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

[roadfro]

https://goo.gl/maps/EKxk7YiUeWGQwHSK8
Like the way the pull through on I-440 is hanging beneath the gantry to keep the panels all aligned evenly at the bottom.

Interesting that even the mounting of the biggest sign on that gantry is vertically aligned to the top of the sign instead of the center. Don't most agencies that use this style of sign bridge usually center align all the signs on a structure?

[roadman]

https://goo.gl/maps/EKxk7YiUeWGQwHSK8
Like the way the pull through on I-440 is hanging beneath the gantry to keep the panels all aligned evenly at the bottom.

Interesting that even the mounting of the biggest sign on that gantry is vertically aligned to the top of the sign instead of the center. Don't most agencies that use this style of sign bridge usually center align all the signs on a structure?

Yes.  Generally accepted practice for overhead sign structures is to center all sign panels on the horizontal member of the structure.  Had that been done in this case, they could have likely used a trichord structure with single uprights instead of the four-chord structure, which would have been less expensive.

[MNHighwayMan]

On Tuesday, I spotted these signs on a Des Moines city street that (used to?) suffer from a dumping problem.



The red flasher is a nice touch.

[ErmineNotyours]

On Tuesday, I spotted these signs on a Des Moines city street that (used to?) suffer from a dumping problem.

Similar sign near Seattle.  Not sure the pole the sign is attached to still holds a working camera.

[MNHighwayMan]

Similar sign near Seattle.  Not sure the pole the sign is attached to still holds a working camera.

Either the signs I saw (edit: the one in my picture) were bluffing, or the cameras were well hidden, as I didn't see any.

[jeffandnicole]

Similar sign near Seattle.  Not sure the pole the sign is attached to still holds a working camera.

Either the signs I saw were bluffing, or the cameras were well hidden, as I didn't see any.

The sign didn't say camera.  It said monitored, which could mean a park forest ranger drives around, local police department is in the area, etc.

[roadfro]

I believe Quebec's very unique high wind warning sign has been brought up before. (Oddly didn't find much in a forum search.)

I only bring this up because a friend left this related video on my Facebook page:
https://youtu.be/MAyqJnHgQDI

[Bluenoser]

I believe Quebec's very unique high wind warning sign has been brought up before. (Oddly didn't find much in a forum search.)

I only bring this up because a friend left this related video on my Facebook page:
https://youtu.be/MAyqJnHgQDI

NBDOT also uses that symbol as well, here's a sign on EB TCH-2 in Sackville:

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.9063085,-64.3645659,3a,15y,161.47h,93.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbhLernyQ3ueNpF3oIaJhLQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The Tantramar Marshes between Sackville and Amherst, NS are infamous for being quite windy, hence the sign...there's also some warning signs showing the truck tipping over between Exits 1 and 3 on the NS side.

[MNHighwayMan]

Similar sign near Seattle.  Not sure the pole the sign is attached to still holds a working camera.

Either the signs I saw were bluffing, or the cameras were well hidden, as I didn't see any.

The sign didn't say camera.  It said monitored, which could mean a park forest ranger drives around, local police department is in the area, etc.

I'm talking about the Des Moines signs (the one in my picture), which does in fact say "camera surveillance."

[renegade]

Do NOT google "bearded man blowing road sign."  You will see things you cannot unsee.   

[D-Dey65]

I am assuming that you are referring to the "ordinance corner" stop sign? Since it is from Michigan, maybe it has to do with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

The Detroit Automobile Club Thru Street one is an odd one too.


And this is my 2000th Post.

[csw]

Do NOT google "bearded man blowing road sign."  You will see things you cannot unsee.   

I googled it, nothing out of the ordinary. Sorry for ruining your joke.

[renegade]

Do NOT google "bearded man blowing road sign."  You will see things you cannot unsee.   

I googled it, nothing out of the ordinary. Sorry for ruining your joke.

It wasn't my joke ... watch the video.

[ipeters61]

Was visiting family today in New Jersey.  OH MY GOD THESE WERE SO BEAUTIFUL.

[jakeroot]

I've seen this type of reflective border applied to signs in Vancouver, but never in the US:

51 Ave S @ S 163 Pl, Tukwila, WA (two signs on either side of the street)

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/NnwZF5FJMDayp4Xh9
The arrow for US 169 Southbound is interesting.  Its because of a roundabout just ahead of the assembly and to get on US 169 SB requires a three quarter counter clockwise move around the circle.

Anyway the arrow is cool.

[MNHighwayMan]

https://goo.gl/maps/NnwZF5FJMDayp4Xh9
The arrow for US 169 Southbound is interesting.  Its because of a roundabout just ahead of the assembly and to get on US 169 SB requires a three quarter counter clockwise move around the circle.

Anyway the arrow is cool.

That's a standard arrow: M5-3 in the MUTCD.

[roadfro]

https://goo.gl/maps/NnwZF5FJMDayp4Xh9
The arrow for US 169 Southbound is interesting.  Its because of a roundabout just ahead of the assembly and to get on US 169 SB requires a three quarter counter clockwise move around the circle.

Anyway the arrow is cool.

Those "fishhook" arrows are actually a standard item introduced by the 2009 MUTCD specifically for use at roundabouts. Although agencies have the option of using standard or fishhook arrows, so they aren't yet prevalent everywhere.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/KzzU4ELnQRYKdaQC6
A very long detour for I-85 as this takes the motorist many miles out of the way as this sign is in Rocky Mount along I-95 hundreds of miles past the exit for I-85 proper in VA and has to travel over 50 or more miles to get back to it at Durham.

[Mapmikey]

https://goo.gl/maps/KzzU4ELnQRYKdaQC6
A very long detour for I-85 as this takes the motorist many miles out of the way as this sign is in Rocky Mount along I-95 hundreds of miles past the exit for I-85 proper in VA and has to travel over 50 or more miles to get back to it at Durham.

Overall it is is only about 45 miles longer to go via Rocky Mount on a journey from Petersburg VA to Durham NC.  During the worst parts of the I-85 rehab north of Henderson the time would be about a wash unless you were in Raleigh's rush hour.  However, using US 1 from Exit 233 to Henderson was quite workable to escape the construction traffic.

[Big John]

^^ The sign itself belongs there with a weird shaped blue portion of the shield with white around it.

[PHLBOS]

https://goo.gl/maps/EKxk7YiUeWGQwHSK8
Like the way the pull through on I-440 is hanging beneath the gantry to keep the panels all aligned evenly at the bottom.

That set-up is totally bizarre.  At a glance, one has to assume that the gantry height is taller/higher than normal.  Even so, those BGS' (especially that pull-through) still look like candidates for overhead signs most likely to be struck by an overheight vehicle.

[US 89]

Those "fishhook" arrows are actually a standard item introduced by the 2009 MUTCD specifically for use at roundabouts. Although agencies have the option of using standard or fishhook arrows, so they aren't yet prevalent everywhere.

Might also have to do with the fact that not many state-maintained highways go through roundabouts anyway, at least in the west where they tend to be more of a local-level thing. In Utah where I'm most familiar with, out of maybe 200 or so roundabouts, less than 10 are on a numbered route.

[Eth]

Those "fishhook" arrows are actually a standard item introduced by the 2009 MUTCD specifically for use at roundabouts. Although agencies have the option of using standard or fishhook arrows, so they aren't yet prevalent everywhere.

Might also have to do with the fact that not many state-maintained highways go through roundabouts anyway, at least in the west where they tend to be more of a local-level thing. In Utah where I'm most familiar with, out of maybe 200 or so roundabouts, less than 10 are on a numbered route.

I have so far seen this arrow used in exactly one place in Georgia, at a very recently constructed roundabout (photo taken 2018-04-14):

[jeffandnicole]

Those "fishhook" arrows are actually a standard item introduced by the 2009 MUTCD specifically for use at roundabouts. Although agencies have the option of using standard or fishhook arrows, so they aren't yet prevalent everywhere.

Might also have to do with the fact that not many state-maintained highways go through roundabouts anyway, at least in the west where they tend to be more of a local-level thing. In Utah where I'm most familiar with, out of maybe 200 or so roundabouts, less than 10 are on a numbered route.

Or, use a left arrow and a fishhook arrow to describe the same direction!!!  https://goo.gl/maps/TWnLS4NMWGtNs4sb8

(If you advance the GSV time to the present, you'll see they removed that sign and replaced it with something probably a slightly bit better.)