The Worst of Road Signs

[hotdogPi]

Wait, so is it south 26 or east 26?

They can't decide, as it's nominally E-W and really S-N.

[jakeroot]

Wait, so is it south 26 or east 26?

They can't decide, as it's nominally E-W and really S-N.

That's not confusing at all.

[MNHighwayMan]

Pretty sure the "South" is meant to go with US-19W.

[hbelkins]

That sign used to have a US 23 marker where the I-26 marker is now. The route was a concurrency of southbound US 19W and US 23. I'm not sure where this picture was taken, but I-181 ended at US 321. The "South" direction worked for both 19W and 23. Perhaps it would have been better if the "East I-26" signage was installed separately above the guide sign.

Tennessee slapped all sorts of I-26 signage up in manners similar to this when the interstate designation was made. It replaced I-181 signage where that existed, but had to be added in some fashion along the segment between JC and the state line which didn't have an interstate designation. I'd say when a sign replacement project is undertaken, something more appropriate will be erected.

[cl94]

Wait, so is it south 26 or east 26?

They can't decide, as it's nominally E-W and really S-N.

That's not confusing at all.

It's like US 62 in Ohio. Is it E-W or N-S? Signs say both! There were a few quite prominent N-S signs near the US 40 concurrency until recently.

[Brandon]

Wait, so is it south 26 or east 26?

They can't decide, as it's nominally E-W and really S-N.

That's not confusing at all.

It's like US 62 in Ohio. Is it E-W or N-S? Signs say both! There were a few quite prominent N-S signs near the US 40 concurrency until recently.

Ohio used to sign those as "N-EAST" and "S-WEST".

[jakeroot]

It's like US 62 in Ohio. Is it E-W or N-S? Signs say both! There were a few quite prominent N-S signs near the US 40 concurrency until recently.

Ohio used to sign those as "N-EAST" and "S-WEST".

I don't see a major issue with a routing being labelled with "northeast" or "southwest" or whatever. Makes more sense than one that keeps changing, or one that doesn't make sense half the time.

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

A lot of the US 9 shields on the Garden State Parkway's BGSs look horribly misshapen:


These just don't look very good. Yes, the sign is in clearview, but thats not all thats wrong with it. The exit tab is waaaay to large (a common thing on a lot of MD's signage) and also the left BGS has slanted arrows.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3588324,-76.4819985,3a,75y,257.36h,104.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siPHkVm6iHvDc91KtpBo0Bw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 It got replaced now.

[odditude]

These just don't look very good. Yes, the sign is in clearview, but thats not all thats wrong with it. The exit tab is waaaay to large (a common thing on a lot of MD's signage) and also the left BGS has slanted arrows.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3588324,-76.4819985,3a,75y,257.36h,104.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siPHkVm6iHvDc91KtpBo0Bw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 It got replaced now.

i believe this is what ThatTenneseeRoadgeek was trying to link to.

[US71]

Another contractor special from Flippin, AR

[Brandon]

Another contractor special from Flippin, AR

I'm shocked they didn't use "US-412" or "HWY-412" inside the US-412 shield.

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

These just don't look very good. Yes, the sign is in clearview, but thats not all thats wrong with it. The exit tab is waaaay to large (a common thing on a lot of MD's signage) and also the left BGS has slanted arrows.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3588324,-76.4819985,3a,75y,257.36h,104.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siPHkVm6iHvDc91KtpBo0Bw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 It got replaced now.

i believe this is what ThatTenneseeRoadgeek was trying to link to.

Yeah that's what I was trying to link.

[Roadsguy]

These just don't look very good. Yes, the sign is in clearview, but thats not all thats wrong with it. The exit tab is waaaay to large (a common thing on a lot of MD's signage) and also the left BGS has slanted arrows.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3588324,-76.4819985,3a,75y,257.36h,104.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siPHkVm6iHvDc91KtpBo0Bw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 It got replaced now.

i believe this is what ThatTenneseeRoadgeek was trying to link to.

Yeah that's what I was trying to link.

Still Clearview and still a lone dancing arrow, but at least the sign for I-95 is much better.

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[kphoger]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Why would it need to?

[odditude]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Why would it need to?

personally, i prefer directional banners on pull-throughs.

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Why would it need to?

So people know what direction they are going.

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

So, I was looking at the signage at the Marquette Interchange in Millwaukie (sorry for spelling..), WI, and I saw this. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0278969,-87.9223524,3a,38.8y,353.52h,108.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sf_f4fmIoM83XlSGpVfetxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Really WDoT?

[jeffandnicole]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

A been-that-way-forever sign.

The only reason I can think of is that every route would simply be followed by 'North'.

[kphoger]

The sign is fine but, it dosen't show any directions on the signs, exept the sign for 141. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6981396,-75.6108997,3a,30y,86.42h,107.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfVZS4ZIFYSn80uHHELV5KA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Why would it need to?

So people know what direction they are going.

My point is that I-95, I-495, and I-295 only go one direction from that point.  There's no need for directional banners because there aren't two directions to choose from on any of the  highways shown–except for 141, which, as already mentioned, does include a direction banner.

[tchafe1978]

So, I was looking at the signage at the Marquette Interchange in Millwaukie (sorry for spelling..), WI, and I saw this. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0278969,-87.9223524,3a,38.8y,353.52h,108.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sf_f4fmIoM83XlSGpVfetxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Really WDoT?

There was obviously construction going at that time in Milwaukee. I don't see what the issue is with the signing.

[Brandon]

So, I was looking at the signage at the Marquette Interchange in Millwaukie (sorry for spelling..), WI, and I saw this. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0278969,-87.9223524,3a,38.8y,353.52h,108.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sf_f4fmIoM83XlSGpVfetxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Really WDoT?

That's just temporary WisDOT signage until the interchange was complete.

[csw]

So, I was looking at the signage at the Marquette Interchange in Millwaukie (sorry for spelling..), WI, and I saw this. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0278969,-87.9223524,3a,38.8y,353.52h,108.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sf_f4fmIoM83XlSGpVfetxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Really WDoT?

Not to nitpick, but in the time you typed "sorry for spelling" you could've looked up the proper spelling of Milwaukee.

[Big John]

^^ Milwaukie is in Oregon, but the Marquette Interchange is in Wisconsin.

[Brandon]

^^ Milwaukie is in Oregon, but the Marquette Interchange is in Wisconsin.

And in Oregon you can smoke a bong, but Wisconsin has a Bong Rec Area.