highway markers

Route number posts

Highway markers are signs posted along roads to identify routes by number or name: Follow the highway markers for Interstate 95.

They help drivers navigate by indicating which road they're on and confirming direction.

In the U.S., distinctive shapes identify road types—shields for interstates, circles for state routes.

Mile markers, a related type, indicate distance along a highway.

Related

delineators · traffic signs · chevrons · waypoints · mile markers · signpost · directions · directional signs · yield signs · mileage · rumble strips · billboards · placards · distance · advertising displays · interstate · rest area · exit

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Opposites
road signage type

highway markerstraffic signals

Lights controlling vehicle movement

traffic lights · stop signs · regulatory signs · pedestrian signals

road type

highway markersstreet signs

Labeled posts naming roads

trail markers · lane markers

traffic control type

highway markerstraffic signals

Lights controlling vehicle movement

traffic lights · stoplights · toll barriers · crossing guards · flagmen

Family

marker, highway

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G