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Show I ROABLx' FIRST SIGNS ON U. S. HIGHWAYS Missouri is the first state to begin the actual marking of the recently designated federal highways and has now erected markers on over 40 per cent of the highways in .Missouri, ac-i ac-i 'cording to C. V. Uweu, chief main-I main-I tenance engineer of the Missouri state highway department. "As soon as all states had definitely agreed upon the United States highway high-way signs," he said, "the state high-I high-I way commission proceeded to receive ! bids and award contracts for the necessary nec-essary markers and supplies for the United States highway system in Missouri. "Since, these markers are made in the form of our national shield and bear the letters "U. S.," many motorists motor-ists have erroneously concluded that I they are being erected- by the federal government and that such routes are to be given preference in the form of I federal aid. I "The federal government does not r participate either in the cost of the markers or the cost of erection, except ex-cept on federal aid projects, and such routes have no' preference in federal or state aid construction. These routes are marked continuously across the continent for the convenience of the traveling public. "Three crews from the state highway high-way department'- are now in -the field1 removing the old state markers and erecting the new U. S. markers and signs. The. erection work is proceeding proceed-ing according to schedule and will be completed in September. "There are approximately 2,000 miles of U. S. highways designated in Missouri. "All markers, warning signs, and I rules governing the location and erection of markers and signs, have been standardized and approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials. "The U. S. markers are white with black border, letters and figures. The upper part bears the number of the route and the letters 'U. S.' When the letters 'It' and 'L' on a smaller shield are mounted immediately below the main U. S. shield, they serve to indicate changes in directions of the route, that is, right or left. When a large arrow head is mounted under the marker, it confirms or reassures changes in direction of the route." |