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Route shield for Washington State Route 167

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Taken at the south junction with I-25 (exit 364). Note tha the directional sign is much older (cracked reflective background) than the route marker.


West terminus: NM-518 S of Buena Vista
East (north) terminus: Ft. Union Nat'l Monument
Previously --- I-25 at Watrous
Length: 31.902 mi.

County: Mora

History: The west leg of this U-shaped route was renumbered from NM-160 in 1970. In 1988, it was combined with NM-477 and whatever the frontage road along I-25 was called then to form a continuous route.

Improvements: Two-lane paved road

Comments: This was one of the more bizarre outcomes of the 1988 renumbering. Yes, it's a continuous route, but it almost turns back on itself. Worse, it creates confusion from two closely spaced exits along I-25, both numbered for NM-161 and identically signed (NM-97/NM-161/Watrous/Valmora). There was really no reason under the criteria used for that renumbering to change NM-477, and it would have been more logical to extend NM-161 along what is now NM-97.

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Zes kilometer per uur: blijkbaar is, of beter: was dat bij snelheidsovertredingen een wereld van verschil. Op Virustv.be presenteert Jean-Marie Dedecker alvast zijn nieuwe wetsvoorstel (”maximumsnelheid gewoon 6 per uur hoger! En bij die borden van 96 km/u is het bovendien niet erg als ze ze per ongeluk ondersteboven ophangen!”) en wordt dieper ingegaan op deze nultolerantie.

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24 in by 25 in (600 mm by 635 mm) California State Route shield, made to the specifications of the 1971 Caltrans sign drawing (still in use). Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.) Colors are from [1] (Pantone Green 342), converted to RGB by [2]. The outside border has a width of 1 (1/16 in) and a color of black so it shows up; in reality, signs have no outside border.

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