US/State mixup shield error signs

[WillWeaverRVA]

When you pass by almost any major intersection in Hopewell, VA, they almost ALWAYS have mistakes

VA-10, VA-36, once I-295 (I don't quite remember but I think it was a painted US Shield), VA-156 ALL HAVE US SHIELDS. Just drive through the town, you'll find one!

I haven't seen any US 295 shields in Hopewell, where at?

[74/171FAN]

When you pass by almost any major intersection in Hopewell, VA, they almost ALWAYS have mistakes

VA-10, VA-36, once I-295 (I don't quite remember but I think it was a painted US Shield), VA-156 ALL HAVE US SHIELDS. Just drive through the town, you'll find one!

I haven't seen any US 295 shields in Hopewell, where at?

I have never seen one either.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/DDRPzbdaZo5JWj6D6

Although typical for temporary signage, still a mix up.

[jmd41280]

Several of these sign goofs exist along US 522 south of McConnellsburg, PA.


PA 522 sign goof - should be US 522 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[74/171FAN]

^Yeah, I saw those driving through there recently.

[LilianaUwU]

^Yeah, I saw those driving through there recently.

Those have been there for quite a while.

[hotdogPi]

US 114 in Lawrence, MA just east of I-495, replaced less than a month ago. Previously replaced a MA 114 sign with graffiti.

[ethanhopkin14]

Interstate 10 gets a mini downgrade.  I don't call it a full downgrade because there is a shield next to it showing it's true identify.

This brings up a philosophical question:  In California, since every highway is defined legally by the state as "Route XX" regardless of designation (thus meaning every highway in the state is technically a state highway), is it really an error when a US or Interstate highway gets the state highway treatment?

[LilianaUwU]

This brings up a philosophical question:  In California, since every highway is defined legally by the state as "Route XX" regardless of designation (thus meaning every highway in the state is technically a state highway), is it really an error when a US or Interstate highway gets the state highway treatment?

Let me quote someone here: Still Route 10 no matter how you slice it™.

[Big John]

This brings up a philosophical question:  In California, since every highway is defined legally by the state as "Route XX" regardless of designation (thus meaning every highway in the state is technically a state highway), is it really an error when a US or Interstate highway gets the state highway treatment?

I thought Californians called it "The 10".
Let me quote someone here: Still Route 10 no matter how you slice it™.

[74/171FAN]

PA 119 in Point Marion, PA (at the Cheat River Bridge of all things).  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219136681488410&set=a.10219136906174027)

[hbelkins]

PA 119 in Point Marion, PA (at the Cheat River Bridge of all things).  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219136681488410&set=a.10219136906174027)

That one's been there for quite some time.

[PColumbus73]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

[formulanone]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

I thought I saw photos of Interstate shields used on construction signage which mistakenly used for US and State routes/highways, but have not actually seen one in the field.

California has one each for US50, CA 99, and US 101 in the Shield Gallery. I thought someone posted an I-152 shield somewhere, but maybe I just imagined it.

[PColumbus73]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

I thought I saw photos of Interstate shields used on construction signage which mistakenly used for US and State routes/highways, but have not actually seen one in the field.

California has one each for US50, CA 99, and US 101 in the Shield Gallery. I thought someone posted an I-152 shield somewhere, but maybe I just imagined it.

I think I've seen those shield errors you're referring to, including the I-152 error, which I believe was on an exit sign off of I-5 near Los Banos?

[formulanone]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

I thought I saw photos of Interstate shields used on construction signage which mistakenly used for US and State routes/highways, but have not actually seen one in the field.

California has one each for US50, CA 99, and US 101 in the Shield Gallery. I thought someone posted an I-152 shield somewhere, but maybe I just imagined it.

I think I've seen those shield errors you're referring to, including the I-152 error, which I believe was on an exit sign off of I-5 near Los Banos?

Yup...

Interstate 52, anyone? Picture taken today in La Jolla, CA.


DSC09156 by okroads, on Flickr

That's obviously wrong; it's hundreds of miles away from Interstate 152:



(However, Caltrans fixed that sign some time ago.)

[ethanhopkin14]

Texas had an I-90 shield up near San Antonio once. 

[roadman65]

Several of these sign goofs exist along US 522 south of McConnellsburg, PA.


PA 522 sign goof - should be US 522 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Both PA and NY are notorious for mixups.

[hbelkins]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

I-238. 

[cockroachking]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

From an earlier post in the thread:

In Middletown, NY, there is this overhead BGS on N Galleria Dr approaching NY-211. Here, NY-17 is upgraded to an eastern version of I-17 (they jumped the gun on the interstate designation and got the number wrong), and two new suffixed US Routes are added: US-211E and US-211W.

That is the only one that I can remember seeing in person off the top of my head, though I'm sure it's not the only one in the area.

[Alex]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

I thought I saw photos of Interstate shields used on construction signage which mistakenly used for US and State routes/highways, but have not actually seen one in the field.

California has one each for US50, CA 99, and US 101 in the Shield Gallery. I thought someone posted an I-152 shield somewhere, but maybe I just imagined it.

There was also U.S. 29 signed as Interstate 29 in Washington:



Oscar Voss' photo from 12/09/00, posted on his A few Washington, D.C. area sign goofs web page.

There was also a post on Facebook a year or two ago showing an Interstate 84 shield posted for Arizona State Route 84.

[ethanhopkin14]

How many instances have there been where a US / State route got upgraded to a blue Interstate shield?

Do business loops count?  Should be Texas State Highway Loop 363. 

[epzik8]

US 222 south in Maryland just past the Pennsylvania line marked as MD 222. This was a US 222 shield every previous time I drove past, and as late as 2021 per GSV.

[MATraveler128]

 

Erroneous NY 20 shield in Westfield, NY. Also posted in the US county game.

[roadman65]

Is the erroneous US 34 shield in Gettysburg, PA still standing?