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

[roadfro]

I don't think the "banner" under this Stop sign in Montauk is MUTCD-compliant, but somehow I would've been okay if it had been left alone.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairview_@_South_Fairview_Avenue_in_Montauk;_Stop_at_Stop_Line.jpg


So is there some standard to it?

I saw an updated GSV of the intersection, and that banner is much more red now.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0494205,-71.9319481,3a,75y,177.9h,104.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPN4CpVu3nl-yxxEFSWmRiA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu

The stop sign and placard appear to be the same color in both to me.

Since you brought up MUTCD compliance... The better question is why is the stop sign posted so far back from the intersection and stop line? (It seriously looks like two car lengths!) I see no reason why the stop sign couldn't have been posted next to the street name post. The location is not MUTCD-compliant, and if the sign had been posted in compliance, then the placard would not have been necessary.

[D-Dey65]

When I took that picture though, the placard seemed a lot darker. It's so maroon it's almost brown. I actually thought somebody from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation put it up. Even if it were the same color, the size just seems a bit off. That's where my doubts about MUTCD-compliance comes into play.


Anyway, here's another sign that's not MUTCD-compliant in the US, but seems to be okay in Japan;

I like this one.

[74/171FAN]

On US 58 BUS (Martinsville) WB/VA 57 WB in Martinsville (I think at Fairy St).  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924662347439&set=a.10219924741669422)

[Shedingtonian]

Anyway, here's another sign that's not MUTCD-compliant in the US, but seems to be okay in Japan;

I like this one.

That's actually rather cute. Of course, it could be represented in a more "serious" way.




I figured that I could also redo the image before it, since it looks questionable (in terms of design) at the very least.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/53499157199
The way the two different size GA shields don't line up side by side.

[D-Dey65]

That's actually rather cute. Of course, it could be represented in a more "serious" way.

More than likely, you'd have the standard MUTCD W8-5 sign with a supplemental plaque that reads "RAIN OR SNOW" or "RAIN AND SNOW." And I'd be okay with that.

[74/171FAN]

At the Smith River Dam in Martinsville, VA. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924679067857&set=a.10219924741669422)



On US 220 BUS (Martinsville) SB at SR 782 and SR F836 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924690228136&set=a.10219924741669422)





On US 58 EB at the east end of the Martinsville Bypass (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924699348364&set=a.10219924741669422)







On VA 57 WB west of US 220 BUS (Martinsville)/VA 457 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924722748949&set=a.10219924741669422)



On VA 371 EB east of SR 714 at Patrick and Henry Community College (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924564184985&set=a.10219924741669422)

[Mr. Matté]

A coworker shared this with me from Marlton, NJ:


I happened to bike near the actual location of the place recently and indeed the logo for the dispensary is in the shape of a US route shield. Ironically per this location of this sign, if you were looking for NJ Route 90, you'd be going in the absolute opposite direction (since it's further north on Route 73, this sign is essentially putting you onto southbound 73).

ETA: Link to the actual Facebook post and image of the company logo:

[Big John]

^^ What I don't like is that those signs are placed too close to each other, partially obscuring the signs behind them.

[74/171FAN]

On I-77 NB north of US 52/VA 42 (not sure why VDOT is using Truck Escape Ramp instead of Runaway Truck Ramp) (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219926577675321&set=a.10219926632556693)

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UYVJvvLLpts4eWGE8
The number 3 inside the NJ 3 shield.

[74/171FAN]

I-76 is actually posted with the PENNA TURNPIKE shield here on US 322 EB at PA 117 in Palmyra. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219934487713067&set=a.10219934523073951)





On US 322 EB in Ephrata, PA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219934504513487&set=a.10219934523073951)



(https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219934511033650&set=a.10219934523073951) (There were other Public Parking signs like this one nearby.)

[roadman65]

I immediately thought of Palmayra when I saw the PA 117 shields. However I was slightly off as US 322 just barely misses that Borough to the south.

[74/171FAN]

I immediately thought of Palmayra when I saw the PA 117 shields. However I was slightly off as US 322 just barely misses that Borough to the south.

The area is referred to as Campbelltown, but the addresses all say Palmyra hence why I put that as the location.

[roadman65]

I immediately thought of Palmayra when I saw the PA 117 shields. However I was slightly off as US 322 just barely misses that Borough to the south.

The area is referred to as Campbelltown, but the addresses all say Palmyra hence why I put that as the location.

The post Office always considers things differently, like with New York. Only the Borough of Manhattan is New York, NY while three other boroughs are considered cities of their own except Queens where the PO recognizes each neighborhood handled by an individual branch as a city.

[AABattery]

At the Smith River Dam in Martinsville, VA. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219924679067857&set=a.10219924741669422)

That sign reminded me of one I saw in Fayette County, WV near the Hawks Nest Dam. It's actually a bit unsettling.

[74/171FAN]

On I-78 EB/US 22 EB in NJ approaching Exit 6 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219945694913240&set=a.10219945912918690)

[mglass87]

Hopewell, VA is very inconsistent with how they sign things. A good example of this would be how they sign for the city visitor center:

On 6th Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/D4gMnFuLVABGoZzK6

Nearing 6th Ave and Winston Churchill Dr:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/T7hSdKyg448mKdj7A

On Winston Churchill Dr (with a bonus unreadable sign):
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fwReX7XRUAEkpyD17

Eventually Winston Churchill Dr becomes Woodlawn St:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLHSEBX6odrJjx7m9

Coming up on the intersection of Woodlawn St and Ashland St:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ytA2h8x8eeE1TEoV9

And on Ashland St, where it suddenly becomes the "WELCOME CENTER":
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DoAgYWDQs3iudCKRA

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TwNVGDS1uA3QFR557
Maybe this should be sine sale, but the fact  FDOT mentions all three N-S freeways of Brevard County, FL on one sign assembly, but posts the Turnpike first before I-95 is odd. The order SR 870 reaches each is, I-95, Florida's Turnpike, and then SR 869 ( Sawgrass Expressway).

[74/171FAN]

I found this while browsing around Youngstown, OH, in GSV on Andrews St at Rayen Ave.

[7/8]

This sign says "Ferry to USA" both straight and right.
1) Talk about confusing, they take you different ferries and the sign should explain that
2) One of the two ferries closed in 2018 (with the boats sold in 2020), and yet in the 2023 street view, they still haven't taken the one pointing right down

[ErmineNotyours]

This sign says "Ferry to USA" both straight and right.
1) Talk about confusing, they take you different ferries and the sign should explain that
2) One of the two ferries closed in 2018 (with the boats sold in 2020), and yet in the 2023 street view, they still haven't taken the one pointing right down

And just down the road: NOOKSHAKAAN.

[ErmineNotyours]

^^^ And on the other side of the water: Yellow diamond advisory DO NOT ENTER.

[74/171FAN]

On US 1 SB/US 9 SB at North Ave in Elizabeth. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219945769955116&set=a.10219945912918690)

[AABattery]

On I-78 EB/US 22 EB in NJ approaching Exit 6 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219945694913240&set=a.10219945912918690)

Wait... That weigh station's actually open??! o: