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Title: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 10, 2011, 02:16:49 AM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: roadman65 on April 10, 2011, 08:09:12 AM
Is not there one for Cove Fort, UT on I-70 in Maryland at its begining?
Does not US 50 have one for Scaramento in Ocean City, MD and one for Ocean City in Sacramento.  See US Ends.com for photos.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Alps on April 10, 2011, 10:22:17 AM
But those are novelty signs, whereas this one is legitimate.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: CL on April 10, 2011, 01:08:03 PM
There was one on westbound I-80 between Park City and Salt Lake that listed Reno, 551 miles away. I don't think that mileage sign still stands though...
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 10, 2011, 01:36:35 PM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
I have probably driven by that sign a million times.  I always wondered why they sign Salt Lake City in the California desert.  Especially in Baker.

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2011, 01:42:28 PM

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.

I think it is gone.  The distance was 1034 miles, if I recall correctly.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 10, 2011, 01:47:44 PM

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.

I think it is gone.  The distance was 1034 miles, if I recall correctly.
Do you have or know of any picture of that sign? 
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 10, 2011, 02:12:42 PM
Actually this is the longest distance I've seen on a mileage sign now that I think about it. But, its not an "official" mileage sign though.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5562719913_a34e50f08e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/5562719913/)
Interstate 40 Needles Freeway Eastbound In Barstow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/5562719913/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Jim on April 10, 2011, 02:39:53 PM
I know I've posted this one in a similar thread before.  The largest "legitimate" number I've seen is along the Alaska Highway south/east of Whitehorse:

(http://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/20010613/84km-close.jpg)

Of course, this is in kilometers, so it figures to around 660 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2011, 02:55:57 PM
there are matching 3073s on the ends of US-50 in Sacramento, CA and Ocean City, MD.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Kniwt on April 10, 2011, 06:57:29 PM

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.

I think it is gone.  The distance was 1034 miles, if I recall correctly.
Do you have or know of any picture of that sign?  

I just happen to have one right here. The number is 1,007 miles. This is, I believe, from spring 1983. Apologies for the crappy quality -- it's from a Polaroid SX70 print; I played with the sharpening a bit to make the sign more readable.

(http://zoza.com/~kniwt/la1007.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2011, 07:00:18 PM
very nice!  I wish I had grabbed a photo of that sign in Jan '05 when it was still there.  I looked for it in Sept '06 and by then it was gone.

even the distance to Flagstaff is impressive!  :-D
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: haljackey on April 10, 2011, 07:52:15 PM
Longest on any freeway in Canada is Kilometre 828 on Highway 401 at the Ontario/Quebec border. In Quebec Highway 401 becomes Autoroute 20.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/End_of_401.png/800px-End_of_401.png)

The last exit number is 825.
(http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_825_west_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 10, 2011, 09:02:57 PM
Longest on any freeway in Canada is Kilometre 828 on Highway 401 at the Ontario/Quebec border. In Quebec Highway 401 becomes Autoroute 20.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/End_of_401.png/800px-End_of_401.png)

The last exit number is 825.
(http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_825_west_lg.jpg)

I think the highest exit number on an Interstate is 880 in Texas on I-10. Could there be a US Hwy higher?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: corco on April 10, 2011, 09:20:44 PM
There's an "Omaha - 525" on I-80 just east of Laramie
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: national highway 1 on April 10, 2011, 09:59:59 PM
East of El Paso on I-10 there is a distance of 548 miles to San Antonio
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: huskeroadgeek on April 10, 2011, 10:36:41 PM

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.

I think it is gone.  The distance was 1034 miles, if I recall correctly.
Do you have or know of any picture of that sign? 

I just happen to have one right here. The number is 1,007 miles. This is, I believe, from spring 1983. Apologies for the crappy quality -- it's from a Polaroid SX70 print; I played with the sharpening a bit to make the sign more readable.

(http://zoza.com/~kniwt/la1007.jpg)
What does the top line say? I can tell it's Albuquerque but I can't read the mileage. I remember seeing the sign too but I couldn't remember exactly where it was.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2011, 10:43:12 PM
216 miles.  the sign was near San Jon.

that sign looks like it is button copy.  In any case, it seems to have a non-reflective background.  I remember one with a reflective background in 2005; looks to have been a direct replacement.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: J N Winkler on April 10, 2011, 10:51:58 PM
If it was button copy, then it must have been a one-off because NM swore off button copy in the mid-1950's.  The first Interstate signs in NM used Scotchlite for foreground elements.

