Interstate shields on mile markers

[stormwatch7721]

Is there any pctures that have Interstate shelids on mile markers? I remember seeing some pictures of them in that one thread,

[Takumi]

I-95 in Virginia south of MM 50 has markers every .2 miles with the shield on it.

[stormwatch7721]

Oh ok. Do you know what they look like?

[rickmastfan67]

Oh ok. Do you know what they look like?

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3239.msg141329#msg141329

[Takumi]

[corco]

You mean like these on I-76 east of Denver?

[stormwatch7721]

Yeah and the WV ones. Takumi, Nice marker btw.

[Brandon]

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority:

[NE2]

http://www.google.com/search?q=interstate%20mile%20marker&tbm=isch

[PurdueBill]

On I-76/77 in Akron, new installs--green for whole (xx.0) miles and blue for other 2/10 miles.


Older style still very common in Ohio and Indiana, among other places:

These have a trailing ".0" for all 2/10 mile posts, including those at whole miles.  This one is at the southern end of I-469 in Indiana, obviously.  (Notwithstanding an "END I-469" assembly a good half-mile west of there on the eastbound/southbound side at a signal at the GM plant.)

[PurdueBill]

One more special bonus that I found after I posted--a twofer that is now gone.



The blue 2/10 markers on the 76/77 overlap in Akron used to show both shields but only 76's direction.  Of course, this wasn't really correct but I guess someone really wanted to acknowledge 77 being there.  The ones shown in my post above have replaced these.  I liked the wide digits in the shields, fwiw. 

ODOT did do the same type of thing on the I-271/I-480 overlap, showing both shields when they should have shown only 271 since the stretch uses 271's mileage and exit numbers.  It doesn't help that there is a duplicate exit number involved (Exit 23 for OH 14 off of both I-271/480 and I-480 alone, only a few miles apart).  They should have only shown 271 shields on the mileposts.

[stormwatch7721]

PurdueBill, I like the I-76 milemaker on the right, way better than that blue one.

[hbelkins]

You mean like these on I-76 east of Denver?

Denver, North Carolina? 

[US71]

Missouri also does US Highways


And some State Highways

[Henry]

I happen to like these! They're kind of like secondary reassurance markers that let you know what highway you're on, as well as the distance.

[hbelkins]

I happen to like these! They're kind of like secondary reassurance markers that let you know what highway you're on, as well as the distance.

That's the purpose. These are designed to make it easier to report your location in case of an emergency. "Help, 911, I have been involved a wreck on I-999 going south at milepost 49.8. Please send an ambulance and the police."

[agentsteel53]

That's the purpose. These are designed to make it easier to report your location in case of an emergency. "Help, 911, I have been involved a wreck on I-999 going south at milepost 49.8. Please send an ambulance and the police."

indeed, much more helpful than California's intermittently-signed postmile system. 

I've had to call 911 several times (usually to report an obstruction in the road) and the operator seemed to raise an eyebrow when I said "let's see, the last bridge was San Luis Obispo county postmile 39.86, and the fridge was maybe a half-mile past that, so, call it 39.3 or so?"

[Bickendan]

ODOT's started using them on OR 217 as well, every 1/2 mile.

[stormwatch7721]

Good pics, everyone.

[Scott5114]

That's the purpose. These are designed to make it easier to report your location in case of an emergency. "Help, 911, I have been involved a wreck on I-999 going south at milepost 49.8. Please send an ambulance and the police."

indeed, much more helpful than California's intermittently-signed postmile system. 

I've had to call 911 several times (usually to report an obstruction in the road) and the operator seemed to raise an eyebrow when I said "let's see, the last bridge was San Luis Obispo county postmile 39.86, and the fridge was maybe a half-mile past that, so, call it 39.3 or so?"

Of course that is much more a function Caltrans being the only serious user of the postmile system. Even if postmiles were posted as frequently as other states post mile markers, the postmiles still look like gibberish to the untrained eye, so you'll still be the only one using them (and the 911 dispatcher still as unfamiliar with them).

[F350]

I'm diggin' it, Missouri. Are there any other states that do U.S. and/or state routes on mile markers?

[shadyjay]

Are there any other states that do U.S. and/or state routes on mile markers?

NH... especially NH 101 from Manchester east to Hampton Beach.  I think there are smaller ones posted every mile on some of the major 2-lane state and US highways. 

[dfilpus]

North Carolina recently opened part of the new Goldsboro bypass for US 70, but signed it NC 44, because it does not connect to US 70 yet. The mile markers have NC 44 shields on them. Since the NC 44 designation is temporary, when the road is redesignated to US 70, these mile markers will need to be redone.

[Henry]

North Carolina recently opened part of the new Goldsboro bypass for US 70, but signed it NC 44, because it does not connect to US 70 yet. The mile markers have NC 44 shields on them. Since the NC 44 designation is temporary, when the road is redesignated to US 70, these mile markers will need to be redone.

As will those east of Goldsboro! I, for one, am surprised that I-85 has the same mileage throughout the state, after its reroute around Greensboro.

[kphoger]

México relies almost solely on milepost route shields.  I think I've seen a total of two (or maybe one) stand-alone reassurance markers in México, having driven more than 900 km of its roadways in five states (plus an additional 750 km or so by bus in a sixth state).  I must say, I find it no more difficult to navigate by mileposts than by stand-alones.  In fact, given México's lax standards on signing route numbers, I actually find the mileposts to be a little more accurate.