Daily Picture Challenge!

[empirestate]

March 13, 2017
Challenge: Post signs that have been crammed into a location where space is very tight.

This closes Monday's outstanding Challenge. From our own Steve Alpert:

(More on his page: http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/pa/i-279/s.html)

For today:

March 15, 2017
Challenge: Post official signs that aren't mounted and standing (e.g., damaged/blown over, or being installed, transported or stored).

Looking for signs "in the wild" only–no private home collections, businesses, museums etc.

[US71]

March 15, 2017
Challenge: Post official signs that aren't mounted and standing (e.g., damaged/blown over, or being installed, transported or stored).

Looking for signs "in the wild" only–no private home collections, businesses, museums etc.

Sign yard near Memphis

[Michael]

The contractor that has been repaving streets here in Auburn for the past few years has an interesting approach to mounting work zone signs.  I don't think "leaning against a construction barrel" counts as mounted for this challenge. I've seen some tied to the construction barrel handle by wire too.

[dgolub]

Lower level of the George Washington Bridge (I-95/US 1/US 9) south:

[empirestate]

Lower level of the George Washington Bridge (I-95/US 1/US 9) south:

That's mounted...or is this for March 13? (I finally bit the bullet and closed that one, since people were restless about having it hanging around...)

[wanderer2575]

March 15, 2017
Challenge: Post official signs that aren't mounted and standing (e.g., damaged/blown over, or being installed, transported or stored).

[jflick99]

March 15, 2017
Challenge: Post official signs that aren't mounted and standing (e.g., damaged/blown over, or being installed, transported or stored).

Looking for signs "in the wild" only–no private home collections, businesses, museums etc.

On the side of I-35 in Lenexa, KS.

[empirestate]

Not installed or mounted, eh?  So I can just go up to the sign shop and take a picture of something up there?  Good enough!

Well, if it's displayed just for the sake of display, it's not quite in the spirit of "in the wild" that I was thinking of...but if it's the official sign shop...eh, like I said, open to interpretation!

[jbnv]

March 15, 2017 Post official signs that aren't mounted and standing (e.g., damaged/blown over, or being installed, transported or stored).

Downed LA 89 Sign by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr


Discarded sign by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[hbelkins]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Such as this...

2014 Tennessee Meet Trip Day 1 - 011 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

Different sign sizes and shield shapes

Or this...



The US 57 sign is in error

Or this...



Different sign sizes/shapes

Or this...



Different sign sizes and fonts

Or this...



Different fonts

[US71]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Pencil Bluff, AR


Sayre, OK


I-49 near Dixie, LA


Hattiesburg, MS (also note the misdirection on US 98)

[PHLBOS]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Note: the back-and-forth usage of Series C and D numerals on the I-295 shields.  Along I-195 westbound in White Horse, NJ

[paulthemapguy]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

IMG_7111 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[jbnv]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Different 55's:


I-12 Junction I-55 by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

Different 51's:


Shield Assemblies by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

Different 90's:


US 90 BGSs with two numeral styles by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[dgolub]

That's mounted...or is this for March 13? (I finally bit the bullet and closed that one, since people were restless about having it hanging around...)

Yeah, sorry, didn't realize it was closed.

[jmd41280]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Grove City, PA - Different fonts for PA 173

PA Routes 58, 173 & 208 - Grove City, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Sutton, WV - Different fonts for I-79

US 19 @ I-79 by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

Avella, PA - Different fonts for PA 231

PA Route 331 @ PA Route 221, south of West Middletown, PA by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[empirestate]

That's mounted...or is this for March 13? (I finally bit the bullet and closed that one, since people were restless about having it hanging around...)

Yeah, sorry, didn't realize it was closed.

Well, at least I know my instincts were right that someone would've come along eventually.

[wanderer2575]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Well, it doesn't say this is limited to shields, so how about a mix of text fonts?  Gothic and Clearview on the same sign (left).  This was from when MDOT installed a series of test/demonstration Clearview signs on a loop of downtown Detroit freeways in 2004.

[wanderer2575]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.

[Jim]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.

Welcome signs are the first that came to mind as possibilities, so here are a couple.

Welcome to Vermont on I-93 North.  August 16, 2015.



Welcome to Illinois on US 136 East.  June 27, 2013.

[PHLBOS]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.

[empirestate]

March 16:
Post photos of signs on the same assembly that should be identical, but aren't. Examples are different fonts, different sign sizes or shapes, or assemblies where one sign is in error.

Well, it doesn't say this is limited to shields, so how about a mix of text fonts?  Gothic and Clearview on the same sign (left).  This was from when MDOT installed a series of test/demonstration Clearview signs on a loop of downtown Detroit freeways in 2004.

It doesn't say shields, but it does say identical; I'm not sure why you'd want these two signs to be identical? In any case, it also says March 16; so that Challenge was already expired (unless you're traveling at the moment).

[hbelkins]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.

2014 Hampton Roads-Delmarva Trip Day 3 - 159 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

2014 Hampton Roads-Delmarva Trip Day 3 - 166 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.

The bike route sign:


IMG_2933 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

And I assume any Vermont route marker would work for this...


IMG_2765 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[Eth]

March 17th:  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Post photos of official signs containing any green-colored text.