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

[Eth]

It's not often that you see a college symbol on an advance interchange sign on a freeway.

Virginia does this a lot (1) (2).

[Big John]

In Morehead, Ky. (city-installed)

Why have a sign?

Was this a one-way street recently converted to a two-way street?  Just thinking.

[kkt]

It's not often that you see a college symbol on an advance interchange sign on a freeway.

Virginia does this a lot (1) (2).

Just in case their students can't read and write words so well, and have to depend on logos.

[cl94]

In Morehead, Ky. (city-installed)

Why have a sign?

Was this a one-way street recently converted to a two-way street?  Just thinking.

Bexley, Ohio has the compact version of that sign at an alley. No idea why it is in place because it is one of a kind.

[hbelkins]

I don't know if that particular street in Morehead was ever one-way, but it is extremely narrow.

[Pete from Boston]

Turns out it's in the MUTCD, but I've never seen this "no straight" before, and it looks odd to me:



I know, not all that unusual, but certainly uncommon.

[cl94]

Turns out it's in the MUTCD, but I've never seen this "no straight" before, and it looks odd to me:

I've seen it (the R3-27) once or twice, but an R3-5 or R3-6 is typically used instead. Quite interesting to see.

[jakeroot]

Turns out it's in the MUTCD, but I've never seen this "no straight" before, and it looks odd to me:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1500/24471281069_efe5f25508_b.jpg

I've seen it (the R3-27) once or twice, but an R3-5 or R3-6 is typically used instead. Quite interesting to see.

I've personally witnessed this sign only once, in downtown Seattle right next to the Space Needle:

[freebrickproductions]

This I-565 shield on AL 255 looks rather malformed, like some kind of love child between a bubble-shield and a standard 3di shield:
Malformed I-565 Shield by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
EDIT: Here's a larger version of the photo so you can see it better.

[cl94]

This I-565 shield on AL 255 looks rather malformed, like some kind of love child between a bubble-shield and a standard 3di shieldMalformed I-565 Shield by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
EDIT: Here's a larger version of the photo so you can see it better.

I'd prefer a bubble shield over that...thing. It just looks weird.

[hbelkins]

That looks like a standard bubble shield with improperly spaced numbers.

[freebrickproductions]

That looks like a standard bubble shield with improperly spaced numbers.

The sides on the top of it look a bit flatter than a standard bubble shield, IMO. Maybe I'm just seeing things though...

[cl94]

That looks like a standard bubble shield with improperly spaced numbers.

The sides on the top of it look a bit flatter than a standard bubble shield, IMO. Maybe I'm just seeing things though...

I agree. This is a standard bubble shield. The sides are entirely curved. Living in New York, I've seen enough bubble shields to know when one is wrong because NYSDOT went crazy with them for a 5-10 year period.

[jakeroot]

I've seen enough bubble shields to know when one is wrong because NYSDOT went crazy with them for a 5-10 year period.

Same problem here in Washington. Over the last 10 to 15 years, a good majority of WSDOT's three-digit interstate shields have been of the bubble-variety. It's nice to find the normal 3di shield.

[cl94]

I've seen enough bubble shields to know when one is wrong because NYSDOT went crazy with them for a 5-10 year period.

Same problem here in Washington. Over the last 10 to 15 years, a good majority of WSDOT's three-digit interstate shields have been of the bubble-variety. It's nice to find the normal 3di shield.

NYSDOT stopped in 2011-2012. These were some of the last. They did "standard" Series D for a couple of years before switching to Series C in 2014.

[hbelkins]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

[jakeroot]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

Out of curiosity, do you also prefer stretched US-route shields?

[Zeffy]

Kinda crazy looking:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0872336,-76.0875188,3a,17.3y,300.16h,97.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb2hRoW-3C1TwzTV5csJkuw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[SignGeek101]

Kinda crazy looking:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0872336,-76.0875188,3a,17.3y,300.16h,97.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb2hRoW-3C1TwzTV5csJkuw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Reminds me of this: https://goo.gl/maps/QNzUo4iZkZ12

[jakeroot]

Kinda crazy looking:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0872336,-76.0875188,3a,17.3y,300.16h,97.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb2hRoW-3C1TwzTV5csJkuw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Reminds me of this: https://goo.gl/maps/QNzUo4iZkZ12

I guess it could just depend on where in the country you are, but signs like those (more of Zeffy's type) aren't particularly uncommon in BC...

[hbelkins]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

Out of curiosity, do you also prefer stretched US-route shields?

I prefer square US route markers to stretched markers.

[ekt8750]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

Out of curiosity, do you also prefer stretched US-route shields?

I prefer square US route markers to stretched markers.

So you'd rather squish hard to read Series B numerals into a shield and not be able to read them very far away? Makes no sense to me.

[cl94]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

Out of curiosity, do you also prefer stretched US-route shields?

I prefer square US route markers to stretched markers.

So you'd rather squish hard to read Series B numerals into a shield and not be able to read them very far away? Makes no sense to me.

I'd prefer that over places like Ohio that put Series B in all of their wide shields.

[ekt8750]

I've said this before, but I prefer the bubble shield if a wide shield has to be used, because it is the natural elongation of the standard 2di shield. My true preference, though, is the standard shield for both 2di and 3di routes.

Out of curiosity, do you also prefer stretched US-route shields?

I prefer square US route markers to stretched markers.

So you'd rather squish hard to read Series B numerals into a shield and not be able to read them very far away? Makes no sense to me.

I'd prefer that over places like Ohio that put Series B in all of their wide shields.

Ha. That's just dumb. The shield is wide for a reason. NY's state route shields just make a mockery of things though.

[cl94]

Ha. That's just dumb. The shield is wide for a reason.

They one thing they did do with the switch to Clearview is make some of the new signs Series C