The Best of Road Signs

[mrsman]

Those humpback signs in Bessemer are reminiscent of the OLD signs in NYC that my father grew up with in the '30s and '40s.

[AsphaltPlanet]

Great old font on this sign:

[Quillz]

Great old font on this sign:

Don't really like the "1," since it is easily confused with something like "l" or "I," and the "6" seems to be standard Series D. Overall, though, it's a nice font, seems to be a nice mix between Series D and some custom glyphs.

[PurdueBill]

Great old font on this sign:

Don't really like the "1," since it is easily confused with something like "l" or "I," and the "6" seems to be standard Series D. Overall, though, it's a nice font, seems to be a nice mix between Series D and some custom glyphs.

The context allows for minimal confusion, if any, between I, l, and 1 though--unlikely to be any numeral 1s smack up against letters (Exit 51I in Chicago notwithstanding).  In button copy, a numeral 1 would be a straight row of dots just like l or I anyway.

[Bruce]

Button copy, an unusual gantry, special Seattle Center icon, visible from a public park:


Sign gantry over SR 99 by SounderBruce, on Flickr

[noelbotevera]

Button copy, an unusual gantry, special Seattle Center icon, visible from a public park:


Sign gantry over SR 99 by SounderBruce, on Flickr

What's under Western Avenue? The patch on the white sign.

[ce929wax]

Where was the Blendheim-Windsor sign located?

[PurdueBill]

Smart-ass answer: 16 km from Blendheim; 131 km from Windsor. 

More helpful answer: on ON 3 in Morpeth.

[ce929wax]

Thank you.

[PurdueBill]

(It's not technically ON 3 anymore, but I still call it all Route 128 and stuff too.  I happened to visit Ontario during the great downloading of routes and those crown shields coming down was sad really.)

[Bruce]

Button copy, an unusual gantry, special Seattle Center icon, visible from a public park:


Sign gantry over SR 99 by SounderBruce, on Flickr

What's under Western Avenue? The patch on the white sign.

Not sure what would even be under there.

[kkt]

Just speculating, maybe it said "Seattle Center" or "Fairgrounds" or something like that?

[jakeroot]

Maybe "NEXT RIGHT"?

[mrsman]

I think that there was nothing there.  The sign simply said TUNNEL CLOSED WHEN FLASHING.  But as people didn't know what to do with such knowledge.     

so the DOT gave them a hint that they should exit right then and there if the tunnel is closed.

[bassoon1986]

a few old school green signs from around Louisiana. I miss the older all caps destination signs. First one below is in Greenwood LA at the US 79/US 80/LA 169 junction. 2nd one is on LA 1 south in Red River Parish just after US 84 joins.






And I really miss the old Corp Limit signs pre-Clearview days. Although the reflective signs have been an improvement.

[cjk374]

a few old school green signs from around Louisiana. I miss the older all caps destination signs. First one below is in Greenwood LA at the US 79/US 80/LA 169 junction. 2nd one is on LA 1 south in Red River Parish just after US 84 joins.






And I really miss the old Corp Limit signs pre-Clearview days. Although the reflective signs have been an improvement.

I am with you on this Bassoon. Now the directional signs are being replaced with the smallest signs that you can hardly read going down the road. They suck!

[AsphaltPlanet]

Nice button Copy in Ohio:

[TEG24601]

Button copy, an unusual gantry, special Seattle Center icon, visible from a public park:


Sign gantry over SR 99 by SounderBruce, on Flickr

What's under Western Avenue? The patch on the white sign.

Not sure what would even be under there.

IIRC - There was nothing under that Exit addition.  They just assumed you would follow the other traffic onto Western Ave.  Unfortunately, at some point in the recent past (last 20 years) that didn't happen, and people started backing up onto the Viaduct, because they missed the exit, especially since there aren't any gates to stop you at the Tunnel.  I have a feeling the direction was added after the 2001 quake, as they started doing weekend long inspections of the Viaduct and the tunnel at that point.

[intelati49]

Button copy, an unusual gantry, special Seattle Center icon, visible from a public park:


Sign gantry over SR 99 by SounderBruce, on Flickr

What's under Western Avenue? The patch on the white sign.

Not sure what would even be under there.

IIRC - There was nothing under that Exit addition.  They just assumed you would follow the other traffic onto Western Ave.  Unfortunately, at some point in the recent past (last 20 years) that didn't happen, and people started backing up onto the Viaduct, because they missed the exit, especially since there aren't any gates to stop you at the Tunnel.  I have a feeling the direction was added after the 2001 quake, as they started doing weekend long inspections of the Viaduct and the tunnel at that point.

Actually, with this one weird google search (Tunnel closed when flashing Seattle sign), I found the answer...



But yes, one of my favorites as well

[kkt]

Actually, with this one weird google search (Tunnel closed when flashing Seattle sign), I found the answer...



But yes, one of my favorites as well

[Jim]

Actually, with this one weird google search (Tunnel closed when flashing Seattle sign), I found the answer...



But yes, one of my favorites as well

You'd think I'd have remembered I had taken that picture when I saw this discussion and posted it myself..  Oh well, it was a long time ago (almost 16 years).

[formulanone]

Found this on break today in Vermont:



...and behind it:

[NE2]

Oh shit nice.

[Quillz]

Very nice! I've always wondered why yellow-on-black isn't a more common color scheme for signs, I've found it to be much more visible from a distance than black-on-white or black-on-yellow. The only signs around here that I've noticed in yellow-on-black are railroad crossing signs (when 2+ tracks are present).

[6a]

ODOT twittered this out today: