I've been curious as to what some examples are of the shortest signed routes. Not unsigned, since given that I've seen examples of unsigned "routes" being about 20 feet long, like MD-990 for instance...
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Schmidts+Lane,+Pasadena,+MD&hl=en&ll=39.116747,-76.504747&spn=0.000278,0.000628&sll=39.130726,-76.578999&sspn=0.025167,0.080423&oq=schmidts+l&hnear=Schmidts+Ln,+Pasadena,+Maryland+21122&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=39.116747,-76.504747&panoid=sDjUNRiR9An8yYLhfhFOtA&cbp=12,222.8,,0,23.34&output=classic&dg=oo
I know NJ 165 (a .26 mile route) has a street blade sign on NJ 29 for some odd reason. I'm not sure if NJ 59 or NJ 64 have any signage referring to them.
State Route 906 Spur in Washington is the shortest signed highway I've driven, I think. SRWeb says .44 miles.
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Link 44C in Nebraska is quite short too.
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Washington State Route 504 Spur is pretty short too
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Indiana SR 520 near Michigan City is only a quarter of a mile. It is fully signed.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6823804,-86.9602073,17z
Quote from: Zeffy on February 03, 2015, 10:08:25 AM
I'm not sure if NJ 59 or NJ 64 have any signage referring to them.
Both get a single traffic light blade: 59 (https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.317395,-74.620106&spn=0.016295,0.033023&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.31739,-74.620327&panoid=nf0e1jAQu4BKyyGn4Rphzw&cbp=12,66.84,,0,-9.88) 64 (https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.65489,-74.313465&spn=0.003671,0.016512&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.654887,-74.313465&panoid=tHDejd1-qDj83XP9DTcXqg&cbp=11,205.85,,0,-2.81)
NY 419, 0.39 miles.
FL 160 is about 500 feet and VERY well signed from FL 61 and US 319, in addition to reassurance markers...
https://goo.gl/maps/CkJXI
Virginia has some short ones that are signed:
VA 79 - 0.23 miles
VA 162 - 0.17 miles
VA 292 - 0.39 miles
VA 300Y is sorta signed - 0.04 miles
A number of others are under a mile but most are VA 3xx series routes
North Carolina's shortest route NC 400 is signed and is 0.49 miles WB.
Off the top of my head I believe South Carolina's shortest primary route is US 701 Bus for Tabor City NC, signed on its 900 ft length.
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Both VT-26 and VT-119 are about 1/8 of a mile, continuations of NH route from bridges across the river to the nearest road on the VT side. Both fully signed.
In Rhode Island, it's probably RI-152, a short continuation of MA-152, less than 1/2 mile.
Quote from: Beeper1 on February 03, 2015, 12:08:12 PM
Both VT-26 and VT-119 are about 1/8 of a mile, continuations of NH route from bridges across the river to the nearest road on the VT side. Both fully signed.
In Rhode Island, it's probably RI-152, a short continuation of MA-152, less than 1/2 mile.
Those are not separate routes. VT/NH/MA 119 is a single route, and VT/NH/ME 26 is a single route. The same applies for all routes that keep their number across borders in New England.
CA 39 northern portion comes to mind (https://www.google.com/maps/@34.356836,-117.851167,3a,75y,174.32h,71.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sMoVYau__F1lZBj9JP20sRA!2e0)
LA 415 Spur is .46 miles and is probably the most traveled, shortest, and signed route in Louisiana. It's part of the connecting route from US 190 eastbound to I-10 coming into Baton Rouge. I know Louisiana has a ton of much shorter routes, but there are very few signed.
California 265 in Weed appears to be the shortest signed CA highway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_265
Nebraska: Link 6A is signed.
http://goo.gl/maps/njvSG
So is Spur 5A.
http://goo.gl/maps/DtBCR
Here's what I think are Louisiana's shortest and signed:
LA 355 in Breaux Bridge, LA: 0.24 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/fuuC7
LA 799 in Gibsland, LA: 0.15 miles (signed only from side road)/Truck US 80 is fully signed
https://goo.gl/maps/ZHlB1
LA 1250 spur in Pineville, LA: 0.08 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/1jVzJ
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 03, 2015, 11:43:43 AM
FL 160 is about 500 feet and VERY well signed from FL 61 and US 319, in addition to reassurance markers...
