Erroneous road signs

[Alps]

Something is not right with this reference marker:


I-490 in region 11? Yeah, that's I-495 there.

How'd you even spot that?

[PHLBOS]

Unfortunately, I have no photo of such nor has GoogleMaps been updated to show it yet, but a recent sign replacement along I-76 Westbound in Philly at the exit ramp to I-676 East shows a rectangular 30 shield that looks more appropriate for Maine or Massachusetts.  Note: the shield features a thin-black rectangular border that's offset from the sign's edges.

The link shows the location of where the new sign is but not the actual sign.  The old BGS was replaced with a smaller EXIT BGS w/an arrow with a rectangular 30 shield & I-676 shield placed below the BGS panel.
http://goo.gl/maps/l8Hvx

Needless to say, it should be a US 30 shield.  While I've seen PA & US shields erroneously assigned, this was the first time I've seen a rectangular shield erected for a route in PA.

[Thing 342]

US 301 in Port Royal, VA seems to have been downgraded...


Taken December 1, 2013

[roadman65]

LA 42 is inside of a LA 3 digit shield instead of a 2 digit.

[Zeffy]

http://goo.gl/maps/XqDuF

It's techinically US RT 206, not NJ RT 206. But that depends if you classify US Highways as a State Route since they are maintained by the State DOT.

[mass_citizen]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/11386981646/in/photostream/

LA 42 is inside of a LA 3 digit shield instead of a 2 digit.

lazy sign fabricators..

[roadman65]

https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.972353,-75.132891&spn=0.001333,0.002232&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.972767,-75.133225&panoid=S-07_Bqd9h5Woq8Xec0Yaw&cbp=12,331.26,,0,-0.38

Here is one that features Stroudsburg, PA for Exit 310 on I-80 at the Delaware River Toll Bridge.  This is not the exit for Stroudsburg, though taking PA 611 NB from here will get you there, but the third, fourth, and fifth exits from this location are the technical exits for this forthcoming city.  The ones PennDOT assigned are for Broad Street (PA 191), Dreher Avenue, and Main Street (US 209 Business).

I am guessing that this guide sign was erected by the Delaware River Toll Joint Commission and not PennDOT or NJDOT (as the sign is in NJ). 

[KEVIN_224]

My friend Doug in Bristol, CT was in Norfolk, VA today. He noticed at least three error signs of US Route 60 signed with a blank interstate shield cutout, similar to this here:

http://goo.gl/maps/rQc98

[roadman65]

My friend Doug in Bristol, CT was in Norfolk, VA today. He noticed at least three error signs of US Route 60 signed with a blank interstate shield cutout, similar to this here:

http://goo.gl/maps/rQc98

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=211+W+Ocean+View+Ave,+Norfolk+VA&hl=en&ll=36.959666,-76.26091&spn=0.007561,0.015278&sll=36.956190,-76.254298&layer=c&cbp=13,135,,0,0&cbll=36.959341,-76.260506&hnear=211+W+Ocean+View+Ave,+Norfolk,+Virginia+23503&t=m&panoid=H8_RjCV2_dVrztFCYT7_Gw&z=16 Another one in Norfolk near the location in your find.

[Zeffy]

Oh no, not another case of US-Interstate again.

[KEVIN_224]

The person who brought this to my attention joked that we now have an Interstate 60!

[corco]

On Idaho 75 north of Stanley

[hotdogPi]

On Idaho 75 north of Stanley

I see no error.

Is that a Golden Snitch on top of the speed limit sign?

[Zeffy]

I see no error.

Looking at the MUTCD, it says that all regulatory signs in construction zones shall be designed to the specifications of the regulatory signs for normal roads. In this case, even though it looks MUTCD compliant, it actually isn't (correct me if I'm wrong).

Standard:
TTC regulatory signs shall conform to the Standards for regulatory signs presented in Part 2 and in the FHWA's "Standard Highway Signs" book (see Section 1A.11).
Support:
Regulatory signs are generally rectangular with a black legend and border on a white background. Exceptions include the STOP, YIELD, DO NOT ENTER, WRONG WAY, and ONE WAY signs.

However, the sign could very well contain a 'TEMPORARY' or 'WORK ZONE' banner on top of it to differentiate between a normal sign and a sign meant for an active construction zone.

[roadfro]

On Idaho 75 north of Stanley

I see no error.

Is that a Golden Snitch on top of the speed limit sign?

Construction orange for a speed limit sign technically wouldn't be (or at least shouldn't be) enforceable as a regulatory sign. Regulatory signs are not colored differently in construction zones, only warning signs are.

[mass_citizen]

even with the limited view in that picture, 10 still seems way too low for that construction zone. especially curious that they placed the sign right before a temporary stop light.

[corco]

10 still seems way too low for that construction zone.

It should have been fairly low- the barrier does cross the center line in several places and there's not much of a shoulder once you get around that corner, but probably 25 would have been perfectly safe. Maybe a large truck would have needed to slow down more, but even then 10 is pretty slow. That construction zone is for a rockfall cleanup as opposed to any actual construction.

[Dr Frankenstein]

That, and the light doesn't seem to be working.

[Thing 342]

Suffolk apparently has no idea how to sign this interchange between VA-10/32 and US-13/58/460.

US-13 is nowhere to be found here (It probably saw how ugly the other shields were, and skipped town): https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-76.585841!3d36.766883!2m2!1f229!2f86.05!4f38.57!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sw3VLvY_U5vQpNbcov5U55w!2e0!9m1!6sVirginia+32!5m2!1sw3VLvY_U5vQpNbcov5U55w!2e0&fid=5
This was correct before US-13 was rerouted along the bypass in 2003, however this is a recent install.

This unisign right after it (and most of the ground signage) shows US-13, but not US-460. (This has never been correct): https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-76.586683!3d36.763135!2m2!1f16.97!2f84.59!4f20.84!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sxSgJmoZ_QIA-lU39O_pgog!2e0!9m1!6sVirginia+32!5m2!1sxSgJmoZ_QIA-lU39O_pgog!2e0&fid=5

Probably the most correct of the signage, however, still no US-13 and the sign below it only indicates US-58. (And an odd distance on the BGS): https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-76.584927!3d36.769163!2m2!1f202.34!2f89.81!4f36.61!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sRKHvn7DJbXdBrgjO_eZutA!2e0!9m1!6sVirginia+32!5m2!1sRKHvn7DJbXdBrgjO_eZutA!2e0&fid=5

[Takumi]

That last one is much, much older than the first two (probably original), so it was correct when installed.

[Mapmikey]

The BGS assembly does likely predate the US 13 addition but this is not the original BGS (green color on the background would be much duller and faded if it dated to the mid-70s).  It is a modern one done in the style of the BGSs Virginia used in the late 60s-70s.


Note that this wasn't posted correctly from the beginning when US 13 was first added to the bypass (2006 photo)...

[amroad17]

The signs at the VA 10/32 interchange and at the US 460 interchange have pretty much been erroneous ever since the Suffolk Bypass was completed in 1974.  These all need to be updated with the correct information.

[formulanone]

South of the I-65 and AL 69 overlap, there must have been some confusion...



Must be a rather new sign; StreetView is from September 2013, and it has the right shield (and no Clearview).

(edited link)

[theline]

formulanone, were you following me? I just drove through there on Saturday on my way to Mobile, and that looks kinda like the Chevy Impala I was driving.

[formulanone]

One day later, in fact...I was going to leave Monday, but the threat of ice with no road salt didn't sit well with me.

It's a Cadillac CTS coupe that served as the "radar bait" until jumping off at Birmingham.