Suppose you want to choose a single recognizable symbol to identify each Interstate, in the same way you might pick the Eiffel Tower to represent Paris, or the Statue of Liberty for New York. You can use landmarks like these, or conceptual symbols like the Fleur-de-lis for France or Quebec.
Also, for multi-state routes, try to find a symbol for the Interstate as a whole instead of just each state's segment. Part of the challenge is to figure out how to represent a long, linear feature that spans many regions by using a single symbol.
Bonus points to anyone who actually wants to whip up a graphic showing how these symbols might be used in signage (perhaps like NYC is already doing for its parkways).
To start, I'll throw out an obvious one:
I-190: Niagara Falls
Quote from: empirestate on December 06, 2014, 01:12:14 PM
Suppose you want to choose a single recognizable symbol to identify each Interstate, in the same way you might pick the Eiffel Tower to represent Paris, or the Statue of Liberty for New York. You can use landmarks like these, or conceptual symbols like the Fleur-de-lis for France or Quebec.
Also, for multi-state routes, try to find a symbol for the Interstate as a whole instead of just each state's segment. Part of the challenge is to figure out how to represent a long, linear feature that spans many regions by using a single symbol.
Bonus points to anyone who actually wants to whip up a graphic showing how these symbols might be used in signage (perhaps like NYC is already doing for its parkways).
To start, I'll throw out an obvious one:
I-190: Niagara Falls
I-280 (NJ): Newark Skyline
I-676 (NJ): Ben Franklin Bridge
I-95: Bumper to bumper traffic (or the ocean)
I-91: Winding river
I-89: Maple tree
I-93: Pair of skis
I-84: The Constitution
I-80: 2 bridges (Bay and GW)
I-4: Mickey Mouse
I-45: Cowboy hat
I-76: Liberty Bell (East) and Rocky Mountains (West)
I-70: Gateway Arch
I-43: Cheese (I would choose a vat of beer, but then it would encourage drunk driving)
I-96: Cars
I-5: Hollywood Hills and Space Needle
I-85: Confederate flag
I-55: Musical notes
I-87: Empire State Building
I-66: US Capitol
I-17: Grand Canyon
I-95: [Insert Eastern Skyline of Choosing Here]
I-287: Generic Affluent Suburbia
I-90: run down factories
I-395 (MD): Camden Yards
I-781: Military Band
I-75: the snow bird (wealthy middle aged people from a suburb of Detroit)
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on December 06, 2014, 01:52:57 PM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on December 06, 2014, 01:25:33 PM
I-84: The Constitution
Which one? The Eastern of the Western?
I think he meant the Eastern I-84, in which case I'd use the Oregon Trail for the other one.
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on December 06, 2014, 01:21:25 PM
I-280 (NJ): Newark Skyline
I-676 (NJ): Ben Franklin Bridge
Is the Newark skyline recognizable? Is there maybe a specific building or monument that would represent the city (and by extension, I-280)?
And for I-676, what about Ben Franklin himself?
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on December 06, 2014, 01:25:33 PM
I-4: Mickey Mouse
I definitely thought of that one too. :-) Is there a symbol that would represent the same thing (Florida's tourism/entertainment industry) that isn't a trademark? Probably nothing that would work as well as Mickey ears... Maybe a rocket instead, then?
Quote from: Henry on December 06, 2014, 01:44:34 PM
I-5: Hollywood Hills and Space Needle
No cheating–gotta pick one! ;-)
Quote from: Henry on December 06, 2014, 01:44:34 PM
I-55: Musical notes
I like that. I also thought of a paddle wheel for I-55, to reflect the Mississippi River.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on December 06, 2014, 01:59:34 PM
I-95: [Insert Eastern Skyline of Choosing Here]
I-287: Generic Affluent Suburbia
I-90: run down factories
I-395 (MD): Camden Yards
I-781: Military Band
I-75: the snow bird (wealthy middle aged people from a suburb of Detroit)
These are all good ideas, but let's try to be a specific as possible: which city in particular represents I-95 such that it symbolizes the whole road? (Or better yet, a single structure?) What would you display to represent suburbia for I-287? A white picket fence, a cul-de-sac? And which type of industry is (was) seen in the factories along I-90, and is there a way to depict that? Perhaps a cogwheel for industry in general?
Oh, and for I-781, surely just a drum is appropriate. :-)
Good ideas so far, keep 'em coming!
Quote from: Henry on December 06, 2014, 01:44:34 PM
I-76: Liberty Bell (East) and Rocky Mountains (West)
The Rocky Mountains wouldn't work for the western I-76. That one is more appropriately a cattle ranch.
I-64: a tunnel portal with gridlock
I-564: a Navy ship
I-664: a tunnel portal with no visible traffic
I-195 (VA): a freight train (I think it's CSX that runs in the median)
I-295 (VA): a tractor-trailer hitting a pothole
I-395 (VA/DC): DC skyline
I-495 (VA/MD/DC): Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Can't decide whether I-264 or 464 should get the Norfolk skyline.
Quote from: DandyDan on December 06, 2014, 02:41:23 PM
Quote from: Henry on December 06, 2014, 01:44:34 PM
I-76: Liberty Bell (East) and Rocky Mountains (West)
The Rocky Mountains wouldn't work for the western I-76. That one is more appropriately a cattle ranch.
I-25 - Rocky Mountains
I-180 (WY) - Stoplights
I-84 west: a Mormon
For I-95, the iconic towers of the George Washington Bridge.
Quote from: empirestate on December 06, 2014, 02:40:03 PM
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on December 06, 2014, 01:21:25 PM
I-280 (NJ): Newark Skyline
I-676 (NJ): Ben Franklin Bridge
Is the Newark skyline recognizable? Is there maybe a specific building or monument that would represent the city (and by extension, I-280)?
And for I-676, what about Ben Franklin himself?
There's not much to I-280 of notability, maybe other than the Stickel Bridge, that would go on it.
Also, either way. I prefer the bridge.
I-70: some sort of grass. Corn, wheat, hay, etc.. No need for signage along most of the route because just look out to the side of the road.
I-5: a bud. Your choice of whether that represents hops for the beer culture on the west coast, or the other kind of buds that are also popular on the west coast.
I-285 (GA): Traffic :bigass:
Quote from: empirestate on December 06, 2014, 01:12:14 PM
Suppose you want to choose a single recognizable symbol to identify each Interstate, in the same way you might pick the Eiffel Tower to represent Paris, or the Statue of Liberty for New York. You can use landmarks like these, or conceptual symbols like the Fleur-de-lis for France or Quebec.
Also, for multi-state routes, try to find a symbol for the Interstate as a whole instead of just each state's segment. Part of the challenge is to figure out how to represent a long, linear feature that spans many regions by using a single symbol.
What's the point of this exercise? In most instances, the Interstate shield with the route number should be enough to guide travelers, and routinely adding symbols would only increase signage cost and clutter. The discussion above makes clear there usually there is no intuitive symbol that can be associated with an entire route, especially long routes like I-5 and I-70 serving multiple destinations and regions.
Maybe in some cases a symbol will help travelers (especially non-English speakers) figure out where a numbered road goes (for example an airport symbol for roads going to an airport, or a beach umbrella for roads going to a beach), but such symbols could be associated with multiple roads and not only Interstates. Such symbols could differ by direction -- for example, an airport symbol for I-195 (FL) westbound, a beach umbrella for the same highway eastbound (Miami does a lot of this, for the tourists). And maybe symbols would guide travelers through particularly complicated junctions where the route numbering is confusing or inadequate.
ISTM that supplementing route markers with symbols is most useful to link multiple numbered routes together into longer themed routes. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island provinces do a lot of that, especially to join two or more numbered routes into a themed loop or to guide tourists onto scenic back roads, though there are also symbols for named routes following only a single numbered route such as the Viking Trail/NL 430. Or Puerto Rico's Ruta Panoramica, linking a bunch of minor secondary routes into a single themed scenic route crossing the island from west to east. (At least how it used to be signed -- I understand the island has largely abandoned its five themed scenic routes.) Maybe the widely-signed Oregon Trail or other historic trails, paralleling (or in some spots obliterated by) various highways, not all of them Interstates.
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on December 06, 2014, 01:21:25 PM
I-676 (NJ): Ben Franklin Bridge
Good one, though add the words to the symbol, for out-of-towners who don't yet know what that bridge looks like or how it differs from all the other nearby river crossings. It helps that the bridge is the most prominent feature in the middle of a very short route, so it fits as a symbol for pretty much the whole route.
Quote from: empirestate on December 06, 2014, 01:12:14 PM
Quote from: Henry on December 06, 2014, 01:44:34 PM
I-55: Musical notes
I like that. I also thought of a paddle wheel for I-55, to reflect the Mississippi River
Musical notes work south of Memphis, not so much to the north. The paddle wheel would work south of St. Louis, except that symbol is already used for the Great River Road which more closely follows the Mississippi River and like the river diverges a lot from I-55.
I-87: Adirondacks
I-11: casino
I-69: maple leaf on a sombrero
I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light :-D
I-495 in New York (the LIE) could have a picture of a middle-finger gesture. For that matter, so could I-495 in Virginia and Maryland (the Capital Beltway).
I-290 (New York): Water tower
I-990: UB logo/seal
I-590: Literal can of worms
I-787: Fort Nassau, Fort Orange, or Albany skyline
I-278: Brooklyn Bridge
I-587: Traffic circle
I-490 (New York): Erie Canal
I-495 (New York): Long Island or Montauk Point lighthouse
I-88: Catskill Mountains
I-86 (eastern one): Test tube/glassware (Corning) crossing a guitar (Woodstock festival, Bethel)
I-890: Lightbulb (General Electric)
I-99: Bud Schuster's face
I-180 (NE) Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, or perhaps a football
I-480 (IA-NE) Omaha skyline
I-680 (IA-NE) Mormon Bridge
I-129 Cattle processing plant
I-235 Iowa state capital in Des Moines
I-380 (IA) cornstalk
I-180 (IL) shuttered steel plant
I-88 (IL) Ronald Reagan
I-39 a US 51 shield
I'm trying to determine whether I-41 or I-43 gets the Packer logo.
I-90: Chicago skyline
I-94: Blue Water Bridge OR NORTH and SOUTH banners.
I-69: Pieces of asphalt - because it's fragmented
I-65: Race cars
I-43: Curly Lambeau
I-894: US-45, I-43 and I-41 shields
I-294: Illinois Tollway logo - shared with I-355
I-290(IL): Left-hand exit ramps
I-190(IL): O-Hare Airport
I-355: Illinois Tollway logo - shared with I-294
I-494: Mall of America
I-35: Reunion Tower and the Aerial Lift Bridge
I-19: one kilometer
I-70: Eisenhower Tunnel
I-535: Blatnik Bridge
I-29: flat land
I-80: Toll booth OR Bonneville Salt Flats
I-96: Wolverine
I-75: Mighty Mac and Everglades
I-475 (MI) and I-675 (MI): junk
I-696: Michigan Left
I-275 (MI): very wide double light standards
I-375 (MI): a boulevard
I-496: Michigan State Capitol
I-196: Lake Michigan
I-8: Mexico flag
Quote from: DandyDan on December 06, 2014, 06:41:24 PM
I-180 (IL) shuttered steel plant
I-39 a US 51 shield
I'm trying to determine whether I-41 or I-43 gets the Packer logo.
I-180 (IL) nothing - no point to it since it's useless ;)
also you beat me with I-39
I-41: neither - instead, a US-41 shield.
I-88 (IL): Speed limit 65 sign
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on December 06, 2014, 03:28:14 PM
Quote from: empirestate on December 06, 2014, 02:40:03 PM
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on December 06, 2014, 01:21:25 PM
I-280 (NJ): Newark Skyline
I-676 (NJ): Ben Franklin Bridge
Is the Newark skyline recognizable? Is there maybe a specific building or monument that would represent the city (and by extension, I-280)?
And for I-676, what about Ben Franklin himself?
There's not much to I-280 of notability, maybe other than the Stickel Bridge, that would go on it.
Also, either way. I prefer the bridge.
It doesn't have to be a feature of the road itself. It can be something that represents the area served by the route. For a one-city 3di, that's fairly straightforward, but for a transcontinental route, the challenge is to decide what area(s) reflect the route as a whole, and how to symbolize that. Or alternately, how to reflect all of the areas traversed, using a single symbol.
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Quote from: cl94 on December 06, 2014, 06:32:08 PM
I-278: Brooklyn Bridge
I think a picture depicting a line of cars is more appropriate at least on Staten Island...
I-280 (Ohio) - the tower from the Veteran's Glass City Skyway bridge
I-70: an Interstate shield
366: A "speed limit 85" sign
495 (MA): Dunkin Donuts
189 (VT): Maple tree (the leaf is already taken)
95: A "___ for 2016 President" sign (fill in the blank yourself, I'm not doing it)
99: A US 220 sign
I-81: a tractor-trailer
I-581: an I-73 shield a US 220 shield
I-295 (NC): Fort Bragg
I-785: a tobacco leaf
I-277: Charlotte skyline
I-485: a NASCAR car
I76 East: Statue Of Billy Penn
I-295(NJ):Delaware Memorial Bridge and Trenton Makes The World takes, with the Delaware Memorial bridge being used southbound, and Trenton being used northbound.
I676: Rocky...just because it is philly.
I95(NJ): George Washington Bridge
I78(PA): Three Mile Island
I78(NJ) Liberty Science Center
^ Wouldn't I-83 or I-283 be more appropriate for Three Mile Island?
