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

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XUedxJDGmfbacvGL8?g_st=ac
Triple bannered route.

[pderocco]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XUedxJDGmfbacvGL8?g_st=ac
Triple bannered route.

That takes the cake.

It's actually US-30 Business, but it looks like they're saying, "You can think of this as an Alternate route, a Truck route, or a Business route", you're choice.

Looking at the other approaches to this intersection, it looks like there's a US-322 Truck route passing through as well, but no Alternate anything.

And on top of that, it says West, but it's pointing East.

Good thing it's a US route. Had it been a state highway, they probably would have used a Delaware or New Jersey shield.

[74/171FAN]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XUedxJDGmfbacvGL8?g_st=ac
Triple bannered route.

That takes the cake.

It's actually US-30 Business, but it looks like they're saying, "You can think of this as an Alternate route, a Truck route, or a Business route", you're choice.

Looking at the other approaches to this intersection, it looks like there's a US-322 Truck route passing through as well, but no Alternate anything.

And on top of that, it says West, but it's pointing East.

Good thing it's a US route. Had it been a state highway, they probably would have used a Delaware or New Jersey shield.

It says west despite pointing east because the weight-restricted bridge the route is for is just west of the intersection.

[ClassicHasClass]

We don't want the kids self-conscious about their weight, you see.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UcnqKKweG7S6PYY66

[pderocco]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XUedxJDGmfbacvGL8?g_st=ac
Triple bannered route.

That takes the cake.

It's actually US-30 Business, but it looks like they're saying, "You can think of this as an Alternate route, a Truck route, or a Business route", you're choice.

Looking at the other approaches to this intersection, it looks like there's a US-322 Truck route passing through as well, but no Alternate anything.

And on top of that, it says West, but it's pointing East.

Good thing it's a US route. Had it been a state highway, they probably would have used a Delaware or New Jersey shield.

It says west despite pointing east because the weight-restricted bridge the route is for is just west of the intersection.

True, but that would only justify putting up a US-322 shield with TRUCK and WEST banners pointing east. The need to go in the "wrong" direction has nothing to do with US-30 BUSINESS, which should be on a separate signpost with a double-headed arrow pointing both ways.

[kphoger]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this.

This is approaching Bridge #1 in Laredo (TX) from the west.  Traffic on Zaragoza Street encounters both a No Right Turn and a Do Not Enter sign at the intersection with Convent Avenue.  This is the only direction from which vehicular traffic can approach the intersection, other than coming in from Mexico through the port of entry:  Zaragoza Street is pedestrian-only east of the intersection, and Convent Avenue is one-way going north only.

Except...  well...  what about CBP personnel who have to get into that area of the POE?

Apparent solution:  20 feet of unsigned and unmarked wrong-way traffic, plus disobeying the No Right Turn sign.  Well, it's more of a slant...

[Scott5114]

H st

[Amaury]

Putting this under odd and interesting.

When the Exit 85 sign on Interstate 90 eastbound in Washington was replaced for whatever reason sometime between June 2023 and September 2024—not too long ago—it was replaced with small highway shields for some reason: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EcxUsyktue4XBmhn9 Although in the previous capture and captures before that, the shields were bigger like they should be: https://maps.app.goo.gl/95e8RnyNdD11LDRU6

The advance sign is fine in terms of the shield sizes, though the "north" is oddly placed: https://maps.app.goo.gl/v1jMcFVHa2GAt6cb7

Another interesting thing is that eastbound only lists Wenatchee, while westbound lists both Cle Elum and Wenatchee and has JCT. Eastbound also has a directionality for WA 903, while westbound does not.

Westbound advance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9WyYqZ4FiPZu5XUy5
Westbound at the exit: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HoivNKL9kDMpjjJh9

Add: The order of the state highways are also different. Eastbound has WA 970 first, while westbound has WA 903 first.

[kphoger]

H st

Hst is a number that comes between 52nd and 53rd.

[mglass87]

A spooky railroad sign in Richmond, VA:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9guARDEft9fjWdQM6

[Rothman]

Alright, not a road sign, but I liked this makeshift employee entrance sign at the Monterrey Mexican Grill near Waterloo, NY (surprisingly good Mexican food for the area):

[74/171FAN]

On PA 981 NB on the north side of Latrobe.

PA 981 NORTH AT PA 981 SOUTH (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[ClassicHasClass]

Alright, not a road sign, but I liked this makeshift employee entrance sign at the Monterrey Mexican Grill near Waterloo, NY (surprisingly good Mexican food for the area):

Do the emplees provide good service? What about their emplee benefits?

[ErmineNotyours]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this.

This is approaching Bridge #1 in Laredo (TX) from the west.  Traffic on Zaragoza Street encounters both a No Right Turn and a Do Not Enter sign at the intersection with Convent Avenue.  This is the only direction from which vehicular traffic can approach the intersection, other than coming in from Mexico through the port of entry:  Zaragoza Street is pedestrian-only east of the intersection, and Convent Avenue is one-way going north only.

Except...  well...  what about CBP personnel who have to get into that area of the POE?

Apparent solution:  20 feet of unsigned and unmarked wrong-way traffic, plus disobeying the No Right Turn sign.  Well, it's more of a slant...

Neat button copy sign.

[ZLoth]

Did anyone mention a double-stop sigh? Here are two at the Rockwall in Texas.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9259618,-96.4368669,3a,75y,83.81h,96.12t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0QLi9hESnEN9SMjGkbM6og!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-6.120273050127182%26panoid%3D0QLi9hESnEN9SMjGkbM6og%26yaw%3D83.81246840698233!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.925895,-96.4359677,3a,75y,262.06h,89.46t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sS74qFSV245OUAFDY-KGhGg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.5433404579707428%26panoid%3DS74qFSV245OUAFDY-KGhGg%26yaw%3D262.0639560485595!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

They are still there.

