The Worst of Road Signs

[jwolfer]

Huge stretched numbers, and there's no need for such a huge reassurance sign on a two-lane road.

I saw this a few weeks ago on the way home from Silver Glen Springs... I wanted take CR 21 from the origin.. I live off SR 21in Clay County and i was missing the portion of SR/CR 21 south of SR20

LGMS428

[amroad17]

This one speaks for itself, I think.

That's....interesting.

[cl94]

The MN one belongs over in the Unique thread. Certainly not "pure unadulterated suck".

[national highway 1]

This one speaks for itself, I think.

The MN one belongs over in the Unique thread. Certainly not "pure unadulterated suck".

Also, that '61 spec US 65 shield is a classic. Definitely belongs in the Unique thread:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11045.0

[vtk]

Franklin, Essex, Middlesex, Washington, Windham

True...but of course, those are shared between varying pairs of states. I'm thinking the answer is going to lie outside New England, actually. Could even be between two states like NY and WI, or TX and practically any Midwestern state.

The most common county name, Washington County, exists in 31 states, and appears to be comparably common in New England as in the rest of the country.  Hat tip to HB Elkins for the Wikipedia link.

[formulanone]

This feeble attempt at a Florida State Road sign is truly half-assed:



County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

[cjk374]

This feeble attempt at a Florida State Road sign is truly half-assed:



County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

You are very gracious. I would have declared that 10% assed.   

[Eth]

County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

It looks like there might be an interesting non-standard SR 2 marker directly across the road from there. That Street View is from 2008, though, so it's hard to make out (and who knows if it's even still there).

[Alex]

County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

It looks like there might be an interesting non-standard SR 2 marker directly across the road from there. That Street View is from 2008, though, so it's hard to make out (and who knows if it's even still there).

Walton County does weird things with their county road shields. See some others on our County Road 2 page.

Here's another example of their green state shield:

[PHLBOS]

This feeble attempt at a Florida State Road sign is truly half-assed:



County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

It looks like the signs were repositioned further away from the road in anticipation of a widening.  Is such the case?

[Eth]

County Road 2 (former FL 2) at FL 83. The stop sign post in the background says it all.

It looks like there might be an interesting non-standard SR 2 marker directly across the road from there. That Street View is from 2008, though, so it's hard to make out (and who knows if it's even still there).

Walton County does weird things with their county road shields. See some others on our County Road 2 page.

Here's another example of their green state shield:

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Yeah, I used to have family in neighboring Holmes County, and I remember seeing unusual ones there too - green pentagons (CR 173 at CR 160), plain white rectangles (on CR 171), and a couple that were otherwise identical to a SR shield but with a thinner state outline and lacking the "C-" prefix but still with the "COUNTY" banner on the bottom (also on CR 173). Those were all back in the '90s, though, so they may all be gone as far as I know.

[Tom958]

Crossposted from the Georgia thread:

A while back afguy posted about a project to add a halfassed CD road, separated by paint and vertical delineators rather than a barrier, to I-20 eastbound between Fulton Industrial and 285. Today I went to see if anything whatever happened with that, and... prepare to facepalm.

Upward-pointing arrows. What section of the MUTCD are they in? that extra-fat font with the letters compressed together is seen intermittently across the state, but here they did it consistently. Also note that the cardinal direction is aligned with the route numerals instead of being near the top of the shield as usual.



There's now a different line type for the exit lane. Also, the noise barriers are protected by a W beam guardrail with closely-spaced posts due to inadequate deflection distance, I guess because they expect to be widening this within a decade and demolishing the usual CS barrier base would be a pain.



A solid stripe now,and a solidly heinous pair of up arrows. The single exit tab with two numbers suggests a single exit that branches. We'll see. The fifth lane is new, added by this project-- I'm surprised by how wide the right shoulder still is. Oh: according to Streetview, the paving and some of the signs were done after April but by August of this year.



Double white lines. the ramps are considered to be on a separate roadway now.



Having two lanes for the 285 south movement is a relic of FHWA guidance from a long time ago that there should (almost) always be one more lane leaving a split than entering. The extra lane ends before the ramp gets to 285.



No exit only arrow, implying that there's a default lane for straight-ahead traffic. Whatever

[TR69]

You had one job...

[tckma]

You had one job...

I take it this wasn't near Tipperary Hill...

[TR69]

You had one job...

I take it this wasn't near Tipperary Hill...

Sadly, no, Louisville, KY.

[freebrickproductions]

It's more "improperly mounted" than "Worst of".

[TR69]

It's more "improperly mounted" than "Worst of".

Yeah, but wasn't sure where else to put it.

[formulanone]

Found this one on FL 419 (why yes, I'm four years behind on my photos...) :

- What's with the state outline? (admittedly, it is a bit more accurate)
- It's not a toll, so we'll use a white cap on the Toll shield
- Funny font on the number
- Arrow looks like an afterthought
- A ^few K ernin g goofs

[chays]

- It's not a toll, so we'll use a white cap on the Toll shield

SR-417 is definitely a toll road here.  There is a toll plaza on the north side of Lake Jessup that anyone taking this onramp would be forced to go through.  The Florida toll road shields used to have a green cap, and I've seen plenty of these faded to white around here.  New toll road shields have a yellowish/amber-colored cap. 
The sign in your post has been replaced.  It was an ugly one.
https://goo.gl/maps/emJu96bL8Kp

[formulanone]

- It's not a toll, so we'll use a white cap on the Toll shield

SR-417 is definitely a toll road here.  There is a toll plaza on the north side of Lake Jessup that anyone taking this onramp would be forced to go through. 

You're right about the toll...my memory faded over whether I used my SunPass or not. Usually I get a shot of the plazas, but did not.

[jbnv]

They took down a gantry to put up... these.



But at least they aren't in Clearview. 

[plain]

They took down a gantry to put up... these.



But at least they aren't in Clearview. 

That's the dumbest shit I've seen in a very long time. Why would they do that??

[jakeroot]

They took down a gantry to put up... these.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/616/31069783903_9584bee0d0_c.jpg

But at least they aren't in Clearview. 

That's the dumbest shit I've seen in a very long time. Why would they do that??

I'm 99.999999% sure this isn't a permanent change. I see this happen a lot during construction.

[Scott5114]

They took down a gantry to put up... these.



But at least they aren't in Clearview. 

That's the dumbest shit I've seen in a very long time. Why would they do that??

Those look like remarkably half-assed shields on the pavement, too.

[slorydn1]

They took down a gantry to put up... these.



But at least they aren't in Clearview. 

That's the dumbest shit I've seen in a very long time. Why would they do that??

Those look like remarkably half-assed shields on the pavement, too.

You're not kidding! They are hideous.