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Photo Link & Description
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Date Taken
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 Guide
sign for US 74 Business and US 74 Alternate (Exit 220) on I-74 West; Maxton. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Overheads
for Business US 74 (Exit 207) and I-74/US 74 East; Laurinburg. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Guide
sign for NC 73 (Exit 16) on US 220 North; Norman. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Guide
shield for US 220 South, Future I-73 and Future I-74; Norman.
It appears that North Carolina's use of guide signs for multiplexes on
Interstates and other freeways is becoming widespread. |
December 1, 2007 |
| JCT
US 264 West guide sign on I-795 North; Wilson. |
November 18, 2007 |
| Overheads
for US 117 North/'TO'/ncpics/various/-US-264-West-and-US-301/'TO' East US 264 (Exit 107)
on US 117 North; Wilson. |
November 18, 2007 |
| Overhead
for NC 54 (Exit 69) on NC 540 West; Raleigh. |
July 15, 2007 |
| Overheads
for Davis Drive (Exit 67) and NC 54 (Exit 69) on NC 540 West; Research
Triangle Park. |
July 15, 2007 |
| Guide
sign for Hay St. (Exit 104B) on NC 87 South; Fayetteville. |
June 9, 2007 |
| Overhead
for I-95 Business and US 301 (Exit 102) on NC 87 South; Fayetteville. |
June 9, 2007 |
| Guide sign
for NC 59 and 'TO' North I-95 on US 301/Business I-95 South; Hope Mills. |
June 9, 2007 |
| Overheads
for US 401 North and US 401 Business/'TO' I-95 on US 401 North; Fayetteville.
This is where US 401 splits into a bypass and business route. |
June 9, 2007 |
| Overheads
for US 401 (Exit 18) and Triangle Town Blvd. (Exit 17) on I-540 East; Raleigh. |
January 20, 2007 |
| Overhead
for US 64 Business (Exits 24A-B) on I-540 East; Raleigh. |
January 20, 2007 |
| Overheads
for US 64/264 (Exits 26A-B) and East US 64 Business (Exit 24B) on I-540
East; Raleigh. |
January 20, 2007 |
| Overhead
for US 64/264 (Exits 26A-B) on I-540 East; Knightdale. Exit 26
is the current Eastern Terminus of I-540. |
January 20, 2007 |
| Guide
signs for US 421 and US 701 North; Clinton. This is where both
routes split on the Clinton Bypass. |
May 28, 2006 |
| 'TO' NC
24 East guide sign on US 421/701 North; Clinton. |
May 28, 2006 |
| Guide
signs for US 74 and NC 133 South; Wilmington. |
May 27, 2006 |
| Overheads
for US 117 and 'TO' I-40 and 'TO' NC 903; Calypso. |
May 25, 2006 |
| Guide
sign for Alton Rd. - Black Creek (Exit 103) on US 117 North; Black Creek.
At the time the photo was taken, the US 117 freeway from Wilson to Goldsboro
was not open to US 301. US 117 was temporarily routed off the freeway
and onto Alton Road. |
May 25, 2006 |
| Guide
sign for US 64 and 264 East; Knightdale. |
May 25, 2006 |
| Guide
sign for NC 87 and 'TO' West US 158 (Exit 149) on US 29 North; Reidsville. |
October 25, 2003 |
| Guide sign
for High Point Road/Old US 311 on US 311 South; Kernersville. |
February 6, 2005 |
| Overheads
at the US 70 West Split (By-Pass and Business); Durham. |
September, 2004 |
| Button
copy overheads for I-77 South and US 421 (Exits 73A-B); Yadkin County. |
October 13, 2002 |
| Overheads
for I-85 and US 29/70 on Business I-85 North; High Point. This
was once the former terminus of Business I-85. Now Bus. I-85 joins
I-85, although unsigned, briefly for under two miles before I-85 splits
off again. |
February, 2004 |
| Guide
signs for US 23/74 along with 'No Left Turn' and 'No Straight Ahead' signs;
Saunook. |
January 18, 2004 |
| Guide
sign for Linwood (Exit 88) along with 'To' Business I-85 North and East
NC 47 shields on I-85 South; Linwood. With access to I-85 Business,
one mile to the south, limited to I-85 North, this is the most direct connection
from I-85 South to Businees Loop 85 North. |
January 16, 2004 |
| Guide
sign for US 64 Alternate (Exit 507) on US 64 East; Everetts.
Interesting to see 'ALT' in black on white setting. |
April, 2003 |
| Overheads
for US 1 South (Exit 218) and I-85 on I-85 South; Henderson. |
April, 2003 |
| Overheads
for US 321 and Downtown Lenoir on Southwest Blvd; Lenoir. |
October 2002 |
| Overheads
on Falls Of Neuse Rd and I-540 on Falls of Neuse Rd; North Raleigh. |
September 28, 2002 |
| Overheads
for I-85/ US 15/70, US 501 North (Exit 176B) and Gregson St. (Exit 176A);
I-85 North, Durham. |
September 28, 2002 |
| Overheads
for US 70 (Exit 131) and McConnell Rd (Exit 130); I-85 North, Greensboro.
Although it reads 'TO' US 70 now, in the future it will be a more complex
interchange consisting of I-840 and the relocated I-85. |
September 28, 2002 |
| Overheads
for US 64, US 321, NC 18 and 90, Lenoir. |
August 14, 2002 |
| Overheads
near the Eastern Terminus of I-240; Asheville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Charlotte
St and Merrimon Ave. Overheads; Asheville. Merrimon Ave. (Exit
5A), runs into Downtown Asheville. Charlotte St. (Exit 5B) leads
to Tunnel Road. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
at the I-240/US 19/23/70 Interchange; Asheville. The main interchange
in Asheville. US 19/23 North and 70 West head into Northern Buncombe
County. (Exit 4A) Patton Ave. (Exit 4B) runs directly into downtown.
I-240/US 70 East run to the north of downtown. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
approaching I-240 US 19/23 North (Patton Ave.); Asheville. This interchange
will be upgraded for the I-26 extension into Tennessee. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
at I-40's Junction with I-26/I-240 and US 74 (Exit 46); Asheville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
at the 26/240/74 East Interchange; Asheville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
approaching I-240 via US 70 West; Asheville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
on I-240 ramp from US 70 West; Asheville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
at US 25/NC 225 Bump, Tuxedo. US 25 North leaves the freeway
here, as NC 225 North continues towards I-26. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US
74A To US 64 (Exit 181) Overheads; US 74; Forest City. Until
the 1990's US 74A was mainline US 74. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
of the same interchange, this time via US 74A's Eastern Terminus; Forest
City. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US
521 Interchange (Exit 6A-B) ; I-77 North; Charlotte. Woodlawn
Road serves as the routing of US 521 between Billy Graham and South Blvd. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Overheads
at the I-77 North Interchange with the Brookshire Freeway (Exit 11) (I-277
and NC 16); Charlotte. NC 16 North leads to I-85, and NC 16 South
I-277 South serve Uptown Charlotte. |
June 3, 2001 |
| Interstate
85 Interchange Overheads (Exit 13) on I-77 North; Charlotte.
The traffic being carried on the bridge is I-77 South. I-77 criss-crosses
over itself briefly at this interchange. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US 321
North and NC 275/279 Overheads; Dallas. Where it reads 'Cherryville'
is new. 'Cherryville' covers the original 'Bessemer City' |
September 2001 |
| An older
Asheville/Shelby guide sign at the NC 120/US 74 interchange; Mooresboro. |
September 2001 |
| NC 194
US221/421 small overheads; Boone. Just east of town this is where
NC 194 splits from US 221/421. |
August 2001 |
| Approaching
I-440, I-40 West; Raleigh. I-440 does not use direction rather
it uses the terms 'Inner' and 'Outer.' |
March 2000 |
| I-440
Directional, I-40 West; Raleigh. This sign gives traffic hints
on which 440 to take to get to what part of Raleigh. |
December 6, 2000 |
| BUS
US 1/US 15/501/NC 87 Button Copy BGS; Sanford. This is a rare
'new' button copy sign in NC. |
December 6, 2000 |
| Exit 13
Bessemer City, I-85 North; Gaston County. This sign has been
replaced upon the completion of an I-85 rehab project in the spring of
2001 |
March 2, 2001 |
| I-77/US
21 Overhead on the I-85 North (Exit 38) on-ramp; Charlotte. |
