How many of these are there in the United States? The only one I know of is I-680 in California.
I believe portions of U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 in Maryland are also so designated.
I-64 through all of Kentucky is designated as such. EDIT: Come to think of it, all of the rest areas/ welcome centers along the entire strech of I-64 have the Blue Star Memorial Highway signs, but KY posts them along the roadway.
There's one of these signs just off of US 59-71 in Mena, AR.
I did a quick Google and found that Blue Star highways are all across the U.S.
See:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/blue01.cfm (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/blue01.cfm)
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Memorial_Highway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Memorial_Highway)
There was one of those signs at the old Arkansas Welcome Center on I-30 between Exits 1 and 2 in Texarkana before it closed. I'm not sure if there is one at the new one.
US 40 in Colorado is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, and the state historical marker for it is just east of I-225.
One is posted along IL 53 (Old U.S. 66) in Wilmington, IL in the VFW parking lot. There was a push by the VFW there several years ago to get the marker.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike as well as I-70 in Ohio are marked as a Blue Star Highway.
Quote from: PAHighways on February 28, 2009, 10:54:04 PM
The Pennsylvania Turnpike as well as I-70 in Ohio are marked as a Blue Star Highway.
I knew there was one in PA, I just couldn't remember what! :banghead:
I-95 in New Hampshire and Maine are the Blue Star Memorial Highway. I also think the New York Thruway is named that aswell.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308290360034959810 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308290360034959810)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308290523382020578 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308290523382020578)
The most significant is the probably the outer belt of Boston, I-495.
Quote from: Chris on March 01, 2009, 01:43:41 PM
The most significant is the probably the outer belt of Boston, I-495.
It is :confused: :confused: Hmm, never knew that. I should know since I travel it a lot :banghead:.
US 17 (Park Avenue) in Orange Park, FL is designated as a Blue Star Highway. I'm not sure if that designation goes all the way through Clay County, or just in the town limits of Orange Park, though.
For Washington, there's a whole bunch. Mark Bozanich found some at rest areas and such:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/blustr.html (http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/blustr.html)
Oh wow, I thought there was only one of them!
Couple of links for you :
The Blue Star Memorial program is run by National Garden Clubs, Inc. (http://www.gardenclub.org/SpecialProjects/BlueStarMemorial.aspx). Unfortunately, while they have a description of the program, they don't have a list of the roads so designated. (It appears, with a bit more Googling, that if a state's Garden Club affiliate can afford to purchase the sign, and can get the appropriate permission from their state government, then any highway can be a Blue Star Memorial Highway...)
FHWA (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/blue01.cfm) also has a page on the Blue Star highways, but again, no list.
In Ruston, LA where US 167 divides near 1-20 a marker is located in the median.