Topic: Alberta CAA Fingerboards (Read 20435 times)

swiz_01 · « **on:** October 14, 2018, 06:12:22 PM »

Hello all!

I am creating a database of all the old CAA fingerboards signs remaining in Alberta. These are relics and there are not too many left. I'll be showing my pics of the ones I have found so far and where they are. Post your own photos here so we can complete the database! Many of these signs have fingers broken off of them, so we may never know their full extent, but still it is important to see them as we find them and to preserve their image.

All photos are taken by me. All information on broken and missing fingerboards found using the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) database, converted onto a map by me.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k0zuxds4C892YnNbWf0Y3yZ0PGwECP7c&usp=sharing

Enjoy!

swiz_01 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2018, 06:34:10 PM »

Rge. Rd. 43 & Twp. Rd. 354 (The Crammond Road), Red Deer County:
N to Hwy. 54
N to Innisfail
E to Kevisville
S to the Garrington Bridge
W to Burnstick Lake (broken)
W to Crammond (broken)

Hwy. 761 & Twp. Rd. 400 (The Rainy Creek Road), Clearwater County:
E to Withrow

Rge. Rd. 45 (The B & B Trail) & Twp Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Ponoka County:
S on the B & B Trail

Rge. Rd. 43 (The Wall Street Road) & Twp. Rd. 380 (The Evergreen Road), Clearwater County:
W to Evergreen

Hwy. 584 & Rge. Rd. 72A (The Burnstick Lake/Bearberry Road), Mountain View County:
N to Burnstick Lake
N to Caroline
S to Sundre
W to the James River Ranger Station
W to Bearberry

Rge. Rd. 43 (The Blindman River Road) & Twp. Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Ponoka County:
N on the Blindman River Road
E on the Iola Road (broken)
S on the Blindman River Road
W to Blindman River Community Hall
W on the Iola Road (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2018, 06:42:01 PM »

Also, I'll make a note of another type of fingerboard sign that I have come across. I have only found these in the Special Areas so far.

Rge. Rd. 132 & Twp. Rd. 231, Special Area №2:
N to Cessford
S to Jenner

swiz_01 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2018, 12:50:45 PM »

Hwy. 564 & Hwy. 848, Wheatland County:
E to Dorothy (broken)
S to Hwy. 561
S to Bassano
W to East Coulee (broken)

Rge. Rd. 43 & Hwy. 587, Red Deer County:
N to Hwy. 54 (half broken)
E to Bowden

Hwy. 22 (The Cowboy Trail) & Twp. Rd. 312 (The Elkton Road), Mountain View County:
E to Didsbury (broken)
S to Cremona
S to Cochrane

AsphaltPlanet · « **Reply #4 on:** October 15, 2018, 02:22:51 PM »

i wasn't aware of such signs in Alberta. (Though, to be honest, I don't really know that much about signs in general in Alberta).

In Ontario, there were similar street signs erected by Toronto newspapers to aid deliveries to the rural communities that comprise southern Ontario.

swiz_01 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2018, 01:29:21 PM »

Hwy. 770 & Hwy. 622 & Twp. Rd. 500 (The St. Francis West Road), Leduc County:
N to St. John's School (broken)
E to Telfordville (broken)
W to Coyote Lake

Hwy. 20 & Twp. Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Ponoka County:
W 13.5 km to the Blindman River Hall (half broken)
W on the Iola Rd. (broken)

Hwy. 766 & Twp. Rd. 400 (The Rainy Creek Road), Lacombe County:
N to Rimbey
E to Bentley
S to Eckville

Brandon · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2018, 12:41:03 PM »

Looks like these were installed sometime after 1977.

swiz_01 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 26, 2018, 01:29:47 PM »

Quote from: Brandon on October 26, 2018, 12:41:03 PM

Looks like these were installed sometime after 1977.

What made you come to that conclusion? Any particular information or reasoning?

1 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2018, 01:31:27 PM »

Quote from: swiz_01 on October 26, 2018, 01:29:47 PM

Quote from: Brandon on October 26, 2018, 12:41:03 PM
Looks like these were installed sometime after 1977.
What made you come to that conclusion? Any particular information or reasoning?

