Yesterday, I was walking on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail up in Ulster County, New York, and discovered that they have a US 9W route shield for pedestrians and bicycles on the rail trail where it passes under US 9W in Highland. (Well, actually it was technically a NY 9W route shield because they had a sign goof.) This was the first time I've ever seen a route shield somewhere that motor vehicles are not allowed. Just wondering if anyone knows of any other places where this exists?
There are several numbered bicycle routes across the country. Some are local systems...some (like in Pennsylvania and North Carolina) are statewide systems. Then there is the United States Bicycle Route System (http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/us-bicycle-route-system/), sanctioned by AASHTO, which is a developing national route system.
While much (most?) of the above is signed along normal streets and roads, there are some sections (for example, parts of USBR 45 in Minnesota) that are along bike/ped paths.
New signs along the bike path that parallels I-205 in Oregon:
(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/970953_10151593973936319_1034860684_n.jpg?oh=c8cc7bf5759b554f6dc9b30c53776cb8&oe=54DE4FAB)
Lots of the National Cycle Network in the UK has bits that force cyclists to be pedestrians to carry along, so these shields (while cycle route ones) are for pedestrians carrying a bicycle.
Here's some photos of some:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/November2008.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/June2013.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/November2005.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/December2013.htm (the joke here is that the sign aimed to say no cycling, but went overboard on the red)
Some footpaths' administrative numbers are signed (Hertfordshire does it), giving them an alphanumeric code like the roads. Others have special symbols for special trails.
Quote from: dgolub on November 09, 2014, 09:40:57 AM
Yesterday, I was walking on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail up in Ulster County, New York, and discovered that they have a US 9W route shield for pedestrians and bicycles on the rail trail where it passes under US 9W in Highland. (Well, actually it was technically a NY 9W route shield because they had a sign goof.) This was the first time I've ever seen a route shield somewhere that motor vehicles are not allowed. Just wondering if anyone knows of any other places where this exists?
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3841/15015278196_a9c369632b_z.jpg)
NY Route 134 signage in Kitchawan on the old Putnam Division (North County Trailway).
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on November 09, 2014, 03:52:42 PM
Quote from: dgolub on November 09, 2014, 09:40:57 AM
Yesterday, I was walking on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail up in Ulster County, New York, and discovered that they have a US 9W route shield for pedestrians and bicycles on the rail trail where it passes under US 9W in Highland. (Well, actually it was technically a NY 9W route shield because they had a sign goof.) This was the first time I've ever seen a route shield somewhere that motor vehicles are not allowed. Just wondering if anyone knows of any other places where this exists?
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3841/15015278196_a9c369632b_z.jpg)
NY Route 134 signage in Kitchawan on the old Putnam Division (North County Trailway).
Nice. That's just like how it was up in Highland yesterday.
M-165, the state highway on car-free Mackinac Island, Michigan, is signed with special route marker/mileposts.
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 10, 2014, 05:59:38 PM
M-165, the state highway on car-free Mackinac Island, Michigan, is signed with special route marker/mileposts.
M-185