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A highway shield or route marker is a sign denoting the route number of a highway, usually in the form of a symbolic shape with the route number enclosed. As the focus of the sign, the route number is usually the sign's largest element, with other items on the sign rendered in smaller sizes or contrasting colors.
Example of an original U.S. Route shield, with the state name of "Michigan" and route number of "27" displayed in the original block font. The original design of the shield was presented in the January 1927 edition of the Manual and Specifications for the Manufacture, Display, and Erection of U.S. Standard Road Markers and Signs, the precursor to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ...
Route shield pavement markings along Historic U.S. Route 66 in Amboy, California.. Route shield pavement markings are closely associated with U.S. Route 66.Owing to the original route's fame, reassurance markers for "Historic U.S. Route 66" have often been stolen by souvenir hunters, so many localities have painted or stenciled the U.S. Route shield or outline directly onto the pavement.
Often, the shield is displayed against a black square or rectangular background. [13] Each state manufactures their own signage, and as such subtle variations exist all across the United States. Individual states may use cut-out or rectangular designs, some have black outlines, and California prints the letters "US" above the numerals. [14]
State Blank shield Naming convention Category on the Commons Alabama: Alabama x.svg: Category:Alabama State Route shields: Alaska: Alaska x shield.svg: Category:Alaska highway shields
Second shield design (1948-2006) Variant shield design (1960s-'70s) South Carolina Highways has had three major highway marker changes over its existence. The first signs used by the state featured an all white square with a black outline of the geographic state of South Carolina with black numbers located in the center.
Reassurance markers on New Brunswick's provincial highways feature bilingual (English/French) direction tabs. Reassurance shields on a freeway in Mississippi. In the United States and Canada, reassurance markers (also called reassurance shields or confirming shields) usually take the form of a shield displaying the road number on an elevated pole, with a plate above or below it indicating the ...
Change the font to the appropriate Roadgeek series font (see the chart above). If you're not sure which font to use, reopen the sign blank's Commons page and check out the category that corresponds to the blank. That is, if you're making a shield for a Missouri state highway, look at the Missouri Route Shields category. Look for numbers around ...