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(April 2000) Current Georgia Interstate sign. Georgia is still putting the state name on its signs albeit in a very small font. |
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(April 2000) Three routes on one sign. This sign hangs in downtown Atlanta. |
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Older cut-out US shield. This sign is screened aluminum and appears to have Scotchlite reflectorization. (Photo from Joe Koehler) |
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Another older cut-out US shield. Note that the divider doesn't extend to the edges of the shield. (Photo from Joe Koehler) |
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A third cut-out US shield. This shield is embossed. (Photo from Joe Koehler) |
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Another US cut-out shield. This embossed sign has finely crushed glass applied to the paint to make it reflective. (Collection of Robert Edgar) |
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Current style Georgia state route marker. These have been in use since the late 1960's. (My collection) |
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Older cut-out Georgia state highway sign. These were the signs in use immediately before the current style. (Photo by Joe Koehler) |
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Another cut-out Georgia state highway sign. This reflectorized screened sign was used from the late 1940's to the mid-1960's. (Photo by Joe Koehler) |
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Cut-out Georgia state sign. Compare this map of Georgia with the map above. (Photo from Joe Koehler) |
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An older non-cutout Georgia state sign. This sign was probably used in the 1950's. (Photo from Joe Koehler) |
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Yet another cut-out Georgia state highway sign. This embossed sign was used between 1938 and the late 1940's. (Photo by Joe Koehler) |
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Very early GA route signs had yellow backgrounds. This was discouraged by AASHTO, which wanted to reserve yellow for warning signs. This sign has a reflective crushed-glass background. (Collection of Robert Edgar) |