Talk:Numbered highways in the United States

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[edit] West Virginia

Would this confirm the naming of West Virginia State Routes: [1]?

--Geopgeop 11:08, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Significance of Shield Designs

I went through the page and compiled this list of what the significance of the designs means in each state. The reason I did this is because I'm hoping someone will know what the significance of the New York shield is (I grew up in New York and have always been curious about it). Also, I've driven in Michigan, North Carolina, and Washington, and the designs of the shields in those states only leave room for relatively small numerals, making the signs hard to read.

[edit] State Outlines

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee

[edit] Generic

Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia

[edit] "Generic-ish"

Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Vermont, Wyoming

[edit] State Flag Elements

Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, South Carolina

[edit] Misc

  • California: Spade used by 49ers
  • Hawaii: ?
  • Kansas: Sunflower
  • Nebraska: Pioneer wagon (I don't know if there's significance to the trapezoid shape)
  • New Hampshire: The Old Man of the Mountain
  • New York: ?
  • North Dakota: Indian Head
  • Oregon: ?
  • Pennsylvania: Keystone
  • Utah: Beehive
  • Virginia: ?
  • Washington: George Washington
  • Wisconsin: ?

Jimpoz (talk) 06:51, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Re New York, see Talk:List of State Routes in New York#Significance of the shield?. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 06:55, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

American Samoa's shield represents a fale, which is a traditional Samoan hut. Lovelac7 04:31, 2 June 2008 (UTC)