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[csw]

December 5, 2018: Signs with two (or more) places/roads with equal distances apart.

Festus and Crystal City, MO, are both 7 miles north on US 67:

[US71]

December 5, 2018: Signs with two (or more) places/roads with equal distances apart.

This may be bending things a little: along MO 371 near Faucett, MO

To the left is Mo 371 , straight ahead is Route A

[kphoger]

Nyeeaaahhhh,,,,,, I don't think Saint Joseph and Saint Joseph are "two places".

[Jim]

December 5, 2018: Signs with two (or more) places/roads with equal distances apart.

At this point on US 275 in Nebraska, you find yourself 19 miles from either Wahoo or S. Omaha.  Taken Eclipse Day, 2017.



At this point on Vermont 100, you find yourself from either Westfield or North Troy.  January 26, 2006.



This ugly sign off of Exit 48A of the New York Thruway tells you that you are 6 miles from either Darien Lakes or Akron.  August 15, 2016.

[MNHighwayMan]

December 5, 2018: Signs with two (or more) places/roads with equal distances apart.

Federal Dam and Remer, MN are both 14 miles from the junction of MN-84, MN-200, and Cass CR-8.



Marshalltown and Albion are both five miles from the junction of IA-14 and 330.



Gladbrook and Traer are both seven miles from the junction of US-63 and IA-96.

Nyeeaaahhhh,,,,,, I don't think Saint Joseph and Saint Joseph are "two places".

No, but I think its oddity is worth mentioning in this context.

[csw]

December 7, 2018: "Next Exit __ Miles" tabs.

Next exit 14 miles north of Washington along the new I-69 in southern Indiana:


Next exit 10 miles east of US 19 along I-80 in western Pennsylvania:

[MNHighwayMan]

December 7, 2018: "Next Exit __ Miles" tabs.

All the ones I have pictures of are from I-80 in Nebraska. So here's one westbound, approaching Exit 300.

[formulanone]

December 7, 2018: "Next Exit __ Miles" tabs.

Florida's Turnpike...miles to go until we Kissimmee.

[MNHighwayMan]

December 8, 2018: "ALTERNATE ROUTE TO" signs.

This is a newish type of sign that the FHWA created in a ruling last year (ruling 6(09)-42 (I), for those inclined to look it up), as a response to the states' varying ideas on implementation regarding emergency detours/alternate routes and the like. I've spotted them in two states now, and I'm curious to see how many states have adopted them.

Here's one in Minnesota, on the NB offramp from I-35 to MN-30.



And one in Iowa for I-80, on IA-44 in Kimballton.

[US71]

December 8, 2018: "ALTERNATE ROUTE TO" signs.

Never seen those before.

[MNHighwayMan]

December 8, 2018: "ALTERNATE ROUTE TO" signs.

Never seen those before.

I'm not surprised, given how new they are, and the likely fact that not every state is going to get straight to work posting them, if at all. TBH, I was rather surprised that Minnesota did, given that they hadn't really posted such things (in any form) before. For Iowa, it's not nearly as surprising, given that Iowa DOT loved their Emergency Detours previously.

Here's a link to a pdf of the FHWA ruling, for the curious.

[paulthemapguy]

In my opinion, these are way better than simply posting an "ALT" tab with the Interstate marker, then signing said alternate route along a surface road.  An alternative to an Interstate should probably be an Interstate.  I like this approach, Iowa!

[US71]

In my opinion, these are way better than simply posting an "ALT" tab with the Interstate marker, then signing said alternate route along a surface road.  An alternative to an Interstate should probably be an Interstate.  I like this approach, Iowa!

Indiana does "Emergency Detours"


Ohio does ALT Routes

[hbelkins]

12/11/18: Pictures of differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

Two differently-shaped US route markers.

2013 Various KY pics July-Sept - 402 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

Two differently-shaped wide Kentucky state route markers.

2013 Various KY pics July-Sept - 025 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

Square and wide state route markers for four-digit routes.

2013 Various KY pics July-Sept - 018 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[US71]

12/11/18: Pictures of differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

Near Lake Village, AR

[US 89]

12/11/18: Pictures of differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

Given the fact that there are probably more than ten variants of the beehive shield floating around today, Utah has more than a few...


For whatever reason, on every approach to this junction, one of the signs was replaced. Whether the 134 or 39 is newer depends on which direction you're going. Oddly, the 134 is the newer sign here and it's already dinged up.


Both interstate shields and the 79 likely date back to the 1980s. Which just makes the 204 look all the worse. Also, the arrow under the 79 is pointing the wrong way, as a left turn isn't even allowed there. East 79 is to the right here.


Depending on whether a BGS counts as an assembly. The left and right signs date to the construction of that freeway in the early 2000s, while the middle sign is probably at most a few years old.

[MNHighwayMan]

December 11, 2018: Differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

I should think this counts, given that they're both three-digit Iowa state routes, but each is a different size and shape.

Iowa 175 and 471 south of Early.

[US71]

December 11, 2018: Differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

I should think this counts, given that they're both three-digit Iowa state routes, but each is a different size and shape.

Iowa 175 and 471 south of Early.

The 175 is an older style, 71 is newer (old US 71) so it works for me

[Eth]

December 11, 2018: Differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

GA 100 and GA 114 in Summerville:



Two different US 11 shields in Hammondville, AL:

[paulthemapguy]

December 11, 2018: Differently-shaped route markers for the same kind of route on the same assembly.

One of these Alabamas is looking really rectangular


AL-059-I-10SE by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[US71]

December 18, 2018 Curb signage

Tiled curb sign, Rusk, TX


Carthage, MO


Wichita, KS

[csw]

December 24, 2018: Intersection of consecutively-numbered routes.

US 50 and US 51 meet in Sandoval, IL:



IN 16 and IN 17 in northern Cass Co.:



The famous Business US 60, US 61, US 62 trio in Sikeston, MO:

[US 89]

December 24, 2018: Intersection of consecutively-numbered routes.

Utah has a fair amount of these, since they tend to use a number-clustering system of sorts.

SR-24 and SR-25 at Fish Lake Junction:



SR-269 and SR-270 in Salt Lake City:



SR-99 and SR-100 near Fillmore (the actual junction isn't at the interstate, but the routes do meet):

[oscar]

December 24, 2018: Intersection of consecutively-numbered routes.

Utah has a fair amount of these, since they tend to use a number-clustering system of sorts.

As does Hawaii. I have an Alaska example too.

HI 36/37 junction on Maui:



HI 377/378 junction, also on Maui:



AK 1/2 junction in Tok:

[wanderer2575]

December 24, 2018: Intersection of consecutively-numbered routes.

East of Atlanta, MI:


Columbus, OH:


Deerfield, OH:


Toledo, OH:


Searsburg, VT:


Houlton, ME:


Somewhere in the area of West Lebanon, NH (possibly in VT on the other side of the border, I don't remember):