If we were going to do symbols, would signs be set up like the Hampton Roads Beltway or the Ohio Turnpike?
I-78 should be smokestacks, because that represents both Allentown and Jersey
87: Adirondacks are nice, but I have to go with Yankee Stadium
895: wrecking ball?
280 NJ: Stickel Bridge, baby!
93: amalgam of triangles of Zakim Bridge and mountain
195 NJ: ferris wheel (Great Adventure and the shore)
76: Liberty Bell with smoke billowing out
195 MA/RI: the sacred cod
99: fool's gold, however you would symbolize that
278: line of stopped cars
495 NY: duck
86: wine glass (Corning, wineries)
84: revolver (connects Worcester with Connecticut, historic gunmaking centers, and Waterbury with Hartford, historic crime centers)
Alternate: a left exit
This is fun.
I-295 (ME): Lobster superimposed on duck boot (LL Bean)
I-376: Beaver (Beaver Valley Expressway)
I-670 (OH): Buckeye or block O
I-405 (CA): a traffic jam
I-880 (CA): an earthquake
I-980 (CA): CA-24 sign
I-580 (CA): Wind turbines
I-280 (CA): San Francisco skyline
I-605 (CA): THRU-TRAFFIC
I-210 (CA): A CA-210 sign
I-710 (CA): Loading docks
I-805 (CA): Interchange with I-8
I-380 (CA): SFO Airport
I-105 (CA): LAX airport
Any interstate in CA: the word "FREEWAY" or "Fwy" (oh wait they did that already).
Quote from: SD Mapman on December 07, 2014, 01:24:16 AM
Quote from: SD Mapman on December 06, 2014, 03:01:11 PM
I-180 (WY) - Stoplights
Quote from: vdeane on December 06, 2014, 05:04:54 PM
I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light :-D
Hey!
Quote from: corco on December 06, 2014, 03:08:03 PM
I-84 west: a Mormon
No, that'd be more like I-86 west or I-215 Utah
Why not I-15? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Corridor)
Others:
I-10: The Sun
I-11: Poker Chip
I-41: A US Shield or the number 4141
I-55: Riverboat
I-69: I'll echo the sentiment of a sombrero-wearing maple leaf
I-69 TX: A compass with the number 69 in all 4 cardinal directions (I-69N and I-69S can't be far behind)
I-74: A line with a big gap in the middle. Either that or a squiggly line approximating the route with a big gap in the middle
I-84 (W): Wagon or Wagon Wheel
I-86 (W): Potatoes (I know)
I-90: A Snowflake? If not maybe I-94.
I-93: The Old Man of the Mountain (even though it's collapsed)
I-95: Skyscraper
What a hilarious thread! I can't remember laughing out loud to so many post in a single thread. Good job. :clap:
I'll add a few:
I-280 CA Microchip
I-55 Blue Musical Note (already mentioned, but I think it's justified because all of the major cities along the corridor, Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, New Orleans have a connection to the Blues).
I-10 Lobster pinching a cactus (Lobster for the gulf coast, cactus for the arid sections in CA, AZ, NM)
I-80 Golden Gate Bridge, Corn, Empire State Building all together on a shield (Yes, I know that the SF Bay Bridge and not GG in on I-80, but the GG is a better national symbol for SF, Google i80 iowa video for the second one.)
I-15 Mormon playing slots
I-110 CA a freight ship
I-35 a picture of USA with a vertical line right down the middle
Quote from: amroad17 on December 06, 2014, 11:19:08 PM
^ Wouldn't I-83 or I-283 be more appropriate for Three Mile Island?
If we were going to do symbols, would signs be set up like the Hampton Roads Beltway or the Ohio Turnpike?
You got a point.
I-78 east would be lower manhattan skyline
I78 West would be a rendering of the Poconos.
I-93 : Old Man on the Mt, though it would interfere with a certain state's route shields
I-195 (MA/RI) : The battleship from Fall River
I-495 (MA) : Mill buildings (mostly appropriate for northern portion)
I-295 (ME) : Monogrammed backpack?
I-83 northbound: something for Harrisburg (Three Mile Island?)
I-83 southbound: Baltimore Inner Harbor
I-5: I'm not sorry (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=basic%20white%20girl)
I-66: a flying pig, to denote any westward extension as well as a certain infamous spur proposal
Should Austin ever get a 3di I'd propose a Formula One car for its symbol.
Interstate 126 (SC): Riverbanks Zoo
Interstate 85: Tobacco
Interstate 95 (FL): Minivans
Interstate 4: Mickey Mouse
Interstate 20: Boiled peanuts
(Already said I-285 Georgia should be "Traffic," but I'll do some more interstates, and though I'm agreeing with a lot of already said symbols, just expressing what symbols I'd think to be the best)
I-4: Mickey Mouse or Rollercoaster (remember that Disney World isn't the only place in Orlando with rollercoasters ;-) )
I-95: Beach or Skyline
I-10: Sunshine
I-20: Southern house w/ farm
I-75: Road that is three lanes each way (since I-75 is continuously/frequently at least three lanes each way so much in Georgia & Florida, and that it brings down a lot of traffic from the Midwest in general)
I-85: Suburbs (because of its long mostly suburban adventure from Atlanta all the way to Durham)
I-16: A road with nothing but trees alongside it
I-24: A guitar
I-81: Appalachain Mountains
I-59: Poor southern house with small ridge in the distance
I-26: Red bird flying under crescent moon (two symbols of the Carolinas)
I-77: US 21 Shield with an X on it or an industrial plant with mountains next to it
I-64: Blue grass with mountains in distance
I-22: US 78 Shield with an X on it or Southern house near rolling hills
I-55: Steamboat or Steamboat wheel or St. Louis Arch playing a saxophone
I-65: Farm with Windmills
I-40: US 66 Shield with an X on it or Grand Canyon
I could come up with many more, but I think this is a big enough handful for now :)
Quote from: oscar on December 06, 2014, 04:51:29 PM
Musical notes work south of Memphis, not so much to the north. The paddle wheel would work south of St. Louis, except that symbol is already used for the Great River Road which more closely follows the Mississippi River and like the river diverges a lot from I-55.
I tend to disagree with the first part of that assessment, because St. Louis and Chicago have lots of rich musical history as well. But you're right about the last part, as the Mississippi goes nowhere near Chicago, whose namesake river (which splits into two) is the closest thing to it.
Quote from: mrsman on December 07, 2014, 08:28:05 AM
I-10 Lobster pinching a cactus (Lobster for the gulf coast, cactus for the arid sections in CA, AZ, NM)
Crawfish, not lobster. Lobster belongs to Maine.
I-12: Old West Florida panhandle from the 1800s.
I-49: Crawfish on a BBQ grill (linking Louisiana with Kansas City).
Originals -I-5 - A Morph from the Peach Arch to Space Needle, to The Portland Oregon Sign, to Hollywood, to the Carriers.
