route sign

Road number display

A route sign is a marker indicating a road's official designation, typically displaying a number or name within a distinctive shape: the shield for U.S. routes, the pentagon for county roads, state-specific designs for state highways.

Follow route signs for Interstate 95.

Route signs help drivers navigate and confirm they're on the intended road.

Related

rest stop · interstate · mile · green · direction · turn left · arrow · shield · numbered · junction · turnoff · freeway · road trip · destination · overhead · reflective · signpost · roadway

Opposites
navigational function

route signdestination sign

Display showing endpoint

mile marker · welcome sign · exit sign

signage purpose

route signstop sign

Roadside traffic directive

warning sign · speed limit sign · yield sign · no entry sign · hazard sign

Family

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