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Frequently Stolen Mile Marker Sign

By mlc1us @ 2014-01-14 12:03:28

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Stratton, Colorado (CO), US

Colorado Replaces Mile Marker 420 With 419.99 To Thwart Thieving Stoners.

Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.

Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."

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milwhcky

@ 2014-01-14 14:21:39

I wonder if they posted the new sign 52.8 feet away from the old one.

mlc1us

@ 2014-01-14 15:25:30

Good question. Did you notice that the sign on the east bound side is missing: http://goo.gl/maps/RyUPw
Here's another Colorado Mile Marker on I-70 that got the same treatment: http://goo.gl/maps/Qx728

milwhcky

@ 2016-04-17 13:14:35

From looking at the latest street view photos, the 419.99 sign was placed, I'm guessing, 20 feet further down the road (using the stake on the left shoulder as a reference point). No way that it was moved 53 feet (the common length of a semi-trailer).

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