Any traffic control device design or application provision contained in this Manual shall be considered to be in the public domain. Traffic control devices contained in this Manual shall not be protected by a patent, trademark, or copyright, except for the Interstate Shield and any items owned by FHWA. The California Department of Transportation logos consisting of the “CT” symbol and the “Caltrans” logotype are registered service marks and when used on any traffic control device they shall be presented in a uniform and consistent manner as outlined in the Department’s Deputy Directive DD-33-R1.
24-by-36-inch (600 by 900 mm) California historic U.S. Route shield, made to the specifications of the 1999 Caltrans sign drawing (still in use).
Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fontsarchive copy at the Wayback Machine. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.) Colors are from [1] (Pantone Brown 469) and [2] (Pantone Cream 468), converted to RGB by [3]. The outside border has a width of 1 (1/16 in) and a color of black so it shows up; in reality, signs have no outside border.
Note: US 99 has its own drawing too; this is not made to those specs.
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