This is probably the largest I seen so far looking over all the highway photos I've taken.
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Interstate 40 Needles Freeway Eastbound and US 95 Southbound In Needles (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmikelakers/5563343474/) by bigmikelakers (http://www.flickr.com/people/bigmikelakers/), on Flickr
Not even close. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bolingbrook,+IL&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.664131,91.142578&vpsrc=0&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bolingbrook,+Will,+Illinois&ll=41.68804,-88.030357&spn=0.161523,0.356026&z=12&cbll=41.688497,-88.030138&panoid=mwdtptYrGvVJky1VJfDs5w&cbp=12,213.26,,1,-2.18&ei=j1x4T6DfEoqXwQHCk8n1BA&pw=2
It is a bit blurry but on I-355 just south of I-55, there is "I-80 11 Miles".
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rockford,+IL&aq=&sll=41.688553,-88.030014&sspn=0.162547,0.356026&vpsrc=6&t=h&g=Bolingbrook,+IL&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rockford,+Winnebago,+Illinois&ll=42.143837,-88.511181&spn=0.020174,0.044503&z=15&cbll=42.1439,-88.511434&panoid=6aDncBwkXWhQfuYsUzsytg&cbp=12,296.3,,0,0.95&ei=Zl14T4OgOsqZwQGfqZHaBQ&pw=2
This is on I-90 Northwest Tollway at US 20 in Hampshire IL.
BTW, i refuse to call 90 or 88 by their current names. They will always be the Northwest and East-West Tollways to me.
Or did you mean this kind of exits sign:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Madison,+WI&aq=0&oq=Madison+wi&sll=43.036274,-88.17421&sspn=0.158094,0.356026&vpsrc=6&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Madison,+Dane,+Wisconsin&ll=43.078531,-89.281592&spn=0.001242,0.002781&z=19&cbll=43.078531,-89.281592&panoid=FbpVkdbfOCkVZvu57IWt-Q&cbp=12,177.02,,0,-12.41&ei=B2B4T4PNL-iCwAGPydTnBQ&pw=2
Again a bit blurry but it says:
"12/18 West 1 3/4 Miles, 12/18 East 2 1/4 Miles, Hwy N 7 Miles"
Here is one with 100 miles although this might not be what the OP meant...
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=charleston,+sc&hl=en&ll=32.927127,-80.043062&spn=0.019812,0.038581&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.22949,79.013672&t=h&hnear=Charleston,+South+Carolina&z=15&layer=c&cbll=32.927127,-80.043062&panoid=6sT-yeX3N8mtC8aGPiqi4A&cbp=12,325.82,,0,0 (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=charleston,+sc&hl=en&ll=32.927127,-80.043062&spn=0.019812,0.038581&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.22949,79.013672&t=h&hnear=Charleston,+South+Carolina&z=15&layer=c&cbll=32.927127,-80.043062&panoid=6sT-yeX3N8mtC8aGPiqi4A&cbp=12,325.82,,0,0)
Mapmikey
From the NY Thruway/I-87 North.
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I think that's posted here before the NY 17 exit to avoid driver confusion between "NY 17" and "Exit 17".
Longest known one in Illinois for the next exit:
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I-88 westbound at Rochelle. ISTHA doesn't use "traditional" mileage signs. IDOT doesn't use them around Chicagoland, but does use them around Peoria.
There's something similar on I-24 westbound for "Vienna-Golconda" but I don't remember the mileage posted on that sign.
101 North at the East Dunne Avenue bridge in Morgan Hill, CA has an advance exit sign for CA 85, 10.5 miles away.
Quote from: JustDrive on April 02, 2012, 01:59:12 AM
101 North at the East Dunne Avenue bridge in Morgan Hill, CA has an advance exit sign for CA 85, 10.5 miles away.
I was going to mention this as well. I have a picture of it, but it's on the laptop. I'll try to get it up. On SB 101, there's a sign saying that Cochrane Rd is 8-something miles away. This is located just south of 85.
