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Title: Sign Stickers
Post by: Molandfreak on April 13, 2025, 04:21:47 AM
What are some common highway sign bumper stickers/window clings/magnets you've seen? Are they associated with a particular gift shop or store that you know of, feel free to include that information, too. If you've seen the shield with other elements in it, but the route is still a central focus of the sticker, feel free to include it, too.

I have seen the following where I know the associated stores/where to get them:
Interstate:
90 (a Wall Drug associated sticker).

US Highways:
1 (Associated mainly with Key West, not sure if you can pick them up elsewhere along the highway).
2 (Richard Bong tourist information center/Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, I believe other tourist centers scattered across Wisconsin and Michigan have this, too).
50 (Loneliest Road in America/Nevada stickers).
61 (Some North Shore-related visitor centers/businesses have these even though the highway technically no longer goes there, the Winona and Hastings visitor centers, maybe others due to its association with the Mississippi River).
66 (Self-explanatory. Everyone knows it and has seen these stickers out in the wild, in places far from where the road actually went).
101 (Various businesses in San Francisco and San Diego, though I'm sure you're able to get them elsewhere along the highway).

State Highways:
California:
1 (Various businesses in San Francisco, though I'm sure you're able to get them elsewhere along the highway).
Florida:
A1A (Various businesses/visitor centers along the highway).
Michigan:
22 (I've seen them at the visitor center in Traverse City, though I'm sure you can get them elsewhere).
26 (Copper Harbor visitor center, maybe others?)
28 (Various visitor centers including the one south of Marquette).
119 (Petoskey visitor center, maybe others?)
Minnesota:
61 (Same story with US 61's North Shore stickers but with the highway's designation since '91).
South Dakota:
87 (Needles Highway association, Custer State Park visitor center).
Wisconsin:
42 (Door County-related businesses, perhaps elsewhere).
57 (Door County-related businesses).

Scenic byways:
Multiple states/provinces:
Great Lakes Circle Tour (including individual lakes--various businesses/visitor centers throughout the Great Lakes megalopolis).
Great River Road (various visitor centers along the river).
California:
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (various businesses in San Francisco, though I'm sure you can get them elsewhere along the highway).
Colorado:
Million Dollar Highway (Silverton visitor center, maybe elsewhere).
Old Fall River Road (Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers).
Trail Ridge Road (Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers).
Michigan:
Tahquamenon Scenic Byway (Tahquamenon Falls State Park visitor center).
Minnesota:
Glacial Ridge Trail (Sibley State Park visitor center, maybe elsewhere).
Gunflint Trail (Various businesses in Grand Marais, and other resorts along the highway).
North Shore Scenic Drive (surprisingly these are more difficult to come by than the Lake Superior Circle Tour, TH 61, and US 61 stickers, but the Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center has a reliable stock of them).
Skyline Parkway (Various businesses in Duluth).

Auto Trails/Other:
Lincoln Highway (Various visitor centers along the highway).
Trans-Canada Highway (Various visitor centres/shops along the highway).
Yellowstone Trail (Olivia, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, maybe other places along the highway).

Some that I've been surprised I haven't seen in the wild:
Interstates:
H3 (Most scenic Interstate, though I can totally understand why Hawaii would prefer not to make them).

US Highways:
13 (Coastal/scenic highway).
14/14A (Scenic highway in South Dakota/Wyoming).
16/16A (Scenic highway in South Dakota/Wyoming).
17 (Coastal/scenic highway).
99 (Second to 66 in terms of infamy).
163 (Four Corners association).

State/Provincial Highways:
Alberta:
93 (Icefields Parkway).
British Columbia:
5 (Scenic highway through the Rockies, branch of the Yellowhead Highway).
93 (Scenic highway through the Tobacco Plains).
95 (Scenic highway through the Tobacco Plains).
Michigan:
25 (Scenic highway along the shores of Lake Huron).
37 (Scenic highway on Old Mission Peninsula).
Minnesota:
16 (Also a scenic byway, pretty well-known route through the Driftless Area, numerous state parks and trails).
74 (Scenic highway through Whitewater State Park).
95 (Scenic highway along the St. Croix River).
Ontario:
11 (Scenic highway in Northern Ontario, previously falsely conflated with Yonge Street which made it falsely claimed as the longest street in the world in Guinness).
17 (Scenic highway along the shores of Lake Superior).
Wisconsin:
13 (Scenic highway through the Bayfield Peninsula).
32 (Some scenic portions, special highway honoring the 32nd division).
35 (Scenic highway along the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers).

Auto Trails/Other:
Jefferson Highway (Arguably the second-most known auto trail).
Yellowhead Highway (Scenic highway through the Rockies, branch of the Trans-Canada Highway).
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Scott5114 on April 13, 2025, 04:37:08 AM
I saw an OK 259A sticker once (access road to Beavers Bend State Park).
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: hotdogPi on April 13, 2025, 08:28:55 AM
For the mountains in New Hampshire, I've seen an Exit 32 sticker many times (for the I-93 exit) and an NH 49 sticker exactly once.

