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County routes signed or written out on BGS

Started by mapman1071, October 18, 2016, 10:46:05 PM

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Outside of Suffolk County, NY where are County routes signed or written out on BGS?


cl94

#1
A few NYSDOT regions do it. Region 6 tends to put shields on signs as a rule, as does Region 8. NYSTA has one in Syracuse. Interestingly, Region 1 does not put CRs on their BGSes, even though most counties in the region sign CRs quite well. On the Northway, at least, Exits 8, 8A, 10, 11, 16, 18, 23, 24, 29 and 32 should have CRs on the BGSes.

Ohio sometimes puts CRs on BGSes. On the US 33 Lancaster bypass, CRs are put in a white square shield. Alabama signs them on I-22 with the pentagon.

Edit: typo
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formulanone

#3
Quote from: cl94 on October 18, 2016, 11:01:31 PMAlabama signs them on I-22 with the pentagon.

Alabama has them on various BGS throughout the state's Interstate highways; most exits are "awarded" to State/US routes. It depends on how heavily the county road shields are used in the area (some counties do not use them, others are more sporadic, some counties use them extensively).

Florida frequently uses them - many of them are deprecated or truncated State Roads.

New Jersey uses them nearly everywhere.

Iowa uses them almost everywhere; there's a whole network of them.

California has a county route system, but I think shield usage is essentially unused on BGS. (I thought I saw an example on this board, but I can't recall.)

I've never seen any spelled out in Georgia nor Tennessee on guide signs; the latter only has one county (McMinn) that uses shields.

Texas has them sprinkled around in some counties, but I've never seen any on a BGS. They're usually seen in rural counties.

Naturally, Louisiana has Parrish Roads - I can think of one on I-12 and a few on "Future" I-49/US 90.

cl94

Quote from: formulanone on October 18, 2016, 11:12:37 PM
New Jersey uses them nearly everywhere.

Duh. That might be the best example. I can't think of a state that signs them more reliably.
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Brian556

On I-20 E of Dallas, there is a BGS that has County Roads XXX/XXX spelled out textually

Mapmikey

North Carolina has a handful of these including this one on I-95 near Dunn:  https://goo.gl/maps/CxERZeh2Ud92

South Carolina used to have several but are down to just a small number.  Here is one still around on I-26 near Summerville: https://goo.gl/maps/4wbGHjfNXWG2

I can only think of one example in Virginia, I-77 north of Wytheville: https://goo.gl/maps/UPQFpLJnwdv
If Virginia were to do it routinely I would think it would use "Rte" in front as it does for a few primary routes.

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hbelkins

West Virginia's county routes are reliably signed on guide signs at interstate exits with the circular marker.

Someone referenced South Carolina. There are quite a few places where the exit is signed "Road nn" with no marker at all.

Quote from: Mapmikey on October 19, 2016, 06:15:07 AM
I can only think of one example in Virginia, I-77 north of Wytheville: https://goo.gl/maps/UPQFpLJnwdv
If Virginia were to do it routinely I would think it would use "Rte" in front as it does for a few primary routes.

That's been replaced with a standard sign.


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cl94

Quote from: hbelkins on October 19, 2016, 10:42:58 AM
West Virginia's county routes are reliably signed on guide signs at interstate exits with the circular marker.

Of course, if we want to be technical, they are really state secondary roads. And don't get me started on the fractionals.
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cpzilliacus

Maryland has no county routes signed anywhere except by name (county route numbers exist, but are all "secret" and never signed, and the state MUTCD Supplement strikes out the county pentagon sign).
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kphoger

Quote from: formulanone on October 18, 2016, 11:12:37 PM
Texas has them sprinkled around in some counties, but I've never seen any on a BGS. They're usually seen in rural counties.

I've seen a county route shield on an advance guide sign in Texas...precisely one time.  The shield was actually a white square with 'COUNTY' instead of 'FM' above the number.  It appears to have been a one-off temporary sign during some construction work, however.  This was a few years ago on I-35 somewhere between Cotulla and San Antonio.  I cannot determine the exact location, but I suspect Medina County 770.




