In Alabama, where I-759 ends and AL 759 begins, a sign only says "END I-759", and "EAST AL 759."
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Would the best signage actually show "BEGIN EAST AL 759"?
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And with that in mind, which states actually say "End XXX, Begin (dir) YYY" versus "End XXX, (dir) YYY"?
The x64s at the Bowers Hill interchange all end this way.
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Note that I-64 is bannerless there.
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The 3dis there both have directional banners, though.
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END I-635 signage at I-20 in South Dallas:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=32.704508,-96.624606&spn=0.000018,0.012531&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=32.704583,-96.624558&panoid=P5z_9uN5vDSMtwV0WKkCFg&cbp=12,274.39,,0,0 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=32.704508,-96.624606&spn=0.000018,0.012531&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=32.704583,-96.624558&panoid=P5z_9uN5vDSMtwV0WKkCFg&cbp=12,274.39,,0,0)
There previously were ground-mounted assemblies that said: END 635 [XX DISTANCE]. The end plaques were yellow.
We don't even have END XX signage here... no clue why.
From the north end of I-395/west end of I-290 near Auburn, MA...
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Haven't been that way in awhile, but there used to be an "END I-264" shield in Virginia Beach. I can confirm however that there is no corresponding "BEGIN I-264" shield going westbound (headed westbound, but not eastbound, on Thursday)....just a reassurance shield about 1/3 mile down the freeway.
I-464 also has END signage, but no BEGIN signage.
Quote from: froggie on December 23, 2012, 10:24:42 PM
Haven't been that way in awhile, but there used to be an "END I-264" shield in Virginia Beach. I can confirm however that there is no corresponding "BEGIN I-264" shield going westbound (headed westbound, but not eastbound, on Thursday)....just a reassurance shield about 1/3 mile down the freeway.
I-464 also has END signage, but no BEGIN signage.
I think the OP meant the occurrence of having an END banner for one route and a BEGIN banner for the route that continues along the same road.
I see. Bower's Hill (mentioned by Takumi) would be the only example down here then.
Near South Boston would be VA 344/VA 360 (at US 360), but as I recall there isn't BEGIN/END signage there...just trailblazers.
One example not mentioned yet, but I don't have photos easily accessible, is I-494/I-694 in Woodbury, MN.
Don't recall offhand what happens at I-370/MD 200.
I'm pretty sure I've also seen at least one example of "END xxx, BEGIN yyy", where yyy was actually a continuation of another route, but I can't for the life of me remember where I've seen that.
I-195's signage in Richmond was updated to have Begin/End banners, but offhand I can't remember if the transition to/from VA 76 is marked with both routes in the same place. I know the transition from VA 146 to VA 195 has a Begin banner for 195, but no corresponding End banner for 146 (of course, it doesn't help that it's not in the right place). Finally, VA 76's south end was fully marked like this (without the directional banners for the ending route like at Bowers Hill) in both directions, but as of last month the southbound/westbound assembly had been removed due to the multilaning project there.
New Jersey does this a lot. No photos to offer, but some examples include I-95 and I-295 at U.S. 1 in Mercer County and I-195 and NJ 29 at I-295 in Mercer County.
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What's that about NJ?
Quote from: PennDOTFan on December 23, 2012, 10:20:05 PM
From the north end of I-395/west end of I-290 near Auburn, MA...
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MA has done a good job lately of putting begin/end signs on its interstates. Seen them where I-84 meets the Mass Pike, and at either end of I-291 and I-391.
Various ones from Illinois:
I-474 end:
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I-290 west beginning unmarked:
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I-355 south end:
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I-294 south end, note the routes that begin:
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Quote from: Brandon on December 24, 2012, 03:02:14 PM
I-294 south end, note the routes that begin:
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That strikes me that it's odd to say that 80 and 94 "begin" here. Both roads begin thousands of miles away from Illinois. Just because I'm now turning onto a continuous road, that road can't be said to begin here.
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Quote from: US71 on December 24, 2012, 06:49:11 PM
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There you go! That's the right language, rather than the "begin 80 & 94" sign in Chicagoland.
Quote from: Takumi on December 23, 2012, 10:53:13 PM
I-195's signage in Richmond was updated to have Begin/End banners, but offhand I can't remember if the transition to/from VA 76 is marked with both routes in the same place. I know the transition from VA 146 to VA 195 has a Begin banner for 195, but no corresponding End banner for 146 (of course, it doesn't help that it's not in the right place). Finally, VA 76's south end was fully marked like this (without the directional banners for the ending route like at Bowers Hill) in both directions, but as of last month the southbound/westbound assembly had been removed due to the multilaning project there.
There are no END signs for VA 146, but there are END VA 76/BEGIN I-195 signs on northbound VA 76 past the Cary Street exit.
