Old Signage Outside of Virginia

This page highlights old signs of all kinds found in other states.   All pictures by Mapmikey unless noted.
Last update: 11/5/16 (123 new photos added)

ARIZONA | DELAWARE | FLORIDA | GEORGIA | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | NEW JERSEY | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | OHIO | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | SOUTH CAROLINA | TEXAS | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | BRITISH COLUMBIA

NORTH CAROLINA

	Here is a bonus from North Carolina. This is less than a mile from Virginia off NC 104.   Taken 4/13/07.
	This is on old US 70 in Havelock NC.   Taken summer 2011.
	This is on NC 133 between NC 210 and US 117.   Taken fall 2011.
	This is on US 70A near Pine Level, NC.   Taken summer 2010.
	This is on US 1A Franklinton, NC.   Taken summer 2011.
	This is in Gatesville NC at the jct of US 158 Bus and NC 37.   Taken summer 2011.
	This is the last state-named I-95 shield on NB I-95 itself, just after the I-495/US 64 exit.   Taken 7/5/13.
	This is on NC 50 in Duplin County.   Taken fall 2011.
	This is on US 17 in Rhems.   Taken 3/22/13.
	This is one block west of NC 109 in Denton.   Taken 12/7/12.
	This is on NC 150 somewhere.   Taken 11/10/12.
	This is on NC 268 in Wilkesboro.   Taken 5/25/12.
	This is on US 52 south of Albemarle.   Taken 11/10/12.
	This is on NC 705 in Robbins.   Taken 12/7/12.
	This is on NC 581 south of Bailey.   Taken 3/22/13.
	This is on US 601 in Mocksville.   Taken 3/23/12.
	This is on NC 41-411 in Harrells.   Taken 7/5/13.
	This is on NC 66 west of Kernersville somewhere.   Taken 7/5/13.
	This is on NC 705 north of Robbins.   Taken 12/7/12.
	This is on NC 24 west of Roseboro. "When Wet" signs were prevalent in Eastern North Carolina in the late 70s and it has been years since I'd seen one.   Taken 7/5/13.
	This gem is on EB River Rd between NC 903 and NC 46.   Taken 3/22/13.
	This is on NC 87 south of Eden.   Taken 12/7/13.
	This is on NC 801 I believe in the Cooleemee area.   Taken 3/23/12.
	This is on NC 8 north of Danbury.   Taken 12/7/13.
	This is on Reilly Rd west of Fayetteville.   Taken 8/9/13.
	Here is another. There were a few of these.   Taken 8/9/13.
	This is on NC 115 in Huntersville.   Taken 11/10/12.
	This is on US 158 in Yanceyville.   Taken 11/10/12.
	This is on Piney Grove Rd east of NC 111-903 Albertson.   Taken 3/22/13.
	This is on NC 73 west of Ellerbe.   Taken 12/7/12.
	This is on NC 89 north of Walnut Cove.   Taken 7/5/13.
	These were all at The Old Store along US 74 in Lilesville.   Taken 2/14/15.
	Black and white place name plates in both directions for Amantha, plus an Esso nearby. Amantha is on the old US 421 alignment just south of the Tennessee border.   Taken 5/2/14.
	This Atlantic station is on NC 138.   Taken 2/14/15.
	This older Goodyear sign is on NC 205 in Oakboro.   Taken 2/14/15.
	This resident along NC 86 is a fan of Gulf.   Taken 4/4/15.
	This set of H-C signs in on NC 200 in Stanfield.   Taken 2/14/15.
	Westbound US 74 Business in Maxton. i remember when NC started their Community Excellence program in 1980 and wondered how many years could fit on a sign. Since the program stopped in the mid-80s I never found out...   Taken 2/14/15.
	This old Sprite sign is on US 421 Bus/NC 115 southeast of Wilkesboro.   Taken 4/4/15.
	Westbound NC 88 west of Warrensville. Per GMSV, the Texaco sign was a new addition.   Taken 5/2/14.

MARYLAND

	This is at the main exit of NIST in Gaithersburg. The shield is pretty old, but the white directional banners might go back to when I-270 was US 240.   Taken 10/8/15.
	This is on MD 352 near Whitehaven Ferry   Taken 1/14/12.
	This is on MD 343 just west of Cambridge   Taken 1/14/12.
	This double BP finding is on US 15 Bus in Emmittsburg.   Taken 5/25/13.
	This blurry railroad crossbuck sign is on MD 307 in Hurlock.   Taken 10/13/12.
	This older MD 185 shield is located on WB Jones Bridge Rd at Manor Dr in Bethesda.   Taken 3/22/16.
	This old Getty sign is on MD 23 near the Pennsylvania border.   Taken 1/8/14.
	This old Arco sign is on MD 313 west of Goldsboro.   Taken 11/8/14.

WEST VIRGINIA

	This is on US 50 near Romney WV.   Taken fall 2011.
	This is on US 119 in Grafton WV.   Taken summer 2011.
	This is on WV 10-16 in New Richmond.   Taken 6/16/12.
	This is on WV 16 in Welch.   Taken 6/16/12.
	These button copy signs are on US 50 EB just after I-79 Clarksburg.   Taken 5/24/14.
	This older I-70 shield is on EB Cabela Dr east of Wheeling.   Taken 7/10/15.

