The Clearview thread

[luokou]

So I finally got the pic today... not the best since I was driving (and it was raining again), but you can pretty much get the point...

This was taken on VT 100 South approaching the intersection with VT 100B.  On VT 100 North at this intersection, 2 of the 4 signs have been replaced - that's the one I need to get a picture of so that the new vs the old can be compared, within the same assembly.

Looks like mixed case FHWA-C to me... note the tail-less lowercase l's and the slanted top of 'd', 'l' and 't'. If it really is Clearview and my glasses aren't playing tricks on me, I'm really glad the numerals are still in FHWA :]

[LeftyJR]

Here are some recently installed Clearview signs in central PA - US 220/Lock Haven Bypass.

I think it looks pretty good.

[agentsteel53]

Looks like mixed case FHWA-C to me... note the tail-less lowercase l's and the slanted top of 'd', 'l' and 't'. If it really is Clearview and my glasses aren't playing tricks on me, I'm really glad the numerals are still in FHWA :]

it is indeed Highway Gothic C.

[shadyjay]

Alright, my bad then... with all this talk of Clearview and me seeing new signs, I thought the worst, especially with the mixed-case lettering.

[Brandon]

Lefty JR, that last one looks like it is in Louisylvania. 

/It's got a typical Louisiana sign bridge.

[ATLRedSoxFan]

Lefty JR, that last one looks like it is in Louisylvania. 

/It's got a typical Louisiana sign bridge.

Indeed, the fifty-first state...lol!  Although, I've noticed IL and KY use the same what I call 'swing set" gantry and FL and KY on occasion use the same one lane overhead sign gantry.

[Mr_Northside]

I'm also sure the new exit numbers are "ready" for I-99?  Even though there is no funding to get the current missing sections up to standard anytime soon.

[LeftyJR]

They are definitely I-99 exit tabs and mile posts along the route.  Apparently District 2 is all in with this, money or not...even with a 3 mile gap in the highway.  These mile markers end at the Clinton/Lycoming county line, which is the border between PennDOT districts 2/3.

[NJRoadfan]

You are going to see more Clearview on I-95 in VA. They are in the process of replacing alot of the signs between I-495 and Richmond.

[thenetwork]

It doesn't look like C-DOT is going anywhere with Clearview for a while...

I was in Denver over the weekend, and they recently replaced many of the BGSs on I-70 between I-25 and I-76 in Denver.  No Clearview, but what was interesting:

1)  The I-76 East exit signs which used to denote Ft. Morgan are now spelled out to read Fort Morgan.
2)  Both the I-76 and I-70 shields on the BGSs now carry the state name on them (non-neutered).

[nyratk1]

The Town of Brookhaven installed a new batch of street signs with mixed case Clearview including around the block from me.

[jdb1234]

I don't have a photo, but I believe there are Speed Limit signs in clearview in my area.

I finally got a photo.  Maybe not the best quality in the world.

[Scott5114]

That's Helvetica. Not even close to Clearview.

[jdb1234]

That's Helvetica. Not even close to Clearview.

Okay, thanks.  Never seen Helvectia on a roadsign before.

[Eth]

I don't have a photo, but I believe there are Speed Limit signs in clearview in my area.

I finally got a photo.  Maybe not the best quality in the world.

<Helvetica speed limit sign>

These are rather abundant in Jackson County, Florida last time I checked (about 6 months ago).  Drives me nuts.

[CL]

Municipal governments love to post that type of speed limit sign.

[Android]

Yeah, I cringe whenever I've seen Helvetica on speed limit signs.  Helvetica is a good typeface, but let's keep it off of official street and road signs please.  

[WillWeaverRVA]

Yeah, I cringe whenever I've seen Helvetica on speed limit signs.

Well, it could be worse.

[agentsteel53]

the sad part is, that sign replaces a perfectly good DC-US 29 marker with the same layout, black background and all.

[codyg1985]

That's Helvetica. Not even close to Clearview.

Okay, thanks.  Never seen Helvectia on a roadsign before.

The Speed Limit signs and most of the regulatory and warning signs on Redstone Arsenal here in Huntsville are in Helvetica. The roads on RSA are maintained by the Army Department of Public Works.

[jdb1234]

Here is a Clearview Sign on I-65:

[hbelkins]

I just got done with a short trip to Southwestern Virginia. Clearview is becoming more prevalent, not only on the interstates but the surface routes as well. A number of directional signs and the green mileage signs mounted below route markers are in Clearview in the southwestern Mountains.

[deathtopumpkins]

That holds true here in Hampton Roads too. Pretty much everything VDOT puts up is Clearview now, and most of the cities are using it too.

[bugo]

I don't give a fuck what the government says, and I don't give a rat's ass about their studies, but Clearview is far harder to read than the old FHWA fonts.  Especially when the sign has lots of text on it.  Something about the Clearview letters just runs together. 

[TheStranger]

Here's a Clearview retroreflective greenout plate in Southern California, on a button copy sign:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymondyue/4829216479/in/contacts/