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States that have signs that tell the name of the road on an freeway overpass.

Started by ce929wax, June 17, 2013, 02:16:01 AM

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Darkchylde

From what I've seen so far in Missouri, they do post the names, for both overpasses and underpasses, but only if the roads do not intersect nor interchange. Mind you, what I've mostly seen has been in and around Kansas City. They might not do it in the really rural sections; I just don't know.


Scott5114

Quote from: agentsteel53 on June 25, 2013, 12:52:06 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on June 25, 2013, 06:33:09 AM
Kansas does this consistently for bridges crossing over the freeway. Not for roads crossing under it.

There is one instance in which this is done in Oklahoma City–the interchange between Northwest Expressway (old OK-3A) and May Avenue has such a sign on the May Avenue bridge; it reads "MAY AVE" in all uppercase button copy, and may in fact be a black sign!

I would like to see a photo of this.

as of 2006, there was one black button copy sign I know of in Oklahoma City - it listed some kind of regulations on the Kilpatrick Turnpike.  I can't remember if it was speed, weight, height, or something similar.

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national highway 1

NSW does this extensively with both overpasses and underpasses, with black all-caps text on a white background.
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kkt

Quote from: codyg1985 on July 03, 2013, 11:07:22 PM
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Quote from: bassoon1986 on June 17, 2013, 02:24:39 PM
Alabama does. I know I've seen them on I-10. I don't remember about the rest of the state.

Texas does in urban areas

Alabama does have the signs throughout the state on its interstates. They were installed in 2007-2008. Sometimes the route shield is displayed if the name of the road is shown. Otherwise, it is AL xx, US xx, or CR {county name} xx. The signs also show the milepost of the overpass. Here is an example of one of the signs.

Georgia also does it. They even have the name of the railroad when it is a railroad overpass (e.g. CSX).

Here is a better example of what Alabama does.

I like that.

Zeffy

Quote from: roadman65 on June 23, 2013, 06:35:03 PM
  Plus I would figure that with NJDOT replacing the guide signs over the past two decades on Route 495, they might of got rid of them for the same signs  they useon the NJDOT freeways that are attached to the overpass itself that were added in both the 90s and 00s.

Are you talking about signs like this one on Federal City Rd on I-95 SB?
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mjb2002

Quote from: roadman65 on June 19, 2013, 08:39:36 AM

Also, NYC used to have them, I think (its very vague memory), on blade street signs attached to the light poles in the median of some NYC expressways at overpasses as well.

FDOT stamps street names into bridges with black paint filling in the indents, but can only be read in stopped traffic of course.

SC, I have seen, coded numbers on some of the I-95 overpasses instead of road names or route numbers.  I am guessing that these might be like NYSDOT with reference numbers to the roads itself.

South Carolina just had the highway number of the primary highway (state, federal or Interstate) or secondary road listed on the bases of the overpasses.

I saw this on Interstates 26, 77 and 95.

I do not know if SCDOT do this anymore.

roadman65

I forgot but NJDOT was experimenting with them on NJ 27 back in the 80's and were using for all bridges over and under with a decimal number representing its location on its mile posts.  I believe that you may find some signs left over in places.
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midwesternroadguy

Quote from: Big John on June 17, 2013, 09:52:07 PM
Quote from: tdindy88 on June 17, 2013, 03:48:19 AM
I recall them in Wisconsin 
They have general ones in most of Wisconsin, but in Milwaukee County, they add what block address the street represents (such as 8800 North) for non-numbered streets.

Wisconsin used to sign all County Trunk Highways, State and US Highways and all township roads at over- and underpasses not in interchanges.  However, in the 1980s, WisDOT removed most of the signage for township roads in rural areas at bridges.  Signage for local streets remains at many urban area bridges.

hotdogPi

Massachusetts does it too. Sometimes, but not always, there will be an accurate mile marker on the side of the tunnel (normal mile markers are sometimes inaccurate).
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