Similar to the "Old Traffic Signals" thread, but this one is dedicated to interesting, odd, and unusual traffic signals.
Here are some pics I have taken of signals in those categories:
New York
"English Style" Signal: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289469382366653250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289469382366653250)
Messy Visors: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5309828010990644530 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5309828010990644530)
A rather funky looking doghouse signal: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899718276835650 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899718276835650)
NYSDOT spec connector bars: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899698522290162 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899698522290162)
Delaware
Backplates are rare to Delaware: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303100523099789218 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303100523099789218)
Rather funky signal here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346)
Pennsylvania
Driveway signals: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026)
Odd doghouse signal: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5302480470945522738 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5302480470945522738)
New PTC toll signals: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5292420105133021106 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5292420105133021106)
New Jersey
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289505812148601410 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289505812148601410)
Rare span wires (though common on LBI): http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341343393118532322 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341343393118532322)
I-295 Flashing arrow board: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344290790672546 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344290790672546)
Maine
Freeway Speed Sign: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376278168535466162 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376278168535466162)
Big blocky backplate: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376278250039570306 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376278250039570306)
Three 4-section R-Y-G-GA signals in a row!: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377473723170002754 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377473723170002754)
Arrows anyone?: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377473907155606898 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377473907155606898)
New Hampshire
I thought this was neat (north end of NH 28): http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353946907907885538 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353946907907885538)
Rare NH span wire: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947393975919970 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947393975919970)
Vermont
A single beacon at the end of a freeway: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376247907224353122 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376247907224353122)
A railroad crossing on a freeway: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376248060481193250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376248060481193250)
Typical VT using a Canadian brand of signals: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376248125223879410 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/VermontTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5376248125223879410)
Rhode Island
Huge warning sign on I-95 (with strobes!): http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324326029477564690 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324326029477564690)
And another!: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324328112599650882 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324328112599650882)
Multicolored VMS board: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324325970673785906 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324325970673785906)
Broken LED's: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324332473914119986 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324332473914119986)
Long connecting pipes: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324335275758030642 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324335275758030642)
Fiber-optic 2 color arrow (common in RI): http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324337368402786690 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324337368402786690)
Let's see those photos of odd signals!
Ian
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
Technically not, because a great deal of them still survive in Boston.
Anyways, how about those "Mickey Mouse" assemblies that can be found in Delaware and North Carolina?
Look in the background of this image:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southeastroads.com%2Fnorth_carolina200%2Fnc-274_sb_at_us-029_074.jpg&hash=73fc3cfc159bb1a02bd278cb351f4ca31d8ab371)
Okay, this set of signals is weird, hint, it has nothing to do with the left turn...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.634931,-83.268883&panoid=KAaFWTS75ZDh_kyw51QYmg&cbp=11,202.6,,0,-3.38&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=42.633817,-83.265445&spn=0.005225,0.027874&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.634931,-83.268883&panoid=KAaFWTS75ZDh_kyw51QYmg&cbp=11,202.6,,0,-3.38&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=42.633817,-83.265445&spn=0.005225,0.027874&z=16)
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 18, 2009, 09:58:05 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
Technically not, because a great deal of them still survive in Boston.
I was talking about how they still install new truss assemblies.
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 18, 2009, 09:58:05 AM
Anyways, how about those "Mickey Mouse" assemblies that can be found in Delaware and North Carolina?
Look in the background of this image:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southeastroads.com%2Fnorth_carolina200%2Fnc-274_sb_at_us-029_074.jpg&hash=73fc3cfc159bb1a02bd278cb351f4ca31d8ab371)
Yup, I know those! Though, Delaware has different types of those signals. They have a flashing red arrow which means traffic can yield to the left. Other than that, its a normal signal. I like calling them "alien", "bugs", and "T" signals. Many names for them.
Here is DE's version (taken during mid flash of the red arrow):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303100284310329138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303100284310329138)
QuoteI was talking about how they still install new truss assemblies.
Where are they doing new truss assemblies? The new/reconstructed signals I'm familliar with in Jersey are single non-truss mast arms, especially on US 1...
QuoteYup, I know those! Though, Delaware has different types of those signals. They have a flashing red arrow which means traffic can yield to the left.
Not really a Yield per se. Legally, it functions more like a stop sign, since you're still supposed to come to a complete stop before making your left turn.
Quote from: froggie on October 18, 2009, 12:09:00 PM
QuoteI was talking about how they still install new truss assemblies.
Where are they doing new truss assemblies? The new/reconstructed signals I'm familliar with in Jersey are single non-truss mast arms, especially on US 1...
QuoteYup, I know those! Though, Delaware has different types of those signals. They have a flashing red arrow which means traffic can yield to the left.
Not really a Yield per se. Legally, it functions more like a stop sign, since you're still supposed to come to a complete stop before making your left turn.
For the truss assemblies, NJDOT still uses them. They now are using more single mast arms, but at most new intersections, they install both. At the small streets (mostly), they install all trusses. Here are some recent upgraded signalized intersections which use both.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289514687530306866 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289514687530306866)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344020043839266 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344020043839266)
New Jersey has different types of mast arms. The aluminum ones are the "truss" arms discussed earlier, but can only be used for lengths up to 25 feet (or 30 feet in some counties). The "single" mast arms are steel arms, which are between 30 and 65 feet long, that are commonly found on wider arterials such as U.S. 1. Both types are still used.
