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Title: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 09, 2012, 12:57:22 PM
What are some examples of "highway" signs you've seen? Not standard route shields, but commercial signs shaped like highway signs or roads?

Riviera Roadsite Motel in Joplin, MO had a sign shaped like an Interstate shield.

71 Liquors here in Ft Smith has a sign where the "1" has a dashed yellow centerline.

the old 71 Drive-in in Fayetteville, AR had 2 different signs over the years, both with "stylized" US 71 shields.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: agentsteel53 on January 09, 2012, 01:11:28 PM
in Sweden, of all places, I spotted some kind of ad with a perfect '61 spec wide interstate shield that said "USA" instead of the route number... I forget what it said in place of the word "interstate" or the state name.  I spotted it on an illuminated billboard while driving on the freeway in the middle of the night, and therefore had no chance to snap a photo.

the 67 Cafe here, off CA-67 in eastern San Diego has, as its logo ... a US-67 marker.  Oops.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: txstateends on January 09, 2012, 02:39:05 PM
The Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, TX claims to be the midpoint of Route 66 so they use various Route 66 logo images on their website
http://uglycrustpies.com/about.html

I would have thought "Midpoint Cafe" would be part of their domain name, but instead the domain reflects the style of the cafe's pies.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on January 09, 2012, 02:41:31 PM
On US 460 Business in Petersburg there's a "460 Market Place" in the spot of a former 7-Eleven. It has a blue-and-white US 460 shield on its signs.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 09, 2012, 03:26:24 PM
I forgot one: Route 291 Car Wash in Independence, MO . Their logo is a US 291 shield (even though it's on MO 291)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: jwolfer on January 09, 2012, 03:32:23 PM
301 liquors near Ocala FL was actually on OLD 301 now CR200a .. The sign was even black on yellow like the old Florida colored shield.  This was 30 years ago... i cant believe that its been so long
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: TheStranger on January 09, 2012, 03:54:53 PM
Off of Van Ness Avenue/US 101 in San Francisco, is this establishment:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/csampang/5363485894/in/set-72157625842961088

Many years ago, in Daly City on Mission Street/Route 82 (old US 101), there was a "101 Club" near the intersection with West Market Street, but that closed up some time ago.  That place didn't use a route shield for its sign.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Alex on January 09, 2012, 05:31:18 PM
Noted this one at a convenience store while queuing at a traffic light in Henderson, Kentucky:

(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/southeast/exit-1893.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on January 09, 2012, 05:36:53 PM
In western Greensboro about 10 years ago there was a 421 Self Storage on Market Street, from which US 421 had been removed about 5 years prior. I don't remember a shield, though.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Lightning Strike on January 09, 2012, 07:58:13 PM
On US 14 just on the east side of Crystal Lake, IL, as you come under the train bridge there's a junkyard that as a pillar with the US 14 shield on it. The shield itself is longer than it is wider, making it quiet obvious when you pass by.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Scott5114 on January 09, 2012, 10:45:12 PM
There's some kind of gas station on I-35 in Oklahoma City that uses a perfect 1970 spec I-35 sign in its logo. Further north is an "I-35 Bingo" that includes the letter "I" in its shield.

On OK-76 there's some kind of local business near Blanchard that includes "76" in its name. The 76 is in a diamond. Dunno if that's just a coincidence or if it's supposed to reference OK's pre-1950s state highway shield...
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Quillz on January 10, 2012, 03:15:56 AM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fthumb%2F4%2F4c%2FPhillips66-Logo.svg%2F200px-Phillips66-Logo.svg.png&hash=9cff478b0532652bf01d355c92e4b4168d262a95)

All that it lacks is the proper FHWA Series font.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Central Avenue on January 10, 2012, 04:59:09 AM
Route 36 Motor Cars on US 36 in Delaware, Ohio uses a US shield colored like an Interstate shield:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi39.tinypic.com%2Ft7bq5z.png&hash=9c0289646023b5805c837857ea19e6a64f9b8ece)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: formulanone on January 10, 2012, 07:12:32 AM
One of XM's (former) country music stations was Highway 16, although it's no longer 016 anymore.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.satlogo.com%2Flogo%2Ftv%2Fxx%2Fxm_highway16.jpg&hash=9d922127abb0a21f7bf938591b0497e5ba9c2f05)

An the other end of the spectrum, there was 95 South, with their hit "Whoop, There It Is."

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-lUeiaRjn9II%2FTc8eZx30WoI%2FAAAAAAAAAKY%2FWIo78IEI5OI%2Fs1600%2F95%2BSouth%2B-%2BWhoot%25252C%2BThere%2BIt%2BIs%2B-%2B%252528Front%2B%252526%2BInside%252529.jpg&hash=8de501e0150bdeec8c673f19da0c6ce8672f33e7)

Quote from: Central Avenue on January 10, 2012, 04:59:09 AM
Route 36 Motor Cars on US 36 in Delaware, Ohio uses a US shield colored like an Interstate shield:

Nah, it's just a modified South Korean-spec shield...

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fa%2Fae%2FNoojiJCT_IncheonInternationalAirportExpressWay.jpg%2F800px-NoojiJCT_IncheonInternationalAirportExpressWay.jpg&hash=db27a661ee79ef3c24c9eb4e35fd378e0515f598)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Quillz on January 10, 2012, 03:55:44 PM
The "Route 36" shield is a little different from the South Korean shield:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F1f%2FKorean_Highway.svg%2F200px-Korean_Highway.svg.png&hash=8c5d4738e74000ff58afd8ace82edc19486c6eb2)

The Korean variant has a flat bottom, whereas the "Route 36" shield has a upward curving bottom. It reminds me of some custom Wisconsin shields that had the curve.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Coelacanth on January 10, 2012, 05:01:55 PM
There's a furniture store of some description on CSAH 81 near here whose sign incorporates a big 81 in the blue pentagonal county road marker.

Sorry I don't have a pic.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: luokou on January 10, 2012, 06:09:55 PM
Monty's Club 22 - one of many karaoke bars in Garden Grove. They even have the curved "CALIFORNIA" on their versions of the Miner's Spade.  I ought to take a picture during the night time to see the neon signs actually lit up.

http://g.co/maps/9d6km
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: hbelkins on January 10, 2012, 09:02:29 PM
Gobs of 'em. Too many to mention or recall.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: flowmotion on January 10, 2012, 11:19:45 PM
Quote from: Alex on January 09, 2012, 05:31:18 PM
Noted this one at a convenience store while queuing at a traffic light in Henderson, Kentucky:

(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/southeast/exit-1893.jpg)

I'm sure the signage experts will chime in, but for an advertising sign, that's surprisingly accurate looking.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: sp_redelectric on January 11, 2012, 01:00:39 AM
http://www.localnewscomesfirst.com/

This pair of TV stations in Medford and Klamath Falls use the Interstate shield (more or less) as their station logo...the Medford station is Channel 5, and Interstate 5 runs through Medford.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: pianocello on January 11, 2012, 07:12:39 PM
There is (was?) a Route 61 Bar and Grill here that uses (used?) an Interstate 61 shield.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: mightyace on January 11, 2012, 07:39:47 PM
There's a restaurant just north of Franklin, TN that just changed its name to "Route 31 Grille" complete with a US 31 shield.  (and yes it is on US 31).

I'll try and get a picture as soon as I can.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: PurdueBill on January 12, 2012, 12:06:13 AM
This sign off route 8 in Akron is a reasonable facsimile of a highway sign.  It's a couple years old now, iIrc, and it's getting a little beat up, but still looks better than some of the actual road signs around.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/388708_10101073670492658_13744468_64126253_102177971_n.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: NE2 on January 12, 2012, 01:44:04 AM
Globe Liquors in Massachusetts recycles old signs:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alpsroads.net%2Froads%2Fma%2Fus_44%2Feglobe.jpg&hash=846eb97bb4d23ddf4e871a71ecca86189bbb609b)
(photo by Steve)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Kacie Jane on January 12, 2012, 01:47:41 AM
That. Is. Awesome.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: KEVIN_224 on January 12, 2012, 02:47:34 AM
OK...where in Massachusetts is that ugly sign? I've got to see that one for myself! :)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: NE2 on January 12, 2012, 02:53:10 AM
Quote from: KEVIN_224 on January 12, 2012, 02:47:34 AM
OK...where in Massachusetts is that ugly sign? I've got to see that one for myself! :)
The image URL has all you need to know. (us_44, thus go to Steve's US 44 page.)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: national highway 1 on January 12, 2012, 04:14:10 AM
Old US 410 in Washington has plenty of these. (http://www.usends.com/10-19/410/410.html/)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on January 13, 2012, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: pianocello on January 11, 2012, 07:12:39 PM
There is (was?) a Route 61 Bar and Grill here that uses (used?) an Interstate 61 shield.
You thinking of this?
http://www.hwy61roadhouse.com/index.php
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: ctsignguy on January 13, 2012, 10:45:29 PM
A classic from near where I live....
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.groundspeak.com%2Fwaymarking%2Flarge%2F04080a21-4d58-4a1d-a7da-8da7429e36c9.jpg&hash=72c82f422bf04c0f478816dfcb31cfa75e7a4e20)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Kacie Jane on January 13, 2012, 11:23:45 PM
Quote from: national highway 1 on January 12, 2012, 04:14:10 AM
Old US 410 in Washington has plenty of these. (http://www.usends.com/10-19/410/410.html/)

Here (http://www.usends.com/10-19/410/410.html) is the correct link. (You had an extra slash.)  Note though, that only one of those (the drive-in on the bottom) is a highway sign in the sense the thread is looking for.  That neon US shield looks pretty epic though.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: gonealookin on January 14, 2012, 02:05:21 PM
South Carson Street in Carson City, a few blocks south of the State Capitol:

(Edit:  Image posted on Photobucket deleted)

I'm not certain if "Old" has always been in the name or if that's been added relatively recently.  That stretch of South Carson was the 395 mainline through Carson City until the fall of 2009 when an extension phase of the Carson City Bypass was completed.  In any case that name probably does sound a little better than "Red's Business 395 Grill" which would be correct today.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: SP Cook on January 14, 2012, 02:25:37 PM
WJHL in Johnson City, Tennessee used to use a US 11 shield as its logo, as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZw4g8dfwQU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZw4g8dfwQU)

WJHL is channel 11, and US 11 is a primary road in that area.

Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on January 14, 2012, 03:58:33 PM
Here's the "460 Market Place" I referred to earlier.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b22uucZsGMo/TxHsFymUmuI/AAAAAAAAAzU/3DUolkcdVGE/s816/2012-01-13_14-39-20_159.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 14, 2012, 06:13:28 PM
Here's a b/w photo of Fayetteville AR's 71 Drive-In (circa 1973)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffusion.faylib.org%2Frepository%2FCF_20110620_00886_lowres.jpg&hash=95c65e8b28468619f45112397788235a6cbe9a23)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 14, 2012, 06:39:01 PM
This is bending the subject slightly, but a Freeway sign (circa 1973) ;)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffusion.faylib.org%2Frepository%2FCF_20110620_00604_lowres.jpg&hash=578b3c53cc170be33816790c7a604d662132d9da)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: ctsignguy on January 14, 2012, 09:02:15 PM
Another one from Mass.....
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi166.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu102%2Fctsignguy%2FNE%2520Vacation%252010-09%2FDSCF0053.jpg&hash=3562f29ecb75d355655381feb4898c879683cf60)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: xonhulu on January 14, 2012, 09:12:45 PM
I liked the prices on the first sign a lot better.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: hbelkins on January 15, 2012, 01:16:49 AM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on January 13, 2012, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: pianocello on January 11, 2012, 07:12:39 PM
There is (was?) a Route 61 Bar and Grill here that uses (used?) an Interstate 61 shield.
You thinking of this?
http://www.hwy61roadhouse.com/index.php

The location of the St. Louis meet Rich Piehl hosted back in 2008.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 15, 2012, 07:59:11 PM
http://g.co/maps/uzvge
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadfro on January 16, 2012, 04:40:06 PM
Quote from: gonealookin on January 14, 2012, 02:05:21 PM
South Carson Street in Carson City, a few blocks south of the State Capitol:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi147.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr302%2Filikeem102%2Faaroads%2FRedsCarsonCity.jpg&hash=dec811abe88e9c3480f7acd0e765740d23858bd3)

I'm not certain if "Old" has always been in the name or if that's been added relatively recently.  That stretch of South Carson was the 395 mainline through Carson City until the fall of 2009 when an extension phase of the Carson City Bypass was completed.  In any case that name probably does sound a little better than "Red's Business 395 Grill" which would be correct today.

