Interstate number problems

[kphoger]

Are there any signs out there without the state name that you think have good sized numbers?

(In an interesting turn of events, this image is hosted on a secure site (interstate-guide.com, anyone heard of it?  ), yet it still doesn't render on my browser.)

[hotdogPi]

(In an interesting turn of events, this image is hosted on a secure site (interstate-guide.com, anyone heard of it?  ), yet it still doesn't render on my browser.)

It doesn't show up on my end, and I don't have the http/https problem. I think the link is bad.

[US 89]

Works on mine...

[kphoger]

Huh.  Now it's working on mine.  It wasn't just a little bit ago.  Weird.

[hotdogPi]

It's still not working for me. Attempting to put the image URL in the URL bar causes an infinite loop.

[CtrlAltDel]

Are there any signs out there without the state name that you think have good sized numbers?

(In an interesting turn of events, this image is hosted on a secure site (interstate-guide.com, anyone heard of it?  ), yet it still doesn't render on my browser.)

I can see it. For reference, the sign in question is this one:

[kphoger]

Well, at any rate, it's a pair of 3di numbers that look good without the state name.

[DrSmith]

Here's a compromise..... non-maxed out sized numerals in monster shield.... larger numerals with extra blue space around the edge
https://goo.gl/maps/jh4C1AVemqnKcv6r8

[webny99]

Huh.  Now it's working on mine.  It wasn't just a little bit ago.  Weird.

Yeah, it's a case of "now you see it, now you don't". I saw it earlier, not long after you posted, and then the next time I checked, it was gone. I still can't see it as of this post.

[vdeane]

This sign is what interstate shields are supposed to look like:

The 90 is 100% to federal spec, so you're right on there. To meet federal spec, the 390 shield would have to have Series C for the digits and E for the "INTERSTATE".

A lot of the newer installs are like that, though IMO the series D numerals look nicer.  The official series C ones still look much better than the over-sized numerals that are common in most states, though.

[paulthemapguy]

OP, you would HATE driving through Nebraska, then.  Lots of oversized numerals that bulge out to the margins of route markers.

[Scott5114]

Nebraska also uses D-Modified digits for extra boldness. Something like this.

[SectorZ]

Nebraska also uses D-Modified digits for extra boldness. Something like this.

Geez that's terrifying. It's like the digits are trying to escape the torture of their confinement.

[machias]

For years NYSDOT did this with the I-81 markers. There's an extra space between the numbers. They did this on both markers with the state and later ones without. While it's technically not correct, it always looked "right" to me

[Scott5114]

That was the federal standard from 1957 to 1970. I would imagine they made the digits bigger because they were kind of small originally. (They made the red INTERSTATE crown smaller to make room for larger digits at the same time.)

[Caps81943]

For years NYSDOT did this with the I-81 markers. There's an extra space between the numbers. They did this on both markers with the state and later ones without. While it's technically not correct, it always looked "right" to me

No offense of course, but in my opinion, I think that looks downright awful.