The Worst of Road Signs

[Brandon]

A quick reminder of what this thread is actually for, from the first post in the thread.

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop. Like this!

'Nough said.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

That CraıG CoUnty sign is surely the worst sign ever.  What a thing1

[Road Hog]

▲ Never. Gets. Old. ▲

[noelbotevera]

No idea if this really counts, but whatever.

[Kacie Jane]

I mean it's not the worst I've ever seen, but I'd count it.

• The 244's placement looks like it might be okay, but the 75 is a bit too far to the left compared to the "SOUTH".  Both are too small.
• The detour banner is too far to the right.  And too small.  And why is it a banner anyway?
• Is it just me, or is the red on the interstate shield narrower than the blue, leaving a misshapen margin?
• Okmulgee doesn't look aligned properly.  The "gee" in particular drifts upwards.
• Both destinations have the lowercase letters too small.
• The destinations are too low; they should be above the arrows, not between.
• This could just be my eyes (or the screen, or the photo) since it looks a little different on my phone than on my computer, but the shade of orange looks way more florescent than it should be.  Orange guide signs like this are rare, but not unheard of... when they exist, they should not be blindingly orange.

[odditude]

Orange guide signs like this are rare, but not unheard of... when they exist, they should not be blindingly orange.

oh, you'd hate the ones on I-95 in Philly right now - colossal APLs in retina-searing fluorescent orange.

[Zeffy]

Orange guide signs like this are rare, but not unheard of... when they exist, they should not be blindingly orange.

oh, you'd hate the ones on I-95 in Philly right now - colossal APLs in retina-searing fluorescent orange.

With Clearview letters no less.

[SignGeek101]

I mean it's not the worst I've ever seen, but I'd count it.

• The 244's placement looks like it might be okay, but the 75 is a bit too far to the left compared to the "SOUTH".  Both are too small.
• The detour banner is too far to the right.  And too small.  And why is it a banner anyway?
• Is it just me, or is the red on the interstate shield narrower than the blue, leaving a misshapen margin?
• Okmulgee doesn't look aligned properly.  The "gee" in particular drifts upwards.
• Both destinations have the lowercase letters too small.
• The destinations are too low; they should be above the arrows, not between.
• This could just be my eyes (or the screen, or the photo) since it looks a little different on my phone than on my computer, but the shade of orange looks way more florescent than it should be.  Orange guide signs like this are rare, but not unheard of... when they exist, they should not be blindingly orange.

US Highway shield looks "off" too, look at the left side versus the right side; they're not symmetric.

[noelbotevera]

Still hasn't been replaced.

[JoePCool14]

Still hasn't been replaced.

"I don't have the right arrow or font. I suppose I could just crunch what I have together to pretend it fits, no one will notice anyways."

[SignGeek101]

Still hasn't been replaced.

The arrows alone are bad, I'd take the Ontario down arrow over those down arrows myself.
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The exit tab is also pretty poorly done, and the fonts (in the I-44 and 40) are all wrong. This sign looks older though, so maybe it will be replaced?

[noelbotevera]

Still hasn't been replaced.

The arrows alone are bad, I'd take the Ontario down arrow over those down arrows myself.
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The exit tab is also pretty poorly done, and the fonts (in the I-44 and 40) are all wrong. This sign looks older though, so maybe it will be replaced?

The fact that it's about nine years old means that it might be replaced...then again, Oklahoma replaces things somewhat randomly, so this sign could be up for another nine years. Round 2 anyone?

[Mr. Matté]

So Mercer County decided to replace a perfectly-good NJDOT-(likely) installed West CR 546 with this:


And for the two of you who like to play the game "What CR Shield did Mercer County Paste Over to Make This Reflective Shield?" the answer is 618. (highlight to reveal)

[Zeffy]

Mercer County should replace these signs already. They are much more faded than Google shows.

On a side note, this sign doesn't appear to be there anymore, replaced with a sign that's MUTCD compliant.

[hbelkins]

You might think it's not possible to screw up Kentucky's circular state route markers.

You would be wrong.

[paulthemapguy]

Mercer County should replace these signs already. They are much more faded than Google shows.

Blech.  Any guide sign assembly where the panels overlap is enough to make me cringe.
Lake County, IL had a bunch of these, but IDOT's been phasing them out in recent years.

[SD Mapman]

FROM THE GREATER KC AREA, CHECK OUT THIS ONE (APOLOGIES IF ALREADY POSTED): UglySign

(This one made my eyes hurt in the field).

(if you get the caps lock joke, 5 bonus points!)

[tckma]

I can't find a photo of this now, but when I lived in Massachusetts, I was always puzzled by the "Middlesex County 27" sign posted on MA-27 southbound near Acton.  One, Massachusetts does not have county roads.  Two, it was the wrong color for the pentagonal county route sign - a very deep purple, almost black sign.  Three, it's on state route 27, not county route 27.

[paulthemapguy]

Here's a photo I snapped of some insanity going on in a work zone on Ohio State University's campus.

[Big John]

^^ That more belongs in the Speed Limit not divisible by 5 thread https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11967.0

[Kacie Jane]

Yeah, other than the odd -- er, I mean even -- speed limit, that's a perfectly made work zone speed limit sign.  Wrong thread.

[1995hoo]

Good chance this was posted by a private landowner. It's on the loop road around Potomac Mills Mall near Woodbridge, Virginia.

In case you can't tell from the dashcam capture, there's a "VA" underneath the "95" within the shield. Hey, maybe this should go in the "State-named Interstate shields" thread?!!! 

[SignGeek101]

Here's a photo I snapped of some insanity going on in a work zone on Ohio State University's campus.

They wanted a 20 km/h limit, so they posted this instead. 

[WillWeaverRVA]

Good chance this was posted by a private landowner. It's on the loop road around Potomac Mills Mall near Woodbridge, Virginia.

In case you can't tell from the dashcam capture, there's a "VA" underneath the "95" within the shield. Hey, maybe this should go in the "State-named Interstate shields" thread?!!! 

Yeesh, that horrible thing has been there for years. It's a shame no one's put it out of its misery yet.

[1995hoo]

I thought it looked old. I hadn't seen it before. I seldom go to Potomac Mills and when I do I usually enter and leave on the other side, but this time we were at IKEA looking for a bookcase and that was the easiest way out.