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Title: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: bugo on December 26, 2013, 06:12:33 PM
This one is on northbound Yale Avenue.  It is one of the few signs in Oklahoma to read "Oklahoma City" instead of "Okla City".

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Title: Re: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: Scott5114 on December 26, 2013, 06:40:05 PM
A few others I can think of: there's one on the westbound Turner Turnpike just west of where the Creek Turnpike merges in (with line break before "City"), and there's one in Norman on northbound I-35 at the Robinson Street exit (with downward-facing straight-shaft arrows instead of true down arrows).
Title: Re: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: txstateends on December 27, 2013, 09:31:45 AM
Quote from: bugo on December 26, 2013, 06:12:33 PM
This one is on northbound Yale Avenue.  It is one of the few signs in Oklahoma to read "Oklahoma City" instead of "Okla City".

And, one of the few I've seen that uses mixed case for the 'West' part instead of all-caps.
Title: Re: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: Scott5114 on December 27, 2013, 01:35:19 PM
Quote from: txstateends on December 27, 2013, 09:31:45 AM
Quote from: bugo on December 26, 2013, 06:12:33 PM
This one is on northbound Yale Avenue.  It is one of the few signs in Oklahoma to read "Oklahoma City" instead of "Okla City".

And, one of the few I've seen that uses mixed case for the 'West' part instead of all-caps.

ODOT getting basic signage conventions wrong? Naaaaaaaaaah
Title: Re: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: US71 on January 01, 2014, 03:24:04 PM
I think there's one on I-40 near Van Buren, AR
Title: Re: Sign that spells out "Oklahoma City"
Post by: Scott5114 on January 01, 2014, 05:38:50 PM
Spelling it out is common for TxDOT, KTA, and AHTD–it's ODOT and OTA that normally abbreviate it.