Erroneous road signs

[Molandfreak]

Change the I-84 to NY 84 and you'd have a trifecta of wrongness. Has there existed a sign that has the state, US and Interstate marker wrong?

Add county and township to that, and you've got one heck of a problem!

[Kacie Jane]

http://goo.gl/maps/QV0oF

This isn't nearly as cool as the US 99 shield downtown, so I have no qualms about showing off my analness and posting this once-correct sign here.  The road in question hasn't been SR 900 for 21 years.

[NE2]

I have no qualms about showing off my analness

The word is anality.

[Kacie Jane]

I have no qualms about showing off my analness

The word is anality.

NE2 also has no qualms about showing off his anality.

[Brandon]

I have no qualms about showing off my analness

The word is anality.

NE2 also has no qualms about showing off his anality.

Or any alanality.

[Darkchylde]

...I didn't know US 350 went to Kansas City!



Found along I-470 Eastbound today. It's supposed to lead to MO 350.

[djsinco]

Mama Mia, thats'a spicy detour!

[roadman65]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Florence,+Florence+Township,+NJ&hl=en&ll=40.101956,-74.786281&spn=0.003709,0.010267&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=8.70927,21.027832&oq=florence,+nj&t=h&hnear=Florence,+Florence+Township,+Burlington,+New+Jersey&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.101956,-74.786281&panoid=IUUf0yJAM8Lh612wiQ9Wlw&cbp=12,190.24,,0,-22.5

This is on the US 130 ramp to the NJ Turnpike Pearl Harbor Extension in Florence, NJ.  Even though the extension is E-W, the Turnpike is not and the sign for the left should read both Turnpike North and South and the sign on the right should be Pennsylvania Turnpike West or just plain Pennsylvania Turnpike.

[cpzilliacus]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Florence,+Florence+Township,+NJ&hl=en&ll=40.101956,-74.786281&spn=0.003709,0.010267&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=8.70927,21.027832&oq=florence,+nj&t=h&hnear=Florence,+Florence+Township,+Burlington,+New+Jersey&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.101956,-74.786281&panoid=IUUf0yJAM8Lh612wiQ9Wlw&cbp=12,190.24,,0,-22.5

This is on the US 130 ramp to the NJ Turnpike Pearl Harbor Extension in Florence, NJ.  Even though the extension is E-W, the Turnpike is not and the sign for the left should read both Turnpike North and South and the sign on the right should be Pennsylvania Turnpike West or just plain Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Won't that have to get re-signed as I-95 North (for the "East" direction) and I-95 South (for "West") in the relatively near future?

[Roadsguy]

Since there are no other exits on the PA Spur, it should just be signed "PA Turnpike" for westbound and "New Jersey Turnpike" for eastbound, of course with blank spots for I-95 shields (and maybe TO I-276 ones too for westbound).

[PHLBOS]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Florence,+Florence+Township,+NJ&hl=en&ll=40.101956,-74.786281&spn=0.003709,0.010267&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=8.70927,21.027832&oq=florence,+nj&t=h&hnear=Florence,+Florence+Township,+Burlington,+New+Jersey&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.101956,-74.786281&panoid=IUUf0yJAM8Lh612wiQ9Wlw&cbp=12,190.24,,0,-22.5

This is on the US 130 ramp to the NJ Turnpike Pearl Harbor Extension in Florence, NJ.  Even though the extension is E-W, the Turnpike is not and the sign for the left should read both Turnpike North and South and the sign on the right should be Pennsylvania Turnpike West or just plain Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Given the fact that the extension is indeed part of the NJ Turnpike system itself; the E-W cardinals likely reflect such.  It's considered a branch-off/spur not unlike the Exit 14-14A-14B-14C Newark-Bayonne spur (I-78 East of the mainline NJTP/I-95) further north.

Since there are no other exits on the PA Spur, it should just be signed "PA Turnpike" for westbound and "New Jersey Turnpike" for eastbound, of course with blank spots for I-95 shields (and maybe TO I-276 ones too for westbound).

Agree 100%.

[jeffandnicole]

I noticed as well that the sign states "Del. Mem. Bridge".  Are the signs on this ramp the only ones in the state that actually spell out "Bridge" rather than "Br." when the rest of name is abbrevated?

[roadman65]

I noticed as well that the sign states "Del. Mem. Bridge".  Are the signs on this ramp the only ones in the state that actually spell out "Bridge" rather than "Br." when the rest of name is abbrevated?

I never noticed that when I was looking at it, but I was intrigued that it was mentioned at all considering that "Camden" was always used at the Exit 6 Interchange proper for the SB Turnpike mainline.

Interesting though.

[PHLBOS]

I noticed as well that the sign states "Del. Mem. Bridge".  Are the signs on this ramp the only ones in the state that actually spell out "Bridge" rather than "Br." when the rest of name is abbrevated?

I never noticed that when I was looking at it, but I was intrigued that it was mentioned at all considering that "Camden" was always used at the Exit 6 Interchange proper for the SB Turnpike mainline.

Interesting though.

Guess on my part but the likely reason for not including Camden on that particular interchange BGS is due to US 130 also heads towards Camden as well.  Let's be honest, unless there's a serious traffic issue/road closure w/either US 130 or nearby I-295; nobody from the Bordentown/Florence area (where the interchange is located) is going to use the NJ Turnpike to head towards Camden.

[okroads]

A couple of new sign errors near Henryetta, OK:


DSC02183 by okroads, on Flickr


DSC02257 by okroads, on Flickr

[hbelkins]

Just as you cross into Ohio from Indiana on US 50, you're greeted with this:


IMG_2791 by hbelkins, on Flickr

[vtk]

And it's the fugly variant too...

[kphoger]

That's just Ohio with bed head.

[Brandon]

However, it is a fairly accurate Ohio outline, unlike the typical Ohio state route shield which makes the northeast corner of the state as far south a Toledo.  The only problem is, this is US-50.

[vtk]

However, it is a fairly accurate Ohio outline, unlike the typical Ohio state route shield which makes the northeast corner of the state as far south a Toledo. 

No, not quite.  In the "standard"* outline, Toledo is about an inch south of Conneaut.  Plus, in this "bedhead" outline, the Ohio River looks like some cheap cartoonish lineart, with cusps in strange places, and then it melts seamlessly into the Pennsylvania border, which continues to curve all the way up to Lake Erie.  And in the northwest part of the state, it looks as if Michigan won the Toledo War.  I'll concede that the overall shape of the Ohio River is slightly better represented in the "bedhead" version, but that's not a good thing; it leaves less room for a number that way.

*It's debatable as to whether there is a "standard" shape for Ohio state route markers.  Of course there's the Sign Design Manual, which offers third-generation or worse Xerox copies of drawings against a grid, with no dimensions at all, but otherwise thorough, with separate drawings for 2- vs 3-digit and independent mount vs guide sign uses.  On the other hand, there's the Ohio MUTCD, which says somewhere "The correct design of an Ohio state route marker can be found on page XX"; turning to that page, there's a fairly small example of a 2-digit route marker that looks like it was drawn quickly without even trying to capture the details present in the SDM drawings or most existing signs.

[hbelkins]

it looks as if Michigan won the Toledo War.

Some would argue that Michigan DID win that war! 

[Brandon]

it looks as if Michigan won the Toledo War.

Some would argue that Michigan DID win that war! 

We lost Toledo and gained the Upper Peninsula.  The sole loser, I guess, was Wisconsin, and that depends upon how much of a prize you consider Toledo.

[jwolfer]

I just saw a construction sign at the exit from I-95 south to US 90 EAST just south of downtown Jacksonville.  Had a blue US 90 shield.. but it looked more like a Quebec Autoroute sign than a US highway sign

At least it was a colored correctly, I will try and get a pic sometime but real unsafe to stop... no shoulder due to construction

[vtk]

I have a relatively old digital camera that's been pretty good for roadgeek photos. Set it in "shutter priority" mode, set shutter speed to 1/500 (then aperture is chosen automatically), set focus at infinity, and I can snap clear photos of signs while whizzing by at freeway speed.  I'm not sure if this is a typical feature of contemporary point-and-shoot cameras...

[okroads]

The exit tabs are switched here (Exit 151B is I-35 South, Exit 151C is I-235 North). Pic taken by me on 5-11-13:


DSC02179 by okroads, on Flickr

What's even more baffling is that these exit tabs were correct back in December (pic taken by me on 12-13-12):


DSC04943 by okroads, on Flickr