Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[STLmapboy]

Anyone ever seen an interstate mileage sign this small?

[CardInLex]

In Long Island, NY, near Ronkonkoma. "Signals set for 30 mph."

This is close to an I1-1 in the MUTCD.

[STLmapboy]

In Long Island, NY, near Ronkonkoma. "Signals set for 30 mph."

This is close to an I1-1 in the MUTCD.

What is that?

[J3ebrules]

Anyone ever seen an interstate mileage sign this small?

They have important tolls to collect; forget you and your trip to Toledo. Pay them. You'll get there when you get there. 

[CardInLex]

In Long Island, NY, near Ronkonkoma. "Signals set for 30 mph."

This is close to an I1-1 in the MUTCD.

What is that?

Page 293. https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2gand2h.pdf

[GenExpwy]

Anyone ever seen an interstate mileage sign this small?

Not quite that small, but NYSDOT put up some decidedly undersized ones on I-390 near the Thruway.

[CardInLex]

Has anyone ever seen a stop sign with a backplate? This stop sign in Danville, KY had to get a backplate after the church across the road installed a bright red metal roof. Drivers were losing the stop sign in the roof. It's been like this for years now.

https://goo.gl/maps/HJd9cRDrQvGkDyeq5

[plain]

Has anyone ever seen a stop sign with a backplate? This stop sign in Danville, KY had to get a backplate after the church across the road installed a bright red metal roof. Drivers were losing the stop sign in the roof. It's been like this for years now.

https://goo.gl/maps/HJd9cRDrQvGkDyeq5

I like it.

[Revive 755]

How about a 'Right Turns Obey Right Arrow' sign in LaGrange, IL?

[Rothman]

Anyone ever seen an interstate mileage sign this small?

Not quite that small, but NYSDOT put up some decidedly undersized ones on I-390 near the Thruway.

There's also the "DeWitt 3" sign on I-481 NB just after leaving I-81 south of Syracuse.

[mrsman]

How about a 'Right Turns Obey Right Arrow' sign in LaGrange, IL?

So unnecessarily complicated.  Just put up a sign "no turn on red arrow" and call it a day.  Only need one sign on the right side of that intersection.

[1995hoo]

Then in DC there are some that say "Turn Right on Green -> Only":

https://goo.gl/maps/epQfXUQUHWzMeRrj9

I hate those intersections because at some of them, including the one shown, the green arrow comes on at the end of the cycle. You can guess what that means: It's borderline impossible to turn right without running the light because the pedestrians flat-out refuse to stop crossing when the "Don't Walk" sign comes on with the green arrow and they get extremely belligerent if a driver forces the issue.

[EpicRoadways]

A few years ago Minnesota inexplicably began replacing some aging overhead sign assemblies with some bizarre permtemporary signs mounted on breakaway posts that for a variety of reasons seem to have issues. Aside from looking cheap, there are some serious safety concerns with the signs. MNDOT usually has solid signage and these signs aren't by any means a new standard or anything, but I figure this is a good place to rant about them.
https://goo.gl/maps/uYuVGWEfRyT9PVdz6 -From Owatonna. No advance signage for the next interchange- at all!
https://goo.gl/maps/SJY63ssdDmrc6Xba8 -From Mahtomedi. Again with the lack of advance signage (at a cloverleaf interchange in an urban area too!). Not to mention that the sign already looks damaged a year after installation.
https://goo.gl/maps/pKR43JzdhQDBUpFT6 -From St Paul. Four busy lanes of traffic in an urban area and ground-mounted BGS's don't mix. No way you'll spot this sign on one of the busiest sections of highway in the state.
https://goo.gl/maps/YWSvnxS4BuPGyq8w7 -Just up the road from the previous example. If only there were a large overhead assembly with nothing over the rightmost lane...

These signs have all been this way for two or three years now. The ones in rural areas I understand replacing given how expensive overhead assemblies are, but the ones in urban areas are just unsafe. Consistency is key, and if drivers are expecting BGS's to be overhead then you can't just throw in a ground-mounted one and hope that drivers in the left two lanes crane their necks to see it. Again it's a shame that these are MNDOT installs because usually they have such great signage. 

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/50290314036/in/dateposted-public/?fbclid=IwAR31pifxU8kh_cRykU-qwKGVPGOl5BYT7Nkz_eZHo10S0Jm7TRSR_lb6Hao

The assembly holding the US 50 Guide is not made for that particular sign.  Though in 2009 this was, it might of been corrected.  However, what were they thinking then?

[D-Dey65]

I hope nobody else has seen this sign, because I'm going to post it:
https://imgflip.com/i/46xv9u?nerp=1593791899#com5064473

US 192 stays in FL and is only 75 miles long.  It should be demoted to a state highway.

If they did, it will not be demoted to FL 192 (which belongs in the northwestern part of the state), but FL 530 (west of Kissimmee) and FL 500 (east of US 441).

[ attribution, source ]

Again, the sign I intended to show was this one:
https://imgflip.com/i/46xv9u?nerp=1593791899

[kphoger]

In Long Island, NY, near Ronkonkoma. "Signals set for 30 mph."

This is close to an I1-1 in the MUTCD.

What is that?

Page 293. https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2gand2h.pdf

Ain't nobody got time fo dat scrolling!

[Amtrakprod]

iPhone

[D-Dey65]

In Long Island, NY, near Ronkonkoma. "Signals set for 30 mph."

I never thought I'd see a sign like that on Long Island. Also that's Church Street and Locust Avenue in Bohemia.

I've already added some sites in Bohemia to grab pictures of, and now I think I may need them even more.

[STLmapboy]

Do these exit only signs on a newer NY Thruway BGS look a bit Canadian to anyone? The older sign had a more standard "exit only" tab, but even that was a little big.

[1995hoo]

Do these exit only signs on a newer NY Thruway BGS look a bit Canadian to anyone? The older sign had a more standard "exit only" tab, but even that was a little big.

The border around the "exit only" portions is interesting, but otherwise the overall style doesn't strike me as anything peculiar. We have a similar design (without the border) not far from where I live: https://goo.gl/maps/C2grMjUNVi43jt8J9

[jakeroot]

I have no idea what this sign on WA-16 was trying to read:

"MILE POST 7.28 AHEAD EQUALS 5.05 BACK"

An important note is that WA-16 is weird because of the mileage taking a leap on either side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. I suppose this sign is meant to indicate that the mile posts have suddenly decreased substantially after crossing from Gig Harbor into Tacoma. Exit 8, just on the other side of the bridge, is only about a 1.5 miles from Exit 4, the immediate exit on the Tacoma side, but these both align with mileposts along the highway. I think WA-16 ended up being shorter in Tacoma than expected, hence the missing mileage.

[Scott5114]

Yeah, that's a milepost equation. 5.05 = 7.28, so the intervening 2.23 miles is skipped. Usually they're posted in a more cryptic fashion since they're meant more for DOT reference than for motorists.

[STLmapboy]

Yeah, that's a milepost equation. 5.05 = 7.28, so the intervening 2.23 miles is skipped. Usually they're posted in a more cryptic fashion since they're meant more for DOT reference than for motorists.

And it probably has been made more subtle, as the sign has since been removed.

[jmacswimmer]

Anyone ever seen an interstate mileage sign this small?

Not quite that small, but NYSDOT put up some decidedly undersized ones on I-390 near the Thruway.

There's also the "DeWitt 3" sign on I-481 NB just after leaving I-81 south of Syracuse.

The PA Turnpike also has some tiny ones.

[jakeroot]

Does anyone know why, at the entrance to the Harano Tunnels along the H3 Freeway on Oahu, the overhead gantry has two-way traffic warning signs facing away from the travel direction?

See here on maps: "TWO-WAY TRAFFIC"

There are approximately three billion signs prior to this point indicating "WRONG WAY" or "GO BACK" or "DO NO ENTER", so I'm confused why after all of that, they'd grant you the satisfaction of a two-way traffic warning sign.