What's the deal with these Virginia "Interstate" markers?

Started by Zeffy, April 23, 2015, 09:20:14 PM

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Zeffy

Browsing through the shield gallery, I noticed this under Virginia's collection:



From www.aaroads.com/shields/show.php?image=VA19560201

Were these actually used in Virginia at one point? And what's up with the number? Surely this 20 couldn't be I-20, because Virginia was way too north for that designation.
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Alps

Early proposal for what the I-shield should look like.

US71

Quote from: Alps on April 23, 2015, 11:25:32 PM
Early proposal for what the I-shield should look like.
Texas came up with the current design, but if memory serves correct, Missouri's design was merged with Texas to create the final shield.
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Mapmikey

This page is from the Aug 1957 Virginia Highways Bulletin.  No mention of Missouri in the adopted design from Texas...



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Zeffy

I've never seen this design in any of the early Interstate shield proposals...

@Mapmikey: Interesting how they compare the Interstate shield to the Virginia state highway marker - there is a slight similarity that I can see now that it's mentioned.
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Mapmikey

The City of Norfolk apparently cannot tell them apart.  Numerous VA routes signed in a flat-top interstate shield and a handful that have the "two slight scoops"

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cpzilliacus

Quote from: Mapmikey on April 24, 2015, 10:03:17 AM
The City of Norfolk apparently cannot tell them apart.  Numerous VA routes signed in a flat-top interstate shield and a handful that have the "two slight scoops"

Though I have seen hideous Virginia (primary system) shields more than one municipality.

Not that this excuses Norfolk, since it doesn't.
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ixnay

Quote from: US71 on April 24, 2015, 08:22:09 AM
Quote from: Alps on April 23, 2015, 11:25:32 PM
Early proposal for what the I-shield should look like.
Texas came up with the current design, but if memory serves correct, Missouri's design was merged with Texas to create the final shield.

I'd love to have seen the TX and MO proposals separately, before blending.

ixnay
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ixnay

The Washington/Baltimore/Arlington CSA has two Key Bridges, a Minnesota Avenue, and a Mannasota Avenue.

Zeffy

Quote from: NE2 on April 24, 2015, 09:32:57 PM
Texas proposals:


These are the ones I remember seeing. What did Missouri's look like?
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MDRoads

Missouri's design used the red and blue colors (though it wasn't the only state that did so), and that was merged with the Texas design.



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