What road feature does your state have that makes you unique?

[ethanhopkin14]

Do other states use signs like Washington where the directional tab and the route number are on one piece of metal?

Not the norm in Michigan, but there are some occurrences.  For example.

I saw one on my summer trip, but don't remember were.  I went to OK, KS, NM, CO, AZ, UT and NV, so it was one of those. 

[Ned Weasel]

Ohio: dancing arrows ....

That's not unique to Ohio. Maryland likes to use them too, with the most extreme example likely being this one on I-295.

Kansas used to love dancing arrows, back when those were MUTCD-compliant.  I think it's starting to move away from them, but I have seen replacements with dancing arrows pop up well after the 2009 MUTCD should have taken effect.  One thing I do love about Kansas signage is that it usually actually makes an effort to point the diagonal arrows to the lanes to which they refer.  Some examples:

https://goo.gl/maps/9Nh6zKLiHycmJi1b9
https://goo.gl/maps/2HqXQh12mNp3bLdE7 (Not my favorite, because of the text error)
https://goo.gl/maps/2ggT9JzD775xjK4j9
https://goo.gl/maps/tstaAZPmtecxAQYr9 (This actually should have been the advance sign, and that mistake has been corrected since the last Street View pass.)
https://goo.gl/maps/FBHhabX53DFtsLD37 (Old sign before the Big Boss APL sign was put up: https://goo.gl/maps/KHQXuTVHyYyXHTYn9 )

[achilles765]

Texas used to be the only state to only have the exit number as a tab above the gore sign on freeways with numbered exits (other state did it sometimes, but Texas did it exclusively), but that changed 10 or so years ago.  That kinda makes me mad. 

-I would have to say also having the reference marker system, signed with a shield every 1 or 2 miles. 
-Having essentially two different types of state highways that don't share a number pool.  Texas isn't alone in this, but the list is very short amongst states that do. 
-Having highways with a cutout of the state as their shield, but aren't considered state highways.
-Having two lane rural highways with 75 mph speed limits (again, not alone, but on the shortlist).
-Having multiple districts that basically don't communicate with each other very well, so you get stuff in one part of the state handled way differently in another part of the state.
-Hazardous Cargo signage
-Rarely signing a cosign or multi-plex on the same pole for reassurance shields, instead using a pole that mimics more of a football upright.
-Reflectors.  I have heard more than one that Texas is unique in the amount of reflectors they use by people who came from other states.  I have noticed less reflectors in other states myself, but haven't really thought about it first hand so this one is a third party observation. 
-Probably using more Clearview than any other state.
-Having more "Parking Areas" on interstates than other states do.
-Of course the frontage/service/feeder/access/gateway roads along freeways.

The most interesting thing about this topic is you fail to realize something in your state as being unique until you really pay attention to the way other states do things because, as human nature, you tend to take the things in your own back yard as gospel and "the way everyone does it".  It takes a long time to un-train your mind to accept the fact that maybe your back yard is the weird one and everyone else does it another way. 

That last sentence is so true.  I have lived in Texas now for 11 years and am so used to driving here that when my best friend and I had to go to Louisiana last month for a funeral it actually was odd too not see frontage roads.  At one point, my best friend made a comment about "the feeder" outside lake Charles and I had to remind him Louisiana doesn't have feeders....it was a collector/distributor lane.

[TheStranger]

I know it's not really a "feature" and in fact has some legibility issues, but the combination of same-sign-height and internal exit tabs makes for very neatly organized sign gantries in California!  (At the severe cost of cramped text)

I also really liked the taller, small-font exit number gore signs for aesthetic reasons too, though parts of the Bay Area and elsewhere are starting to see the more national MUTCD-style large-number gore point signs.

Is mission guardrail unique to this state?

California was one of the last button copy holdouts and quite a few examples of that still remain.

[ozarkman417]

Missouri: having all four-lane expressways at 70 MPH, even on stretches with driveways.

The sections with driveways and at grade junctions ("rural expressways") are only posted as 65 MPH Unless posted speed limits direct otherwise -Missouri's Driver Guide

[sprjus4]

Missouri: having all four-lane expressways at 70 MPH, even on stretches with driveways.

The sections with driveways and at grade junctions ("rural expressways") are only posted as 65 MPH.

There are some non-limited-access expressways in Missouri that are 70 mph, though a lot stay at 65 mph.

It would be nice if they used the 70 mph non-limited-access speed limit more, however.

[ukfan758]

For Alabama probably extremely frequent usage of right turn slip lanes+yield signs. When I lived in Kentucky I noticed those were incredibly rare outside of usage on freeway exit ramps. The general preference seems to be a full stop at the line for right turns on red.

[jeffandnicole]

Having opposing lanes separate via double-double yellow lines and hash marks, prior to a left turn lane. https://goo.gl/maps/ykMuGZ5pQHW1DHQa8 .  While found elsewhere sometimes, this appears very widespread across New Jersey.

[ozarkman417]

Missouri: having all four-lane expressways at 70 MPH, even on stretches with driveways.

The sections with driveways and at grade junctions ("rural expressways") are only posted as 65 MPH Unless posted speed limits direct otherwise -Missouri's Driver Guide.

There are some non-limited-access expressways in Missouri that are 70 mph, though a lot stay at 65 mph.

It would be nice if they used the 70 mph non-limited-access speed limit more, however.

I agree that the rural expressway speed limit should be increased to 70. Despite taking MO 7 to KC multiple times, I forgot for a minute that it has a 70MPH limit, but are there any others with that higher limit?

[sprjus4]

^ US-54 between Mexico and Jefferson City has a 70 mph speed limit. US-71 / now I-49 had a 70 mph limit IIRC before it was upgraded to interstate standards.

There's probably others.

I'm surprised something like US-36 doesn't have a 70 mph speed limit, given it's a cross-state arterial highway that effectively functions as a rural interstate.

[okroads]

I remember when "Perkins" was added to that sign, and at the time when it had just happened, I remembered noticing the panel that "Perkins" was on was a darker green than the other two. So my theory at the time was that the panels that the "Cushing" and the arrow were on were moved downward and a new panel with "Perkins" inserted.

Ahhh...  So they're actually the same old signs, just split in half with the new legend inserted on new metal.

That is correct. I noticed that when I first saw those signs and took those pictures. They are still standing today, nearly 20 years later. Looking at the back of those signs, you can still tell the metal looks a little cleaner in the middle than the rest of the sign: https://goo.gl/maps/sSVuWKZbxs6ZaoYn6.

Also for Oklahoma: a reputation for using unnecessary varying font sizes and cases on signs (see I-235 NB @ Sheridan in OKC https://goo.gl/maps/afxi5tm4YegonJBbA, I-244 WB @ US 169 in Tulsa https://goo.gl/maps/p7D4oeYWixfgikkAA and https://goo.gl/maps/VQHBGB49c7suz9Q17, not to mention CraIG CouNty which has since been replaced...).

[wxfree]

roundabouts ... center turn lanes.

Horizontal traffic lights

State-name Interstate shields

Do we really need to define the word unique?

I think we actually need to define you. Read the thread title again.

When everyone is unique, no one is.

Always remember, you are unique, just like everyone else.

[Scott5114]

https://goo.gl/maps/FBHhabX53DFtsLD37 (Old sign before the Big Boss APL sign was put up: https://goo.gl/maps/KHQXuTVHyYyXHTYn9 )

Last time I was in KC, I took a picture of that APL sign and captioned it "Welcome to ARROW HELL".

[bassoon1986]

Colorado: Altitude? Avalanche Tunnels? U.S. Highways that officially exist in a state and aren't signed even once (US87)? 

Chris

It's almost the opposite effect in Arkansas. US 59 is signed but is not officially on their books. It's completely with US 71 or US 270 the entire time.


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[Mr_Northside]

Not MY state, but are there other states that do what Maryland does, not all the time, and I don't know if they still do, but did a lot........ where the BGS for the immediate exit gets a bigger font & shields than other signs on the gantry?

Example in the western part of the state:  https://goo.gl/maps/ikFREDaVFsNUi3et6
Example in the middle part:  https://goo.gl/maps/2bnHB9MS5epkxDW59
Example from Delmarva:  https://goo.gl/maps/ADZ4rFEpn5XYZmRi8

I don't believe I've seen that anywhere else, either in person or in pictures.   But there's a lot out there I ain't seen yet.

[hbelkins]

NY (at least until recently) didn't tell you when you're entering a 55 limit. Usually the sign says "END XX MPH LIMIT" and you are expected to know what that means on your own.

That's what the "State Speed Limit" signs are supposed to convey. The limit is 55 unless otherwise posted.

[MaddogMicharski]

New York: Parkways and 55 mph speed limits on twisty windy rural roads

[bcroadguy]

BC almost never uses metal guardrails. They just use jersey barriers EVERYWHERE.

[kphoger]

55 mph speed limits on twisty windy rural roads

Missouri says hi.   

https://goo.gl/maps/uBQrziLwxQQKwZZd6
https://goo.gl/maps/8hezvkxjMW52kUdK9

Advisory [30 M.P.H. NEXT 2 MILES] and regulatory [SPEED LIMIT 55] in the same shot:  https://goo.gl/maps/GYXD1zCJurWRZids9