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

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48842178151/in/dateposted-public/
I-14 seems to have some signs with the Lone Star on the posts.  I have seem some on bridges in Texarkana and I believe some Houston area bridges as well.

I like this concept.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48842178151/in/dateposted-public/

[D-Dey65]

Or should these be something more regulatory?

Warning!  There is nothing but buses here!

Oh, I was thinking of something like one of these:

https://www.schoolsignshop.com/do-not-enter-symbol-buses-only-aluminum-sign.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Zealand_RG-35_(exclusive).svg


Or maybe something like this, but with black lettering below the red and white circle:
http://ashvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/asheville_transit_system_september_2018.jpg

But okay.

[MNHighwayMan]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

Personally, I like the way MnDOT has been doing it recently, (or maybe a while, I don't pay too much attention to logo signs) with an exit tab. Like this one.

Iowa has done them with a similar design, but with the exit part at the bottom, like this one.

[1995hoo]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

I don't like the use of a hyphen when they should be using an em dash.

[csw]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

I don't like the use of a hyphen when they should be using an em dash.

This comment right here sums up the AARoads forum.

[formulanone]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

I don't like the use of a hyphen when they should be using an em dash.

This comment right here sums up the AARoads forum.

Actually, it's more of a minus.

Does the MUTCD make distinctions and allowances for different types of dashes?

[D-Dey65]

Personally, I like the way MnDOT has been doing it recently, (or maybe a while, I don't pay too much attention to logo signs) with an exit tab. Like this one.

I've seen a few of those, and they are MUTCD standard:
https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/SHSe/Guide.pdf

I can't remember where I saw them on logo signs, but I have seen them.  I know for a fact where I've seen them on other motorist service signs, though:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_NB_Exit_33_Sign;_I-95_Point_South,_SC-2.jpg

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

Here's one with no underline.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4913543,-82.248387,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdRagbckFXYqNictB9rMQxA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

[1995hoo]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

Driving out I-66 to Linden last night, I noted Virginia has some signs with that separator line and some without. Didn't seem to be any particular pattern to which ones had it and which ones didn't. I did note none of them, regardless of the presence or absence of the line, used a hyphen or a dash–the signs would simply say, for example, "FOOD EXIT 47."

I didn't pay close enough attention to make a mental note of which ones were in which style, and I'm not going to click through Street View looking for them. The ground-mounted signs between the Beltway and Gainesville (a 21-mile stretch) are all in jeopardy anyway as part of the road widening associated with HO/T lane construction.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/okroads/48849566077/ Eric OK Roads found one and shared on his Flickr.  Don't know if this is common as I never seen a JCT assembly like this before

[ipeters61]

The Good:
I like the horizontal line below FOOD EXIT 12.  The latest logo sign in CT, the earlier ones don't have the line.  I haven't seen it in any other state tho.

Personally, I like the way MnDOT has been doing it recently, (or maybe a while, I don't pay too much attention to logo signs) with an exit tab. Like this one.

Iowa has done them with a similar design, but with the exit part at the bottom, like this one.

In Delaware we've had a bit of a mix of ways of doing this:

• DE-1 Exit 86 - "Attractions Exit 86"
• DE-1 Exit 91 - "Use Exit 91"
• DE-1 Exit 95 Lodging/Attraction - With an exit tab
• DE-1 Exit 98 Attractions - With an exit tab
• DE-1 Exit 104 Food - "Standard"?

[JoePCool14]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48842178151/in/dateposted-public/
I-14 seems to have some signs with the Lone Star on the posts.  I have seem some on bridges in Texarkana and I believe some Houston area bridges as well.

I like this concept.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48842178151/in/dateposted-public/

Reminds me of a gantry I made many years ago for use in sign designs:



I got flack for them for being "too Texas". 

[D-Dey65]

Are these the kinds of signs you only see in National Forests and other isolated places like that?
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.1615195,-81.6391243,3a,15y,346.68h,89.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suueKTX-0kF4Omya60_ZqXA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
Because I saw this in February 2019, and I really wish I took a picture of it.

