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

[US 89]

A few months ago, I said in the thread that a billboard in Moab, UT on US 191 NORTH looked like it recycled an old freeway sign...  I was excited to see it in the distance coming from the south on my way home today..

Well, with all the recent fierce winds, the fabric for the actual billboard ad gave way, and the BGS is now on display as of today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/198139625@N03/albums/72177720307625887/

The bad news is that someone already defaced it, if you look closely at the close up shot -- although they are technically correct S this is US 191 NORTH...

There's actually not that many southbound I-15 pull-throughs like that. If I had to guess where that was originally located, I'd say it was this sign, approaching the south I-215 interchange. The sign and the gantry it's on were removed in 2019 when a lane was added to most of southbound I-15 in Salt Lake County.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/bGZKPJ5aFcyhry5KA
The all caps abbreviation for the state of Illinois is odd on the signal street sign as this is the old abbreviation that used mixed case at the time. The all upper is to be used only for the latest two letter abbreviations.

[Dirt Roads]

This traffic circle ahead sign (W2-6) on Eubanks Road near Chapel Hill, North Carolina is badly skewed to the right.  Once you get there, the real-life traffic circle is also skewed to the right.

[jakeroot]

This traffic circle ahead sign (W2-6) on Eubanks Road near Chapel Hill, North Carolina is badly skewed to the right.  Once you get there, the real-life traffic circle is also skewed to the right.

I find the terminology odd too, it's quite clearly a roundabout.

I understand they are colloquially referred to as traffic circles in many parts of the country, but engineers have often made a point of separating roundabouts and traffic circles due to differences in age and design standards. To then ignore all that and sign a roundabout as a traffic circle anyway...it's a little baffling to me.

[PurdueBill]

https://goo.gl/maps/bGZKPJ5aFcyhry5KA
The all caps abbreviation for the state of Illinois is odd on the signal street sign as this is the old abbreviation that used mixed case at the time. The all upper is to be used only for the latest two letter abbreviations.

To use mixed case and avoid easily reading as "|||" would require a nonstandard serifed character "I", which is seen out there (from Steve's NY 5S page https://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ny/ny_5s/):

All the signs for the exit eastbound and westbound have the serifed I.

[Big John]

^^Wisconsin adds serifs for county highways I/II

[TBKS1]

Pretty interesting road construction sign on Rodney Parham road in Little Rock

[74/171FAN]

VA 288 is the only road where I have seen mile-markers like "MILE 01".

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218792295358972&set=a.10218792402641654

Mileage Mike just covered the most interesting Work Zone Ground Sign ever on I-69C/US 281 near I-2 at 15:38.

 

Adding a 1/3 mileage sign on VA 20 NB to I-64 WB that I am surprised survived a sign replacement cycle.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218792930734856&set=a.10218793136620003

Adding odd text PA 56 WB/PA 403 NB Text Signs at the west end of their concurrency in Johnstown:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218803508599296&set=a.10218803851287863

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/15826149515
The placement of the two lane control arrows is odd here.

[74/171FAN]

Nice looking blue signs being used for destinations in Greensburg, PA:  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218803521639622&set=a.10218803851287863

An old 22-30 text sign on PA 380 WB at PA 8 SN in Pittsburgh:  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218803557720524&set=a.10218803851287863

[LilianaUwU]

Pretty interesting road construction sign on Rodney Parham road in Little Rock

Unless there's an actual SPEED LIMIT 35 sign somewhere in the road work zone, that sign is unenforceable.

[andrepoiy]

I discovered this distance sign which was made out of street sign blades in Kingston ON. Too cheap to manufacture a real sign it seems.

[amroad17]

VA 288 is the only road where I have seen mile-markers like "MILE 01".

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218792295358972&set=a.10218792402641654

Mileage Mike just covered the most interesting Work Zone Ground Sign ever on I-69C/US 281 near I-2 at 15:38.

 

Adding a 1/3 mileage sign on VA 20 NB to I-64 WB that I am surprised survived a sign replacement cycle.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218792930734856&set=a.10218793136620003

Adding odd text PA 56 WB/PA 403 NB Text Signs at the west end of their concurrency in Johnstown:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218803508599296&set=a.10218803851287863

https://goo.gl/maps/kbGRyUnswVdh26Nx5
I-86 in NY does the same for miles 0-9.

[74/171FAN]

On US 19 NB near I-80:  I had never seen this shield used before when a divided highway begins.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218803647162760&set=a.10218803851287863)

[Scott5114]

That's a lane ends sign mounted upside down. Not MUTCD compliant.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51697649896
Think this is an interesting way to inform motorists that two US routes part ways.

[roadman65]

Interesting way to tell drivers the merge ahead is a heavy traffic merge. Most signs are the traditional MUTCD signs before it, but this includes a large warning, which I find practical as all heavy merges should sign this way IMO.
https://goo.gl/maps/gJfMF7kgM3SdzV868

[PurdueBill]

That's a lane ends sign mounted upside down. Not MUTCD compliant.

Indiana Toll Road scoffs at an upside-down lane-ends sign only tapering at one side.   https://goo.gl/maps/v2PqR595niL4dDDu8

[Amaury]

Driving on I-5 northbound earlier, and I saw this sign that says to follow I-705 north in text. No shield.

https://goo.gl/maps/Jtsz6gua5cqWwZ826

[jakeroot]

Driving on I-5 northbound earlier, and I saw this sign that says to follow I-705 north in text. No shield.

https://goo.gl/maps/Jtsz6gua5cqWwZ826

Ha, I remember seeing that almost everyday when I lived in Tacoma for a few years. Even more unusual is that it just says "705", not even an "I".

Slightly better GSV link, from the actual C/D roadway: https://goo.gl/maps/LjmzSi1MNTpxD6Jq7

[74/171FAN]

I do not have this photo yet, but the top banner here actually says "ALT TO". 

Obviously the sign is directing traffic to US 22 by turning right instead of left.

I went and took the picture of this sign today.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218839185571198&set=a.10218247474178783)

[CoreySamson]

I'm sorry, but what the heck is an "oil iggie"? And if it's misspelled, what the heck is it talking about?

https://goo.gl/maps/W8cnMVqxLjErbQP68

[J N Winkler]

I'm sorry, but what the heck is an "oil iggie"? And if it's misspelled, what the heck is it talking about?

https://goo.gl/maps/W8cnMVqxLjErbQP68

I'm pretty sure the letter P is missing.  "Oil piggie" is plausible slang for a waste oil collection receptacle; there is at least one that is marketed using "pig" as part of a registered mark.

When I last used such a tank to dispose of old motor oil, which was more than 25 years ago, it was basically a large cigar-shaped metal tank with an opening in the middle of the top that had a heavy screw cap.  (The form factor was not dissimilar to that of a railroad tank car.)  I imagine the newer ones offer more sophisticated features for spill management.

[D-Dey65]

If signs like this only exist in Gulf Hammock, Florida, I'll be so disappointed.

[74/171FAN]

^I do not remember seeing this sign when I was in the area back in March, but the exhibit itself just popped up so I was not looking for a sign at that point.