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

[74/171FAN]

This sign is on PA 51 NB at PA 201 because PA 201 NB heads northeast to PA 136 west of the bridge this restriction is in place for.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817548629663&set=a.10219817649832193)

[Amaury]

A different yellow speed limit sign:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yt5Nr7HDE9VvZGhn8

We had something like that in the city a while ago, but it was temporary because they were adding sidewalks along West University Way, as the actual speed limit there is 35 MPH. And I believe it may have actually been orange.

This is as far as the 2023 capture goes, but you can see the back of it in front of the light pole there: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MNv93txYz7Xh6Vt39

[74/171FAN]

On PA 356 SB at Freeport Rd south of PA 128 in Freeport (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817596870869&set=a.10219817649832193)



At the Dollar General on PA 66 ALT in Oklahoma, PA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817600830968&set=a.10219817649832193)



A yellow warning Hospital sign in Kane on US 6 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817715993847&set=a.10219817829956696)



At US 6/PA 66 in Kane (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817717473884&set=a.10219817829956696)



At the Sheetz at the US 6/US 219 intersection in Lentz Corners.  The STOP sign seems to be for the Air Compressor Unit. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219817717033873&set=a.10219817829956696)

[kphoger]

A yellow warning Hospital sign

Huh.  Didn't realize that wasn't in the MUTCD.

[J N Winkler]

A yellow warning Hospital sign

Huh.  Didn't realize that wasn't in the MUTCD.

I think it was last in the national MUTCD in the 1935 edition (as a square rather than diamond).  PennDOT's Handbook of Approved Signs and TxDOT's Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas are not bad sources for word-message warning signs that prompt raised eyebrows, though I think TxDOT has given up on both "Church" and "Cemetery."

[LilianaUwU]

Pretty sure the yellow diamond with "HOSPITAL" has been in some state MUTCD in the 1970s. In any case, it's far from unique.

[Rothman]

Pretty sure the yellow diamond with "HOSPITAL" has been in some state MUTCD in the 1970s. In any case, it's far from unique.

Meh.  Half a century is long enough for them to become unicorns.

[Mapmikey]

A yellow warning Hospital sign

Huh.  Didn't realize that wasn't in the MUTCD.

I think it was last in the national MUTCD in the 1935 edition (as a square rather than diamond).  PennDOT's Handbook of Approved Signs and TxDOT's Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas are not bad sources for word-message warning signs that prompt raised eyebrows, though I think TxDOT has given up on both "Church" and "Cemetery."

Here's an ancient Pennsylvania square church sign still standing on PA 29 in Montrose (though twisted so that GMSV never gets a good look at it in the clear era) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/hjsu1U13cPRSGdcU7

it did get a good look in the fuzzy era - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zah3BR3Gov37WXDF6

[kphoger]

Here's an ancient Pennsylvania square church sign still standing on PA 29 in Montrose (though twisted so that GMSV never gets a good look at it in the clear era) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/hjsu1U13cPRSGdcU7

it did get a good look in the fuzzy era - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zah3BR3Gov37WXDF6

Here's a not-too-terrible shot:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/XtYBrBzC5hRXuNQPA

[Amaury]

Both ways take you to Seattle, but isn't there something in the MUTCD the suggests not signing the same location for two different routes?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMsgjybPqy7wkeT8A

This is at the US 2 and US 97 interchange on the west side of the Columbia River in Chelan County.

This was like this even before they changed the interchange and added the current ramps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vuBDCEvFfyDGi6cF6

[kphoger]

isn't there something in the MUTCD the suggests not signing the same location for two different routes?

That's what they keep telling me on here.  I'm sure someone, at some point, has provided the actual MUTCD citation, but I'm too lazy to find it right now.

[Scott5114]

Both ways take you to Seattle, but isn't there something in the MUTCD the suggests not signing the same location for two different routes?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMsgjybPqy7wkeT8A

This is at the US 2 and US 97 interchange on the west side of the Columbia River in Chelan County.