"13.5 kms". That's when Canada switched to metric.

swiz_01 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2018, 10:24:50 AM »

Hwy. 42 & Rge. Rd. 264, Red Deer County:
N to Willowdale
E to Pine Lake

Hwy. 36 (The Veterans Memorial Highway) & Twp. Rd. 212, County of Newell:
N to Hanna
N to Gem (broken)
N to Hwy. 9 (broken)
S to Brooks

Hwy. 523 (The Holsom Road) & Twp. Rd. 122 & Rge. Rd. 73, Cypress County:
W to Golden Sheaf Park (broken)
W to the Sauder Reservoir (broken)
W to Rattlesnake Lake (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2018, 10:38:08 AM »

And some more oldies found in the Special Areas.

Hwy. 573 & Hwy. 848, Special Area №2:
W to Drumheller

Hwy. 570 & Hwy. 848, Special Area №2:
E to Hwy. 36
E to ????????
S to Hussar
W to Drumheller (half broken)

Hwy. 570 & Hwy. 862, Special Area №2:
N to Hwy. 9
N to ????????
E to ????????
W to Finnegan (see 2nd pic)

Brandon · « **Reply #11 on:** December 28, 2018, 03:17:23 PM »

Quote from: swiz_01 on December 28, 2018, 10:38:08 AM

And some more oldies found in the Special Areas.

Hwy. 570 & Hwy. 848, Special Area №2:
E to Hwy. 36
E to *somewhere*
S to Hussar
W to Drumheller (half broken)

Now that's an interesting find. "Public Restroom 300 Yards" on a sign that definitely post-dates the switch.

swiz_01 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2019, 10:39:16 AM »

Hwy. 567 (The Big Hill Springs Road) & Rge. Rd. 30 (The Bearspaw Road), Rocky View County:
S to the Bear's Paw Community Complex (broken)

Hwy. 760 & Twp. Rd. 320 (The Bergen Road), Mountain View County:
N to Sundre
E to Didsbury
E to Cremona

Transportfan · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2019, 01:53:54 AM »

Quote from: Swiz_01=topic=23789.msg2379711#msg2379711 date=1546028243

Now that's an interesting find. "Public Restroom 300 Yards" on a sign that definitely post-dates the switch.

And that it says "restroom".

swiz_01 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2019, 04:01:01 PM »

Hwy. 781 & Hwy. 592 & Twp. Rd. 370, Red Deer County:
S to the Dickson Store Museum (broken)
S to the Dickson Dam (broken)

Hwy. 2A & Hwy. 42 & Hwy. 592, Penhold:
N to Springbrook

Hwy. 590 & Rge. Rd. 270, Red Deer County:
N to Hwy. 42 (broken)
E to Hwy. 21 (broken)
S to Kneehill (broken)
W to Innisfail (broken)

Hwy. 590 & Rge. Rd. 251, Red Deer County:
N to Pine Lake (broken)
E to Hwy. 21
W to Innisfail (broken)

Hwy. 590 & Rge. Rd. 232, Red Deer County:
S to the Elnora Campground (broken)

Rge. Rd. 233 & Twp. Rd. 344 (The Buffalo Jump Road), Kneehill County:
N to the Elnora Campground (half broken)

Rge. Rd. 245 (The Nightingale Road) & Twp. Rd. 260, Wheatland County:
E to Hwy. 21 (broken)
S to Nightingale (broken)
S to Ardenode (broken)

Hwy. 564 (The Nightingale Road) & Rge. Rd. 245 (The Nightingale Road), Wheatland County:
E to Hwy. 21

swiz_01 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2019, 04:29:24 PM »

Hwy. 56 & Twp. Rd. 230, Wheatland County:
N to Hussar (broken)
E to Makepeace (broken)
S to Hwy. 1 (broken)
S to Crowfoot (broken)

Rge. Rd. 194 & Twp. Rd. 230 & Rge. Rd. 195, Wheatland County:
N to Hwy. 561
N to Makepeace (broken)
W to Hwy. 56 (broken)

Hwy. 561 & Rge. Rd. 184 (The Duck Lake Road), Wheatland County:
E to Dorothy (broken)
E to Finnegan (broken)
E to Hwy. 36
E to Gem (broken)
S to Bassano (broken)
S to Hwy. 1 (broken)
W to Hussar (broken)
W to Hwy. 56 (broken)