Quote from: akotchi on October 18, 2009, 12:26:38 PM
New Jersey has different types of mast arms. The aluminum ones are the "truss" arms discussed earlier, but can only be used for lengths up to 25 feet (or 30 feet in some counties). The "single" mast arms are steel arms, which are between 30 and 65 feet long, that are commonly found on wider arterials such as U.S. 1. Both types are still used.
Exactly.
So anyway, back on topic. Lets see those unusual traffic signal set ups :cool:.
Ian
QuoteAnyways, how about those "Mickey Mouse" assemblies that can be found in Delaware and North Carolina?
The famous South Carolina kind with a signal in front of the intersection along with the normal ones behind. Also the "Mickey Mouse" signal also exists, this is on US 17 NB in Myrtle Beach at 21st Ave N. (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi622.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ftt304%2F24DIDNOTWIN%2FUS17NORTHAT21STAVEN.jpg&hash=8e8f8cf952d45d173bb0176fb5e922ec6b496be1)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Similar to the "Old Traffic Signals" thread, but this one is dedicated to interesting, odd, and unusual traffic signals.
Here are some pics I have taken of signals in those categories:
New York
Messy Visors: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5309828010990644530 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5309828010990644530)
Those types of visors are common in California when two streets meet at sharp angles.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3605%2F3444890720_a0772f0bcf.jpg&hash=a79bc376cef0e716f2c0ed97491197e06fa70628)
4 Way Stop in Leland, MS
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3100%2F3203700741_02e7796e1b.jpg&hash=eeec197516a20d9d79a578951f2fb3843e8d168a)
Perry, OK
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3219%2F2879948027_2d0b7a04e7.jpg&hash=1df132e38011f1f975f6a87b9246217cc54c9c58)
Art Deco signal in Kansas City, MO
That one with the 3M programmable visibility adapters (Kansas City) could top it!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3144%2F2879695511_9fa8d4e581.jpg&hash=7bd1bd478435abf7b7208290f490e13245d94bae)
Mission Hills, KS
Not old, but unique ;)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3150%2F2504292968_b7ac0d75c2.jpg&hash=3f0b78a90b64cd9fc1dd4cae65ecd0e1b9d997d8)
RED Signal Ahead, US 60 Rogersville, MO
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2127%2F2353515494_1de1524e7d.jpg&hash=c7637b592bad665fb7d9bb58123308327a928b00)
Holly Springs, MS
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2472%2F3677848267_127b7da340.jpg&hash=55eb3f50a82804008aa083cfe50baee424e44118)
Sapulpa, OK
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Pennsylvania
Driveway signals: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026)
I've seen the same exact thing, with the same exact signals, on PA 148/Lysle Boulevard (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=McKeesport,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.784549,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=McKeesport,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.352296,-79.856443&spn=0.000932,0.001725&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.352282,-79.856747&panoid=Swcj-386JmfkzgNhN97YuA&cbp=12,219.48,,0,5.38) in McKeesport. One set faces the exit of an Eat'nPark and the other the exit of a Rite Aid.
QuoteRED Signal Ahead, US 60 Rogersville, MO
These signs, or similar renditions of them, are occasionally found in both Jersey and Pennsylvania...
QuoteHolly Springs, MS
Side-mounted signals are rare in Mississippi. Good find.
Quote from: PAHighways on October 19, 2009, 10:47:04 PM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Pennsylvania
Driveway signals: http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5301734766981151026)
I've seen the same exact thing, with the same exact signals, on PA 148/Lysle Boulevard (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=McKeesport,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.784549,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=McKeesport,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.352296,-79.856443&spn=0.000932,0.001725&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.352282,-79.856747&panoid=Swcj-386JmfkzgNhN97YuA&cbp=12,219.48,,0,5.38) in McKeesport. One set faces the exit of an Eat'nPark and the other the exit of a Rite Aid.
Aha, so thats not the only occurance. I guess the people who own the houses/businesses where the signals face requested them to be there so it will be easier to enter the highway.
Quote from: froggie on October 20, 2009, 06:03:33 AM
QuoteRED Signal Ahead, US 60 Rogersville, MO
These signs, or similar renditions of them, are occasionally found in both Jersey and Pennsylvania...
Yes, they can also be found in places in Maryland, Massachusetts, and in some places, Connecticut. I don't know about anywhere else though. I don't think I have seen one in New Jersey, PA, or Maryland that are on ground poles. They are mostly found on mast arms like so...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843573447297714 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843573447297714)
Continuing the thread...
This one in Marcus Hook, PA lost all of its color...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5290135630728882018 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5290135630728882018)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5290136202713479266 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5290136202713479266)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
Truss arms are, along with span wires, the most common installation type in Indiana. They are still being installed.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
I've seen a few in Missouri.
Quote from: US71 on October 19, 2009, 07:32:30 PM
RED Signal Ahead, US 60 Rogersville, MO
There used to be a similar installation in Las Vegas, NV on Sahara Avenue (SR 589) westbound as you approached I-15. The sign was posted overhead, and it flashed for the signal at the NB I-15 ramps, which weren't visible from the sign's position near the top of a bridge over a nearby railroad line. The installation was replaced with a standard "Prepare to STOP When Flashing" warning sign and amber flashing beacons when the interchange was reconstructed in the mid 2000s.
I've often wondered if that type of LED warning sign was used elsewhere. Thanks for the pic.