"Old" was in the name prior to the relocation of US 395/US 50 to the Carson City Freeway...at least in the mid 2000s.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on January 28, 2012, 09:42:26 PM
In Keysville, VA there's an "Old 360" business (self storage?) with the Old 360 in a US shield.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Mapmikey on January 28, 2012, 09:50:01 PM
How about one that capures both routes of a duplex...

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fredericksburg,+va&hl=en&ll=38.254088,-77.42722&spn=0.016075,0.038409&sll=32.785254,-96.801782&sspn=0.002151,0.004801&hnear=Fredericksburg,+Virginia&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=38.254189,-77.427337&panoid=iq1_6S6hEE7Sxg0C6vONaw&cbp=12,270,,0,0 (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fredericksburg,+va&hl=en&ll=38.254088,-77.42722&spn=0.016075,0.038409&sll=32.785254,-96.801782&sspn=0.002151,0.004801&hnear=Fredericksburg,+Virginia&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=38.254189,-77.427337&panoid=iq1_6S6hEE7Sxg0C6vONaw&cbp=12,270,,0,0)

Mapmikey
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 12:15:31 AM
Down in Madisonville, LA, there's a gas station called "Route 22" - their logo is a slight modification of a US shield (the crown is an inverted white on black) - it's at the corner of LA 21/1077 and LA 22. (Oddly enough, that part of LA 22 was signed for a short time as US 190.)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 29, 2012, 12:37:00 AM
Quote from: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 12:15:31 AM
Down in Madisonville, LA, there's a gas station called "Route 22" - their logo is a slight modification of a US shield (the crown is an inverted white on black) - it's at the corner of LA 21/1077 and LA 22. (Oddly enough, that part of LA 22 was signed for a short time as US 190.)

I found it on Street View: looks like it is/was an AMOCO. I'll be down that way in a couple months, so maybe I'll go look for it ;)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 03:00:57 AM
Quote from: US71 on January 29, 2012, 12:37:00 AM
Quote from: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 12:15:31 AM
Down in Madisonville, LA, there's a gas station called "Route 22" - their logo is a slight modification of a US shield (the crown is an inverted white on black) - it's at the corner of LA 21/1077 and LA 22. (Oddly enough, that part of LA 22 was signed for a short time as US 190.)

I found it on Street View: looks like it is/was an AMOCO. I'll be down that way in a couple months, so maybe I'll go look for it ;)
Let me know when - me and the roomie usually head out that way to fish. It's the only place around here you can buy live worms...
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 29, 2012, 09:07:37 AM
Quote from: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 03:00:57 AM
Quote from: US71 on January 29, 2012, 12:37:00 AM
Quote from: Darkchylde on January 29, 2012, 12:15:31 AM
Down in Madisonville, LA, there's a gas station called "Route 22" - their logo is a slight modification of a US shield (the crown is an inverted white on black) - it's at the corner of LA 21/1077 and LA 22. (Oddly enough, that part of LA 22 was signed for a short time as US 190.)

I found it on Street View: looks like it is/was an AMOCO. I'll be down that way in a couple months, so maybe I'll go look for it ;)
Let me know when - me and the roomie usually head out that way to fish. It's the only place around here you can buy live worms...

Somewhere between the 18th & 21st of March is the closest I can nail it down right now. I'll be in Lumberton (Hattiesburg) through the 17th, so it depends which way I head home: "directly"  or via Pensacola ;)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadman65 on January 29, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
What ever happened to Phillips 66 petroleum?  They used the US 66 shield as its logo. 
Is there not a US 40 Motel in either Indiana or Ohio that uses or used a US 40 shield?
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: rarnold on January 29, 2012, 05:52:32 PM
Phillips 66 stations still exist, but Phillips Petroleum does not exist anymore. It is now part of ConocoPhillips Petroleum. Phillips 66 is now just a brand name. They may not exist in parts of the country anymore due to regional contracts, so their stations were sold off to another company, like BP or Sunoco.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on January 29, 2012, 06:18:11 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on January 29, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
What ever happened to Phillips 66 petroleum?  They used the US 66 shield as its logo.  
Is there not a US 40 Motel in either Indiana or Ohio that uses or used a US 40 shield?

Scroll back up thread for a photo of the US 40 Hotel sign.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Henry on January 29, 2012, 06:21:39 PM
Quote from: rarnold on January 29, 2012, 05:52:32 PM
Phillips 66 stations still exist, but Phillips Petroleum does not exist anymore. It is now part of ConocoPhillips Petroleum. Phillips 66 is now just a brand name. They may not exist in parts of the country anymore due to regional contracts, so their stations were sold off to another company, like BP or Sunoco.

Speaking of BP, I miss their old Interstate-style logo. IIRC, it was discontinued around 2007-08, or was it earlier?
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on January 29, 2012, 06:30:34 PM
According to Wikipedia, it was 2002. That was also when they phased out Amoco, but I still occasionally see the old logo and the Amoco logo in rural areas.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Henry on January 29, 2012, 06:35:02 PM
Quote from: Takumi on January 29, 2012, 06:30:34 PM
According to Wikipedia, it was 2002. That was also when they phased out Amoco, but I still occasionally see the old logo and the Amoco logo in rural areas.
Thanks for clearing that up! Although the current flowerlike logo isn't bad, I like the Interstate one a lot better.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: bugo on January 29, 2012, 06:37:02 PM
There's a business in SE KS on US 400 called "400" something.  I can't remember if it's a shield or not.  I remember it was named 400 just a couple of years after 400 was commissioned.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: apeman33 on February 01, 2012, 01:19:03 AM
There's a 54 Veterinary Clinic near Nevada, Mo., which uses a U.S. 54 shield. But in order to make the sign look right, the name has to be out of order: "Veterinary Clinic 54".