I-90 - Space Needle, to the Chicago Skyline, to Boston
Single Symbol
I-5 - Peach Arch
I-90 - Mt. Rushmore
I-80 - Bay Bridge
I-94 - Cars
I-65 - Indy Cars
I-69 - Maple Leaf
I-84 - Constitution (both East and West)
I-96 - Michigan Outline
I-4 - Disney Mouse Ears
I-95 - Smoke
I-15 - Slot Machine
I-40 - The Beach
I-20 - A Star
I-66 - The Washington Monument
I-70 - Covered Wagon
I-35 - A Cheese Wedge
I-75 - Daniel Boone Silhouette
I-85 - A Peach
I-82(W) - Apples
I-99 - Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo
Since nobody mentioned it:
I-238: CA 238 shield :spin:.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on December 07, 2014, 04:13:14 PM
Since nobody mentioned it:
I-238: CA 238 shield :spin:.
I meant to with my last group, but got a bit carried away with I-5 and I-66
- I-95: An 18th-century ship
- I-495 (MD/VA/DC): A ring around the Capitol (simplified version of what was once used)
- I-395 (VA/DC): A road leading directly to the Capitol
- I-295 (VA): A cardinal sitting on a branch of a dogwood in flower
- The former I-170 (MD): William Donald Schaefer
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I-180 (WY) - Stoplights
Quote from: vdeane on December 06, 2014, 05:04:54 PM
I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light :-D
Hey!
Quote from: corco on December 06, 2014, 03:08:03 PM
I-84 west: a Mormon
No, that'd be more like I-86 west or I-215 Utah
I'm sticking with I-84 (pretty much straight Mormon from Echo all the way to Baker besides Nampa-Caldwell, even going through the most Mormon parts of Boise), hardly any Mormons live inside I-215 at this point, and I-86 has hardly any people. Portland->Pendleton is the questionable part for I-84.
I-15 is also a good candidate if it weren't for Vegas and LA, and decidedly not-Mormon Butte/Helena/Great Falls.
I-90 (MT) - Hellgate Canyon, Mount Sentinel and Mount Jumbo
I-75 the Mackinac Bridge
I-35 the Alamo
I-90 Mount Rushmore (too far off the beaten path?)
I-22: Elvis
I-565 (AL): A rocket
I-440 (TN): A guitar and music notes
I-640 (TN): Tennessee Volunteers T
I-359 (AL): University of Alabama A with a guy next to it with a pick axe
I-459 (AL): A plantation house next to a bunch of dollar signs
I-165 (AL): A boat dock with a big freighter coming into it
I-110 (MS): A slot machine
I-759 (AL): A tire with a line through it
I-180 (IL): An industrial plant with the word "CANCELLED" at the top of it
I-465 (IN): A racetrack with blank US shields encircling it.
I-85 albino kid with a banjo
I-35: wheat and corn stalks
I-44: a tornado silhouette, or if that is too insensitive a cloud with a thunderbolt
I-240 OK: a military jet
I-235 OK/I-244: OKC and Tulsa skylines respectively
I-444: a bunch of US and state highway shields
I-238: a question mark
I-87: tractor trailer with Quebec license plate
Quote from: Jim on December 07, 2014, 11:34:06 PM
I-87: tractor trailer with Quebec license plate
No, that's the Cross Island Parkway. Just have to use a picture of a truck with Quebec plates that ran into a bridge.
Quote from: corco on December 07, 2014, 04:55:32 PM
Quote from: SD Mapman on December 07, 2014, 01:24:16 AM
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I-180 (WY) - Stoplights
Quote from: vdeane on December 06, 2014, 05:04:54 PM
I-180 (Wyoming): traffic light :-D
Hey!
Quote from: corco on December 06, 2014, 03:08:03 PM
I-84 west: a Mormon
No, that'd be more like I-86 west or I-215 Utah
I'm sticking with I-84 (pretty much straight Mormon from Echo all the way to Baker besides Nampa-Caldwell, even going through the most Mormon parts of Boise), hardly any Mormons live inside I-215 at this point, and I-86 has hardly any people. Portland->Pendleton is the questionable part for I-84.
I-15 is also a good candidate if it weren't for Vegas and LA, and decidedly not-Mormon Butte/Helena/Great Falls.
Oh, now it makes more sense.
I-90: Safeco Field and Fenway Park
I
359: an elephant (UA Mascot Big Al)
20/59: an overturned 18-wheeler
Quote from: cl94 on December 06, 2014, 06:32:08 PM
I-99: Bud Schuster's face
That would get expensive for PennDOT to maintain the shields. They would become riddled with bullet holes constantly.
For I-80 in NJ, 3 lanes of traffic could be used. With the left lane loaded with NY and PA plates :-D
I-99: A jumbled mess of red tape
I-90 a lobster (representing the Boston end) and a salmon (representing the Seattle end).
I-75 Alligator eating a tire
I-55 Blues brothers shadow
I-565 (AL) Rocket
Quote from: SteveG1988 on December 08, 2014, 11:56:17 AM
I-99: A jumbled mess of red tape
Actually I-99 is an example of cutting through the red tape of AASHTO and FHWA to get an Interstate designated.
Quote from: NE2 on December 08, 2014, 03:12:11 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on December 08, 2014, 11:56:17 AM
I-99: A jumbled mess of red tape
Actually I-99 is an example of cutting through the red tape of AASHTO and FHWA to get an Interstate designated.
I-99: A pair of Scissors with a Red Ribbon
Quote from: oscar on December 06, 2014, 04:51:29 PM
What's the point of this exercise?
Oh heck, I don't know; what's the point of half the random conversations in here? I guess I'm just trying to look at our Interstates beyond just the pavements, structures, and signage that they comprise; trying to take a system that is both logical and arbitrary, and trying to correlate it to the socio-cultural environment in which it exists.
QuoteIn most instances, the Interstate shield with the route number should be enough to guide travelers, and routinely adding symbols would only increase signage cost and clutter.
Sure, this is definitely not an exercise about navigation or signage, so you don't have to factor that into your brainstorming. That said, it may help in choosing a symbol to consider how it might be displayed as a single, graphical character on a trailblazer-type shield (the way a country's symbol might be displayed on its flag), but there's no need to account for how such signage might actually be deployed and how useful it would be for wayfinding.
QuoteThe discussion above makes clear there usually there is no intuitive symbol that can be associated with an entire route, especially long routes like I-5 and I-70 serving multiple destinations and regions.
Indeed, and to me that challenge is precisely what's interesting here: can we find any unifying theme that pertains to this whole route to which we've somewhat arbitrarily assigned a number? Or again, taking national symbols as a cue, how have we designated the eagle as the American bird of choice, although they're not commonly found in much of the country?
But if you find it too restrictive to consider whole Interstates, you can certainly consider just the segment within one state (and maybe we'll find some common themes among the symbols assigned to each state).