Rge. Rd. 233 (The Rockyford Road) & Twp. Rd. 255A, Wheatland County:
W to Tudor

Rge. Rd. 233 (The Rockyford Road) & Twp. Rd. 270, Wheatland County:
N to Hwy. 9 (broken)
N to Carbon (broken)
E to Redland (broken)
S to Rockyford (broken)

Rge. Rd. 222 (The Hesketh Road) & Twp. Rd. 291 (The Hesketh Road), Kneehill County:
E to Hesketh (broken)
E to Drumheller
S to Hwy. 9 (broken)

Rge. Rd. 222 & Twp. Rd. 320, Kneehill County:
N to the Red Deer River Water Supply Project (broken)
S to Hwy. 27 (broken)
W to Three Hills (broken)

Hwy. 583 & Hwy. 805 & Rge. Rd. 254, Kneehill County:
E to Three Hills (broken)
S to Acme (broken)
S to Alta Transport
S to Beiseker
W to Torrington

Rge. Rd. 255A & Twp. Rd. 314, Kneehill County:
N to the Keiver Municipal Campground (half broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2019, 04:03:03 PM »

I have completed transferring the contents of the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) database of all remaining fingerboard locations in Alberta to a Google Map. The database was last updated in March 2009, so any info on fingerboards removed prior to that month are not on this map.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k0zuxds4C892YnNbWf0Y3yZ0PGwECP7c&usp=sharing

Legend
Blue Pin: Any fingerboard sign that has existing fingers and has attached photo.
Purple Pin: Any fingerboard sign that has all of its fingers broken. (May have an attached photo, or found through Google Street View imagery. Any found though GSV should still have site confirmed, in case post has been removed since last GSV imagery)
Red Pin: Any fingerboard sign that has been confirmed to be removed from its location. (Either by visiting the site, or by viewing Google Street View imagery)
Green Pin: Any older model fingerboard sign, usually found in the Special Areas.

Feel free to submit your own photos to this board, so we can work to fill this database with photos.

swiz_01 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2019, 05:38:45 PM »

Rge. Rd. 45 & Twp. Rd. 312 (The Elkton Road), Mountain View County:
E to the Elkton Valley Campground

Hwy. 584 & Rge. Rd. 72 & Twp. Rd. 330, Mountain View County:
N to Bearberry (broken)
N to Gouy's Corner (broken)
E to Olds (broken)
E to Sundre (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2019, 06:02:39 PM »

Rge. Rd. 42 (The Schutz Road) & Twp. Rd. 440 (The Bluffton Rock Road), Ponoka County:
N on the Schutz Rd.

Rge. Rd. 42 (The Schutz Road) & Twp. Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Ponoka County:
S on the Schutz Rd. (broken)

Rge. Rd. 41 (The Schwieger Road) & Twp. Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Ponoka County:
N on the Schwieger Rd. (broken)

Rge. Rd. 51 (The St. Dennis Road) & Twp. Rd. 442 (The Iola Road), Clearwater County:
N on the St. Dennis Rd. (broken)
E on the Iola Rd. (broken)

Rge. Rd. 44 & Twp. Rd. 443 (The Bison Hill Trail), Ponoka County:
W on the Bison Hill Tr.

Rge. Rd. 45 & Twp. Rd. 443 (The Bison Hill Trail), Ponoka County:
N to the Trail's End

swiz_01 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2019, 03:21:27 PM »

Hwy. 11A & Rge. Rd. 283 (The Poplar Ridge Road), Red Deer County:
S to the Poplar Ridge Community Centre (broken)

Rge. Rd. 283 (The Poplar Ridge Road) & Twp. Rd. 380, Red Deer County:
W 0.9 km to the Shady Nook Community Centre (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2019, 10:15:27 AM »

Rge. Rd. 255 (The Freedom Road) & Rge. Rd. 260 (The Freedom Road) & Twp. Rd. 390, Lacombe County:
E to Joffre
S to Red Deer

Rge. Rd. 243 (The Haynes Road) & Rge. Rd. 244 (The Haynes Road) & Twp. Rd. 390, Lacombe County:
N to Hwy. 12
S to Red Deer
W to Joffre

Hwy. 21 & Twp. Rd. 382, Red Deer County:
W to Ardley (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2019, 04:30:10 PM »

