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[KCRoadFan]

For me, this is post number 555, which, as we all know, is that special telephone exchange set aside for use in movies, TV shows, or other fictional media. I figured, then, that I would ask this question: are there any road numbers, or ranges of numbers, that receive a similar treatment - that is, do any states have a set of numbers that they reserve for fictional use because the state, for one reason or another, wouldn't assign that number in real life? I very much doubt it, but at least it's worth taking a look.

[SkyPesos]

A bit more specific than what you're looking for, but a US highway shield with the number "66" is mainly for fictional and nostalgic use nowadays.

And maybe even I-1, as I've mentioned in the "interstate numbers that will likely be never used" thread, there's no way there would be an I-1 in reality with CA 1 existing in the same path of a hypothetical I-1.

[LilianaUwU]

While not exactly set aside, many states will shy away from having routes numbered 69, 420 and 666, and some agencies did renumber such routes.

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Massachusetts doesn't have a 45, 50, or 55 because they could be confused with speed limits. (It has a 40, for which 40 mph is reasonable, and a 60, for which 60 mph is not.)

[BlueOutback7]

Massachusetts doesn't have a 45, 50, or 55 because they could be confused with speed limits. (It has a 40, for which 40 mph is reasonable, and a 60, for which 60 mph is not.)

There is also no 65 either.

[Henry]

While not exactly set aside, many states will shy away from having routes numbered 69, 420 and 666, and some agencies did renumber such routes.

What about 13? I feel that some states would have an aversion to this as well, aside from those that already have one running through them (e.g. US 13 in the Mid-Atlantic).

[formulanone]

The MUTCD section on Guide Signs has some fictional example numbers (I-47, I-36, US 38, I-203, I-473, US 798) along with some in-use numbers (I-80, US 50, various state routes).

I-42 became a Future Interstate since the 2009 Edition.

While not exactly set aside, many states will shy away from having routes numbered 69, 420 and 666, and some agencies did renumber such routes.

What about 13? I feel that some states would have an aversion to this as well, aside from those that already have one running through them (e.g. US 13 in the Mid-Atlantic).

I'm actually kind of surprised more states didn't avoid using 13, due to superstitions. I believe there will never be an I-13, unless some local think tank really lobbies hard for that number.

[Max Rockatansky]

While not exactly set aside, many states will shy away from having routes numbered 69, 420 and 666, and some agencies did renumber such routes.

The strange thing is that I never found I-69 and AZ 69 were particularly theft prone when I lived near those highways.  Then I come out here to California and find that CA 69 was stolen out existence likely due to how remote it is:

https://www.cahighways.org/ROUTE069.html

One of those shields did hit eBay.  It was the only sign I’ve ever bid over $200 dollars for and I still lost. 

[kenarmy]

I don't really think MS does this, however, they did renumber MS 10, MS 20, MS 55, and MS 59 due to nearby interstates. There is a MS 69, MS 333, MS 444, MS 555, MS 777, MS 888 and I say this because people LOVE angel numbers nowadays. US 11's route hasn't changed much, so it doesn't have a 111 like most of the other US routes. And the only 200 number is 245 for an old routing of US 45 ALT. If there was a 420 and a 666 they would likely be unsigned just because.

[SEWIGuy]

I don't really think MS does this, however, they did renumber MS 10, MS 20, MS 55, and MS 59 due to nearby interstates. There is a MS 69, MS 333, MS 444, MS 555, MS 777, MS 888 and I say this because people LOVE angel numbers nowadays. US 11's route hasn't changed much, so it doesn't have a 111 like most of the other US routes. And the only 200 number is 245 for an old routing of US 45 ALT. If there was a 420 and a 666 they would likely be unsigned just because.

What is an "angel number?"

[BlueOutback7]

I don't really think MS does this, however, they did renumber MS 10, MS 20, MS 55, and MS 59 due to nearby interstates. There is a MS 69, MS 333, MS 444, MS 555, MS 777, MS 888 and I say this because people LOVE angel numbers nowadays. US 11's route hasn't changed much, so it doesn't have a 111 like most of the other US routes. And the only 200 number is 245 for an old routing of US 45 ALT. If there was a 420 and a 666 they would likely be unsigned just because.

What is an "angel number?"

Just Googled this, an angel number is a number that is intended to get a divine message to you to help you through troubling times. That being said, I don’t get it either.

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I've wondered the same thing myself. I keep seeing it in Google search suggestions, but the list of angel numbers is not on OEIS, Wikipedia, or anything similar.

[GaryV]

What about 13?

Michigan liked M-13 so well that after US-131 replaced the original M-13, it got reused twice.  First for a short while in St Clair County, and then in the Flint / Saginaw / Bay City area, including later replacing a section of US-23 when the freeway was built.

[kenarmy]

I don't really think MS does this, however, they did renumber MS 10, MS 20, MS 55, and MS 59 due to nearby interstates. There is a MS 69, MS 333, MS 444, MS 555, MS 777, MS 888 and I say this because people LOVE angel numbers nowadays. US 11's route hasn't changed much, so it doesn't have a 111 like most of the other US routes. And the only 200 number is 245 for an old routing of US 45 ALT. If there was a 420 and a 666 they would likely be unsigned just because.

What is an "angel number?"

Just Googled this, an angel number is a number that is intended to get a divine message to you to help you through troubling times. That being said, I don’t get it either.

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

[Scott5114]

I seem to recall that the UK has some motorway number reserved for TV shows to use in works of fiction, so that fictional accidents don't get associated with a real road and make them reluctant to drive on it (I would hope that wouldn't be something people would actually do).

There's also the M96, which is a section of disused runway that was built up to motorway standards and is used to train firefighters in rescue operations. It has signs and everything, but is of course closed to actual traffic (not that you would get very far on it anyway).

[formulanone]

I don't really think MS does this, however, they did renumber MS 10, MS 20, MS 55, and MS 59 due to nearby interstates. There is a MS 69, MS 333, MS 444, MS 555, MS 777, MS 888 and I say this because people LOVE angel numbers nowadays. US 11's route hasn't changed much, so it doesn't have a 111 like most of the other US routes. And the only 200 number is 245 for an old routing of US 45 ALT. If there was a 420 and a 666 they would likely be unsigned just because.

What is an "angel number?"

Just Googled this, an angel number is a number that is intended to get a divine message to you to help you through troubling times. That being said, I don’t get it either.

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

I believe angel numbers appear to me magically, approximately once for every one hundred eleven times I look for them. 

[Scott5114]

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

So any number divisible by 111 is an angel number?

so 6 × 111 would be an angel number too, right?

[SkyPesos]

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

So any number divisible by 111 is an angel number?

so 6 × 111 would be an angel number too, right?

apparently, yes

[Big John]

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

So any number divisible by 111 is an angel number?

so 6 × 111 would be an angel number too, right?

Dark angel?

[NE2]

No. But there is TX 1:

NOTE:  THIS STATE HIGHWAY NUMBER MAY ONLY BE ASSIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

[jp the roadgeek]

Massachusetts doesn't have a 45, 50, or 55 because they could be confused with speed limits. (It has a 40, for which 40 mph is reasonable, and a 60, for which 60 mph is not.)

In CT, CT 40 has a 55 MPH speed limit, and CT 55 has a 40 MPH speed limit. And yes, a good portion of CT 45 has a 45 MPH limit.

[frankenroad]

Ohio does have OH-13, OH-420, and OH-666.   I am not aware of any superstitions and/or sign thefts as a result.

There is no OH-69, except in my fictional map of Ohio.  I chose 69 simply because it was the lowest unused route number at the time, other than the on-again off-again hidden OH-1.

[SkyPesos]

Related thread from a while ago: renumberings due to sign theft of route numbers like 69, 420 and 66

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11277.25

[thspfc]

I-366

[I-55]

angel numbers are 111, 222, 333, 444, and etc.. And I'm just saying they've become more popular lately. People put them in bios and even get it tattooed on them. And yes people put them in their rooms.

So any number divisible by 111 is an angel number?

so 6 × 111 would be an angel number too, right?

Dark angel?

Technically yes.