Erroneous road signs

[bzakharin]

The current construction at I-295 / NJ 42 has temporary signs saying "All Lanes Thru" on 295 South approaching Exit 26 where the left lane exits. Also, the construction signs on the Atlantic City Expressway approaching exit 7S (Parkway South) say "Parkway North traffic use right lane". Of course the two right lanes exit for Parkway South.

[roadman65]

This one with an erroneous I-20 East Shield.


Should be a BS I-20 shield as I-20 ends here at this particular interchange.  This photo was taken in 04 and according to one  the members of this site that error is still there as of today over 11 years later.

[slorydn1]

I know it was still like that when I went through there August 1 2015, and according to GSV it still was in September 2015.

[Mapmikey]

It was there in Nov 2015 when I drove by.  It has been there back to at least the 1980s and may go back to the opening of the interchange and the original BGSs...

Mike

[noelbotevera]

It was there in Nov 2015 when I drove by.  It has been there back to at least the 1980s and may go back to the opening of the interchange and the original BGSs...

Mike

At least we get to enjoy a 30+ year error.

[spooky]

My wife pointed this out to me. My apologies if it has been brought up here before.

On I-95/Route 128 approaching the I-93/I-95 interchange in Canton, the 1 mile advance diagrammatic correctly identifies the configuration at Exit 12: The 3 left lanes go to I-93 NB, the 2nd from the right lane is an option lane, and the right lane is I-95 SB only.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2166566,-71.1563859,3a,75y,126.5h,92.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIPdWtA-okAIAqdd1SuKDYA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The 1/2 mile diagrammatic is also correct, and here you can see the exit only lane which is also the accel lane from the Exit 13 on-ramp.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2130689,-71.15003,3a,75y,128.63h,80.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHZ7wGrwUT-pFQw8Av3LFaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

However, the next set of overhead signs suggest that only the left 3 lanes continue to I-93:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2119555,-71.1480663,3a,75y,120.56h,80.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLf7Gbd3RUhqWIbB4OLLMVQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

This is repeated closer to the exit gore:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2099549,-71.1445099,3a,75y,120.56h,80.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swKdmqj8fvvPFi7FT_THBlw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I think the 3 through lanes was correct once upon a time during add-a-lane construction, but is now erroneous.

Side rant: There should only be three through lanes here. The I-95 NB on-ramp has two lanes onto I-93 which drop to one, which then becomes an exit only lane to Rt. 138 SB at Exit 2. All traffic from I-95 NB to I-93 NB has to merge and then shift a lane.

[PHLBOS]

Side rant: There should only be three through lanes here. The I-95 NB on-ramp has two lanes onto I-93 which drop to one, which then becomes an exit only lane to Rt. 138 SB at Exit 2. All traffic from I-95 NB to I-93 NB has to merge and then shift a lane.

It's worth noting that there are plans to reconfigure this interchange into a directional/flyover ramp type.  I'm not 100% sure but such related issues (like the nearby MA 138 interchange) could be addressed in that project as well.

Side bar: all those BGS' are brand new (less than 2 years old).  This new arrangement (with 4-lanes to I-93 North) may be a perfect candidate for *cough-cough* APLs since that 2nd lane from the right is now a shared lane.

[roadman65]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6480718,-74.3518543,3a,37.5y,302.95h,90.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4HSVaHhFl_x_nNY5SjX_4g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

A forty year error.  Union County Route 509 has not gone this way since bell bottoms were hip.  Welllll...........not that old, but CR 509 has been truncated to NJ 28 in Westfield since the mid 70's or shortly afterwards

What is even more odd is that the other direction on NJ 28 shows the error of CR 509 being routed on West Broad Street as well as a concurrency that no longer takes place.

Also inside the circle nearby signs show that CR 509 also concurs with NJ 28 as well, and one block away on North Avenue it shows it going both ways on East Broad Street.  So its not just one sign but a whole route being signed where it should not be.

[theFXexpert]

A recently erected assembly incorrectly implies that the ramp for I-275 Northbound is left at this traffic light. The ramp is actually a 1/2 mile farther down.

[Mr_Northside]

These I-279 shields are still in place on the West Busway off-ramp from the Parkway West in Pittsburgh six years after the road became I-376.

Nice catch.
It almost seems overkill to have signs where bus drivers should already know the routes their taking anyway.

[Walleye2013]

Virginia really seems to like using the larger "T" in "To" banners.

