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State: PA
Country: United States
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About: I am personally interested in state highway numbering signs and like to read history about them. Apparently the major signs first appeared in 1928. They were keystone shaped with the abbreviation "Penna." on the top. Over the years they have added more and changed the design to the plain black and white square signs with the keystone marking they use today.
Along with the officially labeled routes 0-999 I found out that there are many routes that are state maintained routes that have higher numbers. They are numbered 1000-9999. Once such route happens to run past where I grew up at. So called Schenley Road by anyone local, it's official highway name is SR 2062. I thought that it should be marked with a sign like the rest of Pennsylvania's State Routes. So while down at Freeport Steel I was rummaging through their steel bin and found a thin piece of thrown out galvanized. The guy told me I could take so I brought it home and make a square out of it. I pained the sign white, then the keystone black (Yes, that is opposite) and made a stencil for the number 2062. I then spray painted that number into the sign. Since my parents house is not actually on Schenley Road, I made an accompanying "To" sign just like PA State Highways Have when you approach a state route. I attached the sign with screws to a telephone pole about 100 yards away from the intersection. The sign is not to these specs however and I guess the keystone shape. Somehow (and I forget how) I came upon a stolen PA Route 66 sign for a day and quickly measured it for accuracy. These are those measurements. I am not sure what the law states about putting up legitimate signs, but if you "happen" to decide to do this don't do something stupid like cover up an existing sign. If you want to determine if there is a route in the thousands around you, check the road for a small white square that determines the road position. They are about 4 or 5 inches square and say SR #### and have a larger number (the position) on the bottom. That tells you what road that is. You will normally see those at intersections where these roads exist. For example, old RT 28 through Harmar is now SR 1001. Send me a picture if you happen to do so! |