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

[74/171FAN]

https://goo.gl/maps/LVtzjD2JUcCnygwUA
Here is something odd. NJ 17 is signed Newark for its control destination. The Garden State Parkway has no control ( at least here anyway), but the ensuing toll road serves Newark better as NJ 17 terminates in North Arlington before the City of Newark, but the GS Parkway not only serves it better, but enters the Newark City Limits.

It's taking in the fact that people are most likely going to take rt 21 to Newark, going 17 -> 3 -> 21 cause after 3, 17 just becomes local roads.

You do get a great view of NJ 3 though from where NJ 17 SB turns left to head towards its southern end.

[D-Dey65]

https://goo.gl/maps/LVtzjD2JUcCnygwUA
Here is something odd. NJ 17 is signed Newark for its control destination. The Garden State Parkway has no control ( at least here anyway), but the ensuing toll road serves Newark better as NJ 17 terminates in North Arlington before the City of Newark, but the GS Parkway not only serves it better, but enters the Newark City Limits.

It's taking in the fact that people are most likely going to take rt 21 to Newark, going 17 -> 3 -> 21 cause after 3, 17 just becomes local roads.

Oh, I thought this sign went back to the time NJDOT still thought they had a chance of extending Route 17 down to the turnpike or I-280.

[NoGoodNamesAvailable]

https://goo.gl/maps/LVtzjD2JUcCnygwUA
Here is something odd. NJ 17 is signed Newark for its control destination. The Garden State Parkway has no control ( at least here anyway), but the ensuing toll road serves Newark better as NJ 17 terminates in North Arlington before the City of Newark, but the GS Parkway not only serves it better, but enters the Newark City Limits.

To me the obvious choice should be Rutherford.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/LVtzjD2JUcCnygwUA
Here is something odd. NJ 17 is signed Newark for its control destination. The Garden State Parkway has no control ( at least here anyway), but the ensuing toll road serves Newark better as NJ 17 terminates in North Arlington before the City of Newark, but the GS Parkway not only serves it better, but enters the Newark City Limits.

It's taking in the fact that people are most likely going to take rt 21 to Newark, going 17 -> 3 -> 21 cause after 3, 17 just becomes local roads.

That's how it is now. Originally NJ 21 didn't go north of Belleville and being NJ 17 eventually defaults into Kearny Avenue that defaults into Frank Rogers Blvd ( Fourth Street then) which crosses the Jackson Street Bridge into Neark is how people went. The Garden State Parkway wasn't around so Newark for Route 17 was practical.

Now it's odd that over the years NJDOT didn't update signage to reflect the Garden State Parkway as the area's principal through route, although they did replace NB Suffern with Mahwah over the decades, but being the road has always connected to Route 21 with Route 3 ro Newark with Newark still in the general direction, no one thought that the Parkway could replace Route 17. 

Ideally Rutherford or Lyndhurst should be now the new SB control city.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/52810263665/in/dateposted-public/
I was noticing the way the US 17 patch is placed. It's over the white border of the sign.

I recently posted this same photo in April pointing out the condition of the lettering, but now I'm noticing the patch was not cut properly to fit within the borders.

[74/171FAN]

^I do not understand why the US 17 patch was made way bigger than the other shields.

[machias]

^I do not understand why the US 17 patch was made way bigger than the other shields.

Is there another sign in the sequence with a really small US 17 shield?

[74/171FAN]

^I do not understand why the US 17 patch was made way bigger than the other shields.

Is there another sign in the sequence with a really small US 17 shield?

^I do not understand why the US 17 patch was made way bigger than the other shields.

Is there another sign in the sequence with a really small US 17 shield?

No, I could not find any other shields in that direction in my photos at all.  I do have normal shields farther west. (second is east of 16th St) (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218528537485190&set=a.10218528634767622)

[Rothman]

Time for one of these Blue Ridge Parkway spiral curve signs to be shared again:

[wanderer2575]

I'm finally getting around to sorting out the photos from my northeast road trip last year.  What was that about laying out the text first and then choosing the sign dimensions?

[ethanhopkin14]

Time for one of these Blue Ridge Parkway spiral curve signs to be shared again:

It because of the warning you will be mid curve and say, "I am glad I got the warning that the radius has changed for these two curves."

[Big John]

^^ Actually a spiral is a continuous change of radius in a curve.  Only certain states employ spirals in their roadways, others employ discreet radius changes, such as in a loop ramp.

[ethanhopkin14]

^^ Actually a spiral is a continuous change of radius in a curve.  Only certain states employ spirals in their roadways, others employ discreet radius changes, such as in a loop ramp.

