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

[mwb1848]

Here's a TRUE warning sign about the end of a route number on I-110 in Biloxi, Mississippi:

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4060689,-88.8944593,3a,21.1y,123.62h,87.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snqbAHoOX1-h0ggARGklj2w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Since it opened, motorists have had difficulties navigating the counter-intuitive interchange with US 90 at the end of the I-110 freeway: Eastbound traffic is accommodated by a sweeping loop ramp over the Mississippi Sound, while Westbound traffic is accommodated by a 90-degree RIRO set up.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3946971,-88.8942383,3a,75y,183.25h,80.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHyg74NcSqlJSo1aeCbpSxQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

[freebrickproductions]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

[ethanhopkin14]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

That's an odd sign?

[roadfro]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

That's an odd sign?

Well, I've never seen a "protected left on green arrow" sign before. Not sure why that sign would even be necessary...

[Brandon]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

That's an odd sign?

Well, I've never seen a "protected left on green arrow" sign before. Not sure why that sign would even be necessary...

It's certainly not seen in Illinois.  Ours will say "Left Turn Yield on {green ball symbol}" or "Left Turn Yield on {flashing yellow arrow symbol}".

[ethanhopkin14]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

That's an odd sign?

Well, I've never seen a "protected left on green arrow" sign before. Not sure why that sign would even be necessary...

Maybe it's a Texas thing, because they are all over the state.  They are usually where a traffic signal has three selections, red ball, amber ball and green arrow.  I guess to tell people the green part is always protected.  Sometimes they are on traffic signals with multiple selections, to let people know arrow is protected and ball is not.

I remember a long time ago those signs having pictures on them: "LEFT TURN PROTECTED ON <- YIELD ON O"  (O being a green ball)

[roadfro]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this in Texas on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.532138,-100.958932,3a,4.7y,223.97h,103.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4svSO0RxxZRVLmaaNF53sw!2e0?hl=en

That's an odd sign?

Well, I've never seen a "protected left on green arrow" sign before. Not sure why that sign would even be necessary...

Maybe it's a Texas thing, because they are all over the state.  They are usually where a traffic signal has three selections, red ball, amber ball and green arrow.  I guess to tell people the green part is always protected.  Sometimes they are on traffic signals with multiple selections, to let people know arrow is protected and ball is not.

I remember a long time ago those signs having pictures on them: "LEFT TURN PROTECTED ON <- YIELD ON O"  (O being a green ball)

The green arrow is protected by definition, so that wording still seems unnecessary...

In Nevada, many older left turn signal heads with this configuration, likely dating from early adoption of the green arrow concept, were accompanied by a sign that said "Left turn on green arrow only" (or more rarely, "Left turn on left arrow only"). Many of these signs still exist, but are now adjacent to all-arrow signal heads and aren't as necessary.

[jakeroot]

The green arrow is protected by definition, so that wording still seems unnecessary...

It's exists purely as a reminder; a sad reminder of how ridiculously reliant American drivers are on signs to tell them exactly what to do. What's the point of Driver's Ed if all the rules are posted at each intersection?

[traffic light guy]

My meager contribution... an odd ONE WAY and LTYOG combo sign:


8" 5-section Chapel Hill signal, 12"; DW-W Chapel Hill ped, Odd Combo Sign by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

What are those, Eagle flatbacks?

[Signal]

My meager contribution... an odd ONE WAY and LTYOG combo sign:


8" 5-section Chapel Hill signal, 12"; DW-W Chapel Hill ped, Odd Combo Sign by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

What are those, Eagle flatbacks?

No, the 5-section facing you is Chapel Hill, and the 3-section facing right is Marbelite

[Bruce]

Spotted in Bellevue, WA:


Residential area signage in Bellevue by SounderBruce, on Flickr

[spooky]

Spotted in Bellevue, WA:


Residential area signage in Bellevue by SounderBruce, on Flickr

Why is he heading right for the baby???

[Tom958]

I'm not sure what to think about this. I guess the objective was to increase capacity by not making it clear too early that the right lane of the ramp to 40 eastbound would be dropped at an exit only half a mile away.
I took this as a gratuitous skyline shot, didn't notice the signage thing until later.



While we're in Nashville, I noticed this too late to get a photo. I'm far less ambivalent about it.   

[Zeffy]

Uh, this has got to be one of the smallest signs I've seen with an exit tab, for sure. Plus, it has a LEFT exit tab too!

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9717628,-73.8165218,3a,15y,232.8h,87.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sooOYGgyiPByPDBFb0slwow!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

[Big John]

Uh, this has got to be one of the smallest signs I've seen with an exit tab, for sure. Plus, it has a LEFT exit tab too!

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9717628,-73.8165218,3a,15y,232.8h,87.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sooOYGgyiPByPDBFb0slwow!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Using a numbered exit with BGS's for a signalized intersection?

[jbnv]

I see that I am a bit late to the odd-END-route signs in this thread. Louisiana almost never signs the end of a state highway. Almost. (Bonus: They replaced the trailblazer at some point, but not the END plaque which may very well be the only one in the state.)

[cjk374]

I see that I am a bit late to the odd-END-route signs in this thread. Louisiana almost never signs the end of a state highway. Almost. (Bonus: They replaced the trailblazer at some point, but not the END plaque which may very well be the only one in the state.)

LA 806 in Claiborne Parish has signs with BEGIN & END banners at the end of it. GSV doesn't show them in their old pics, but I saw them 1st hand just a couple of months ago.

[Big John]

Looks like a hand-drawn vertical clearance sign in Atlanta: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7381554,-84.4128466,3a,75y,126.71h,95.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slk1I60BGbSCPoA4WP6hTkQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[noelbotevera]

Duh.
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6980488,-117.145223,3a,75y,193.43h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slgTooS1_dx77T-QRlvhorg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

[jakeroot]

Two unique signs I spotted today, both on Joint-Base Lewis-McChord (though more accurately, the Fort Lewis section):

I suppose the first one isn't too unique given that Washington has plenty of uni-signs, but they're not usually in this style.

[SignGeek101]

Duh.
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6980488,-117.145223,3a,75y,193.43h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slgTooS1_dx77T-QRlvhorg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

I'm sure there was a number in that small VMS once. Maybe some lanes were closed during a certain time of day or something.

Two unique signs I spotted today, both on Joint-Base Lewis-McChord (though more accurately, the Fort Lewis section):

I suppose the first one isn't too unique given that Washington has plenty of uni-signs, but they're not usually in this style.

I'm a little surprised that the '5' isn't in Helvetica like the directional tabs are, considering that is a unisign.

[theline]

Two unique signs I spotted today, both on Joint-Base Lewis-McChord (though more accurately, the Fort Lewis section):

I suppose the first one isn't too unique given that Washington has plenty of uni-signs, but they're not usually in this style.

Nutmeg zone?

[SignGeek101]

Spotted this in the news today. It looks like there is brown on the outside of the border.

http://www.wltribune.com/news/328232501.html

[jakeroot]

Spotted this in the news today. It looks like there is brown on the outside of the border.

You can always rely on BC for consistent sign design. Wait, no...

Jokes aside, I'm sure the tribes designed the signs and BC supplied the font .

[freebrickproductions]

This street sign here in Huntsville's missing the "Avenue" suffix on it:
Clinton Avenue by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

I'm not sure if this is a standard sign or not. Spotted outside of a Norfolk Southern trailer-office-thing in downtown Huntsville:
Do Not Block Drive by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

This is just odd:
Purple "No Thru Traffic" Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr