What road feature does your state have that makes you unique?

[3467]

Missouri and it's continuous 3 lane roads and calls them shared 4 and has them as multilane on their maps.

[NWI_Irish96]

Indiana: A numbering system that mirrors the US highway grid, small blue mileage markers for state and US highways.

[sprjus4]

-Having two lane rural highways with 75 mph speed limits (again, not alone, but on the shortlist).

What other state makes this list?  I'm not aware of any.

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

[tolbs17]

-Having two lane rural highways with 75 mph speed limits (again, not alone, but on the shortlist).

What other state makes this list?  I'm not aware of any.

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

And the max in North Carolina is only 55mph. Well we are also  more urbanized and have more curvy roads.

[kphoger]

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

And the max in North Carolina is only 55mph.

Along with–what?–nine other states?

[roadman65]

New York and their practice of using box girder guard rails.

[sprjus4]

-Having two lane rural highways with 75 mph speed limits (again, not alone, but on the shortlist).

What other state makes this list?  I'm not aware of any.

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

And the max in North Carolina is only 55mph. Well we are also  more urbanized and have more curvy roads.

Can't speak for other routes, but much of NC-11 could easily handle a Texas-style 70 mph speed limit.

[JayhawkCO]

Colorado: Altitude? Avalanche Tunnels? U.S. Highways that officially exist in a state and aren't signed even once (US87)? 

Chris

[ethanhopkin14]

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

And the max in North Carolina is only 55mph.

Along with–what?–nine other states?

I have seen some 75 mph speed limits in New Mexico on non-interstate highways.  At this time, I can't remember if they were two or four lane highways. 

[kphoger]

Colorado: ... U.S. Highways that officially exist in a state and aren't signed even once (US87)? 

Used to be.

[kphoger]

I have seen some 75 mph speed limits in New Mexico on non-interstate highways.  At this time, I can't remember if they were two or four lane highways. 

Undivided highways cap out at 70 in NM.

[Dirt Roads]

West Virginia "Fractionals"

[Scott5114]

A blatant disregard for basic principles of graphic design
^{like proper centering and} alignment.

[Rothman]

New York and their practice of using box girder guard rails.

NY uses box beam guide rails.  I am sure other states have dabbled as well.

[kphoger]

A blatant disregard for basic principles of graphic design
^{like proper centering and} alignment.

Speaking of which...  How did that three-quarters error at the Guthrie exit even happen in the first place?  It was a sign replacement.  How did three lines of legend end up being dissimilar on the same sign panels?  It's like they just copied & pasted from the old spec sheets into the new one and then made an addition, or something.  This has been puzzling me for a while.

[kphoger]

New York and their practice of using box girder guard rails.

NY uses box beam guide rails.

Don't forget the Empire State, too.

[Scott5114]

A blatant disregard for basic principles of graphic design
^{like proper centering and} alignment.

Speaking of which...  How did that three-quarters error at the Guthrie exit even happen in the first place?  It was a sign replacement.  How did three lines of legend end up being dissimilar on the same sign panels?  It's like they just copied & pasted from the old spec sheets into the new one and then made an addition, or something.  This has been puzzling me for a while.

I remember when "Perkins" was added to that sign, and at the time when it had just happened, I remembered noticing the panel that "Perkins" was on was a darker green than the other two. So my theory at the time was that the panels that the "Cushing" and the arrow were on were moved downward and a new panel with "Perkins" inserted.

[kphoger]

I remember when "Perkins" was added to that sign, and at the time when it had just happened, I remembered noticing the panel that "Perkins" was on was a darker green than the other two. So my theory at the time was that the panels that the "Cushing" and the arrow were on were moved downward and a new panel with "Perkins" inserted.

Ahhh...  So they're actually the same old signs, just split in half with the new legend inserted on new metal.

[US 89]

Colorado: ... U.S. Highways that officially exist in a state and aren't signed even once (US87)? 

Can't forget US 85 right next door in New Mexico

[NoGoodNamesAvailable]

NY (at least until recently) didn't tell you when you're entering a 55 limit. Usually the sign says "END XX MPH LIMIT" and you are expected to know what that means on your own.

[skluth]

California, especially Los Angeles - Thousands of homeless camped under practically every interstate viaduct in the city. We have a lot of homeless in Palm Springs, but it pales compared to LA.

[NWI_Irish96]

California, especially Los Angeles - Thousands of homeless camped under practically every interstate viaduct in the city. We have a lot of homeless in Palm Springs, but it pales compared to LA.

Not unique to California unfortunately.

[tolbs17]

-Having two lane rural highways with 75 mph speed limits (again, not alone, but on the shortlist).

What other state makes this list?  I'm not aware of any.

Texas is the only state in the United States with a speed limit higher than 70 mph on a two-lane road.

And the max in North Carolina is only 55mph. Well we are also  more urbanized and have more curvy roads.

Can't speak for other routes, but much of NC-11 could easily handle a Texas-style 70 mph speed limit.

How about NC-241?

And I'm sure US-70 between Cove City and New Bern can handle an 80 mph speed limit.

[Max Rockatansky]

California, especially Los Angeles - Thousands of homeless camped under practically every interstate viaduct in the city. We have a lot of homeless in Palm Springs, but it pales compared to LA.

Not unique to California unfortunately.

The size of them are something that I've only ever seen elsewhere in Seattle and Portland.  Locally there was a big camp that was just cleared from transition of Golden State Boulevard on CA 99 near downtown Fresno.  The Alaskan Way Viaduct in 2019 had probably the largest domestic homeless camp I've ever seen.

[skluth]

California, especially Los Angeles - Thousands of homeless camped under practically every interstate viaduct in the city. We have a lot of homeless in Palm Springs, but it pales compared to LA.

Not unique to California unfortunately.

The sheer numbers are unique to California. California has 28% of the US homeless population. Only NY comes close with 16%. More importantly, California has 51% of the unsheltered homeless. It reminded me of when I was in Afghanistan with all the refugees along the road in lean-to's leading into Kabul.