The Worst of Road Signs

[WillWeaverRVA]

Horrible VA 28 shield just south of Manassas. There are a handful of these between VA 234 and VA 215; this and two more are at the Hornbaker Road intersection.

Looks like a certain Ethanman tried to extend I-366.

[Brandon]

Horrible VA 28 shield just south of Manassas. There are a handful of these between VA 234 and VA 215; this and two more are at the Hornbaker Road intersection.

Looks like a certain Ethanman tried to extend I-366.

Where's the Speed Limit 85 sign?

[1995hoo]

Where's the Speed Limit 85 sign?

I was on "I-366" a few weeks ago. Quite a few people were assuming that sign was already posted. (I had my cruise control set at 65 just to keep myself from going 75 or more!)

[roadman65]

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Memphis,+TN&hl=en&ll=35.124288,-90.067087&spn=0.003291,0.005686&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=7.213306,11.645508&oq=memphi&t=h&hnear=Memphis,+Shelby,+Tennessee&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.124568,-90.067024&panoid=SyrjgonpgOJ44LG24Xz3sQ&cbp=12,357.73,,0,-0.11
This has got to be the worst sign I have ever seen!

[TCN7JM]

Wow, that sign's certainly seen better days. I'm not sure I'd call that "Worst of", though. It's just broken beyond repair...

...what exactly happened to that sign?

[Billy F 1988]

My guess is that there was a fire underneath the underpass at one point. Mainly a vehicle fire. A big one at that to cause that much damage to the sign. All that's left is the arrow and cardinal and I see a letter "k", which implies that this was the Little Rock, AK destination BGS involved in the fire. I see burn marks on the jersey barriers. That must have been some big wreck there to cause the damage.

[TCN7JM]

I see a letter "k", which implies that this was the Little Rock, AR destination BGS involved in the fire.

FTFY  - Anyway, why hasn't the DOT replaced this by now? That sign should have been removed immediately after the debris was cleaned up from the fire.

[Billy F 1988]

http://goo.gl/maps/qhQtq

If you look from the other image, the burnt out Little Rock sign is replaced with the I-55 St. Louis sign.

[roadman65]

It looks like the fire also destroyed the parapet behind the sign too. 

In addition, we had something similar happen in Orlando on I-4 where a fire hit the overpass and destroyed part of the overpass and overhead sign.  However, FDOT at least removed the sign. It is amazing, I must add, that in both cases the bridge's structural integrity were not compromised.

[Alex]

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Memphis,+TN&hl=en&ll=35.124288,-90.067087&spn=0.003291,0.005686&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=7.213306,11.645508&oq=memphi&t=h&hnear=Memphis,+Shelby,+Tennessee&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.124568,-90.067024&panoid=SyrjgonpgOJ44LG24Xz3sQ&cbp=12,357.73,,0,-0.11
This has got to be the worst sign I have ever seen!

That should go in that Damaged Signs thread. The sign before its scorching:

[WichitaRoads]

How about this one on the KTA...

http://goo.gl/maps/MA90T

Sorry if a little blurry. I always use K-TAG, and just actually noticed these signs in detail yesterday. Yeeech.

ICTRds

[apeman33]

How about this one on the KTA...

http://goo.gl/maps/MA90T

Sorry if a little blurry. I always use K-TAG, and just actually noticed these signs in detail yesterday. Yeeech.

ICTRds

Be careful while getting your ticket. It could get slick. 

[Brandon]

This one on the eastbound Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) was a decent sign at one time, but over the years, has gone from good to bad.

1. IN-331 was just tacked half-assed onto the sign.
2. Now there is a distinct lack of maintenance and the sign is peeling, losing its text.

[codyg1985]

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Memphis,+TN&hl=en&ll=35.124288,-90.067087&spn=0.003291,0.005686&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=7.213306,11.645508&oq=memphi&t=h&hnear=Memphis,+Shelby,+Tennessee&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.124568,-90.067024&panoid=SyrjgonpgOJ44LG24Xz3sQ&cbp=12,357.73,,0,-0.11
This has got to be the worst sign I have ever seen!

That should go in that Damaged Signs thread. The sign before its scorching:

I believe that sign got replaced after the interim improvements at the Crump Blvd interchange were finished (making the loop ramp in the picture two lanes).

EDIT: Here is the street view from the SB lanes that shows the new sign that was installed after the project was completed.

EDIT 2: Billy beat me to it.

[broadhurst04]

This one on the eastbound Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) was a decent sign at one time, but over the years, has gone from good to bad.

1. IN-331 was just tacked half-assed onto the sign.
2. Now there is a distinct lack of maintenance and the sign is peeling, losing its text.

Wow. That's either a really tall sign, or a really low bridge

[thenetwork]

That sign (sans the exit tab and 331 shield) is a first generation sign -- has been in place since the Mishawaka exit was created in the 80s.

[Brandon]

That sign (sans the exit tab and 331 shield) is a first generation sign -- has been in place since the Mishawaka exit was created in the 80s.

Like I said, it was a decent sign, but now it's gone bad.  That could be a thread all on its own: "When Good Signs Go Bad".

[theline]

That sign (sans the exit tab and 331 shield) is a first generation sign -- has been in place since the Mishawaka exit was created in the 80s.

Like I said, it was a decent sign, but now it's gone bad.  That could be a thread all on its own: "When Good Signs Go Bad".

I guess those damn Spaniards have no budget for sign replacement.

[kj3400]

I passed this horrible sign yesterday. It seems like they tried to cram 'Thurgood Marshall' in where 'BWI Airport' used to fit.

http://goo.gl/maps/S8D9b

The gore sign wasn't much better.

http://goo.gl/maps/MHeso

[machias]

Here's a Thruway Authority sign on Interstate 84 from 2007. I believe it has since been replaced:

[PHLBOS]

Here's a Thruway Authority sign on Interstate 84 from 2007. I believe it has since been replaced:

IMHO, that's more a design/fabricator error more than anything else.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7046.300

[vtk]

Here's a Thruway Authority sign on Interstate 84 from 2007. I believe it has since been replaced:

IMHO, that's more a design/fabricator error more than anything else.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7046.300

Technically true. But if the sign had a couple more of that same kind of fabrication error, it would fit right in with the earliest examples in this thread.

[xcellntbuy]

There used to be signs on Interstate 84 in New York for "Wappinger" Falls, signed either at the exit for US 9 or NY 9D, cannot remember which one.

The correct names are the Town of Wappinger and the Village of Wappingers Falls.

[JoePCool14]

I got one. This is ISTHA's attempt at making an exit tab:

Unfortunately, construction on Russel Rd has caused this sign to be removed.

[Billy F 1988]

Good. Looks ugly as hell anyway. Maybe after construction is done, ISTHA can get it right and not biff on the tabs.