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From: sw@ (Steve Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: What Font is Used on Highway Signs?
Message-ID: <1991Mar30.225357.22714@>
Date: 30 Mar 91 22:53:57 GMT
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Reply-To: sw@indetech.UUCP (Steve Warner)
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In article <12539.27f0ac96@amherst.bitnet> ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet writes:
>As I was driving from Florida to Massachusetts along the Interstate, I began
>wondering what font all those green highway signs are in. It's a sans serif,in
>a bold style, but, though we're used to it, it's not particularly appealing. The
>lower case letters seem rather clunky, especially the "g". Anyone know if this
>font has a name? And, if it's possible to get it?
>

The numerals are closely approximated by Adobe's CARTA font.  The letters,
I have no idea.
-
Steve

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