April 14, 2001 |
| I-77/US
421 Exit 73 Button Copy overheads; Yadkin County. A rare button copy
leftover on I-77 |
April 14, 2001 |
| Exit
73B / US 421 Button Copy overhead; Yadkin County. |
April 14, 2001 |
| US 321 South
All Text BGS; High Shoals. |
May 2001 |
| Button
Copy Overheads with cutout US Shields; US 70 Greensboro. The
Summit Ave. sign used to have a US 29-A shield present. |
August 20, 2000 |
| US
220 Left Lanes BGS; Rockingham. Located on US 1 North at US 220's
Southern Terminus. |
July 4, 2000 |
| Old
I-85/US 29 BGS; US 74 Kings Mountain. The cutout US 29 shield
has been replaced. |
May 2000 |
| Older
US 176 BGS; NC 225 near Flat Rock. This treasure is an excellent
example of older NC signage on freeways. |
January 2000 |
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Photo Link & Description
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Date Taken
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| East
NC 10 and South Business NC 16 shields; Newton. |
December 8, 2007 |
| East
NC 73, North NC 16, and South Business NC 16 shields; Triangle. |
December 8, 2007 |
| Alt
South I-95, East US 264, and South I-795 shields; Wilson. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Alternate
US 117 and East NC 222 shields; Fremont. |
December 1, 2007 |
| West
I-74/US 74 and NC 710 shields; Pembroke. |
December 1, 2007 |
| West
I-74 and US 74 shields; Pembroke. |
December 1, 2007 |
| West
Business US 74 and East Alternate US 74 shields; Maxton. Throw
in an I-74 and a regular US 74 shield, it'll be four of a kind. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Cutout
US 19A shield. This gem was found in a fast food restaurant in
Gastonia. |
January 13, 2008 |
| NC
231 shields on NC 39; Emit. |
November 18, 2007 |
| NC
39 and 98 shields; Bunn. |
November 18, 2007 |
| NC
80 shields, Micaville. These were found on an old alignment of
US 19E. |
August 25, 2007 |
| North NC 22
and West NC 42 shields; Bennett. |
June 30, 2007 |
| NC 56 and 96
shields; Wilton. The flashing lights have since been replaced
by traditional traffic signals. |
June 13, 2007 |
| Truck
South NC 86 and East I-40/North I-85 shields; Efland. There is
also a 'Tolerance Ends' sign with this shield combo. What it means
that additional weight tolerance for trucks ends here. |
May 18, 2007 |
| South NC
119 shield; Mebane. |
May 18, 2007 |
| North I-85
North Carolina shield on US 1 North/158 East; Middleburg. |
March 24, 2007 |
| East
US 158/ North US 301 and 'Alt Route' 'TO' I-95 shields; Weldon.
The 'Alt. Route' I-95 shield is to help motorists detouring I-95 in the
case of a large backup on the Interstate. |
March 24, 2007 |
| NC
305, East NC 561 and South US 258 shields; Rich Square. |
March 24, 2007 |
| North NC
305 and West NC 561 shields; Northampton/Hertford County Line. |
March 24, 2007 |
| Old Black
and White 'Rogers Store' sign; Wake County. This old gem is found
on Old Creedmoor Road near NC 98. |
March 11, 2007 |
| Older and
cracked NC 87, 54 and 49 shields; Graham. These shields were
installed in November 1982. |
February 17, 2007 |
| NC 14,
NC 87 North, and East NC 770 shields; Eden. |
February 17, 2007 |
| West I-540 North
Carolina shield; Knightdale. This was a surprise find along the
newly opened I-540. |
January 20, 2007 |
| Erroneous
East NC 76 shield; Cerro Gordo. One of three incorrect signs
on US 76 at NC 242. |
May 26, 2006 |
| Begin 35 (mph
speed limit) 1000 ft. ahead sign on NC 131; Bladenboro. This
is standard North Carolina signage going into a lower speed zone. |
May 26, 2006 |
| NC 904 and
905 shields; Pireway. This intersection features the two highest
signed routes in the state and the highest two routes to multiplex in the
state. |
May 26, 2006 |
| US 17/NC
130 and 'TO' NC 179 shields; Shallotte. |
May 26, 2006 |
| South
US 117/ NC 132 and Truck US 17 and US 76 shields; Wilmington. |
May 25, 2006 |
| South
US 117/NC 903 and 'TO' I-40 shields; Magnolia. |
May 25, 2006 |
| South
NC 581/ South 'Truck Route' NC 581 and US 264 Alternate shields; Bailey.
