US highway 666 route marker.

Up for sale today is this US highway 666 route sign. Made to the 1957 standard of California's three-digit US Route shields, that was adopted as a federal standard in 1961. US 666 covered all four of the Four Corners states, being extended from Colorado and New Mexico into Utah and Arizona over the years. in 2003, the number was changed to 491 because superstitious folks responded unfavorably to the number, calling it the Devil's Highway.

This sign is flat printed on heavy gauge steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts. It weighs about 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and is 21 by 18 inches, the smallest of three sizes specified in the signage manual (the other sizes are 28×24 and 42×36). It is a non-reflective sign - perfect for ordinary display, indoors or outdoors. (If you would like a different size version, please ask as I can certainly make one!)

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!

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

Figure about 10 pounds for shipping, packed carefully and mailed from zip code 61833. Our signs are only printed when you buy them. Allow about 10 business days for manufacturing, in addition to the usual delivery time.

The watermark and bear logo in the design preview will not appear on the actual sign. We have begun adding a watermark because we have had problems with other companies copying our artwork to make lesser-quality imitations. You will only get this high level of quality in design and materials from Signs by Jake.

Thank you for your purchase!