Saluting... State Route Markers!

A pictorial sampling of North American road signs

I've always enjoyed taking photos of route markers. I remember as a boy being fascinated by each state's unique symbol or state outline to represent a state route. I couldn't wait to visit another state and see what shape the sign was!

Here are a number of photos from my collection.

ALABAMA

Covington County, Jan. 1997. But what state am I REALLY in? Confusion!

ARIZONA

Holbrook, AZ, May 2001.

ARKANSAS

Downtown Eudora, AR, Nov. 1998.

CALIFORNIA

Inyo County, May 2001.

COLORADO

Clear Creek County, Jun. 1999.

CONNECTICUT

Fairfield County, May 1992. Entering the state from New York on the Merritt Parkway.

DELAWARE

Sussex County, May 1992. Driving north on US13 near Laurel.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington, D.C., Nov. 1994. Not a great picture, but it's not like you can stop anywhere on the road!!

FLORIDA

Franklin County, Nov. 1992. A long stretch of lonesome highway.

GEORGIA

Gordon County.

HAWAII

Oahu County, Mar. 1991. Somewhere on the north side of the island!

IDAHO

Nez Perce County, Oct. 1999.

ILLINOIS

Rock Island County, Sep. 2001.

INDIANA

Steuben County.

IOWA

Fremont County, Feb. 1997. Some residual snow, but it was about 60 degrees.

Plymouth-Woodbury County line, Apr. 1999.

KANSAS

Cowley County, Mar. 1992. March 1st and about 75 degrees!

KENTUCKY

Greenup County, Jul. 1991.

LOUISIANA

DeSoto Parish, Mar. 1992. An exit off I-49.

West Carroll Parish, Nov. 1998.

MAINE

York County, May 1992. A HOT day in late May, over 90 degrees!

MARYLAND

Calvert County, Nov. 1994.

MASSACHUSETTS

Wakefield, MA, Sep. 2001.

MICHIGAN

St. Clair County.

MISSISSIPPI

Bolivar County. Check out the dog in the back of the truck!

MISSOURI

Mississippi County, Feb. 1997.

MONTANA

Jefferson County, Oct. 1999.

NEBRASKA

Otoe County, Feb. 1997. Very detailed sign!

NEVADA

Pahrump, Nevada, May 2001.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Grafton County, May 1992.

Carroll County, May 1997. Slightly different style than the previous photo. I think this one is easier to read!

NEW JERSEY

This was actually taken in Port Jervis, New York! Sep. 2001.

NEW MEXICO

Union County, May 1996.

NEW YORK

Chautauqua County, near Dunkirk.

NORTH CAROLINA

Columbus County. A convenient 7-pack of signs!

NORTH DAKOTA

Richland County. About 15 miles south of Fargo, just off I-29. Dec. 1999.

OHIO

Hancock County, Aug. 1993. Not much but farms out here!

OKLAHOMA

Pushmataha County, Sep. 1994.

OREGON

Baker County, Oct. 1999.

PENNSYLVANIA

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Sep. 2001.

RHODE ISLAND

Providence County, May 1992.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Edgefield County.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Union County, Apr. 1999.

TENNESSEE

Roane/Cumberland County line. Right off I-40, and right on the time zone line too!

TEXAS

Lipscomb County, May 1996. Can't get much closer than this!

UTAH

Box Elder County, Oct. 1999.

VERMONT

Caledonia County, May 1996.

VIRGINIA

Prince George County, Nov. 1994.

WASHINGTON

Whitman County, Oct. 1999.

WEST VIRGINIA

Wood County.

WISCONSIN

Taylor County.

WYOMING

Laramie County, Jun. 1999.

And, lest we forget, our neighbor to the north! They have some neat signs too!

MANITOBA

Just north of Winnipeg, Dec. 1999.

NWE BRUNSWICK

St. Stephen, NB, July 2002.

NOVA SCOTIA

Digby, NS, July 2002.

ONTARIO

Just west of Brantford.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Crapaud, PEI, July, 2002.

QUEBEC

I saw this one just inside the Quebec province line heading towards Montreal in May 1997.

SASKATCHEWAN

East of Yorkton, just inside the Manitoba/Saskatchewan line. Feb. 2000.