There is one on Maryland 273 west ahead of its intersection with Maryland 213:
(https://www.aaroads.com/mid-atlantic/maryland250/md-273_wb_app_md-213_01.jpg)
And another on U.S. 40 westbound approaching MD 7 west/MD 279 east:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=elkton,+md&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.360237,73.476563&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Elkton,+Cecil,+Maryland&ll=39.606654,-75.850366&spn=0.080808,0.143509&z=13&layer=c&cbll=39.606654,-75.850366&panoid=RzutspE9oePxLFVcSWqXgw&cbp=12,283.77,,0,0.16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=elkton,+md&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.360237,73.476563&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Elkton,+Cecil,+Maryland&ll=39.606654,-75.850366&spn=0.080808,0.143509&z=13&layer=c&cbll=39.606654,-75.850366&panoid=RzutspE9oePxLFVcSWqXgw&cbp=12,283.77,,0,0.16)
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 18, 2009, 09:58:05 AM
[Anyways, how about those "Mickey Mouse" assemblies that can be found in Delaware and North Carolina?
There's one of these at Naper Blvd and Plank Road in Naperville, Illinois. Naper take a curve north and south of Plank Road, making the signal tough to see.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.792241,-88.118334&spn=0,359.964209&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.792326,-88.118398&panoid=HwHcexEakMaT-ezmMIlF7Q&cbp=12,170.42,,0,5.16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.792241,-88.118334&spn=0,359.964209&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.792326,-88.118398&panoid=HwHcexEakMaT-ezmMIlF7Q&cbp=12,170.42,,0,5.16)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 17, 2009, 08:42:34 PM
Typical Jersey "truss arms" (only state to still use them):
Here are a couple in Ft Smith
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&q=fort+smith,+AR&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=kQ_qSousEYjEMKSh7KUN&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Fort+Smith,+Sebastian,+Arkansas&ll=35.383706,-94.419851&spn=0.002611,0.004109&z=18&layer=c&cbll=35.383201,-94.421005&panoid=ek1R54k_UiaygvZEYIMAvA&cbp=12,235.95,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&q=fort+smith,+AR&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=kQ_qSousEYjEMKSh7KUN&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Fort+Smith,+Sebastian,+Arkansas&ll=35.383706,-94.419851&spn=0.002611,0.004109&z=18&layer=c&cbll=35.383201,-94.421005&panoid=ek1R54k_UiaygvZEYIMAvA&cbp=12,235.95,,0,5)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fort+smith,+AR+1549+N+greenwood&sll=35.393327,-94.385235&sspn=0.002519,0.004109&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1549+N+Greenwood+Ave,+Fort+Smith,+Sebastian,+Arkansas+72901&ll=35.39327,-94.402964&spn=0.001314,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.393173,-94.402961&panoid=89YvMUpDoFMGopEouWpxTw&cbp=12,18.75,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fort+smith,+AR+1549+N+greenwood&sll=35.393327,-94.385235&sspn=0.002519,0.004109&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1549+N+Greenwood+Ave,+Fort+Smith,+Sebastian,+Arkansas+72901&ll=35.39327,-94.402964&spn=0.001314,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.393173,-94.402961&panoid=89YvMUpDoFMGopEouWpxTw&cbp=12,18.75,,0,5)
Quote from: froggie on October 20, 2009, 06:03:33 AM
QuoteRED Signal Ahead, US 60 Rogersville, MO
These signs, or similar renditions of them, are occasionally found in both Jersey and Pennsylvania...
Yep. There is a pair of those on PA-910 on a blind curve coming up to a traffic light.
These are all from Cincinnati and nearby suburbs.
First is not a "traffic" signal, but pedestrian. While the signals themselves aren't anything unusual, their installation sure is.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fjjakucyk%2Fsignals3%2FDSC_4275.jpg&hash=346a386e43de6e4653cddd14b84068bd02d6be1a)
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Also not technically a traffic signal, and it looks straightforward enough, but read what kind of crossing this is.
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This next one is not only unusual, it's fugly too.
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Here's some typical new Eagle Durasigs. The odd thing is that backplates are completely unheard of within Cincinnati city limits. They installed them on all the signals facing the main street, but not the side street where I'm standing.
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The City of Cincinnati has spec'd tunnel visors since before WWII (we have lots of old Eagleluxes and a few Crouse-Hinds Type D's from the 1940s that all have tunnel visors), and yet here's one of a series of barely 5 year old poly signals with cutaway visors (at least with correct colors) at a particular intersection.
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Here's a Crouse-Hinds beacon with a salvaged top plate used for the bottom plate. Oops.
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Here's some more of those hideous mixed-size doghouses. It's funny to note that the paint (powder coating?) on the newer 12" heads is in much worse shape than the paint on the older 8" heads.
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Finally, a relatively new poly signal with a 50+ year old Crouse-Hinds door and visor hose-clamped in place. How sexy is that?
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Inline 5 section signals are rare (but not unheard of) in PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250)
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 30, 2009, 10:26:20 PM
These are all from Cincinnati and nearby suburbs.
First is not a "traffic" signal, but pedestrian. While the signals themselves aren't anything unusual, their installation sure is.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fjjakucyk%2Fsignals3%2FDSC_4277.jpg&hash=c87bb1b19d4125270d3c91c42ea7231fb3a532f0)
Oklahoma Turnpikes use square signals for Pike Pass (Scott: got any photos?)
