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Title: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: bugo on October 26, 2012, 05:40:45 PM
The most unique (series of highways) in the country.  What other road marker has an airplane in it?  The Marine Tax series of highways are also quite cool.
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: US71 on October 26, 2012, 07:27:19 PM
Quote from: bugo on October 26, 2012, 05:40:45 PM
The most unique (series of highways) in the country.  What other road marker has an airplane in it?  The Marine Tax series of highways are also quite cool.

Have we ever figured out what 980 stands for?
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: bugo on October 26, 2012, 08:48:52 PM
Probably just a random number like "412."
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: kphoger on October 27, 2012, 10:20:25 AM
Quote from: US71 on October 26, 2012, 07:27:19 PM
Quote from: bugo on October 26, 2012, 05:40:45 PM
The most unique (series of highways) in the country.  What other road marker has an airplane in it?  The Marine Tax series of highways are also quite cool.

Have we ever figured out what 980 stands for?

9reat 8alls 0f fire.
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: NE2 on October 27, 2012, 10:32:11 AM
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22highway%20980%22%20airport&tbm=bks
Apparently it means nappy hair :confused:
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: formulanone on October 27, 2012, 02:33:35 PM
All the blue signs are 980, anywhere in the state. Weird.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulanone.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2FAR980airportSign.jpg&hash=9037df2c08f2e39cb4bff2eecafeab79725fb961)
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: cjk374 on November 04, 2012, 11:16:56 AM
The only brown Marine-Tax signs I've seen in AR are in Calion, AR off of US 167.  Where are there others?
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: US71 on November 04, 2012, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: cjk374 on November 04, 2012, 11:16:56 AM
The only brown Marine-Tax signs I've seen in AR are in Calion, AR off of US 167.  Where are there others?

Closest one to me is in Mulberry
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2204%2F2282294573_16442fa516_z_d.jpg&hash=920b88c867bc72e39a5144553c8213140a1945dd)
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: cjk374 on November 04, 2012, 11:42:30 AM
^^^NICE bike!!   :cool:
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: bugo on November 04, 2012, 03:05:00 PM
There are a bunch of them on the south side of Lake Ouachita.
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: bjrush on November 04, 2012, 03:14:53 PM
 :thumbsup:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F8%2F89%2FHighway_980_at_US_65_and_US_425_in_Pine_Bluff%252C_Arkansas.jpg%2F800px-Highway_980_at_US_65_and_US_425_in_Pine_Bluff%252C_Arkansas.jpg&hash=1f721345048e477f406486f1d979ad11f84dce72)
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: formulanone on November 05, 2012, 03:43:20 PM
Quote from: cjk374 on November 04, 2012, 11:16:56 AM
The only brown Marine-Tax signs I've seen in AR are in Calion, AR off of US 167.  Where are there others?

This one was about 5 miles south of Dermott, south of the US 165/US65 split, on US 165.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulanone.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2FAR922-1A-taxSign2-Charger.jpg&hash=315a7719afcea5600c2b5c1e52dff9ca62f8cc68)
Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: US71 on November 05, 2012, 09:58:19 PM
Quote from: formulanone on November 05, 2012, 03:43:20 PM
Quote from: cjk374 on November 04, 2012, 11:16:56 AM
The only brown Marine-Tax signs I've seen in AR are in Calion, AR off of US 167.  Where are there others?

This one was about 5 miles south of Dermott, south of the US 165/US65 split, on US 165.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulanone.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2FAR922-1A-taxSign2-Charger.jpg&hash=315a7719afcea5600c2b5c1e52dff9ca62f8cc68)

Yup. Been there ;)

I think that's old 165 in the background.

Title: Re: Tribute to Arkansas Airport 980
Post by: formulanone on November 06, 2012, 08:26:55 AM
Quote from: US71 on November 05, 2012, 09:58:19 PM
Yup. Been there ;)

I think that's old 165 in the background.

(Just noticed you have a photo of a similar sign on your Flickr page.)

That truck seemed to kick up a lot of dirt, so that alignment is probably quite old. All that Arkansas is missing is a train/locomotive on a state route sign.  :cool: