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Unique Traffic Light Mounts

Started by UCFKnights, September 02, 2025, 12:30:39 AM

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UCFKnights

I didn't see any existing thread for this, so feel free to point me in the right direction if it exists, but I'd like to see all the unique ways of mounting traffic signals. Post your unique mast arms that you have seen! (No standard round or square arms, and no span wires, they aren't unique)

For example, Orlando on OBT uses a truss design, sometimes as a full square:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+Orange+Blossom+Trl,+Florida/@28.4725032,-81.3961248,3a,90y,277.54h,117.69t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sj02_HVstfnzdvN6vcteDZA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-27.69176528048841%26panoid%3Dj02_HVstfnzdvN6vcteDZA%26yaw%3D277.5412212225725!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x88dd86ea57fc73bf:0xfd881432534e596b!8m2!3d28.4388005!4d-81.403941!16s%2Fg%2F11l193nm4p?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Othertimes like this:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+Orange+Blossom+Trl,+Florida/@28.4762621,-81.3965778,3a,90y,253.58h,85.35t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWlQJV089eZMB7Rj8Bn0miQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D4.652215946748115%26panoid%3DWlQJV089eZMB7Rj8Bn0miQ%26yaw%3D253.57794669737393!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x88dd86ea57fc73bf:0xfd881432534e596b!8m2!3d28.4388005!4d-81.403941!16s%2Fg%2F11l193nm4p?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D


Winter Park uses these arms:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Winter+Park,+FL/@28.5959062,-81.3509653,3a,90y,334.37h,97.45t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sGq8CS2EZyEpCDasosSPdww!2e0!5s20180601T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-7.448230799243262%26panoid%3DGq8CS2EZyEpCDasosSPdww%26yaw%3D334.3677443198459!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x88e7701bdba629c5:0xc63f82952cf5ee20!8m2!3d28.5949767!4d-81.3508787!16zL20vMHJwd3A?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D


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North Wales, PA. I'm told that this was formerly a BGS gantry somewhere.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nS9SnCouR2JvKzZM8

Scott5114

In North Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard is at such an extreme angle that it's easiest to have a gantry spanning the intersection diagonally with super long tunnel visors, since individual mastarms could be misinterpreted: Carey, Cheyenne, Craig

Quote from: UCFKnights on September 02, 2025, 12:30:39 AMFor example, Orlando on OBT uses a truss design, sometimes as a full square:

I have to wonder what the point of that is for such a small intersection (I can think of installations in Las Vegas with twice as many lanes still using standard mastarms), especially when the structure seems to block the view of the signal heads frequently enough that near-side signals need to be provided.

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Mr. Matté

Quote from: lepidopteran on September 02, 2025, 11:59:17 PMNorth Wales, PA. I'm told that this was formerly a BGS gantry somewhere.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nS9SnCouR2JvKzZM8

I've seen other wide intersections in PA (but can't remember offhand where) where all the signals were mounted on a single gantry like that. I can't imagine the whole structure was an old BGS support on some freeway considering the size matches the road there and it would be too much effort to dig up the old vertical support and transport the entire horizontal span.

kphoger

Quote from: Scott5114 on September 03, 2025, 03:34:27 AMIn North Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard is at such an extreme angle that it's easiest to have a gantry spanning the intersection diagonally with super long tunnel visors, since individual mastarms could be misinterpreted: Carey, Cheyenne, Craig

Reminds me a bit of Lincoln & Grove here in Wichita.

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Quote from: kphoger on September 03, 2025, 12:57:11 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 03, 2025, 03:34:27 AMIn North Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard is at such an extreme angle that it's easiest to have a gantry spanning the intersection diagonally with super long tunnel visors, since individual mastarms could be misinterpreted: Carey, Cheyenne, Craig

Reminds me a bit of Lincoln & Grove here in Wichita.

This one is particularly interesting because I don't think Kansas has ever used that gantry design on a wide scale (I think the Kansas Turnpike had one in Emporia up until about 10 years ago, but otherwise it's basically all Pratt or box trusses.)
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