Rge. Rd. 54 (The Anderson Valley Road) & Twp. Rd. 304 (The Burnt Timber Road), Mountain View County:
S to Graham Community Hall (broken, replaced with unofficial)

1^st St. E & Hwy. 13, Alder Flats:
N to Alder Flats Community Hall, Senior's Centre, Rodeo Grounds, Race Track, and Legion (broken, replaced with unofficial)

Rge. Rd. 63 & Hwy. 13, County of Wetaskiwin:
N to Buck Lake Fish & Game Park, Community Hall, and Senior's Centre (half broken)

Hwy. 13 & Twp. Rd. 460A, County of Wetaskiwin:
W to Maywood Cemetery and Community Hall

5421 50^th St. (Brazeau Trail) (Hwy. 753), Lodgepole:
E to Lodgepole Park (broken)

1.5 miles south of Hwy. 620 on Rge. Rd. 101A (The Powerhouse Road), Brazeau County:
E to Jack Knife Spring (broken)

swiz_01 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2019, 11:50:42 AM »

Hwy. 766 & Twp. Rd. 420 (The Leedale Road), Ponoka County:
W to Leedale

Hwy. 53 & Rge. Rd. 41, Ponoka County:
E to Rimbey (broken)
S to Leedale (broken)

Rge. Rd. 33 & Twp. Rd. 432 (The Medicine Lake Road), Ponoka County:
S to Eckville

Hwy. 20 & Twp. Rd. 440 (The Bluffton Rock Road), Ponoka County:
W on the Bluffton Rock Road (broken)

Hwy. 20 & Twp. Rd. 422 (The Parkland Beach Road/Nesbitt Lane), Ponoka County:
N to Rimbey (broken)

Rge. Rd. 21 (The Wooddale South Road) & Twp. Rd. 422 (The Parkland Beach Road), Ponoka County:
N on the Wooddale Road

Hwy. 53 & Rge. Rd. 21 (The Wooddale South Road), Ponoka County:
S on the Wooddale South Road (broken)

Hwy. 53 & Hwy. 795, Ponoka County:
N to Ferrybank Hutterite Colony (broken)

Hwy. 792 (The Lincoln Road) & Hwy. 604 (The Iowalta Road) & Twp. Rd. 420 (The Huseby Road), Lacombe County:
E to Morningside (broken)
S to Hwy. 12

swiz_01 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2019, 04:33:02 PM »

Rge. Rd. 20 & Twp. Rd. 303 (The Carstairs Blind Line Road), Mountain View County:
W to Hwy. 22

swiz_01 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2019, 11:19:20 AM »

Rge. Rd. 274 & Twp. Rd. 302 (The Stirlingville Road), Mountain View County:
W to Carstairs

Hwy. 3 (The Crowsnest Highway) & Rge. Rd. 145 (The Purple Springs Road), M.D. of Taber:
S to Skiff
S to Hwy. 513
S to Sherburne Community Hall
S to Tween Valley School
S to Sherburne Lake

Hwy. 785 & Twp. Rd. 84 (The Sheep Camp Road), M.D. of Pincher Creek:
W on the Sheep Camp Road (broken)

Hwy. 876 & Twp. Rd. 172, County of Newell:
N to Tilley
S to Lake Newell
S to Rainier (broken)

Hwy. 875 & Twp. Rd. 174, County of Newell:
N to Brooks (broken)
E to Tilley (broken)
S to Rolling Hills
W to Kinbrook Island Provincial Park (broken)

Hwy. 873 & Twp. Rd. 174, County of Newell:
N to Brooks
S to Kinbrook Island Provincial Park

Hwy. 564 & Rge. Rd. 183 & Twp. Rd. 264, Wheatland County:
N to East Coulee (broken)
E to Dorothy (broken)
E to Bassano (broken)

Hwy. 56 & Hwy. 569, Dalum:
N to Drumheller (broken)
N to Wayne
E to Dorothy
S to Hwy. 1
S to Bassano (broken)

Hwy. 841 & Hwy. 569 & Rge. Rd. 203 & Twp. Rd. 272, Wheatland County:
N to Taylor Siding (broken)
E to Dalum (broken)
W to Rosebud (broken)
W to Beynon (broken)

Rge. Rd. 212 & Twp. Rd. 280, Kneehill County:
E to Beynon

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