There was still a business named "K-12 _____________" on U.S. 166-400 (which was the alignment of the first K-12, obviously) a few years ago. Maybe this finally got renamed?
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Dr Frankenstein on February 03, 2012, 10:23:17 PM
Provincial highway 132 in Saint-Constant, QC.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13137334@N06/6497310765/
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Darkchylde on February 04, 2012, 01:55:53 AM
Found another example close to me - on the Florida Street portion of US 190 in Mandeville, Louisiana, just to the east of Lafayette Street is a mini-storage: Hwy 190 Mini Storage. The "Hwy 190" part is on the sign in a shield shaped like a US highway shield, but unusual in that the color scheme is black on red.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: webfil on February 04, 2012, 03:35:33 PM
Quote from: Henry on January 29, 2012, 06:35:02 PM
Quote from: Takumi on January 29, 2012, 06:30:34 PM
According to Wikipedia, it was 2002. That was also when they phased out Amoco, but I still occasionally see the old logo and the Amoco logo in rural areas.
Thanks for clearing that up! Although the current flowerlike logo isn't bad, I like the Interstate one a lot better.

The people who designed the new BP logo also designed the annual international cycling Grand Prix in Québec city.
:-D
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi710.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww106%2Fwebfil%2Fbp.jpg&hash=8237290d8786a1aa20b2c11f142010f73f7bf341)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadman65 on February 04, 2012, 03:59:56 PM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on January 29, 2012, 06:18:11 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on January 29, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
What ever happened to Phillips 66 petroleum?  They used the US 66 shield as its logo. 
Is there not a US 40 Motel in either Indiana or Ohio that uses or used a US 40 shield?

Scroll back up thread for a photo of the US 40 Hotel sign.
I missed that one scrolling down. I even missed it a second time, but the third I found it.  The marque suggests that it might be one of those motels you would find on OBT in Orlando or in Van Nuys, CA.  I hope not, it could just be for the market of weekend travelers.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on February 04, 2012, 04:56:01 PM
Choteau, OK used to have a 69 Motel, complete with a US 69 shield (since it was on US 69). I think it's now called "Economy Inn".

Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: drummer_evans_aki on February 04, 2012, 10:22:10 PM
Pabst Blue Ribbon signs in Kentucky?

I thought only people from Portland, OR drink that garbage.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: ctsignguy on February 05, 2012, 08:41:22 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on January 29, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
What ever happened to Phillips 66 petroleum?  They used the US 66 shield as its logo.  

Ask and ye shall receive!   (US 44 in East Hartford CT)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi166.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu102%2Fctsignguy%2FAugust%25202011%2520Mini-Trip%2FDSCF0289.jpg&hash=bed20031a3f0d7f99f25eec731bcc024e6b179bf)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: SP Cook on February 05, 2012, 09:37:41 AM
Phillips 66 may be making something of a comeback.  Over time Phillips, Conoco, and Tosco (the refining and marketing spin off of Unocal, formerly Union Oil of California) merged, using all three brands in different areas. 

ConocoPhillips has announced a split similar to that of Unocal, with a Conoco that is "upstream" (finding and extracting the oil) and a Phillips that is in the refining and marketing business. 

Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: luokou on February 05, 2012, 12:56:06 PM
Quote from: drummer_evans_aki on February 04, 2012, 10:22:10 PM
Pabst Blue Ribbon signs in Kentucky?

I thought only people from Portland, OR drink that garbage.

Just the hipsters, who unfortunately (perhaps in their ironic but not ways) call it "Portland's Best Resource." It's originally from Milwaukee WI, for goodness sake!
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Takumi on February 05, 2012, 01:12:33 PM
Quote from: luokou on February 05, 2012, 12:56:06 PM
Quote from: drummer_evans_aki on February 04, 2012, 10:22:10 PM
Pabst Blue Ribbon signs in Kentucky?

I thought only people from Portland, OR drink that garbage.

Just the hipsters, who unfortunately (perhaps in their ironic but not ways) call it "Portland's Best Resource." It's originally from Milwaukee WI, for goodness sake!

It's also semi-popular here in Richmond, again because of the hipsters.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Laura on February 13, 2012, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Takumi on February 05, 2012, 01:12:33 PM
Quote from: luokou on February 05, 2012, 12:56:06 PM
Quote from: drummer_evans_aki on February 04, 2012, 10:22:10 PM
Pabst Blue Ribbon signs in Kentucky?

I thought only people from Portland, OR drink that garbage.

Just the hipsters, who unfortunately (perhaps in their ironic but not ways) call it "Portland's Best Resource." It's originally from Milwaukee WI, for goodness sake!

It's also semi-popular here in Richmond, again because of the hipsters.

Sooo true! Since the days I lived in Lynchburg, I've associated PBR with Richmond.

Anyway, Route 12 Pizza in Salisbury, MD is on MD 12 and pretty fantastic I might add.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: kphoger on February 14, 2012, 09:03:56 PM
Huh.  Phillips 66 stations are all over this part of the world.  There's a 66 station not one mile from where I sit.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on May 01, 2012, 08:14:18 AM
I found a new one in West Memphis on my way to the Road Meet:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8165%2F6984493452_d4a04707a9_c_d.jpg&hash=ef9c0dbc71a11cabaee06f9da8c246b6d5ce8680)

And another about 2 blocks from my hotel
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7189%2F7131589749_fc319b222d_z_d.jpg&hash=5b230b3ff47b3d4f6e8c7df69be290eb4e7c48b1)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: elsmere241 on May 01, 2012, 08:48:23 AM
I tried to find a picture of the sign, but a link describing it will have to do:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/213271/PAULOS-WANTS-TO-EXIT-NOW-FROM-IMBROGLIO-CAUSED-BY-500-SOUTH--BILLBOARD.html
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: PHLBOS on May 01, 2012, 07:25:31 PM
Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2012, 08:14:18 AM
I found a new one in West Memphis on my way to the Road Meet:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8165%2F6984493452_d4a04707a9_c_d.jpg&hash=ef9c0dbc71a11cabaee06f9da8c246b6d5ce8680)
I guess Keith Ingram supports Clearview.  :)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: formulanone on May 02, 2012, 05:47:53 AM
^ I think that's the first time I've seen Clearview used "off-road".
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Alex on May 02, 2012, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 02, 2012, 05:47:53 AM
^ I think that's the first time I've seen Clearview used "off-road".

