Largest BGS in Your Area

[jbnv]

One of these days, the terms "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" are going to be unknown to the vast majority of people, because of digital timepieces. I still wear a wristwatch, and the one I currently have is analog, but I think we are probably going to end up with an entire generation that doesn't know how to tell time before too long.

Rhetorical question: What direction do you turn a screw to turn it in?

To be fair, we can probably get by with saying "leftward" and "rightward" instead.

[amroad17]

Are those gigantic BGS's on I-40 by I-540 and the RDU Airport still up?

[slorydn1]

Are those gigantic BGS's on I-40 by I-540 and the RDU Airport still up?

How about this monstrosity on I-40 westbound approaching exit 283 in the RDU area. The first time I saw it I cringed as a semi was approaching it, I did't think it was going to make it underneath at first. Of course, it did with many feet to spare, LOL.

Yep.

[mrsman]

Too bad English doesn't have shorter words for CLOCKWISE and COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.

My wife asked what "INNER" and "OUTER" meant and I analogized it to how people here refer to the Beltway's Inner and Outer Loops, and I was then astonished when she said she's never sure which one is which (like me, she's lived here for over 40 years).

I kind of think anything along the lines of "clockwise" may assume too much of the person of average ignorance who can't visualize an area map, or the overall relationship between locations, in his head.

I think the confusion between inner loop and outer loop, particularly for smaller beltways that change dirction from E-W to N-S in a short span of space, highlights the importance of using proper control cities.

When I first moved to Maryland, someone was giving me directions to Pikesville (just NW of Baltimore city).  He said take 95 north to 695 to Reisterstown Rd. I asked him which direction do I go on 695 and he said that he didn't know ("It could be north, it could be east, but it's definitely in the direction of Towson whatever highway you take from the DC area just follow the signs to Towson.")

[plain]

This on is on I-295 SB approaching I-64 (Exit 28) east of Richmond
https://goo.gl/maps/MVDi3wxakDr



This one is north of Richmond on I-95 SB about a mile north of Exit 86. I know the sun kind of blow this view... it says I-295 south (Exit 84A). It's a pretty big sign to be mounted on a gantry that doesn't span the entire length of the carriageway
https://goo.gl/maps/UYLWtucCL1A2


     

[roadman]

This one is north of Richmond on I-95 SB about a mile north of Exit 86. I know the sun kind of blow this view... it says I-295 south (Exit 84A). It's a pretty big sign to be mounted on a gantry that doesn't span the entire length of the carriageway
https://goo.gl/maps/UYLWtucCL1A2

Assuming standard lane widths, I put the sign panel at 24 feet wide, and the cantilever arm at 35 feet long.  Not unusual at all, although if I were designing a new installation, I would extend the cantilever arm and sign panel from the left side of the road instead of from the right side - that would give drivers an additional visual clue this is a left exit.

[plain]

This one is north of Richmond on I-95 SB about a mile north of Exit 86. I know the sun kind of blow this view... it says I-295 south (Exit 84A). It's a pretty big sign to be mounted on a gantry that doesn't span the entire length of the carriageway
https://goo.gl/maps/UYLWtucCL1A2

Assuming standard lane widths, I put the sign panel at 24 feet wide, and the cantilever arm at 35 feet long.  Not unusual at all, although if I were designing a new installation, I would extend the cantilever arm and sign panel from the left side of the road instead of from the right side - that would give drivers an additional visual clue this is a left exit.

Yes this gantry should most definitely be mounted on the left side, no doubt. However, even at 24 feet wide, this is a pretty big sign to be mounted on a frail gantry... the gantry itself might very well be 35 feet long but it's not thick at all.. I guess GSV doesn't give my point any justice lol

[jeffandnicole]

This one is north of Richmond on I-95 SB about a mile north of Exit 86. I know the sun kind of blow this view... it says I-295 south (Exit 84A). It's a pretty big sign to be mounted on a gantry that doesn't span the entire length of the carriageway
https://goo.gl/maps/UYLWtucCL1A2

Assuming standard lane widths, I put the sign panel at 24 feet wide, and the cantilever arm at 35 feet long.  Not unusual at all, although if I were designing a new installation, I would extend the cantilever arm and sign panel from the left side of the road instead of from the right side - that would give drivers an additional visual clue this is a left exit.

Yes this gantry should most definitely be mounted on the left side, no doubt. However, even at 24 feet wide, this is a pretty big sign to be mounted on a frail gantry... the gantry itself might very well be 35 feet long but it's not thick at all.. I guess GSV doesn't give my point any justice lol

Yeah...because you looking at it in a picture know so much more than the engineers that designed the structure.

[roadman]

Yes this gantry should most definitely be mounted on the left side, no doubt. However, even at 24 feet wide, this is a pretty big sign to be mounted on a frail gantry... the gantry itself might very well be 35 feet long but it's not thick at all.. I guess GSV doesn't give my point any justice lol

If you zoom in and look closely, you can see that the sign gantry is a box truss mounted on a fairly substantial tubular upright.  A standard design for most cantilever supports these days, and hardly what I would call frail.

[plain]

Yes this gantry should most definitely be mounted on the left side, no doubt. However, even at 24 feet wide, this is a pretty big sign to be mounted on a frail gantry... the gantry itself might very well be 35 feet long but it's not thick at all.. I guess GSV doesn't give my point any justice lol

If you zoom in and look closely, you can see that the sign gantry is a box truss mounted on a fairly substantial tubular upright.  A standard design for most cantilever supports these days, and hardly what I would call frail.

I've seen how it's constructed I've been driving under it ever since it's been there lol. I was noting the box truss part in particular when I called it frail. Standard practice or not it's still a pretty big sign for that installation

[cpzilliacus]

Outer Loop Capital Beltway, College Park, Maryland is this.