I-70 used to have, and may still have, a sign near Topeka giving the distance to Denver as 560 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2011, 10:55:41 PM
If it was button copy, then it must have been a one-off because NM swore off button copy in the mid-1950's.  The first Interstate signs in NM used Scotchlite for foreground elements.


this being New Mexico, just because they swore off something doesn't mean they don't use it on occasion!  :-D

(http://www.aaroads.com/shields/blog/photos/078899.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: sglaughlin on April 10, 2011, 11:12:34 PM
I think there is one goint west bound on I-10 as you enter Texas from Lousiana which lists El Paso at around 878 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Dr Frankenstein on April 10, 2011, 11:58:09 PM
This is the longest I can remember seeing in QC that isn't in a ridiculously remote area: Toronto, 510.

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.389152,-73.978317&spn=0,0.016544&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.389294,-73.977867&panoid=onjFejvYmBuk17D3mffxBA&cbp=12,264.26,,2,3.21

If you do want a ridiculously remote one, there's this sign at the entrance of the James Bay Road. I think it's interesting as there's almost strictly nothing along this road, except those destinations. Those are NOT major/touristic destinations, strictly speaking.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/To_Radisson_on_James_Bay_Road.jpg/800px-To_Radisson_on_James_Bay_Road.jpg) (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:To_Radisson_on_James_Bay_Road.jpg)
To Radisson on James Bay Road (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:To_Radisson_on_James_Bay_Road.jpg) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], by Fenerty at en.wikipedia, from Wikimedia Commons
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 11, 2011, 12:05:47 AM
on that road there is a stretch of 381km without services.  Basically, there's a gas station partway through (the other stretch is only 240km), but I don't remember if it's 1/3 of the way, or 2/3.

there is a sign that says "next services 381km".
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: luokou on April 11, 2011, 04:30:54 AM
Here's one I have seen many times over the years of roadtrips through California to visit relatives. Pic courtesy of AARoads:
(https://www.aaroads.com/california/images005/i-005_nb_exit_487_02.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Quillz on April 11, 2011, 06:00:55 AM
(http://www.aaroads.com/shields/img/CA/CA19800061i1.jpg)

Apparently, that is accurate mileage.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Quillz on April 11, 2011, 06:02:45 AM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
I have probably driven by that sign a million times.  I always wondered why they sign Salt Lake City in the California desert.  Especially in Baker.

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.
The technical reason is almost assuredly because Salt Lake City is the largest city encountered on I-15 after Las Vegas. In fact, between the two cities, there's really very little except for roadside stops and the I-70 junction.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: froggie on April 11, 2011, 07:37:57 AM
Quote
216 miles.  the sign was near San Jon.

that sign looks like it is button copy.  In any case, it seems to have a non-reflective background.  I remember one with a reflective background in 2005; looks to have been a direct replacement.

Given the mileage and the topography, the actual location would have been just past the welcome center at the state line.  The sign you remember from 2005 may have been this one (http://www.ajfroggie.com/roadpics/nm/i040/wb003.jpg), photographed in July, 2005 and located on the curve seen in the 1983 photo.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Grzrd on April 11, 2011, 10:48:26 AM
I recently came across a photo of what appears to be a "legitimate" sign at a fork in the road somewhere east of Yakutsk with a distance of 1504 km to Magadan (and 1519 km to another location on the other road) in the Russian Far East on the "Road of Bones" section of Russia's M56 federal highway:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?s=44ed194a7a25b19f5b852bc51b372a37&t=529114&page=2

Definitely in the "ridiculously isolated" category ...
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 11, 2011, 10:58:25 AM
The technical reason is almost assuredly because Salt Lake City is the largest city encountered on I-15 after Las Vegas. In fact, between the two cities, there's really very little except for roadside stops and the I-70 junction.

What about St George?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: ftballfan on April 11, 2011, 11:37:08 AM
In Michigan, there aren't that many remote ones. I've seen Muskegon signed on US-31 just south of Traverse City (I think it's Honor xx, Manistee xx, Muskegon xxx).
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 11, 2011, 05:41:56 PM

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.

I think it is gone.  The distance was 1034 miles, if I recall correctly.
Do you have or know of any picture of that sign? 

I just happen to have one right here. The number is 1,007 miles. This is, I believe, from spring 1983. Apologies for the crappy quality -- it's from a Polaroid SX70 print; I played with the sharpening a bit to make the sign more readable.

