Department of Redundancy Department

[kphoger]

https://goo.gl/maps/DobhtraFtJxfp5NJ8

Two NY 384 shields. One with EAST and the other TO.

South.

[plain]

US 1, Route 1

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1CikE7CskoyyxX4o6

[kurumi]

Along those lines (US 1, Route 1); if you prefer using names instead of route numbers, I-440 in Nashville has you covered:



"Four-Forty Parkway", Nashville by therealkurumi, on Flickr

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/DobhtraFtJxfp5NJ8

Two NY 384 shields. One with EAST and the other TO.

South.

So i see. I thought it was erroneous until I see eventually it turns south at Towanda and follows Delaware Avenue into Buffalo.

https://goo.gl/maps/mv54kFce5CZ3bzFu8
This shield assembly south of NY 104 is odd to reference I-90 here due to its location from I-90 requires a travel on I-190 to reach it.

[webny99]

https://goo.gl/maps/mv54kFce5CZ3bzFu8
This shield assembly south of NY 104 is odd to reference I-90 here due to its location from I-90 requires a travel on I-190 to reach it.

That is one of the more egregious examples, but it's quite common for I-90/Thruway to be referenced even when it requires several turns. Sometimes it's I-90 on its own, sometimes it's the Thruway trailblazer on its own, and sometimes it's both.

Example (requires left here, right on NY 318, right on NY 414, left onto entrance ramp)
Example (requires right here, left on Cider St, right onto entrance ramp)

[odditude]

US 1, Route 1

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1CikE7CskoyyxX4o6

that's on greenout over the highway's previous name, which is now simply Route 1. imo, they should've left the greenout blank.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/fFTTH4FEvtQXcEK89
Toronto twice here.

[7/8]

https://goo.gl/maps/fFTTH4FEvtQXcEK89
Toronto twice here.

I think this one is okay. The first "Toronto" beside the 405 is a control city. The second "Toronto" beside the QEW is actually a direction (equivalent of "west") since the QEW doesn't use normal directions (due to it's horseshoe shape). This sign makes it clear that the 405 only gives access to the Toronto-direction of the QEW, with no access to the Niagara/Fort Erie-direction.

[plain]

US 1, Route 1

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1CikE7CskoyyxX4o6

that's on greenout over the highway's previous name, which is now simply Route 1. imo, they should've left the greenout blank.

Would've been better to just use control cities. Richmond and Chester or Colonial Heights would do.

[LilianaUwU]

One RR 25 shield too much on ON 401 in Colborne:

ON 401 WB at RR 25 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[roadman65]

US 1, Route 1

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1CikE7CskoyyxX4o6

that's on greenout over the highway's previous name, which is now simply Route 1. imo, they should've left the greenout blank.

Would've been better to just use control cities. Richmond and Chester or Colonial Heights would do.

No . It was clearly a message to be sent to all of us.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/z3QZ3Uy9TvsWSpkFA
Two I-95 shields here.

Funny thing is a US 1 south shield is needed as this is where the US Route briefly shares pavement with I-95 from this here ramp.

[CovalenceSTU]

I wonder if the left lane has to turn or not...


Showing all of them at once is a challenge, but there are 3 separate signs leading up to this corner:

[plain]

Keep left for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel × 2

https://maps.app.goo.gl/chnXHs4T467TKWeR6

[amroad17]

Keep left for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel × 2

https://maps.app.goo.gl/chnXHs4T467TKWeR6

It looks as if the first sign was supposed to be taken down but forgotten because the second sign has been put up on a newer wood post.

Of course, with the driving habits of some motorists, keeping the two redundant signs could be beneficial in case a motorist wasn't paying attention when reaching the first sign.

[JoePCool14]

Keep left for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel × 2

https://maps.app.goo.gl/chnXHs4T467TKWeR6

While not necessarily redundant, that BGS for I-664 seems a bit overloaded with text. Even having that Downtown Hampton sign on the left may be better placed elsewhere not on this gantry.

[LilianaUwU]

Wasted metal on an Emergency Detour Route assembly in Port Hope, Ontario:

Redundant EDR ON 401 signs (no flash) by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

In Michigan, detours for state routes (either for the routes themselves or for closed ramps) are signed right up to the point where the detour merges or turns onto the route, which leads to stuff like this:

[JoePCool14]

Hey guys, I think this might just be a tollway ahead!



IL-173 near Machesney Park, IL.

[PurdueBill]

Hey guys, I think this might just be a tollway ahead!



IL-173 near Machesney Park, IL.

Definitely a place where a yellow panel at the top reading "A TOLL ROAD" like New Hampshire would be the easy way out.

[JoePCool14]

Hey guys, I think this might just be a tollway ahead!



IL-173 near Machesney Park, IL.

Definitely a place where a yellow panel at the top reading "A TOLL ROAD" like New Hampshire would be the easy way out.

Definitely. This sign is probably close to 15 years old, given there's no yellow TOLL banner and there's no Clearview. Nowadays, a yellow TOLL banner would be present.

This one has two yellow TOLL banners, which doesn't really make sense either: https://goo.gl/maps/Sqs9YesMrrzbdUYX6

[plain]

Hey guys, I think this might just be a tollway ahead!



IL-173 near Machesney Park, IL.

Definitely a place where a yellow panel at the top reading "A TOLL ROAD" like New Hampshire would be the easy way out.

Definitely. This sign is probably close to 15 years old, given there's no yellow TOLL banner and there's no Clearview. Nowadays, a yellow TOLL banner would be present.

This one has two yellow TOLL banners, which doesn't really make sense either: https://goo.gl/maps/Sqs9YesMrrzbdUYX6

For all that they might as well just stuck a single TOLL banner above the entire BGS. Wouldn't be as good as TOLL ROAD across the top but still.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/BD8T5b1iZT9NG2MP6
I-196 BL twice here.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/vCsz522edZfEErZd6
Two panels for the same single lane exit here.

[kirbykart]

https://goo.gl/maps/vCsz522edZfEErZd6
Two panels for the same single lane exit here.

One is for the main roadway and one is for the C/D lanes.