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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Topic started by: hotdogPi on December 21, 2023, 09:40:33 AM

Title: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: hotdogPi on December 21, 2023, 09:40:33 AM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53412043841_fa1eeb6c39_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pnQFMB)NJ routes as parking spaces in Lincoln, MA (https://flic.kr/p/2pnQFMB) by David Raucci (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hotdogpi/), on Flickr

I've seen something similar with CT shields inside Penn Station but for the vehicles actually being used rather than parking.

I feel like this thread is a duplicate...
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: Genghixiani on December 21, 2023, 09:52:22 AM
Route shields as parking spot numbers. Ya see something new every day then!
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: formulanone on December 21, 2023, 10:02:52 AM
Two interstate-shaped shields used for "Gate A" (https://maps.app.goo.gl/5EaekC6D4vR46VtM6?g_st=ic) and "Gate 1" (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6YrnLbb82XbXFmJE7?g_st=ic) at a residential neighborhood in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on December 21, 2023, 10:32:55 AM
Chicago used US route shields for brake guide markers during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race this past season, which was pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1674758276163022849
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: ErmineNotyours on December 22, 2023, 11:17:23 PM
Don't forget The PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/dTq8rbwLWT5mzMcZ9)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: Genghixiani on December 22, 2023, 11:32:18 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on December 22, 2023, 11:17:23 PM
Don't forget The PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/dTq8rbwLWT5mzMcZ9)

This is trippy and cool at the same time.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: D-Dey65 on December 23, 2023, 12:16:36 AM
Has anybody been to DeLand, Florida. There's a group of road signs turned into a work of art, and it includes some route shields.

Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: wriddle082 on December 23, 2023, 01:09:15 AM
Quote from: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)

South Carolina does as well, with the inverse blue and white.  (Can't find a specific example to post, because I don't regularly pass by one)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on January 05, 2024, 08:41:01 AM
Quote from: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)

At least they're not reflective...well, they're not supposed to be, but I have seen some reflective ones here and there.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: SectorZ on January 05, 2024, 08:59:09 AM
Quote from: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)

I guess Noah took the Austin challenge himself.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: tmoore952 on January 05, 2024, 11:53:17 AM
A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: Big John on January 05, 2024, 11:56:22 AM
^^ then there's Allied:
(https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/9ef20338/dms3rep/resized960/8fcf9f97-e154-4827-a427-272116d9b948.jpg)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: kphoger on January 05, 2024, 11:56:53 AM
Quote from: tmoore952 on January 05, 2024, 11:53:17 AM
A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

That font, though...

(https://cmsplatform.blob.core.windows.net/www495moverscom/gallery/original/9692cac7-d924-4f8c-8d06-c9cd175525c9.jpg)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: tmoore952 on January 05, 2024, 11:59:11 AM
Quote from: kphoger on January 05, 2024, 11:56:53 AM
Quote from: tmoore952 on January 05, 2024, 11:53:17 AM
A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.

That font, though...

(https://cmsplatform.blob.core.windows.net/www495moverscom/gallery/original/9692cac7-d924-4f8c-8d06-c9cd175525c9.jpg)

As you might imagine, it is a common occurrence to see these vans when driving on I-495.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: Mapmikey on January 05, 2024, 04:39:29 PM
Here's one off PA 61 in Mt. Carmel - https://maps.app.goo.gl/JiLLwvMBfygRxFKp7

reuse of VA 314 cutouts, courtesy of Michael Summa, 1994.  Church parking lot in Christiansburg, other side has a spped limit and a slow children warning:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Fcutouts%2Fimages%2Fva314.jpg&hash=2fd32e0dc990bb583bc30c3c4005b05d592588fd)
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: MikeTheActuary on January 05, 2024, 07:09:33 PM
Quote from: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)

Looking at that GSV image I have to ask: how many fatal crashes have been at that location?
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: PColumbus73 on January 05, 2024, 07:19:11 PM
Quote from: wriddle082 on December 23, 2023, 01:09:15 AM
Quote from: Takumi on December 21, 2023, 10:09:57 AM
Some Virginia jurisdictions use secondary route shields as memorial markers.

Seriously. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/W4RmaKSpKP1Df2py6)

South Carolina does as well, with the inverse blue and white.  (Can't find a specific example to post, because I don't regularly pass by one)

I think they were short-lived, I remember seeing a few that were installed and removed later on. I haven't seen new ones recently.
Title: Re: Route shields not used as route shields
Post by: pderocco on January 06, 2024, 09:22:05 PM
Quote from: tmoore952 on January 05, 2024, 11:53:17 AM
A moving company in the DC area calls itself "495 movers" and uses the I-495 shield as its logo.
I guess they'll never be able to open branches anywhere but in the eastern seaboard.