When the Road You Turn/Merge on Is NOT the Road Mentioned in the Exit Sign

[nwi_navigator_1181]

Here's an example right out of the gate.

On the Indiana Toll Road in Gary, exit 14A is Grant Street. However, the road drivers turn onto is actually Buchanan Street. To get to Grant Street, you would have to drive on a side street (or use 4th Avenue - US 12/20 west) and go six more blocks to actually get to Grant Street. In other words, extra steps are needed in order to get to the street listed on the BGS.

Are there any other instances in your neck of the woods? Please share them here. Thanks in advance for your responses.

Side note: when the exit was a double trumpet (in other words, before work to widen the Toll Road began), drivers exiting to "Grant Street" (southbound Buchanan Street) had a choice: keep straight to continue on Buchanan and merge, or take another gore point to the right (2nd Avenue) to eventually reach Grant. A small sign mentioned that option to drivers. Today, there are no indications of how to get to Grant outside of reading corner signage.

[djsekani]

Just about every freeway exit in Los Angeles County.

Even more annoying are the side-street off ramps that are hidden in the freeway-to-freeway interchange ramps. Most of these are so poorly signed that you wouldn't know they were there until you were right on top of them (or were directed to them by GPS navigation). Some examples are the Soto St. exit hidden in the 5/101/60 interchange in East L.A., the Imperial Hwy. exit hidden in the 105/605 interchange in Norwalk, and the Garfield Ave. exit hidden in the 105/710 interchange in Paramount.

[Jardine]

I recall wonky signage on an I-480 NB off ramp in Omaha for where/how far I had to get to whatever it was on the sign.  I'll try and remember to check that when I'm in Omaha Wednesday or Thursday and report back if I recall it correctly or maybe it's been fixed or clarified or was screwy because of construction . . .

[peterj920]

The North Avenue exit on northbound I-43 exits onto Garfield Ave/Halyard St.  A median was recently placed on Garfield Ave at 7th St to guide people to North Ave.  People were getting confused and continuing on Garfield not knowing were North Ave was. 

On Southbound Wis 145 in Milwaukee, all exits form a T intersection with Fond Du Lac Ave and have to take and traffic either has to turn left or right to go to the street mentioned on the BGS. 

[7/8]

I can think of some examples in Ontario, but they're all well signed and easy for motorists to understand.

The QEW has some exits which lead to the N and S Service Roads instead of the road listed on the exit sign. This requires a short drive down the service road to get to the road you're looking for. An example is the Jordan Rd exit:
https://goo.gl/maps/nbqjNU6Mg7D2

Where Highway 7 meets 85, the exit signs mention Victoria Street (Hwy 7) and Frederick St. From NB, you actually exit onto Bruce St and can either go left to Victoria or right to Frederick. From SB, you exit onto Edna St and can either go right to Victoria or left to Frederick.
https://goo.gl/maps/me7GmmtbUwB2

[1995hoo]

There's an exit on southbound I-395 near the Pentagon that has a BGS saying simply "Clark St." The ramp leads to Boundary Channel Drive and I believe Clark Street itself no longer exists near that interchange and has been renamed. There is a South Clark Street further down the road to which the ramp does not connect directly.

[jp the roadgeek]

A few on I-84 in CT:

Exit 2 in both directions (US 6/202) exits onto Union Carbide Rd.  One must head NB on the road a few feet to reach US 6/202

Exit 8 WB (US 6 East) puts you on US 6 West for a few feet, then on SR 911.  One has to loop around to reach US 6 East

Exit 11 (CT 34) exits to Wasserman Way.  One must turn right onto Wasserman to the first light to reach CT 34

The Exit 23 ramp EB for CT 69 North exits onto Washington St; one must take a right off the exit to and cross over Hamilton St to get to 69 north (turn right on Hamilton and it's 69 south). 

Exit 30 EB for Marion Ave puts you on Atwater St. (turning left and proceeding to the first light reaches Marion Ave). 

Exit 44 (Prospect/Oakwood Aves) exit to neither in both directions. EB puts you on Caya St, and westbound puts you on Kane St (EB: proceeding straight on Caya reaches Prospect and a 160 degree right turn onto Caya to the next intersection reaches Oakwood. WB: Right on Kane to the first intersection to Prospect, left on Kane to the first intersection to Oakwood)

Exit 66 (Tunnel Rd) exits to South Frontage Rd eastbound and Whitney T Furguson Rd. westbound.  A right turn to the first intersection EB and a left turn to the first intersection WB reaches Tunnel. 

