Unusual I35 BGS

[rte66man]

Took a trip from OKC to Dallas recently and came across the following BGS on I35:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rte66man/6320028426/

I've never seen "JCT" listed after the shield. There are 2 BGS's in each direction. ALl have the shield, then "JCT".  Is this normal in other parts of the country?

rte66man

[J N Winkler]

Nope.  "JCT" should not be there because it does not add anything to the meaning of the sign.  It's a flaky design specific to this contract (and yes, "JCT" was on the construction plans--this was a recent job).

[Scott5114]

JCT flakiness is somewhat endemic to Oklahoma. In addition to unnecessary JCTs on freeways (of course you're JCTing that highway, an exit is a JCT by definition), there's also several instances of JCT'ing roads you're already following due to concurrencies, or a combination of JCT signage and advance turn signs, leading to the bizarre suggestion that you must turn before you can get to the junction.

[The High Plains Traveler]

Reminds me of the signage on L.A. freeways in the late 1960s that intersected I-605 - the first freeway not known primarily by its name. I guess San Gabriel River Freeway was too long for the signage so it was posted "Junction [I-605] Freeway". I think this was the impetus to evolve to the current California standard of referring to a freeway by "the" plus its number.