.
Video C: Interstate 5 as viewed from the Fawndale Road overpass north of Redding.
Winners: Malinda Gallaher of District 5 and Curtis Gubler of District 5 (correctly identified all three videos); and Steve J. Lee of the Division of Maintenance, Brandon Trent of District 2 and Marty Wimer of District 2 (correctly identified one of the three videos).