After seeing the new Street View image someone posted, I tend to believe the fading/peeling on my photo was caused by a fire. Come to think of it, I believe I thought when I passed that area that it looked like there'd been a forest fire or grass fire.

Here is a fuzzy view of what it looked like in 2006 before the fire...

What's that US 6 Shield doing in Virginia???

[jbnati27]

Oops...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2500432,-84.5475817,3a,75y,236.27h,82.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdz1yjoiH1vatk6YPTea0cw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Looks like Ohio is trying to take over US 127.

[jbnati27]

This one's a little more subtle:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2878675,-84.3043983,3a,26.1y,81.27h,83.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shemB3pK9s-Wu1HdcW76KDw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

US-22 should be signed East, and OH-3 should be North

[roadman65]

US 165 has made it to Virginia.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8762672,-76.2107526,3a,15y,231.7h,90.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2S0O_s9yeM4lbstaycnqbg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

[Rothman]

On my Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend trip, I believe the APL on I-81 North right after its western interchange with NY 17 may not be correct.  I think it's on the three-lane section of I-81 before the fourth lane addition from US 11/Front Street.  Unfortunately, I did not get a photo of it.

And...it was late at night, so I might actually be wrong.

Anyone seen it as well?

[PHLBOS]

S. Outer Line Dr. at Valley Forge Park:

The lower sign is more of an incorrectly located sign than anything else (the road's already 2-way at this point).

A more appropriate (IMHO) location would be here.  Where N. Outer Line Dr. (a one-way street) meets Gulph Rd. & S. Outer Line Dr.

[mwb1848]

This one with an erroneous I-20 East Shield.


Should be a BS I-20 shield as I-20 ends here at this particular interchange.  This photo was taken in 04 and according to one  the members of this site that error is still there as of today over 11 years later.

Personal point of pride: There was a similar issue on I-10 in Fort Stockton, Texas. The pull through was a Business Route shield on that goofy white background TxDOT sometimes uses. Wrote a letter to the district engineer, got a nice note back, and voila!

https://goo.gl/maps/TcHVS1ahbz62

The design's not perfect, but at least it's accurate.

[hbelkins]

This is in Kentucky, so...

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(On KY 36 westbound just outside Carlisle.)

And from the state that offers up US 31EX, we now have this, plus two others...

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This and the marker at the intersection on westbound KY 44 in Mt. Washington are both "KY 31EX" signs, as is the sign at the intersection going east. The "JCT" assembly eastbound on KY 44 is a US route marker, but the letters are both lowercase -- 31ex instead of 31EX.

[freebrickproductions]

Found this on Google Street View. US 67 gets a downgrade in Barnhart, Texas:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.1278829,-101.1707042,3a,15.2y,163.85h,90.38t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sSG-jma5ePGJDyDWzGwD06w!2e0

[AsphaltPlanet]

Other than the very bad spacing on this sign, it also has multiple errors.

https://goo.gl/maps/kCn7p9nUq292

*It should be '2A' not '2'.
*It's 'De Winton', not 'Dewinton'.
*Contrary to the sign, the mentioned road doesn't even go close to De Winton. Motorists should take the next exit for that.

It should also have the 552 shield, but not having it isn't really an error.

That is a shockingly ugly sign.

[paulthemapguy]

Here is a photo taken in Stroudsburg, PA facing south, on the road that becomes PA-33 past this junction with PA-611. 

Someone's sign shop doesn't know that not all numbered roads have a US shield?

(Edit: fixed broken uRL to image)

[hbelkins]

OK, I'm getting something that looks like a Do Not Enter sign without text, or a minus sign in a circle if you prefer, instead of a picture on the above post.

[jakeroot]

OK, I'm getting something that looks like a Do Not Enter sign without text, or a minus sign in a circle if you prefer, instead of a picture on the above post.

Not just you HB. I see the dead link as well.

Your image link is exceptionally long, Paul. You may be linking to a URL that only you have access to.

[jbnati27]

I think I found the erroneous signs on GSV:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@41.00062,-75.2686708,3a,90y,210.5h,99.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sq-vCAlBBdoW3wcWQUK9MJQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1?hl=en

It looks like US route shields instead of PA state route shields.

[ekt8750]

I think I found the erroneous signs on GSV:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@41.00062,-75.2686708,3a,90y,210.5h,99.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sq-vCAlBBdoW3wcWQUK9MJQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1?hl=en

It looks like US route shields instead of PA state route shields.

Or they could just be old. 611 used to be a US route.