Road-Geeky Things Of The Past That You Miss...

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Max Rockatansky

Quote from: plain on December 08, 2024, 06:09:55 PM
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on December 08, 2024, 05:38:00 PMOverhead big green signs lit from below.

Come to Richmond. They're all over the place.

And California also.


kurumi

There used to be more "State Highway Begins/Ends" signs in Connecticut, marking the points of state vs. local maintenance. One outcome of the 1961 road reclassification is that signed route almost always corresponds to state maintenance. (exceptions: parts of 83 and 136)

There's only one three signs that I know of (though there must be more):

"State Highway Ends" because SR 833 (old CT 124) crosses into Massachusetts and becomes a local road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gZCJeA5FdZXvGGSw9

Road crosses back into CT and becomes SR 834 (also part of old CT 124): https://maps.app.goo.gl/fefCrt9u7AGretJN7

Found one more at the other end of SR 834: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7SKgj9P5xKy6Lge7
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pderocco

Quote from: kurumi on December 08, 2024, 11:00:04 PMThere used to be more "State Highway Begins/Ends" signs in Connecticut, marking the points of state vs. local maintenance. One outcome of the 1961 road reclassification is that signed route almost always corresponds to state maintenance. (exceptions: parts of 83 and 136)

There's only one three signs that I know of (though there must be more):

"State Highway Ends" because SR 833 (old CT 124) crosses into Massachusetts and becomes a local road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gZCJeA5FdZXvGGSw9

Road crosses back into CT and becomes SR 834 (also part of old CT 124): https://maps.app.goo.gl/fefCrt9u7AGretJN7

Found one more at the other end of SR 834: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7SKgj9P5xKy6Lge7
I hope those aren't "things of the past". We need more states (hello, CalTrans) to use route numbers for nav purposes rather than advertising maintenance responsibility.

Quillz

Quote from: pderocco on December 09, 2024, 02:25:17 AM
Quote from: kurumi on December 08, 2024, 11:00:04 PMThere used to be more "State Highway Begins/Ends" signs in Connecticut, marking the points of state vs. local maintenance. One outcome of the 1961 road reclassification is that signed route almost always corresponds to state maintenance. (exceptions: parts of 83 and 136)

There's only one three signs that I know of (though there must be more):

"State Highway Ends" because SR 833 (old CT 124) crosses into Massachusetts and becomes a local road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gZCJeA5FdZXvGGSw9

Road crosses back into CT and becomes SR 834 (also part of old CT 124): https://maps.app.goo.gl/fefCrt9u7AGretJN7

Found one more at the other end of SR 834: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7SKgj9P5xKy6Lge7
I hope those aren't "things of the past". We need more states (hello, CalTrans) to use route numbers for nav purposes rather than advertising maintenance responsibility.
Yes, I've talked about this at length. And I had two ideas: either relinquished portions of routes use black-on-white shields, or there is just a "state maintenance ends" sign. The latter is already seen plenty when dealing with forest routes and similar scenarios.

baugh17

Pre-1980 signage.  This would also include all text/button copy guide signs and New York route marker font.

thenetwork

Quote from: baugh17 on December 27, 2024, 04:52:30 PMPre-1980 signage.  This would also include all text/button copy guide signs and New York route marker font.

I will add to that to include text-based signage that was replaced by the symbol-equivilent signs in the early 70's (Merging Traffic, Yellow Yield, No U Turn, Signal Ahead, etc...)

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Quote from: baugh17 on December 27, 2024, 04:52:30 PMPre-1980 signage.  This would also include all text/button copy guide signs and New York route marker font.

YES!

Quote from: thenetwork on December 27, 2024, 05:43:50 PMI will add to that to include text-based signage that was replaced by the symbol-equivilent signs in the early 70's (Merging Traffic, Yellow Yield, No U Turn, Signal Ahead, etc...)

Eeehh...

I admit that I have a massive soft spot for all things old-signage. It gives off the feeling of "we have this brand new or relatively new technology and we're still figuring it out", so there were so many different ways to sign stuff before the MUTCD became much more... "you must sign things THIS way, you may not do it any other way".

Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I still think that symbol road signs were a turn for the better. Symbols have been proven to be easier to recognize and interpret than text, and that's ignoring how the language barrier becomes nonexistent with them. Yes, if you show me a "warning, cattle" and "warning, deer" you might say "they're both warning about animals! What's the difference?", but you do learn the difference. You are taught the difference, in fact.
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