This was like this even before they changed the interchange and added the current ramps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vuBDCEvFfyDGi6cF6

Going the other way you have this combined reassurance-and-mileage combo sign, which is something you see more in Europe than the US.
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.5561773,-120.5875403,3a,34.4y,162.2h,96.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s597VwX4exZj8gl280yorgA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

[Amaury]

Yeah, I actually like that. Normally, you have two separate signs and signposts, one for the reassurance shield and one for the control locations, like here on WA 270, east of the junction with WA 10: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oUrFxgisDxyjpNAu7

In the distance in the capture linked above, you see this control locations sign: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q9ePVqU6RbvpDxMK8

(Fun fact: Leavenworth used to be JCT US 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CxY5xT6RyjBkXwDK7)

I posted this a while ago in this thread, but there's also this combo south of the Chelan County junction where US 97 splits from the concurrency with US 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XRvdZHFkeGtPW1it5

There's another one somewhere, but I don't remember where it is right now.

[amroad17]

Yeah, I actually like that. Normally, you have two separate signs and signposts, one for the reassurance shield and one for the control locations, like here on WA 270, east of the junction with WA 10: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oUrFxgisDxyjpNAu7

In the distance in the capture linked above, you see this control locations sign: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q9ePVqU6RbvpDxMK8

(Fun fact: Leavenworth used to be JCT US 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CxY5xT6RyjBkXwDK7)

I posted this a while ago in this thread, but there's also this combo south of the Chelan County junction where US 97 splits from the concurrency with US 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XRvdZHFkeGtPW1it5

There's another one somewhere, but I don't remember where it is right now.

There is one for US 2 West: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sXhkaEesfH6vtQP49

This is similar to how Virginia posts many of their mileage signs on the highways...
US 13/58/460 Suffolk, VA: https://maps.app.goo.gl/44r3Z6JM8uKwa6xPA
US 258/VA 10 Benns Church, VA: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qH6JijLfxt4WvCdj7

If you, Amaury, would like to see an even more interesting pair, here are two in the Binghamton, NY area...
I-81 SB: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YVbSbaiaozZ28cpr8
I-81 NB: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JjaoSGBCUE8nN1qx9

[Amaury]

I think that US 2 one was the one I was thinking of. I'm sure there are more examples, but these three in Washington are just the ones I've seen, one of them also pointed out by Scott.

I like those New York examples, too!

[kphoger]

isn't there something in the MUTCD the suggests not signing the same location for two different routes?

That's what they keep telling me on here.  I'm sure someone, at some point, has provided the actual MUTCD citation, but I'm too lazy to find it right now.

Anybody got the reference to back up this claim?  I'm not finding it.

[kphoger]

I haven't spent much time in Nevada GSV.  How common is this sign?  NO ATV

[Scott5114]

I don't think it's in the state standards book (which I recommend leafing through because it has a lot of fantastic animal warning signs you won't find in other states). Could be a Humboldt County install.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/53370682949
US 431 should be on top, not in the middle.

[74/171FAN]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/53370682949
US 431 should be on top, not in the middle.

I have seen this on PA 26 north of Huntingdon just pass PA 36 heading north. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219595235471973&set=a.10219595326354245) 

[kphoger]

I actually wish the farther-away destination were on top as a general rule.  Up-arrows mean "ahead" so, to me, farther up means farther ahead.

[J N Winkler]

I actually wish the farther-away destination were on top as a general rule.  Up-arrows mean "ahead" so, to me, farther up means farther ahead.

Germany has the Umklappregel, but wholesale adoption of it in the US would be quite a culture shift.

[CovalenceSTU]

Stolen from reddit; how often do you see a sign that reads "stop now or kaboom"? Google Maps link

[elsmere241]

All I can say is that DelDOT is desperate there.  I used to live about five blocks from that tunnel and every so often a truck hits it.  CSX has even threatened to close it.  What I don't understand is why they didn't put traffic signals in at the same time.  Some people (including my father) think the Yield sign going northbound really means you're supposed to take turns.

[7/8]

All I can say is that DelDOT is desperate there.  I used to live about five blocks from that tunnel and every so often a truck hits it.  CSX has even threatened to close it.  What I don't understand is why they didn't put traffic signals in at the same time.  Some people (including my father) think the Yield sign going northbound really means you're supposed to take turns.

Does the US have an equivalent to this sign (Rb-91 in Ontario)? I agree a yield sign should be sufficient, but this one is very clear.