QuoteInline 5 section signals are rare (but not unheard of) in PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250)
Meanwhile, the opposite is true in Minnesota, where doghouse signals are very rare.
Here's an odd set-up in Springfield: 5 section inline for Sunshine St, 4 sections on opposite corners for Fort St.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=opera&q=65802&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=iyfyStC0Ds-XtgfOhpW7Cw&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Springfield,+Greene,+Missouri+65802&ll=37.182367,-93.30876&spn=0.001231,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=37.18218,-93.308762&panoid=chHMQneET5LBSTAGU4RFQQ&cbp=12,346.23,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=opera&q=65802&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=iyfyStC0Ds-XtgfOhpW7Cw&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Springfield,+Greene,+Missouri+65802&ll=37.182367,-93.30876&spn=0.001231,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=37.18218,-93.308762&panoid=chHMQneET5LBSTAGU4RFQQ&cbp=12,346.23,,0,5)
These are relatively new (within the last 5 years). There were some older ones on Glenstone (Bus 65), but I think most have been replaced. The 5 section is slowly being replaced by doghouse signals.
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This seems to be the standard in Kentucky, where the yellow lens utilizes a tunnel visor while all other lens use cut-away's. Its not unusual for Kentucky I suppose, but certainly takes some getting used to when entering from another state...
Those Kentucky signals definitely are strange. I asked the head traffic engineer at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet about it, and here's the response I got.
QuoteThe current design of traffic signals used in Kentucky is decades old and the justification behind the use of tunnel visors on the yellow indication and cap visors on the red and green indications precludes the memory of our traffic engineers. There is no documentation that we are aware of that explains why the original decision was made to use this design. However, possible reasons behind this current design include:
· It is more important to keep yellow hidden from traffic on opposing approaches so drivers do not attempt to "jump" the green light on their approach.
· Yellow indication was more likely to suffer from "phantom effect" where light trespass from the sun makes indication appear to be lighted when it is not. As a result, the more compete visor was used.
· When we did not provide signal indications for pedestrians, there was a need for pedestrians to see the red or green indication to determine if they could cross the street. As a result, the visors were modified on those heads to make them more visible.
The first bullet is probably the most common reason cited by our engineers for continuing the use of the different visor on the yellow indication. Hopefully this information helps answer your question. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Quote from: froggie on November 04, 2009, 08:04:15 PM
QuoteInline 5 section signals are rare (but not unheard of) in PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250)
Meanwhile, the opposite is true in Minnesota, where doghouse signals are very rare.
Doghouse signals are also rare in Illinois and I believe New Mexico.
Anybody remember the old style of traffic light that was composed of THREE red lights (slightly spaced apart across the top) with the standard strip of the yellow and green (sometimes with a 4th green arrow) lights down the center red light?
The only places where I have seen them were in Ohio (Scattered around in Lorain & Medina Counties), at a few drawbridges in the Flats area of Cleveland, and back in the early 70's near Daytona International Speedway.
I would guess that this was a design used in the 50's & 60s.
Quote from: thenetwork on November 14, 2009, 12:00:15 PM
Anybody remember the old style of traffic light that was composed of THREE red lights (slightly spaced apart across the top) with the standard strip of the yellow and green (sometimes with a 4th green arrow) lights down the center red light?
The only places where I have seen them were in Ohio (Scattered around in Lorain & Medina Counties), at a few drawbridges in the Flats area of Cleveland, and back in the early 70's near Daytona International Speedway.
I would guess that this was a design used in the 50's & 60s.
Huh??
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 30, 2009, 10:26:20 PM
These are all from Cincinnati and nearby suburbs.
First is not a "traffic" signal, but pedestrian. While the signals themselves aren't anything unusual, their installation sure is.
[Ped signals on long poles]
Where is that?
[Please only quote relevant parts of previous posts. Don't include images in quotes; repeating them in the thread is redundant. Thank you. -S.]
They're at William Howard Taft and Ashland Avenue in Walnut Hills.
http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=39.127239,-84.482594&spn=0,359.995118&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.127205,-84.48269&panoid=N20LYXMFF10M6kW2VSfH_w&cbp=12,319.02,,0,9.25 (http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=39.127239,-84.482594&spn=0,359.995118&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.127205,-84.48269&panoid=N20LYXMFF10M6kW2VSfH_w&cbp=12,319.02,,0,9.25)
Quote from: jjakucyk on November 15, 2009, 08:22:46 PM
They're at William Howard Taft and Ashland Avenue in Walnut Hills.
http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=39.127239,-84.482594&spn=0,359.995118&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.127205,-84.48269&panoid=N20LYXMFF10M6kW2VSfH_w&cbp=12,319.02,,0,9.25 (http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=39.127239,-84.482594&spn=0,359.995118&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.127205,-84.48269&panoid=N20LYXMFF10M6kW2VSfH_w&cbp=12,319.02,,0,9.25)
You'd think the predestrian signals would be too heavy for the wire :-P
I'm not so sure, since they're polycarbonate plastic, so they can't be TOO heavy. The bigger concern is being on such long poles, they could swing out into the path of passing vehicles in high winds.
Are you in the Cincinnati area too?
No, I live down in East TN occaisinally going roadtrips to the northeast
"IT'S FOR THE KIDS" in quotation marks. "Yeah, it's 'for' the 'kids'...yeah."
I think Springfield, MO is still installing truss arms.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 04, 2009, 06:16:26 PM
Inline 5 section signals are rare (but not unheard of) in PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250)
There are four on the ring road around my mall (12/8/2005 (http://www.pahighways.com/gallery/signals.html)), one being an 8/8/8/12/12.
Outside of that, the only one I've seen on a state route was Clinton Street/PA 271 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Johnstown,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.671324,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Johnstown,+Cambria,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.326001,-78.914905&spn=0.000975,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.325884,-78.915086&panoid=44XhMLkzvFTNMdIETpN-Zw&cbp=12,53.37,,0,5) intersection in Johnstown.
Indeed, I don't know that I've ever seen an all 12" vertical inline 5 here in Ohio, at least not in the Cincinnati area (there are some horizontal ones though). On the other hand, I don't recall ever seeing a doghouse in Illinois either. We have plenty of inline 4 signals in and around Cincinnati, new and old, but the only vertical inline 5 I've come across is one of those 8-8-8-12-12's like PAHighways mentioned. Funny enough, the 8" sections are Automatic/LFE's, but the 12" sections are Marbelites, each of slightly different vintages. I suppose it was probably an 8-8-8-12 originally, and they later changed the cross street from a lagging to a leading protected left, so they had to add the yellow arrow here.
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Quote from: PAHighways on November 17, 2009, 04:53:02 PM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 04, 2009, 06:16:26 PM
Inline 5 section signals are rare (but not unheard of) in PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5400390446871091250)
There are four on the ring road around my mall (12/8/2005 (http://www.pahighways.com/gallery/signals.html)), one being an 8/8/8/12/12.
Outside of that, the only one I've seen on a state route was Clinton Street/PA 271 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Johnstown,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.671324,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Johnstown,+Cambria,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.326001,-78.914905&spn=0.000975,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.325884,-78.915086&panoid=44XhMLkzvFTNMdIETpN-Zw&cbp=12,53.37,,0,5) intersection in Johnstown.
There's a couple places around the Burgh where there are horizontal examples of those. (East Ohio St. under 279 comes to mind)
The more and more I see photos of "unusual" or "old/vintage" traffic lights, the more and more I have to say that a good chunk of Ohio is a working museum of traffic lights. There are a lot of areas in the Buckeye State that haven't full upgrades (changes in the last 20+ years) of their municipalities' traffic lights.
Like this one --CLICK--> http://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_freeway_tours/1329300813/in/set-72157601881946467/
I kinda wish I was still living there to take more shots of "vintage" or odd lights.
Quote from: thenetwork on November 24, 2009, 06:41:08 PM
The more and more I see photos of "unusual" or "old/vintage" traffic lights, the more and more I have to say that a good chunk of Ohio is a working museum of traffic lights.
You got that right http://homepage.mac.com/jjakucyk/Transit1/lights/index.html
Quote from: AARoads on November 12, 2009, 03:48:06 PM
This seems to be the standard in Kentucky, where the yellow lens utilizes a tunnel visor while all other lens use cut-away's. Its not unusual for Kentucky I suppose, but certainly takes some getting used to when entering from another state...
Plant City, FL has a couple of those.
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Quote from: florida on November 29, 2009, 07:49:08 PM
Quote from: AARoads on November 12, 2009, 03:48:06 PM
This seems to be the standard in Kentucky, where the yellow lens utilizes a tunnel visor while all other lens use cut-away's. Its not unusual for Kentucky I suppose, but certainly takes some getting used to when entering from another state...
Plant City, FL has a couple of those.
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Older Albany, NY 4-way signals had this configuration aswell.
multiple visors on these lights...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.984433,-85.630059&spn=0.010454,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.984444,-85.63006&panoid=caVkcSnJ_9M4TChd3pYhzQ&cbp=11,3.35,,0,-32.34 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.984433,-85.630059&spn=0.010454,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.984444,-85.63006&panoid=caVkcSnJ_9M4TChd3pYhzQ&cbp=11,3.35,,0,-32.34)
Here is a signal at the US 1/PA 320 SPUI in Springfield, PA with an odd bracket that are seen on older signals throughout the Philadelphia area...
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Small signals with large ones put together...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.969771,-85.625059&panoid=s9TWp2zr4b7B8F5o-Wu09Q&cbp=11,358.25,,0,-12.81&ll=42.96977,-85.62506&spn=0.005228,0.027874&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.969771,-85.625059&panoid=s9TWp2zr4b7B8F5o-Wu09Q&cbp=11,358.25,,0,-12.81&ll=42.96977,-85.62506&spn=0.005228,0.027874&z=16)
Sorry to bring back such an old topic, but let's roll on anyway.
PA style traffic lights in Detroit: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.403131,-83.127354&spn=0,0.01369&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.402949,-83.127252&panoid=0F1kP2f56qTSv2KRUbMH_Q&cbp=12,272.59,,0,0.12 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.403131,-83.127354&spn=0,0.01369&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.402949,-83.127252&panoid=0F1kP2f56qTSv2KRUbMH_Q&cbp=12,272.59,,0,0.12)
Bump!
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
Sevierville, TN has this one I photographed at the intersection of "The Parkway" where it intersects US 411. US 441 makes a left turn here from The Parkway to start a wrong way multiplex with US 411.