There is a housing development company that used Clearview on their billboards as well. I do not recall their name, but the font was black on yellow.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: bulkyorled on May 02, 2012, 09:09:30 AM
Quote from: Alex on May 02, 2012, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 02, 2012, 05:47:53 AM
^ I think that's the first time I've seen Clearview used "off-road".

There is a housing development company that used Clearview on their billboards as well. I do not recall their name, but the font was black on yellow.

Is it possibly KB Homes? Kaufman & Broad.
I see their signs constantly in Lancaster & Palmdale, CA. They're based in LA but once in Detroit so I'm sure they've built houses and had the billboards everywhere.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Alex on May 02, 2012, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: bulkyorled on May 02, 2012, 09:09:30 AM
Quote from: Alex on May 02, 2012, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 02, 2012, 05:47:53 AM
^ I think that's the first time I've seen Clearview used "off-road".

There is a housing development company that used Clearview on their billboards as well. I do not recall their name, but the font was black on yellow.

Is it possibly KB Homes? Kaufman & Broad.
I see their signs constantly in Lancaster & Palmdale, CA. They're based in LA but once in Detroit so I'm sure they've built houses and had the billboards everywhere.

That would be them.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: bulkyorled on May 02, 2012, 09:19:24 AM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi48.tinypic.com%2F2s9oba1.png&hash=ea6edeb5c4e02831802af43fe48f6b7b59c7b4ae)
Oh lookie, a pic from CA 14 North just past Palmdale Blvd  :happy:
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: realjd on May 02, 2012, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 02, 2012, 05:47:53 AM
^ I think that's the first time I've seen Clearview used "off-road".

It's also AT&T's corporate branding font.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: national highway 1 on June 05, 2012, 07:16:12 AM
One here from Australia, this is 'Truckstop 31' just off the northbound side of the Hume Highway (NH31) at Marulan, 155km SW of Sydney.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8325/8104803428_73c1468215_b.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: doorknob60 on August 01, 2012, 02:54:13 AM
This one always bugged me: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=44.055505,-122.939085&spn=103.193118,270.527344&t=v&z=3&layer=c&panoid=0d2racDKWx7bEVmbhMnyTg&cbll=44.055505,-122.939085&cbp=13,-180.14854810843454,,1,0

1. That's a terrible attempt at an I-105 shield
2. It's on OR-126, a good 4-5 miles east of I-105's terminus

Oh well...
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: formulanone on August 30, 2012, 02:42:25 PM
I think this establishment is hoping Interstate 69 gets signed in southern Texas soon!

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulanone.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2FInt69sportsBarSign-Harligen.jpg&hash=3475528c95a86d042399de045191a18430f4349a)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadman65 on September 15, 2012, 06:11:30 PM
Here is an interesting one on I-10 & US 87 in San Antonio, TX.  I have never seen one like that spanning across not one, but two bridges!  https://maps.google.com/maps?q=San+Antonio,+TX&hl=en&ll=29.439579,-98.505907&spn=0.00882,0.020621&sll=38.962103,-94.542353&sspn=0.003938,0.01031&oq=sa&t=h&hnear=San+Antonio,+Bexar,+Texas&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.439801,-98.506326&panoid=8rOQcmyRFjz_0eHc7eDsuA&cbp=12,180,,0,0.09

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=San+Antonio,+TX&hl=en&ll=29.440438,-98.50889&spn=0.00882,0.020621&sll=38.962103,-94.542353&sspn=0.003938,0.01031&oq=sa&t=h&hnear=San+Antonio,+Bexar,+Texas&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.440546,-98.509496&panoid=QoRPtHcYO2zi5c8PPiYy-A&cbp=12,266.72,,0,4.31
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Kacie Jane on September 15, 2012, 06:14:24 PM
Pretty sure this isn't the thread you meant to post that in.  Although it is quite awesome to look at.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadman65 on September 15, 2012, 06:24:23 PM
Yeah, it might belong elsewhere.  You are right it is awesome to look at.  I would have love to  have been there when it was hoisted, though.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: national highway 1 on August 07, 2015, 03:18:21 AM
Found this on AARoads' Facebook page, in McKittrick, CA:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11214271_10153581288577948_6113200797924493125_n.jpg?oh=d7a667d0a2455bc446e19abe33cf2fb3&oe=564F840E&__gda__=1446935815_24eb349f39b0bf8ed9b47a58b7216710)
Street View from around the corner:
https://goo.gl/v5PaiE (https://goo.gl/v5PaiE)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FStzkw2G.jpg&hash=3b5a97137e1cbc7552a6c2e0f1544c50bc4dd97a)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: GaryV on August 07, 2015, 06:26:45 AM
Since someone else revived this and it popped up "new" -

Here's 41 Lumber in the UP: http://www.41lumber.com/  Their signage looks like the logo at the top of the website.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: TravelingBethelite on August 07, 2015, 08:18:41 AM
Quote from: Central Avenue on January 10, 2012, 04:59:09 AM
Route 36 Motor Cars on US 36 in Delaware, Ohio uses a US shield colored like an Interstate shield:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi39.tinypic.com%2Ft7bq5z.png&hash=9c0289646023b5805c837857ea19e6a64f9b8ece)

There's one just like it along CT 25 near Monroe, CT:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.302841,-73.253377,3a,75y,64.2h,73.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1st20FexeuNLw-o_J5EYzchQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Thing 342 on August 07, 2015, 11:54:24 AM
A group of craft breweries and wineries out in Nelson County, VA have adopted the VA-151 shield as part of their logo: (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fvaorg-listingimages%2F19708%2FNelson_151_logo_image_small.jpg&hash=3c4d6a408e73943c551c8b1b56cf8d233ce45a33)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Henry on August 07, 2015, 12:38:02 PM
Quote from: Thing 342 on August 07, 2015, 11:54:24 AM
A group of craft breweries and wineries out in Nelson County, VA have adopted the VA-151 shield as part of their logo: (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fvaorg-listingimages%2F19708%2FNelson_151_logo_image_small.jpg&hash=3c4d6a408e73943c551c8b1b56cf8d233ce45a33)
All I can say is, wow! It's an interesting twist on the real thing.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: bulldog1979 on August 07, 2015, 11:21:53 PM
As noted elsewhere on the forum, Broneah Kiteboarding in Traverse City, Michigan, adopted the M-22 marker as a corporate logo and used the highway name for their line of clothing and gifts. The sign outside of their clothing boutique on Front Street in TC is just the M-22 marker.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: peterj920 on August 09, 2015, 11:25:39 AM
http://www.141speedway.com

141 Speedway in Francis Creek, WI.  U.S. 141 was decommissioned at this track in the early 80s when I-43 was built, but the name and speedway live on.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Kacie Jane on August 10, 2015, 02:39:17 PM
The 33 & E mini mart reminded me of I-5 & Todd Storage in Kalama, WA.
Google Street View (https://www.google.com/maps/@45.9700942,-122.8152931,3a,37.5y,230.09h,89.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDLCSpsARStJW-AlnIa6MsQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: iBallasticwolf2 on August 10, 2015, 04:58:36 PM
Quote from: Kacie Jane on August 10, 2015, 02:39:17 PMI-5 & Todd Storage in Kalama, WA.
I've seen at least one "I-75 Storage" or similar along I-75 in northern Kentucky. Don't know any examples but I remember seeing at least one.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: TravelingBethelite on December 06, 2015, 08:06:27 PM
I saw this on I-55 north of West Memphis, Arkansas:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5777/22306159241_9370aa79f8_h.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: AMLNet49 on December 17, 2015, 01:24:54 AM
Quote from: NE2 on January 12, 2012, 01:44:04 AM
Globe Liquors in Massachusetts recycles old signs:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alpsroads.net%2Froads%2Fma%2Fus_44%2Feglobe.jpg&hash=846eb97bb4d23ddf4e871a71ecca86189bbb609b)
(photo by Steve)
This is in Raynham on US 44. I have driven past it hundreds of times going back as far as I can remember. There is also a second location for Globe Liquors that not only also uses old MassDOT signs, it also uses a freeway overhead support. It is on US 6 right near MA 79, the sign is on the berm that the rail line uses to get to the bridge to cross US 6.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: dgolub on December 17, 2015, 09:26:46 AM
One of the stores in the Americana Manhasset shopping center had an exit gore sign for exit 36 because it's located about half a mile away from exit 36 of the Long Island Expressway (I-495).  I think it was in Sneakerology.  I have no idea whether or not it's still there, since I haven't been in that store in years.

There's also Route 11 Potato Chips, which have a US 11 shield on the bag.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: jbnati27 on December 17, 2015, 10:02:12 AM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffiftywestbrew.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Ffiftywest%2Flibrary%2Fimages%2Ffifty-west-logo-sm.png&hash=4a9cbcfe6f6d2a32c0759df43853209cf8e3ce24)

On the East side of Cincinnati, in Mariemont, we have 50 West Brewing Company. It's on US50, but they use an interstate shield as their logo.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on December 17, 2015, 10:06:34 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8165/6984493452_d4a04707a9_z_d.jpg)

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3699/12078153906_c22d6cca63_z_d.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Bruce on December 19, 2015, 05:33:36 PM
From a group trying to build a new lid over Interstate 5 in Seattle:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fwww.capitolhillseattle.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F12%2FScreen-Shot-2015-12-15-at-4.44.19-PM.png%3Fresize%3D500%252C322&hash=41a06a77b9ca8ab413f28f30bc8faeaea7dd5e6e)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: NYhwyfan on January 03, 2016, 07:01:30 PM
Route 16 Ice Cream - NY 16

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8427757,-78.7888892,3a,75y,120.5h,87.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBfdQ_ul262B7Wuvj7Ogv9Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on January 03, 2016, 10:47:04 PM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sell66stuff.com%2Fimages%2Flistings%2Froute66sodas.jpg&hash=160e31b072c62dfe987334882add8454fcfb4505)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: SignGeek101 on January 03, 2016, 11:03:17 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/3durxSYXvbt

Wrong shield, and a little too far north (of both US 75 and MB 75), but not that bad overall.

Quote from: US71 on December 17, 2015, 10:06:34 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8165/6984493452_d4a04707a9_z_d.jpg)

That's the only time I've seen Clearview not being used on a highway.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: BakoCondors on January 04, 2016, 05:16:05 PM
Didn't get the chance to check previous posts (trying to leave the office early) so I hope no one has posted this already. Pot shop on Union Ave in Bakersfield. I'll have to try and get a clearer image than Google.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3552794,-119.0028829,3a,75y,17.62h,91.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8IKpg7JPek-ad-SXxzx6UA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Bruce on January 09, 2016, 08:47:06 PM
Near Snoqualmie Pass, WA, spotted by a Reddit user: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/4095uh/i_90_with_no_traffic_this_morning/

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFFp6W9a.png&hash=7e9587678552f12ce5cb21d1db6934fc6a333991)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Quillz on January 09, 2016, 11:44:14 PM
I like the use of Futura. Reminds me a tiny bit of autobahn signage.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: NYhwyfan on January 10, 2016, 06:14:42 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9201312,-78.6969089,3a,75y,221.48h,76.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfPwPDA_9hdhRzofXaoTaVg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Route 78 Street Bar - Depew, NY
US 78 instead of a NY 78 shield
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: roadfro on January 10, 2016, 07:31:31 PM
Reno, NV:

*The "Hi-Way 40 Motel" on E. 4th Street, heading towards Sparks from downtown Reno
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5338123,-119.7917422,3a,17.4y,242.85h,91.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4BJDEyEuEtEravxSVK-f0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

*"Abby's Hwy 40 Bar" on E. 4th Street, in downtown Reno
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5310449,-119.8082555,3a,34.5y,208.66h,88.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQHuLIB6wOMi46fZMV4qVkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

(Note that 4th St used to be US 40 before the route was decommissioned through Nevada in the 1970s.)


