City/Population signs

[MarkF]

Always thought this placement of the Placentia, CA city limit sign was interesting:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Placentia,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.857676,-117.875769&spn=0.005898,0.009677&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.17107,0.309677&oq=plac&t=h&hnear=Placentia,+Orange+County,+California&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.857762,-117.875801&panoid=A2AAZvDW9FvUDTj4TfhSAQ&cbp=12,78.05,,0,9.12

I want to say I've seen this done elsewhere, but can't exactly place where, I think there is signage like that along the 22 freeway, and the 10 out near Ontario airport.  I'll try to verify next time I'm on either.

You may be thinking of CA91 in Cerritos:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.862303,-118.042197&spn=0.000667,0.000579&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.862303,-118.042197&panoid=XthSpuS6Sj-fD0c2EH633g&cbp=12,355.68,,0,14.52

[roadfro]

Always thought this placement of the Placentia, CA city limit sign was interesting:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Placentia,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.857676,-117.875769&spn=0.005898,0.009677&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.17107,0.309677&oq=plac&t=h&hnear=Placentia,+Orange+County,+California&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.857762,-117.875801&panoid=A2AAZvDW9FvUDTj4TfhSAQ&cbp=12,78.05,,0,9.12

I want to say I've seen this done elsewhere, but can't exactly place where, I think there is signage like that along the 22 freeway, and the 10 out near Ontario airport.  I'll try to verify next time I'm on either.

You may be thinking of CA91 in Cerritos:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.862303,-118.042197&spn=0.000667,0.000579&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.862303,-118.042197&panoid=XthSpuS6Sj-fD0c2EH633g&cbp=12,355.68,,0,14.52

In both of those instances, it appears that if the sign is placed on the exact city limit line, there isn't sufficient room to put the sign on a post facing traffic without encroaching over the roadway. In both cases though, it seems like there is a nearby spot that would be "close enough" (like if you just stuck it on the overpass).

EDIT: Removed my reply from quoted material.

[OCGuy81]

Always thought this placement of the Placentia, CA city limit sign was interesting:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Placentia,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.857676,-117.875769&spn=0.005898,0.009677&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.17107,0.309677&oq=plac&t=h&hnear=Placentia,+Orange+County,+California&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.857762,-117.875801&panoid=A2AAZvDW9FvUDTj4TfhSAQ&cbp=12,78.05,,0,9.12

Yes! That was it.  91 in Cerritos.  Thanks!

I want to say I've seen this done elsewhere, but can't exactly place where, I think there is signage like that along the 22 freeway, and the 10 out near Ontario airport.  I'll try to verify next time I'm on either.

You may be thinking of CA91 in Cerritos:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.862303,-118.042197&spn=0.000667,0.000579&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.862303,-118.042197&panoid=XthSpuS6Sj-fD0c2EH633g&cbp=12,355.68,,0,14.52

[swbrotha100]

Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois put population on their signs.  Iowa and Michigan don't.

Arizona has multiple ways of posting city limit signs (Not sure why but they have the really big one vs a smaller one - is one replacing the other?)

The smaller signs are on freeways as they enter the city limits or town limits. The bigger signs that have year of founding and elevation are usually found on state and US highways approaching the city limits.

I did take a trip to Sedona last week and noticed that going northbound on AZ 89A, the sign entering Sedona was a freeway-style sign saying "Sedona City Limits" even though this section of 89A isn't a freeway.

[Ray_Stantz]

Always thought this placement of the Placentia, CA city limit sign was interesting:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Placentia,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.857676,-117.875769&spn=0.005898,0.009677&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.17107,0.309677&oq=plac&t=h&hnear=Placentia,+Orange+County,+California&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.857762,-117.875801&panoid=A2AAZvDW9FvUDTj4TfhSAQ&cbp=12,78.05,,0,9.12

I want to say I've seen this done elsewhere, but can't exactly place where, I think there is signage like that along the 22 freeway, and the 10 out near Ontario airport.  I'll try to verify next time I'm on either.

You may be thinking of CA91 in Cerritos:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.862303,-118.042197&spn=0.000667,0.000579&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.862303,-118.042197&panoid=XthSpuS6Sj-fD0c2EH633g&cbp=12,355.68,,0,14.52

Nice. LA County Line sign too.

[DTComposer]

Always thought this placement of the Placentia, CA city limit sign was interesting:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Placentia,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.857676,-117.875769&spn=0.005898,0.009677&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.17107,0.309677&oq=plac&t=h&hnear=Placentia,+Orange+County,+California&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.857762,-117.875801&panoid=A2AAZvDW9FvUDTj4TfhSAQ&cbp=12,78.05,,0,9.12

I want to say I've seen this done elsewhere, but can't exactly place where, I think there is signage like that along the 22 freeway, and the 10 out near Ontario airport.  I'll try to verify next time I'm on either.

You may be thinking of CA91 in Cerritos:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.862303,-118.042197&spn=0.000667,0.000579&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.862303,-118.042197&panoid=XthSpuS6Sj-fD0c2EH633g&cbp=12,355.68,,0,14.52

In both of those instances, it appears that if the sign is placed on the exact city limit line, there isn't sufficient room to put the sign on a post facing traffic without encroaching over the roadway. In both cases though, it seems like there is a nearby spot that would be "close enough" (like if you just stuck it on the overpass).

EDIT: Removed my reply from quoted material.

However, the L.A. County/Cerritos city limit signs are not exactly placed; they should be even with the pedestrian overcrossing about 200 feet to the east.

The Orange County sign on the eastbound lanes is more accurately placed; interestingly, there's no sign for the La Palma city limits.

Interesting tidbit: the two pocket parks on either side of the freeway at that location are maintained by the city of Cerritos (and are only directly accessible through those neighborhoods, which are all in Cerritos), but are actually in the city of La Palma, Orange County.

So who has an example of a city limit sign that's way off from the actual city limits? This one is about 3/4 mile off:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Los+Gatos,+CA/@37.252134,-121.937192,3a,75y,283.63h,70.44t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjzWZhpfGcURPx6ubMRY1gA!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x808e34365377033f:0xef675301ac748ca6!6m1!1e1

[peterj920]

On roads with no controlled access, Wisconsin puts the population on its signs.  On freeways, it will just say "City of X" or "Village of X" on a bigger sign