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20110321 The Parkway @ US 411-441 & TN 66 Sevierville TN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/5823148338/) by mightyace (http://www.flickr.com/people/mightyace/), on Flickr
Quote from: mightyace on June 11, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
Bump!
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
Sevierville, TN has this one I photographed at the intersection of "The Parkway" where it intersects US 411. US 441 makes a left turn here from The Parkway to start a wrong way multiplex with US 411.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3165%2F5823148338_84927c8ae5_z.jpg&hash=bd3ac50d6091335cfa9f55bbc9aeeeacf07a9565) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/5823148338/)
20110321 The Parkway @ US 411-441 & TN 66 Sevierville TN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/5823148338/) by mightyace (http://www.flickr.com/people/mightyace/), on Flickr
Are this signals new? Because last time I was there, it had two left turn signals and two thru signals
I'll have photos in a day or two, but I saw a signal in Liberty, MO that appeared to be Steady Red, Left Green Arrow, Straight Green Arrow. In the process of getting photos, the 2 Greens turned Yellow. I saw something similar on a Flashing Yellow Arrow a mile or so away: Red Arrow, Steady Yellow Arrow, Flashing Yellow Arrow. The Flashing Yellow then turned to Steady Green Arrow. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the signal lens had 2 sets of LED's.
Quote from: US71 on June 21, 2011, 02:22:01 AM
I'll have photos in a day or two, but I saw a signal in Liberty, MO that appeared to be Steady Red, Left Green Arrow, Straight Green Arrow. In the process of getting photos, the 2 Greens turned Yellow. I saw something similar on a Flashing Yellow Arrow a mile or so away: Red Arrow, Steady Yellow Arrow, Flashing Yellow Arrow. The Flashing Yellow then turned to Steady Green Arrow. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the signal lens had 2 sets of LED's.
Straight green arrow should never turn yellow in the same lens. It's fine for a left or right arrow, though. I believe Flashing Yellow can coexist with Steady Green, but I know you can't have Flashing Yellow and Steady Yellow together.
Quote from: mightyace on June 11, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
I saw one along US 80 in Louisiana back in March. I'll see if I got a photo of it.
Quote from: mightyace on June 11, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
How many names are there for this style of signal? I've heard "Aliens," "Bugs," and even "E.T.'s."
Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 21, 2011, 07:53:17 PM
Quote from: mightyace on June 11, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
How many names are there for this style of signal? I've heard "Aliens," "Bugs," and even "E.T.'s."
Those have been used in Delaware for decades now. I always just called them "T-lights". Never had a term for the upside down ones (green arrow / green ball) signals that are also common in Delaware.
Quote from: Alex on June 21, 2011, 09:09:43 PM
Never had a term for the upside down ones (green arrow / green ball) signals that are also common in Delaware.
Dolly Parton's! :sombrero:
^^^
That would be more appropriate for the one I posted as Dollywood is only a few miles away from it! :sombrero:
Quote from: thenetwork on November 14, 2009, 12:00:15 PM
Anybody remember the old style of traffic light that was composed of THREE red lights (slightly spaced apart across the top) with the standard strip of the yellow and green (sometimes with a 4th green arrow) lights down the center red light?
The only places where I have seen them were in Ohio (Scattered around in Lorain & Medina Counties), at a few drawbridges in the Flats area of Cleveland, and back in the early 70's near Daytona International Speedway.
I would guess that this was a design used in the 50's & 60s.
I remember those triple reds....they used to hang out on Ohio 444 back in the 60s into the 70s....the last of them i recall seeing in actual use was in Oakwood on Ohio 48 (Dayton suburb) in the very early 80s but they came down soon afterward
4-way vertical-inline 5-head lefts in Van Wert, Ohio:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05)
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Quote from: vtk on June 22, 2011, 07:49:08 PM
4-way vertical-inline 5-head lefts in Van Wert, Ohio:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05)
There is/used to be one somewhere on the North side of Canton -- possibly in North Canton along SR-43 with the same set-up.
Since I couldn't find that one, here is something 1/2 as good (or twice as good -- depending on how you look at it), a little further south in Dover, OH on Old US-21.
http://goo.gl/maps/92yu
Quote from: thenetwork on June 24, 2011, 04:46:11 PM
Quote from: vtk on June 22, 2011, 07:49:08 PM
4-way vertical-inline 5-head lefts in Van Wert, Ohio:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05)
There is/used to be one somewhere on the North side of Canton -- possibly in North Canton along SR-43 with the same set-up.
Since I couldn't find that one, here is something 1/2 as good (or twice as good -- depending on how you look at it), a little further south in Dover, OH on Old US-21.
http://goo.gl/maps/92yu
Photo of the Dover 5-tall traffic signal.
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And a "T" configuration signal from Painesville, Ohio
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadfan.com%2Fpvltsig.jpg&hash=805e2128bda0111342adf53c94b26c6a99a1d166)
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Liberty, MO old MO 33 at Route H
Quote from: vtk on June 22, 2011, 07:49:08 PM
4-way vertical-inline 5-head lefts in Van Wert, Ohio:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio&ll=40.858842,-84.596984&spn=0.00568,0.010933&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.858842,-84.596984&panoid=3Z0fnd5LEMX-2fdm0q0u0w&cbp=12,301.63,,0,-26.05)
Ha! Took a picture of that some time ago and forgot about it...
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Quote from: US71 on July 01, 2011, 01:31:56 PM
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Liberty, MO old MO 33 at Route H
Wow, that is an interestingly non-compliant signal face!
