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"Highway Gothic" outside the US and Canada - what other countries use it?
KCRoadFan:
Looking on Street View at some freeways in Spain in advance of a trip to that country in March 2023, I have noticed that several of the signs there, such as this set along the A-4 freeway in the south suburbs of Madrid, have the same FHWA "Highway Gothic" font that is commonly used in the US and Canada. Around the world, what other countries have you been to or seen that use that font on their signs? I know that Australia and New Zealand use Highway Gothic as well, and as far as European countries go, I believe the Netherlands also has signs with that font - aside from those, where else have you seen Highway Gothic? I'd be interested to know.
Chris:
Spain used Highway Gothic for its freeways and toll roads (autovía & autopista), but they are in the process of switching over to a Transport-derived front, to match what they use on secondary roads.
Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia also use Highway Gothic.
Taiwan: National Freeway Route 3 | 國道三號 by James Lin, on Flickr
Gresik - Surabaya Toll Road, East Java - Indonesia / Jalan Toll Gresik - Surabaya by ananto hermawan, on Flickr
Henry:
I believe that Mexico also uses FHWA on its signs as well.
bing101:
Netherlands and Germany uses Highway Gothic in some of the videos I seen on Motorways and Autobahns.
Scott5114:
--- Quote from: Henry on November 25, 2022, 08:43:44 PM ---I believe that Mexico also uses FHWA on its signs as well.
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Not quite—the letterforms are somewhat similar to FHWA Series, but it has enough differences that I would feel like I was faking it if I used FHWA Series to draw a Mexican sign.
--- Quote from: bing101 on November 27, 2022, 11:51:11 AM ---Netherlands and Germany uses Highway Gothic in some of the videos I seen on Motorways and Autobahns.
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Germany uses DIN 1451, not Highway Gothic.
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