Quote from: theline on December 24, 2012, 06:40:17 PM
That strikes me that it's odd to say that 80 and 94 "begin" here. Both roads begin thousands of miles away from Illinois. Just because I'm now turning onto a continuous road, that road can't be said to begin here.
What's even better is that you're on I-80 at this point, and have been for the past 5 miles.
Quote from: theline on December 24, 2012, 07:06:49 PM
Quote from: US71 on December 24, 2012, 06:49:11 PM
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There you go! That's the right language, rather than the "begin 80 & 94" sign in Chicagoland.
MO likes using this language. It posted something similar for "I-49 ends, continue on US 71" in Kansas City.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ybor+City,+Tampa,+FL&hl=en&ll=27.965465,-82.435291&spn=0.009647,0.021136&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=9.892242,21.643066&oq=ybor&t=h&hnear=Ybor+City,+Tampa,+Hillsborough,+Florida&z=16&layer=c&cbll=27.965466,-82.435927&panoid=P8mXW1VgukdqhioIXIpLrg&cbp=12,315,,0,0
I-4's western terminus in Tampa, FL.
Quote from: US71 on December 24, 2012, 06:49:11 PM
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Someone is going to steal those 69 signs...LOL!
Rick
The beginning of I-635 at I-20 near Dallas. There's a similar "ENDS" sign in the southbound direction.
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Quote from: theline on December 24, 2012, 06:40:17 PM
Quote from: Brandon on December 24, 2012, 03:02:14 PM
I-294 south end, note the routes that begin:
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That strikes me that it's odd to say that 80 and 94 "begin" here. Both roads begin thousands of miles away from Illinois. Just because I'm now turning onto a continuous road, that road can't be said to begin here.
Odder still is the sign along the southbound side of I-294, just beyond the split with I-94 at Lake-Cook Road. It says "I-294 Begins, I-94 Ends", which is clearly absurd because it does no such thing and happily runs for another 400 miles to Port Huron, MI. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Underwood+Avenue,+Wauwatosa,+WI&hl=en&ll=42.152627,-87.874521&spn=0.006451,0.009645&sll=43.049572,-88.059089&sspn=0.012717,0.01929&oq=UnderWauwatosa,+WI&t=h&hnear=Underwood+Ave,+Wauwatosa,+Wisconsin+53213&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.152543,-87.87453&panoid=Pkuq9TrzIXB0kxTlimcwow&cbp=12,174.79,,0,7.91
I-94 splits off to the east and follows the Edens Spur and you know that because of that huge junction with all of those signs that you just passed.
Quote from: StogieGuy7 on December 26, 2012, 10:49:49 AM
Odder still is the sign along the southbound side of I-294, just beyond the split with I-94 at Lake-Cook Road. It says "I-294 Begins, I-94 Ends", which is clearly absurd because it does no such thing and happily runs for another 400 miles to Port Huron, MI. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Underwood+Avenue,+Wauwatosa,+WI&hl=en&ll=42.152627,-87.874521&spn=0.006451,0.009645&sll=43.049572,-88.059089&sspn=0.012717,0.01929&oq=UnderWauwatosa,+WI&t=h&hnear=Underwood+Ave,+Wauwatosa,+Wisconsin+53213&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.152543,-87.87453&panoid=Pkuq9TrzIXB0kxTlimcwow&cbp=12,174.79,,0,7.91
I-94 splits off to the east and follows the Edens Spur and you know that because of that huge junction with all of those signs that you just passed.
I like this alternate sign, since the one posted there is only for the folks who took the wrong ramp.
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Quote from: theline on December 26, 2012, 03:34:22 PM
Quote from: StogieGuy7 on December 26, 2012, 10:49:49 AM
Odder still is the sign along the southbound side of I-294, just beyond the split with I-94 at Lake-Cook Road. It says "I-294 Begins, I-94 Ends", which is clearly absurd because it does no such thing and happily runs for another 400 miles to Port Huron, MI. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Underwood+Avenue,+Wauwatosa,+WI&hl=en&ll=42.152627,-87.874521&spn=0.006451,0.009645&sll=43.049572,-88.059089&sspn=0.012717,0.01929&oq=UnderWauwatosa,+WI&t=h&hnear=Underwood+Ave,+Wauwatosa,+Wisconsin+53213&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.152543,-87.87453&panoid=Pkuq9TrzIXB0kxTlimcwow&cbp=12,174.79,,0,7.91
I-94 splits off to the east and follows the Edens Spur and you know that because of that huge junction with all of those signs that you just passed.
I like this alternate sign, since the one posted there is only for the folks who took the wrong ramp.
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Reminds me of this one I posted in the thread "Signs for Idiots":
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It's on I-80/294 west/north just after I-94 has left for the Bishop Ford Freeway.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8313768830_682df8c9b8_c.jpg)
The END Muskogee Turnpike sign has been removed, probably because it was stupid and confusing. There was a similar assembly northbound, but the Muskogee Turnpike sign has also been removed.