The type of sign the OP references is called an interchange sequence sign. I think the one that Hobsini posted (in Madison, Wisconsin) is the only one so far cited in this thread that beats BigMikeLakers' Needles example. Other signs cited or described have longer distances but are not interchange sequence signs. In MUTCD terminology, the NYSTA sign saying "17 MILES AHEAD" is a variation on a NEXT EXIT plaque ("next exit" is implied in this case).
The main difference between an interchange sequence sign and a route confirmation sign, which has an identical tabular format, is that interchange sequence signs give the distances to the next few exits in sequence, while route confirmation signs give distances to places that do not necessarily correspond to specific exits, let alone ones listed in sequence.
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 02, 2012, 04:17:16 PM
The main difference between an interchange sequence sign and a route confirmation sign, which has an identical tabular format, is that interchange sequence signs give the distances to the next few exits in sequence, while route confirmation signs give distances to places that do not necessarily correspond to specific exits, let alone ones listed in sequence.
sometimes California combines the two. I cannot think of an example offhand, though.
there is a sign in Albuquerque on I-25 northbound whose middle "exit" was patched to "Denver 460" - quite odd to see between the mileages for two local exits!
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 02, 2012, 04:21:21 PMthere is a sign in Albuquerque on I-25 northbound whose middle "exit" was patched to "Denver 460" - quite odd to see between the mileages for two local exits!
With NMDOT all bets are off. The exit direction sign off I-25 for Tramway (NM 582?) was a diagrammatic the last time I visited, which violated a longstanding
MUTCD Standard statement. I wouldn't put it past them to sign the next exit 1/4 mile away and, on the next line, give the distance to Yellowknife.
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 02, 2012, 01:42:22 PM
On SB 101, there's a sign saying that Cochrane Rd is 8-something miles away. This is located just south of 85.
Here's the picture:
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A rare one from Illinois, along I-57 in Kankakee. Note that it lists route numbers and exit numbers.
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How about...
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.815502,-76.954336&spn=0.000134,0.068665&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.25371,70.3125&oq=washi&t=h&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&z=14&layer=c&cbll=38.815556,-76.954154&panoid=yejH-4MlkyPac0sln7grrQ&cbp=12,243.55,,0,7.76 (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.815502,-76.954336&spn=0.000134,0.068665&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.25371,70.3125&oq=washi&t=h&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&z=14&layer=c&cbll=38.815556,-76.954154&panoid=yejH-4MlkyPac0sln7grrQ&cbp=12,243.55,,0,7.76)
I want to say newer signs have been installed that list a 4th exit and with a mileage >10.
Mapmikey
Here's the US-101 sign mentioned above, listing 10 1/2 miles to CA-85:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=95037&ll=37.131342,-121.633233&spn=0.003617,0.004898&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Morgan+Hill,+California+95037&gl=us&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.131259,-121.633183&panoid=iPmOMu6eoNHsymmFQxxBCA&cbp=12,333.72,,0,7.98
Since the installation of this sign, the Bailey Avenue interchange has been added (between Coyote Creek Golf Drive and CA-85), so this may go away via greenout or replacement.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 01, 2012, 09:11:01 PM
There's something similar on I-24 westbound for "Vienna-Golconda" but I don't remember the mileage posted on that sign.
21 miles, I'm looking at a picture of it right now, but I've never been good on posting pictures.
Quote from: DTComposer on April 03, 2012, 10:34:45 AM
Here's the US-101 sign mentioned above, listing 10 1/2 miles to CA-85:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=95037&ll=37.131342,-121.633233&spn=0.003617,0.004898&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Morgan+Hill,+California+95037&gl=us&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.131259,-121.633183&panoid=iPmOMu6eoNHsymmFQxxBCA&cbp=12,333.72,,0,7.98
Since the installation of this sign, the Bailey Avenue interchange has been added (between Coyote Creek Golf Drive and CA-85), so this may go away via greenout or replacement.
I believe that sign is still there with CA-85 still being shown 10.5 miles away. It was probably too far away and outside of the scope of the Bailey Road interchange project to get replaced. I believe there is an interchange sequence sign just before the Coyote Creek Golf Drive exit that got replaced with a new one showing the Bailey Road exit.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 02, 2012, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: Snozzberries on April 02, 2012, 04:17:16 PM
The main difference between an interchange sequence sign and a route confirmation sign, which has an identical tabular format, is that interchange sequence signs give the distances to the next few exits in sequence, while route confirmation signs give distances to places that do not necessarily correspond to specific exits, let alone ones listed in sequence.
sometimes California combines the two. I cannot think of an example offhand, though.
there is a sign in Albuquerque on I-25 northbound whose middle "exit" was patched to "Denver 460" - quite odd to see between the mileages for two local exits!
Here's a Denver - 439 sign in Albuquerque on I-25:
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Yeesh, even those aren't in sequence...... At a glance, a driver would see Denver at the top, and assume that that US-550 was the next exit–which, of course, is obviously not true since another exit is visible immediately down the road.
:clap: Congratulations, New Mexico! :clap:
Quote from: okroads on April 03, 2012, 05:01:25 PM
Here's a Denver - 439 sign in Albuquerque on I-25:
I think that is the one I had remembered - I had just forgotten the details.
Quote from: okroads on April 03, 2012, 05:01:25 PMHere's a Denver - 439 sign in Albuquerque on I-25:
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Interesting how US 550 is represented in BOTH text and a shield; it's usually one or the other.
Quote from: PHLBOS on April 03, 2012, 05:44:19 PM
Quote from: okroads on April 03, 2012, 05:01:25 PMHere's a Denver - 439 sign in Albuquerque on I-25:
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Interesting how US 550 is represented in BOTH text and a shield; it's usually one or the other.
It was done like that for people who are idiots. Although seriously it maybe that way for people from Mexico to distinguish it from the Mexican Federal Highways that are kinda similar.
Quote from: hobsini2 on April 03, 2012, 06:20:09 PM
Although seriously it maybe that way for people from Mexico to distinguish it from the Mexican Federal Highways that are kinda similar.
By 'seriously' you mean 'jokingly', right? México is more than 250 miles away, in the other direction. Mexican motorists generally have a hard time accidentally ending up on the north side of the border. Oh yeah, and there is no Mexican federal highway numbered 550–maybe a random minor state road in the interior, maybe not.
Quote from: kphoger on April 03, 2012, 06:41:20 PM
Quote from: hobsini2 on April 03, 2012, 06:20:09 PM
Although seriously it maybe that way for people from Mexico to distinguish it from the Mexican Federal Highways that are kinda similar.
By 'seriously' you mean 'jokingly', right? México is more than 250 miles away, in the other direction. Mexican motorists generally have a hard time accidentally ending up on the north side of the border. Oh yeah, and there is no Mexican federal highway numbered 550–maybe a random minor state road in the interior, maybe not.
The sign on the signal mast arm at the top of the U.S. 550 offramp also says "U.S. 550 [shield for U.S. 550]".
I go with Jonathan's NMDOT sign design incompetence theory on the quasi-interchange sequence sign with Denver at the top. You would think that, being featured in this way, Denver continues to be a significant destination listed on I-25; but after this sign you don't encounter a Colorado destination on a distance sign until just north of Wagon Mound where Pueblo shows up for the first time (164 miles). I think there may be one more instance of distance to Denver on I-25 in New Mexico, somewhere close to Raton.
Quote from: The High Plains Traveler on April 03, 2012, 06:54:57 PM
I go with Jonathan's NMDOT sign design incompetence theory on the quasi-interchange sequence sign with Denver at the top. You would think that, being featured in this way, Denver continues to be a significant destination listed on I-25; but after this sign you don't encounter a Colorado destination on a distance sign until just north of Wagon Mound where Pueblo shows up for the first time (164 miles). I think there may be one more instance of distance to Denver on I-25 in New Mexico, somewhere close to Raton.
I think it's just after Raton - mileage to Trinidad and Denver. But, as evidenced by my previous posts in this thread, my memory ain't perfect. shows how much attention I pay, seeing as I was there this Feb 11th!
Quote from: myosh_tino on April 03, 2012, 01:40:22 PM
Quote from: DTComposer on April 03, 2012, 10:34:45 AM
Here's the US-101 sign mentioned above, listing 10 1/2 miles to CA-85:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=95037&ll=37.131342,-121.633233&spn=0.003617,0.004898&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Morgan+Hill,+California+95037&gl=us&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.131259,-121.633183&panoid=iPmOMu6eoNHsymmFQxxBCA&cbp=12,333.72,,0,7.98
Since the installation of this sign, the Bailey Avenue interchange has been added (between Coyote Creek Golf Drive and CA-85), so this may go away via greenout or replacement.
