The early days of motoring in California was often an adventurous ordeal; most routes were unmarked, not paved, and traffic signs were basically nonexistent Signs that were erected were often confusing and misleading or placed as commercial advertising instead of an aid to the motorist. One of the first activities undertaken by the States two auto clubs after their organization was the establishment of a signing program. The result was a centralized, coordinated, and uniform program that became the finest in the nation. The Automobile Club of Southern California ACSC erected signs in the States 13 southern counties from 1906 until 1956. In 1926, when the Federal government adopted the U.S. route system, the ACSC posted shields on routes 66, 80, 91, 99, 101 and 466. When the State established its routes in 1934, the ACSC erected the State bear shield on routes in their territory. Signs were also erected by the Club in Arizona, southern Nevada, and Baja California. Many old trails were marked by the ACSC including the Midland Trail from Ely, Nevada to Los Angeles, the National Old Trails Road from Kansas City to Los Angeles, and the Old Spanish Trail from Kent, Texas to San Diego. The California State Automobile Association CSAA was responsible for signing in the 45 counties of northern and central California from 1914 until 1969. The CSAA erected U. S. shields on routes 40, 50, 99, and 101 and State route markers on State highways in its territory. In addition, the CSAA erected signs in Nevada and marked the Lincoln Highway to Salt Lake City and the Victory Highway to Kansas City.

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