Throughout this state you will see colored U.S. shields. They are part of a long tradition in Florida, stopped in the late 1980's in response to the FHWA finally threatening to withhold funding for the highways. A few of them still remain, but most of the colored shields you'll see on this site are from historical photos taken by either Averill Hecht or Michael Summa. Thanks to all of my contributors for such a lovely rainbow.


FL 436 NB leaving the Orlando Airport at FL 15, courtesy J.P. Nasiatka. What makes this photo special is that it's actually FL 15 NORTH to the left - my guess is, since states like contractors to orient intersections east-west-north-south, the contractor chose FL 436 as the north-south route here, instead of making them both north-south, and then wrote the sign specifications to the directions used in the plans. This is a somewhat educated guess, mind you, based on my own experience.

Florida's Turnpike I-4 I-10 I-75 I-95 I-295 I-395 FL A1A FL 9A FL 25 (former S-35) FL 40 FL 44 FL 50 FL 60 FL 70 FL 73 FL 84 FL 429 FL/CR 527 FL 528 FL/CR 535 FL 814 FL 834 (former S-834) FL 836

US 1 Business US 1 US 17 US 27 US 29 US 129 US 41 US 90 US 92 US 98 US 192 US 221 US 301 US 319 US 441 Osceola Parkway/CR 522 Bradford CR 18 (former FL 18) Calhoun County Holmes County Lafayette County Liberty CR 12 (former FL 12) Wakulla County Misc. and old signs and photos Misc. Costa Ioannidis photos

FL 24 SB in Cedar Key, which is its southern end and is far from the rest of the state highway system. Considering that this is a developed Gulf Coast town, it's an odd place for a Wayside Park, as opposed to a regular ol' town park. Courtesy Sean P. McCool.

The Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, over the Matanzas River to Anastasia Island, courtesy J.P. Nasiatka. Built in 1925-27, its historic value led to plans for its replacement turning into plans for restoration.

Alex Nitzman's and Gene Janczynskyi's Florida Roads
Mark Furqueron's Northeast Florida Roads
Florida in Kodachrome on US-Highways.com
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