I believe that sign is still there with CA-85 still being shown 10.5 miles away. It was probably too far away and outside of the scope of the Bailey Road interchange project to get replaced. I believe there is an interchange sequence sign just before the Coyote Creek Golf Drive exit that got replaced with a new one showing the Bailey Road exit.
I remember back in the day before CA 85 was built and the old sign pointed towards Scheller Ave and 11 miles to Bernal Road.
Also, US 101 NB at California Street in Ventura had a sign that lists Seacliff 9 miles away. I-5 in Oceanside has Las Pulgas Road as 8 3/4 miles away. Both signs are still up.
Quote from: JustDrive on April 02, 2012, 01:59:12 AM
101 North at the East Dunne Avenue bridge in Morgan Hill, CA has an advance exit sign for CA 85, 10.5 miles away.
I have the picture now:
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^ Yikes, that is an awful sign!!
^ Yes. In fact, I'll put it on the "Worst of Road Signs" thread.
With regards to the interchange sequence sign in CentralCAroadgeek's last post, the Coyote Cr Golf Dr (Coyote Creek Golf Drive) exit was originally signed as Scheller Avenue. When the name was changed with the opening of the Coyote Creek Golf Course, a greenout plate was used to change the sign. Of course "Coyote Cr Golf Dr" is substantially longer than "Scheller Ave" which is why the letter heights were reduced to make it fit on the exiting sign. The sign in your photograph is a new sign but appears to be a carbon-copy of the old sign and I suspect the contractor recycled the support structure (the mounting hardware on the overpass) which is why the sign could not be enlarged.
From the Woodrow Wilson Bridge:
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.792547,-77.03958&spn=0.000008,0.006947&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=38.792547,-77.03958&panoid=S3YKdC21Kuik5SDdX9rUTQ&cbp=12,104.09,,0,-14.94
One of the longer ones on the Borman Expressway (I-80/94):
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It's not even in the same state.
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 02, 2012, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 02, 2012, 01:42:22 PM
On SB 101, there's a sign saying that Cochrane Rd is 8-something miles away. This is located just south of 85.
Here's the picture:
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Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 07, 2012, 09:58:05 PM
Quote from: JustDrive on April 02, 2012, 01:59:12 AM
101 North at the East Dunne Avenue bridge in Morgan Hill, CA has an advance exit sign for CA 85, 10.5 miles away.
I have the picture now:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7122%2F6909270026_0f3e5a6eb5_c.jpg&hash=86c2d4259418f91ec793016b3ddcb7273d9f8df3)
Daryl, I'm going to go with the top sign being better as the sign for 'Coyote Creek Golf Dr'. :D
Second place, considering the 'Dixon, 25
MILES' sign:
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I-77 SB has an 11-mile advance for the Akron-Canton Airport in order to avoid confusion with the older Akron Fulton Airport (old button copy and new Clearview signs both mention Municipal Airport, with it abbreviated "Muni Airport" on a smaller BGS on the ramp, but no one calls it that name.)
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I've found one that has the Morgan Hill one beat.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dos+Palos,+CA&hl=en&ll=36.617181,-120.602031&spn=0.02301,0.052314&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.226656,107.138672&hnear=Dos+Palos,+Merced,+California&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=36.617341,-120.60225&panoid=aDFX80p_USmhV9b44UyVSA&cbp=12,0.95,,0,-0.44
Quote from: PHLBOS on April 03, 2012, 05:44:19 PM
Quote from: okroads on April 03, 2012, 05:01:25 PMHere's a Denver - 439 sign in Albuquerque on I-25:
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Interesting how US 550 is represented in BOTH text and a shield; it's usually one or the other.
Worst of road signs anyone? Eech.
Quote from: PurdueBill on July 21, 2012, 12:03:36 AM
I-77 SB has an 11-mile advance for the Akron-Canton Airport in order to avoid confusion with the older Akron Fulton Airport (old button copy and new Clearview signs both mention Municipal Airport, with it abbreviated "Muni Airport" on a smaller BGS on the ramp, but no one calls it that name.)
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If you are talking about those kind of signs, I submit this one for your pleasure. Genoa Rd - 17 miles.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hampshire+IL&aq=&sll=39.739318,-89.266507&sspn=10.74076,22.521973&vpsrc=0&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hampshire,+Kane,+Illinois&ll=42.143551,-88.511353&spn=0.161902,0.351906&z=12&cbll=42.1439,-88.511434&panoid=6aDncBwkXWhQfuYsUzsytg&cbp=12,313.55,,0,-9.83&ei=T8cSUO3GBdPRwQHHr4CYDQ&pw=2
Quote from: national highway 1 on July 20, 2012, 11:20:29 PM
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 02, 2012, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 02, 2012, 01:42:22 PM
On SB 101, there's a sign saying that Cochrane Rd is 8-something miles away. This is located just south of 85.
Here's the picture:
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Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 07, 2012, 09:58:05 PM
Quote from: JustDrive on April 02, 2012, 01:59:12 AM
101 North at the East Dunne Avenue bridge in Morgan Hill, CA has an advance exit sign for CA 85, 10.5 miles away.
I have the picture now:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7122%2F6909270026_0f3e5a6eb5_c.jpg&hash=86c2d4259418f91ec793016b3ddcb7273d9f8df3)
Daryl, I'm going to go with the top sign being better as the sign for 'Coyote Creek Golf Dr'. :D
Second place, considering the 'Dixon, 25 MILES' sign:
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No available pic for it, but along I-95 Southbound in Wakefield, MA; there's a mileage sign for both I-93 and I-90 (Mass Pike). 7 miles is listed for I-93 and
21 is listed for I-90.
Quote from: PHLBOS on July 27, 2012, 01:47:33 PM
No available pic for it, but along I-95 Southbound in Wakefield, MA; there's a mileage sign for both I-93 and I-90 (Mass Pike). 7 miles is listed for I-93 and 21 is listed for I-90.
I remembered that sign when you mentioned it--the third line is Providence something like 63 miles or so? Street view doesn't have a good image of it (http://goo.gl/maps/AvGlL) because for whatever reason they only drove northbound through there apparently. Mass seems to put up that kind of sign from time to time--US 3 and I-93 NB also have signs with distances to I-495 and Concord, NH and southbound there is the sign with distances to 495, 128, and Boston. Mixtures of distances to interchanges and cities.
Quote from: PurdueBill on August 03, 2012, 10:28:53 PM
Quote from: PHLBOS on July 27, 2012, 01:47:33 PM
No available pic for it, but along I-95 Southbound in Wakefield, MA; there's a mileage sign for both I-93 and I-90 (Mass Pike). 7 miles is listed for I-93 and 21 is listed for I-90.
I remembered that sign when you mentioned it--the third line is Providence something like 63 miles or so? Street view doesn't have a good image of it (http://goo.gl/maps/AvGlL) because for whatever reason they only drove northbound through there apparently. Mass seems to put up that kind of sign from time to time--US 3 and I-93 NB also have signs with distances to I-495 and Concord, NH and southbound there is the sign with distances to 495, 128, and Boston. Mixtures of distances to interchanges and cities.
The only reason why I didn't bother mentioning the Providence mileage on that BGS was because the intent of my post post was supplementing
national highway 1's earlier post regarding distance to highway junctions.
I remember there were a couple of distance BGS' along I-93 that
still had
128 shields on them. Have they since been replaced with ones bearing I-95 shields?
