420 just became 419.99

[jeff of pa]

DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."


Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
Mile 419.99, about 25 miles from the Kansas border, isn't the only place in Colorado with a fractional mile marker. Cameron Pass in Larimer County has a "MILE 68.5" sign after frequent thefts of the "MILE 69" sign.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I used to live in Troy, Michigan on Big Beaver Road, at exit 69

 

[jeff of pa]

I used to live in Troy, Michigan on Big Beaver Road, at exit 69

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those 2 signs must be too high to steal

 

[DeepseekerADS]

those 2 signs must be too high to steal

Very high over a 70 mph I-75 North bound Interstate! It's been there over 20 years that I know of - moved there from Cleveland in '94. You can find bumper stickers of it on-line - it's notorious!

 

[stefen]

Mile marker 88 is just up the road a piece....

 

[Gold Maven]

 

[stefen]

And he said to her, get down on yur knees and pray..