(http://zoza.com/~kniwt/la1007.jpg)
Thank You, Thats a cool photo!!  I copied it and pasted it in my photo's on my picasa pictures.  I have a collection.  Really cool picture.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 11, 2011, 05:44:14 PM
216 miles.  the sign was near San Jon.

that sign looks like it is button copy.  In any case, it seems to have a non-reflective background.  I remember one with a reflective background in 2005; looks to have been a direct replacement.
So there is a new one?  That would be cool if they replaced and kept the Los Angeles Control point on there.  this has to date back to US 66
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 11, 2011, 05:49:29 PM
no, I distinctly remember the very large mileage, not the distance to Tucumcari. 

the sign may have been button copy and I wasn't paying attention.  the other thing I remember from that trip (other than the rain/snow mix) was that some of the "temporary" ranch connections on I-40 had not yet been closed off.

looks like the original thousand-mile sign vanished sometime between January and July, 2005.  Quite a shame.  I wonder if the "1007" miles even reflected interstate mileage. 

a quick Google Maps search reveals the distance along I-40, I-15, I-210, and CA-110 from the TX/NM state line to the Four-Level Interchange to be precisely 1000 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 11, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
I have probably driven by that sign a million times.  I always wondered why they sign Salt Lake City in the California desert.  Especially in Baker.

I heard there was one for Los Angeles in New Mexico on I-40 westbound that was for over 1,000 miles.
The technical reason is almost assuredly because Salt Lake City is the largest city encountered on I-15 after Las Vegas. In fact, between the two cities, there's really very little except for roadside stops and the I-70 junction.

True, i mean your other options are North Las Vegas, Mesquite, St Geroge Provo. Denver Via I-70.  I gues I just wondered why Las Vegas doesn't stay the control point and have Primm or Jean pop up before.  Smiliar to when you cross into Nevada and Las Vegas goes back to being the control City until after exit 27.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Quillz on April 11, 2011, 06:00:08 PM
The technical reason is almost assuredly because Salt Lake City is the largest city encountered on I-15 after Las Vegas. In fact, between the two cities, there's really very little except for roadside stops and the I-70 junction.

What about St George?
Salt Lake City is a much larger city in terms of population and is far better known. St. George, by comparison, is a relatively small city and isn't a major transportation center the way SLC is. That's probably why it's considered the next major city north of Las Vegas.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 13, 2011, 01:03:54 AM
Is there any distance to San Francisco larger than this anywhere?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/3537745280_e58cc97a83.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/3537745280/)
101 Mileage Sign in Thousand Oaks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/3537745280/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 13, 2011, 01:41:47 AM
Is there any distance to San Francisco larger than this anywhere?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/3537745280_e58cc97a83.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/3537745280/)
101 Mileage Sign in Thousand Oaks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/3537745280/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr

I used to live right off of Rancho Road, and would see that sign all the time.

No I think thats the farthest, unless the one in Oregon on US 97 is farther.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 13, 2011, 10:34:19 AM
likely not anymore, but there used to be 700+ in Salt Lake City for I-80.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bigmikelakers on April 13, 2011, 10:38:31 AM
There seems to be tons of distances to Los Angeles signs. Are there any long distance signs for New York City?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Quillz on April 13, 2011, 03:36:34 PM
There seems to be tons of distances to Los Angeles signs. Are there any long distance signs for New York City?
Probably not, because the East Coast is more densely settled and thus there are larger cities in closer proximity to one another. Whereas on the West Coast, there are really only a handful of very large cities, so the implication is a motorist is probably heading to those from farther away than they would be to an East Coast city.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: InterstateNG on April 13, 2011, 03:42:55 PM
The Ohio Turnpike outside of Toledo used to have a sign that it was 500-some miles (around 560 probably) to NYC, but that sign has been gone for a while.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on April 13, 2011, 09:30:45 PM
400 miles for NYC on I-80 at Oh 46 interchange (between I-680 and Oh 11)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 14, 2011, 02:29:47 AM
likely not anymore, but there used to be 700+ in Salt Lake City for I-80.
Where was that sign?  That would be cool to see.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: citrus on April 18, 2011, 03:37:26 PM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr

I drove I-15 north towards Las Vegas on Friday, and the "534" is gone! The "Salt Lake City" text remained. Subsequent signs within CA still had mileage to Salt Lake City intact. Maybe they're revising the number or something.

