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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: jakeroot on March 01, 2018, 03:15:15 AM

Title: The Enhanced E Modified thread
Post by: jakeroot on March 01, 2018, 03:15:15 AM
Is this sign FHWA Series EE(M)? The letters look like Series E with E(M) spacing to me, but I'm not a font expert.

(https://i.imgur.com/n9vqox0.png)
Title: Re: The Enhanced E Modified thread
Post by: Scott5114 on March 01, 2018, 03:56:16 AM
Sure looks like it to me.

May as well make this its own thread–we don't have a general thread for EE(M) yet.
Title: Re: The Enhanced E Modified thread
Post by: PHLBOS on March 01, 2018, 10:04:42 AM
A few early post-button-copy BGS' along I-295 in NJ also used Series E lettering with E(M) spacing as well.

Example of such (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9389242,-74.9578966,3a,75y,237.63h,78.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEzojrojG2QAvUaQbK6wtjQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

IMHO, usage of the Series E letters at E(M) spacing solves the readability issues associated with lower-case Series E(M) lettering; which triggered the creation and interim-usage of the Clearview font.
Title: Re: The Enhanced E Modified thread
Post by: DaBigE on March 01, 2018, 10:42:38 AM
Quote from: PHLBOS on March 01, 2018, 10:04:42 AM
IMHO, usage of the Series E letters at E(M) spacing solves the readability issues associated with lower-case Series E(M) lettering; which triggered the creation and interim-usage of the Clearview font.
Totally agree. I think I said something similar at least once in the infamous Clearview thread.
Title: Re: The Enhanced E Modified thread
Post by: myosh_tino on March 01, 2018, 02:02:00 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 01, 2018, 03:15:15 AM
Is this sign FHWA Series EE(M)? The letters look like Series E with E(M) spacing to me, but I'm not a font expert.

(https://i.imgur.com/n9vqox0.png)

The upper portion of the sign looks like EEM (the exit tab and "Pacific Ave") however the control cities look like regular E-modified.

Here's the an example of what I believe is EEM in California...

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.markyville.com%2Faaroads%2Fi-680_nb_exit_025_03.jpg&hash=bc29377b27fcc7cbd6127d2a7edafd9c6513b655)

Oddly enough, this sign was installed around the year 2000.