Yes, I am aware what a spiral curve is. I have to solve for them quite often.  Judging by the pictural on the sign I just guestimated it was just two curves with two radii for the joke (and I am not talking about the reverse curve at the end, not to mention the pictural doesn't appear to be a spiral).  It was not meant to be an accurate portrayal of true mathematics. 

It was more that I found it very specific the sign would warn motorists of a spiral curve since I am sure 75% of the driving population doesn't even know what that means or could even tell the radius of the curve they are driving in is changing.  I guess it is a good warning that the curve gets sharper the more you are into it, but again, you have to know the definition of a spiral curve before you can be warned for it.

Yes, two curves back to back are technically a compound curve, but again, it was more of a joke than a technical essay. 

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/WEUrnmry3TeFHofQ8
I still say printing top line words further away is the way to print pavement markings.

To me this reads:
BUMP
SPEED

Not as
SPEED
BUMP.

Yet DRIVE WAY is in correct form.

[chrisg69911]

https://goo.gl/maps/WEUrnmry3TeFHofQ8
I still say printing top line words further away is the way to print pavement markings.

To me this reads:
BUMP
SPEED

Not as
SPEED
BUMP.

Yet DRIVE WAY is in correct form.

The speed of the road matters. Going 20 down this street is going to read different than going 70 down a highway.

[WillWeaverRVA]

I'm finally getting around to sorting out the photos from my northeast road trip last year.  What was that about laying out the text first and then choosing the sign dimensions?

Good lord, looking at these signs is causing me physical pain.

[Amaury]

Washington State Route 203 in Duvall is so cool that it gets two milepost 14s.

Heading north: https://goo.gl/maps/NU7WVk3LZoMjQcPz6
Heading south: https://goo.gl/maps/A61uA13ow753MrWw9

I guess if you want to be technical, it's four mile marker 14s, but I'm going by posts. I don't know about other states outside Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, but here, our two-lane highways, like US 97, have the mileposts on one side of the road with the mile markers having whatever mile number on both sides rather than one post for each direction like on interstates (or interstate-like highways, such as parts of US 2 and US 97) since each direction is separated there.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/52081350128
Ukiah’s mileage has different numbering font than SF and Rio Dell. I’m guessing the distance to there got amended after the sign was originally placed.

[Amaury]

Can't tell if it was intentionally set up to be against the wall, but... Interstate 90 westbound milepost 50 in Washington: https://goo.gl/maps/bHFUBXUGYFQrAttY7

Looking back through all the captures, it hasn't really changed that much, so... maybe?

[Amaury]

Fixed. Thank you.

[jakeroot]

Fixed. Thank you.

No worries! Thanks for the quick fix too, technically there is no rule against being 'vague' but I know a lot of users appreciate it.

I deleted my post so as to not bring things too off-topic.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/uw3axuBurD3qnHgC6
It’s odd that they don’t list both directions of US 22, but they do for US 322.

Also this https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harrisburg,+PA/@40.2820276,-77.0452306,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c8c116b8079e97:0xbb6e42c8128d46d5!8m2!3d40.2731911!4d-76.8867008!16zL20vMGZ2eno?entry=ttu
Common though that left side guides put the direction first before the shield unlike the right side panels that post them after the shield. FDOT does that as well.

[74/171FAN]

https://goo.gl/maps/uw3axuBurD3qnHgC6
It's odd that they don't list both directions of US 22, but they do for US 322.

The "WEST" Banner should be over US 322 only.  I am currently tracking sign replacements in this area so this may be changed soon.

[Scott5114]

I always try to obtain a direct image URL for embedding, but sometimes it is difficult to impossible, as in these cases:

*  The payload image is hidden under one or more other images with 100% transparency, meaning that right-clicking and choosing "Copy Image Link" (or equivalent) copies the URL for the top image with 100% transparency rather than the payload.  (In these cases, obtaining the payload URL means using browser tools to inspect the code.)

*  The image is not retrieved through a HTTP GET request but rather comes to the browser when it executes JavaScript code and is stored internally as a blob.  "Copy Image Link" then returns not an URL, but rather an URL-like resource identifier (starting with a string like data:/// or blob:///) that is specific to the browser and is not shareable.

In both of these cases, Firefox will allow you to obtain the correct image by bringing up the Page Info dialog (Ctrl+I) and going to the Media tab. All media embedded in the page can then be inspected in isolation to either obtain a URL or save the file to disk.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Saw this in Downtown Muncie, Indiana, earlier this week.