Truck Route NC 581 is a short truck bypass of a low clearance railroad
underpass on NC 581 in Bailey. |
May 25, 2006 |
| Old black
on white 'Wake X Rds' sign; Raleigh. Wake Crossroads was located
at the intersection of Mitchell Mill and Forestville Roads. The sign
was taken down in late 2004 for intersection improvements, and a Walgreens
Pharmacy. |
Summer 2004 |
| US
301 / NC 96 and US 70 Business East shields; Smithfield. |
August, 2004 |
| 'TO' NC
54 and South NC 751 shields; Durham. |
April 7, 2005 |
| Chatham
County Line and Secodary Route 1011 marker; Moncure. This is
on Old US 1. |
April 6, 2005 |
| West
By-Pass NC 55 and 'TO' NC 55 shields; Holly Springs. |
April 6, 2005 |
| North
US 15/501 and NC 87 shields; Sanford. |
April 6, 2005 |
| 'TO'
Business I-95 shield on River Road ramps; near Fayetteville. |
February 26, 2005 |
| US
15 North Shield with Jefferson Davis Highway Banner; Hester.
Most of the Jefferson Davis banners are found on US 15 north of Durham. |
July 2004 |
| Secondary Route
1003 shield; Rolesville. A few odd things here. First,
the 1003 secondary route is white lettering on a green background vs. the
traditional black on white. Also, if this is route 1003 why is it
also Route 1945? |
May 2003 |
| Business US
64/70 shields; Morganton. |
October 27, 2002 |
| By-Pass
US 19 and US 23/25/70 shields; Weaverville. |
October 27, 2002 |
| US 19/23/70
shields with North/South US 25 shields; Asheville. |
October 27, 2002 |
| South
Business US 17 and South NC 343 shields; South Mills. |
March 27, 2004 |
| North
US 19/129 and East US 74 shields; Marble. The blue 'Appalachian
Highway' banner is over US 74 as US 74 follows Appalachian Redevelopment
Corridor K. |
January 18, 2004 |
| NC 279
and US 29/74 shields; Gastonia. |
February, 2003 |
| US 1-A and
NC 98 shields; Wake Forest. |
April, 2003 |
| US 1-A and
NC 96 shields; Youngsville. |
July 8, 2003 |
| Welcome to Bath;
Bath. Bath is the oldest incorporated town in North Carolina.
It was incorporated in 1705. |
May 24, 2003 |
| Bike Route
3 and Bike Route 2 shields; Bayview. |
May 24, 2003 |
| South US
221 and NC 181 Shields; Linville. |
May 25, 2003 |
| US
221 and US 321 Business shields; Blowing Rock. These are new
signs that fit three digits in a normal two digit sign. |
October 2002 |
| US 421 shield
on the Blue Ridge Parkway; Deep Gap. You can find a lot of various
route signs on the BRP. |
October 2002 |
| East I-540
BGS; North Raleigh. This had read 'Future' until I-540 was extened
to US 1 in September 2002. |
September 28, 2002 |
| JCT I-85/US
29 shields, Kings Mountain. Typical rural assembly found on Dixon
School Rd. |
September, 2002 |
| US 70 &
Business 321 Shields, Hickory. |
August 14, 2002 |
| East
US 64/NC 90 and North NC 18 Shields, Lenoir. Located just east
of US 321, this is where NC 18 leaves the US 64/NC 90/18 triplex. |
August 14, 2002 |
| I-85 North Carolina/
US 29/52/70 shields; north of Spencer. A rare I-85 NC shield. |
April 13, 2002 |
| Future I-840
Shield; Greensboro. Located on US 70 East. |
March 9, 2002 |
| Interstate
240 North Carolina Shield; Asheville. This rare find was found
on the ramps of the US 70 'Volleyball Interchange |
June 3, 2001 |
| NC
694 Shield; Asheville. This sign located just after the beginning
of NC 694 is the only other NC 694 shield posted between Tunnel Road and
Blue Ridge Parkway. NC 694 is better known as Town Mountain Road. |
June 3, 2001 |
| To
I-26/North US 25/East US 64 Shields; Hendersonville. |
June 3, 2001 |
| NC