Overhead sign on the Fairfax County Parkway (VA-286, formerly Route 7100). The Bing image is a lot clearer than the Google Street View image so I've opted for that one.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=38.745573~-77.250588&lvl=19&dir=0&sty=x~lat~38.745573~lon~-77.250588~alt~56.06~z~30~h~-110.2~p~15.2~pid~5082&app=5082&FORM=LMLTCC
Quote from: Brandon on April 03, 2012, 06:49:58 AM
A rare one from Illinois, along I-57 in Kankakee. Note that it lists route numbers and exit numbers.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi837.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz298%2Fmidamcrossrds%2F100_1346.jpg&hash=8fa8db3f6eef33a7e6192445cda1c2d64db60755)
It just occurred to me that the Kankakee exits sign has at least an omission if not an error. Exit 308 is not only US 52 but also US 45. There is room for a 45 shield. :hmmm:
Nobody mentioned the sign on us 50? I believe its milage is well over 5000 miles for a posted city it's on Wikipedia
:banghead:
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 06, 2012, 12:25:51 PM
Nobody mentioned the sign on us 50? I believe its milage is well over 5000 miles for a posted city it's on Wikipedia
yes, it says "MOON - 238000 miles"
Oops its actually 3073 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_50#section_1
Quote from: PHLBOS on August 06, 2012, 10:56:35 AM
Quote from: PurdueBill on August 03, 2012, 10:28:53 PM
Quote from: PHLBOS on July 27, 2012, 01:47:33 PM
No available pic for it, but along I-95 Southbound in Wakefield, MA; there's a mileage sign for both I-93 and I-90 (Mass Pike). 7 miles is listed for I-93 and 21 is listed for I-90.
I remembered that sign when you mentioned it--the third line is Providence something like 63 miles or so? Street view doesn't have a good image of it (http://goo.gl/maps/AvGlL) because for whatever reason they only drove northbound through there apparently. Mass seems to put up that kind of sign from time to time--US 3 and I-93 NB also have signs with distances to I-495 and Concord, NH and southbound there is the sign with distances to 495, 128, and Boston. Mixtures of distances to interchanges and cities.
The only reason why I didn't bother mentioning the Providence mileage on that BGS was because the intent of my post post was supplementing national highway 1's earlier post regarding distance to highway junctions.
I remember there were a couple of distance BGS' along I-93 that still had 128 shields on them. Have they since been replaced with ones bearing I-95 shields?
I know--just thinking aloud about that sign being memorable for being way up in Lynnfield and not only mentioning Providence but the mileage. Can't think of many other examples like that in Mass other than on the Mass Pike!
Quote from: hobsini2 on July 27, 2012, 12:54:42 PM
If you are talking about those kind of signs, I submit this one for your pleasure. Genoa Rd - 17 miles.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hampshire+IL&aq=&sll=39.739318,-89.266507&sspn=10.74076,22.521973&vpsrc=0&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hampshire,+Kane,+Illinois&ll=42.143551,-88.511353&spn=0.161902,0.351906&z=12&cbll=42.1439,-88.511434&panoid=6aDncBwkXWhQfuYsUzsytg&cbp=12,313.55,,0,-9.83&ei=T8cSUO3GBdPRwQHHr4CYDQ&pw=2
Mentioning it is my thinking--that the Exit 113 one pictured above probably should be a distance sign, not an exit sign, especially since there are so many exits in the meantime. If Exit 113 were the very next exit after 123B, it might be a little more reasonable.
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 06, 2012, 02:08:42 PM
Oops its actually 3073 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_50#section_1
In that vein, there's also this sign (https://maps.google.com/?ll=39.306957,-76.771152&spn=0.013,0.030448&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.306954,-76.771277&panoid=wwYxUQfdQe9_ZKVn9G2fIg&cbp=12,218.7,,1,-1.07) near the eastern terminus of I-70 going westbound.
Quote from: wphiii on August 07, 2012, 11:54:17 PM
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 06, 2012, 02:08:42 PM
Oops its actually 3073 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_50#section_1
In that vein, there's also this sign (https://maps.google.com/?ll=39.306957,-76.771152&spn=0.013,0.030448&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.306954,-76.771277&panoid=wwYxUQfdQe9_ZKVn9G2fIg&cbp=12,218.7,,1,-1.07) near the eastern terminus of I-70 going westbound.
But those aren't EXIT MILEAGE signs, those are DISTANCE signs.
yes i'm sorry i just realized that
Before I-70 at I-465/74 near Indy International Airport was reconstructed, there was an exit mileage sign which was quite unorthodox.
There were two exits mentioned before I-465, then the third line read, "St. Louis, 240." One of few instances where a city was placed on what was an exit mileage sign - which was on the median of I-70.