Here is some Minnesota examples from I-494 in Hennepin County:
County 34
County 62
County 39
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Brandon

#14
Wisconsin.  The county trunk highways (CTHs) are always on BGSs.
Examples (of which there are very, very many):

https://goo.gl/maps/ka7oVXd1FyC2
https://goo.gl/maps/hhiWDcQ9i7H2
https://goo.gl/maps/GUPhAZYR1XM2
https://goo.gl/maps/xCaF6dLkUw12

Illinois has a few here and there, but they are rare.

https://goo.gl/maps/VJzueMFbzW12
https://goo.gl/maps/Fte3kXGpcP22

Michigan signs the County Designated Highways, which are different than county highways.

https://goo.gl/maps/YQbEh6ecHcG2
https://goo.gl/maps/K9gSZtKLHKB2
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kphoger

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Brandon

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Avalanchez71

Quote from: Brandon on October 19, 2016, 01:52:26 PM
Wisconsin.  The county trunk highways (CTHs) are always on BGSs.
Examples (of which there are very, very many):

https://goo.gl/maps/ka7oVXd1FyC2
https://goo.gl/maps/hhiWDcQ9i7H2
https://goo.gl/maps/GUPhAZYR1XM2
https://goo.gl/maps/xCaF6dLkUw12

Illinois has a few here and there, but they are rare.

https://goo.gl/maps/VJzueMFbzW12
https://goo.gl/maps/Fte3kXGpcP22

Michigan signs the County Designated Highways, which are different than county highways.

https://goo.gl/maps/YQbEh6ecHcG2
https://goo.gl/maps/K9gSZtKLHKB2

I don't remember that Lake County CR A1.  If you turn back time you can see that it is a recent addition.

froggie

Quote from: cl94 on October 18, 2016, 11:22:55 PM
Quote from: formulanone on October 18, 2016, 11:12:37 PM
New Jersey uses them nearly everywhere.

Duh. That might be the best example. I can't think of a state that signs them more reliably.

I'm presuming based on your response that you haven't been to the Upper Midwest...(MN/WI/IA specifically)

Brandon

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on October 19, 2016, 03:32:49 PM
Quote from: Brandon on October 19, 2016, 01:52:26 PM
Wisconsin.  The county trunk highways (CTHs) are always on BGSs.
Examples (of which there are very, very many):

https://goo.gl/maps/ka7oVXd1FyC2
https://goo.gl/maps/hhiWDcQ9i7H2
https://goo.gl/maps/GUPhAZYR1XM2
https://goo.gl/maps/xCaF6dLkUw12

Illinois has a few here and there, but they are rare.

https://goo.gl/maps/VJzueMFbzW12
https://goo.gl/maps/Fte3kXGpcP22

Michigan signs the County Designated Highways, which are different than county highways.

https://goo.gl/maps/YQbEh6ecHcG2
https://goo.gl/maps/K9gSZtKLHKB2

I don't remember that Lake County CR A1.  If you turn back time you can see that it is a recent addition.

It was installed with the new round of signage, including the APL signs.
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bassoon1986

Louisiana has a few. Some with older blue pentagons and number only and some newer ones with the full parish name listed as well. On a side note distance signs with one for the next exit simply list "Parish Rd"

Rothman

Quote from: cl94 on October 19, 2016, 10:49:22 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 19, 2016, 10:42:58 AM
West Virginia's county routes are reliably signed on guide signs at interstate exits with the circular marker.

Of course, if we want to be technical, they are really state secondary roads. And don't get me started on the fractionals.

...or the "home" routes. :D
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cl94

Quote from: Rothman on October 20, 2016, 12:20:04 PM
Quote from: cl94 on October 19, 2016, 10:49:22 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 19, 2016, 10:42:58 AM
West Virginia's county routes are reliably signed on guide signs at interstate exits with the circular marker.

Of course, if we want to be technical, they are really state secondary roads. And don't get me started on the fractionals.

...or the "home" routes. :D

Oh, the HARP roads. Those exist as fractionals, too. There were also DELTA routes if you want to get really confusing. Yeah, WVDOT is fuuuuuucked up.
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