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[bjarvis]

Sign near Baltimore One of the more pointless expenditures of public money.

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[paigemom.livejournal.com]

Where the f&&^ is Cove Fort????

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Dunno, but it's a looooooong way from Baltimore.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

I always wondered how far it was to Denver.

[annoyinghandle.livejournal.com]

You're only 1700 miles away. It's a comfort.

in Utah?

[rlegters.livejournal.com]

Well, with the help of The Great Circle Mapper and Google maps, I believe it's this little spot in Utah.
Now, why do we care how far that is from Baltimore? Whole other question.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

I'm offended... no San Jose. Clearly this sign is flawed.

[urbear]

Cove Port appears to be the town closest to the termination of Interstate 70; I assume that this sign is on I-70 westbound. It now makes a little sense... the sign designer thought it was important to post the distance to the end of the highway.

The other three cities are all along I-70. Why Columbus, St. Louis and Denver rate a mention while Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Kansas City do not is a mystery.

Re: in Utah?

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

The opposite end of I70, I suppose... can't think of any other reason.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Why Columbus, St. Louis and Denver rate a mention while Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Kansas City do not is a mystery.

Taste?

Re: in Utah?

[rlegters.livejournal.com]

Having read that in one of the other comments, that makes perfect sense.

[urbear]

You might be onto something.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Why, that's walking distance! Just a hop, skip & a swish from DC.

[annoyinghandle.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, after your weekend in Denver, you'll understand why we rated a mention.

Just sayin'... ;{P}

[urbear]

I'm looking forward to finding out!

[apparentparadox]

In Sacramento, US 50 has a sign with Ocean City, MD (and there is an equivalent one in Ocean City, MD).

The difference, though, is that other, relevant places are listed on those signs as well. It's pretty stupid to have a mileage sign with nothing within reasonable driving distance!

[bigfundrew.livejournal.com]

haHA! route 70...just as you get on from 695..I pass that sign everyday on my way home from work...
that sign is less than a mile from my work.....

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

Naah, KC is much more cosmopolitan than St. Louis.

Smells better, too.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, I've never gotten onto the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) at its easternmost point (I guess that's the airport, unless it's the I-93 interchange on the other side of the Ted), but I'd be really surprised if it had a sign giving the distance to Seattle.

[urbear]

I have (and yes, it's at Logan airport), and no, it doesn't. Seattle isn't mentioned anywhere along the part of I-90 that runs through Massachusetts; I don't think any of the signs mention anything west of the MA/NY border.

[pectopah.livejournal.com]

I enjoy that kind of thing--especially having driven the entire length of I-70.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Well, I think Albany may be mentioned here and there, but that's not very far west of the border.

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

Why Columbus, St. Louis and Denver rate a mention while Pittsburgh [...] do[es] not is a mystery

maybe because Pittsburgh isn't actually ON I-70?

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

I haven't travelled much on I-70 (rummages through mental rolodex) if at all, but I have gone all the way through Pennsylvania on I-80. At one point there's a sign larger than the one we're talking about, that proudly proclaims Highest point on Interstate 80 east of the Mississippi.

Every time I pass it, I expect to see a family station wagon / minivan parked on the shoulder nearby, with Mom and the chillens posing in front of it while Dad takes a photo. I've never actually seen same, but we live in hope.

[urbear]

Close enough:


Click the image for more detail.

It runs within 20 miles of the center of Pittsburgh, close enough to be considered part of the local road system. If I was heading to Pittsburgh from Baltimore, I'd take I-70.

[pectopah.livejournal.com]

I am sure it has happened. I used to live in Vermont and there are 2 signs on US 7--one in Glastenbury that says "Highest Point on US 7--1280 Feet" and the other one, just before the Canadian border says "45th Parallel--Halfway between the Equator and North Pole". I just get a kick out of that esoteric stuff.