White Backround signs that are still being designed and used today

[1995hoo]

Ah, thank you.  I didn't know dfnva's post was related to yours.  I assumed he was linking to a view of a white sign that at some point had been a green sign.

I see. Yeah, if you click his link, it gives you a view of the same ramp where I took my picture and you can see the sign that used to be located on the left there. My picture is a bit grainy and with some windshield glare, but what can you do.....I didn't want to come to a complete stop on an exit ramp coming off the Beltway, and I didn't want to hold my phone up above the top of the windshield because then I couldn't see whether I had the sign in the picture. 

The hospital "H" is in a better location on the new sign (the main entrance and the emergency room are at the next intersection if you bear right), but it's maybe odd that they omitted the arrow associated with that sign.

[Brian556]

Where is it on California Street?  If you're unable to get the picture, I'll be there in a couple of months.

Westbound, between the center of town and I-35.

[kphoger]

Where is it on California Street?  If you're unable to get the picture, I'll be there in a couple of months.

Westbound, between the center of town and I-35.

Cool.  I'll probably be having lunch at that Braum's on August 3.

PS, do I plan trips in too much detail? 

[Brian556]

PS, do I plan trips in too much detail?

Not unless you plan what time you will be having a bowel movement.

[kphoger]

Ah, thank you.  I didn't know dfnva's post was related to yours.  I assumed he was linking to a view of a white sign that at some point had been a green sign.

I see. Yeah, if you click his link, it gives you a view of the same ramp where I took my picture and you can see the sign that used to be located on the left there. My picture is a bit grainy and with some windshield glare, but what can you do.....I didn't want to come to a complete stop on an exit ramp coming off the Beltway, and I didn't want to hold my phone up above the top of the windshield because then I couldn't see whether I had the sign in the picture. 

The hospital "H" is in a better location on the new sign (the main entrance and the emergency room are at the next intersection if you bear right), but it's maybe odd that they omitted the arrow associated with that sign.

Oh, if I had been comparing the two photos side by side, I would have known they were the same location.  I had just assumed the link went to another location entirely–you earlier post wasn't at all in mind at the time.  It all makes perfect sense in hindsight.

[kphoger]

PS, do I plan trips in too much detail?

Not unless you plan what time you will be having a bowel movement.

I sort of do.  I have an ETA for every intermediate stop, and I go to the bathroom at every stop.

(but I don't necessarily poo at every stop.  even though it's cool.)

[Alps]

Noticed that western Ontario uses black/white arrow signs (instead of white/green) for people's driveways (yes, with their names on each one). I also saw some for side streets mixed in with the green ones, which may be a difference between a public vs. private street.

[codyg1985]

This is a rather recent installation along Walker CR 22 in Cordova, AL. The county street blade signs are actually quite appealing, but this is quite the opposite.

[Billy F 1988]

Can't see the picture from that link you have. GSV picture is too blury.

[Brian556]

Here's the one on California Street in Gainesville TX
Look closely and you will see the clearveiw text underneath.
This is appearently a newer TxDot sign that the city took down and re-sheeted for their own purposes. Kinda suprised TxDOT allowed this.


Also, I'm wondering about the age of some of the black and white guide signs on US 41/64/72/11 on the west side of Chattanooga, Tn.
The one on US 11 that says "BLACK CREEK" is high intensity sheeting, meaning that it had to have been fabricated after 1971. I don't know the sheeting type on the ones that say "CHATTANOOGA CREEK. What is interesting is that none of them look deteriorated.

[Brandon]

I-480 near Cleveland:



The OH-17 shield is an outline to boot.

[Brandon]

Yet another one on Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago:

[Revive 755]

One of the Lake County suburbs of Chicago has black text on white background diamond signs for a cell phone prohibition that are proving elusive on streetview tonight.

[agentsteel53]

Also, I'm wondering about the age of some of the black and white guide signs on US 41/64/72/11 on the west side of Chattanooga, Tn.
The one on US 11 that says "BLACK CREEK" is high intensity sheeting, meaning that it had to have been fabricated after 1971. I don't know the sheeting type on the ones that say "CHATTANOOGA CREEK. What is interesting is that none of them look deteriorated.