QuoteMaybe in some cases a symbol will help travelers (especially non-English speakers) figure out where a numbered road goes (for example an airport symbol for roads going to an airport, or a beach umbrella for roads going to a beach), but such symbols could be associated with multiple roads and not only Interstates. Such symbols could differ by direction -- for example, an airport symbol for I-195 (FL) westbound, a beach umbrella for the same highway eastbound (Miami does a lot of this, for the tourists). And maybe symbols would guide travelers through particularly complicated junctions where the route numbering is confusing or inadequate.
They could, maybe, but that's not what we're looking for. Symbols in this exercise are meant to represent the Interstate overall, not to guide us to destinations. (So there shouldn't be different symbols for different directions of a route.) However, the symbol might well refer to a prominent landmark that the Interstate serves, if it seems to be a major part of the route's identity, but that approach probably won't work for a route that serves several important cities.
And no need to worry about duplicating symbols used by other systems (like the Great River Road); just try to keep them unique within the Interstate system. In short, if you're worried about how useful this would be to the motoring public, don't be! That's why we're discussing it in here instead of actually doing it out there. :-)
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 06, 2014, 06:16:34 PM
I-495 in New York (the LIE) could have a picture of a middle-finger gesture. For that matter, so could I-495 in Virginia and Maryland (the Capital Beltway).
I'll meet you halfway for the LIE–a duck giving the middle finger.
Quote from: NE2 on December 08, 2014, 03:12:11 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on December 08, 2014, 11:56:17 AM
I-99: A jumbled mess of red tape
Actually I-99 is an example of cutting through the red tape of AASHTO and FHWA to get an Interstate designated.
Actually I-99 is an example of overriding AASHTO and FHWA rules for purely political reasons.
Quote from: roadman on December 09, 2014, 09:30:26 AM
Quote from: NE2 on December 08, 2014, 03:12:11 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on December 08, 2014, 11:56:17 AM
I-99: A jumbled mess of red tape
Actually I-99 is an example of cutting through the red tape of AASHTO and FHWA to get an Interstate designated.
Actually I-99 is an example of overriding AASHTO and FHWA rules for purely political reasons.
Cutting through red tape to get an Interstate designated for political reasons.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on December 08, 2014, 10:50:18 AM
I-90: Safeco Field and Fenway Park
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Interestingly enough, there are 2 other Major League Baseball stadiums right next to I-90....Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians) and US Cellular Field (Chicago White Sox). Not too far off of I-90 is the Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown NY) and Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs). Maybe there should be a ball & bat symbol for I-90.
I-277 (OH) - Goodyear Blimp
I-280 (OH) - Glass City Skyway Bridge Spire
I-490 (OH) - something industrial
I-675 (OH) - Airplane
Quote from: sandwalk on December 09, 2014, 01:14:32 PM
I-675 (OH) - Airplane
Surely you forgot the exclamation point at the end of the word.
Quote from: 1 on December 09, 2014, 02:27:24 PM
Quote from: sandwalk on December 09, 2014, 01:14:32 PM
I-675 (OH) - Airplane
Surely you forgot the exclamation point at the end of the word.
I think he did, and don't call me Shirley.
Quote from: SSOWorld on December 09, 2014, 07:11:45 PM
Quote from: 1 on December 09, 2014, 02:27:24 PM
Quote from: sandwalk on December 09, 2014, 01:14:32 PM
I-675 (OH) - Airplane
Surely you forgot the exclamation point at the end of the word.
I think he did, and don't call me Shirley.
And here's the pitch. It's a hanging curve, and Onson knocks it out of the park.
Quote from: sandwalk on December 09, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on December 08, 2014, 10:50:18 AM
I-90: Safeco Field and Fenway Park
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Interestingly enough, there are 2 other Major League Baseball stadiums right next to I-90....Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians) and US Cellular Field (Chicago White Sox). Not too far off of I-90 is the Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown NY) and Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs). Maybe there should be a ball & bat symbol for I-90.
Interesting; a baseball them for I-90 had not occurred to me. Is it unusual among Interstates this way?
In any case, a generic symbol like a baseball diamond would be most appropriate here, rather than choosing one particular stadium (let alone two).
ha-ha-ha There are some great ones on here..
I'd have a big old dirty keystone for I-76 (eastern), and the liberty bell for I-676. How about a nice orange for I-95? It would be great advertising in points north for taking a trip to FL in the colder months?
This idea of I-90 passing by a few MLB ballparks captured my interest. So here's an attempt at a list.
Fenway Park: Directly visible from I-90
Yankee Stadium: Directly visible from I-87, within a mile of I-95, 2 miles of I-278, I-895
Citi Field (NY): Directly visible from I-678, within about a mile of I-495
Citizens Bank Ballpark (Philadelphia): Directly visible from I-95 and I-76
Camden Yards (Baltimore): Directly visible from I-395, I think visible from I-95, within about a mile of I-83
Nationals Park (DC): Close to I-695 (I think visible) and I-295, (I don't think visible)
PNC Park (Pittsburgh): Directly visible from I-279, within about a mile of I-376, I-579
Turner Field (Atlanta): Directly visible from I-85, within a mile of I-20
Marlins Park (Miami): About a mile from I-95
Tropicana Field (St. Pete): Directly visible from I-175, I-275 and (maybe) I-375
Great American (Cincinnati): Directly visible from I-71, within about a mile of I-75 and I-471
Progressive Field (Cleveland): Directly visible from I-90, I-77
Rogers Center (Toronto): none, obviously
Comerica Park (Detroit): Directly visible from I-75, I-375
US Cellular (Chicago): Directly visible from I-90/I-94, about a mile from I-55
Wrigley Field (Chicago): A couple miles from I-90/94
Miller Park (Milwaukee): Directly visible from I-94
Target Field (Minneapolis): Directly visible from I-394, I-94
Busch Stadium (St. Louis): Directly visible from I-44, I-64, I-55, was also I-70 before reroute
Kaufmann Stadium (KC): Directly visible from I-70, I-435
Minute Maid (Houston): About a mile from I-10 (can see, I believe) and I-45
The Ballpark in Arlington: Directly visible from I-30
Coors Field (Denver): A little over a mile from I-70, unsure if it's visible
Chase Field (Phoenix): In the middle of the I-10/I-17 "box"
Petco Park (SD): Directly visible from I-5
Angel Stadium: Directly visible from I-5
Dodger Stadium: Close to I-5, but can it be seen?
AT&T Park (SF): Directly visible from I-80
O.co Coliseum (Oakland): Directly visible from I-880
Safeco Field (Seattle): Directly visible from I-5 and I-90
I-10 (TX) Cactus
I-20 (TX) Oil derricks
I-30 (TX) Dallas skyline
I-35 (TX) Texas state capitol
I-40 (TX) Cadillacs half buried
Quote from: Greybear on December 10, 2014, 04:06:07 PM
I-10 (TX) Cactus
I-20 (TX) Oil derricks
I-30 (TX) Dallas skyline
I-35 (TX) Texas state capitol
I-40 (TX) Cadillacs half buried
Cactus would probably fit better for I-8.
You can't just use 10, 20, 35, or 40 in Texas without considering the other parts of the Interstate. (30 is fine.)
Quote from: 1 on December 10, 2014, 04:08:28 PM
Quote from: Greybear on December 10, 2014, 04:06:07 PM
I-10 (TX) Cactus
I-20 (TX) Oil derricks
I-30 (TX) Dallas skyline
I-35 (TX) Texas state capitol
I-40 (TX) Cadillacs half buried
Cactus would probably fit better for I-8.
You can't just use 10, 20, 35, or 40 in Texas without considering the other parts of the Interstate. (30 is fine.)
Heck, do it by state! That would make it more unique and interesting!
Quote from: Jim on December 10, 2014, 03:31:36 PM
....
Nationals Park (DC): Close to I-695 (I think visible) and I-295, (I don't think visible)
....
It depends on which way you're going on I-295. If you're going southbound, it's not very visible from the Interstate portion unless you're the passenger and can turn your neck really far (it is visible for both driver and passenger from DC-295, especially at night during a game). If you're going northbound, it's pretty visible for both driver and passenger as you come down the hill near Bolling Air Force Base (again, especially at night during a game). I think it's somewhat easier to see from northbound I-295 than it is from I-695 simply because of all the new development around the ballpark district. Of course in all cases it helps to know where to look.
Here goes: I- 25 = red chile
I- 15 = pair of dice
I-8 = sombrero
I- 20 = oil well derricks
I - 40 = cowboy boot
I-80 = covered wagon
I-5 = grape vines
I - 10 = oranges
Quote from: texaskdog on December 10, 2014, 04:12:57 PM
Heck, do it by state! That would make it more unique and interesting!
OK, then. Here's Kentucky:
I-24 -- two lakes
I-64 -- horses
I-65 -- either a cave or a Corvette
I-71 -- cookie-cutter 1.5-mile speedway
I-75 -- a chicken (first KFC was located at Corbin)
I-264 -- twin spires of Churchill Downs
I-265 -- a river with a missing bridge (until they get the new bridge built)
I-275 -- an airplane (since it serves the greater Cincy airport)
I-471 -- beats me
Quote from: texaskdog on December 10, 2014, 04:12:57 PM
Heck, do it by state! That would make it more unique and interesting!
SD: I-90: Empty space
I-29: Cornfields
I-190: a cobbler
I-229: the Big Sewer
Quote from: texaskdog on December 10, 2014, 04:12:57 PM
Heck, do it by state! That would make it more unique and interesting!
Good idea!
Georgia:
I-75: Road that's 3 lanes each way :bigass:
I-85: Atlanta skyline (could work just as fine for I-75, but I think the 3 lanes thing works good for it)
I-20: Southern house in the piedmont
I-16: A road with nothing but trees alongside it
I-59: Lookout Mountain
I-24: A curvy Y-shaped symbol (symbolizing I-24's short dip into Georgia and how I-59 breaks off of it going southwest)
I-95: Beach/ocean
I-285: A road with a bunch of cars (traffic)
I-575: Suburbs
I-985: Lake Lanier
I-475: A straight road that's three lanes each way with a road that's two lanes each way going to the left (symbolizing that I-475 is a good shortcut past Macon)
I-520: Augusta skyline
I-516: View of Savannah, its port, & the ocean
I-185: Columbus skyline & Chattahoochee River
I-675: got 'nothin :-/
Quote from: hbelkins on December 10, 2014, 08:48:52 PM
Quote from: texaskdog on December 10, 2014, 04:12:57 PM
Heck, do it by state! That would make it more unique and interesting!
OK, then. Here's Kentucky:
I-24 -- two lakes
I-64 -- horses
I-65 -- either a cave or a Corvette
I-71 -- cookie-cutter 1.5-mile speedway
I-75 -- a chicken (first KFC was located at Corbin)
I-264 -- twin spires of Churchill Downs
I-265 -- a river with a missing bridge (until they get the new bridge built)
I-275 -- an airplane (since it serves the greater Cincy airport)
I-471 -- beats me
I-471 -- either an outline of the Big Mac Bridge, a shark (since it goes near the aquarium), or a motarboard (since it goes near Northern Kentucky University)
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on December 10, 2014, 09:28:23 PM
I-675: got 'nothin :-/
I-675: this thing (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6624785,-84.3343537,1565m/data=!3m1!1e3).
Until it was taken down several years ago, this would have been a candidate for I-787's image:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3806/10362603134_f0f90e87c0_z.jpg)
(Image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/105487135@N05/10362603134/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/105487135@N05/10362603134/))
How many other interstates ever had a spectacular view of a winking oil tank? This was just north of the NY 378 bridge into south Troy.
But really, the Albany skyline would be the obvious choice for I-787.
Quote from: 1 on December 10, 2014, 04:08:28 PM
Quote from: Greybear on December 10, 2014, 04:06:07 PM
I-10 (TX) Cactus
I-20 (TX) Oil derricks
I-30 (TX) Dallas skyline
I-35 (TX) Texas state capitol
I-40 (TX) Cadillacs half buried
Cactus would probably fit better for I-8.
You can't just use 10, 20, 35, or 40 in Texas without considering the other parts of the Interstate. (30 is fine.)
I gave permission for this, if the route's nationwide extent proved too daunting for some contributors. Ideally, state-segment symbols would then be considered together to decide on a national one, but that suggests more organization than this exercise currently has. :-)
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on December 10, 2014, 09:28:23 PM
I-285: A road with a bunch of cars (traffic)
I-575: Suburbs
OK, but as a reminder: what exactly is the symbol for suburbs? If you were designing a flag for I-575, and it was to consist of a solid field with a single symbol in the center, what would that picture be?
And for roads whose symbol is traffic, is that representative of the road itself or of the area it serves? The latter is preferred; a road serving the auto-manufacturing areas of Michigan seems a better choice for this symbol that a road that just happens to be congested (especially since congestion is hardly going to be unique to any single Interstate).
@Empirestate, good point about the traffic symbol (also, when I did the I-285 symbol I meant traffic for the road itself). A different symbol for I-285 could be a Coca-Cola bottle (since it was invented/founded in Atlanta & the World of Coke is there; with that it could be possible for I-85 & I-285 to swap symbols but I think it'll work good either way).
As for the suburbs symbol for I-575, it could simply be an image of suburban neighborhoods & development with a skyline in the far distance.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on December 11, 2014, 11:53:24 AM
As for the suburbs symbol for I-575, it could simply be an image of suburban neighborhoods & development with a skyline in the far distance.
My feeling is that that's a lot of elements for a single symbol, when you compare it to things like an eagle, a star, a fleur-de-lis, the Eiffel Tower, a paddle wheel...
Some people have suggested factories for certain routes, so I thought of using a symbol for industry (a cogwheel, perhaps) rather than a landscape of industrial buildings. Similarly, you could use a sheaf of wheat to represent agriculture instead of a picture of a farm. So I wondered what could be similarly used to convey suburbs, without having to depict a whole suburban scene?
Although, as I've said, this exercise isn't about signage or navigation, it may help to think of an Interstate shield with the numerals deleted and your symbol depicted in their place. Although you probably wouldn't want to erect such signs in real life (and that's OK), it does demonstrate the graphical principle we're after.
And then, of course, you have to think what is it about I-575 that it conveys suburbia more than so many other Interstates? What about the
specific communities it serves; is there anything that would evoke those particular places?
Quote from: amroad17 on December 10, 2014, 10:32:08 PM
I-471 -- either an outline of the Big Mac Bridge, a shark (since it goes near the aquarium), or a motarboard (since it goes near Northern Kentucky University)
Or maybe a picture of Tim Brown. :bigass:
Another thought for I-65: A picture of Abraham Lincoln since the route outside Louisville has been named after him, and it passes closest of any interstate to his birthplace.
About the Big Mac Bridge: Why not a picture of a Big Mac, from McDonald's?
Quote from: 1 on December 11, 2014, 03:42:29 PM
About the Big Mac Bridge: Why not a picture of a Big Mac, from McDonald's?
Or a corncob pipe.
Some Pennsylvania:
I-283: I like the TMI reference for I-283 mentioned earlier. You can't see TMI from I-83 as easily. Too short for anything else.
I-76 (PA), 276, or 476: Dollar sign for how expensive the Turnpike has become. Alternatively, I-76 or 476 could get a classic turnpike tunnel logo in there.
I-176: The Pagoda in Reading atop Mt. Penn, since it is right near the terminus. There's nothing really else going on with I-176 except that leftover spur.
I-70 (PA): Speed Limit 55. Lol. Or a traffic light symbol. Or if you want something legitimate, a wind turbine. There's a lot of wind power out in Western PA now.
I-83 (PA): Harrisburg skyline or a Rutters logo, since there's one at almost every exit it seems.
I-81 (PA): Someone else mentioned tractor trailer...
I-180 (PA): Maybe a baseball since it goes to Williamsport, or the Hadany Arch. (See http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1118)
I-78 (PA): Maybe a crayon since it passes by Easton and that's where Crayola is made? I always think of Roadside America in Shartlesville but that would be too hard to symbolize.
I-99 (PA): The football referee gesture for "Incomplete [pass]" since it fails to connect with either intended interstate directly at its ends.
I'll try my hand at New Jersey:
I-95(NJ) - Really I think the Turnpike shield in itself is iconic enough, although south of exit 6...
I-295(NJ) - Can't think of anything here
I-195(NJ) - Either the Trenton skyline, a picture of a rollercoaster, or a boardwalk with the ocean under it
I-78(NJ) - Newark Airport outline
I-280(NJ) - Newark's skyline
I-80(NJ) - The Great Falls of Paterson?
I-278(NJ) - A silhouette of the Goethals Bridge
I-76(NJ) - Walt Whitman Bridge or Philadelphia skyline
I-676(NJ) - Camden Waterfront or the Ben Franklin Bridge
Quote from: Zeffy on December 12, 2014, 10:24:22 AM
I'll try my hand at New Jersey:
I-95(NJ) - Really I think the Turnpike shield in itself is iconic enough, although south of exit 6...
I-295(NJ) - Can't think of anything here
I-195(NJ) - Either the Trenton skyline, a picture of a rollercoaster, or a boardwalk with the ocean under it
I-78(NJ) - Newark Airport outline
I-280(NJ) - Newark's skyline
I-80(NJ) - The Great Falls of Paterson?
I-278(NJ) - A silhouette of the Goethals Bridge
I-76(NJ) - Walt Whitman Bridge or Philadelphia skyline
I-676(NJ) - Camden Waterfront or the Ben Franklin Bridge
I-95 spends a good bit of time in the Meadowlands; anything that could represent that? It also passes the air and sea ports of Newark/Elizabeth, a major aspect of northeastern NJ's commerce. Perhaps a shipping symbol?
For I-295, it traverses an area with a pretty rich history, I should think. Are there any figures that stand out from this heritage?
I-195: I agree, something reflecting the Jersey Shore's recreational importance is quite apt.
I-78: Even within NJ, it traverses a lot of territory besides the airport. What fueled the growth of Hunterdon & Somerset Counties, mining?
I-80: What about the water gap? Seems like a pretty prominent aspect of the development of this route. There are also a lot of Indian placenames along the way; how about a symbol reflecting that heritage?
I-76: How about Whitman himself? Or is that better suited to I-676?
Those are just some more ideas for different ways to approach the question (and I'm only picking on Zeffy's post since it's the most recent). Applying some of these to my own state of NY:
I-90 (NY): Represents the water-level route between the Hudson and the Finger Lakes, an important transportation route exemplified by the Erie Canal. A canal lock, packet boat or even a mule would be possible symbols for this. Or, what about an Iroquois longhouse, since the route pretty much crosses the whole of Six Nations territory?
I-87: Connects NYC to Canada along the Hudson River and the general vicinity of the Champlain Canal/Lake George/Lake Champlain water route, all of which had major strategic importance in our early history. An image of Fort Ticonderoga, or just a generic fort, would make sense for this route.
I-81: This route seems so firmly entrenched in Appalachia along its entire length that a symbol from that heritage seems more appropriate than just picking one for the NYS segment. This could be something depicting the coal and/or steel industries, a musical symbol such as a dulcimer or banjo, or even a stylization of the ridge-and-valley topographic province.
I-390: Identifies with the Genesee River and valley, and by extension the frontier period of early Western New York. Mary Jemison was a prominent figure from the interactions between white settlers and the Seneca, but Letchworth Gorge offers a good natural landmark as a possible symbol.
I-278: Serves all five borough of NYC, and by extension recalls the unification of the city. The Brooklyn Bridge symbolizes this process eminently (and has been mentioned previously as a candidate), although an outline map of the five borough themselves could also work.
I-86: The Southern Tier is hard to pin down (and always has been). Its Seneca heritage is probably its most prominent cultural hallmark, but difficulty of transportation also presents an ongoing theme throughout history, exemplified by the commercial struggles faced by railroads and canals through the area. The present-day project at Prospect Mountain reflects this now, so maybe a curving road alongside a steep rock cut is a good symbol.
I-190: This was my original example, using Niagara Falls as an obvious symbol. But of course, the route serves Buffalo just as much as Niagara, and both follows and reaches the Canadian Border. Crossed American and Canadian flags could symbolize this, or an arch bridge spanning both river and border. (The Rainbow Bridge and Peace Bridge are the ones most overtly dedicated to this idea, though they aren't actually on I-190.)