PENNSYLVANIA

	This is on US 13 in Chester.   Taken 5/23/13.
	This is on US 209 in Pottsville.   Taken 8/31/13.
	This is on US 422 east of Lebanon.   Taken 5/25/13.
	This overhead sign is in Lebanon.   Taken 5/25/13.
	These faded PA 191 shields are in Stroudsburg.   Taken 8/31/13.
	This classic button copy sign is on US 206 at US 209.   Taken 8/31/13.
	This gem is on Old 209 Rd west of Tamaqua.   Taken 8/31/13.
	This old Ashland sign is on US 6 in the Kane area.   Taken 10/10/15.
	An old Grand Army of the Republic marker on US 6   Taken 10/10/15.
	An older state-named I-70 shield WB after PA 31.   Taken 7/10/15.
	An older state-named I-476 shield SB after US 30.   Taken 9/9/15.
	This Texaco sign is on US 11 northeast of Bloomsburg someplace...   Taken 5/9/15.
	In a bad sun field is this button copy sign along SB US 220 ALT south of I-80.   Taken 5/9/15.
	Westbound US 422 business in downtown Reading is this button copy sign.   Taken 5/9/15.
	Button copy control points on PA 171 EB at I-81 near Great Bend PA.   Taken 8/22/15.
	Button copy control points on PA 171 WB at US 11 near Great Bend PA.   Taken 8/22/15.
	These old button copy signs were all along I-70 westbound approaching Exit 149 near Breezewood   Taken 5/24/14.
	These old button copy signs were all along I-70 eastbound approaching Exit 149 after leaving Breezewood   Taken 7/5/14.
	These old button copy signs were all along US 30 westbound near Everett   Taken 5/24/14.
	These old button copy signs were along US 30 eastbound near Everett   Taken 7/5/14.
	These older I-70 and I-76 shields are located on US 30 in Breezewood.   Taken 7/5/14, 5/9/15, and 7/10/15.
	These older button copy signs are located on PA 611 southbound in the Doylestown area. I looked carefully at the PA 611 text shield but saw no evidence of a faded out US 611.   Taken 9/19/15.
	These old state-named I-81 shields were in Kingston: 1. US 11 NB leaving Market St 2. US 11 NB at Union St 3. US 11 SB at Union St 4. PA 309 SB between PA 315 and I-81   Taken 5/9/15.

DELAWARE

	This is on DE 24 east of Millboro.   Taken 1/14/12.
	This is on DE 2 in Wilmington. The green sign says "TO I-95"  Taken 11/9/13.
	This is on US 113 in Milford.   Taken 10/13/12.
	This is on DE 404 east of Bridgeville.   Taken 11/9/13.
	These signs are on DE 16 west of Greenwood.   Taken 10/13/12.
	This I-95 shield is on DE 48 approaching DE 2.   Taken 11/9/13.
	This Alabama-style BGS (left side of photo) that is see-through is located on I-495 in Wilmington.   Taken 5/25/13.
	Looking the other direction where you can now see that the Twelfth St BGS is also slotted.   Taken 9/19/15.

NEW JERSEY

	This is on 7th St in Camden. Not 100% sure the 676 shield is old but it is definitely in the older style.   Taken 5/23/13.
	This classic button copy sign is on US 206 approaching the Delaware River Bridge.   Taken 8/31/13.
	This is on US 9 at CR 603 near the Cape may ferry.   Taken 4/20/13.
	This is on US 40 west of Malaga.   Taken 4/20/13.
	These older button copy signs are located on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike. These are disappearing pretty quickly.   Taken 8/9/14 and 10/8/16 (pics 2 & 3).
	This faded I-87 sign is located on I-95 NB just past US 46 in Ridgefield Park   Taken 10/8/16.
	This second faded I-87 sign is located on I-95 NB just before US 9W in Fort Lee.   Taken 10/8/16.
	This faded out I-95 BGS is located at the eastern end of I-280.   Taken 9/19/15.
	This older I-280 shield is located on NJ 10 westbound at Eisenhower Pkwy in Livingston.   Taken 9/19/15.
	This older buttin copy BGS is on NJ 17 NB in Ridgefield.   Taken 8/9/14.
	This older button copy text sign is on NJ 495 EB approaching NJ 3.   Taken 9/19/15.
	This older button copy set of BGSs is on NJ 19 SB at US 46 Clifton.   Taken 9/19/15.
	This older button copy BGS is on US 46 Clifton, taken from NJ 19.   Taken 9/19/15.

TEXAS

	This collection is on US 87 somewhere south of Lubbock.   Taken 1/23/13.
	This is on I-35 Bus in Round Rock.   Taken 1/21/13.
	This older Loop 111 shield was at the bottom of the ramp from I-35 NB in Austin.   Taken 2/10/16.

MAINE

This rapidly disappearing style of Maine state route shield was in Bar Harbor at the old landing for the Yarmouth NS ferry.   Taken 8/2/13.

ARIZONA

This is on US 160 in Cow Springs (west of AZ 98).   Taken 1/25/13.

OHIO

	This faded red and blue I-70 shield has the word 'Loop' instead of 'OHIO' and is leftover from when I-70 Business was signed through Springfield a long time ago.   Taken 7/11/15.
	This older button copy sign is on US 50 EB east of downtown Cincinnati.   Taken 7/20/15.
	This gaggle of old route shields is on US 50 EB east of downtown Cincinnati.   Taken 7/20/15.
	These older button copy signs are on 17th St WB in Columbus.   Taken 7/11/15.
	This Sinclair sign is on US 40 on the west side of Zanesville.   Taken 7/10/15.

ILLINOIS

	This Sinclair sign is on old US 40 east of downtown Casey.   Taken 7/17/15.
	This American sign is on old US 40 east of downtown Casey.   Taken 7/17/15.
	This older IL 49 shield is on old US 40 EB in downtown Casey.   Taken 7/17/15.
	This old white sign is on I-70 WB right after leaving Indiana.   Taken 7/17/15.

FLORIDA

	This old FL 267 shield is on FL 61 NB adjacent to Wakulla Springs State Park.   Taken 1/25/15.
	These older FL 261 shields are on northbound CR 151 Centerville Rd at Capital Circle in Tallahassee.   Taken 1/25/15.
	It's a little hard to see well but there is a really old Wayside Park sign on the right side of the photo. This is the end of Fl 24 in Cedar Key.   Taken 1/25/15.
	These old A1A overheads are on US 1 south just onto Key West.   Taken 2/6/14.
	The banners on this ugly sign are old (not sure about the C-5A marker). This is on FL A1A NB in Key West.   Taken 2/6/14.
	This old County Route 59 shield is southbound leaving US 98 entering the St Marks National Refuge area.   Taken 1/22/15.

NEW YORK

	This old text NY 17 button copy BGS is on I-81 south in Binghamton. This sign has been since replaced.   Taken 8/9/14.
	This old NY 298 TRUCK shield is on US 11 NB in Syracuse.   Taken 8/22/15.
	This bleached out neutered I-81 shield is on Martin Luther King EAST at US 11 in Syracuse.   Taken 8/22/15.
	This is I believe the last original I-88 shield remaining on I-88 itself, located leaving the NY 205 interchange in Oneonta.   Taken 10/8/16.
	This older NY 9A shield is on US 9 NB in the Bronx.   Taken 10/8/16.
	These old US 9 shields were found: 1. Broadway leaving Sherman Ave in Manhattan 2. Broadway leaving 234th St in the Bronx 3. Broadway at 260th St in the Bronx 4. North of central Yonkers   Taken 10/8/16.
	This older US 9-20 shield set is on northbound Riverside Dr in Rensselaer.   Taken 10/8/16.
	These older US 9 and NY 2 button copy BGSs are in Latham.   Taken 10/8/16.

OREGON

This old style OR 82 shield is on I-84 EB in La Grande.   Taken 10/2/14.

WASHINGTON

This faded out I-82 shield is on I-90 EB in Ellensburg.   Taken 10/2/14.

INDIANA

	These older state-named I-70 shields are along Washington Ave (old US 40) west of downtown Indianapolis.   Taken 7/16 and 7/17/15.
	This cornucopia of old signs is on US 50 in far eastern Indiana.   Taken 7/20/15.

SOUTH CAROLINA

	This is on US 301-321 near Ulmer.   Taken 1/18/15.
	These old overhead signs are on US 17 northbound at (unsigned here) SC 30 in Charleston. These go back to the 1980s.   Taken 11/12/15.
	This old I-526 signage is on North Rhett Ave in North Charleston. It was installed when 526 was opened through here about 1990. Removed by mid-2013.   Taken spring 2011.
	This sign salad is on US 321 southbound in Fairfax just south of US 278.   Taken 1/18/15.

GEORGIA

This older I-95 overhead is on US 17 northbound at I-95 Richmond Hill.   Taken 1/20/15.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

	This older TCH-1 text overhead is on Capilano Ave NB in North Vancouver.   Taken 9/25/14.
	These older BC 1A and 99A shields are on northbound Main St at Prior St in Vancouver. These are vestigial signs as these routes don't exist here anymore.   Taken 9/22/14.
	This older BC 1A and 99A shields in on the westbound viaduct leading into Downtown Vancouver. These routes don't exist here anymore either.   Taken 9/22/14.
	This older BC 99 shield is on northbound Oak St at 57th St in Vancouver.   Taken 9/22/14.
	This older BC 99 shield is on northbound Oak St at 49th St in Vancouver. It is a little hard to see but all the color is gone at the top of the route marker.   Taken 9/22/14.
	This older BC 17 signage is northbound leaving Victoria's City Centre.   Taken 9/28/14.
	This older TCH 1 and BC 17 signage is northbound outside of Victoria.   Taken 9/28/14.

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