Trucks, Don't Go This Way. Go This Way Instead.

[nwi_navigator_1181]

Good evening.

Looking at the I-74 in Indiana portion of the main page, a sign is present on the eastbound side near the Ohio state line. The sign warns truckers not to use Indiana 1 (the upcoming exit) to reach Interstate 275 due to the curvy and hilly nature of the highway (also school buses). Instead, the sign tells truckers to stay on I-74 to get to I-275.

I am pretty sure there are advisories out there much like this. Which ones are the most prevalent?

Thank you in advance for your responses.

[Brian556]

I know of one in Chattanooga warning of curvy mountain conditions on US 127.

[briantroutman]

There's a series of signs on both US 30 and the PA Turnpike approaching Breezewood eastbound warning truckers not to use US 30 between Breezewood and McConnellsburg and to use the Turnpike instead. They're sort of Burma-Shave stretched over multiple signs with ellipses (...)–but with no rhyming.

Here's the first and the second signs–I couldn't find a picture of the third in the sequence (and there may be a fourth). Those latter signs are the ones that advise the Turnpike instead.

[Jardine]

Low weight limit bridges in my area have a wooden plank bolted across the ends of trusses 8 feet above the deck (in addition to signage).  If a truck wants to go that way, it will incur some damage.

Curiously, it is a headache for the county (even though county road department puts up the barriers) as road graders, snow plows and emergency vehicles can't cross.

(note, some low weight limit bridges are due to actual lack of strength in the frame of the bridge, others are low weight limit because the county hasn't bothered to replace worn decking materials)

[hbelkins]

Looking at the I-74 in Indiana portion of the main page, a sign is present on the eastbound side near the Ohio state line. The sign warns truckers not to use Indiana 1 (the upcoming exit) to reach Interstate 275 due to the curvy and hilly nature of the highway (also school buses). Instead, the sign tells truckers to stay on I-74 to get to I-275.

Having driven IN 1 to get to US 50 last year, I can attest that the biggest problem is not the downhill descent to the river valley, but some pretty tight turns in town when you get close to the end of the route.

[vdeane]

http://goo.gl/maps/RyyfB

Interestingly, its counterpart has a slightly different message: http://goo.gl/maps/z3r4i

[NE2]

http://goo.gl/maps/RyyfB

Interestingly, its counterpart has a slightly different message: http://goo.gl/maps/z3r4i

Perhaps the left-hand merge from I-81 north to I-690 west was deemed unsuitable for directing trucks.

[Pete from Boston]

Drivers entering the City of New York get the "TRUCKS  USE EXPWYS, NOT PKWYS" sign, due not to hilly terrain but rather road geometry.

[1995hoo]

The sign shown in the Street View link below seems to fit what the OP is seeking. It's on Clifton Road (Virginia secondary route 645 in Fairfax County) a short distance east of the Town of Clifton. Two main reasons for discouraging trucks through the town–tight corners in the town itself and an at-grade railroad crossing that has a bad bump to it (trailers are discouraged as well due to the crossing).

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.768444,-77.374218,3a,75y,6.8h,86.43t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sN4s55eN7j6QZZZiaVcJ1Sw!2e0

[algorerhythms]

There's a series of signs on both US 30 and the PA Turnpike approaching Breezewood eastbound warning truckers not to use US 30 between Breezewood and McConnellsburg and to use the Turnpike instead. They're sort of Burma-Shave stretched over multiple signs with ellipses (...)–but with no rhyming.

Here's the first and the second signs–I couldn't find a picture of the third in the sequence (and there may be a fourth). Those latter signs are the ones that advise the Turnpike instead.

There's a similar sign on US 219, near the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange (likely placed to encourage truckers to take the turnpike instead of US 30).

There's also a sign on I-68 near exit 4 advising truckers to use MD 36 rather than US 219/MD 135 to get to Luke.

[Alps]

I-70 WB (and a similar one EB)

[vdeane]

http://goo.gl/maps/RyyfB

Interestingly, its counterpart has a slightly different message: http://goo.gl/maps/z3r4i

Perhaps the left-hand merge from I-81 north to I-690 west was deemed unsuitable for directing trucks.

Given that New York loves to ferry trucks to the Thruway, I suspect it has to do with I-81 only having one through lane southbound in the I-690 interchange and a desire to lower the amount of trucks exiting the Thruway at one point.

[Brandon]

I-70 WB (and a similar one EB)

Oddly appropriate route number.

