Least "obstructed" Oklahoma state shield

[corco]

So, I'm working on processing Oklahoma photos from my trip over there back in June, and I came across a sign photo from I-40 west at SH-9A


The "9A" barely protrudes into the Oklahoma state outline, cutting a very minimal chunk of it off. Are there any shields that preserve more of Oklahoma?

I guess the only other candidate would be Oklahoma 1


but even there, the 1 nastily intrudes into the great state of Oklahoma, completely covering Lawton.

[Scott5114]

The freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.

[okc1]

There is a OK 1 shield as you approach 1 on the east side of Ada, I believe on Monte Vista, that completely separates the 1 from the outline.

[corco]

The freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.

Neat! I guess the million dollar follow-up question then is why?

There is a OK 1 shield as you approach 1 on the east side of Ada, I believe on Monte Vista, that completely separates the 1 from the outline.

That's what I'm talking about

[Scott5114]

The freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.

Neat! I guess the million dollar follow-up question then is why?

My guess is that they want to make the digits more visible at freeway speeds.