Looks like the intersection runs split phasing all the time. A more typical signal application for this would be a 4-section head using circular red, circular yellow, circular green, and green left arrow.
Some recently installed traffic lights in Quebec City like this one
http://maps.google.com/?ll=46.877766,-71.262603&spn=0.022823,0.054932&z=15&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=46.877781,-71.262552&panoid=Qr-NBaUz_RrYGfrFng6YTw&cbp=12,308.76,,0,7.95
looks a bit like some signals in Milwaukee
http://maps.google.com/?ll=43.071102,-87.905263&spn=0.006098,0.013733&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=43.071102,-87.905263&panoid=j6r7phu5a4-LHVe_sZNamg&cbp=12,297.25,,0,2.39
I don't have a pic and it erks me that I never took a picture but on US 1 near the Melbourne area the far right lane of NB US 1 has green signal that I believe is permanently green because the far left lane is painted with a solid white lane indicating people turning onto NB US 1 not to switch lanes.
Kinda hard to explain, wish I had a photo, maybe someone who knows the intersection I;m talking about can help to shed light?
3M in downtown Montreal (E Ste. Catherine St. & Frontenac St.). I think that's unusual.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.530095,-73.545796&spn=0.004592,0.010031&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=45.530043,-73.545682&panoid=dXzX1CUE4P_ars8OpAltDQ&cbp=12,44.31,,1,-2.66 (http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.530095,-73.545796&spn=0.004592,0.010031&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=45.530043,-73.545682&panoid=dXzX1CUE4P_ars8OpAltDQ&cbp=12,44.31,,1,-2.66)
One of the few unique signals-in-a-pole in Montreal. (Not visible from all angles on Street View, some photos are older). St. Urbain Street & Viger Ave. near the Place-d'Armes subway station.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.50643,-73.55977&spn=0.002278,0.005016&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=45.506547,-73.559654&panoid=r5IiWhBe85IAc-K-ywtMQg&cbp=12,165.04,,2,-2.7 (http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.50643,-73.55977&spn=0.002278,0.005016&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=45.506547,-73.559654&panoid=r5IiWhBe85IAc-K-ywtMQg&cbp=12,165.04,,2,-2.7)
Those signals in Milwaukee are pretty typical for an older installation. Nothing too unusual there.
Quote from: Lightning Strike on August 16, 2011, 05:43:10 PM
I don't have a pic and it erks me that I never took a picture but on US 1 near the Melbourne area the far right lane of NB US 1 has green signal that I believe is permanently green because the far left lane is painted with a solid white lane indicating people turning onto NB US 1 not to switch lanes.
Kinda hard to explain, wish I had a photo, maybe someone who knows the intersection I;m talking about can help to shed light?
Is it something like this (http://maps.google.com/?vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=30.441445,-81.641271&panoid=Ai1kIoVeQyWwLUMeiOd7BA&cbp=12,183.33,,0,-6.79&ie=UTF8&ll=30.441533,-81.641242&spn=0.001741,0.003484&z=19)?
Here's one in Van Buren, AR has something similar (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Van+Buren,+AR&hl=en&ll=35.436753,-94.347866&spn=0.002937,0.004136&sll=30.441445,-81.641271&sspn=0.001566,0.002068&vpsrc=6&z=18&layer=c&cbll=35.43675,-94.34764&panoid=0XM6a1Eyf57mAkkfVSzH7g&cbp=12,276.11,,1,0.14)
Up until 4-5 years ago, it was a standard 3 head signal, but far right signal never changed from a green arrow.
Yea that's it, thx Rick and US71, sorry I did'nt have a picture. But glad someone knew what I was referring to! :D
Quote from: Lightning Strike on August 19, 2011, 12:22:56 PM
Yea that's it, thx Rick and US71, sorry I did'nt have a picture. But glad someone knew what I was referring to! :D
Heh. Well, believe it or not, SB US-17 in that area has 3 sets of them in that area (including the one I linked above), so I was pretty sure it was what you where talking about.
Hopefully I'll have a photo later on, but Fayetteville, AR has just installed it's first Flashing Yellow Arrow signals at US 62 and I-540.
What makes it "unusual" is WB traffic has a FYA signal for traffic turning south on the east service road with NO green. It's Red Arrow, Steady Yellow Arrow, Flashing Yellow Arrow (no 2 in 1 arrows like Missouri).
EB traffic has a 2 left turn lanes and 2 thru traffic lanes, but no FYA.
Most of us are familiar with those yellow signs that say "Prepare to stop when flashing" with the yellow flashing lights when the light is going to turn. Other times, the yellow lights attached to the sign are off, right? Well, very recently I noticed that the sign on NB US 42 in Delaware, OH approaching the London Rd signal, has those lights steady on when they're not flashing. I haven't checked the MUTCD yet to determine if this is a permitted variation. It might be some kind of malfunction, actually. The SB sign works like all the other ones I've seen.
Quote from: Lightning Strike on August 19, 2011, 12:22:56 PM
Yea that's it, thx Rick and US71, sorry I did'nt have a picture. But glad someone knew what I was referring to! :D
There are another two heading westbound on Nasa Parkway near the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex (which they think are located on Florida State Road 405, even through there's an END 405 shield just east of US 1 before crossing into Merritt Island).
