Route shields not used as route shields

[hotdogPi]

NJ routes as parking spaces in Lincoln, MA by David Raucci, on Flickr

I've seen something similar with CT shields inside Penn Station but for the vehicles actually being used rather than parking.

I feel like this thread is a duplicate...

[Genghixiani]

Route shields as parking spot numbers. Ya see something new every day then!

[formulanone]

Two interstate-shaped shields used for "Gate A" and "Gate 1" at a residential neighborhood in Boynton Beach, Florida.

[Takumi]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Chicago used US route shields for brake guide markers during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race this past season, which was pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1674758276163022849

[ErmineNotyours]

Don't forget The PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden.

[Genghixiani]

Don't forget The PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden.

This is trippy and cool at the same time.

[D-Dey65]

Has anybody been to DeLand, Florida. There's a group of road signs turned into a work of art, and it includes some route shields.

[wriddle082]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

South Carolina does as well, with the inverse blue and white.  (Can't find a specific example to post, because I don't regularly pass by one)

[WillWeaverRVA]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

At least they're not reflective...well, they're not supposed to be, but I have seen some reflective ones here and there.

[SectorZ]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

I guess Noah took the Austin challenge himself.

[tmoore952]

A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

[Big John]

^^ then there's Allied:

[kphoger]

A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

That font, though...

[tmoore952]

A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

That font, though...

As you might imagine, it is a common occurrence to see these vans when driving on I-495.

[Mapmikey]

Here's one off PA 61 in Mt. Carmel - https://maps.app.goo.gl/JiLLwvMBfygRxFKp7

reuse of VA 314 cutouts, courtesy of Michael Summa, 1994.  Church parking lot in Christiansburg, other side has a spped limit and a slow children warning:

[MikeTheActuary]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

Looking at that GSV image I have to ask: how many fatal crashes have been at that location?

[PColumbus73]

Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously.

South Carolina does as well, with the inverse blue and white.  (Can't find a specific example to post, because I don't regularly pass by one)

I think they were short-lived, I remember seeing a few that were installed and removed later on. I haven't seen new ones recently.

[pderocco]

A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

I guess they'll never be able to open branches anywhere but in the eastern seaboard.