Uni-Signs come to Ohio

[CanesFan27]

Was in Columbus over the weekend - and spotted a Virginia styled uni-sign for OH 315.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2009/11/uni-signs-invade-ohio.html

(sorry it was just about dusk when I took the photo).  There were quite a few uni-signs for 315, I-71, and I-670 in the Arena District...not sure if they are anywhere else in downtown or in Ohio for that matter.

[Dougtone]

I had noticed the uni-signs elsewhere around Columbus, but nowhere else in Ohio.  I'm not sure if it's the contractor, ODOT or the City of Columbus putting up those signs.  I also saw uni-signs in Dublin, OH, but they are not of the same style as the example shown in the blog.

[ctsignguy]

That would probably be the city of Columbus who made them.....ODOT generally defers signing on State and US routes to the localities....

[Dougtone]

That would make a lot of sense, considering the interesting array of styles I've seen used on signage around Ohio.

[jjakucyk]

Not technically uni signs I guess, but we have a lot of annoyingly sloppy signs around downtown Cincinnati that seem to be trying.  In this particular location there's proper US route signs, but the I-75 shield isn't cutout.  The I-471 shield hanging from the span wire isn't cutout either, but the I-71 shield right next to it is.  Arrrrgh! 

[thenetwork]

Actually, Columbus would not be the first in Ohio to use Uni-signs. 

Uni-signs have been used for over 20 years in Mahoning County (Youngstown) mostly by the county engineers. 

I don't have any pictures, but most of the ones I remember seeing are those approaching state/US routes. Reading top-to-bottom, the sign would say:

     JCT
      45
     <->

I also dare to say that to the north of Youngstown, uni-signs are rare, but used sparingly in Trumbull and Ashtabula Counties as well.