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

[Scott5114]

[ Quesadillas $25 → ]  https://maps.app.goo.gl/vYefeeoQhRyrkGgMA

The posts are in concrete and everything:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/tj99KuHvVZShnJ6K8

Those must be some gourmet quesadillas. 

MX$25 = US$1.41

[kphoger]

That's a typical price for a quesadilla.  See here for a place up in nearby Monclova.

For reference, a bar and grill I'm familiar with in Monclova sells huitlacoche quesadillas with bacon and blistered chiles on the side for $160 (≈9 USD).  I know I've ordered a plain quesadilla there for at least one of our boys before, but it was probably 'off menu'.

[pderocco]

[ Quesadillas $25 → ]  https://maps.app.goo.gl/vYefeeoQhRyrkGgMA

The posts are in concrete and everything:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/tj99KuHvVZShnJ6K8

Those must be some gourmet quesadillas. 

MX$25 = US$1.41

Yes, I know. It was a joke.

[kphoger]

Anyone offering a bribery will be
handed over to the Authorities

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8hJNPEtWZuxHCu6G6

[Rothman]

Anyone offering a bribery will be
handed over to the Authorities

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8hJNPEtWZuxHCu6G6

Challenge accepted!

[Rothman]

Alley closed in Seattle



Exit Only at traffic light in Utica, NY

[D-Dey65]

^ The Aggression and Extreme Prejudice Towards Others, Possibly Involving a Cardinal Direction; I tells 'ya.

Or, Armstrong Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California. The only time I've seen artwork to complement a couple of BGSs:

The only thing I see here is a little gray "Do Not Enter" symbol sign.

I could've started a whole new thread on it, but I was afraid of the lack of a response. I know this sign isn't that unusual, but I don't know where else to put it.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MUTCD_Sign_Assembly_-_W10-5_with_W10-5P.svg
The thing I wanted to mention about it was that I vaguely remember a news report claiming that this sign was invented by the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, specifically for the railroad crossing of Suffolk County Road 35 at the Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch between Huntington Station and Greenlawn.

[mglass87]

A Downtown Hopewell collection:

"RAILROAD HAS RIGHT OF WAY":
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BDDc3jHu5UmtHXw39

No right turn on red, but only for trucks:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TQy7KvXoE18WU1Hr5

The sign for their old voter registration office:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q1jPYziyYYZA1FP8A

And here's a bonus from Richmond:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QUhhkbkX8CFB8U4N8

[kphoger]

View 1:
Administración 97 - 2000
Administración 20092012

View 2:
ADMINISTRACION 97 - 2000
ADMINISTRACION 20092012
( green out )

[CoreySamson]

Encountered this oddity last week. It's not necessarily an interesting sign, but the lack of a sign. At the new TX 6/FM 2 interchange near Navasota, the only advance exit signage for this exit is a VMS:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mz7GDtcTB9aN4ML66
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pdVULV7CZBhx1uNC6

It has been this way for about 6 months, and the rest of the construction has ceased; there aren't even any other construction signs in the area!

And that's not the only exit on TX 6 in the area that is lacking advance exit signs! SB on TX 6 to NB TX 6 Business in Marlin (as well as NB to SB on the north side of town) is also lacking it:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hSH7jebJWNnGz3A69
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BM9BndR5RJ9jm98G9

[Rothman]

Encountered this oddity last week. It's not necessarily an interesting sign, but the lack of a sign. At the new TX 6/FM 2 interchange near Navasota, the only advance exit signage for this exit is a VMS:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mz7GDtcTB9aN4ML66
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pdVULV7CZBhx1uNC6

It has been this way for about 6 months, and the rest of the construction has ceased; there aren't even any other construction signs in the area!

And that's not the only exit on TX 6 in the area that is lacking advance exit signs! SB on TX 6 to NB TX 6 Business in Marlin (as well as NB to SB on the north side of town) is also lacking it:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hSH7jebJWNnGz3A69
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BM9BndR5RJ9jm98G9

PVMS.

[74/171FAN]

Seems CT specific to me on CT 217 in the Middletown area because I remember seeing at least one more of these.

CT 217 NORTH AT GLENWOOD TERRACE by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[TBKS1]

This is pretty handedly some of the worst kerning I've ever seen on a route shield. Taken east of Shreveport, LA on US 79/80.

[LilianaUwU]

This is pretty handedly some of the worst kerning I've ever seen on a route shield. Taken east of Shreveport, LA on US 79/80.

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[TBKS1]

Here's another horrendous shield from the other day

[Molandfreak]

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[pderocco]

Here's another horrendous shield from the other day

Looks like all three digits are different sizes.