[AlexandriaVA]

There's an exit on southbound I-395 near the Pentagon that has a BGS saying simply "Clark St." The ramp leads to Boundary Channel Drive and I believe Clark Street itself no longer exists near that interchange and has been renamed. There is a South Clark Street further down the road to which the ramp does not connect directly.

I think Old Jefferson Davis Highway and South Clark Street have been mereged into the (better-named, in my opinion) Long Bridge Drive. If you continue south on Long Bridge Drive from Boundary Channel to Crystal City, it becomes South Clark Street south of 12th Street South.

The details were discussed in the minutes presented: http://arlingtonva.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/01/halrb_Aug1711_Minutes1.pdf

You can see on GSV a road sign indicating the old names: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8694036,-77.0451965,3a,75y,169.85h,81.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shikDdoJMncs27mDNTq6zMA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[coatimundi]

I recall wonky signage on an I-480 NB off ramp in Omaha for where/how far I had to get to whatever it was on the sign.  I'll try and remember to check that when I'm in Omaha Wednesday or Thursday and report back if I recall it correctly or maybe it's been fixed or clarified or was screwy because of construction . . .

It takes a few blocks to reach Dodge from the Harney/Dodge exit, and I don't recall there being any signs for Dodge after the exit. Just, of all things, a US 6 sign after Douglas.

[PHLBOS]

In NJ, the exit ramp for US 30 off I-295 southbound (Exit 29) actually ends at Copley Road (which is not signed at all off 295).

[hbelkins]

This happens frequently in West Virginia. The Milton exit on I-64, for example, is signed for US 60, but is actually for a county road. Until a recent sign replacement, the exit for WV 705 on I-68 was actually for CR 857. Now it notes 857 with "To 705."

[GaryV]

Wouldn't any freeway with service drives qualify?

[WillWeaverRVA]

The Belvidere Street exit on I-95 southbound in Richmond, Virginia ends on Leigh Street. There are no signs at the intersection to direct you to Belvidere Street, but there is one that directs you toward Chamberlayne Avenue (which Belvidere Street becomes after it crosses I-95/I-64).

[TheHighwayMan3561]

The exit off of MN 100 northbound to Vernon Avenue/50th St in Edina, MN actually puts you on Grange Road. You have to take a left turn on Grange to get to Vernon/50th.

[hotdogPi]

Going south on I-93 in Massachusetts, Exit 42 for Dascomb Rd. does not put you on Dascomb Rd.

[Eth]

Exit 249D on I-75/85 northbound in Atlanta is signed for US 19/US 29/Spring St/W Peachtree St. The light at the end of the ramp is at an intersection with Spring, but...
- To reach W Peachtree you must continue forward for a block on Linden Ave.
- To reach US 29, you would then need to turn left on W Peachtree to find it a block ahead at North Ave.
- And finally, US 19 is over a mile away, either straight ahead on W Peachtree or to the left on North Ave.

[noelbotevera]

Strangely enough, on I-64/I-95 at exit 78 in Richmond VA, the exit is signed for "Boulevard". You're actually taken onto VA 161 or Hermitage Road (for I-64 EB/I-95 SB, you exit onto VA 161 - for I-64 WB/I-95 NB, you exit onto Hermitage Road). For I-64 EB/I-95 SB, you have to turn right to hit Boulevard. For I-64 WB/I-95 NB, you have to continue on Hermitage to VA 161, and turn left to reach Boulevard.

[tdindy88]

Exit 79A off of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis is signed for Meridian Street but when you get off the trumpet interchange style ramp the roadway becomes Madison Avenue. Because of the interstate's construction and the confusing alignment of streets in that area it is far from the worst thing however. The roadway does become Meridian Street in a couple of blocks to the north after crossing South Street and signage on the off-ramp from 70 does tell you to follow Madison Avenue north to Meridian Street. The sign wasn't always signed for Meridian, at one time it was just McCarty Street which is the first road the ramp comes up to after leaving the interstate. And on top of everything else this two-block stretch of Madison is orphaned from the rest of the road which runs to the south from McCarty Street all the way to the city of Greenwood.

[Jardine]

I recall wonky signage on an I-480 NB off ramp in Omaha for where/how far I had to get to whatever it was on the sign.  I'll try and remember to check that when I'm in Omaha Wednesday or Thursday and report back if I recall it correctly or maybe it's been fixed or clarified or was screwy because of construction . . .

