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Started by FLRoads, January 20, 2009, 04:01:44 PM

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Duke87

Quote from: vtk on September 14, 2011, 02:02:08 PM
Plus, isn't that a wrong-way multiplex between a main US route and its unofficial alternate?  I could see people being confused by this.

Yes, but those are the actual existing conditions.
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Ian

You didn't happen to go through Lake George, did you?
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corco

I just noticed this one on Old 80/the I-10 business loop in Lordsburg, New Mexico.

"Dougles" is supposed to be "Douglas" Arizona


Quillz

I also see a California-style US Route shield on that BGS. That black outline makes it look really sharp.

corco

QuoteI also see a California-style US Route shield on that BGS. That black outline makes it look really sharp.

New Mexico does that reasonably often- not all the time (it's New Mexico!) but reasonably often. I agree, it looks really good.

Quillz

I remember seeing exactly one California-style shield in Oregon when on vacation a few weeks back, but it was on a construction sign. I think it was for US-26, but I can't remember for sure.

I guess if they're not in California, they would technically be in error as they aren't the '70 specs, but hey, I'm not complaining.

apeman33

Quote from: corco on September 13, 2011, 05:00:07 PM
QuoteThere was once a shield for K-89 at Halstead that actually said "K-89" with all four characters (hyphen included) crammed into a 2-digit shield. I didn't have a digital camera back then, so I wasn't ever able to get a shot for it.

Like this?


Very much so.

Brandon

Quote from: Quillz on September 14, 2011, 11:30:13 PM
I also see a California-style US Route shield on that BGS. That black outline makes it look really sharp.

Looks more like an Iowa sign to me.
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US71

Quote from: Duke87 on September 13, 2011, 09:55:02 PM
This is not technically incorrect. It is, however, improper style.



Arrow goes below the shield, not above! :pan:



Missouri is just as guilty.
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Duke87

If you always take the same road, you will never see anything new.

Ian

Just wondering, I have family that has a house up there.
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apeman33

Quote from: US71 on September 15, 2011, 08:58:20 AM
Quote from: Duke87 on September 13, 2011, 09:55:02 PM
This is not technically incorrect. It is, however, improper style.



Arrow goes below the shield, not above! :pan:



Missouri is just as guilty.


A 169 shield at the U.S. 400 exit has the arrow placed above. I tried to get a pic of it on Saturday but I had no place to pull off and get a clear image.

hbelkins

You mean this one?



Got that pic when I was in Kansas back in the spring.


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apeman33

Quote from: hbelkins on September 16, 2011, 03:23:55 PM
You mean this one?



Got that pic when I was in Kansas back in the spring.


Exactly! It was still that way last week.

formulanone



US 62 became OH 62 somewhere north of New Albany, going northbound.

xonhulu

Quote from: Duke87 on September 13, 2011, 09:55:02 PM
Arrow goes below the shield, not above! :pan:

How about beside the shield:


vtk

Quote from: formulanone on September 18, 2011, 08:21:18 PM
US 62 became OH 62 somewhere north of New Albany, going northbound.

Ooh, did you see the mailbox with the button copy house number on it? It would have been on your left, if still there at all.

Also, you (perhaps accidentally) pointed out another error in that sign assembly: It says "east" where it should say "north".  This error persists for most of US 62's length from Mexico to Canada.
Wait, it's all Ohio? Always has been.

apeman33

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My favorite goof of all time are the signs when the U.S. 400 bypass first opened around Parsons.



About six of them in each direction. In Kansas.

Scott5114

Quote from: vtk on September 19, 2011, 12:23:31 AM
Quote from: formulanone on September 18, 2011, 08:21:18 PM
US 62 became OH 62 somewhere north of New Albany, going northbound.

Ooh, did you see the mailbox with the button copy house number on it? It would have been on your left, if still there at all.

Also, you (perhaps accidentally) pointed out another error in that sign assembly: It says "east" where it should say "north".  This error persists for most of US 62's length from Mexico to Canada.

"East" is correct. 62 is an even number.
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vtk

Wait, it's all Ohio? Always has been.

Anonymity Lane

Quote from: apeman33 on September 19, 2011, 12:25:27 AM
My favorite goof of all time are the signs when the U.S. 400 bypass first opened around Parsons.




About six of them in each direction. In Kansas.

How did that happen? Inattentiveness?

Scott5114

Quote from: vtk on September 19, 2011, 12:50:19 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 19, 2011, 12:31:35 AM
62 is an even number.

You're right: the number 62 is also wrong.

I don't agree. 62's original extent was Carlsbad NM to Maysville KY; this is obviously more E-W than N-S. The extension to Niagara Falls muddies the issue significantly, but by a visual estimation on a map El Paso and Niagara Falls appear to be separated further E-W than they are N-S. SW-NE routes are always a crapshoot as to their numbering, but in the end, one or the other has to be picked. Were the number assigned to the route today, I would call it 50-50, but considering the history, I would say the number 62 was appropriate.
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thenetwork

There are several US routes that change cardinal directions along their alignments -- a couple tend to change at or near the Ohio border:

US 24:  N-S in MI, E-W in OH and West.
US 42:  N-S in OH, E-W in KY

US71

If you think misplaced arrows are a problem, what about NO arrows?


South of Osceola, MO


DeQueen, AR


Along I-40 near Mulberry
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hbelkins

Quote from: thenetwork on September 19, 2011, 10:56:08 AM
There are several US routes that change cardinal directions along their alignments -- a couple tend to change at or near the Ohio border:

US 24:  N-S in MI, E-W in OH and West.
US 42:  N-S in OH, E-W in KY


Lots more than that, most involving Ohio.

US 35: N-S in IN and WV, E-W in Ohio.
US 33: E-W in all but IN, N-S there.
US 250: N-S in WV, E-W in VA and OH.
US 68: E-W in KY, N-S in OH.
US 52: E-W in IL, IN and OH, N-S in WV, VA, NC and SC. (Not sure about IA or other states off the top of my head.)


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