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

[noelbotevera]

I was told these Sibley County creations probably fit here.

Put hyphens between them, remove the Minnesota shield, and then this photo belongs on the Eastern Seaboard.

[CrystalWalrein]

CR 670 'starts', rather than 'begins'. Wrightstown, NJ.

[freebrickproductions]

This CR 420 shield in Lauderdale County, AL seems to have been rather sloppily made:
CR 420 by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
CR 420 by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Also, I saw three other posts where CR 420 shields had been in the area, but were all gone. This was the only one left. The others must've been stolen.

(NB4 weed jokes.)

[plain]

A weird mileage fraction in Pensacola, FL


IMG_7114 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Here's one in Virginia. This actually replaced a BGS that was mounted on the overpass and basically said the same thing as the current side mounted one, mileage fraction and all
https://goo.gl/maps/Y9JJk3EdLBR2

[3web]

This CR 420 shield in Lauderdale County, AL seems to have been rather sloppily made:
CR 420 by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
CR 420 by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Also, I saw three other posts where CR 420 shields had been in the area, but were all gone. This was the only one left. The others must've been stolen.

(NB4 weed jokes.)

Heh, they must have been on weed making that sign!

[Truvelo]

How about this sad looking 2

[jeffandnicole]

A better job done here than some transportation departments... http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20161228_Your_guide_to_the_Mummers.html

[freebrickproductions]

I just realized we've reached 100 pages of weird and unusual road signs. Wow.

[jay8g]

Reverse-color chevron signs?

[cl94]

Reverse-color chevron signs?

New York did that quite a bit earlier. Scroll down to the bottom. Those were taken out about 5 years ago with a bridge replacement project.

[1995hoo]

Any idea how common these signs are ("One vehicle in median at a time")? Washington uses them sparingly on divided highways:

Somewhat late reply, but I've seen something similar in concept on US-50 in Virginia in the vicinity of the South Riding development. The signs there say "NO DOUBLE STACKING IN CROSSOVER." I presume it means that if one car is pulled out waiting to turn, another car isn't supposed to pull out next to that person, but to me it sounds more like they're telling you not to eat Five Guys burgers there.

Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9249364,-77.5075039,3a,75y,267.66h,94.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seG9WQ9Ll3PLSxncAWZ0J9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[SignGeek101]

"Acceleration Lane" Sign:
https://goo.gl/maps/2SqHJTS6WeT2

This intersection is being replaced with a DDI by the end of 2018 so this sign will no longer be here.

[hbelkins]

Posting just to make the font purists' heads explode. 

2016 East End Bridge Trip Day 1 - 110 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[epzik8]

Any idea how common these signs are ("One vehicle in median at a time")? Washington uses them sparingly on divided highways:

Somewhat late reply, but I've seen something similar in concept on US-50 in Virginia in the vicinity of the South Riding development. The signs there say "NO DOUBLE STACKING IN CROSSOVER." I presume it means that if one car is pulled out waiting to turn, another car isn't supposed to pull out next to that person, but to me it sounds more like they're telling you not to eat Five Guys burgers there.

Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9249364,-77.5075039,3a,75y,267.66h,94.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seG9WQ9Ll3PLSxncAWZ0J9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

DUUUUDDDEEEEE I love Five Guys!!!

[jbnv]

DUUUUDDDEEEEE I love Five Guys!!!

Five Guys is a great burger and fries, but you pay for that quality.

[Truvelo]

I couldn't resist taking a photo of this awful US 66 shield I saw the other night.

[jakeroot]

Saw this street blade in Bellevue, WA today. Not a unique sign, obviously. But the font is sure strange. I took my own photo, but this Street View capture is closer and easier to assess.

Any idea what font this is? Reminds me a bit of Myriad Pro. Of the four "108th Ave NE" street blades along this stretch, two use this typeface. This is the other.

[thenetwork]

Saw this street blade in Bellevue, WA today. Not a unique sign, obviously. But the font is sure strange. I took my own photo, but this Street View capture is closer and easier to assess.

Any idea what font this is? Reminds me a bit of Myriad Pro. Of the four "108th Ave NE" street blades along this stretch, two use this typeface. This is the other.

Tis the evil Clearview!

[jakeroot]

Saw this street blade in Bellevue, WA today. Not a unique sign, obviously. But the font is sure strange. I took my own photo, but this Street View capture is closer and easier to assess.

Any idea what font this is? Reminds me a bit of Myriad Pro. Of the four "108th Ave NE" street blades along this stretch, two use this typeface. This is the other.

http://i.imgur.com/KClD1oH.png

Tis the evil Clearview!

I don't think it's Clearview. Besides the fact that it just doesn't scream Clearview to me (I'm usually pretty good at spotting it), the city of Bellevue does not use Clearview. Neither does WSDOT (who owns the overpass in the photo, but does not maintain the freeway interchange where this street blade is situated (primary giveaways of this are the crosswalk style (transverse markings, used by only a few cities in Washington) and the lack of retroreflective borders around the signals (Bellevue does not use these borders))).

[Michael]

I was just looking around Street View, and I stumbled on this ugly TO banner above a classic NY 97 shield with the letters NY on top.  The 97 looks like it might be in the LeHay font, but I'm not sure.

[Scott5114]

Saw this street blade in Bellevue, WA today. Not a unique sign, obviously. But the font is sure strange. I took my own photo, but this Street View capture is closer and easier to assess.

Any idea what font this is? Reminds me a bit of Myriad Pro. Of the four "108th Ave NE" street blades along this stretch, two use this typeface. This is the other.

http://i.imgur.com/KClD1oH.png

Tis the evil Clearview!

I don't think it's Clearview. Besides the fact that it just doesn't scream Clearview to me (I'm usually pretty good at spotting it), the city of Bellevue does not use Clearview. Neither does WSDOT (who owns the overpass in the photo, but does not maintain the freeway interchange where this street blade is situated (primary giveaways of this are the crosswalk style (transverse markings, used by only a few cities in Washington) and the lack of retroreflective borders around the signals (Bellevue does not use these borders))).

It's not Clearview. It's Frutiger.

Not every sans-serif font that isn't FHWA Series is Clearview, guys.

[jakeroot]

It's not Clearview. It's Frutiger.

Thanks. I haven't seen Frutiger on a road sign before.

Not every sans-serif font that isn't FHWA Series is Clearview, guys.

Hey, that weren't me. I knew the moment I saw it that it wasn't Clearview.

[KEVIN_224]

A couple of these popped up recently in downtown New Britain, CT:


The symbol on the left is a beehive, which is a big part of our city's seal:


I can't figure out what font that is on those blades, however.

[US71]

I've never seen one with an arrow.

[plain]

I've never seen one with an arrow.

that symbol under "traffic" looks like a Pennsylvania state route shield