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Erroneous road signs

Started by FLRoads, January 20, 2009, 04:01:44 PM

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hbelkins

2022 road trip photos - 835 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

This is on eastbound I-64, and is erroneous because it should be KY 55, not KY 53.

2022 road trip photos - 884 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2022 road trip photos - 883 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

Both of these signs are erroneous. The route is Business US 31E in Mt. Washington, Ky., so obviously the Kentucky state route marker is erroneous (these are eastbound on KY 44; there are two state route markers for the route westbound) but there's another error here. The "x" is an internal designation for a business route and isn't supposed to be signed. In most places there would be a "Business" banner above the route marker, but for some reason the "x" got signed here. And in the US route marker, the letters are lowercase instead of uppercase.


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The signage saga of 31EX keeps getting weirder.

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US Federal Route 31ex, business traffic near a shopping complex

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rlb2024

Saw this today on Interstate 55 southbound just south of Hernando, MS.  The sign should read "Next Rest Area 38 Miles" instead of implying that the rest area goes on all the way to Batesville.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8185486,-89.974082,3a,75y,181.18h,91.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sS27wyHjCkZ6AcbiB9wNpDQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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kphoger

Quote from: rlb2024 on January 05, 2023, 09:10:14 PM
Saw this today on Interstate 55 southbound just south of Hernando, MS.  The sign should read "Next Rest Area 38 Miles" instead of implying that the rest area goes on all the way to Batesville.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8185486,-89.974082,3a,75y,181.18h,91.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sS27wyHjCkZ6AcbiB9wNpDQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Oh, that's a funny one!
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Quote from: jakeroot on January 06, 2023, 12:48:30 AM
Quote from: Mapmikey on January 05, 2023, 09:11:07 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on January 05, 2023, 08:58:47 PM
Quote from: thenetwork on January 05, 2023, 01:42:46 AM
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/highway-project-completed-but-still-restaurant-owner-over-a-barrel-with-odot-delaware-county-ohio-department-of-transportation-pandemic-construction-road-closures-clydesdale-stonehaus

Interesting sign error in one of the photos included with the story....

Is it US Route 42 being labelled "south"? Not super familiar with this area.

3rd photo shows US 42 South going both directions

Oh, I see it now. Didn't notice that the first time!

When I eventually get some signs up in a garage or something, I should do something like that just to mess with people.  :-D

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roadman65

https://goo.gl/maps/JZ6W2eRYyHWWegKh9
North Bridge Street to Somerville is not straight ahead. It's a right turn onto the RIRO you see where the sign is placed.

https://goo.gl/maps/bWWZSMUknqg78gRN9
In 2019 it was correct.
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Dirt Roads

Recently saw this set of erroneous signs in Teays Valley, West Virginia: 
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.449868,-81.9403305,3a,15y,51.94h,92.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQAj8jyr22Ru_w8LWsSo2QA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4507223,-81.939529,3a,15y,277.1h,90.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNU8RnljcRjpC6ff3ZpjpDg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

CR-46 at this location is now incorrectly shown as "Scott Depot Road".  It was previously shown correctly as "Poplar Fork Road" in 2015:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4498834,-81.9403716,3a,15y,64.1h,88.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sa2Mj0D5NKsGTlR6hD1B0Uw!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4507379,-81.9395626,3a,23.4y,279.62h,87.77t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sYk31cPOeZgp2rkmm97khkg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Indeed, where CR-46 intersects US-60 on Coal Mountain the road is correctly signed as "Scott Depot Road":  https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3994873,-81.899637,3a,15y,292.58h,98.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZlrYhkxl-fVe5h-1NYFBpQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Scott Depot Road used to run from Coal Mountain over to the Scott Lane grade crossing adjacent to the Scott depot on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, now CSXT (in Scott Depot, of course).  WVDOH still shows the right-of-way for Scott Depot Road as CR-46/2 as "primitive road" coming off the paved CR-46 and headed over the mountain.  There is a new McMansion using this road as part of their loop driveway, then the road fades into oblivion. 



Sure enough, the other end of CR-46/2 in Scott Depot is also erroneous:  https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4472863,-81.9113365,3a,15y,303.21h,89.04t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s14_hGEqRicJWYrej6oYH2A!2e0!5s20211101T000000!7i16384!8i8192

The sign for Scott Lane should be pointed the other direction and the route number should be CR-46/2.  This was correctly posted in the opposite direction back as shown back in 2015:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4472514,-81.9118423,3a,15y,105.36h,83.56t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s3UU4cxiTCS-lrI_CtQ7g7w!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Note the streetblade for Tiger Lane is also technically wrong, as it is a private street sign.  Tiger Lane (named after the local elementary school mascot) is indeed CR-33/7 and ends near I-64 to the north.  So this sign should say "Tiger Lane" instead of "Scott Lane".  Scott Lane continues across the railroad tracks and follows the old route of Scott Depot Road for a short distance before it also fades into oblivion.

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There's at least 2 more identical signs further down the road: https://goo.gl/maps/Ltte7hF7gtGC7HkY8

ClassicHasClass

^^^

Shades of the infamous BR 54 in El Cajon, CA. ( http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/54/#sec_32 for the uninitiated.)

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roadman65

https://goo.gl/maps/VR5R29iixSC3aTYH7
The arrow for NJ 94 south points in a direction  there is no road here.

I see the need for the shield so drivers don't make the first right onto that the side road, but it shows that there is a road straight across the intersection.
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Rothman



Quote from: roadman65 on January 24, 2023, 11:42:06 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/VR5R29iixSC3aTYH7
The arrow for NJ 94 south points in a direction  there is no road here.

I see the need for the shield so drivers don't make the first right onto that the side road, but it shows that there is a road straight across the intersection.

I don't see the issue given the lane and intersection configuration.
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formulanone

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I actually don't mind these Pennsylvania Turnpike "hybrids", but that 276 is supposed to be an Interstate shield:



roadman65

That photo is not showing that hybrid you speak of.

This though looks like US 13 in Bristol where the Jersey Jughandle is past Route 413, I'm guessing.
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plain

Quote from: roadman65 on February 02, 2023, 04:16:51 PM
That photo is not showing that hybrid you speak of.

This though looks like US 13 in Bristol where the Jersey Jughandle is past Route 413, I'm guessing.

Try panning the photo to the right...
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hbelkins

Quote from: formulanone on February 02, 2023, 03:46:43 PM
I actually don't mind these Pennsylvania Turnpike "hybrids", but that 276 is supposed to be an Interstate shield:



I've seen those for 76 and 476 as well.


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