Road Sign Math

Neighboring the Triplets of Lincoln, just further up the road, is this simple sign that introduces the driver to Even Addition. This sign doesn’t have a story. It doesn’t have history. It just is. It’s not pretentious and doesn’t have a problem with just being who it is. It tells you how far things [...]

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The Triplets of Lincoln are a trio of related signs that watch over drivers on I-80 as they go through Lincoln, NE. The Triplets of Lincoln spent their younger years on 1930s roads directing people around what were then popular highways and are now considered scenic byways. As they’ve grown older they have moved [...]

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Who is Tom Osborne? That’s a very valid question. I had never heard of him. I found myself in the middle of Nebraska on Highway 34 southbound after exiting I-80 to get some gas and a rest stop when I was confronted with my lack of historical background as I was greeted to the Tom Osborne [...]

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The largest city in all of Nebraska takes a wonderful opportunity to welcome those that appreciate mathematically significant road signs to their beautiful city. Visitors to Omaha, whether they are heading westbound toward Colorado or eastbound to Iowa, are welcomed warmly on I-80 with a mathematical greeting.

Omaha doesn’t feel a need to be pretentious and [...]

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