Carson City, NV:

*Red's Old 395 Grill on S. Carson St/US 395 Business (pretty sure "Old" was in the name before US 395 was moved off the street)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1574351,-119.7669532,3a,20.9y,12.55h,93.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siC4ujOWrONlPJ9MybAiu4A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1


Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Pete from Boston on February 20, 2016, 11:24:31 AM
Probably an old Phillips 66, eastbound U.S. 46, Little Falls, New Jersey:

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1599/24772588239_efaa7dc863_b.jpg)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on February 20, 2016, 11:26:34 AM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on February 20, 2016, 11:24:31 AM
Probably an old Phillips 66, eastbound U.S. 46, Little Falls, New Jersey:

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1599/24772588239_efaa7dc863_b.jpg)

Very likely as that looks like a Phillips 66 gantry.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: paulthemapguy on February 20, 2016, 11:55:58 PM
There's a gas station called "Route 66 Food & Fuel" in Joliet, IL along what used to be US66.

https://goo.gl/maps/eRDdL2xf1Sw

They have a counterpart to the northeast along US6, called "Route 6 Food and Fuel." (GSV not updated enough for an image though)
Farther south in Wilmington, there's an old US66 shield posted on the front of an auto mechanic's shop.
https://goo.gl/maps/5yXQR2zUEgK2
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: CapeCodder on February 21, 2016, 10:56:59 AM
Route 67 Saloon in Festus, MO https://www.google.com/maps/place/67+Saloon+%26+Grill/@38.1869131,-90.4377467,3a,15y,296.7h,83.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGMy3rvjjkPLVVal17UVQ0Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DGMy3rvjjkPLVVal17UVQ0Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D168.6945%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d8ef9db9d1bedf:0xdcd528f20fe0321!6m1!1e1 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/67+Saloon+%26+Grill/@38.1869131,-90.4377467,3a,15y,296.7h,83.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGMy3rvjjkPLVVal17UVQ0Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DGMy3rvjjkPLVVal17UVQ0Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D168.6945%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d8ef9db9d1bedf:0xdcd528f20fe0321!6m1!1e1)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on February 21, 2016, 11:42:43 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8011/7298099892_3eb524ef97_z_d.jpg)
DeQueen, AR
Looks like a Phillips 66 ripoff

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5580/14665553792_4f10de2594_z_d.jpg)
MFA/ Missouri Farmer's Assocoation
Crane, MO
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: FrCorySticha on February 22, 2016, 02:11:02 PM
Quote from: US71 on February 21, 2016, 11:42:43 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8011/7298099892_3eb524ef97_z_d.jpg)
DeQueen, AR
Looks like a Phillips 66 ripoff

Probably was a Phillips 66 until they lost the franchise. I'm sure they thought that no one will know the difference if you just change the top sign.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Max Rockatansky on February 22, 2016, 03:48:25 PM
This has probably is cliche and brought up elsewhere in the thread but US 66 is the undisputed king of non-highway route signage of varying quality.  Really you could pick anything outside of L.A. and Chicago, you'll get ton of stuff on image search business or otherwise.

I always digged the US 66 signs painted into the old alignment from Ludlow, CA to Goffs, CA.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-jyhQCfet9Vc%2FUEGWG7mPviI%2FAAAAAAAAAno%2FhqzLIvphh0Q%2Fs1600%2FCadiz%2BSummit4.jpg&hash=83856c2218629caee58dc45fceaa4db30c6e3551)

Cadiz Summit has/had some cool graffiti signage posted on an old garage in the same stretch as above:

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/8719821638_7a1966ddf1_z.jpg)

More makeshift 66 in Daggett and Newberry Springs:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdeathvalleyjim.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FDSCF1408.jpg&hash=5a849fef8834cc831979da9d9a2a674844d08407)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.vtourist.com%2F19%2F6424005-Newberry_Springs_Route_66_Newberry_Springs.jpg%3Fversion%3D2&hash=6bd0a4dda77ee84ee897d410cb2257509d537cef)

Ludlow Cafe

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.M4f8733919d070f2c5e5c4a274babe39ao0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=300&h=300)

Some stuff in and around Needles:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F6%2F67%2FRoute_66_Motel_Needles_CA.JPG%2F1024px-Route_66_Motel_Needles_CA.JPG&hash=0729695945893a8d331a5cd03ce1dd798445d436)

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3220/3123440775_7d67be8bb4.jpg)

(https://www.aaroads.com/california/images066/us-066_california_welcome.jpg)

Topock

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fc9%2Fe6%2Fba%2Fc9e6ba0c6f9576ea8e1820903bc4cca1.jpg&hash=ad3d9706ee61e54d26692add0db4b76b9f71f3a4)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legendsofamerica.com%2Fphotos-arizona%2FWelcome%2520to%2520Golden%2520Shores-500.jpg&hash=ff9f2984136a118eb3ef8126c552462cb00d77de)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-8sinoyiflWI%2FU8VYTy1p8ZI%2FAAAAAAAAAVM%2FKjpuH8TKFWs%2Fs1600%2FDSC_4949.JPG&hash=86bd12ba7f7ddad6f772a61e41c9901a7eaad57f)


Oatman

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fwww.southernfriedmouth.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2FBarstow3.jpg&hash=d5e1b1698a168335372818df485ba96e72beb158)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desertusa.com%2Foatman%2FOatman-01.jpg&hash=5f5f491a914ff96f4f8d76c48fffc5ff80101337)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/29/2b/28/292b28760d02cf567ed24348d942d615.jpg)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F26%2F33%2F36%2F26333653498561671769285c26b2b049.jpg&hash=91111148245cee1a2700e8ff6ebffbc82b4f2fd2)