(edit: 534, not 532)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Henry on April 18, 2011, 03:55:13 PM
Just wondering: Wouldn't it be great if they put up signs at each end of the longest Interstate (I-90), showing the distance from Boston to Seattle? I know it's over 3,000 miles to the other end, but still...
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 18, 2011, 04:20:08 PM
This is probably the farthest distance on a mileage sign that I've seen personally.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2073168826_61deeaff4a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/)
Mileage Sign on Interstate 15 Northbound for the first time mentions the distance to Salt Lake City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/2073168826/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr

I drove I-15 north towards Las Vegas on Friday, and the "532" is gone! The "Salt Lake City" text remained. Subsequent signs within CA still had mileage to Salt Lake City intact. Maybe they're revising the number or something.

They are.  there is one past Nipton Road right before Yeates
Well Road, and it said Las Vegas 51  Salt Lakce City 496.  the 496 was replaced with 470. 
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on April 18, 2011, 05:37:33 PM
so they're finally updating old US-91 mileage?  wow - how long has the interstate, with its more direct route, been in place?  gotta be 30 years at least.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: ftballfan on April 18, 2011, 05:57:50 PM
There's a mileage sign on I-196 for Chicago just west of the M-6 interchange in the Hudsonville/Jenison area (just west of Grand Rapids) (156 miles).
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: cjk374 on April 18, 2011, 07:34:11 PM
Just wondering: Wouldn't it be great if they put up signs at each end of the longest Interstate (I-90), showing the distance from Boston to Seattle? I know it's over 3,000 miles to the other end, but still...

IMHO, they should do that at the beginnings of all major interstates.  If there is no major city at the end of the interstate (I-20 at it's JCT with I-10), then use the last major control point.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Brandon on April 18, 2011, 10:23:16 PM
so they're finally updating old US-91 mileage?  wow - how long has the interstate, with its more direct route, been in place?  gotta be 30 years at least.

Not the only place interstate mileage still has yet to be updated.  On I-80 eastbound from the Quad Cities to Joliet, the Joliet mileage is three more miles than the actual distance to the city center.  Why?  Because I-80 stopped temporarily at I-55 from 1960 to 1966 and one went three miles north to US-52 to go to the city center.  The signs are still using the old mileage!
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Henry on April 19, 2011, 10:38:37 AM
Just wondering: Wouldn't it be great if they put up signs at each end of the longest Interstate (I-90), showing the distance from Boston to Seattle? I know it's over 3,000 miles to the other end, but still...

IMHO, they should do that at the beginnings of all major interstates.  If there is no major city at the end of the interstate (I-20 at it's JCT with I-10), then use the last major control point.

So you know what I'm talking about! I feel the same way about major interstate highways showing mileage to the other end.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 19, 2011, 01:28:23 PM
so they're finally updating old US-91 mileage?  wow - how long has the interstate, with its more direct route, been in place?  gotta be 30 years at least.
The one's in Nevada are worse.  In the 15 north in the Las Vegas Valley there is one that says Las Vegas 14  North Las Vegas 16  Salt Lake City  452. 
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on April 19, 2011, 01:29:21 PM
Just wondering: Wouldn't it be great if they put up signs at each end of the longest Interstate (I-90), showing the distance from Boston to Seattle? I know it's over 3,000 miles to the other end, but still...

IMHO, they should do that at the beginnings of all major interstates.  If there is no major city at the end of the interstate (I-20 at it's JCT with I-10), then use the last major control point.

So you know what I'm talking about! I feel the same way about major interstate highways showing mileage to the other end.

That would be cool to see.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: a42887 on May 21, 2011, 08:10:21 PM
There's an "Omaha - 525" on I-80 just east of Laramie

(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6733/signeza.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/signeza.jpg/)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: 3467 on May 21, 2011, 10:04:35 PM
Back to the I-80 Chicago Mileage: Iowa has several Chicago signs but I dont know how far but I recall over 200 near Iowa City.
Iowa uses 80 in Illinois not 88 which is 10 miles shorter to downtown.
I also remember the Joliet signs and the NYC sign in Ohio
There used at be a big display on the various turnpike options to the east coast cities at one of the ohiop Rest areas. Does anyone recall that one?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: eagle14410 on March 21, 2012, 12:24:01 AM
There used to be a mileage sign on the California/Oregon state border that had mileage to San Francisco in the 400's and Los Angeles in the 800's

There was a sign in 2006 (not sure if it is still there or not) on US 97 at the California/Oregon state border that had San Francisco somewhere in the 300's I believe. (but I just looked on Google maps and it looks like it has been replaced.)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: 1995hoo on March 21, 2012, 09:20:28 AM
I did not take this picture (I've never been to Australia, but would love to go). It's of a distance sign on the Eyre Highway. Of course, it's in kilometres, so the distance to Adelaide in miles is 1,234.

