Notes:
The blue pentagon is the current US standard for CR signage
Many places still use the old square standards or use a black pentagon
Individual counties can choose their own style shield
If a state is not listed here, it does not have a county road system
Utah has Federal Aid Routes, but currently have no coverage
Ohio has the greatest variation (see map below)
If a county road is marked, a blue pentagon is used in all counties
Blue pentagons are not used in Maricopa County (Phoenix metro area)
Apache County has some blue pentagons (but they are rare)
Some of these CRs are also marked with a white square
Blue pentagons are used in NW Arkansas
Jasper in Newton County uses blue/gold on sign blades
California county roads are given a unique letter-number combination
A and B routes are in northern California
C and D routes are near the northern coast, but are not often marked
E routes are in and around Sacramento
G routes are near the central coast
J routes are in the central valley, south of Sacramento
N, R, and S routes are in southern California
Fremont Co, Ouray Co, and Routt Co use green squares
Douglas Co uses green pentagons
Florida county road numbers can have up to 4 digits
Many CRs have a number-letter combination
Occasionally a black pentagon is used instead of blue
Most IL county roads are marked with a both a number and a letter
Blue pentagons are sometimes used, but a numbered/letted blade is much more common
Rock Island County uses single/double letters instead of CR numbers
Iowa uses blue pentagons in every county except Polk County
CRs use an alpha-numeric grid pattern based on location
Louisiana has Parish Roads instead of County Roads
The bottom text of signs will be "Parish" instead of "County"
Michigan uses both numbered County Roads and Intercounty highways
Intercounty highways are preceded by a letter based on state region
Older white squares do exist, but they are very rare or in gen 1 coverage
Michigan shield are more worn the farther north you go
Minnesota has an even distribution of blue pentagons and white squares
MN also has an "inter-county" system marked by single letters A to J
Diagonal braces can be used to identify Minnesota, when present
CR numbers are generally 3-digit and 4-digit, but some are 2-digit
Most of the northwest does not have CR coverage
Lettered county roads use white boxes with black borders
Numbered county roads use blue pentagons, but many do not have coverage
Missouri uses Farm Road (FR) in Greene, Barry, and Lawrence counties
New Jersey county roads are almost always in the 500s/600s/700s/800s
Bergen Co and Monmouth Co have a couple of CRs in the 100s
Some counties use green squares, some use blue pentagons
Schenectady Co uses a large sign with both local name and CR number
Ontario Co signs have the "RD" in a smaller font than the number
North Carolina does not have county roads, but Charlotte has city routes
Ashland Co has TWPs instead of CRs
Ohio has the greatest variation of signage, some examples are shown below
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SD uses both blue pentagons and white squares somewhat sporadically
Some CR signs will use a number-letter combination
Most counties use Farm Roads instead of County Roads
Blue pentagons and squares are sometimes used near metro areas
All county roads are lettered instead of numbered