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[Brandon]

For all redundant signage, not necessarily bad or ugly.  Some could even be good.

From the Chicago Department of Redundancy Department at I-90/94 and Taylor St:



How many times does one need to say "one way"?

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On the New Jersey Turnpike, you will find two sets of exit signs in some places, and you can see them both.

[xonhulu]

On I-15, just south of Idaho Falls:

[Brian556]

I've seen intersections with up to five one way signs facing one direction. Wish I could remember where it was.

[Zeffy]

On the New Jersey Turnpike, you will find two sets of exit signs in some places, and you can see them both.

I believe that you are supposed to convey the same message with multiple signs at set distances according to the MUTCD. Unless it said 'EXIT 11 ↗' on two signs one at the gore point and the other right next to the gore, it's not redundant.

On I-15, just south of Idaho Falls:

Quite possibly the most useless exit sign I've ever seen.

[hbelkins]

These have been replaced and there's no longer a redundancy. At the end of KY 341 near Midway. Photo taken in 2000.



From 2011, at the end of KY 227 in Scott County.

[txstateends]

On I-15, just south of Idaho Falls:

Just looked on Google Street View, and as of September 2011, that advance BGS and the one pointing to the off-ramp both showed "Exit 113", no actual road/street/destination.  But, according to the map Google has of the area, the cross-road is West 65th Street -- amazing that someone couldn't have put a sign with that on it before now (whether the cross-road was named at the time of the first BGSes or not), and avoided the embarrassment of redunduncy.

[Big John]

North Dakota does the same thing except there is no tab on the ahead exit sign.  http://goo.gl/maps/jQev6

Only other sign is the sign in the gore:  http://goo.gl/maps/WcXBD

[jeffandnicole]

On the New Jersey Turnpike, you will find two sets of exit signs in some places, and you can see them both.

Do you mean the inner/outer drives?  They are 2 separate roadways, and thus need two separate signs. While a driver could get confused looking at the wrong signage, but that'll be their own damn fault. 

[xonhulu]

Just looked on Google Street View, and as of September 2011, that advance BGS and the one pointing to the off-ramp both showed "Exit 113", no actual road/street/destination.  But, according to the map Google has of the area, the cross-road is West 65th Street -- amazing that someone couldn't have put a sign with that on it before now (whether the cross-road was named at the time of the first BGSes or not), and avoided the embarrassment of redunduncy.

Until the mid-00's, this exit was for US 26/BL-15.  But that was moved a few miles north when a new bridge was built over the Snake River.  That's when this sign went up.  You're right, it should read "West 65th St" or something about a destination, but instead we got that redundant beauty!

[Mapmikey]

I want to say I'm supposed to stay to the right at this location in Galax VA, but I'm not entirely sure...

http://goo.gl/maps/MtcvP

Mapmikey

[Brandon]

I want to say I'm supposed to stay to the right at this location in Galax VA, but I'm not entirely sure...

http://goo.gl/maps/MtcvP

Mapmikey

And completely useless as it's pointing in the wrong direction. 

[Mdcastle]

[Zeffy]

Even better is that each sign contains a different series. (Left: Series D or maybe E, Right: Series EM)

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[hbelkins]

I've got a bunch of pictures where sign replacements were ongoing, and both the old and new signs were still up, but I don't think that's what we're shooting for.

West Virginia posts ground-style signs at the gore points at interstate intersections, something similar to the New Hampshire example above.

[kendancy66]

I want to say I'm supposed to stay to the right at this location in Galax VA, but I'm not entirely sure...

http://goo.gl/maps/MtcvP

Mapmikey

Is this facing in the wrong direction?

[WillWeaverRVA]

Oh Richmond, you so crazy. (This was taken in 2009 and is still there. There was a VDOT-installed VA 76 shield complete with VDOT sticker there prior to then.)

[Mapmikey]

I want to say I'm supposed to stay to the right at this location in Galax VA, but I'm not entirely sure...

http://goo.gl/maps/MtcvP

Mapmikey

Is this facing in the wrong direction?

Yes...this sign has been turned around at some point.  Here is a Michael Summa picture from 1994 of it being in the right place:

http://www.millenniumhwy.net/summa/summa-Pages/Image341.html

Mapmikey

[Takumi]

I've seen a few VDOT installations recently that say "Route I-95" and/or "Route I-64".

[xonhulu]

I've seen a few VDOT installations recently that say "Route I-95" and/or "Route I-64".

Do you mean literally "Route I-95,", or something like this:



If it's the first, then it's like something I've heard my brother-in-law complain about.  He drives scrap metal to recycling facilities, and he says it annoys him when many of his co-workers refer to "Interstate I-5." 

[Eth]

Google Street View is failing me at the moment, but I was in Savannah a few weeks ago and noticed dozens of trailblazers pointing the way to "Interstate I-16".

[vdeane]

There are some sloppy green-out signs on I-390 south listing the distance to "Route I-86". http://goo.gl/maps/U1wRL

Yes, they did abbreviate "route" as "rte".  Yes, that is original to the sign.  No, I don't know what region 4 was thinking.

At least the original wording didn't say "Rte. NY 17".

[hbelkins]

Missouri does the same thing: Route I-44."

[vtk]

Even better is that each sign contains a different series. (Left: Series D or maybe E, Right: Series EM)

Both Series EM, but the left has reduced interletter spacing.


In northwest Columbus, at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, there are signs directing traffic to "Interstate I-"