[kphoger]

Are these the kinds of signs you only see in National Forests and other isolated places like that?
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.1615195,-81.6391243,3a,15y,346.68h,89.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suueKTX-0kF4Omya60_ZqXA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
Because I saw this in February 2019, and I really wish I took a picture of it.

Didn't have the correct plaques at the sign shop, also didn't want to order one...

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48939567831/in/dateposted-public/
A mileage sign in Martin County, FL that uses parentheses next to a route number to capture the city name.  I do not think I have ever seen parentheses used ever before on a mileage sign.

[JoePCool14]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48939567831/in/dateposted-public/
A mileage sign in Martin County, FL that uses parentheses next to a route number to capture the city name.  I do not think I have ever seen parentheses used ever before on a mileage sign.

I think it would've made more sense to use an em dash instead. Or only have one or the other listed.

[marleythedog]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48939567831/in/dateposted-public/
A mileage sign in Martin County, FL that uses parentheses next to a route number to capture the city name.  I do not think I have ever seen parentheses used ever before on a mileage sign.

I think it would've made more sense to use an em dash instead. Or only have one or the other listed.

Or the county road shield followed by the city name. I think I've seen that done in other places.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48939567831/in/dateposted-public/
A mileage sign in Martin County, FL that uses parentheses next to a route number to capture the city name.  I do not think I have ever seen parentheses used ever before on a mileage sign.

I think it would've made more sense to use an em dash instead. Or only have one or the other listed.

Or the county road shield followed by the city name. I think I've seen that done in other places.

Florida's Turnpike uses US and State route shields with a city.  FDOT D-5 has it in Marion County for US 27 and Ocala going SB on I-75.

[roadman65]

How about this one here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48942280223/in/dateposted-public/
Two guides side by side and one with an unusual 3 miles out guide.

[plain]

How about this one here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48942280223/in/dateposted-public/
Two guides side by side and one with an unusual 3 miles out guide.

Whoa.. that's wild!

Also, shouldn't the closer exit be on the right? Unless maybe it has something to do with them being side mounted or something idk. I've never seen anything like that

[formulanone]

How about this one here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/48942280223/in/dateposted-public/
Two guides side by side and one with an unusual 3 miles out guide.

I've wondered about that pair for a while...perhaps it's because there's two exits close together, instead of the usual 4-10 mile gap between them in that area.

[roadman65]

They both need to be on an overhead assembly to do what they do.  NJ does that a lot where two advanced guides are on one overhead with the farthest to the left and the nearest to the right.

Yes I often wondered too, why is Exit 102's guide on the left and not right as it would on an overhead.

[J3ebrules]

Rest In Peace, Mr. Silverstein. They'll know to walk with a walk that is measured and slow...



You think if you fall here, you fall up?

[formulanone]

Rest In Peace, Mr. Silverstein. They'll know to walk with a walk that is measured and slow...



You think if you fall here, you fall up?

You only fall up if the traffic light in the attic is green.

[MNHighwayMan]

Since it's been brought up, there's a similar, albeit more pithy, sign on 86th St in Urbandale, IA, at the I-35/80 interchange.



Honestly, I'm not sure why the sidewalks continue to the ramps if there aren't sidewalks across the freeway. Maybe someday there will be.

[UCFKnights]

Since it's been brought up, there's a similar, albeit more pithy, sign on 86th St in Urbandale, IA, at the I-35/80 interchange.



Honestly, I'm not sure why the sidewalks continue to the ramps if there aren't sidewalks across the freeway. Maybe someday there will be.

Could have just been part of another project They typically make all the new developments around here install sidewalks on any major road for their entire frontage as part of the approval, so we have lots of areas around here scattered with stretches of sidwalks that lead absolutely nowhere. I guess after enough time goes by and areas redevelop, they will eventually connect to things.

When I lived in South Florida, I believe a typical intersection install included the ramps and pedestrian signals even if there were no sidewalks on any roads around it