Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[thenetwork]

Why is US 250 a tourist destination?

You've never wanted to spend a long weekend enjoying the relaxing ambiance of US Route 250?

It pretty much ends at Cedar Point???

[WillWeaverRVA]

Why is US 250 a tourist destination?

You've never wanted to spend a long weekend enjoying the relaxing ambiance of US Route 250?

But it's fun to learn about the mysteries of US 250, including where exactly it ends in Richmond, VA.

[mrsman]

Everybody wants to be a control city.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FSNASSRxc61Panoq7

This is a great usage of secondary control cities that should be followed in areas with limitations on sign area.  The main cities are on the main signs and secondary cities can be either on supplemental signage or as posted there, on the third sign of the overhead, in smaller font to cover all secondary cities.

[74/171FAN]

At the Quality Inn by the Southport Road exit (I-65 Exit 103 in IN)

QUALITY INN BY SOUTHPORT RD by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[freebrickproductions]

Signs like that tend to be fairly common in hotel parking lots and other commercial parking lots, I've noticed.

[74/171FAN]

On US 36 WB in Rockville, IN.

US 36 WEST AT MARKET ST (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[kphoger]

[ {40} ENTRADA AUTOZONE ]

[TBKS1]

On US 36 WB in Rockville, IN.

US 36 WEST AT MARKET ST (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

what do these colored routes even mean?

[CoreySamson]

This is a strange way to mark an exit...
https://maps.app.goo.gl/AuPLMLZ29s8f78vJ7

...but I actually think I like it.

[tdindy88]

On US 36 WB in Rockville, IN.

US 36 WEST AT MARKET ST (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

what do these colored routes even mean?

Those are driving routes for viewing the many covered bridges that are common in that county. Each route covers a different section of Parke County with Rockville serving as the center point, so all the routes meet there.

[kphoger]

what do these colored routes even mean?

Covered bridges driving routes (.pdf warning)

greater detail here (.pdf warning)

[kurumi]

Why is US 250 a tourist destination?

There is some "We have US 550 at home" energy.

I haven't been there, but US 250 does get some props:
* "US-250 is a scenic and excellently-paved route": https://alavigne.net/Motorsports/ImageGallery/2008/10-AppalachianRoadTrip/?p=us250
* "U.S. Route 250 provides motorists with a scenic way to connect important Ohio history with interesting communities that tell a multitude of lesser-known stories": https://www.ohiohistory.org/u-s-route-250/

[hbelkins]

Why is US 250 a tourist destination?

There is some "We have US 550 at home" energy.

I haven't been there, but US 250 does get some props:
* "US-250 is a scenic and excellently-paved route": https://alavigne.net/Motorsports/ImageGallery/2008/10-AppalachianRoadTrip/?p=us250
* "U.S. Route 250 provides motorists with a scenic way to connect important Ohio history with interesting communities that tell a multitude of lesser-known stories": https://www.ohiohistory.org/u-s-route-250/

I don't know about Ohio, but for the most part in West Virginia, US 250 is a horror show. It's a torturous drive from Moundsville to Fairmont. From Fairmont to Elkins, it's not all that bad. It's actually quite scenic from Elkins to the Virginia state line.

[74/171FAN]

Elevator truck signage on IL 97 north of Petersburg

IL 97 NORTH AT CHURCH ST by Mark Moore, on Flickr