[Big John]

No really, this is the wrong way: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QPHzHVEoZgs5N3nH7

[74/171FAN]

Did anyone mention a double-stop sigh? Here are two at the Rockwall in Texas.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9259618,-96.4368669,3a,75y,83.81h,96.12t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0QLi9hESnEN9SMjGkbM6og!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-6.120273050127182%26panoid%3D0QLi9hESnEN9SMjGkbM6og%26yaw%3D83.81246840698233!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.925895,-96.4359677,3a,75y,262.06h,89.46t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sS74qFSV245OUAFDY-KGhGg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.5433404579707428%26panoid%3DS74qFSV245OUAFDY-KGhGg%26yaw%3D262.0639560485595!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

They are still there.

I posted one that was briefly in my neighborhood last year.  (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?msg=2933789)

[1995hoo]

No really, this is the wrong way: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QPHzHVEoZgs5N3nH7

What I find amusing is that on the other side of that "exit," there is a sign about parking regulations that appears to be positioned for traffic entering through that driveway.

[ZLoth]

I posted one that was briefly in my neighborhood last year.  (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?msg=2933789)

AHA! That explains why I couldn't find the original posting. Thank you.

[ClassicHasClass]

Ominous Signs Dept.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLZxUepzZy16y6QF6

[LilianaUwU]

Ominous Signs Dept.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLZxUepzZy16y6QF6

Wow, it ain't lying.

[Amaury]

I don't understand why control designations are sometimes different based on the direction, because at the end of the day, the exit still takes you to the same place.

I-82 Exit 69 westbound has Sunnyside and Mabton: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eYiQqSoW7G1zD6ot6
I-82 Exit 69 eastbound has Vernita Bridge and Mabton, the former of which carries WA 24: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VHQiSsmDdW8P3yqt9

[freebrickproductions]

I don't understand why control designations are sometimes different based on the direction, because at the end of the day, the exit still takes you to the same place.

I-82 Exit 69 westbound has Sunnyside and Mabton: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eYiQqSoW7G1zD6ot6
I-82 Exit 69 eastbound has Vernita Bridge and Mabton, the former of which carries WA 24: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VHQiSsmDdW8P3yqt9

I think it's because if you were going east on I-82 to Sunnyside, you probably would've already gotten off at Exit 67 to the west of there.

I-65 Exit 1 in Tennessee is similar. Southbound has the control cities of Ardmore (TN/AL) and Huntsville (AL). Northbound has the control cities of Pulaski and Lawrenceburg (though Admore is listed on a smaller, secondary sign going north). This is because, if you're going south, you'd've probably already gotten off at Exit 14 (US 64) or even Exit 22 (US 31A) if you're heading to Pulaski or Lawrenceburg. On the other hand, if you're going north, you'd've most likely already gotten off at Exit 365 for AL 53 in Alabama if you're heading to Ardmore or Exit 340 for I-565 if you're heading to Huntsville.

[Amaury]

Maybe, perhaps? It's not the only example. There's another one I posted about up-thread, though the post was mainly about something else: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?msg=2966307

But whatever the case, it's certainly not consistent.

Similar situations:

I-90 Exit 109 westbound has Canyon Road and Ellensburg: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1aVEjR1wpgD9o6Qw7
I-90 Exit 109 eastbound has Canyon Road and Ellensburg: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7e6ZRH5oEA2TpWB98

These match, but I am mentioning them for reasons explained below.

I-90 Exit 106 westbound has Wenatchee: https://maps.app.goo.gl/r2rdGqEvZkANYPsH7
I-90 Exit 106 eastbound has Ellensburg and Wenatchee: https://maps.app.goo.gl/n6pqusqRuswTo1jY9

I-90 Exit 85 westbound has Cle Elum and Wenatchee: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xEnXtbqaXoiWuFQN7
I-90 Exit 85 eastbound has Wenatchee: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nYb3ri1BUKGh4kgA7

I-90 Exit 84 westbound has Cle Elum: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zSgsrcv8ftszs6iJ6
I-90 Exit 84 eastbound has Cle Elum and South Cle Elum: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YnGiLBwSascw1SEL8

Your possible reason does make sense, but like I said, it's certainly not consistent, if that's why they do it.

If you're heading westbound, your first Ellensburg exit is Exit 109, so using that logic, even though Exit 106 also takes you to Ellensburg, it's probably assumed if you want to go to Ellensburg, you would have taken Exit 109. However, your first Ellensburg exit heading eastbound is Exit 106, but they list Ellensburg for both Exits 106 and 109.

If you're heading westbound, your first exit to head toward Wenatchee is Exit 106, but they also list Wenatchee for Exit 85, which is about an additional 20 minutes of travel time.

If you're heading eastbound, your first Cle Elum exit is Exit 84, so using that logic, even though Exit 85 also takes you to Cle Elum, it's probably assumed if you want to go to Cle Elum, you would have taken Exit 84. However, your first Cle Elum exit heading westbound is Exit 85, but they list Cle Elum for both Exits 85 and 84.

Heading westbound, Exits 85 and 84 make no mention of South Cle Elum. Heading eastbound, only Exit 84 does.

[GaryA]

Ominous Signs Dept.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLZxUepzZy16y6QF6

Wow, it ain't lying.

That sign and the condition it warns about have been there for decades, though news reports indicate conditions may be getting worse.

It was a somewhat scary road back then; I haven't been through there recently.  I keep expecting it to qualify for the "roads you've driven before disaster struck" thread.