I-490: It's all about Rochester, and it crosses the Genesee mid-city, just above the High Falls. The city grew out of grist mills at this location, so that's what I'd choose for this route (a millrace and wheel, for example).
I-94 (ND & MN): Hot Dish (WI): a Cheese wheel
I-355 (IL): a subdivision
I-39 (both): corn
Future I-41 (WI): a paper mill
I-90 (MN): Spam & wind mills (WI): bluffs
Interstate 84 in Connecticut: a sleeping person. Sorry for digging this thread from the grave, but this was one of my favorite threads to read before I joined.
I-55 = Blue musical note.
I-90 = Sears tower.
I-44 = Thunderstorm.
I-35 = Combine.
I-30 = Arkansas.
I-40 = Canyons and cacti.
I-15 = A mormon at a slot machine.
I-5 = Desert, forests, and mountains.
I-99 = The cutting of the red tape that is AASHTO.
I-43 = Cheese, and cows.
I-95 = A traffic jam next to the ocean.
I-10 = Deserts and a beach.
I-8 = A taco.
I-70 = Mountains, the arch, and a river.
I-80 = Bay bridge, Chicago, and New York.
I-76 = Penna Turnpike shield.
I-45 = Cowboy.
I-25 = Cactus, and crazy horse.
I-17 = Arizona.
I-49 = Plains, forests, and Louisiana.
I-280 = Google logo.
I-65 = Indianapolis speedway.
I-64 = Merging cars.
I-85 = Confederate playing the banjo in the back of a pickup truck.
I-29 = Missouri river.
I-4 = Disney logo.
I-75 = Mackinac bridge.
I-12 = Lake Pontchartrain.
I-59 = Guy playing the saxophone.
I-87 = Montreal.
Gonna take a stab at CT:
I-84: Empire State Building and The Pru (since it's mostly used to get from New York to Boston)
I-91: Slice of pizza or a hamburger (in homage to both being invented/popular in New Haven)
I-95: Crab, lobster, or a one lane road with a chain of taillights
I-384: The skyline of Providence (because it was originally supposed to go there)
I-684: A paperclip (since it "clips the corner of CT)
I-291: A road with cinder blocks at the end of it (since it took 40+ years to commission the little piece that was built)
I-691: A silver nugget (Meriden being The Silver City)
I-395: A tumbleweed (since it's so desolate)
US 7: An orange (since it exists in many sections)
CT 2: A slot machine with a feather
CT 8: A bread mixer (in homage to The Mixmaster)
CT 9: A traffic light
CT 11: A Dead End sign.
CT 15: A truck stuck under an overpass, or David Letterman driving a racecar.
CT 20: A tobacco leaf
CT 25: A pair of scissors (since it cuts off abruptly)
CT 40: An appendix (serves no useful purpose)
CT 72: A hammer (in honor of Stanley Tools)
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on April 28, 2017, 08:43:30 PM
I-84: Empire State Building and The Pru (since it's mostly used to get from New York to Boston)
The idea is to find a single symbol; what one graphical image could represent this connection?
After living in both North Carolina and Virginia, this comes to mind after noticing differences between those states.
I-95 & I-295 in Virginia:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mkzt7KCRVSA/maxresdefault.jpg)
I-95 & I-795 in NC:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascar.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fnascar%2Farticles%2F2017%2F1%2F23%2Fhero%2Fmonday-hero-2.jpg%2F_jcr_content%2Frenditions%2Foriginal&hash=3f8c4228737dc5ac8ed106eb28c47a7efffa3453)
I-4: Cinderella's Castle
I-5: Pacific waves overlooked by mountains across the top
I-8: Joshua tree
I-10: Sunshine
I-12: Bayous
I-15: Red rock
I-17: A cougar
I-19: Cactus
I-20: A rocking chair
I-22: Some Elvis thing
I-24: A country guitar
I-25: Rocky mountains
I-26: Horse drawn carriage referencing Charleston SC
I-27: Spurs or something Texas-like
I-29: Sioux garb
I-30: A diamond (gem)
I-35: Fields representing the Heartland
I-37: An armadillo
I-39: Evergreens for the north woods, maybe a pastie
I-40: General reference to touring
I-41: Cheese
I-43: Harbor boats
I-44: US66 memorabilia
I-45: Rockets
I-49: Pelicans
I-55: Blue musical notes (inspired by a previous post) (blue because of the blues)
I-57: Bust of Lincoln
I-59: Cotton
I-64: Hills
I-65: Nascar or something
I-66: Monticello or some DC monument
I-68: Harpers Ferry in memoriam
I-69: something involving reciprocation
I-70: National road memorabilia
I-71: A river that catches on fire
I-72: Picture of a guy shrugging wondering why this road was built
I-73: Same
I-74: Tractor
I-75: Automobiles
I-76W: Denver skyline
I-76E: Penna Turnpike
I-77: Biscuits and gravy
I-78: Statue of Liberty
I-79: Steel mills...or ketchup
I-80: Two coasts--the first coast-to-coast Interstate
I-81: Appalachian Trail
I-82: Evergreens
I-83: Crabs or Harbors
I-84W: Oregon Trail (inspired by earlier post)
I-84E: The Constitution (inspired by earlier post)
I-85: Coke or the CDC
I-86W: Mormons
I-86E: Allegheny/Catskill Mtns
I-87: Adirondacks...or the chair
I-88W: Wayne's World
I-88E: A baseball (EDITED. Thanks, two people)
I-89: Maple syrup
I-90: Northern exposure
I-91: Canadian friendship, or Supertroopers
I-93: Old man of the mountain
I-94: Chicago skyline
I-95: Atlantic seaboard
I-96: Motor City
I-97: Navy
I-99: Little league
My Minnesota take:
35: A tractor (southern MN farms), a lighthouse (North Shore), and the state capitol
35W: Minneapolis skyline
90: Farm imagery
94: MSP skylines with Mississippi River
494/694: Beltway
394: Target Field
535: Blatnik Bridge (what else could you do?)
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on May 09, 2017, 11:30:58 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on May 09, 2017, 08:49:36 PM
I-88E: No idea
Baseball Hall of Fame
So, maybe a baseball (or bat, or glove)? The hall of fame itself mightn't be terribly recognizable...
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on May 10, 2017, 12:19:39 AM
35: A tractor (southern MN farms), a lighthouse (North Shore), and the state capitol
That's three...you gotta pick one!
Quote535: Blatnik Bridge (what else could you do?)
Anything that might represent Great Lakes shipping in general? Or Lake Superior in particular?
I-5: Donald Duck in University of Oregon uniform under the Disneyland Castle.
I-49 in Arkansas: a big red hog
Quote from: Bickendan on May 10, 2017, 11:56:44 PM
I-5: Donald Duck in University of Oregon uniform under the Disneyland Castle.
Ha! A bit hard to boil down to a recognizeable graphical symbol, but hey.