Erroneous road signs

[vtk]

More OH-US confusion:

That almost qualifies for Best Of, the way it fits 3 digits in a square shield at full height without using Series B...

[Central Avenue]

That almost qualifies for Best Of, the way it fits 3 digits in a square shield at full height without using Series B...

Agreed. I find it aesthetically appealing, even if it's incorrect.

[agentsteel53]

That almost qualifies for Best Of, the way it fits 3 digits in a square shield at full height without using Series B...

Agreed. I find it aesthetically appealing, even if it's incorrect.

plus, it uses the '57 spec shield outline, not the garish '70 spec.

[vtk]

That almost qualifies for Best Of, the way it fits 3 digits in a square shield at full height without using Series B...

Agreed. I find it aesthetically appealing, even if it's incorrect.

plus, it uses the '57 spec shield outline, not the garish '70 spec.

I'm not sure what the difference is.  That looks like it matches the Ohio SDM to me...

[agentsteel53]

taking a page from Wisconsin:


1957 shield shape (as invented by California) on black square


1965* shield shape (as invented by Pennsylvania)

* adopted as federal standard in 1970

[vtk]

To me, the error 315 has features common to both the old 53 and the newer 12, but not all the features of either. 

[kphoger]

http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part2/part2c.htm#section2C40
It says "on the major roadway", but what if the major roadway yields?

The section you cited allows merge signs to be posted on both roadways if neither one can be considered the "major" roadway.  That breaks the link in my mind between "merge" and "yield".  So I suppose it isn't really erroneous–just a missing sign on the other roadway.

[vtk]

There are a couple of brand-new OH 33 shields at the junction of the new US 33 and the temporary connecting US 33 just west of Nelsonville.

[Alps]

1965* shield shape (as invented by Pennsylvania)

* adopted as federal standard in 1970

I HATE Pennsylvania!

[Takumi]

Business is missing for US 460. Seeing as this was installed last year (I saw it happen!) it's an error and not just left over. Also, VA 109 needs a TO above it.

[1995hoo]

Technically this isn't a road sign, but it seemed to fit in this thread better than elsewhere.

Do you consider littering to be a form of "water activity"? I sure don't.

[kphoger]

Do you consider littering to be a form of "water activity"? I sure don't.

It's basically aquatic shot-put.

[ctsignguy]

Technically this isn't a road sign, but it seemed to fit in this thread better than elsewhere.

Do you consider littering to be a form of "water activity"? I sure don't.

I guess that also means no nookie in the water either.....

[Roadgeek2500]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

[agentsteel53]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

that's awesome.  is that a trailblazer for multiple freeways?  if so, it is used similar to this sign in Wisconsin:

[1995hoo]

There used to be a blank Interstate shield like that on a BGS on the Inner Loop of I-695 around Baltimore as you approached its southwestern junction with I-95. This was in the days back before the Fort McHenry Tunnel opened (so, almost 30 years ago, as the tunnel opened in 1985) and the BGS in question was for the portion of I-95 that, at that time, stub-ended into Baltimore. I always assumed they omitted the "95" on the shield so as not to confuse people who didn't know it wasn't yet a thru route.

Practically speaking I can think of a few small towns where a blank shield like that would work just fine because there's only one Interstate in the area!

[Roadgeek2500]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

that's awesome.  is that a trailblazer for multiple freeways?  if so, it is used similar to this sign in Wisconsin:

Could quite possibly, its right around I-95 and I-676

[Takumi]

At least the turn arrow isn't in the interstate shield like the ones in Staunton.

[Kacie Jane]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

I wonder if someone perhaps repainted the blue area, but for whatever reason painted over the number.  Note that the blue is, well, blue, while the red has faded to a barely visible grey.

[PHLBOS]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

I wonder if someone perhaps repainted the blue area, but for whatever reason painted over the number.  Note that the blue is, well, blue, while the red has faded to a barely visible grey.

It's possible that the 95 numerals for that sign either peeled or fell off over time.  If one looks really close, one can see a slightly lighter shade of blue where the numerals once were.

That sign's probably at least 30 years old.

[Alps]

Look at what I found on StreetView in Philly

If you told us where you found it, one of us could go see it in person and get a high-res shot of it and let you know exactly what happened.

[Roadgeek2500]

I found it in StreetView at:

South Water Street, Philadelphia (Heading Northward, past Tasker St.)

Oh, and if you have one, I would like to see one of the blank shields with the arrow inside it.

[PurdueBill]

Oh, and if you have one, I would like to see one of the blank shields with the arrow inside it.

Steve's VA 254 page has one...

...and another from the same town on the US 250 page...

[hbelkins]

Saw an error sign on westbound I-40 in Knoxville tonight and tried to snap a picture, but it was well after dark and I don't know how well the photo will turn out.

It was for an exit for US 11/US 25/US 70. Two problems with that. One is that US 25 does not run through Knoxville, US 25W does. The other is that US 25W hasn't run through downtown in years, it's routed along I-640.

[Alex]

Saw an error sign on westbound I-40 in Knoxville tonight and tried to snap a picture, but it was well after dark and I don't know how well the photo will turn out.

It was for an exit for US 11/US 25/US 70. Two problems with that. One is that US 25 does not run through Knoxville, US 25W does. The other is that US 25W hasn't run through downtown in years, it's routed along I-640.

When I read your post, I checked my photos from June 25th and there it was.