The Best of Road Signs

[hbelkins]

There used to be at least one on US 52 in Ohio between Aberdeen and Portsmouth. Saw it once and didn't have a camera. Next time I was along that route, it was gone.

I've also seen a few in Indiana, for US 6, US 35 and US 421.

[Mapmikey]

Within the same category of cut-outs, does anyone know of cut-out BGSs outside of Virginia and New York? I.e. the edges of the signs are rounded off? I put that in the same category as cut-out shields because both are generally not done because they cost more, however, they both typically look miles better when the treatment is applied.

North Carolina used to do this...here are a couple still that way in Asheville next to a newer squared one:
http://goo.gl/maps/DJcjq

Mapmikey

[Ian]

Within the same category of cut-outs, does anyone know of cut-out BGSs outside of Virginia and New York? I.e. the edges of the signs are rounded off? I put that in the same category as cut-out shields because both are generally not done because they cost more, however, they both typically look miles better when the treatment is applied.

The New Jersey Turnpike still does, and Delaware and Washington, D.C. used to do it.

[Kniwt]

Old US 101 south at Old CA 156, San Juan Bautista, taken today:
(Although this stopped being 101 long before this sign was erected)

[cu2010]

Within the same category of cut-outs, does anyone know of cut-out BGSs outside of Virginia and New York? I.e. the edges of the signs are rounded off? I put that in the same category as cut-out shields because both are generally not done because they cost more, however, they both typically look miles better when the treatment is applied.

The New Jersey Turnpike still does, and Delaware and Washington, D.C. used to do it.

Florida still does as well, though a few super-old extruded panel signs with the squared off edges remain. I-10 on the panhandle, for example, has several.

[jakeroot]

Excellent links guys, thank you.

Florida still does as well, though a few super-old extruded panel signs with the squared off edges remain. I-10 on the panhandle, for example, has several.

While looking up the I-95 North sign south of Miami, where the BGS indicates it begins (sort of) as it splits from the Dixie Highway, I noticed that the sign is rounded.

[mrsman]

Old US 101 south at Old CA 156, San Juan Bautista, taken today:
(Although this stopped being 101 long before this sign was erected)

Signs like this used to be all over California at major intersections, even in cities. 

[national highway 1]

[thenetwork]

From Delta, County, Colorado...

[hotdogPi]

Question mark box.

[agentsteel53]

The New Jersey Turnpike still does, and Delaware and Washington, D.C. used to do it.

Missouri did it until the 80s or so.  there probably are a few survivors still; but I haven't spotted any since 2007.

[agentsteel53]

Old US 101 south at Old CA 156, San Juan Bautista, taken today:
(Although this stopped being 101 long before this sign was erected)

sign is from 1957.  Z code on the back.  good to see it still survives!

San Juan Bautista also has a cateyed stop sign, and a 1957 tan historic marker.

[Brandon]

Question mark box.

It's due to https, I think.  The img tags look fine.

Strike that, I think it's where the image is being called from.  The Network, try an image hosting site like Photobucket or Flickr.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Question mark box.

I rather see nothing.

[PHLBOS]

Question mark box.

I get a red X box.

Button-copy Series D numerals on those I-shields; very nice. 

[empirestate]

Question mark box.

I rather see nothing.

I got a picture of a photo torn in two. (Or if you prefer, a daguerreotype rent in twain.)

[roadman]

US 3 has several cutouts in Massachusetts.

Sure, but how recent are they? There are a fair number of cutouts to be found in Virginia if you know where to look, but most of them are of older vintage (yet still serving perfectly well).

The ground-mounted cutout shields along US 3 between Burlington and Tyngsborough were put in as part of the last sign update done in 1998.  It was originally believed that cutout shields were specified to accommodate wind loading restrictions on the telescopic posts used.  However, subsequent review of this issue has revealed that the cutouts were provided due to a very literal interpertation of the project sign summary sheets (which showed cutouts instead of the standard MUTCD M1-4 sign detail) by the contractor.

With a few exceptions, all these cutout shields were either retained or reset during the subsequent US 3 widening project.

[thenetwork]

For some reason, the link disappeared.  Let's try this again:



And to make up for the lost link, one of the last button copy signs in Utah, recently taken down over the last several years at I-70 Exit 193:

[Mergingtraffic]

Some more to the joy

[PColumbus73]

First time I've seen street names for checkout lines.

[yakra]

Trader Joe's in Portland has local street names for checkout lines. Congress St, Forest Ave, State St, Marginal Way, Franklin Arterial...

[kkt]

Trader Joe's in Bellingham and Seattle too.  A quick and easy way to appear to have a local connection.

[jakeroot]

Trader Joe's in Bellingham and Seattle too.  A quick and easy way to appear to have a local connection.

An independent grocery store called "Summit Trading" near Puyallup had each aisle named after a local street. Sadly, the store closed last Autumn, but not before I snapped off a few photos, including one of the named aisles. Others not in this photo include "Vickery", "Pioneer", and "Fruitland". The blurry signs say "Main St", "River Rd" and "Meridian":

[1995hoo]

Trader Joe's in Bellingham and Seattle too.  A quick and easy way to appear to have a local connection.

The one closest to us has a fake I-95/I-495 BGS (might be I-395 instead, I don't shop there very often to have noticed the fine details) over one of the checkouts due to its location near the Springfield Interchange, along with the street signs over the other checkouts.

(By "fake" I mean it's hand-painted, doesn't remotely resemble a real BGS, although the intent is clear. Obviously all the signs are " fake" in the literal sense.)

[roadman]

In East Lynn (MA), there was a local supermarket on Eastern Avenue called Mayflower Market (it's now a CVS).  The aisles in the store were named after nearby local streets like Eastern Ave, Western Ave, Alden St, etc..