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

[roadman65]

The ACE and its sign mountings.  The only road agency that uses braces to hold their guide signs in place.



Plus I find it interesting the ACE has had no major sign replacements to date along its entire 44 miles.

[machias]

The ACE and its sign mountings.  The only road agency that uses braces to hold their guide signs in place.



Plus I find it interesting the ACE has had no major sign replacements to date along its entire 44 miles.

Nevada DOT does the same thing with their guide signs, except they come down to a point, instead of two mounts on the ground.

[Scott5114]

Mn/DOT does the same thing as the ACE.

[thenetwork]

Mn/DOT does the same thing as the ACE.

And Arizona used to up until umpteen years ago.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/fTAVAR3h9hMJLDoKA
https://goo.gl/maps/2nna3RNt1fz2etsU9

Two completely different routes in Florida, with same error but one exit number apart.

The exit tabs are both aligned wrong.

[ethanhopkin14]

Mn/DOT does the same thing as the ACE.

And Arizona used to up until umpteen years ago.

And Arkansas used to do it too. 

[LilianaUwU]

A "sidewalk closed - use other sidewalk" sign that's way too wordy:



It should be those two signs:



...or in fact, it shouldn't be any sign, as the sidewalk was, and currently is, open despite the sign being there.

[US71]

Mn/DOT does the same thing as the ACE.

And Arizona used to up until umpteen years ago.

And Arkansas used to do it too. 

On rare occasions the still do.

[roadfro]

Flashing yellow lights on a green Entering City and yellow traffic warning sign.  I know you're not supposed to combine regulatory signs with anything else, but there are no rules against warning sign combos.  At night having flashing lights on top of yellow at the bottom looked like it was going to be a Highway Advisory Radio sign.

That might actually be a good example of why this kind of sign may need to exist: an almost totally rural highway that suddenly becomes a narrow suburban four lane expressway with tons of cross and turning traffic.

"Road approaches next 2 miles" is an interesting choice of words... (what is 'next 2 miles' that my road is approaching?). Although wordier, "Side streets and driveways" would be better phrasing.

And I think it would be better to separate the signs and have the flashing beacons on the warning sign.

[Big John]

^^ Wisconsin calls it "cross traffic".  Though I don't want to see angry drivers. 

[ErmineNotyours]

For those who complain about mismatched sign heights.

(Stolen from the There is NO way that is MUTCD-compliant Facebook page)

[Tom958]

Tall boi! This, of course, is a new temporary sign on westbound I-285 approaching the GA 400 interchange. Really, it would've been better to place it away from other directional signage, but that sort of thing tends to be ignored on this project. The last two exits are actually a single offramp that splits shortly downstream, but this sign still accurately communicates the upcoming degree of clusterfriggery. A border would've been nice, too. 

[Scott5114]

Any reason why a standard next-three-exits menu board wouldn't have worked here?

[hotdogPi]

Any reason why a standard next-three-exits menu board wouldn't have worked here?

It's a really long C/D lane.

[Tom958]

Any reason why a standard next-three-exits menu board wouldn't have worked here?

These four exits are in very quick succession. This is half a mile or so downstream:

It's a really long C/D lane.

No, it's not. These are all mainline exits.

[MCRoads]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

[1995hoo]

https://goo.gl/maps/vucUaJattjiyUpzY7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

What am I supposed to be seeing? The link took me to Roxann Road in Fairfax County.

[MCRoads]

https://goo.gl/maps/vucUaJattjiyUpzY7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

What am I supposed to be seeing? The link took me to Roxann Road in Fairfax County.

Ooops, try the OP again. Should be fixed.

[CoreySamson]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Geez, I thought Texas was excessive with their clearance signs.

[Rothman]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Challenge accepted.

*proposes transporting windmill blades vertically*

[MCRoads]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Challenge accepted.

*proposes transporting windmill blades vertically*

Topeka would like to have a word...

[hbelkins]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Geez, I thought Texas was excessive with their clearance signs.

All I see is a speed limit sign. And don't have the option to arrow backwards in case that link is too far beyond the sign we're supposed to see.

[Scott5114]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Geez, I thought Texas was excessive with their clearance signs.

All I see is a speed limit sign. And don't have the option to arrow backwards in case that link is too far beyond the sign we're supposed to see.

Look up. 51 feet, 3 inches up.

[tolbs17]

https://goo.gl/maps/1ik7gJzNy1i9jEUA7

Just... why? It is so utterly useless there! No one will ever hit that bridge. And if they do, the lower bridge in that interchange is going to be the bigger issue.

Geez, I thought Texas was excessive with their clearance signs.

All I see is a speed limit sign. And don't have the option to arrow backwards in case that link is too far beyond the sign we're supposed to see.

Look up. 51 feet, 3 inches up.

This looks similar to the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4958954,-82.5646248,3a,75y,337.83h,102.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1su1yQFYgJ1nJYty2tWCO3_g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Du1yQFYgJ1nJYty2tWCO3_g%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D50.272175%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

[Bruce]

Some new signs for shared streets in Portland (complete with dividers to prevent thru traffic from cutting across)

https://twitter.com/BikePortland/status/1470525719440592896