The Best of Road Signs

[SignGeek101]

I think this is one of the few BGSes left in BC that use Series E in the route shield (the standard since at least 2000 is helvetica  ). I don't recall seeing any other signs like this.

There is a clear green out; not sure what it was.



GMSV: http://goo.gl/maps/K7R61

[Brian556]

That's odd having the KEEP RIGHT sign below the divided highway ends sign.
Any particular reason it's there?

I do think this style of KEEP RIGHT sign should be added to the MUTCD for non-median uses. Example: Hills/sharp turns on unpaved roads.

[Brandon]

A couple of button copy survivors.

[Kacie Jane]

I'm going to have to put that second sign in the "really really good, but not the Best of the Best" category. The spacing between the shields makes me read it as 80 (but not 90) East, and 90 (but not 80) West. (Plus, what's with the arrows on both signs?)

[signalman]

I'm going to have to put that second sign in the "really really good, but not the Best of the Best" category. The spacing between the shields makes me read it as 80 (but not 90) East, and 90 (but not 80) West. (Plus, what's with the arrows on both signs?)

I read it that way too (even though I know they run concurrently there).  Glad to see I am not the only one to view the sign in that light.

[mrsman]

But if the 80/90 sign leads to that confusion, shouldn't it not even be classified as very good?

The 80 and 90 need to be closer together, obviously.

[vtk]

That's odd having the KEEP RIGHT sign below the divided highway ends sign.
Any particular reason it's there?

I supect that's an upside down "divided highway begins" sign. Somehow these get installed upside down a lot.

[Brandon]

That's odd having the KEEP RIGHT sign below the divided highway ends sign.
Any particular reason it's there?

I supect that's an upside down "divided highway begins" sign. Somehow these get installed upside down a lot.

They're commonly used that way to signify the end of a divided highway section.

[Mapmikey]

That's odd having the KEEP RIGHT sign below the divided highway ends sign.
Any particular reason it's there?

I supect that's an upside down "divided highway begins" sign. Somehow these get installed upside down a lot.

They're commonly used that way to signify the end of a divided highway section.

This is common in Virginia:

Here is VA 99 leaving I-81:


In a totally different part of the state, you can see another example on VA 7 Bus EB just past VA 287:


Sometimes the KEEP RIGHT sign is posted separately...

Mapmikey

[vtk]

I supect that's an upside down "divided highway begins" sign. Somehow these get installed upside down a lot.

They're commonly used that way to signify the end of a divided highway section.

Yes, and that's fine when it's at the end of a divided highway section.

I sometimes see them installed this way at the beginning of a divided highway section (which would make more sense in combination with "keep right").  It's like some sign designers get confused as to which orientation belongs in which context.

[Mapmikey]

Virginia does it that way too...

US 522 entering Virginia above Winchester


US 501 entering Virginia below South Boston


Mapmikey

[freebrickproductions]

Found this today in Boaz, AL. It's an old Alabama stop sign that still stands next to the railroad crossing on Line Avenue. It was yellow at one time, but most of the yellow has since faded to white. Some of the yellow remains where the black paint has flaked off.
This is probably the last one standing in the entire state. Although I've heard that Gadsden may still have a few. I'll have to go find them. It's still something you don't see much of anymore. I sure didn't expect to find it!

Old Alabama Stop Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Old Alabama Stop Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Old Alabama Stop Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Old Alabama Stop Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

[roadfro]

Virginia does it that way too...

US 522 entering Virginia above Winchester

Yeah, that is completely backwards. The diamond warning sign (divided highway begins) should be in advance of the actual condition. The keep right sign should be in the median (and really should use the standard text+arrow or symbolic message).

[ctsignguy]

A battle-scarred veteran still standing strong in likely it's fifth decade of service....

[cjk374]

Virginia does it that way too...

US 522 entering Virginia above Winchester

Yeah, that is completely backwards. The diamond warning sign (divided highway begins) should be in advance of the actual condition. The keep right sign should be in the median (and really should use the standard text+arrow or symbolic message).

I agree.  When US 167 was widened to a divided 4-lane highway here in Louisiana, they put the divided highway ahead diamond where the median starts.  It should be an R4-7 or an R4-7a IMO.

[mrsman]

I supect that's an upside down "divided highway begins" sign. Somehow these get installed upside down a lot.

They're commonly used that way to signify the end of a divided highway section.

Yes, and that's fine when it's at the end of a divided highway section.

I sometimes see them installed this way at the beginning of a divided highway section (which would make more sense in combination with "keep right").  It's like some sign designers get confused as to which orientation belongs in which context.

I've also seen "two-way traffic" (diamond with up and down arrows next to each other) used when a divided highway ends.

[agentsteel53]

very interesting - flat, printed STOP sign with block fonts.  the one I know of in Gadsden is fully embossed, with round fonts, and does not have the two horizontal bars.

[PHLBOS]

Found this today in Boaz, AL. It's an old Alabama stop sign that still stands next to the railroad crossing on Line Avenue. It was yellow at one time, but most of the yellow has since faded to white. Some of the yellow remains where the black paint has flaked off.
This is probably the last one standing in the entire state. Although I've heard that Gadsden may still have a few. I'll have to go find them. It's still something you don't see much of anymore. I sure didn't expect to find it!

Why's the old STOP sign set so far away from the pavement edge?  Was the road originally wider or aligned closer to the old sign?

[Mergingtraffic]

A battle-scarred veteran still standing strong in likely it's fifth decade of service....

Where is this? I take this road everyday. 

[cjk374]

A Lincoln Parish route marker...very few left in the field.

http://www.instantstreetview.com/2bmmhcz1n69rez3vizjdz2u

[ctsignguy]

A battle-scarred veteran still standing strong in likely it's fifth decade of service....

Where is this? I take this road everyday. 

Side road in Old Saybrook.

[national highway 1]

[freebrickproductions]

Found this today in Stevenson, AL:

Yellow Yield Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Yellow Yield Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

[vdeane]

Found this just off NY 137:

[national highway 1]