I would like to see the Black Creek sign.  the Chattanooga Creek is, IIRC, EG scotchlite (1950-77, though old stock was being used up as late as the early 2000s).  there's also a Sweetwater City Limits white sign on EG on US-11, and a 'Cleveland' porcelain sign (!) about 3 miles in of the current city limits. 

(these were Dec 2006 observations - some signs might be gone.)

I believe Tennessee retired white guide signs in 1978, when the feds made them do so.

[AMLNet49]

On Cape Cod, in Barnstable, many signs that are not installed for highway entrances are white with black text.  The signs also use Clearview font, in a state that has explicitly banned its usage.  This is as far as I know the only usage of Clearview in Massachusetts, even though they are small signs within the town setting.

[deathtopumpkins]

On Cape Cod, in Barnstable, many signs that are not installed for highway entrances are white with black text.  The signs also use Clearview font, in a state that has explicitly banned its usage.  This is as far as I know the only usage of Clearview in Massachusetts, even though they are small signs within the town setting.

There are a fair number of towns and cities that use Clearview in Mass. I've seen it on street signs, and even the Boston Transportation Department's taken to using Clearview on new regulatory and warning signs (e.g. the new share the road signs along Comm Ave).

[PHLBOS]

I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned the BWS' along the HOV lane of I-84 (both directions) between CT 15 and CT 30 & 83 through E. Hartford and Manchester.

Some I-84 Eastbound examples (scroll down):

http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ct/i-84/e3.html

Some I-84 Westbound examples (scroll down):

http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ct/i-84/w1.html

[Stephane Dumas]

Here another one on M-5 at the roundabout with Pontiac trail. http://goo.gl/maps/6Bpwm

[sp_redelectric]

In Tigard, Oregon there were two new black-on-white signs installed:

Eastbound S.W. Bonita Road at S.W. 76th Avenue

Westbound S.W. Bonita Road at S.W. 72nd Avenue

Although these should be more of a sign goof, as these are normally white-on-green signs.  Not sure why these ones were made black-on-white.

[Kacie Jane]

Here another one on M-5 at the roundabout with Pontiac trail. http://goo.gl/maps/6Bpwm

I feel like this sort of argues against the point made in the fourth post, that these are lane assignment signs and thus regulatory in nature.  Because really, what's the difference between this sign and a white-on-green APL sign? (Other than that the two panels would be combined into one.)

[Signal]

Who would have time to read the phone numbers while driving by?




I don't even know what to make of this one...

[luokou]

In Tigard, Oregon there were two new black-on-white signs installed:

Eastbound S.W. Bonita Road at S.W. 76th Avenue

Westbound S.W. Bonita Road at S.W. 72nd Avenue

Although these should be more of a sign goof, as these are normally white-on-green signs.  Not sure why these ones were made black-on-white.

Ah Tigard, I wouldn't expect less from you. Also, a good example of a SPEED sign using Washington County's custom Series C digits. Of course, all I've ever seen was for digits 0 through 5 since speed limits over 55 barely exist in the state.

[kphoger]

Where is it on California Street?  If you're unable to get the picture, I'll be there in a couple of months.

Westbound, between the center of town and I-35.

Cool.  I'll probably be having lunch at that Braum's on August 3.

PS, do I plan trips in too much detail? 

Did lunch at Wendy's, must not have gone far enough into town to see the sign.

[Pete from Boston]

I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned the BWS' along the HOV lane of I-84 (both directions) between CT 15 and CT 30 & 83 through E. Hartford and Manchester.

Some I-84 Eastbound examples (scroll down):

http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ct/i-84/e3.html

Some I-84 Westbound examples (scroll down):

http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ct/i-84/w1.html

I'm sorry to see there aren't any there of the "2 PERSON MINIMUM" signs at the westbound Restricted Lane start in Vernon, each of which was modified about five years ago to say "2 PER    MINIMUM," with a covered "SON" clearly visible on each one.  My email to the CT DOT asking why this rephrasing was undertaken was met with the response that sometimes letters fall off.  I said, "The same letters on three consecutive signs?" 

They didn't answer.