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Topics about signs, signals, laws, and other traffic control devices.

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Last post: April 17, 2024, 10:31:47 PM Re: Poor Sign Placement by wanderer2575

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AASHTO Route Numbering Database Documents

Started by Rover_0

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Replies: 195
Views: 93,843

March 26, 2024, 08:45:13 PM
by Mapmikey

Historic official state maps online

Started by NE2

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Replies: 108
Views: 128,018

January 19, 2024, 10:58:40 AM
by chrislopezz

Road and Highway Reference Sites

Started by DesertDog

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Replies: 51
Views: 64,565

September 30, 2023, 03:28:12 PM
by Alex

How do you get the URL of a particular place on Google Street View?

Started by J Route Z

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Replies: 32
Views: 61,956

June 06, 2023, 03:26:34 PM
by hotdogPi

Streets That Seemed Misspelled But Are Not

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 51
Views: 2,384

Today at 12:06:19 AM
by dlsterner

What's the Closest Interstate to you that you Have Never Been on Any of it?

Started by ethanhopkin14

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Replies: 110
Views: 27,982

April 17, 2024, 11:03:35 PM
by Roadgeekteen

Freeways Named as Surface Streets

Started by webny99

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Replies: 67
Views: 10,854

April 17, 2024, 10:48:03 PM
by kennyshark64

Route A ends at route B, and vice-versa.

Started by Hwy 61 Revisited

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Replies: 50
Views: 5,530

April 17, 2024, 04:39:07 PM
by roadman65

Roads you have never traveled a non-multiplexed segment of

Started by epzik8

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Replies: 99
Views: 20,126

April 17, 2024, 04:28:41 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Cities where Avenues run one way and streets run another

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 51
Views: 10,457

April 17, 2024, 03:32:07 PM
by bzakharin

Pretentious street names

Started by 1995hoo

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Replies: 80
Views: 11,168

April 17, 2024, 01:51:57 PM
by bzakharin

Excluding states that border yours, what out of state plates do you mostly see?

Started by OCGuy81

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Replies: 70
Views: 2,325

April 17, 2024, 11:57:38 AM
by bzakharin

Freeways that were formerly signed Interstates but now are not in the system?

Started by TheStranger

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Replies: 154
Views: 54,704

April 17, 2024, 09:26:27 AM
by Big John

Routing Decisions that can go REALLY WRONG

Started by michravera

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Replies: 25
Views: 929

April 16, 2024, 10:57:24 AM
by 1995hoo

Highways with the most transformations?

Started by OCGuy81

Replies: 15
Views: 786

April 15, 2024, 10:48:47 AM
by RobbieL2415

How are 3 digit interstate #'s determined?

Started by bluecountry

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Replies: 48
Views: 1,807

April 14, 2024, 10:35:11 PM
by Quillz

Interstates that changed the most from planning stage to building stage

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

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Replies: 56
Views: 27,577

April 14, 2024, 07:58:43 PM
by DJStephens

Highways You Have Clinched

Started by Ian

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Replies: 456
Views: 133,094

April 14, 2024, 02:05:31 AM
by pderocco

Lowest-numbered route you haven't been on

Started by hotdogPi

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Replies: 1,381
Views: 153,942

April 14, 2024, 12:18:43 AM
by Rothman

Google Maps just fucking SUCKS now

Started by agentsteel53

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Replies: 2,662
Views: 597,167

April 13, 2024, 08:23:47 PM
by pderocco

License Plate News

Started by Alex

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Replies: 2,396
Views: 652,274

April 12, 2024, 10:12:47 PM
by andrepoiy

Longest Stretches of Interstates You've Still Not Traveled

Started by JayhawkCO

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Replies: 32
Views: 3,096

April 11, 2024, 10:22:22 PM
by Rothman

Highways / Signs in Movies, TV Shows, and Videos

Started by Alex

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Replies: 864
Views: 364,253

April 08, 2024, 11:43:15 PM
by D-Dey65

Funniest street names

Started by J Route Z

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Replies: 887
Views: 253,873

April 08, 2024, 07:40:42 AM
by roadman65

2025 Rand McNally Road Atlas

Started by bob7374

Replies: 8
Views: 792

April 08, 2024, 01:38:51 AM
by I-55

Shortest US Highway Non-Mainline

Started by Avalanchez71

Replies: 19
Views: 832

April 06, 2024, 01:37:16 AM
by Road Hog

Abandoned Rest Areas

Started by Brandon

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Replies: 305
Views: 134,995

April 05, 2024, 10:19:05 PM
by ErmineNotyours

Should All Interstates be 6-laned?

