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Distant Interstate Trailblazers

Started by corco, July 09, 2010, 12:28:00 AM

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agentsteel53

those 40 shields look like they were provided by the state of North Carolina, as VA doesn't use that specification.

I've heard that somewhere near Bullhead City there used to be a trailblazer for I-40 with the state name ... of Nevada!
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RustyK

One for I-90 at the junction of MT 28 and MT 200 in some little town Montana that I don't remember the name of.  It required following MT 200 for about 8 miles and then turning onto MT 135 and following that for 22 miles.  Not 90+ miles, but still a good distance.

InterstateNG

Quote from: osu-lsu on July 10, 2010, 01:59:58 AM
While I don't recall them having any distance shown with them, I did see TO I-71 & I-77 shield assemblies along US 30 between Mansfield and Canton when I drove up to the Canton meet earlier this year.


OH-13 has the following assembly just north of Mansfield:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mansfield,+OH&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.043149,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Mansfield,+Richland,+Ohio&ll=40.814475,-82.500136&spn=0.01153,0.01929&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.814552,-82.500117&panoid=JRHrl69mEKDXIXIXt72BJA&cbp=12,254.41,,0,6.7

Turnpike is a little over 38 miles away at this point.
I demand an apology.

PAHighways

I-80 and the Turnpike are referenced at the US 22 connector interchange with I-99/US 220 in Duncansville, which are 57 miles to the north and 28 miles to the south respectively.

roadfro

Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 12, 2010, 08:36:00 PM
I've heard that somewhere near Bullhead City there used to be a trailblazer for I-40 with the state name ... of Nevada!

That's just silly! It'd be interesting to see a picture, though.
Roadfro - AARoads Pacific Southwest moderator since 2010, Nevada roadgeek since 1983.

agentsteel53

Quote from: roadfro on July 15, 2010, 05:40:15 PM

That's just silly! It'd be interesting to see a picture, though.

apparently this sign was around in the 90s and early 00s but when I went looking for it in 2005, it was gone.
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xonhulu

We may have a new winner.  I saw this along I-70 in eastern UT last week:


thenetwork

Quote from: xonhulu on July 22, 2010, 09:02:30 PM
We may have a new winner.  I saw this along I-70 in eastern UT last week:

Are they starting to replace all the BGSs along I-70 in Eastern Utah, or are they still doing spot replacements where needed.  It's been about 4 months since I took the trip into UT, and that is indeed a new sign. (And NOT Clearview!!! :-))

deathtopumpkins

Quote from: xonhulu on July 22, 2010, 09:02:30 PM
We may have a new winner.  I saw this along I-70 in eastern UT last week:

And it's redundantly redundant too!
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Revive 755

Nowhere near a record, but there's an TO I-39 with the junction assembly on NB IL 29 at IL 17 in Sparland:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.026981,-89.438775&spn=0.006119,0.020599&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.026901,-89.438779&panoid=qtlnxEB3xd5avrAUfVKb8A&cbp=12,18.9,,0,8.52

Wonder if it will still be there whenever IL 29 is finally upgraded to an expressway?

florida

Same with most saying, "Nowhere near a record" but there is an I-95 trailblazer on US 17/92 in Sanford, FL, which is 27 miles away. In Bristol, FL, at the intersection of FL 20 and FL 12, there are I-10 trailblazers, with a distance of 21 miles.
So many roads...so little time.

agentsteel53

Quote from: florida on July 25, 2010, 12:58:48 PM
Same with most saying, "Nowhere near a record" but there is an I-95 trailblazer on US 17/92 in Sanford, FL, which is 27 miles away. In Bristol, FL, at the intersection of FL 20 and FL 12, there are I-10 trailblazers, with a distance of 21 miles.

FL-20 also has some at US-319.  Remarkable because they have the state name.
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florida

Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 25, 2010, 01:00:25 PM
Quote from: florida on July 25, 2010, 12:58:48 PM
Same with most saying, "Nowhere near a record" but there is an I-95 trailblazer on US 17/92 in Sanford, FL, which is 27 miles away. In Bristol, FL, at the intersection of FL 20 and FL 12, there are I-10 trailblazers, with a distance of 21 miles.

FL-20 also has some at US-319.  Remarkable because they have the state name.

Contractor err0r, most likely. Shhh, make sure FDOT doesn't find out about them!
So many roads...so little time.

agentsteel53

Quote from: florida on July 25, 2010, 01:10:51 PM

Contractor err0r, most likely. Shhh, make sure FDOT doesn't find out about them!

there's gotta be at least 20 or 30 of them up in the panhandle; they aren't exactly rare.

given the quantity of old signs in general that can be found up there ... I don't think FDOT has found out about the panhandle in general yet.
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Some_Person

#39
This isn't much compared to others in the thread, but this sign on US 22 after crossing into PA from New Jersey shows signs for I-78 and I-80, 78 is only about 7 or 8 miles away but 80 is a little over 30 miles from that point.


