Control City Placement

[roadman65]

I-10 east bound in Houston Tx. had a BGS just past the 10-610 interchange that listed the control city as Baton Rouge La.
This skips Beaumont TX, Lake Charles La and Lafayette La, all major cities east of Houston. I haven't been through there in a few years, so I'm not sure it's still labeled that way.

Mark

I have seen a lot of skip overs, like in Florida you will see Daytona Beach first used on I-95 in Jacksonville, then it goes to Miami in St. John's County where Daytona has not been reached.  Then the same happens later where Miami is used up until the Indian River County Line, where it switches to West Palm Beach again long before you reach Miami.  That is not unusual.

I-10 also uses Lake City from Tallahassee, FL eastward, but then jumps to Jacksonville before even reaching Lake City. Then I

I-35 in Kansas seems to skip over Kansas City once you enter Olathe, KS and goes right to Des Moines.  Forget that you still have not reached Missouri's largest city yet.  That is, I remember someone years back on here stating, because many vehicles entering I-35  NB in the Greater KC area here are locals and know where Kansas City is and feel that it is trivial to mention it.

[brownpelican]

Personally, I feel Mississippi was still in anti-federal government mode when parts of their section of the Interstate system was built, for they use McComb, Grenada and sometimes Brookhaven on I-55 instead of New Orleans and Memphis, except on BGS's in Jackson and once you pass McComb and Grenada. 

[Scott5114]

I-35 in Kansas seems to skip over Kansas City once you enter Olathe, KS and goes right to Des Moines.  Forget that you still have not reached Missouri's largest city yet.  That is, I remember someone years back on here stating, because many vehicles entering I-35  NB in the Greater KC area here are locals and know where Kansas City is and feel that it is trivial to mention it.

That, and Kansas seems to consider "Kansas City" to mean "Kansas City, KS" sometimes. I-70 EB is signed for "St Louis" from I-435.

[roadman65]

I-35 in Kansas seems to skip over Kansas City once you enter Olathe, KS and goes right to Des Moines.  Forget that you still have not reached Missouri's largest city yet.  That is, I remember someone years back on here stating, because many vehicles entering I-35  NB in the Greater KC area here are locals and know where Kansas City is and feel that it is trivial to mention it.

That, and Kansas seems to consider "Kansas City" to mean "Kansas City, KS" sometimes. I-70 EB is signed for "St Louis" from I-435.

And Missouri considers its own as Kansas City.  Look at SB I-29 & US 71 at I-635 with the pull through sign for I-29 and US 71 being Kansas City Downtown (originally just KC).  I-635 has the state name "Kansas" as control city instead of at least Kansas City, KS.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Kansas+City,+MO&hl=en&ll=39.193034,-94.617434&spn=0.008465,0.021136&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=9.892242,21.643066&oq=kansas+city&t=h&hnear=Kansas+City,+Jackson,+Missouri&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.192841,-94.617319&panoid=oinuK_jg1yzcvy7jOHaY_Q&cbp=12,180,,0,0

[Scott5114]

That does make sense, since just "Kansas City" there could be confusing. MoDOT could do their thing of posting "Kansas City Ks" but they seem to feel "Kansas" communicates that just as well.

I would be tempted to put "Argentine" there but I imagine that would be too obscure for a lot of people to grasp.

[lordsutch]

Personally, I feel Mississippi was still in anti-federal government mode when parts of their section of the Interstate system was built, for they use McComb, Grenada and sometimes Brookhaven on I-55 instead of New Orleans and Memphis, except on BGS's in Jackson and once you pass McComb and Grenada. 

I don't think it's "anti-federal government" as opposed to localism (and, in the days of the 55 mph limit and before I-55 was finished, the fact that there wasn't as much interstate traffic on I-55).  The most notorious example was actually I-59 using "Picayune" as a control city.  Newer signage projects have usually supplemented the old control city names on overheads, while MDOT continues like many states to be more parochial in the signage from off-ramps.