Started by thisdj78

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Replies: 98
Views: 4,198

April 05, 2024, 06:35:34 PM
by webny99

Unpopular Anything Road-Related Opinions

Started by Ned Weasel

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Replies: 1,057
Views: 119,258

April 05, 2024, 03:34:21 PM
by Quillz

AASHTO Fall 2023 Meeting

Started by Crown Victoria

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Replies: 49
Views: 4,299

April 04, 2024, 12:51:03 PM
by hbelkins

Free to a good home: Laminated Illinois Highway Map collection

Started by N9JIG

Replies: 1
Views: 153

April 04, 2024, 12:27:39 PM
by N9JIG

Most extreme/bizarre railroad crossings

Started by index

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Replies: 51
Views: 3,445

April 03, 2024, 03:53:31 PM
by CovalenceSTU

Interstate Shield Evolution

Started by CtrlAltDel

Replies: 17
Views: 888

April 03, 2024, 11:06:30 AM
by StogieGuy7

Most hated sections of roads/offramps/intersections in United States/Canada

Started by ZLoth

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Replies: 37
Views: 2,424

March 31, 2024, 05:16:57 PM
by CtrlAltDel

Highways on Jeopardy!

Started by NWI_Irish96

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Replies: 52
Views: 3,404

March 30, 2024, 02:35:25 PM
by vdeane

WORST parking lots to enter/exit

Started by webny99

Replies: 10
Views: 719

March 29, 2024, 10:37:05 AM
by Rothman

Exits that could be/should be done away with

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

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Replies: 35
Views: 2,428

March 28, 2024, 02:11:57 PM
by 74/171FAN

Multiple freeways with the same exit number for the same road within a state

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 9
Views: 404

March 27, 2024, 06:28:29 PM
by ran4sh

Google Maps historical mix-ups

Started by TheHighwayMan3561

Pages1 2

Replies: 30
Views: 20,581

March 23, 2024, 07:16:26 PM
by Mapmikey

"City" US Routes

Started by IndyWasTaken

Replies: 10
Views: 685

March 23, 2024, 05:46:31 AM
by epzik8

Longest stretches of freeway exits with only odd or only even numbers

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 1
Views: 176

March 22, 2024, 09:35:23 PM
by Dirt Roads

Was US 400 a congressionally-designated route number?

Started by usends

Replies: 19
Views: 856

March 22, 2024, 02:00:33 PM
by kphoger

Emails to the webmasters

Started by Alex

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Replies: 82
Views: 55,070

March 21, 2024, 09:05:51 PM
by Alex

"Wow, these were once public roads?!"

Started by mgk920

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Replies: 38
Views: 2,229

March 21, 2024, 08:07:16 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Redundant Interchanges

Started by Georgia Guardrail

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Replies: 54
Views: 6,981

March 19, 2024, 11:24:50 AM
by roadman65

Longest continuous mileage on one Interstate

Started by Dough4872

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 1,561

March 19, 2024, 12:13:15 AM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Road You've Crossed the Most Times Without Actually Going On It?

Started by CoreySamson

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Replies: 30
Views: 2,098

March 18, 2024, 11:09:53 AM
by CNGL-Leudimin

Non-freeway/tollway full-service rest areas

Started by index

Pages1 2

Replies: 35
Views: 1,494

March 16, 2024, 06:01:01 PM
by Robinsml

Low clearances

Started by D-Dey65

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Replies: 128
Views: 44,518

March 15, 2024, 11:02:22 PM
by bwana39

State DOT March Madness!

