Erroneous road signs

[Takumi]

Yeah, I meant to ask HB it it was there when he went to finish US 60 in Virginia then. I wonder why the prevalence of error shields on these is even higher than VDOT's normal rate. I've only seen one non-US one with the correct shield.

[machias]

I noticed this guy on I-10 EB in Louisiana today:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=jennings,+la&hl=en&ll=30.246465,-92.677027&spn=0.001557,0.002202&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=45.957837,72.158203&t=h&hnear=Jennings,+Jefferson+Davis,+Louisiana&z=19&layer=c&cbll=30.246464,-92.677274&panoid=m4xdyfAyAxxhwTu1vBXnWQ&cbp=12,120.97,,0,5.51

The bottom line says "EXIT 1/2"  instead of "1/2 MILE"

[Alex]

I noticed this guy on I-10 EB in Louisiana today:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=jennings,+la&hl=en&ll=30.246465,-92.677027&spn=0.001557,0.002202&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=45.957837,72.158203&t=h&hnear=Jennings,+Jefferson+Davis,+Louisiana&z=19&layer=c&cbll=30.246464,-92.677274&panoid=m4xdyfAyAxxhwTu1vBXnWQ&cbp=12,120.97,,0,5.51

The bottom line says "EXIT 1/2"  instead of "1/2 MILE"

It was correct in 2003, but replaced by 2006 with the error you pointed out.

[agentsteel53]

Installed recently on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, Calif.:

Don't tell anyone about it. I'll be there next year. Meet me there with bolt cutters.

why?  it's '70 spec neutered.  that right there is the real error.  this sign was far more interesting.

[Kacie Jane]

why?  it's '70 spec neutered.  that right there is the real error.  this sign was far more interesting.

Your tax dollars working hard to bring you this quality sign.  I feel like every time I look at it, I find something else wrong with it.

[mefailenglish]

I drove past this in Miami, FL a while back.  It took me longer than it should to figure out why it didn't look right.

[Alps]

That last one brings to mind this at a freeway exit in NJ - yes, it's a standard RIRO, no fancy left maneuvers.

[mjb2002]

Oh, and if you have one, I would like to see one of the blank shields with the arrow inside it.

...and another from the same town on the US 250 page...

I am just cracking up now. An arrow inside of an interstate shield. Wow. 

[jp the roadgeek]

Saw a couple of NJ style shield on MA 9 today.  One westbound just before the Connecticut River bridge in Hadley, and the other just before Downtown Northampton.  Here's a link to one of them:

http://goo.gl/maps/7UJmB

[cpzilliacus]

Incorrect  Va. 286 (secondary, not primary with "286" in Clearview font as a bonus) on Fair Lakes Parkway at Fairfax County Parkway in Fairfax (sorry for the repeated use of the string "Fair"):

[agentsteel53]

Saw a couple of NJ style shield on MA 9 today.  One westbound just before the Connecticut River bridge in Hadley, and the other just before Downtown Northampton.  Here's a link to one of them:

http://goo.gl/maps/7UJmB

I believe there are several circle 9s in Boston: on Huntington Avenue near Northeastern University.

[Jim]

I always just figured the Massachusetts signs with circles were just an old style (though I make no claim that I'm right).  Here's one from Route 2, taken in 2002 in Concord:



Also from 2002, Goshen:



From 2009 in Hadley:

[agentsteel53]

nope, Mass has always been a square.

[Takumi]

Incorrect  Va. 286

At first I thought the text may have been patched onto a 7100 shield, but there appears to be no evidence of that, as the patches for the new routes (at least on I-95) are blatantly visible.

[cpzilliacus]

Incorrect  Va. 286

At first I thought the text may have been patched onto a 7100 shield, but there appears to be no evidence of that, as the patches for the new routes (at least on I-95) are blatantly visible.

No, the panel is brand-new (as in post-Va. 7100).  And yes, the patches are quite visible on the BGS panels on I-66 and Va. 267 as well.

When I snapped that image, the contractor was putting the finishing touches on the new Va. 286 bridge (which is now carrying motorized traffic across Fair Lakes Parkway - VDOT press release here).  This new interchange is just north of the I-66/Va. 286 interchange in Fairfax County.

[1995hoo]

Incorrect  Va. 286

At first I thought the text may have been patched onto a 7100 shield, but there appears to be no evidence of that, as the patches for the new routes (at least on I-95) are blatantly visible.

That interchange in Fair Lakes is new–been the site of a construction project for the last several years to have the Fairfax County Parkway fly over Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive (used to be ordinary traffic lights). So the sign ought to be brand-new as well.

My brother works around the corner from there. I ought to ask him how much of a difference it's making. He certainly grumbled about all the detours during the construction.....



Edited to add: How the hell did I miss cpzilliacus's post from 25 minutes earlier that basically said the same thing I just said????? Somehow I looked at it and COMPLETELY MISSED IT.   

[WillWeaverRVA]

Incorrect  Va. 286

At first I thought the text may have been patched onto a 7100 shield, but there appears to be no evidence of that, as the patches for the new routes (at least on I-95) are blatantly visible.

Surprised you didn't point out the blatant misuse of Clearview...

[cpzilliacus]

Incorrect  Va. 286

At first I thought the text may have been patched onto a 7100 shield, but there appears to be no evidence of that, as the patches for the new routes (at least on I-95) are blatantly visible.

Surprised you didn't point out the blatant misuse of Clearview...

I did.  :-)

[cpzilliacus]

Edited to add: How the hell did I miss cpzilliacus's post from 25 minutes earlier that basically said the same thing I just said????? Somehow I looked at it and COMPLETELY MISSED IT.   

Nothing wrong with that. 

I suspect everyone has done that - even before the widespread use of computers (and I've been using computers pretty well continuously since the 1970's and  have been missing things pre- and post-computer).

I am old enough to have worked with 80-column punched cards - trying to find mistakes on those was a painful undertaking.

[Michael]

I cringed a bit after seeing that 286 sign.  EVERYTHING is in Clearview!

[Central Avenue]

nope, Mass has always been a square.

Well, you know what they say: It's hip to be square!

Also, yet again, I seem to be the only person in existence who likes Clearview.

[cpzilliacus]

nope, Mass has always been a square.

Well, you know what they say: It's hip to be square!

Also, yet again, I seem to be the only person in existence who likes Clearview.

I don't mind Clearview for control cities/place names on sign panels.

In my opinion, the rules not allowing Clearview for route numbers is correct.

[spooky]

I always just figured the Massachusetts signs with circles were just an old style (though I make no claim that I'm right). 

I always figured it was lazy contractors.

Here's one on Route 27 in Sharon.

http://goo.gl/maps/yDJ4g

[PHLBOS]

Saw a couple of NJ style shield on MA 9 today.  One westbound just before the Connecticut River bridge in Hadley, and the other just before Downtown Northampton.

In Salem, MA at the intersection of Lafayette & New Derby Streets, there were one or two MA 1A signs in the generic MUTCD circle (a la NJ or DE) that were erected during the 1980s when the adjacent traffic signal was erected.  I think the one for southbound 1A (along Lafayette St. is still there).

In Rochdale (Leicester), MA at the intersection of MA 56 and Stafford St.: not only are there generic MUTCD circle MA 56 shields but the LGS' are of the generic MUTCD type for guidance signs as opposed to the Massachusetts standard paddle-style LGS'.  These were erected a few years ago as part of a traffic signalization project.

Along MA 24 & 79 southbound, just after the Exit 7 'split'; there used to be a couple of generic circular trailblazer MA 24 & 79 shields erected erected sometime during the late 70s/early 80s.  Note sure if those are still there?

[StogieGuy7]

Yes, there are a few Massachusetts state highways are marked with a circle rather than a square.  It's not common, yet there are such signs scattered around the state.  I've seen some on Route 2 in the Concord area (if they're still there).