This is on SB Lewis at 51st Street. The sign was posted in the last few days. It is a replacement sign for a sign that was knocked over by a car.
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One sign at a time, take back this route!
With ODOT the way it is, it's a wonder this doesn't happen more often in Oklahoma.
Quote from: bugo on September 20, 2012, 10:49:15 PM
This is on SB Lewis at 51st Street. The sign was posted in the last few days. It is a replacement sign for a sign that was knocked over by a car.
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It's about time!!!!
rte66man
All smiles just from looking at that picture :)
Quote44's a BMW; 66's a Yamaha,
44's just like mother; 66 owns Omaha.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
What a piston; what a bore,
66 & 44.
66's a long old jet plane, goin' to a folk festival,
44's a hot jazz player, yeah; and his belly's never full.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
You got to push what you can't pull,
66 & 44.
66 is modern poetry; 44 is modern art,
66 ain't got no mystery; 44 ain't got no heart.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
Flick your Bic at the right door,
66 & 44.
66's a brand new baby bouncin' on his grandma's knee,
44's a long old coffin, open arms for you and me.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
Say goodbye and close the door,
66 & 44.
66 is Waylon Jennings, and he can't find his cologne,
44 is Nelson Eddy, and he's crying on the telephone.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
Outlaws don't dig to be poor, no,
66 & 44.
66 is just a number; 44 is just a gig,
66, apprentice plumber; 44 still wants to make it big.
44 & 66; 66 & 44,
Add 'em up, you get some more,
66 & 44.
If you recognize this song, you get 100 billion points! :)
Did not recognize it, but I like the lyrics!
I cheated. Looked it up on Wikipedia, however, I won't divulge the artist to others. Nice 32 year old song!
Was it supposed to be about the 44 and 66 shown in the picture, or was that just a coincidence?
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 22, 2012, 09:41:54 AM
Was it supposed to be about the 44 and 66 shown in the picture, or was that just a coincidence?
I doubt it's about the two highways in Oklahoma. The artist grew up in rural Iowa; though he did go out west for work, then travelled as a band, he now lives back in Iowa.
Quote from: kphoger on September 22, 2012, 09:56:03 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 22, 2012, 09:41:54 AM
Was it supposed to be about the 44 and 66 shown in the picture, or was that just a coincidence?
I doubt it's about the two highways in Oklahoma. The artist grew up in rural Iowa; though he did go out west for work, then travelled as a band, he now lives back in Iowa.
Must be pretty much a coincidence, especially if he did not (intend to) refer to the highways in that area.
Then I'm baffled. I have no idea what that song's about.
The sign is now gone. It was removed because Lewis Avenue is closed at I-44 and the bridge is going to be replaced. It lasted all of 2 weeks. This must be one of the shortest-lived US 66 signs ever posted.
You didn't steal it? :P
The whole assembly, pole and all, is gone. Several other I-44/OK 66 assemblies on the closed portion of Lewis were removed as well.
Quote from: bugo on October 03, 2012, 04:23:22 AM
The whole assembly, pole and all, is gone. Several other I-44/OK 66 assemblies on the closed portion of Lewis were removed as well.
Wonder how long it will take it to show up on eBay.......
rte66man
Circa September 20, 2012 - circa October 1, 2012. I guess some things are too cool to last.
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And no, I didn't steal it. I wish I had. Both the 44 and 66 signs were taken down soon after the Lewis Avenue bridge was closed on October 1.
I will quit pooing in memoriam.
Well, it was good while it lasted.
Why did they post it in September if it had to be pulled in October?
Quote from: kphoger on September 22, 2012, 09:56:03 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 22, 2012, 09:41:54 AM
Was it supposed to be about the 44 and 66 shown in the picture, or was that just a coincidence?
I doubt it's about the two highways in Oklahoma. The artist grew up in rural Iowa; though he did go out west for work, then travelled as a band, he now lives back in Iowa.
This guy's been all over. It could very well be about OK highways.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 10, 2012, 08:19:02 AM
Why did they post it in September if it had to be pulled in October?
People still need to know which way to turn.
Quote from: Special K on October 10, 2012, 11:26:27 AM
This guy's been all over. It could very well be about OK highways.
or Missouri.
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Quote from: Special K on October 10, 2012, 11:28:12 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 10, 2012, 08:19:02 AM
Why did they post it in September if it had to be pulled in October?
People still need to know which way to turn.
They could have used a temporary assembly...
A sign assembly was knocked over by a car so the new assembly was posted. It was 2 weeks before they closed the bridge, but they had to have some sign up and that's the one they had.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 10, 2012, 12:19:58 PM
Quote from: Special K on October 10, 2012, 11:28:12 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 10, 2012, 08:19:02 AM
Why did they post it in September if it had to be pulled in October?
People still need to know which way to turn.
They could have used a temporary assembly...
What would they have used for the temporary assembly that would be different from a permanent install?
Temporary signs in Oklahoma are usually made of particle board on a reusable U-channel post, and are often not actually driven into the ground; instead there is a piece mounted parallel to the ground at the bottom that is weighted down with sandbags.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 10, 2012, 12:11:30 PM
Quote from: Special K on October 10, 2012, 11:26:27 AM
This guy's been all over. It could very well be about OK highways.
or Missouri.
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That looks sooo familiar, do you know where that is?
My guess is somewhere west of Springfield. Maybe Lawrence County? There are a lot of bridges of that style still up along 44.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 10, 2012, 09:27:46 PM
Temporary signs in Oklahoma are usually made of particle board on a reusable U-channel post, and are often not actually driven into the ground; instead there is a piece mounted parallel to the ground at the bottom that is weighted down with sandbags.
Yeah, temp signs for road construction are often made that way. The difference being that those signs are usually of the traffic control variety and ordered ahead of time in expectation of planned work. This was a single emergency installation of a route sign. That perforated steel tube and all manner of aluminum shields are probably stored in quantity at their maintenance yard. They were probably using what was available to them at the time.
Quote from: bugo on October 06, 2012, 04:42:03 PM
Circa September 20, 2012 - circa October 1, 2012. I guess some things are too cool to last.
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And no, I didn't steal it. I wish I had. Both the 44 and 66 signs were taken down soon after the Lewis Avenue bridge was closed on October 1.
Was the sign put up in error or was OK intentionally trying to ressurect US 66?
Quote from: NE2 on October 06, 2012, 04:45:53 PM
I will quit pooing in memoriam.
How is that working out for you?
It was an error sign. If ODOT tried to resurrect US 66 it would run along 11th.