News:

While the Forum is up and running, there are still thousands of guests (bots). Downtime may occur as a result.
- Alex

Main Menu

Signs With Interesting Facts

Started by Lightning Strike, November 19, 2011, 10:01:55 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

agentsteel53

Quote from: bugo on November 30, 2011, 04:18:13 PM
There are signs in Oklahoma marking the borders between Indian nations.  This may be unique to Oklahoma.

Montana does this as well.  On US-212 there is a sign welcoming you to the Crow Nation.
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com


xcellntbuy

Quote from: bugo on November 30, 2011, 04:18:13 PM
There are signs in Oklahoma marking the borders between Indian nations.  This may be unique to Oklahoma.
The Florida's Turnpike has signs marking the Seminole Nation's land around Exit 49/Hollywood Blvd.

bulldog1979

Quote from: bugo on November 30, 2011, 04:18:13 PM
There are signs in Oklahoma marking the borders between Indian nations.  This may be unique to Oklahoma.

There are signs in Michigan marking the boundaries of reservations. They're usually white-on-brown but similar to city/township/county limits signs.

hbelkins

Crappy photo, but this is on westbound I-90/NY Thruway.

Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

Kacie Jane

Washington also does this, although I'm not sure it's done 100% of the time.  There's a sign on I-5 marking the Puyallup reservation.

mightyace

Quote from: Lightning Strike on November 19, 2011, 10:01:55 PM
I've also see on I-80 in Pennsylvania, only eastbound, I've never seen WB, a sign denoting the highest elevation east of the Mississippi River on I-80.

They used to have a sign westbound, too.

I just went by there Sunday night, but I didn't notice it, but maybe I just wasn't paying attention.
My Flickr Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace

I'm out of this F***KING PLACE!

signalman

The sign on the westbound side was there when I passed it back in October.  I assume it's still there.

Scott5114

Quote from: bugo on November 30, 2011, 04:33:31 PM
Quote from: US71 on November 25, 2011, 08:21:47 PM


Is that US 81?

I am pretty sure that judging by the center wall and the yellow sign in the background that it is I-44/Bailey Turnpike. I-40 has a similar sign just a couple of hundred yards east of the US 81 interchange, though.
uncontrollable freak sardine salad chef

Jim

On NY 28/30 in Blue Mountain Lake, the divide between the Hudson and St. Lawrence watersheds is marked:

Photos I post are my own unless otherwise noted.
Signs: https://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/
Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?u=terescoj
Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user/terescoj
Twitter @JimTeresco (roads, travel, skiing, weather, sports)

ARMOURERERIC

Quote from: huskeroadgeek on November 20, 2011, 08:03:25 PM
There is a sign on I-70 W. of Topeka that notes it as the oldest stretch of interstate in the country. Also, in the realm of geographical notations on signs, the two points at which I-8 in California crosses Sea Level are marked.

I may be passing the I-8 signs within the week, would you like a pic?

machias

Quote from: hbelkins on November 30, 2011, 08:20:06 PM
Crappy photo, but this is on westbound I-90/NY Thruway.



NYSDOT has a couple of reservations marked on I-81 (Onondaga Nation Territory) and I-86 (Seneca Nation - Allegany Reservation). Actually, I-81 Exit 16 was changed from Nedrow to Onondaga Nation Territory in the early 90s, complete with political boundary signs marking the border.

thenetwork

Quote from: hbelkins on November 30, 2011, 08:20:06 PM
Crappy photo, but this is on westbound I-90/NY Thruway.



Ah yes...Right by Exit 58 of the NY Thruway.  I used to jump off that exit all the time to top off my gas tank, since gas was waaaay less on the reservation (about 5 minutes east of the toll booths) since you didn't have to pay any gas taxes.  One of the great little-known secrets about driving along the Thruway!!

Brendan

Quote from: agentsteel53 on November 20, 2011, 11:37:22 PM
in Illinois, on I-80, there is a sign for a test section of interstate built in the 1950s.  I do not recall the details, apart from the fact that I think it is not too far east of I-39.  the test section is still there as well - it was built to see how the road would fare under particular weighted loads.

Here is a pic I took a few years ago

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6579103661_a935432eb1_z.jpg



Opinions expressed here on belong solely to the poster and do not represent or reflect the opinions or beliefs of AARoads, its creators and/or associates.