(http://www.bourlingueurs.com/australie/fotos/fotos_victoria_sa/eyre_hwy_37.JPG)


(Edited to add: Based on the distances, the sign is in Norseman, WA.)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: national highway 1 on March 21, 2012, 06:15:54 PM
Also in Australia, this sign is on the Barrier Hwy (NR32) heading west from Broken Hill, NSW.
(http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Barrier/21.JPG)
The sign says that Perth, WA is 2800km (1740mi) away.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Takumi on March 21, 2012, 06:19:01 PM
What's with that long line after Burra?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: national highway 1 on March 21, 2012, 06:26:20 PM
It's probably the peeling from the harsh desert sunlight-I reckon the sign itself is about 15-20 years old.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on March 21, 2012, 06:26:32 PM
What's with that long line after Burra?

I think it is a piece of sheeting peeling at its edge, similar to the line starting under the last "e" in Adelaide.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: YankeesFan on March 21, 2012, 08:10:51 PM
are there many others like this from Petersburg, VA

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/3/31/20071020001010!I-95_exit_52.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Takumi on March 21, 2012, 08:47:38 PM
Of those, specifically? Yes. There's one more of the Rocky Mount/Miami overheads just south of there at exit 50. There used to be others near the northern junxtion of I-295 that said Miami, but they were greened out and eventually replaced with Richmond Airport in its place. There are also more of the Durham/Atlanta ones.

In general, there are plenty of overheads with long-distance destinations but no mileage.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: YankeesFan on March 21, 2012, 09:27:08 PM
i'm just looking to see control cities on overhead signs that are far away. not just Miami.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: 1995hoo on March 21, 2012, 09:40:18 PM
i'm just looking to see control cities on overhead signs that are far away. not just Miami.

I think there may be a thread about that already, though I don't recall for sure and I don't want to search since I'm using my phone at the moment.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on March 22, 2012, 01:54:40 AM
There used to be a mileage sign on the California/Oregon state border that had mileage to San Francisco in the 400's and Los Angeles in the 800's

There was a sign in 2006 (not sure if it is still there or not) on US 97 at the California/Oregon state border that had San Francisco somewhere in the 300's I believe. (but I just looked on Google maps and it looks like it has been replaced.)

Really Los Angeles was signed all the way up from Oregon?  Do you have a picture?  Seems like Los Angeles was signed very far away, once from Salt Lake City, over 1,000 miles in New Mexico.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: TheStranger on March 22, 2012, 02:42:31 AM
There used to be a mileage sign on the California/Oregon state border that had mileage to San Francisco in the 400's and Los Angeles in the 800's

There was a sign in 2006 (not sure if it is still there or not) on US 97 at the California/Oregon state border that had San Francisco somewhere in the 300's I believe. (but I just looked on Google maps and it looks like it has been replaced.)

Really Los Angeles was signed all the way up from Oregon?  Do you have a picture?  Seems like Los Angeles was signed very far away, once from Salt Lake City, over 1,000 miles in New Mexico.

Couldn't find the LA one but here is the the Klamath Falls US 97 sign for San Francisco:

https://www.aaroads.com/west/oregon097/us-097_sb_at_us-097b_or-039_sb.jpg

Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: bsmart on March 22, 2012, 06:56:59 AM
But those are novelty signs, whereas this one is legitimate.

Why is the Cove Fort sign on I-70 in MD a 'novelty sign'  It is the ultimate destination of I-70. If I remember right the sign lists Frederick (next City on I-70, St Louis (Major Midpoint city on I-70), Denver (last major city on I-70) and Cove Fort (end of I-70) I will admit there are days I want to just keep going west until I get there.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: realjd on March 22, 2012, 07:47:28 AM
Miami, FL is signed at the beginning of US41 in Copper Harbor, MI:

(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4882101.jpg)
(not my picture - hotlinked from a Panoramio photo that Google Street View popped up http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4882101 (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4882101))
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: NE2 on March 22, 2012, 08:37:24 AM
Why is the Cove Fort sign on I-70 in MD a 'novelty sign'
Because it doesn't follow the standard rules for control cities on distance signs.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on March 22, 2012, 12:50:09 PM
Why is the Cove Fort sign on I-70 in MD a 'novelty sign'
Because it doesn't follow the standard rules for control cities on distance signs.

it's not even accurate.  they rounded the last two distances (Denver and Cove Fort) to the nearest 100 miles.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: achilles765 on March 22, 2012, 01:55:17 PM
I will have to look for my pic of it but when coming into Texas from Louisiana on IH 10 there is a sign that reads "Beaumont  23  El Paso 857"
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Scott5114 on March 23, 2012, 12:28:56 AM
Just wondering: Wouldn't it be great if they put up signs at each end of the longest Interstate (I-90), showing the distance from Boston to Seattle? I know it's over 3,000 miles to the other end, but still...

IMHO, they should do that at the beginnings of all major interstates.  If there is no major city at the end of the interstate (I-20 at it's JCT with I-10), then use the last major control point.

You don't even have to do that. There are some instances on state highways where Oklahoma DOT was hard-pressed to come up with a control point for a route to fill a berth on a mileage sign...so they just went with "END OF ROUTE" and listed the mileage to that.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: 1995hoo on March 23, 2012, 07:59:30 AM
Similarly, there's a sign near Juneau that uses "End of Road 24," probably because there's nothing else to list.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstate Trav on March 23, 2012, 01:04:17 PM
There used to be a mileage sign on the California/Oregon state border that had mileage to San Francisco in the 400's and Los Angeles in the 800's

There was a sign in 2006 (not sure if it is still there or not) on US 97 at the California/Oregon state border that had San Francisco somewhere in the 300's I believe. (but I just looked on Google maps and it looks like it has been replaced.)

Really Los Angeles was signed all the way up from Oregon?  Do you have a picture?  Seems like Los Angeles was signed very far away, once from Salt Lake City, over 1,000 miles in New Mexico.

Couldn't find the LA one but here is the the Klamath Falls US 97 sign for San Francisco:

https://www.aaroads.com/west/oregon097/us-097_sb_at_us-097b_or-039_sb.jpg



Wierd they Sign San Francisco on US 97, and not on I-5 in Oregon.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: eagle14410 on March 26, 2012, 05:25:55 PM
Here is a pic of the one I saw on US 97:

(https://www.aaroads.com/california/images097/us-097_sb_dorris_03.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: roadman65 on March 26, 2012, 07:45:12 PM
No one brought up the fact at both ends of US 50 there are mileage signs for the other ends of the cross country highway.
In Key West back in 1990 FDOT had a sign mentioning the end of US 1 in Fort Kent, ME, but no mileage. 
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: KEK Inc. on March 26, 2012, 11:06:51 PM
No one brought up the fact at both ends of US 50 there are mileage signs for the other ends of the cross country highway.
In Key West back in 1990 FDOT had a sign mentioning the end of US 1 in Fort Kent, ME, but no mileage.  
Actually, 2 people did, but noone posted a picture about it, so here we go!  (Edit:  One of the people was you.  :P)

California End:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Rt50_termini_ca_ocmd_sign.jpg)

Maryland End:
(http://www.mdroads.com/pics/Worcester/us50_sacto_overhead.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Mark68 on March 27, 2012, 04:33:43 AM
The technical reason is almost assuredly because Salt Lake City is the largest city encountered on I-15 after Las Vegas. In fact, between the two cities, there's really very little except for roadside stops and the I-70 junction.

What about St George?

I'm guessing that when the sign originally was installed, St George wasn't much to speak of. I know that when I went thru there as a kid in 1984, there probably wasn't a 10k population. I know it's different now, but once you cross Cajon Pass, the two largest cities encountered (by far) on I-15 would be SLC & Vegas.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Bickendan on March 27, 2012, 04:36:56 AM
One I'd love to see:
In Weed, CA --
Klamath Falls 70/112
Bend 207/331
Watson Lake, YT 2033/3253
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: realjd on March 27, 2012, 08:33:42 AM
I like it when they sign the distance to the end of the highway from the start. Like this beast of a mileage at the start of US-192:

(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1386/63738503.jpg)

Totally a gimmick sign, right?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Scott5114 on March 29, 2012, 04:27:11 PM
Pff. As if someone would name something "Kissimmee".
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on March 29, 2012, 04:44:41 PM
Pff. As if someone would name something "Kissimmee".

nah the dead giveaway is the 2. nothing is 2 miles away from something else anymore.  that's a throwback, like putting the state name on a US route marker.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: NE2 on March 29, 2012, 04:54:27 PM
Kissimmee's not the end of US 192.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: roadman65 on March 31, 2012, 08:12:59 PM
Actually US 46 almost does it (of did) at its western terminus in Columbia, NJ.  It used Palisades Park which is one community before Fort Lee where the eastern terminus is mid span on the George Washington Bridge.  NJDOT did this as many state routes would used their ending as a final control point on milage signs erected in 98.  They consider the part of US 46 concurrent with US 1 & 9 as US 1 for their paperwork (hence using US 1's milemarkers on the triplex) even though it is called Route 46 by many and on radio traffic reports.