^^ The OTA could have done something more similar to ISTHA here.
South end of the North-South (aka Veterans Memorial) Tollway:
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Quote from: Steve on December 23, 2012, 11:17:41 PM
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What's that about NJ?
At the similiar I-76/NJ 42 line, there are no signs marking the end or begin point of either highway, other than a standard 0.0 MP (and I can't verify if that even exists).
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on December 24, 2012, 02:12:25 PM
MA has done a good job lately of putting begin/end signs on its interstates. Seen them where I-84 meets the Mass Pike, and at either end of I-291 and I-391.
About 2003, MassHighway (now MassDOT) specifically did a project to install begin/end markers, as well as "XX Ends 1/2 Mile" signs on their Interstates and other freeways statewide. This work was done at the same time as a similar project to expand their overpass street name signs (which were orignally installed only on I-95 (128) and I-93 in the immediate Boston area) to other freeways statewide.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 24, 2012, 10:16:50 PM
MO likes using this language. It posted something similar for "I-49 ends, continue on US 71" in Kansas City.
Yep. Here's that sign from a few months ago, before I-49 shields were posted:
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Was there ever an "I-64 EAST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 EAST (and maybe US 61 North?)"
Quote from: bugo on December 27, 2012, 11:17:28 AM
Was there ever an "I-64 EAST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 EAST (and maybe US 61 North?)"
never seen that. did see I-64 WEST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 WEST in September 2006.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 27, 2012, 12:24:35 PM
Quote from: bugo on December 27, 2012, 11:17:28 AM
Was there ever an "I-64 EAST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 EAST (and maybe US 61 North?)"
never seen that. did see I-64 WEST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 WEST in September 2006.
IIRC, it's gone now as of July 2012. I didn't see any such sign at the I-64/I-70/US-40/US-61 interchange either.
correction, it did say 61 as well. photo taken Sept 7, 2006
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http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chicago,+IL&hl=en&ll=41.848002,-87.615452&spn=0.008152,0.01869&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=9.834914,19.138184&oq=chica&t=h&hnear=Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.847995,-87.615606&panoid=HlW77SSRLuVTmKwVZoHiEA&cbp=12,90,,0,22.5
Two end I-55 shields in Chicago. There used to be a LGS with the word ROUTE above the I-55 shield on the ramp start to US 41 SB, but you can see it was replaced here.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 27, 2012, 10:15:23 AM
Quote from: Steve on December 23, 2012, 11:17:41 PM
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What's that about NJ?
At the similiar I-76/NJ 42 line, there are no signs marking the end or begin point of either highway, other than a standard 0.0 MP (and I can't verify if that even exists).
Also, though no Interstates involved, we passed the replacement of this one today:
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(US 1&9 do not begin here)
My photo on Steve's site below; not a BGS but still has one route ending and another beginning; neither really begins or ends here but the centerline mileages do end and begin here.
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Sign is underneath the Ohio Turnpike on I-76 EB, just before 76 exits to join the turnpike and 80 leaves it and heads east on the same roadway.
Also shown is one of a couple remaining Ohio postmile markers for I-80S and its I-76 counterpart, interestingly different by 0.03 miles. The same difference of 0.03 appears on a sign in Summit County, and that is odd because the postmiles reset to 0 at county lines. Maybe the convention for the postmile used at an underpass changed somehow? 0.03 miles is still like 160 feet, way more than the width of overpasses. Hmm.
Quote from: Brandon on December 27, 2012, 12:27:55 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 27, 2012, 12:24:35 PM
never seen that. did see I-64 WEST ENDS, CONTINUE ON US 40 WEST in September 2006.
IIRC, it's gone now as of July 2012. I didn't see any such sign at the I-64/I-70/US-40/US-61 interchange either.
There used to be an "End I-64 west Continue on US 61 North" near the I-70 interchange
For some reason there's a 'Route' banner above the I-290 shield at the western beginning of I-290 at I-90 in Schaumburg:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=northbrook,+il&hl=en&ll=42.057195,-88.028524&spn=0.013526,0.033023&sll=38.792833,-90.81384&sspn=0.014199,0.033023&hnear=Northbrook,+Cook,+Illinois&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.057195,-88.028524&panoid=cQF5MfltykpkWq_ugqXgTQ&cbp=12,194.21,,0,2.75 (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=northbrook,+il&hl=en&ll=42.057195,-88.028524&spn=0.013526,0.033023&sll=38.792833,-90.81384&sspn=0.014199,0.033023&hnear=Northbrook,+Cook,+Illinois&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.057195,-88.028524&panoid=cQF5MfltykpkWq_ugqXgTQ&cbp=12,194.21,,0,2.75)
^^ Maybe a better photo.
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