[WNYroadgeek]

Trucks traveling on US 20A West towards Warsaw are directed to take NY 36 to NY 63 to NY 19 due to a steep hill US 20A goes down as it enters Warsaw from the east, and a sharp turn at the bottom of it. This is the typical sign used to direct truck traffic: http://goo.gl/maps/yb2aS

(And on a side note, I'm kind of surprised that NYSDOT hasn't signed the truck route to Warsaw as US 20A Truck.)

http://goo.gl/maps/RyyfB

Interestingly, its counterpart has a slightly different message: http://goo.gl/maps/z3r4i

There's a similar sign on I-390 North just before Exit 6: http://goo.gl/maps/BBkfH

[ZLoth]

The town of Hawthorne, Nevada has a Truck Bypass Route of Truck-US-95 (unsigned NV-362). Because the entrance to the munitions depot is located on this bypass, it is called "Freedom Road".

Also, Interstate 5 in Portland, OR, starting at Exit 294, has a dedicated Truck Lane which includes a bypass lane.

[roadfro]

The town of Hawthorne, Nevada has a Truck Bypass Route of Truck-US-95 (unsigned NV-362). Because the entrance to the munitions depot is located on this bypass, it is called "Freedom Road".

I don't actually think the main entrance to the army depot is located off of SR 362...there is a gate along US 95 itself both north and south of town.

US 95 mainline does not prohibit trucks through Hawthorne, but those carrying explosive/hazardous cargo are required to take the truck bypass.

[hm insulators]

In Phoenix, trucks carrying dangerous cargo cannot use I-10 under the Deck Park tunnel, so they have to use a stretch of I-17 to bypass the tunnel before connecting back to I-10.

[PHLBOS]

Drivers entering the City of New York get the "TRUCKS  USE EXPWYS, NOT PKWYS" sign, due not to hilly terrain but rather road geometry.

As well as lower bridge/overpass clearances.

[6a]

I-70 WB (and a similar one EB)

Oddly appropriate route number.

I clinched that route just to see what all the fuss was about. Yeeeeaaaahhhh...here's your culprit.

[lepidopteran]

Near Ludlow Falls, OH, there's a nasty hairpin turn on Horseshoe Bend Rd. -- which ironically is named for a curve in the nearby river, not the road itself.  At least two yellow diamond warning signs read "Bridge Inaccessible to Buses and Trucks" are posted in advance.  I was actually riding a school bus (repurposed for the summer) that attempted to traverse this curve, probably years before they put up the signs.  Not good.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0078791,-84.3174014,18z

[roadman]

Outside of Boston, there are large signs on most major Interstate and freeway approach routes indicating 'TRUCKER NOTICE" (in black on yellow) - "I-93 BOSTON TUNNELS HAZARDOUS/DANGEROUS CARGOES PROHIBITED  USE I-95 SOUTH (or NORTH for signs south of Boston)" (in black on white).

Although there is a signed hazmat route through Downtown Boston, the issue of hazardous cargoes on local streets continues to spawn protests from neighborhood groups and some elected officials.  As such, MassHighway was requested to install these signs about a year after the O'Neill Tunnel was opened to traffic.

[GaryV]

We went to Grayson Highlands State Park in VA last year.  There was a sign warning trucks to use VA 16 rather than US 58.  US 58 had several tight turns with rock walls and very little shoulder.

[hbelkins]

We went to Grayson Highlands State Park in VA last year.  There was a sign warning trucks to use VA 16 rather than US 58.  US 58 had several tight turns with rock walls and very little shoulder.

There are signs depicting that message on US 58 between Damascus and Abingdon -- which, in my opinion, are misplaced. Those signs should be on I-81 and US 11 prior to the exit where US 58 departs I-81. Why not tell the truckers the route they need to take before they get on the one they don't need to use?

I've driven across that section of US 58 once, and the recommended truck route of VA 16 and I-81 at least three times. The latter route is much faster, even if it may be longer.

Last week I saw one of those "GPS Routing Not Recommended" signs along US 460 westbound approaching a Virginia secondary route between Blacksburg and Pearisburg, but I didn't get a photo of it.

[Laura]

Last week I saw one of those "GPS Routing Not Recommended" signs along US 460 westbound approaching a Virginia secondary route between Blacksburg and Pearisburg, but I didn't get a photo of it.

Yep. There's also one for VA 43 between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Buchanan.

[pianocello]

http://goo.gl/maps/k66Gg

Signs direct US-61 truck traffic around Davenport to avoid a pair of truck-eating bridges downtown. US-61 has since been rerouted and signed around I-280 and I-80, but I'm pretty sure this sign still remains. There's a series of warning signs on 61 southbound approaching I-80 as well, but I don't remember off the top of my head if it gives an alternate route.