Take-It-Yourself Route Number Challenge

[formulanone]

Malcolm, Iowa has this "synthetic cat-eye" US 6 Historic Route shield:


Marengo County Road 6 (pre-1971 Alabama design):


Milo, Maine:

[paulthemapguy]

^That's kinda cool actually.  The imitation-button copy shows that they know exactly what roadgeek historians like!

[oscar]

^That's kinda cool actually.  The imitation-button copy shows that they know exactly what roadgeek historians like!

Very similar signs on Hist US 6 north of Santa Clarita CA -- but I wish those signs had used real reflector buttons, rather than fake (just painted white circles) buttons.

[Max Rockatansky]

^That's kinda cool actually.  The imitation-button copy shows that they know exactly what roadgeek historians like!

Very similar signs on Hist US 6 north of Santa Clarita CA -- but I wish those signs had used real reflector buttons, rather than fake (just painted white circles) buttons.

That's probably because they are all US Route 6 Tourist Association signs:

http://www.route6tour.com

They also have a 12x18 design also for urban routes which looks exactly the same as the larger counterparts.  Kind of a neat little association, you get a whole membership pack and everything for a year if you buy a sign from them.  Real button copy is probably far out their price range I would speculate as a non-profit.  I'll grab a picture of my urban route Historic US 6 that I got from them when I get home today.

[pumpkineater2]

I know it's late, but here's my only good 5:

Can anyone guess where this was taken?

[SignGeek101]

SK 6 Southbound Trailblazer, T-C 1 Westbound Reassurance Shield by Sign Geek, on Flickr


AB 3 (Crowsnest Hwy) Eastbound at AB 6 Southbound by Sign Geek, on Flickr

[dgolub]

New York Thruway (I-87) northbound at the Quickway (NY 17/US 6/Future I-86):

[jmd41280]

Cleveland, OH

US 6, US 20 & US 42 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

^That's kinda cool actually.  The imitation-button copy shows that they know exactly what roadgeek historians like!

Very similar signs on Hist US 6 north of Santa Clarita CA -- but I wish those signs had used real reflector buttons, rather than fake (just painted white circles) buttons.

That's probably because they are all US Route 6 Tourist Association signs:

http://www.route6tour.com

They also have a 12x18 design also for urban routes which looks exactly the same as the larger counterparts.  Kind of a neat little association, you get a whole membership pack and everything for a year if you buy a sign from them.  Real button copy is probably far out their price range I would speculate as a non-profit.  I'll grab a picture of my urban route Historic US 6 that I got from them when I get home today.

And this would be the urban sign they make:



Incidentally sorry for the cropped photos.  Most of the time I wasn't really trying to take pictures of road signs, they were family photos that happened to have a new sign or had some in the background somewhere.

[oscar]

Since it's been 25 hours since the first post of a 6 (not counting ones included in posts for lower numbers), time to start rolling out 7s.

Here's mine, showing unusual green bear markers for NT 7 and NT 1, at NT 7's north end near the abandoned Checkpoint, NT:

[Max Rockatansky]

Might have to squint to see it but there is a WA 7 and a WA 706 on the guide sign way back behind the train:

[7/8]

I've have plenty of photos for 7 and 8, as my username would suggest. I'll use the ones below for 7's.

Waterloo RR 7 (and Perth CR 56) at the intersection with Perth CR 107



7/8 junction signs on RR 5 between New Hamburg and Baden



7/8 to 401 sign near RR 3 in New Hamburg

[paulthemapguy]

This post is gonna look like the jackpot on a slot machine.

Kansas 7


023 KS-7 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Illinois 7


007-LARKINS by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Washington 7


002 WA-7 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[cappicard]

This post is gonna look like the jackpot on a slot machine.

Kansas 7


023 KS-7 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Illinois 7


007-LARKINS by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Washington 7


002 WA-7 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Just waiting for the 9s so that someone can post K-9.  lol


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[Jim]

A few favorites from my 7's.

Alaska 7 in Ketchikan.  June 24, 2001.



First northbound US 7 in Vermont, as of October 7, 2001.



Cutout Virginia 7 in on the Leesburg Pike.  March 20, 2007.

[dgolub]

NY 7 northbound in Binghamton:


NJ 7 in Jersey City:


I-84 eastbound at US 7 in Connecticut:


I-95 southbound a few miles before DE 7:


US 50 westbound at VA 7:

[jmd41280]

Bellaire, OH


OH Route 7 Button Copy Sign - Bellaire, OH by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Reedsville, WV


WV Route 7 @ WV Route 92 - Reedsville, WV by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[SignGeek101]

My 7's:


Manitoba Highway 7 at Manitoba Route 321 by Sign Geek, on Flickr


SK 7 Eastbound Directional Signage for SK 4 TO SK 15, SK 7 Eastbound by Sign Geek, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Time to start the 8s....my I-8 California sign:

[paulthemapguy]

US 8 in Armstrong Creek, WI.  Oddly slim font used on the US 8 shield.


003 US8 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Falls City, Neb.


IMG_1621 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Nice, new signage from north-central Indiana.


IN-008 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[7/8]

I have lots of 8's

Waterloo RR 8 (King St E) near the 401 in Kitchener



The corresponding exit from the 401 EB



This unique white-on-black Hwy 8 trailblazer on King St E at River Rd in Kitchener (I even made a short thread in the Canada board asking about it)



7/8 west sign near New Hamburg



York RR 8 (Woodbine Ave) exit on 407 WB

[jbnv]

LA 8.


LA 8/1200 Route Signs by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

I thought we were limited to just posting 3 pictures at a time**.  That's why I've only been posting 3 for each number.  Is this correct?

[7/8]

I thought we were limited to just posting 3 pictures at a time**.  That's why I've only been posting 3 for each number.  Is this correct?

Yep, it's rule 3 in the original post. But I couldn't help but cheat for this one (number 8 is the only one I have lots of photos for)

[paulthemapguy]

Actually yeah, who's stopping us from posting more than 3, even if every photo past the third doesn't count??    Might be considered rude if we do it too often though