Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[machias]

This here with four down arrows, but three lanes.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54069689749

Gosh I miss Georgia D. The signs look so much better than what we have today.

[74/171FAN]

On US 220 SB at Blue Ridge Pkwy in Roanoke, VA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221203487637272&set=a.10221203538598546)



On VA 116 NB at VA 24 also in Roanoke (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221203468996806&set=a.10221203538598546)



On US 220 NB at SR 839/SR 1126 north of Daleville, VA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221203481397116&set=a.10221203538598546) (AKA DelDOT on an orange work zone sign)

[formulanone]

An unusual use of "Absolutely" and red — NO — on this span wire sign in Fort Payne, Alabama:



Sign appears to have been installed sometime between 2014 and 2019.

[74/171FAN]

On the OH 170 SB/OH 617 WB concurrency in Petersburg (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221251628120754&set=a.10221251825365685)



On I-376 WB near I-80 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221251657921499&set=a.10221251825365685)



On PA 760 NB at PA 418/PA 718 SB (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221251692482363&set=a.10221251825365685)

[ClassicHasClass]

Is "USE" as an Interstate banner in the MUTCD? I couldn't find it, but maybe I missed it.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/tuBNHCvQNnmDtSTUA

[74/171FAN]

Detour Signage in Franklin, PA, on 10/5/2024 due to an event. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221251729123279&set=a.10221251825365685)

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNYdJ

[Kenoss]

Directional sign made from a stove lid in Portugal


(Original post from SkyscraperCity forums)

[74/171FAN]

This sign is across from the Sheetz on US 219 in Ridgway, PA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221251947888748&set=a.10221252285497188)



And the next photo just south of there



On PA 153 SB between US 219 and PA 255 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221252110452812&set=a.10221252285497188)

[1995hoo]

I was looking at Google Street View of a seafood shack in New Zealand I read about the other day and noted that just past it on the road there is this interesting "Caution Seals" warning sign. Doubt there's a sign like that anywhere in North America.

[Rothman]

I was looking at Google Street View of a seafood shack in New Zealand I read about the other day and noted that just past it on the road there is this interesting "Caution Seals" warning sign. Doubt there's a sign like that anywhere in North America.

But...that's a drawing of a sea lion, not a seal.

[1995hoo]

I was looking at Google Street View of a seafood shack in New Zealand I read about the other day and noted that just past it on the road there is this interesting "Caution Seals" warning sign. Doubt there's a sign like that anywhere in North America.

But...that's a drawing of a sea lion, not a seal.

Hey, I didn't specify which prong of this thread's subject line applies, so you are more than welcome to draw your own conclusions! 

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54069358071
Strange exit number location. Usually GDOT does what IDOT does and puts it inside a rectangle at the top. In fact other signs at this interchange do have it that way, but this one.

[hobsini2]

Is "USE" as an Interstate banner in the MUTCD? I couldn't find it, but maybe I missed it.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/tuBNHCvQNnmDtSTUA

I know on a BGS that "USE" is acceptable. I don't know about that banner.

[mglass87]

This truck sign:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/o9CccJkeYWB7TJGE8

"No Ball Playing":
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ejJft39ppHQgeh8z5

"Obstacle course reserved for school use only!":
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2daZgkoHSXxDx3V4A

More temporary hospital signage:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3EqY65dWfxgaAMP37

[ClassicHasClass]

More temporary hospital signage:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3EqY65dWfxgaAMP37

There's something kind of sad about that.

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/sKeUKRADuHgDiRec6
I-55 North is reassured on MO 74 EB near Cape Girardeau, MO.

[GaryA]

"Route Fwy CA-1" - https://maps.app.goo.gl/nEm6phCKnHGveyEVA
On the other side, it says "CA-1 Route Fwy", which is only a little better.
[Hueneme Rd at ramp to CA-1 south of Oxnard]

(No, it's not named the "Route Freeway")

[pderocco]

"Route Fwy CA-1" - https://maps.app.goo.gl/nEm6phCKnHGveyEVA
On the other side, it says "CA-1 Route Fwy", which is only a little better.
[Hueneme Rd at ramp to CA-1 south of Oxnard]

(No, it's not named the "Route Freeway")

"Route" would seem to be superfluous. "Fwy" at least carries some descriptive info.

[WillWeaverRVA]

"Route Fwy CA-1" - https://maps.app.goo.gl/nEm6phCKnHGveyEVA
On the other side, it says "CA-1 Route Fwy", which is only a little better.
[Hueneme Rd at ramp to CA-1 south of Oxnard]

(No, it's not named the "Route Freeway")

"Route" would seem to be superfluous. "Fwy" at least carries some descriptive info.

"Route [CA 1] Fwy" would make more sense if they wanted to have "route" there at all.

[bzakharin]

Never seen the street name above a county route shield like that

[StogieGuy7]

Never seen the street name above a county route shield like that

Some counties in IL do something similar (this is in Lake Co.):

20385 State Line Rd. Antioch, IL

[74/171FAN]

On NC 11 NB/NC 42 EB approaching the south end of NC 11 BUS (Aulander) (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221484018290363&set=a.10221484172214211)



In the Target Shopping Center in Colonial Heights, VA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221484035050782&set=a.10221484172214211)



On US 1 NB near SR 1252 south of Fredericksburg, VA (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221526681796924&set=a.10221527682341937)

[ClassicHasClass]

I think? the reason for the SECOND RIGHT in EXIT ONLY livery is because that exit does indeed have an EXIT ONLY lane, but it still looks weird. The font metrics don't help.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UzKbdEVqaAQ91bxE9

[74/171FAN]

On MD 201 NB at 52nd Ave in Hyattsville (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221548953193695&set=pcb.10221551880546877)

[wanderer2575]

Class project from the Measure Twice Cut Once school of sign installation: