MY PET PEEVE... CT STATE ROUTE MARKERS!
and my proposal on a better trailblazer.

current

my proposal

The pictures below* show only a small array of
the many differences among CT Route markers.

On my way home from work (3 miles) I pass
several 190 route markers and almost each one
has a different font or type size, and in this lovely
state we couldn't possibly make the 3 digit route
signs wider to accommodate a uniform font size
(which we really don't have anyway)... Unfortunately,
living just outside of MA... I can say that although
nearly as bleeding-boring as our route markers are,
there is a certain uniformity among almost all MA
trailblazers that keep them from collectively looking
like the creative work of a 2-year-old... and when you
do find an anomaly, it's like finding a hidden treasure...
There are no anomalies in CT route signing... because
there's no way to know exactly what is standard!

the sign on the far right is classic CT signing... signs for the same route in two
directions each side by side trailblazer has a different FONT!  How "pleasant"
to view!

hmmm... can we decide on how to sign 2A... believe it or not there are still
a couple MORE different signings for 2A.  note the difference in the 169 sign
on the left compared to the ones in the row above... that's 3 different signs
on the same route.

hmmm... what's this... the thin border inside the outer edge of the sign...
does this mean we are in MA now?  This is a typical MA style route
marker... They are almost all like this... And if there are three digits..
the sign is wider to accommodate uniformity in font size and style.

JCT 319... right down the street from my house... Nice Rte 6 sign huh?
Well it should be A US hwy marker... there are so many markers for US 6
on state-style trailblazers it's absolutely rediculous.

Well that's just a sampling... I'll add a few more
pictures of some real "pissers" once I get some new
batteries for the digi-cam!

HERE'S MY PROPOSAL FOR A NEW CT ROUTE
MARKER... based on the new license plates... and
characteristic of the old CT markers found in the
SW corner of the state around the Merritt Pkwy.
Note the wider 3-digit sign to maintain a uniform
font.  (also: the font I used is not FHWA signing
font... unfortunately I really don't have anything
close... so picture these signs with FHWA font used
in a uniform size on all trailblazers).

*Many of the photos on this page are taken by Doug Kerr and Neil Kelly. 
Thanks for providing trailblazer examples guys.