Here's the easternmost one. Follow the road westbound to the next intersection for the second one.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=28.526227,-80.67908&spn=0.001704,0.001926&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=28.526225,-80.678807&panoid=SaNliqchx2vK_sTeuO-Rug&cbp=12,259.62,,0,-1
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Note: this is a composite of 2 photos. The red and green signals were not displayed at the same time.
Fairwood Ave NB at Refugee Rd in Columbus, at the end of June this year. I don't think that 4-box arrangement is allowed in the MUTCD. Notice the SB approach has a similar arrangement (top left corner of photo).
A week later, those signalheads were rearranged to put the green circle and green arrow side by side on the bottom row.
A week after that, the thing was replaced by a "normal" doghouse assembly, with a 12" red and the rest of the lights only 8".
If they're having that much trouble with clearance under the signals, maybe they should raise the spanwire a bit...
You know, I've noticed that the T-signals in Delaware are becoming less and less common as time goes on. I wander if they eventually plan on getting rid of all the T-signals in the state. Also, T-signals in Delaware are used for through/right turn traffic where the red light is on the top left, and the top right is a red right arrow that is very rarely lit.
I'm not sure if this is "unusual" or a major "oops"?
Hwy 291 at Commercial St in Harrisonville, MO
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That's a major oops. MUTCD has a order of signal colors with balls/arrows and green over yellow is not part of that.
You don't purchase cars made on Friday. You shouldn't purchase signals made on Fridays either apparently.
I received a response from MODOT:
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Thank you for notifying us of the discrepancy in the signal head layout at 291 & Commercial Street in Harrisonville, MO.
This is a new signal set up at the intersection.
Our project manager has notified the contractor and the signal head configuration will be corrected by 06/23/16.
We appreciate your assistance with noticing this discrepancy and very much appreciate that you took the time to notify MoDOT.
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Roadman65, flaroads and I rode through this intersection in Jacksonville last week and were quite confused. The signals were first both green and red, then yellow/red simultaneously. Though I know these were malfunctioning, it was reminiscent of these in Wilmington, DE:
(https://www.aaroads.com/delaware/delaware999/delaware_av_sb_at_harrison_st_01.jpg)
and this signal in Baltimore:
(https://www.aaroads.com/mid-atlantic/maryland001/us-001_nb_at_fulton_av.jpg)
and while I'm at it, this long gone assembly from Prichard, Alabama:
(https://www.aaroads.com/southeast/alabama999/prichard_ave_eb_at_summerville_st_tl_03.jpg)
One red and one green at the same time. :hmm:
Red ball and green arrow may not be intuitive, but I've never got confused at this intersection of Wilshire/Santa Monica in Beverly Hills, CA:
THe red ball controls the straight movement and the green arrow controls the right turn.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.067015,-118.4106684,3a,75y,203.89h,87.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6__1Su6eyWtq3mYM7djRuw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: vtk on August 19, 2012, 05:22:58 PM
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Note: this is a composite of 2 photos. The red and green signals were not displayed at the same time.
If they're having that much trouble with clearance under the signals, maybe they should raise the spanwire a bit...
Am I seeing things wrong, or is the span wire connected to a utility pole? If so, then it's not simply a matter of raising the attachment. The electric company owns their poles and leases space below the electric lines to other entities by the inch (such as the cable company). There are also minimum height and clearance issues at work. For example, if a cable tech has to drive a J-hook into a pole more than just a few inches from the previous attachment, then he has to submit notice to the cable company, who then has to notify the electric company, or else it is an illegal attachment because it was done on another company's property.
A more reasonable approach would be a horizontal stoplight.
Quote from: kphoger on June 24, 2016, 06:46:19 PM
Quote from: vtk on August 19, 2012, 05:22:58 PM
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Note: this is a composite of 2 photos. The red and green signals were not displayed at the same time.
If they're having that much trouble with clearance under the signals, maybe they should raise the spanwire a bit...
Am I seeing things wrong, or is the span wire connected to a utility pole? If so, then it's not simply a matter of raising the attachment. The electric company owns their poles and leases space below the electric lines to other entities by the inch (such as the cable company). There are also minimum height and clearance issues at work. For example, if a cable tech has to drive a J-hook into a pole more than just a few inches from the previous attachment, then he has to submit notice to the cable company, who then has to notify the electric company, or else it is an illegal attachment because it was done on another company's property.
A more reasonable approach would be a horizontal stoplight.
It didn't stay that way for long. I'm not sure exactly what they did to resolve the clearance issue, but it was changed to a more conventional display about a week after I posted that.
Here are a couple of unusual traffic lights in Michigan.
A left turn signal with 3 arrows (RYG) and a red ball at the top in Detroit: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3704098,-83.0835837,3a,36.1y,70.23h,100.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssYR0jYV3A3uxQhoD1llb0A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
2 4-section signals with two red indications: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3494361,-83.0869134,3a,15y,43.92h,105.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suOAQT57oyZu8K3v6zeyBRg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
This had an arrow indication on what is now a green bulb. I was able to get a view on GSV of it. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3491796,-83.0880472,3a,15y,68.46h,91.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbufOL31sFLP7-vlgfd745g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
8-inch and 12-inch signals in clusters - East Lansing: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7597795,-84.4935005,3a,54.1y,348.71h,112.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6P3TRHdDMCweowp5lyIt2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: mightyace on June 11, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
Bump!
The only "Cobra Head" I've seen in person:
These are quite common in South Carolina