State-named interstate shields

Started by Mergingtraffic, May 06, 2014, 09:02:15 PM

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1995hoo

Here are two I-95 shields on Franconia Road (secondary Route 644) in Fairfax County, Virginia, the first one on the eastbound side just west of Van Dorn Street (secondary route 613) and the second one on the eastbound side just east of Van Dorn across from Edison HS. Pictures taken earlier today–I pass these all the time but seldom get a chance to stop. Both of them have VDOT stickers on the back, but I couldn't read them–on the first sign, the sticker has deteriorated, while on the second sign it was just a bit too high for me to make out the small print.



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rlb2024

Not sure if it's covered elsewhere, but I saw a state-named shield yesterday . . . for an interstate that's not even in that state.  Getting onto I-10 westbound at Exit 2 in Mississippi (from MS 607) there were a couple of "To I-12" signs -- with the Mississippi state name on the I-12 shield.  The signs must be new, as the GSV image for that interchange is dated November 2016 and all of the signs were neutered then.  Wish I had gotten a picture . . .

cjk374

Quote from: rlb2024 on August 27, 2017, 12:55:33 AM
Not sure if it's covered elsewhere, but I saw a state-named shield yesterday . . . for an interstate that's not even in that state.  Getting onto I-10 westbound at Exit 2 in Mississippi (from MS 607) there were a couple of "To I-12" signs -- with the Mississippi state name on the I-12 shield.  The signs must be new, as the GSV image for that interchange is dated November 2016 and all of the signs were neutered then.  Wish I had gotten a picture . . .

Now how about that....that will be one helluva sign error. Must see a picture of that!
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jakeroot

Quote from: cjk374 on August 27, 2017, 10:59:48 AM
Quote from: rlb2024 on August 27, 2017, 12:55:33 AM
Not sure if it's covered elsewhere, but I saw a state-named shield yesterday . . . for an interstate that's not even in that state.  Getting onto I-10 westbound at Exit 2 in Mississippi (from MS 607) there were a couple of "To I-12" signs -- with the Mississippi state name on the I-12 shield.  The signs must be new, as the GSV image for that interchange is dated November 2016 and all of the signs were neutered then.  Wish I had gotten a picture . . .

Now how about that....that will be one helluva sign error. Must see a picture of that!

Not unprecedented but certainly unusual. Still an error, though.

Similar issue present on this now-removed sign in California, directing people to the 5/199 junction -- which is in Oregon -- but the state-named CA shield remains:

Quote from: Quillz on February 18, 2017, 04:51:54 PM
Not around anymore, but here's one I only recently caught...



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Mergingtraffic

State-named I-87 NY on a backroad north of Albany.





and I believe the only state-named I-787 shield left in Albany.

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Mergingtraffic

#458
Of course the purpose of this post is to post pics that have state-named interstate shields in states that never have them or old spec state-namers as well.
annnnnd guess what....I found some new old ones in CT. 

Airport Road in Hartford. That brings the total number of 61 Spec or earlier shields to 4. All of them in Hartford.


and I-84 in Downtown Hartford. That brings the total number of I-84s to 3.  This one in Hartford and 2 in Waterbury. (the one on CT-63 SB at CT-64 was replaced)


This on US-9 in NYC is holding on well.  All other I-95's in this area are either replaced or missing.
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US 89

What is that sticker in the US 9 shield?

jakeroot

Quote from: roadguy2 on September 11, 2017, 12:44:32 AM
What is that sticker in the US 9 shield?

It's got Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo on it. Can't see anything more.

Ian

Quote from: Hoss6884 on September 12, 2017, 08:02:12 AM
This I-376 relic still stands in Downtown Pittsburgh.

I love that it has the old Pennsylvania Department of Highways (PDH) logo at the bottom. Not many of those left, especially on interstate shields. Great find!
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CanesFan27

That's the one near the old Post-Gazerre offices right?

Dates to 1972 most likely.

www.aaroads.com/shields/show.php?image=PA19720761

adventurernumber1

Quote from: Mergingtraffic on September 10, 2017, 06:26:48 PM
This on US-9 in NYC is holding on well.  All other I-95's in this area are either replaced or missing.

Quote from: jakeroot on September 11, 2017, 12:50:41 AM
Quote from: roadguy2 on September 11, 2017, 12:44:32 AM
What is that sticker in the US 9 shield?

It's got Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo on it. Can't see anything more.

Nice shield, but I couldn't help but to laugh out loud at the Bruce sticker.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I think perhaps Bruce was having a little too much fun clinching the waters of US 9 (the ferry) between Delaware and New Jersey.  :-D  :-D
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Quote from: rlb2024 on August 27, 2017, 12:55:33 AM
Not sure if it's covered elsewhere, but I saw a state-named shield yesterday . . . for an interstate that's not even in that state.  Getting onto I-10 westbound at Exit 2 in Mississippi (from MS 607) there were a couple of "To I-12" signs -- with the Mississippi state name on the I-12 shield.  The signs must be new, as the GSV image for that interchange is dated November 2016 and all of the signs were neutered then.  Wish I had gotten a picture . . .

Jeff R. sent us a photo of those earlier this year, not long after they went up. I shared it on the AARoads FB page.

Alex

Looking back at some video we shot on September 26, 1993, it appears that I-695 in Bronx, NY did have some state named shields originally. The route was shielded on the mainline, while overheads at the separation with the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension referenced only I-95 north and south:



This was a North I-295 / Junction I-695 shield assembly:



One of two reassurance markers northbound:


Mergingtraffic

Quote from: Alex on September 22, 2017, 09:23:43 AM
Looking back at some video we shot on September 26, 1993, it appears that I-695 in Bronx, NY did have some state named shields originally. The route was shielded on the mainline, while overheads at the separation with the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension referenced only I-95 north and south:



This was a North I-295 / Junction I-695 shield assembly:



One of two reassurance markers northbound:



yeah the state-named I-695's didn't last long at all.

This MD one still kicks:

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tckma

Another DC, but not spelled out like last time.  This one was still there as of yesterday morning:

https://goo.gl/maps/Tv2JgPwnwWw

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csw

Not sure if this has been mentioned or posted before, but here's a spelled-out D.C. I-66 shield. https://goo.gl/maps/t3W1hYHgWkF2

Mergingtraffic

Quote from: csw on February 03, 2018, 01:35:48 PM
Not sure if this has been mentioned or posted before, but here's a spelled-out D.C. I-66 shield. https://goo.gl/maps/t3W1hYHgWkF2

I only take pics of good looking signs. Long live non-reflective button copy!
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TBKS1

Some of Arkansas's state named shields have been replaced but you can still find them pretty much anywhere if you look hard enough. Here's a state named I-630 in Downtown Little Rock.



I-630 (2) by TBKS1, on Flickr
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route17fan

(NY) I have a picture taken of this, but am still trying to master this art of attaching a picture to posts, but a (faded) state-named I-87 shield in Latham at the NYSDOT residency at the Northway exit 5. It is mounted to the sidewalk door fence.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7382538,-73.7813708,3a,15y,357.65h,84.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMiPSHridZNdhLrSrl_tX9Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

GSV: Look closely - it is just to the right of the DOT sign and of the open gate. Because it is so faded, it is hard to see - but it is there.
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