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2009 Edition Part 2 Figure 2I-1. General Service Signs and Plaques

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Figure 2I-1. General Service Signs and Plaques

This figure shows 35 general service signs and plaques. They are shown as blue signs with white borders and legends.

D9-1 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a telephone receiver. It is labeled "Telephone."

D9-2 is shown as a square sign with a large letter "H." It is labeled "Hospital."

D9-3 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a tent. It is labeled "Camping."

D9-3a is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a camper trailer. It is labeled "Trailer Camping."

D9-4 is shown as a vertical rectangular sign with a stylized symbol of a left-facing person throwing objects into a barrel. It is labeled "Litter Container."

D9-6 is shown as a square sign with a stylized symbol of a right-facing person in a wheelchair. It is labeled "Handicapped."

D9-6P is shown as a horizontal rectangular plaque with the words "VAN ACCESSIBLE" on two lines, with the word "VAN" in larger letters.

D9-7 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a gas pump. It is labeled "Gas."

D9-8 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a vertical fork and knife on a plate. It is labeled "Food."

D9-9 is shown as a square sign with a stylized symbol of a person in a bed. It is labeled "Lodging."

D9-10 is shown as a square sign with the word d "INFO." It is labeled "Tourist Information."

D9-11 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a gas pump with the letter "D" on the pump. It is labeled "Diesel Fuel."

D9-11a is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a gas pump with the letters "CNG" placed vertically on the pump. It is labeled "Alternative Fuel-Compressed Natural Gas."

D9-11b is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a gas pump with the letters "EV" placed vertically on the pump. It is labeled "Electric Vehicle Charging."

D9-11bP is shown as a horizontal rectangular plaque with the words "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING" on three lines.

D9-11c is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a gas pump with the letters "E85" placed vertically on the pump. It is labeled "Alternative Fuel-Ethanol."

D9-12 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a camper trailer parked over a pit with a vertical line and downward-pointing arrow extending from the trailer into the pit. It is labeled "RV Sanitary Station."

D9-13 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a physician's caduceus superimposed on a six-sided cross. It is labeled "Emergency Medical Services."

D9-13aP is shown as a horizontal rectangular plaque with the word "HOSPITAL." It is labeled "Hospital."

D9-13bP is shown as a horizontal rectangular plaque with the words "AMBULANCE STATION" on two lines. It is labeled "Ambulance Station."

D9-13cP is shown as a square plaque with the words "EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE" on three lines. It is labeled "Emergency Medical Care."

D9-13dP is shown as a square plaque with the words "TRAUMA CENTER" on three lines. It is labeled "Trauma Center."

D9-14 is shown as a square sign with the word "POLICE." It is labeled "Police."

D9-15 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of an upright propane tank. It is labeled "Propane Gas."

D9-16 is shown as a square sign with the letter "P" above the symbol of a left-facing tractor trailer. It is labeled "Truck Parking."

D9-20 is shown as a square sign with a large letter "R" and a smaller letter "x" combined to form "Rx." It is labeled "Pharmacy." Immediately below the D9-20 sign, D9-20aP is shown as a horizontal rectangular plaque with the words "24 HR" on one line. It is labeled "24-Hour."

D9-21 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of a telephone receiver above a keyboard. It is labeled "Telecommunication Device for the Deaf."

D9-22 is shown as a square sign with a symbol of an open laptop computer to the left of an antenna emitting radio waves. It is labeled "Wireless Internet."

The following 5 signs are labeled as "Advance Turn and Directional Arrow Auxiliary Signs for use with General Service Signs."

M5-1 is shown as a horizontal rectangular sign with a right-angled arrow pointing up and to the left.

M5-2 is shown as a horizontal rectangular sign with a vertical arrow bent at a 45-degree angle and pointing up and to the left.

M6-1 is shown as a horizontal rectangular sign with a horizontal arrow pointing to the right.

M6-2 is shown as a horizontal rectangular sign with a diagonal arrow pointing up and to the right.

M6-3 is shown as a horizontal rectangular sign with an upward-pointing vertical arrow.

A sign assembly is shown composed of a D9-2 hospital sign mounted above a left-pointing M6-1 sign. It is labeled "Example of directional assembly."

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