NE2

Quote from: florida on July 25, 2010, 12:58:48 PM
Same with most saying, "Nowhere near a record" but there is an I-95 trailblazer on US 17/92 in Sanford, FL, which is 27 miles away.
That's because of the Auto Train station.
pre-1945 Florida route log

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txstateends

Quote from: xonhulu on July 22, 2010, 09:02:30 PM
We may have a new winner.  I saw this along I-70 in eastern UT last week:



Besides the aforementioned redundantness, is the type just a *bit* bold-faced??
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Rover_0

#42
Quote from: txstateends on December 29, 2012, 09:00:00 PM
Quote from: xonhulu on July 22, 2010, 09:02:30 PM
We may have a new winner.  I saw this along I-70 in eastern UT last week:



Besides the aforementioned redundantness, is the type just a *bit* bold-faced??

Yes, it is, but I'd rather have a bold-faced FHWA font than Clearview. Compare that to all the junk in Arizona.

Speaking of Arizona, it's definitely not the most distant shield, but in Fredonia, AZ, you have "To I-15" signs for westbound AZ-389 drivers. That's about 65.5 miles* to I-15 via UT-9 or around 63 miles* via UT-17. They once were Arizona state-named, but I don't know if they are anymore.

*Per Google Maps.
Fixing erroneous shields, one at a time...

nwi_navigator_1181

I remember seeing "TO I-40" trailblazers driving home from Tennessee in years past. I saw them on both TN 69 and TN 22 after passing TN 100. Thing was, I-40 was 25 to 30 miles away.

Closer to home, there's a trailblazer with the classic Indiana Toll Road logo (no interstate designations) at the intersection of U.S. 231 and Indiana Ave. (State Road 55). The trailblazer advises traffic to turn left toward downtown Crown Point...and then the problems begin.


  • There isn't anymore clear signage about where drivers need to go to access the Toll Road.
  • The Toll Road is about 15 or so miles north of that sign.
  • It's actually easier to turn right and head to I-65 to access the Toll Road.

The sign in question can be found here. Look at the near signpost.
"Slower Traffic Keep Right" means just that.
You use turn signals. Every Time. Every Transition.

hbelkins

I'd think that I-15 sign on I-70 shouldn't be counted for purposes of this thread, since I-15 is the terminus of I-70 and probably has more relevance to travelers than "Cove Fort" would.

Re: the I-40 Virginia sign mentioned above...



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jp the roadgeek

Probably the winner for New England:  there is a To Mass Pike trailblazer just before Exit 76 on I-95 (I-395 N) in Waterford, CT.  The Mass Pike is 67 miles away from the sign.
Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

bugo

There's a TO I-40 shield at the northern end of the Poteau Bypass in Oklahoma, about 31 miles from I-40 at Sallisaw.  The green exit sign says to exit onto US 59 to get to I-40, although it should say to stay on OK 112 to get to I-40 east, because it's much quicker and shorter if you're going to Van Buren or points east.

Alps

Found today: Garden State Pkwy. SB has NJ Turnpike trailblazers at Exit 38, heading all the way up Atlantic City Expwy. That's 44 miles from the first sign to the ramp junction on NJ 168.

jcarte29

Quote from: hbelkins on December 29, 2012, 09:59:38 PM
I'd think that I-15 sign on I-70 shouldn't be counted for purposes of this thread, since I-15 is the terminus of I-70 and probably has more relevance to travelers than "Cove Fort" would.

Re: the I-40 Virginia sign mentioned above...



In Eastern North Carolina, outside of Richlands NC, there is a "TO I-40" sign on NC 24 East, about 35 miles from its junction (and NC 24 jumps on I-40 for about 8 miles before splitting off for Fayetteville.)
Interstates I've driven on (Complete and/or partial, no particular order)
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40, 85, 95, 77, 277(NC), 485(NC), 440(NC), 540(NC), 795(NC), 140(NC), 73, 74, 840(NC), 26, 20, 75, 285(GA), 81, 64, 71, 275(OH), 465(IN), 65, 264(VA), 240(NC), 295(VA), 526(SC), 985(GA), 395(FL), 195(FL)

nexus73

At the US 101/US 199 interchange, one sign has an I-5 shield for the 199/Grants Pass side. I-5 is about 90 miles away.

Rick
US 101 is THE backbone of the Pacific coast from Bandon OR to Willits CA.  Industry, tourism and local traffic would be gone or severely crippled without it being in functioning condition in BOTH states.



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