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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: CJResotko on December 03, 2024, 12:55:08 AM

Title: Pedestrian signals hanging from wires instead of being mounted on poles
Post by: CJResotko on December 03, 2024, 12:55:08 AM
I recently filmed a cluster of pedestrian signals hanging from wires in Dayton, Ohio, at the intersection and Linden and Huffman. It is at the southeast corner of the intersection.


Photos: https://www.instagram.com/cjrthesignalfan/p/DDFNcWvOlkk/

There are also wire-mounted pedestrian signals along 5th Street, at the Hamilton (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7595356,-84.1672802,3a,15y,89.99h,91.24t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1skIKABnp4R5m9LyGhN_0YhQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-1.241654264227762%26panoid%3DkIKABnp4R5m9LyGhN_0YhQ%26yaw%3D89.98820402472471!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) and Huffman (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7596864,-84.166516,3a,15y,112.6h,92.57t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZVFJMKccRdB9xx64A2npUg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.574655963509059%26panoid%3DZVFJMKccRdB9xx64A2npUg%26yaw%3D112.60475889333647!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) intersections in Dayton. Going down south to Kettering, there's another intersection featuring wire-mounted pedestrian signals. They are hanging above slip lane islands, and are in the form of 3-way clusters! This is at the intersection of Stroop and Wilmington (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6889751,-84.1317664,3a,53.6y,231.11h,93.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFgHsKfAdSZbs2XtBI7Z0tA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-3.6675988950038345%26panoid%3DFgHsKfAdSZbs2XtBI7Z0tA%26yaw%3D231.1069516554261!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D). It seems that this is done when there is not enough space on the ground to put a pole for the pedestrian signals, or the pole is too far away from the corner of an intersection.

Are there any other places y'all are aware of that have (or have once had) wire-mounted pedestrian signals?
Title: Re: Pedestrian signals hanging from wires instead of being mounted on poles
Post by: freebrickproductions on December 06, 2024, 12:13:13 PM
Nashville, TN, has and had a few around if you know where to look. Think somewhere in/near Atlanta, GA, once did as well?
Title: Re: Pedestrian signals hanging from wires instead of being mounted on poles
Post by: Henry on December 06, 2024, 11:26:27 PM
Those are quite interesting, as I've never seen any such signals up close.
Title: Re: Pedestrian signals hanging from wires instead of being mounted on poles
Post by: ErmineNotyours on January 07, 2025, 04:12:21 AM
Last one that I know of in Seattle: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z3e5uh1XMj73cwG79

Past ones in Seattle:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4834/46507485491_da9aa6bbe6_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dRH298)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1909/44902306664_487a678bce_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bpS4p7)
Title: Re: Pedestrian signals hanging from wires instead of being mounted on poles
Post by: Ted$8roadFan on January 07, 2025, 05:27:11 AM
I know there are a number of these in Connecticut.