Choose a symbol for each Interstate

[countysigns]

I-280 (Ohio) - the tower from the Veteran's Glass City Skyway bridge

[NE2]

I-70: an Interstate shield

[hotdogPi]

366: A "speed limit 85" sign
495 (MA): Dunkin Donuts
189 (VT): Maple tree (the leaf is already taken)
95: A "___ for 2016 President" sign (fill in the blank yourself, I'm not doing it)
99: A US 220 sign

[SSOWorld]

I-70: an Interstate shield

VERY appropriate.

[Takumi]

I-81: a tractor-trailer
I-581: an I-73 shield a US 220 shield
I-295 (NC): Fort Bragg
I-785: a tobacco leaf
I-277: Charlotte skyline
I-485: a NASCAR car

[SteveG1988]

I76 East: Statue Of Billy Penn

I-295(NJ):Delaware Memorial Bridge and Trenton Makes The World takes, with the Delaware Memorial bridge being used southbound, and Trenton being used northbound.

I676: Rocky...just because it is philly.

I95(NJ): George Washington Bridge

I78(PA): Three Mile Island
I78(NJ) Liberty Science Center

[amroad17]

^ Wouldn't I-83 or I-283 be more appropriate for Three Mile Island?

If we were going to do symbols, would signs be set up like the Hampton Roads Beltway or the Ohio Turnpike?

[cl94]

I-78 should be smokestacks, because that represents both Allentown and Jersey

[Pete from Boston]

87: Adirondacks are nice, but I have to go with Yankee Stadium

895: wrecking ball?

280 NJ:  Stickel Bridge, baby!

93: amalgam of triangles of Zakim Bridge and mountain

195 NJ: ferris wheel (Great Adventure and the shore)

76:  Liberty Bell with smoke billowing out

195 MA/RI: the sacred cod

99: fool's gold, however you would symbolize that

278:  line of stopped cars

495 NY:  duck

86:  wine glass (Corning, wineries)

84:  revolver (connects Worcester with Connecticut, historic gunmaking centers, and Waterbury with Hartford, historic crime centers)
Alternate: a left exit

This is fun.

[cl94]

I-295 (ME): Lobster superimposed on duck boot (LL Bean)
I-376: Beaver (Beaver Valley Expressway)
I-670 (OH): Buckeye or block O

[SSOWorld]

I-405 (CA): a traffic jam
I-880 (CA): an earthquake
I-980 (CA): CA-24 sign
I-580 (CA): Wind turbines
I-280 (CA): San Francisco skyline
I-605 (CA): THRU-TRAFFIC
I-210 (CA): A CA-210 sign
I-710 (CA): Loading docks
I-805 (CA): Interchange with I-8
I-380 (CA): SFO Airport
I-105 (CA): LAX airport
Any interstate in CA: the word "FREEWAY" or "Fwy" (oh wait they did that already).

[SD Mapman]

I-180 (WY) - Stoplights

I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light 

Hey!

I-84 west: a Mormon

No, that'd be more like I-86 west or I-215 Utah

[Rover_0]

I-180 (WY) - Stoplights

I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light 

Hey!

I-84 west: a Mormon

No, that'd be more like I-86 west or I-215 Utah

Why not I-15?

Others:

I-10: The Sun
I-11: Poker Chip
I-41: A US Shield or the number 4141
I-55: Riverboat
I-69: I'll echo the sentiment of a sombrero-wearing maple leaf
I-69 TX: A compass with the number 69 in all 4 cardinal directions (I-69N and I-69S can't be far behind)
I-74: A line with a big gap in the middle. Either that or a squiggly line approximating the route with a big gap in the middle
I-84 (W): Wagon or Wagon Wheel
I-86 (W): Potatoes (I know)
I-90: A Snowflake? If not maybe I-94.
I-93: The Old Man of the Mountain (even though it's collapsed)
I-95: Skyscraper

[mrsman]

What a hilarious thread!  I can't remember laughing out loud to so many post in a single thread.  Good job.   


I'll add a few:

I-280 CA Microchip

I-55 Blue Musical Note (already mentioned, but I think it's justified because all of the major cities along the corridor, Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, New Orleans have a connection to the Blues).

I-10 Lobster pinching a cactus (Lobster for the gulf coast, cactus for the arid sections in CA, AZ, NM)

I-80 Golden Gate Bridge, Corn, Empire State Building all together on a shield (Yes, I know that the SF Bay Bridge and not GG in on I-80, but the GG is a better national symbol for SF, Google i80 iowa video for the second one.)