Even US 9 uses Woodbridge as control point on mileage signs that is the place where it becomes concurrent with US 1 into NY State. Again, US 9's own mileposts end at US 1 like US 46's does as US 1 dominates all its concurrencies.

One place that used to have its ending place as a control city is US 130 at its northern beginning where prior to the construction of the interchange that is now there had a sign that state 83 miles to Pennsville just south of US 1.  The project manager did not have the signs erected again post project.  However, the south end of US 130 may still have a sign the other way for New Brunswick just north of its start in Pennsville or even further north in Deepwater still near its terminus.  I am not sure on this one, but was saddened when I went by and saw the other signs removed.  NJ for some reason does that after construction projects like at two places on US 9 where the roads were improved and mileage signs that once stood were permanately removed.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: sp_redelectric on April 01, 2012, 01:52:36 AM
nah the dead giveaway is the 2. nothing is 2 miles away from something else anymore.

There's a sign on S.W. Barbur Boulevard (former Oregon/U.S. 99W) in S.W. Portland that is "Tigard 1, McMinnville 31".  It's located right on the Barbur/Capitol/Taylors Ferry overpass over I-5.  The sign was replaced a few years ago and is relatively new.

What's really remarkable is that the distance for Tigard is incorrect - after one mile, you still haven't left the City of Portland.  The distance to Tigard city limits is 1.4 miles (I guess if you round 1.4 you get 1) but to get to downtown Tigard is is 2.96 miles (as measured by Google Earth).

I wish ODOT would use a real control city for I-84 signage within Portland instead of The Dalles, or have at least one distance sign that would read Boise and Ogden (or Salt Lake City)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Interstatefan78 on October 16, 2013, 10:26:15 PM
Even both US-22 and I-78 in NJ says Newark 58 from the PA state line in Phillipsburg, NJ , but it's Phillipsburg 58 on their NJDOT Maintained eastern ends in Newark
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: DBR96A on October 17, 2013, 06:26:15 AM
At the western end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I'd like to see a mileage sign like this:


Pittsburgh 47
Harrisburg 244
Philadelphia 344


At the eastern end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I'd like to see a mileage sign like this:


Philadelphia 26*
Harrisburg 116
Pittsburgh 316

(*: Subject to change with the completion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-95 interchange.)


:nod:
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: DandyDan on October 17, 2013, 06:50:17 AM

I-70 used to have, and may still have, a sign near Topeka giving the distance to Denver as 560 miles.

I just drove I-70 between KCK and Topeka over the weekend, and it's still there, only it's just west of the US 59 south exit in Lawrence.  Sorry, but no photo (it was dark when I drove past it).
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: mwb1848 on December 16, 2013, 12:04:45 PM
EB I-10 in Anthony, Texas.
(http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac274/martinbartlett/ih10txmileage_zps604a5d52.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: national highway 1 on December 20, 2013, 02:03:08 AM
(http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Barrier/21.JPG)
(http://expressway.paulrands.com/gallery/roads/qld/numbered/alphanumeric/m-a3/02_greenslopestobrisbane/southbound/images/200906_49_woolloongabba_robtilley.jpg)
(http://expressway.paulrands.com/oldsite/photogallery/roads/qld/numbered/m1/brucehwy/01baldhillstocaboolture/images/10kallangur.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: cbeach40 on July 15, 2014, 10:49:10 AM
This thread may have provided some inspiration for this sign being ordered. It's just north of the southern end of Hwy 11 near Barrie.

(http://38.media.tumblr.com/7df027dd79c77c49ef67cf9d64b23f6e/tumblr_n8rd06Qw7z1qan4oto1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Dr Frankenstein on July 15, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
Exhibit 1.
This thread may have provided some inspiration for this sign being ordered.

Exhibit 2.
The user's profile bears a "DOT Employee" badge.

Exhibit 3.
The sign is so freshly installed on the photo that there's wood shavings around the posts.