It takes a few blocks to reach Dodge from the Harney/Dodge exit, and I don't recall there being any signs for Dodge after the exit. Just, of all things, a US 6 sign after Douglas.

Hey thanks, that was it.

[ET21]

A good chunk of Chicago exits. Some that come to mind is Canfield on I-90 westbound (exit onto Higgens to the stop light that is the exit street) and Harlem from I-90 eastbound (which again exits into Higgens, which leads to a stoplight of the exit street).

The list goes on. You would think Dots would put "To" on their signs for some of these

[jeffandnicole]

https://goo.gl/maps/yj7PYFUWPLB2

Exit for Creek Road puts you on Leaf Ave. first, then another side road before you finally reach Creek Road. 

Most memorable experience for this was at an NJDOT public meeting for a construction project in the area when I mentioned something about the Creek Road exit.  The consultant or NJDOT staff member argued with me that the exit put me on Leaf Ave.  Well, yeah, I said, but it's the exit for Creek Road.  He continued to argue it was for Leaf Ave.  Tough to get a point across at these meetings when they debate the little stuff (especially stuff most people wouldn't know, as Leaf Ave isn't really signed in that area).


https://goo.gl/maps/EGPWqH8EGmo

Exit 2C and 2B puts you on NJ 140, which is unsigned from 295.  A NJ Turnpike Exit for the same road does post NJ 140 correctly.

[Avalanchez71]

I-24 Exit in Tennessee.  The exit is signed as Buchanon Rd, however, there is no Buchanon Road to be found anywhere.  The road is Epps Mill Road. 

[TheStranger]

In San Francisco, the southbound exit from US 101/Route 1 just past the Golden Gate Bridge (Exit 439) had been signed as "25th Avenue" for decades, even though the ramp is a full 1.6 miles away from 25th!!!!  One would need to follow Merchant Road from the ramp to southbound Lincoln Boulevard, then make a right onto Lincoln and continue the mile and a half until it becomes El Camino Del Mar and then finally intersects 25th.
Taking Route 1 souththrough the Presidio and then making a right turn onto westbound Lake Street adds 3/4 of a mile to get to 25th but also uses a lot more practical freeway mileage than having to slog through the scenic Lincoln Boulevard routing.  (Lincoln Boulevard and the Golden Gate Bridge visitor's center should be the real destination of that exit)

There IS a Lincoln Boulevard sign now at the ramp itself as of 2014.
https://goo.gl/maps/R37P81uWTJp

The old 25th Avenue sign from 2011:
https://goo.gl/maps/2BAszf7H5j72

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In a similar vein, both the 101/1 split in the Presidio and the 280/1 split near the Daly City BART station each sign Route 1 for "19th Avenue" even though 1 is somewhat distant from its 19th Avenue segment at both spots: 1.1 miles between the 280/1 split and the Junipero Serra/19th intersection, 3.1 miles from 101/1 to 19th and Lincoln Way!  (The latter is much more egregious as 1 along Park Presidio is pretty much halfway between Funston and 14th Avenues, with a discontinuous segment of 19th to the west that is not part of the longstanding state highway corridor)

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Not quite as bad and more logical than the previous two examples: the exit for 82 south from 280 south (which from 1954-1964 was part of US 101) in San Francisco is labeled for "Mission Street" but instead is a ramp that carries you onto San Jose Avenue.  It's another 3/4 mile southwest until you continue onto southbound Mission, and a half mile southeast via Sickles Avenue to get to northbound Mission.

[myosh_tino]

More from the San Francisco Bay Area...

* The Winchester Blvd exit from southbound I-280 in San Jose puts you on Moorpark Ave.
* The Bascom Ave/Leigh Ave exits from southbound and northbound I-280 puts you on Moorpark Ave and Parkmoor Ave respectively.
* The Fair Oaks Ave exit from eastbound CA-237 puts you on Persian Drive.
* The Capitol Ave Auto Mall exit from northbound CA-87 puts you on Narvaez Ave.
* The Alma Ave exit from southbound CA-87 puts you on Lelong St.

[briantroutman]

One in my old neighborhood: Lucky Drive of US 101 in Corte Madera, CA.

Northbound, the exit is signed "Lucky Drive" , and southbound, it's "Lucky Drive - Doherty Drive" . Not only does US 101 not intersect or overpass any of these roads, they're essentially irrelevant to northbound traffic.