Started by jaehak

Replies: 19
Views: 671

March 15, 2024, 08:53:02 PM
by wriddle082

Instate building design mistake between states?

Started by ledzep30513

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Replies: 30
Views: 1,724

March 15, 2024, 07:48:13 PM
by Rothman

Highest numbered route that you have clinched?

Started by Roadgeekteen

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Replies: 70
Views: 5,486

March 14, 2024, 07:32:39 PM
by boilerup25

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

Started by thenetwork

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Replies: 104
Views: 4,501

March 14, 2024, 01:16:52 PM
by hbelkins

Longest stretch of elevated freeway or highway in the Us

Started by achilles765

Replies: 11
Views: 676

March 13, 2024, 01:19:58 PM
by mgk920

Largest city without a US route in the 1960s... Ada Oklahoma??

Started by usends

Replies: 7
Views: 397

March 13, 2024, 01:01:01 PM
by KeithE4Phx

America's Most Loathed Highways

Started by Henry

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Replies: 66
Views: 4,194

March 11, 2024, 08:08:49 PM
by kphoger

States you have traveled through, but never made it on an interstate

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 224
Views: 48,634

March 10, 2024, 05:03:42 AM
by TheStranger

Weigh stations on non-Interstate roads

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 54
Views: 2,254

March 07, 2024, 09:10:26 PM
by freebrickproductions

Roads named for businesses which no longer exist (there)

Started by briantroutman

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Replies: 257
Views: 55,257

March 05, 2024, 12:23:56 PM
by tigerwings

Map: US Counties by Route Status (US Route, Interstate, Both, or Neither)

Started by webny99

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Replies: 30
Views: 1,960

March 04, 2024, 01:14:18 PM
by JCinSummerfield

Streets that have a number as just part of the name

Started by Streetman

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 71
Views: 2,812

March 03, 2024, 10:31:50 AM
by steviep24

Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs

Started by oneoftheordinary

Replies: 12
Views: 879

March 02, 2024, 02:51:34 PM
by jmacswimmer

Book of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements for the Southeastern USA

Started by Daniel Fiddler

Replies: 10
Views: 464

March 01, 2024, 11:36:14 PM
by Hot Rod Hootenanny

Smallest Control Cities

Started by Genghixiani

Pages1 2

Replies: 29
Views: 1,154

March 01, 2024, 08:26:30 PM
by ran4sh

Lowest-Numbered Route You Have Not Clinched

Started by formulanone

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Replies: 107
Views: 15,780

March 01, 2024, 08:12:36 PM
by freebrickproductions

Trips made much longer by geographical constraints

Started by ipeters61

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Replies: 96
Views: 18,597

March 01, 2024, 08:01:32 PM
by mgk920

Street names that suggest greater aspirations?

Started by Quillz

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 2,477

March 01, 2024, 12:44:51 PM
by mrsman

About traffic lights

Started by geek11111

Replies: 8
Views: 761

March 01, 2024, 11:39:52 AM
by mrsman

1973 Federal-Aid Highway Bill Mandated Corridor Studies (Section 143)

Started by CanesFan27

Replies: 7
Views: 439

March 01, 2024, 11:04:22 AM
by SEWIGuy

Place names that coincide with famous bands or persons

Started by Road Hog

Replies: 17
Views: 648

February 28, 2024, 12:06:14 PM
by hbelkins

Are there FHWA guidelines for VMS?

Started by Pete from Boston

Replies: 8
Views: 2,518

February 26, 2024, 11:45:56 PM
by Rothman

Longest east-west stretches along normally north-south highways, and vice versa

Started by KCRoadFan

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 2,521

February 26, 2024, 03:42:50 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

MOVED: The Rethink Interstate 794 Project

Started by J N Winkler

Replies: 0
Views: 181

February 26, 2024, 01:53:12 PM
by J N Winkler

New MUTCD announced

Started by Alps

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Replies: 322
Views: 36,467

February 25, 2024, 10:10:26 PM
by Rothman

Highest AADT for 2 lane highway?