Believe it or not, SR 437 is shorter (and a useless overlap). It's the north-south block of SR 438 in Ocoee.
Kentucky has a bunch, but don't make me look them up. :-D
Texas Loop 168 is 0.074 mile, about 400 feet long. It's nearly unsigned, though (which is rare in Texas). There's only one sign pointing to it on northbound Loop 157. I'd probably say it doesn't count since it isn't a dead end and doesn't have at least one sign on each side.
VA 132Y in Williamsburg which serves the Colonial Williamsburg Information center is one of VA's shortest at 0.29 miles.
Then VA 162 is also another short one, even shorter than the VA 132 Spur at 0.17 miles.
Only 0.16 miles long, OH 365 manages to be well-signed from its terminus at OH 235/366. Its other end is at a state park.
NM 29 I believe would qualify for New Mexico's shortest 2 digit route. It goes from downtown Chama to dead end about a half mile NE of town. It used to go much further towards the Colorado border.
Alabama State Route 208 is signed for all of 0.8 miles. There's also an END sign at it's western terminus (no need for one at the Georgia border).
AL 151 and AL 209 are even shorter, haven't seen the signage for myself.
Quote from: NE2 on February 03, 2015, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 03, 2015, 11:43:43 AM
FL 160 is about 500 feet and VERY well signed from FL 61 and US 319, in addition to reassurance markers...
Believe it or not, SR 437 is shorter (and a useless overlap). It's the north-south block of SR 438 in Ocoee.
Never knew about that one...
Not sure why they didn't just leave CR 437 signs up, but perhaps just for navigation's sake FDOT opted for the white shields.
Michigan 212, .7 miles
AR 369 is about 1/4 mile and dead-ends at the charcoal plant near Subiaco.
Not the only road that does that, but it's the first I thought of
In Minnesota I believe it's MN 299, which is a 0.6 mile spur off of MN 60 to the State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault.
Quote from: formulanone on February 03, 2015, 04:41:37 PM
Alabama State Route 208 is signed for all of 0.8 miles. There's also an END sign at it's western terminus (no need for one at the Georgia border).
AL 151 and AL 209 are even shorter, haven't seen the signage for myself.
AL 151 was signed from what I remember.
I can't remember if Truck OR 204's signed, but it only clocks in at one block long in Elgin, connecting OR 82 to Truck OR 82. Speaking of, Truck 82 and Truck OR 131 in Tillamook aren't especially long... and OR 131 itself, running between Oceanside and Tillamook, is one of Oregon's shorter highways (not the shortest mainline though... 103 and 104 are shorter).
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 03, 2015, 12:51:00 PM
Here's what I think are Louisiana's shortest and signed:
LA 355 in Breaux Bridge, LA: 0.24 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/fuuC7
LA 799 in Gibsland, LA: 0.15 miles (signed only from side road)/Truck US 80 is fully signed
https://goo.gl/maps/ZHlB1
LA 1250 spur in Pineville, LA: 0.08 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/1jVzJ
According to the route log, LA 1035-3 in Livingston, LA is 0.07 miles long (the sign is difficult to read in this image):
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.499731,-90.750838,3a,75.2y,68.48h,79.95t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sv1y5BA6_8lnnhGlkJI0UMw!2e0
Quote from: Bickendan on February 04, 2015, 11:03:29 AM
I can't remember if Truck OR 204's signed, but it only clocks in at one block long in Elgin, connecting OR 82 to Truck OR 82. Speaking of, Truck 82 and Truck OR 131 in Tillamook aren't especially long... and OR 131 itself, running between Oceanside and Tillamook, is one of Oregon's shorter highways (not the shortest mainline though... 103 and 104 are shorter).
It's at least signed from Oregon 82
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Quote from: jdb1234 on February 04, 2015, 08:39:36 AM
Quote from: formulanone on February 03, 2015, 04:41:37 PM
Alabama State Route 208 is signed for all of 0.8 miles. There's also an END sign at it's western terminus (no need for one at the Georgia border).
AL 151 and AL 209 are even shorter, haven't seen the signage for myself.
AL 151 was signed from what I remember.