Conclusion:
I see what you did there. I'm impressed.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Scott5114 on July 15, 2014, 04:23:25 PM
:D
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: jakeroot on July 15, 2014, 05:48:22 PM
^^^ Does this mark the first direct influence AARoads has had on a real road? Serious question.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: leroys73 on July 15, 2014, 07:04:27 PM
Actually this is the longest distance I've seen on a mileage sign now that I think about it. But, its not an "official" mileage sign though.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5562719913_a34e50f08e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/5562719913/)
Interstate 40 Needles Freeway Eastbound In Barstow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/5562719913/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr

Looks official to me.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: leroys73 on July 15, 2014, 07:06:55 PM
I think there is one goint west bound on I-10 as you enter Texas from Lousiana which lists El Paso at around 878 miles.

Yep
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Scott5114 on July 16, 2014, 05:40:52 AM
^^^ Does this mark the first direct influence AARoads has had on a real road? Serious question.

If you drop into the Mid-South section of the forum, you'll see an Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department rep that posts quite often. US 71 has mentioned some sign errors in the past that they've corrected. AlpsRoads worked on a project for NJTP that will result in their transitioning to signage standards closer to the MUTCD.

If you cast a more general net and look for instances of individual AARoads members getting things changed through direct contact with DOTs, you can find many more instances. I spotted a couple of typos on a KDOT sign plan sheet linked on the forum, and shot an email off to them about it. They never answered, but a change order was attached to the plan sheets shortly thereafter.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: bulldog1979 on July 16, 2014, 12:22:19 PM
^^^ Does this mark the first direct influence AARoads has had on a real road? Serious question.

If you drop into the Mid-South section of the forum, you'll see an Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department rep that posts quite often. US 71 has mentioned some sign errors in the past that they've corrected. AlpsRoads worked on a project for NJTP that will result in their transitioning to signage standards closer to the MUTCD.

If you cast a more general net and look for instances of individual AARoads members getting things changed through direct contact with DOTs, you can find many more instances. I spotted a couple of typos on a KDOT sign plan sheet linked on the forum, and shot an email off to them about it. They never answered, but a change order was attached to the plan sheets shortly thereafter.

I won't lay direct claim to it, but I had noted in the Great Lakes Roads Yahoo! Group that there wasn't a 45th Parallel sign for I-75 southbound near Gaylord after one of my trips through the area. By the next time I was on that section of freeway, a sign was posted. There have been a few different MDOT employees who have frequented the group, so it's possible.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: cbeach40 on July 16, 2014, 05:03:04 PM
^^^ Does this mark the first direct influence AARoads has had on a real road? Serious question.

Maybe not direct per se, but a definite influence. ;)

Certainly some motivation for sure.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: agentsteel53 on July 16, 2014, 05:07:04 PM
those are some very equally spaced mileages.  almost exactly 1/3, 2/3, and the whole way.

will there be a similar sign posted at the other end?

what about on highway 17?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: cbeach40 on July 16, 2014, 10:50:10 PM
those are some very equally spaced mileages.  almost exactly 1/3, 2/3, and the whole way.

will there be a similar sign posted at the other end?

what about on highway 17?

For the other end of 11, plus the other two trans-provincial highways (17 and 401), it remains to be seen. We'll see how this one goes over I guess.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: machias on July 23, 2014, 09:40:09 PM
I'm pretty sure there's a sign eastbound on the New York State Thruway (I-90) near the Pa. border that says, among other things, "New York 490"
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: DevalDragon on July 24, 2014, 01:36:26 AM
I have a picture of New York 460.

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14707878986_96c8b50a28_b.jpg)

I probably have one of the NY 490 as well, but it is rained out.

I'm pretty sure there's a sign eastbound on the New York State Thruway (I-90) near the Pa. border that says, among other things, "New York 490"
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: Big John on July 24, 2014, 08:30:32 AM
^^ Is that the standard of E for numbers and upper-case letters and E(M) for lower-case letters?
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: hbelkins on July 24, 2014, 09:44:38 AM
(http://www.millenniumhwy.net/2008_Buffalo_Day_2/Images/369.jpg)
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: machias on July 24, 2014, 04:51:49 PM
^^ Is that the standard of E for numbers and upper-case letters and E(M) for lower-case letters?

To the best of my knowledge I've only seen that on the NYS Thruway. The Thruway Authority often has its own opinion as to what the standard should be.
Title: Re: Longest Distance On A Mileage Sign?
Post by: 1995hoo on October 30, 2014, 03:35:45 PM
I was playing with Google Street View and found this sign near Magadan giving the distance to Yakutsk via the "Road of Bones." It made me think of this thread.

http://goo.gl/maps/y3uIr