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

[CoreySamson]

I took a picture of this in March...

I think it was still there in August. I like how the new OK 3 shield shielded the old one from the effects of the weather that degraded the US 75 shield.

[thenetwork]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17PNeZVwkS/

New signage near DIA -- Peña Blvd @ Jackson Gap exit.

[74/171FAN]

On Williamson Rd east of PA 58 in Greenville

WILLIAMSON RD AT PA 58 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[pderocco]

On Williamson Rd east of PA 58 in Greenville

WILLIAMSON RD AT PA 58 by Mark Moore, on Flickr

How do they know how I feel about my family?

[WillWeaverRVA]

VDOT recently completed a bridge project at the Mathews/Gloucester county line on VA 3/VA 14, and apparently they really wanted to emphasize the concurrency...

[plain]

VDOT recently completed a bridge project at the Mathews/Gloucester county line on VA 3/VA 14, and apparently they really wanted to emphasize the concurrency...

I've seen shields that big at roundabouts in VA, but not reassurance signs. That's absolutely crazy!

[1995hoo]

Also kind of odd how the direction plates are not centered and are more or less right-justified.

[thenetwork]

Also kind of odd how the direction plates are not centered and are more or less right-justified.

Also makes me think the contractor(s) were responsible for the new signs and just "winged it", like what most non-DOT contractors do. (i.e., "wrong sizes, but close enough".

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the many Fresno sourced California State Route shields which can be found in downtown Fresno.  This one was on westbound Fresno Street (former CA 41 and CA 180) approaching Broadway Plaza (former US 99).

IMG_6013 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[ClassicHasClass]

I think it was on the Ozempic a little too long.

[TBKS1]

So I don't know of a better thread to post this in, but this is certainly a very unique case in my opinion.

I took this earlier today.

AR 15 hasn't existed here since US 63 was extended in 1999. The fact that this sign is still here is a pretty amazing relic. Photo taken at the intersection of AR 54 and US 63 near Pinebergen, AR (Jefferson County). I still find it pretty crazy to see this sign is still up for a route that has been decommissioned for 26 years.

[kphoger]

AR 15 hasn't existed here since US 63 was extended in 1999 ... I still find it pretty crazy to see this sign is still up for a route that has been decommissioned for 26 years.

Meanwhile, I can't get past the fact that this means my high school graduation was more than a quarter-century ago.  (Class of '99)

[Max Rockatansky]

Mount Pinos Way is signed as an "Old Town Business Loop" in Frazier Park.  I suppose this makes sense given this was the original through road before modern Frazier Mountain Park Road was constructed as a bypass.  The "Old Town" part seems a little up to subjective perspective given the community was founded in 1925.

IMG_6156 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Mapmikey]

Has anyone ever seen a sign approaching a roundabout indicating that tractor trailers must loop the entire circle to turn right?

NCDOT is going to have this on Knox Rd at Torrence Chapel Rd just west of I-77 Exit 28 in Cornelius.

See pg. 11 here - https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/dsplan/2025%20Highway%20Letting/11-18-25/Plans%20and%20Proposals/MECKLENBURG_U-5906_C204505/Standard%20PDF%20Files/250%20Signing%20Plans.pdf

[vdeane]

Has anyone ever seen a sign approaching a roundabout indicating that tractor trailers must loop the entire circle to turn right?

NCDOT is going to have this on Knox Rd at Torrence Chapel Rd just west of I-77 Exit 28 in Cornelius.

See pg. 11 here - https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/dsplan/2025%20Highway%20Letting/11-18-25/Plans%20and%20Proposals/MECKLENBURG_U-5906_C204505/Standard%20PDF%20Files/250%20Signing%20Plans.pdf

Yes.

[kphoger]

Yield when turning left.  Really, no kidding?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tzDpWuWDuJLyEUAr9

[Amaury]

Anyone know what these "cups" at the signposts' bases are or are for? I noticed a couple of examples here in Ellensburg.

This sign on the I-90 eastbound Exit 106 off-ramp, which is actually still currently in need of repairs from a semi crash: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4RcKefpVG9AZfUs6

And here's another example on the I-90 westbound Exit 106 off-ramp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9fxpPfzZG89Luna5A

[freebrickproductions]

I'd assume they're there to help hold-up the signs, while giving the supports a break-away point should an errant vehicle strike 'em.

[pderocco]

Anyone know what these "cups" at the signposts' bases are or are for? I noticed a couple of examples here in Ellensburg.

This sign on the I-90 eastbound Exit 106 off-ramp, which is actually still currently in need of repairs from a semi crash: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4RcKefpVG9AZfUs6

And here's another example on the I-90 westbound Exit 106 off-ramp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9fxpPfzZG89Luna5A

The GSV isn't clear enough to know for sure, but generally you don't stick wooden posts into the ground because they rot. So perhaps they're connected to something that doesn't rot, or are surrounded by something that keeps water out. I wouldn't think it would be a breakaway thing, because wood that size breaks pretty easily when struck by a ton of metal.

[Amaury]

The thing is that it's not consistent and not all signs with wooden posts have those "cups," such here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/pmgPbLrVUCAC3dTH8

Or here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rwS4LW4He7nBe1gU8

[Scott5114]

I wouldn't think it would be a breakaway thing, because wood that size breaks pretty easily when struck by a ton of metal.

The breakaway feature is the holes drilled through the posts, which encourage the posts to break near the base rather than further up where it would be dangerous.

My guess as to the "cups" is that they do something to stabilize the surrounding soil enough to hold the sign up, which would explain why they are apparently not needed in other areas.

[Amaury]

That would actually make sense, as perhaps the soil in said areas don't hold signposts as well as others, so they need to stabilize it.

And I actually just remembered that this signpost with the sign with the beacon is also in a "cup," and it's telespar/metal, not wood: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JxinYfXSafPow6WE6

It's on I-90 eastbound in Ellensburg at Exit 109. You can't see it in the GSV, but I saw it in person when the sign needed repairs once, and I took a picture. (Side note: There are frequent crashes on that exit ramp, so they upgraded a bunch of the signage in the area in an attempt to make people more aware. This was before: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CnBGr9nFpVptmjr5A)

[ClassicHasClass]

A faded oddball shield in Fairfield, CA (at Travis Blvd and I-80) with a upper-lowercase state name.

[wanderer2575]

Anyone know what these "cups" at the signposts' bases are or are for? I noticed a couple of examples here in Ellensburg.

This sign on the I-90 eastbound Exit 106 off-ramp, which is actually still currently in need of repairs from a semi crash: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4RcKefpVG9AZfUs6

And here's another example on the I-90 westbound Exit 106 off-ramp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9fxpPfzZG89Luna5A

It's the form into which concrete is poured, and the signposts are set in the concrete.  Essentially the same as the concrete bases on which traffic signal poles are mounted, with the bolts set in the concrete.

[kphoger]

upper-lowercase

BTW, that's called mixed case.