I-15 Mormon playing slots

I-110 CA a freight ship

I-35 a picture of USA with a vertical line right down the middle

[SteveG1988]

^ Wouldn't I-83 or I-283 be more appropriate for Three Mile Island?

If we were going to do symbols, would signs be set up like the Hampton Roads Beltway or the Ohio Turnpike?

You got a point.

I-78 east would be lower manhattan skyline

I78 West would be a rendering of the Poconos.

[SectorZ]

I-93 : Old Man on the Mt, though it would interfere with a certain state's route shields
I-195 (MA/RI) : The battleship from Fall River
I-495 (MA) : Mill buildings (mostly appropriate for northern portion)

I-295 (ME) : Monogrammed backpack?

[Takumi]

I-83 northbound: something for Harrisburg (Three Mile Island?)
I-83 southbound: Baltimore Inner Harbor
I-5: I'm not sorry
I-66: a flying pig, to denote any westward extension as well as a certain infamous spur proposal

Should Austin ever get a 3di I'd propose a Formula One car for its symbol.

[Zzonkmiles]

Interstate 126 (SC): Riverbanks Zoo
Interstate 85: Tobacco
Interstate 95 (FL): Minivans
Interstate 4: Mickey Mouse
Interstate 20: Boiled peanuts

[adventurernumber1]

(Already said I-285 Georgia should be "Traffic," but I'll do some more interstates, and though I'm agreeing with a lot of already said symbols, just expressing what symbols I'd think to be the best)

I-4: Mickey Mouse or Rollercoaster (remember that Disney World isn't the only place in Orlando with rollercoasters  )

I-95: Beach or Skyline

I-10: Sunshine

I-20: Southern house w/ farm

I-75: Road that is three lanes each way (since I-75 is continuously/frequently at least three lanes each way so much in Georgia & Florida, and that it brings down a lot of traffic from the Midwest in general)

I-85: Suburbs (because of its long mostly suburban adventure from Atlanta all the way to Durham)

I-16: A road with nothing but trees alongside it

I-24: A guitar

I-81: Appalachain Mountains

I-59: Poor southern house with small ridge in the distance

I-26: Red bird flying under crescent moon (two symbols of the Carolinas)

I-77: US 21 Shield with an X on it or an industrial plant with mountains next to it

I-64: Blue grass with mountains in distance

I-22: US 78 Shield with an X on it or Southern house near rolling hills

I-55: Steamboat or Steamboat wheel or St. Louis Arch playing a saxophone

I-65: Farm with Windmills

I-40: US 66 Shield with an X on it or Grand Canyon

I could come up with many more, but I think this is a big enough handful for now 

[Henry]

Musical notes work south of Memphis, not so much to the north.  The paddle wheel would work south of St. Louis, except that symbol is already used for the Great River Road which more closely follows the Mississippi River and like the river diverges a lot from I-55. 

I tend to disagree with the first part of that assessment, because St. Louis and Chicago have lots of rich musical history as well. But you're right about the last part, as the Mississippi goes nowhere near Chicago, whose namesake river (which splits into two) is the closest thing to it.

[cjk374]

I-10 Lobster pinching a cactus (Lobster for the gulf coast, cactus for the arid sections in CA, AZ, NM)

Crawfish, not lobster.  Lobster belongs to Maine.

I-12: Old West Florida panhandle from the 1800s.

I-49: Crawfish on a BBQ grill (linking Louisiana with Kansas City).

[TEG24601]

Originals -I-5 - A Morph from the Peach Arch to Space Needle, to The Portland Oregon Sign, to Hollywood, to the Carriers.
I-90 - Space Needle, to the Chicago Skyline, to Boston


Single Symbol
I-5 - Peach Arch
I-90 - Mt. Rushmore
I-80 - Bay Bridge
I-94 - Cars
I-65 - Indy Cars
I-69 - Maple Leaf
I-84 - Constitution (both East and West)
I-96 - Michigan Outline
I-4 - Disney Mouse Ears
I-95 - Smoke
I-15 - Slot Machine
I-40 - The Beach
I-20 - A Star
I-66 - The Washington Monument
I-70 - Covered Wagon
I-35 - A Cheese Wedge
I-75 - Daniel Boone Silhouette
I-85 - A Peach
I-82(W) - Apples
I-99 - Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Since nobody mentioned it:
I-238: CA 238 shield .

[hotdogPi]

Single Symbol
I-5 - Peach Arch

That belongs on I-16.

[Takumi]

Since nobody mentioned it:
I-238: CA 238 shield .

I meant to with my last group, but got a bit carried away with I-5 and I-66