"Belt Line" bannered routes—possibly unique?

[Scott5114]

While US 412 Scenic might have recently passed, it appears to hardly have been the first time Oklahoma experimented with unusual banners for its US routes–in September 1938, it established a "US 60 Belt Line" and a "US 77 Belt Line" in Ponca City, OK. Each also had a "City Route" (as business routes were then called) to go with it. http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/pdfs/us60/action4.pdf

Seems ODOH wasn't too enamored with the concept, as it was done away with in July 1952.

Were there any other US routes ever designated with this banner?

[US71]

While US 412 Scenic might have recently passed, it appears to hardly have been the first time Oklahoma experimented with unusual banners for its US routes–in September 1938, it established a "US 60 Belt Line" and a "US 77 Belt Line" in Ponca City, OK. Each also had a "City Route" (as business routes were then called) to go with it. http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/pdfs/us60/action4.pdf

Seems ODOH wasn't too enamored with the concept, as it was done away with in July 1952.

Were there any other US routes ever designated with this banner?

I'm thinking parts of US 66 in Illinois, but need to do more research.

[NE2]

(US 40)     (Collinsville, IL)
(US 60)     (Ponca City, OK)
(US 66)     (Oklahoma City, OK)
(US 77)     (Ponca City, OK)

[agentsteel53]

I have a 1945 Oklahoma sign reference which shows BELT LINE as a banner.  in that case it was included on the US route shield in place of the word OKLAHOMA.  I've never seen a surviving shield of this style.

Eugene, Oregon has a Belt Line Highway, which turns out to be a freeway.

[thenetwork]

Fremont, OH has a series of "City Route" marker assemblies that follow the respective route's original alignments through town.  Once the Fremont Bypass was completed in the 60s, all state & US highways (including US-6 & US-20) were re-routed along the 4-lane limited access loop. I can't find any good GSV photos showing the assemblies, but they are narrow, black on white vertical signs that are text only:

CITY
ROUTE

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[NE2]

Fremont, OH has a series of "City Route" marker assemblies that follow the respective route's original alignments through town.  Once the Fremont Bypass was completed in the 60s, all state & US highways (including US-6 & US-20) were re-routed along the 4-lane limited access loop. I can't find any good GSV photos showing the assemblies, but they are narrow, black on white vertical signs that are text only:

CITY
ROUTE

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http://www.roadfan.com/fremont.html

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Fremont, OH has a series of "City Route" marker assemblies that follow the respective route's original alignments through town.  Once the Fremont Bypass was completed in the 60s, all state & US highways (including US-6 & US-20) were re-routed along the 4-lane limited access loop. I can't find any good GSV photos showing the assemblies, but they are narrow, black on white vertical signs that are text only:

CITY
ROUTE

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http://www.roadfan.com/fremont.html

Let me help...

Map showing the "city routes" of Fremont

example of the "city route" signage in Fremont