Started by michiganguy123

Replies: 1
Views: 266

February 25, 2024, 06:57:03 PM
by webny99

Most Popular Interchange Trend by Decade

Started by Georgia Guardrail

Replies: 17
Views: 1,242

February 25, 2024, 11:56:31 AM
by epzik8

Overbuilt Interchanges

Started by tolbs17

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 11,723

February 24, 2024, 06:37:21 AM
by Quillz

What are some infill interchanges you know of?

Started by RM42

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 51
Views: 2,196

February 22, 2024, 08:12:48 PM
by jakeroot

In cities with big series of numbered streets, how many numbers are in a mile?

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 24
Views: 1,088

February 22, 2024, 07:11:04 PM
by mrsman

Multi-state routes through the most states

Started by pderocco

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 2,021

February 21, 2024, 11:45:26 AM
by JayhawkCO

State Clinches - Various Categories

Started by Buck87

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 156
Views: 47,222

February 21, 2024, 11:38:01 AM
by formulanone

Toll Transponder Interoperability - 2024 edition

Started by SSOWorld

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 59
Views: 3,878

February 19, 2024, 11:22:57 AM
by NJRoadfan

Roadgeek Memes

Started by cl94

Pages1 2 3 ... 20

Replies: 493
Views: 95,700

February 17, 2024, 08:01:24 AM
by epzik8

The most remote state routes

Started by Hwy 61 Revisited

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 75
Views: 8,599

February 16, 2024, 11:13:05 PM
by Bickendan

Road-related pet peeves

Started by TravelingBethelite

Pages1 2 3 ... 18

Replies: 430
Views: 86,546

February 10, 2024, 04:15:09 PM
by vdeane

Highest & Lowest AADT by State and Route Type

Started by JayhawkCO

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Replies: 117
Views: 19,191

February 10, 2024, 01:20:39 AM
by pderocco

Photos of roads not in Google Street View

Started by Max Rockatansky

Pages1 2

Replies: 27
Views: 2,969

February 09, 2024, 10:51:22 PM
by Hunty2022

Least travelled freeway/interstate segment by AADT?

Started by michiganguy123

Replies: 1
Views: 342

February 09, 2024, 04:09:51 PM
by JayhawkCO

Historical SHS books

Started by rmooty77

Replies: 4
Views: 686

February 09, 2024, 11:17:09 AM
by stanwoods

Which Roads in a State Have You Clinched Along with the Fewest Others?

Started by JayhawkCO

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Replies: 79
Views: 8,188

February 08, 2024, 02:57:16 PM
by JayhawkCO

Greatest number of unique lane assignments on a single overhead sign

Started by webny99

Replies: 0
Views: 274

February 07, 2024, 11:20:09 AM
by webny99

Off Freeway Tall Mast Lighting

Started by roadman65

Replies: 9
Views: 699

February 07, 2024, 09:31:59 AM
by cbeach40

Longest US Highway that you have not been on

Started by Roadgeekteen

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Replies: 118
Views: 16,120

February 06, 2024, 11:42:51 PM
by cockroachking

Longest State Route You Haven't Been On.

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 109
Views: 16,024

February 06, 2024, 08:56:10 PM
by cenlaroads

Longest Interstate You Haven't Been On

Started by adwerkema

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Replies: 359
Views: 42,285

February 05, 2024, 10:29:37 PM
by Dough4872

Which state has the highest number of non-Interstate freeways?

Started by Poiponen13

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Replies: 74
Views: 13,831

February 04, 2024, 04:21:05 PM
by BJ59

Biggest number of letters in a street name?

Started by KCRoadFan

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Replies: 55
Views: 2,626

February 04, 2024, 01:41:08 PM
by mgk920

Counties without federal highways

Started by Poiponen13

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Replies: 110
Views: 5,862

February 03, 2024, 11:08:20 AM
by webny99

AASHTO Spring 2023 meeting

Started by rschen7754

Replies: 20
Views: 4,076

February 02, 2024, 10:31:25 PM
by jlam

Transportation Technology "Bombs".

Started by thenetwork

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Replies: 139
Views: 7,772

January 31, 2024, 02:06:34 PM
by hbelkins

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