Indeed, AL 151 is signed. It is a 0.4 mile long connector between AL-75 and AL-79 in Pinson, in northeast Jefferson County. Heck, there are even traffic signals at both termini, so you know it's gotta be really important! :-D
Quote from: cenlaroads on February 07, 2015, 03:05:56 PM
Quote from: bassoon1986 on February 03, 2015, 12:51:00 PM
Here's what I think are Louisiana's shortest and signed:
LA 355 in Breaux Bridge, LA: 0.24 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/fuuC7
LA 799 in Gibsland, LA: 0.15 miles (signed only from side road)/Truck US 80 is fully signed
https://goo.gl/maps/ZHlB1
LA 1250 spur in Pineville, LA: 0.08 miles
https://goo.gl/maps/1jVzJ
According to the route log, LA 1035-3 in Livingston, LA is 0.07 miles long (the sign is difficult to read in this image):
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.499731,-90.750838,3a,75.2y,68.48h,79.95t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sv1y5BA6_8lnnhGlkJI0UMw!2e0
Allow me to add LA 805 in Athens: .4 mile, as measured by my company truck's odometer.
Also: LA 798-1 & 798-3, both in Arcadia, are both less than .5 mile long.
CT shortest is 125 which is about 1.24 mi. It connects routes 4 and 128 in Cornwall.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on February 08, 2015, 02:48:06 PM
CT shortest is 125 which is about 1.24 mi. It connects routes 4 and 128 in Cornwall.
I would have expected it to be one of the 3xx routes...
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on February 08, 2015, 02:48:06 PM
CT shortest is 125 which is about 1.24 mi. It connects routes 4 and 128 in Cornwall.
CT 78 is shorter (about 0.2 mi), which is the extension of RI 78 into CT.
Quote from: dfilpus on February 08, 2015, 06:39:30 PM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on February 08, 2015, 02:48:06 PM
CT shortest is 125 which is about 1.24 mi. It connects routes 4 and 128 in Cornwall.
CT 78 is shorter (about 0.2 mi), which is the extension of RI 78 into CT.
CT/RI 78 is one route.
KY 913C has to be in the running for shortest signed route in Kentucky.
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Quote from: Mapmikey on February 03, 2015, 11:43:43 AM
FL 160 is about 500 feet and VERY well signed from FL 61 and US 319, in addition to reassurance markers...
https://goo.gl/maps/CkJXI
Virginia has some short ones that are signed:
VA 79 - 0.23 miles
VA 162 - 0.17 miles
VA 292 - 0.39 miles
VA 300Y is sorta signed - 0.04 miles
A number of others are under a mile but most are VA 3xx series routes
North Carolina's shortest route NC 400 is signed and is 0.49 miles WB.
Off the top of my head I believe South Carolina's shortest primary route is US 701 Bus for Tabor City NC, signed on its 900 ft length.
Mapmikey
How about NC 610 in High Point? Is that shorter?
DC 295 is both the shortest and longest :)
Quote from: tidecat on February 08, 2015, 10:12:08 PM
KY 913C has to be in the running for shortest signed route in Kentucky.
Where is this route?
913C is 1/2 mile (Blankenbaker Access Drive in Jeffersontown). There are probably shorter ones.
I only see one shield referring to that road as a state route, and that shield refers to it as "913", not 913C. I'm sure 913C exists but I'm not sure if it's signed or not. Given how extensive Kentucky's state route system is, I'd love to find an official log of all of it's routes, both signed and unsigned. Looking at KTC website thus far has proven fruitless.
Quote from: OracleUsr on February 08, 2015, 10:29:58 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 03, 2015, 11:43:43 AM
FL 160 is about 500 feet and VERY well signed from FL 61 and US 319, in addition to reassurance markers...
https://goo.gl/maps/CkJXI
Virginia has some short ones that are signed:
VA 79 - 0.23 miles
VA 162 - 0.17 miles
VA 292 - 0.39 miles
VA 300Y is sorta signed - 0.04 miles
A number of others are under a mile but most are VA 3xx series routes
North Carolina's shortest route NC 400 is signed and is 0.49 miles WB.
Off the top of my head I believe South Carolina's shortest primary route is US 701 Bus for Tabor City NC, signed on its 900 ft length.