Some stuff from Kingman

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.M55130bcf7984749c8ac486d37ac3dc35o0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=300&h=300)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F06%2FKingmanArizonaStrip.JPG&hash=786fdbd29b1cecdd06edd80bd516d98a4754cbeb)

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.Ma66f9afabf9ff904366158ac92d51937o0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=245&h=164)

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.Mf14f940fd880c4209b7c706c8fb7bcd6o0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=255&h=164)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramseystravels.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2FKingman-AZ-1024x680.jpg&hash=ccb8d868416e0ea902aec0ee09d2d0e1ff4e777d)

Hackberry

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.M4fccf2af7d43d7e91447b173626f3d0ao0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=235&h=177)

Valentine

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.tripadvisor.com%2Fmedia%2Fphoto-s%2F01%2Ff8%2Fda%2Fbb%2Fsign.jpg&hash=cefdb5896d35415be375be4f12e139ebf29c9ef1)

Truxton

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F0a%2Ff6%2Ffa%2F0af6faeb5cb5cf7bb753ea21d65123d3.jpg&hash=2b0f3e2420fa08dfd46bc7204b7bcc606e4f42aa)



Seligman, with my personal favorite the "Road Kill Cafe" included:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finforuta66.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fpeach-springs-arizona.jpg&hash=915b9a9638a797021c60041d7a607de661ecabf0)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevelovelessphotography.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2F455-The-Snowcap-Seligman-AZ.jpg&hash=f7c423fe2d00f5fde58dfeebf25f2b41552632e4)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcoopsecondact.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F11%2Fimg_1004.jpg&hash=47a6fb6fd116e89e45c4a3c8d65bf974fc290704)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fe2%2F83%2F3f%2Fe2833f7653a109649b81fc014859ede1.jpg&hash=913532568778eae7bc62c7145b7cd149f923cd5f)

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.Mf8f4078734e8ae8cae1a0610428ec046o0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=231&h=174)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.route66world.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2Fseligman-sundries.jpg&hash=3002eb1fdce16baf2662fe69583fc5b9ed84bf00)

Ash Fork

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8187/8126872853_d19f68ab97_z.jpg)

Williams

(https://myrideblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/img_5219.jpg)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdsontheroad.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fwilliams2.jpg&hash=4b95ec0ac48ce183c71dfcb171efc59b83e56bbe)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fphotos.wikimapia.org%2Fp%2F00%2F03%2F09%2F17%2F41_full.jpg&hash=87e626056e1559adf01d0d75a93fd56f82cc7aa4)

Bellemont

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F8e%2F87%2F3c%2F8e873c7ab2a15e07e4d3f75e7ba659ae.jpg&hash=8b7cc6dc481f10a2335c1a71c9e6cc5ce4353b85)

Flagstaff

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2177/1801887416_7b1f16a1e4_z.jpg)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.panoramio.com%2Fphotos%2Flarge%2F58971222.jpg&hash=0115c02fa3c0f01ccebb33760d9c75d3a88e9f6f)

Two Guns

(https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5296625/il_570xN.80837877.jpg)

Meteor City

(https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.Mbc31067d241ec99932904bf4395539aco0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=262&h=173)

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fm9.i.pbase.com%2Fg3%2F02%2F14902%2F2%2F95381619.JGUiuuLh.jpg&hash=fd8587f78185e45ca1703d23407304d1b9143525)

Had to end this with Winslow or I'll keep going with stuff all the way to Chicago:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvanessadecardenas.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F04%2Fwinslow-1-of-1.jpg&hash=19082ed3b21adb41793d199a117f4e222c169e55)



Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: US71 on February 22, 2016, 06:55:33 PM
Quote from: FrCorySticha on February 22, 2016, 02:11:02 PM
Quote from: US71 on February 21, 2016, 11:42:43 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8011/7298099892_3eb524ef97_z_d.jpg)
DeQueen, AR
Looks like a Phillips 66 ripoff

Probably was a Phillips 66 until they lost the franchise. I'm sure they thought that no one will know the difference if you just change the top sign.
It was ;)

It's now VP Fuels
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Super Mateo on February 22, 2016, 07:33:37 PM
Major League Baseball is using US Highway shield shapes to promote spring training.

mlb.com (http://mlb.com)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: peterj920 on March 01, 2016, 01:05:33 PM
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1676/25408100815_78784e0095_k_d.jpg)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1530/25381940096_183b5c0c3b_k_d.jpg)

The speedway is along County R, but keeps the old road alive
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: paulthemapguy on March 01, 2016, 02:20:20 PM
Here's a business I passed on a recent trip to Ohio

https://goo.gl/maps/2HfNdrRgFGn
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Bruce on March 10, 2016, 06:45:59 PM
WSDOT's Eastern Division used some terrible Paint skills to whip these two up: https://twitter.com/WSDOT_East/status/708070571150430208

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdOSbr6UAAE8gro.jpg:large)
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Zeffy on March 12, 2016, 11:08:57 AM
Near Sussex, NJ:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2151466,-74.5996687,3a,50.7y,128.96h,80.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svdQkuWU_nMWBJsGQISdO9w!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

It looks like it's for some LLC of some sort... I can't make out the second part of the name (284 ................ LLC), but it's interesting they have a sign with an I-284 shield on it outside.
Title: Re: "Highway" Signs
Post by: Roadgeek Adam on March 13, 2016, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on March 12, 2016, 11:08:57 AM
Near Sussex, NJ:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2151466,-74.5996687,3a,50.7y,128.96h,80.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svdQkuWU_nMWBJsGQISdO9w!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

It looks like it's for some LLC of some sort... I can't make out the second part of the name (284 ................ LLC), but it's interesting they have a sign with an I-284 shield on it outside.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3051/2893820828_59208812a7_z.jpg)

If this suffices, it's been around for years.