Single Panel signs or "unisigns"

Started by peterj920, February 15, 2016, 03:31:44 AM

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cl94

I was referring to the fact that the Columbus example I posted was more of a "traditional" unisign we'd see from RIDOT or WISDOT than the ODOT ones.
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PurdueBill

Quote from: cl94 on March 19, 2016, 11:37:44 PM
I was referring to the fact that the Columbus example I posted was more of a "traditional" unisign we'd see from RIDOT or WISDOT than the ODOT ones.

Yep--it doesn't look like ODOT issue but maybe a city thing.  Funny thing is that it looks better than a state issue!

Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 19, 2016, 11:05:42 PM
The weird thing about these Ohio unisigns, though, is that the shield in the middle is always an extra-wide one (36x24).  Obviously there's no reason you need an extra-wide sign for a single digit number like 3 haha

Indeed, ODOT unisigns of this type are almost always 3-digit width (there are examples that counter this, but they may be one-offs not using the template or city installs like some in Cincinnati).  When they are one-offs with square shield areas, they actually have the potential to look WORSE than if they just used the template.....



PurdueBill

Fwiw, here are the ODOT specs for the unisigns mentioned above--they do have a two-digit shield version, but appear to almost never use it, instead putting one or two digits in a 3-digit shield.  Medina's town square is full of them for OH 3, OH 18, OH 57, and US 42.  All in 3-digit shields.  U-G-L-Y, they don't have no alibi.


hbelkins

Those US 52 signs in Aberdeen are about the only constants on those signs. Things have changed a lot over the years with the various routings and reroutings of US 62 and US 68. If I had the inclination I'd do a page showing all the different versions. Sometimes Ohio was slow catching up to the changes made on the Kentucky side of the river.


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paulthemapguy

https://goo.gl/maps/MyybJDfCwKD2
An ugly unisign erected by a contractor instead of the local agency, in Kane County, IL
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CrystalWalrein

https://goo.gl/maps/1P94533GKjt

Here's one of Atlantic County's more egregious unified signs. Usually it's simple like a set of shields and directions, but this is just awful.

paulthemapguy

In response to above post: I have never seen a green unisign with a county pentagon shield on it...that's a first for me, and yeah it's pretty egregious hehe.  Nice word for that!

From what I saw of Maine last October, I noticed that Maine seems to prefer sign salads, but I did happen to find this unisign going west toward NH...
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roadfro

Quote from: CrystalWalrein on April 01, 2016, 06:13:15 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/1P94533GKjt

Here's one of Atlantic County's more egregious unified signs. Usually it's simple like a set of shields and directions, but this is just awful.

That's just awful, in that it is combining guide information with completely unrelated regulatory signs. I've not seen anything so bad...
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theline

A unisign of sorts that I drove past last night: https://goo.gl/maps/QXudnsAR7rs (depending on your browser, you may have to spin the view to the right)

Some may say it comes close to a traditional BGS, but I think it qualifies due the lack of control cities and combining opposing directions in a single panel.

roadfro

Quote from: theline on May 19, 2016, 06:54:27 PM
A unisign of sorts that I drove past last night: https://goo.gl/maps/QXudnsAR7rs (depending on your browser, you may have to spin the view to the right)

Some may say it comes close to a traditional BGS, but I think it qualifies due the lack of control cities and combining opposing directions in a single panel.

Our term "unisign" refers to a route marker assembly (shield, directional banner, arrow placard, etc.) that is specifically designed to look like it is composed of the typical multiple small signs, but is in actuality one single sign panel. In states where this is common, there is minimal background on the sign, and that background is usually black.

What you've linked to is a traditional BGS.
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opspe

Rare non-standard unisign on OR 99E in Woodburn.  c/o Wikipedia - not my pic but I've driven by there.  Don't think I've seen any other ones in Oregon.


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An observation about WisDOT unisigns:  there appears to be a transition in progress between older unisigns with black inner borders on tab elements and newer ones without the inner border.  I assume the relevant sign plates changed, but I am not sure how to do versioning since WisDOT buries its sign plate manual on a separate server for which login is required.
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jbnv

Two more examples of usage of unisigns in Louisiana.

The first is a set of detour signs for I-12. These signs are popping up along the corridor, on rotatable poles/mounts so that they can be turned away from the road when not actually detouring traffic from I-12. Here are a pair at US 190 (both turned 90-degrees to the street) in Denham Springs:


I-12 Detour Unisigns by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

All of these detour signs are metal panels.

Then I happened to find this one today, and be able to get good pictures of it. For some reason, this particular sign wasn't covered today. Lucky me. There's another one at the intersection that was covered today that I assume is of the same style as this sign.


LA 445 Temporary Unisign by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

This sign and its companion at the intersection are wood panels.

Might DOTD be figuring out how to make a unisign? Might we see more unisigns, particularly of a permanent nature, in Louisiana? I personally think it would be a good idea if it can help them be more consistent with formatting.
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