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

[US71]

Has anyone mentioned South Dakota's  X Marks the Spot?.

I prefer the WHY DIE? ones.

Not familiar with them. Got any pix?

[Rothman]

Has anyone mentioned South Dakota's  X Marks the Spot?.

I prefer the WHY DIE? ones.

Not familiar with them. Got any pix?

'Fraid not, but they were commonplace for this past week when I was driving in southern SD.

[kkt]

"In the distance" is a non-specific distance.

Been past there many times, both with my wife and my late father-in-law.  If he were still alive, I'd suggest we stop there and check it out, since I never have.

Worth seeing.  At least you can walk freely among the stones, which you no longer can at the real Stonehenge.

There's some great Rodin in the museum also.

[hbelkins]

Thank me later for this.

[rarnold]

Has anyone mentioned South Dakota's  X Marks the Spot?.

I prefer the WHY DIE? ones.

Not familiar with them. Got any pix?

They are the same sign. Think on one side, why die? on the other.

[rhen_var]

On 800 North in Hurricane UT, this seems to be telling drivers to close their eyes before cresting the hill.

There used to be a sign in Yonkers NY on the Saw Mill River Parkway southbound that said "Limited Sight Distance - 40 MPH" (normal speed limit was 55).

NYSDOT was big on "Limited Sight Distance"  with an advisory speed in the 80s and early 90s. They appeared all over the place upstate and then it suddenly stopped.

There are still at least two "Limited Sight Distance" signs with an advisory speed in my hometown in MI.  They're on local roads though.

[D-Dey65]

As I promised, the school shaped church signs of Lake Butler, Union County, Florida.



I still keep thinking somebody else here has posted images of these signs before.

[kphoger]

Hey, you know, churches have steeples, right? ...

[D-Dey65]

Hey, you know, churches have steeples, right? ...

Yes, but I also know the warning signs for them aren't normally shaped like school signs. Are you suggesting that they should be?

[J N Winkler]

Yes, but I also know the warning signs for them aren't normally shaped like school signs. Are you suggesting that they should be?

It is contestable (and we have had the debate in the past) whether they should receive warning signs at all, and if so, whether the signs should reference them as houses of worship.

[Kniwt]

The road through Snow Canyon State Park near Ivins UT (former UT 300) has these signs at each end:
(Watch out for giant mutant car-eating turtles.)

[kphoger]

Hey, you know, churches have steeples, right? ...

Yes, but I also know the warning signs for them aren't normally shaped like school signs. Are you suggesting that they should be?

No.  I was joking.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/TiQaaX66eTZnE3xR8
The street sign is interesting now a month later after the Goog car grabbed this image the 43rd Street overhead is now missing.

Plus one GSV image from the past blurs out the street sign as well.

Seems like 43rd Street is being kept hidden 😂

[roadfro]

https://goo.gl/maps/TiQaaX66eTZnE3xR8
The street sign is interesting now a month later after the Goog car grabbed this image the 43rd Street overhead is now missing.

Plus one GSV image from the past blurs out the street sign as well.

Seems like 43rd Street is being kept hidden 😂

Unrelated to the street name sign but still odd or interesting (or ugly): Why are there wires hanging all around the mast arm like that? Seems like a really sloppy installation for signal heads on a mast arm... Most of the time, you don't see wires for signal heads at all on a mast arm install.

[JoePCool14]

https://goo.gl/maps/TiQaaX66eTZnE3xR8
The street sign is interesting now a month later after the Goog car grabbed this image the 43rd Street overhead is now missing.

Plus one GSV image from the past blurs out the street sign as well.

Seems like 43rd Street is being kept hidden 😂

Unrelated to the street name sign but still odd or interesting (or ugly): Why are there wires hanging all around the mast arm like that? Seems like a really sloppy installation for signal heads on a mast arm... Most of the time, you don't see wires for signal heads at all on a mast arm install.

Welcome to Texas. I think their signal installs tend to be sloppy and inconsistent.

[plain]

A sign to deter the homeless from sleeping under the overpass. This is on US 60 at US 17/258 in Newport News near the James River Bridge.

Image from today

EDIT: Sorry about the quality, Tapatalk made me downsize it



moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)

[Scott5114]

https://goo.gl/maps/TiQaaX66eTZnE3xR8
The street sign is interesting now a month later after the Goog car grabbed this image the 43rd Street overhead is now missing.

Plus one GSV image from the past blurs out the street sign as well.

Seems like 43rd Street is being kept hidden 😂

Unrelated to the street name sign but still odd or interesting (or ugly): Why are there wires hanging all around the mast arm like that? Seems like a really sloppy installation for signal heads on a mast arm... Most of the time, you don't see wires for signal heads at all on a mast arm install.

Welcome to Texas. I think their signal installs tend to be sloppy and inconsistent.

In this case, it may well be to make it easier to remove the signal heads in the event of a hurricane, although that practice is usually associated with span-wire installs.

[Mr. Matté]

The Narrow Bridge sign was previously sent to back, as recently as August last year. Don't know why the signs were randomly switched like that, it appears to be the same sign post so I'm at a loss. It shouldn't have anything to do with the recent bridge closure. It is neat to see what the color of the sign was when it was first placed.

[roadman65]

Another upside down install signal ahead sign in Willows, CA.

[LilianaUwU]

Someone must've been fed up with people blocking their entrance, so they painted a no parking symbol on their house:

[kphoger]

Someone must've been fed up with people blocking their entrance, so they painted a no parking symbol on their house:

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This sort of thing is all over in Mexico.

Here are a few from just two streets, in Parras:
https://goo.gl/maps/fsxYdk3GnPkE49xf6
https://goo.gl/maps/uUXkr7xcsPNBAcCm9
https://goo.gl/maps/PYJfLNzPppUz5DV99
https://goo.gl/maps/mmRAEmKTh1rh7ohu6
https://goo.gl/maps/AvVrhdL9MMmKJVoP6
https://goo.gl/maps/PfsTyhi33FRRXT6C8

[LilianaUwU]

Someone must've been fed up with people blocking their entrance, so they painted a no parking symbol on their house:

(clipped)

This sort of thing is all over in Mexico.

Here are a few from just two streets, in Parras:
https://goo.gl/maps/fsxYdk3GnPkE49xf6
https://goo.gl/maps/uUXkr7xcsPNBAcCm9
https://goo.gl/maps/PYJfLNzPppUz5DV99
https://goo.gl/maps/mmRAEmKTh1rh7ohu6
https://goo.gl/maps/AvVrhdL9MMmKJVoP6
https://goo.gl/maps/PfsTyhi33FRRXT6C8

At least those paint jobs seem decent, while my example follows the law of least effort.

Coincidentally, no later than 30 minutes after taking the picture, I stumbled upon a work crew putting an actual no parking sign there.

[M3100]

What if, instead of a standard "+" intersection, you have an additional diagonal street joining in?  You take a standard "+" intersection sign, and add some black tape to indicate the 5th road.    This is on California SR 33 in Ventura County, just north of Ojai (Oh-hi), near Meiners Oaks.

[roadman65]

Here is some interesting variations in the Lone Star State.


Typical stand alone shield for primary highways.


Special Route primary shields.


Another form of special primary Route shield.


The FM Highway stand alone.


Then the FM shield on a freeway guide.



The State of Texas is far from boring on its Route shields to say the least.

[kphoger]

I mean, I guess they're interesting.  But they're also the standard signs (except for the unique toll road ones).  As someone who drives a lot of miles in Texas, I actually find those photos rather un-interesting.

No offense.