One-off sign

[Alps]

Browsing this week's offerings, I came across this curve sign.  Any ideas what's going on here?

[Quillz]

My guess is it probably just represents the main road has two sharp curves.

Or it could mean that the road physically ends at another, then begins anew just to the right, similar to how numbered highways are sometimes briefly concurrent with another.

[Ian]

My guess is it probably just represents the main road has two sharp curves.

Or it could mean that the road physically ends at another, then begins anew just to the right, similar to how numbered highways are sometimes briefly concurrent with another.

I don't think that's what Steve is talking about. Notice how the interior of the arrow is silver.

[SteveG1988]

It means lightning crossing. Just Kidding.

[Scott5114]

Well, it's a two-sharp-turn arrow on a diamond sign (too lazy to look up the MUTCD number) that has just been photographed at a weird angle. As for the white, I'm guessing it was an early experimental application of reflective sheeting (Silver Scotchlite?), probably before they had yellow reflective sheeting.

[Dr Frankenstein]

Indeed, that looks like a W1-3R.

[Alps]

As for the white, I'm guessing it was an early experimental application of reflective sheeting (Silver Scotchlite?), probably before they had yellow reflective sheeting.

That's not a bad idea.  That's what I was after with this post, thanks.

[ctsignguy]

I have to go along with Scott's thought.  I have seen yellow and some early red STOP signs with the silver scotchlite applied as either a band in the middle of the sign, or inside the letters as with the arrow.

[Alps]

Well I did in fact receive the sign today.  Inside the black arrow outline are a few silver reflective panels stuck to the sign.  Clearly a very early attempt at reflectivity beyond the cats' eyes/button copy/what have you.  Certainly a step up from my old curve sign.

[agentsteel53]

interesting!  I believe it is the same style as this sign:

[US71]

I have to go along with Scott's thought.  I have seen yellow and some early red STOP signs with the silver scotchlite applied as either a band in the middle of the sign, or inside the letters as with the arrow.

My aunt lived in Blue Island, IL and I remember yellow stop signs with the silver band.