STILWELL ROAD SIGNS

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Another version of the sign with CBI and Ledo Road emblems added.














General Pick points out Myitkyina, 268 miles from Ledo.














Soldiers pose in front of the large Milepost sign at Ledo














Probably the first Milepost Zero sign at Ledo














Sign at Shingbwiyang shows number of miles to Kunming














Closer look at the "MP" on the sign














Ledo Area Command Headquarters














General Pick inspects Chinglo (Chinglow) Hill sign with Col. William J. Green and Col. Charles S. Davis

Convoy parking area south of Bhamo, Burma Mileage sign along the road

On the way back to Assam near Shingbwiyang Instructions for crossing the Irrawaddy River

Not your average speed limit sign Pin-up Girls always got a driver's attention

Another curve warning And another warning to take it slow

"Speeders Beware! Mark my words, Wait and see, You'll get caught, Just like me." "Listen cats I ain't jivin' Take it easy while you're drivin'"

Engineers were also known as "Hairy Ears"

UNCLE SAM CAUTIONS "SPEED LIMIT 25 BE SMART - BE CAREFUL" "DON'T BE A SAD SAC - BE ALERT - OBEY TRAFFIC RULES - SPEED LIMIT 25 M.P.H."

"TAKE MY ADVICE SOLDIER WHENEVER YOU DRIVE DON'T BE FOOLISH AND YOU'LL STAY ALIVE" "Speeders Beware" sign apparently before it got out on the road

"I LOVE MY SOLDIER - DRIVE CAREFULLY"














Making reference to gas rationing back home, sign urges conservation















A small sign marking Milepost Zero and one featuring a Pin-Up Girl urging caution on the curves.




Signs in Pangsau Pass mark the India-Burma border and warn of steep grade and sharp curves.














Sign at Mongyu, Burma marks junction of the roads














China-bound truck passes sign at junction of Ledo and Burma roads














Signs memorialize one of the 261 engineers who lost their lives during construction. View close-up or text of sign.














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