California historic route US 101 highway order road sign CDOH Caltrans

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Up for sale today is this California US 101 route sign. Made to the exact standards as used starting in 1975 along this famous road. The sign incorporates a 1949-specification California Department of Public Works, Division of Highways route marker with extra bright white dots on the numerals to simulate the old style Stimsonite reflectors. The sign is available in two sizes: the original 24 by 30 inch, and a rescaled version that is 16 x 20 inches.

US route 101 is the last surviving highway from the US system of 1926 that still retains much of its mileage in California. Originally starting in San Diego, the road heads to Los Angeles and then up the coast to San Francisco, and then even further north through Eureka and into Oregon, before entering Washington and curling around the Olympic Peninsula.

An original of these is very rare to find scrapped; most of them enjoy their active service on the highway and the side streets. So here is your chance to own an excellent display piece, without chancing legal trouble.

This is a high quality, heavy steel sign. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!

I can of course make these signs with any route number of your choice, and not just this style, but others with the reflectors, the embossed style that other states used, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from the era. Anything you would like, made with order unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.

Please note: actual international shipping will be calculated on a case by case basis. Please contact us so we can calculate the shipping for you.

"Life doesn't happen along the interstates. It's against the law." - Charles Kuralt

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