[ClassicHasClass]

Caltrans just keeps making up new ways of botching exit gore point signs.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jPWUBbq4CPqdZ2iPA

"Excuse me, sir, but by California standards you have a disproportionate package."

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zQ7MDX6Eeb2j5NNL6
https://maps.app.goo.gl/niXt8ZEA1mPnfQLx9

[D-Dey65]

Is this sign MUTCD compliant? Or is this one of those cases where they say it's in a rest area so screw the rules?



That's the westbound I-4 Longwood Rest Area, BTW.

[kphoger]

Is this sign MUTCD compliant? Or is this one of those cases where they say it's in a rest area so screw the rules?

The MUTCD is very open when it comes to what messages are allowed on No Parking signs, and it specifically uses wording such as "only general guidance" and "some commonly used examples".

From what I see, there's nothing wrong with the sign you posted.  It's a white rectangle with red text, and that's pretty much all that matters.

Ch. 2B — Regulatory Signs, Barricades, and Gates
Parking, Standing, Stopping, and Emergency Restriction Signs

§ 2B.52 — Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs (R7 and R8 Series)

Support:

01 — Parking signs pertain to the parking, standing, and stopping of vehicles along the roadway and in designated parking areas. They cover a wide variety of regulations, and only general guidance can be provided here.

§ 2B.53 — Design of Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs

Standard:

01 — Parking, standing, or stopping signs (see Figure 2B-25) shall be rectangular or square.

02 — Public agencies shall follow established law (State law, local ordinance, or regulation) as adopted by the authorized agency regarding what messages are allowed on parking signs.

04 — Prohibitive parking signs (see Drawing A in Figure 2B-25 for some commonly used examples) shall be used where parking is prohibited at all times or at specific times. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, parking signs shall have a red legend and border on a white background ...

[TBKS1]

Encountered this oddity last week. It's not necessarily an interesting sign, but the lack of a sign. At the new TX 6/FM 2 interchange near Navasota, the only advance exit signage for this exit is a VMS:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mz7GDtcTB9aN4ML66
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pdVULV7CZBhx1uNC6

It has been this way for about 6 months, and the rest of the construction has ceased; there aren't even any other construction signs in the area!

And that's not the only exit on TX 6 in the area that is lacking advance exit signs! SB on TX 6 to NB TX 6 Business in Marlin (as well as NB to SB on the north side of town) is also lacking it:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hSH7jebJWNnGz3A69
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BM9BndR5RJ9jm98G9

Huh, I was just there the other day. This nearly resulted in me missing getting a picture of FM 2, although my car has Car Play enabled on it and I could see the map showing the overpass as such.

I also just want to say it is honestly kinda strange seeing a single-digit farm to market road.

[CovalenceSTU]

"RAILWAY CROSSING" at the end of a rural dead-end road:

When I was here many years ago there were more signs (including an oddly-worded orange "NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PAST THIS POINT") but the area is full of no trespassing signs so I didn't want to try searching for it.

[formulanone]

"RAILWAY CROSSING" at the end of a rural dead-end road:

When I was here many years ago there were more signs (including an oddly-worded orange "NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PAST THIS POINT") but the area is full of no trespassing signs so I didn't want to try searching for it.

Wow, nice find and a great photo all-around.

[freebrickproductions]

"RAILWAY CROSSING" at the end of a rural dead-end road:

When I was here many years ago there were more signs (including an oddly-worded orange "NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PAST THIS POINT") but the area is full of no trespassing signs so I didn't want to try searching for it.

Love that old 45° crossbuck! Is that up in Canada, or is that here in the US? I know Canada used to use "Railway Crossing" on their English-only crossbucks before switching to the current standard, but I also know that some railroads here in the US used "Railway Crossing" crossbucks way, way back in the day before the "Railroad Crossing" wording was standardized. Either way, that's almost certainly one of the last of its kind!

[CovalenceSTU]

"RAILWAY CROSSING" at the end of a rural dead-end road:

When I was here many years ago there were more signs (including an oddly-worded orange "NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PAST THIS POINT") but the area is full of no trespassing signs so I didn't want to try searching for it.

Love that old 45° crossbuck! Is that up in Canada, or is that here in the US? I know Canada used to use "Railway Crossing" on their English-only crossbucks before switching to the current standard, but I also know that some railroads here in the US used "Railway Crossing" crossbucks way, way back in the day before the "Railroad Crossing" wording was standardized. Either way, that's almost certainly one of the last of its kind!

It's in a ghost town in Oregon! I can't find "railway crossing" in any design documents (or otherwise used in the US at all; the font perfectly matches the Canadian sign). All I can find is that the town didn't have a road until 1937 and the MUTCD specifies "railroad crossing" starting in 1948, so it was probably installed around that time.