9 South/ East US 64/74-A Shields; Chimney Rock. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US
64/74-A East and NC 9 South Shields; Lake Lure. NC 9 splits from
the two US highways here. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US
64 and 74-A Shields; west of Rutherfordton. East of the Chimney
Rock area, bannerless shields are common along the multiplexed route. |
June 3, 2001 |
| US
74-A, Business US 74, US 221A, Truck US 221, TO NC 108 shield combination;
Rutherfordton. Confusing, Isn't it? |
June 3, 2001 |
| US 221 and
NC 194 shields; Baldwin. This is where NC 194 leaves US 221 South
towards Todd. |
August 2001 |
| Erroneous
US 73 Shield; Huntersville. It should be an NC 73 West shield. |
May 2001 |
| TO I-40/I-77
NC shields; Statesville. |
August 20, 2000 |
| Business
Loop 95/US 30; Fayetteville. One of only two known shields in Fayetteville
that contain the word 'Loop.' |
September 16, 2000 |
| I-95 NC Shield,
Fayetteville. Many Fayetteville side streets still have I-95
NC shields standing. |
September 16, 2000 |
| I-73/74/US
220 ALT Shields; NC Zoo, Asheboro. |
September 17, 2000 |
| Mt.
Pelier Church classic black-on-white sign; US 501 near Rowland.
For years this was the style of signs used in North Carolina. |
February 2001 |
| Yadkin
Road Marker, NC 2, Pinehurst. Not sure when it was placed, but
a great historical find nonetheless. |
March 10, 2001 |
| Controlled
Access Highway Sign; NC 5 Southern Pines. Although not a freeway,
this sign on NC 5 states that any additional access points are prohibited.
Bill Woodall gives a great explanation of this sign, "... this is actually
fairly common in eastern NC - basically warning the locals NOT to add random
driveway connections. Usually this is the first public indication that
a state or local roadway is being considered for dualization. As of mid-March,
there were signs of this nature along US 17 and NC 210 and NC 172 in Onslow
County." |
March 10, 2001 |
| Junction
Bus Loop 95/US 301; Fayetteville. The other know 'Loop' shield
in Fayetteville. |
March 10, 2001 |
| NC 150/274/279
shields; Cherryville. |
April 28, 2001 |
| Truck Route
NC 18/NC 150 Shields; Shelby. |
May 2000 |
| Truck US 258/NC
58 shields; Snow Hill. |
June 2000 |
| I-95/US 701/NC
96; Four Oaks. |
June 2000 |
| US Bike Route
1, Gibson. |
July 4, 2000 |
| NC
76 Sign Error; Wrightsville Beach. This should be US 76.
The same error occurs on US 76 West. |
August 2000 |
| Bypass
US 70 West; Morganton. |
August 20, 2000 |
| West
US 70; To Interstate 85 shields, Burlington. |
August 20, 2000 |
| Old
style yellow 'Yield Right of Way'; Beaufort. |
September 9, 2000 |
| Older
US 1 Shield; Aberdeen. |
September 17, 2000 |
| Older
US 501 Shield; Aberdeen. This one looks like it belongs in Maryland. |
September 17, 2000 |
| Detour NC
705 Shield; Seagrove. The shield is in orange. The detour
is for the Pottery Festival that occurs here in September. |
September 17, 2000 |
| Junction US
1/NC 2; Southern Pines. How about that for a 1-2 punch. |
December 6, 2000 |
| Junction I-74/US
74; Hamlet. This shield combination found on NC 381 is a sign
of things to come in NC. |
December 6, 2000 |
| NC 400 shield;
Manteo. This shield has a brown backing. |
December 31, 2000 |
| Detour
NC 111/222 shields (Cutouts); Saratoga. The detour shields were
cutouts! |
December 31, 2000 |
| Old Route 15-A
Street Sign; Linden. This sign located at the intersection of
US 401/NC 217 is the only known remnant of US 15-A signed. |
February 2001 |
| US
25-A and NC 81 East Shields; Biltmore Forest. |
January 2000 |
