Erroneous road signs

[vtk]

RWY is runway, not railway.  I've seen railway as RY.  But it's Norfolk Southern Corp., not railroad or railway.

Or is the sign directing people to a north-south runway and I'm complaining about nothing?

[mrsman]

"CALIFORNIA" in the I-5 shield... US-199 only junctions with I-5 in Oregon.

The replacement BGS has a neutered I-5 shield.

Ahh, I see. Not a particularly surprising error, though. I doubt they had access to an I-5 shield with the word "Oregon" on it; perhaps the standards of the day called for state named interstate shields on overhead signs?

I don't consider this to be an error.  Yes, US 199 leads to I-5 in Oregon, but the sign itself is in California.

On another equivalent, think of the Chicago Skyway.  Technically, this is not part of I-90, yet of course it is the proper connection of I-90 between the Dan Ryan Expy and Indiana.  For most of its length it is supposed to be signed as "TO I-90".  Should the eastbound Skyway be signed with Indiana I-90 decals even though the whole road is in Illinois?  (On a technical basis the Interstate designation resumes at the state line.)

See

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7560458,-87.5860072,3a,75y,176.54h,94.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shlhoTbb3KEONwohEkyrl3A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Granted, the sign doesn't have a state designation anyway, but it would be ridiculous to have it be Indiana.

[PurdueBill]

"CALIFORNIA" in the I-5 shield... US-199 only junctions with I-5 in Oregon.

The replacement BGS has a neutered I-5 shield.

Ahh, I see. Not a particularly surprising error, though. I doubt they had access to an I-5 shield with the word "Oregon" on it; perhaps the standards of the day called for state named interstate shields on overhead signs?

I don't consider this to be an error.  Yes, US 199 leads to I-5 in Oregon, but the sign itself is in California.

On another equivalent, think of the Chicago Skyway.  Technically, this is not part of I-90, yet of course it is the proper connection of I-90 between the Dan Ryan Expy and Indiana.  For most of its length it is supposed to be signed as "TO I-90".  Should the eastbound Skyway be signed with Indiana I-90 decals even though the whole road is in Illinois?  (On a technical basis the Interstate designation resumes at the state line.)

See

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7560458,-87.5860072,3a,75y,176.54h,94.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shlhoTbb3KEONwohEkyrl3A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Granted, the sign doesn't have a state designation anyway, but it would be ridiculous to have it be Indiana.

Didn't FHWA say unequivocally that the Skyway was I-90?  There was supposedly a memo to that effect.  That and the posting of I-90 exit numbers to the Skyway exits in 2015 seem to put the issue to bed unless Illinois wanted to raise it and cause trouble themselves!

I'd have to search the hard drive, but I know that somewhere I have saved a photo from within Chicago with TO I-80/I-90/I-94/I-65 shields that all had INDIANA inside them...whether that was oversight or deliberate, who knows.

[theline]

It seems that this type of error has been mentioned here before, but my search didn't find it.  The error occurs where a highway goes from undivided to divided. There should be a BEGIN divided highway warning sign, but an END divided highway sign is posted instead. (I suspect that the proper sign was provided, but it was erected upside down.) My example is at the east end of the short section of divided US 6, near the US 31 interchange.

[tckma]

It seems that this type of error has been mentioned here before, but my search didn't find it.  The error occurs where a highway goes from undivided to divided. There should be a BEGIN divided highway warning sign, but an END divided highway sign is posted instead. (I suspect that the proper sign was provided, but it was erected upside down.) My example is at the east end of the short section of divided US 6, near the US 31 interchange.

One is just an upside-down version of the other, isn't it?

[theline]

It seems that this type of error has been mentioned here before, but my search didn't find it.  The error occurs where a highway goes from undivided to divided. There should be a BEGIN divided highway warning sign, but an END divided highway sign is posted instead. (I suspect that the proper sign was provided, but it was erected upside down.) My example is at the east end of the short section of divided US 6, near the US 31 interchange.

One is just an upside-down version of the other, isn't it?

Yep, that's why I suspect that the worker just installed it upside down. If I get back down there, I'll look at the back of the sign to see if I can figure it out.

[vtk]

I've pointed out this error before, both in locations I'm personally familiar with and in other people's pictures.

[Roadsguy]

US 743 reassurance shield in Hershey, PA, heading SB on Cocoa Ave just south of Hersheypark Drive. Should be PA 743.

[J N Winkler]

"CALIFORNIA" in the I-5 shield... US-199 only junctions with I-5 in Oregon.

The replacement BGS has a neutered I-5 shield.

Ahh, I see. Not a particularly surprising error, though. I doubt they had access to an I-5 shield with the word "Oregon" on it; perhaps the standards of the day called for state named interstate shields on overhead signs?

Not in California, which was among the first states (if not actually the very first) to specify guide-sign shields without the state name.  There is another bona-fide error:  "To" instead of "TO."

[Roadgeekteen]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

[US71]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

You should check and report back.

[jbnv]

This should be "Eighth." Lafayette, LA.


Eight by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[jeffandnicole]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

You should check and report back.

It's around here. Somewhere.  Unless it's gone.

[D-Dey65]

Spotted this at the west end of the overlap between I-70 and US 40 at Exit 121 near Midway, Missouri:

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9712299,-92.430362,3a,75y,52.05h,89.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU1Wv0CmR2o3gps5YDCJ57A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

The arrow shield for US 40 really should point in two directions, rather than just one.

[jakeroot]

This should be "Eighth." Lafayette, LA.

As a matter of style, yes. But I bet the legal street name is still "8 Street". At least around here, legal street names don't include the ordinal indication (even if written with one).

[jbnv]

This should be "Eighth." Lafayette, LA.

As a matter of style, yes. But I bet the legal street name is still "8 Street". At least around here, legal street names don't include the ordinal indication (even if written with one).

No, the name of the street is "Eighth." Lafayette has a set of numbered streets, and spells out the names. The ordinal form is correct.

[jakeroot]

This should be "Eighth." Lafayette, LA.

As a matter of style, yes. But I bet the legal street name is still "8 Street". At least around here, legal street names don't include the ordinal indication (even if written with one).

No, the name of the street is "Eighth." Lafayette has a set of numbered streets, and spells out the names. The ordinal form is correct.

Ahh, I see. So if you go to look up parcel information on Lafayette Parish's website, you'd type in the house number followed by "Eighth Street"? Definitely not the norm for my county's website. I have to type in "3 Street" for my house.

[jbnv]

This should be "Eighth." Lafayette, LA.

As a matter of style, yes. But I bet the legal street name is still "8 Street". At least around here, legal street names don't include the ordinal indication (even if written with one).

No, the name of the street is "Eighth." Lafayette has a set of numbered streets, and spells out the names. The ordinal form is correct.

Ahh, I see. So if you go to look up parcel information on Lafayette Parish's website, you'd type in the house number followed by "Eighth Street"? Definitely not the norm for my county's website. I have to type in "3 Street" for my house.

Yes. I just tried it.

[machias]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

Are you referring to the circle marker that looks like NJ 2 just east of the Concord Rotary? It's still there.

[SectorZ]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

Are you referring to the circle marker that looks like NJ 2 just east of the Concord Rotary? It's still there.

This? https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4630578,-71.3862397,3a,75y,143.28h,96.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6_lTLVg5BM3lpv8mZrwM1w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Voyager75]

US 11 has been temporarily demoted to AL 11 at Exit 166 in Ashville, AL as it's been rerouted on I-59 for construction. I say demoted even though there are a few US 11 Detour signs mixed in. Guess the guy caught his mistake toward the end.

[tckma]

I think there is an errenous mass 2 sign near concord, but it might be gone.

Are you referring to the circle marker that looks like NJ 2 just east of the Concord Rotary? It's still there.

This? https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4630578,-71.3862397,3a,75y,143.28h,96.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6_lTLVg5BM3lpv8mZrwM1w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

And does the Middlesex County 27 route marker in Acton still exist?  (Not only is it MA-27, but counties in Massachusetts only exist for the purposes of the court system and property ownership records.)  It's been several years since I lived in New England.

[elsmere241]

I don't have a picture, but one of the temporary construction signs on DE 141 north is for Exit 3B, I-95 and I-495 south to Newark and Baltimore.  I-495 ends just above DE 141.

[SectorZ]

And does the Middlesex County 27 route marker in Acton still exist?  (Not only is it MA-27, but counties in Massachusetts only exist for the purposes of the court system and property ownership records.)  It's been several years since I lived in New England.

It does. Went by it a couple of weeks ago. However, it is in very rough shape, peeling badly.

[7/8]

As pointed out by SignGeek101, the sign on the left should be MB 75 south instead of TCH 100 south.