"END CA152" shield?

[Hiroshi66]

I was returning from a trip to Monterey this weekend, and I thought I saw something bizarre.

As I was transitioning on the ramp from CA 152 EB to I-5 SB, I could have sworn that I saw an "East 152 END" shield right before the I-5 underpass. I had to do a double-take because I couldn't believe my eyes, but sure enough, it said "end." I couldn't take a picture because I was the driver, but luckily, Google Maps proved that I'm not crazy!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0566067,-120.9722545,3a,75y,67.08h,88.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2ljRjFCzQl8_Hi2lJMjWIA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Is this a mistake by Caltrans? Apologies if this has been pointed out before.

[Max Rockatansky]

Weird....somehow I've never noticed that and I frequent Pacheco Pass.  I'm pretty sure that is intended to mean "END" for the scenic route in regards to road over the pass.  Hell I'll snag a photo if I happen to be ever heading east on 152 towards Los Banos in the future.  I like goofs like this, I would just leave it be.

[Hiroshi66]

Yes, but it is quite misleading, isn't it!? I got a kick out of it, but then I thought of motorists whose GPS tells them to "continue east on 152" but are then faced with a shield telling them that 152 has "ended."
I doubt most motorists would even know or care that the Pacheco Pass is a scenic route. LOL, actually, I'd be surprised if many of them even know the name of the pass and just want to "get from SF to Socal." LOL!

[kphoger]

motorists whose GPS tells them to "continue east on 152" aren't looking at signs anyway.

FTFY

[Hiroshi66]

I like goofs like this, I would just leave it be.

Me too, it keeps things interesting. 

[coatimundi]

I agree that it's confusing, but it is for the scenic route. Cahighways.org mentions this. http://www.cahighways.org/145-152.html#152

It seems totally unnecessary to notify motorists that a scenic route is ending. Maybe it's a "feel free to start littering again" notice? Isn't there something where there are stiffer penalties for littering on scenic routes, or am I making that up?

[The Ghostbuster]

I once saw on kurumi.com that CA 152 was once accidently signed as Interstate 152, so signing mistakes on this roadway would not be unprecedented.

[Quillz]

For a long time, CA-1 had an "END" banner at the Las Cruces junction with US-101. This is because CA-1 did end here until 1964, but obviously has since been extended. Only very recently, within the past few months, did that banner finally get removed.