Mapmikey
How about NC 610 in High Point? Is that shorter?
NC 610 is 2.1 miles. Recent NC Official maps state outright that NC 400 is the shortest state highway.
Mapmikey
Quote from: ajlynch91 on February 10, 2015, 06:22:46 AM
Given how extensive Kentucky's state route system is, I'd love to find an official log of all of it's routes, both signed and unsigned. Looking at KTC website thus far has proven fruitless.
It's not exactly a log, but http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/HIS_Reports/TruckWeightLimitsParam.aspx is a (poorly-sorted) list of all routes. If you have the number, it's simple enough to use the Goog (http://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Atransportation.ky.gov%2FPlanning%2FState+Primary+Road+System+Lists%2F+%22KY+913C%22).
Quote from: ajlynch91 on February 10, 2015, 06:22:46 AM
I only see one shield referring to that road as a state route, and that shield refers to it as "913", not 913C. I'm sure 913C exists but I'm not sure if it's signed or not. Given how extensive Kentucky's state route system is, I'd love to find an official log of all of it's routes, both signed and unsigned. Looking at KTC website thus far has proven fruitless.
http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Pages/State-Primary-Road-System-Maps.aspx
Look at "SPRS Lists" and there is a county-by-county listing of routes, with descriptions, mileage and classification (Interstate, parkway, state primary, state secondary, rural secondary and supplemental).
CA-480 was one of California's shortest state route but Loma Prieta quake cease 480's operation.
Quote from: ajlynch91 on February 10, 2015, 06:22:46 AM
I only see one shield referring to that road as a state route, and that shield refers to it as "913", not 913C. I'm sure 913C exists but I'm not sure if it's signed or not. Given how extensive Kentucky's state route system is, I'd love to find an official log of all of it's routes, both signed and unsigned. Looking at KTC website thus far has proven fruitless.
KY 913C actually was KY 913 until Blankenbaker Parkway was extended to Taylorsville Road (KY 155). The "C" looks like it was affixed to the existing sign.
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Quote from: bing101 on February 14, 2015, 08:32:58 PM
CA-480 was one of California's shortest state route but Loma Prieta quake cease 480's operation.
Not even close to the shortest (which has been mentioned earlier in the thread, Route 265 in Weed).
http://www.cahighways.org/stats1.html
Using the most broad definition of "signed" (that is, with ANY usage of the route shield, even if only at junctions), it'd be basically 77 (though I haven't seen that in person), 153, 265, 282, 207, 262, 114 (which has one or two shields off of 101).
Quote from: Mr. Matté on February 03, 2015, 10:55:11 AM
Quote from: Zeffy on February 03, 2015, 10:08:25 AM
I'm not sure if NJ 59 or NJ 64 have any signage referring to them.
Both get a single traffic light blade: 59 (https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.317395,-74.620106&spn=0.016295,0.033023&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.31739,-74.620327&panoid=nf0e1jAQu4BKyyGn4Rphzw&cbp=12,66.84,,0,-9.88) 64 (https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.65489,-74.313465&spn=0.003671,0.016512&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.654887,-74.313465&panoid=tHDejd1-qDj83XP9DTcXqg&cbp=11,205.85,,0,-2.81)
Right. And NJ 62 is posted on one of the overhead signs on US 46.
Quote from: corco on February 03, 2015, 10:21:35 AM
State Route 906 Spur in Washington is the shortest signed highway I've driven, I think. SRWeb says .44 miles.
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Washington State Route 504 Spur is pretty short too
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I would have thought SR 9 Spur in Sumas would be shorter. Then again, I haven't been to Sumas in about 10 years, so I'm unsure if it is signed anymore.
SR 529 Spur could also be a contender, with is just the 3 blocks between I-5 and Maple Street (The real SR 529).
North Dakota 91 in Harvey is signed (per GSV) along 7th St between ND 3 and US 52. I think this is a newer state highway and it's hard to find any information about it, but from ND 3 to US 52 is roughly 1500 feet.
WIS 159 is the shorted *signed* route at 1.27 miles. It gives drivers from the south on US 12 a shortcut to Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo. The shortest *route* is Miller Park Way - designated but not marked as WIS 341.
There are a couple of very short examples in Virginia. VA 79 and VA 89, I believe.