Edit: VT 100
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: 74/171FAN on April 13, 2025, 08:33:33 AM
NC 12 is one I have seen regularly growing up not too far from the Outer Banks.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Icyhot1111 on April 13, 2025, 10:39:41 AM
Not sure if this counts, but in Colorado, theirs an "I-70 things" sticker which is an upside down interstate shield with a skier and mountains on it.  I-70 things is an instagram account which chronicles the shit show that I-70 is, with nearly 500k followers.

https://i70things.com/products/i-70-logo-sticker-3-pack (https://i70things.com/products/i-70-logo-sticker-3-pack)
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Max Rockatansky on April 13, 2025, 11:41:25 AM
The most common I see around me in California:

CA 1 - Pacific Coast Highway/Cabrillo Highway/Shoreline Highway
CA 158 - June Lake Loop
US 395 - El Camino Sierra
CA 49 - Golden Chain Highway
US 101 - El Camino Real/Redwood Highway
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Molandfreak on April 13, 2025, 12:21:14 PM
Quote from: Icyhot1111 on April 13, 2025, 10:39:41 AMNot sure if this counts, but in Colorado, theirs an "I-70 things" sticker which is an upside down interstate shield with a skier and mountains on it.  I-70 things is an instagram account which chronicles the shit show that I-70 is, with nearly 500k followers.

https://i70things.com/products/i-70-logo-sticker-3-pack (https://i70things.com/products/i-70-logo-sticker-3-pack)
Cool sticker! I would definitely count it.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: TheCatalyst31 on April 13, 2025, 07:16:10 PM
Quote from: Molandfreak on April 13, 2025, 04:21:47 AMMichigan:
25 (Scenic highway along the shores of Lake Huron).

I saw M-25 stickers last year when I clinched it. I also remember seeing M-1 stuff in Detroit.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Mr. Matté on April 13, 2025, 11:03:21 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on April 13, 2025, 08:33:33 AMNC 12 is one I have seen regularly growing up not too far from the Outer Banks.

I grew up nowhere near the OBX and I see it a lot in Jersey.

Jersey Shore related ones usually are just an exit gore sign corresponding to a town's exit off the Parkway (e.g. Cape May Exit 0, Wildwood Exit 4)
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: 74/171FAN on April 13, 2025, 11:09:06 PM
Quote from: Mr. Matté on April 13, 2025, 11:03:21 PM
Quote from: 74/171FAN on April 13, 2025, 08:33:33 AMNC 12 is one I have seen regularly growing up not too far from the Outer Banks.

I grew up nowhere near the OBX and I see it a lot in Jersey.

Jersey Shore related ones usually are just an exit gore sign corresponding to a town's exit off the Parkway (e.g. Cape May Exit 0, Wildwood Exit 4)

I actually saw a pink Cape May Exit 0 here about a month ago.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: Icyhot1111 on April 14, 2025, 12:11:40 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on April 13, 2025, 04:21:47 AMMichigan:
22 (I've seen them at the visitor center in Traverse City, though I'm sure you can get them elsewhere).

M22 is also a Northern Michigan based lifestyle clothing brand which features the M22 sign on shirts, jackets, hats, stickers, etc.

https://m22.com/collections/stickers/products/m22-sticker (https://m22.com/collections/stickers/products/m22-sticker)
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: LilianaUwU on April 14, 2025, 03:52:19 AM
I've seen QC 199 stickers coming from a store called Chez Charley. I also saw at least one in the wild over here all the way in Québec City.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: jdbx on April 14, 2025, 01:41:00 PM
I see a lot of CA-89 stickers for sale in the shops around Lake Tahoe.  Internationally, when I was in Vancouver, BC I saw a lot of Trans Canada Highway 1 stickers for sale.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: gonealookin on April 14, 2025, 02:39:27 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 13, 2025, 11:41:25 AMThe most common I see around me in California:
...
US 395 - El Camino Sierra
...

That's the most common one I see around the Sierra.  There's a store in Bishop, CA that sells a lot of US 395 souvenir-type stuff, or you can order online:  https://stores.395store.com/stickers/ (https://stores.395store.com/stickers/)

Edit:  The physical store is "Alpine Signs" at 263 South Main St. (US 395) in Bishop, although the address at the bottom of that web site indicates that the owners are in Montana.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: JayhawkCO on April 14, 2025, 02:54:35 PM
I saw a US199 one at one of the Redwoods visitors' centers a few months back.

I also saw ID55 stickers in McCall.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: pderocco on April 14, 2025, 03:31:19 PM
Quote from: gonealookin on April 14, 2025, 02:39:27 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 13, 2025, 11:41:25 AMThe most common I see around me in California:
...
US 395 - El Camino Sierra
...

That's the most common one I see around the Sierra.  There's a store in Bishop, CA that sells a lot of US 395 souvenir-type stuff, or you can order online:  https://stores.395store.com/stickers/ (https://stores.395store.com/stickers/)

Edit:  The physical store is "Alpine Signs" at 263 South Main St. (US 395) in Bishop, although the address at the bottom of that web site indicates that the owners are in Montana.
At least they're not in China.
Title: Re: Sign Stickers
Post by: formulanone on April 14, 2025, 07:13:44 PM
I have a Livingston D32 county shield sticker for the Highway to Hell (Michigan).

I think it's the only time I've seen a county road elevated to the lofty status of "adhesively famous (https://www.gotohellmi.com/store/p581/Highway_to_Hell_D32_Round_Sticker.html)".

"Mile Marker 0" for Key West is more common for stickers than the US 1 shield. Businesses along Overseas Highway are apt to using the mile marker number (or thereabouts) at times.