2009 Edition Part 2. Signs
[ Chapter 2A ] |
[ Chapter 2B ] |
[ Chapter 2C ] |
[ Chapter 2D ] |
[ Chapter 2E ] |
[ Chapter 2F ] |
[ Chapter 2G ] |
[ Chapter 2H ] |
[ Chapter 2I ] |
[ Chapter 2J ] |
[ Chapter 2K ] |
[ Chapter 2L ] |
[ Chapter 2M ] |
[ Chapter 2N ] |
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[ Figures ] |
[ Tables ] |
CHAPTER 2A. | GENERAL |
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Section 2A.01 | Function and Purpose of Signs |
Section 2A.02 | Definitions |
Section 2A.03 | Standardization of Application |
Section 2A.04 | Excessive Use of Signs |
Section 2A.05 | Classification of Signs |
Section 2A.06 | Design of Signs |
Section 2A.07 | Retroreflectivity and Illumination |
Section 2A.08 | Maintaining Minimum Retroreflectivity |
Section 2A.09 | Shapes |
Section 2A.10 | Sign Colors |
Section 2A.11 | Dimensions |
Section 2A.12 | Symbols |
Section 2A.13 | Word Messages |
Section 2A.14 | Sign Borders |
Section 2A.15 | Enhanced Conspicuity for Standard Signs |
Section 2A.16 | Standardization of Location |
Section 2A.17 | Overhead Sign Installations |
Section 2A.18 | Mounting Height |
Section 2A.19 | Lateral Offset |
Section 2A.20 | Orientation |
Section 2A.21 | Posts and Mountings |
Section 2A.22 | Maintenance |
Section 2A.23 | Median Opening Treatments for Divided Highways with Wide Medians |
CHAPTER 2B. | REGULATORY SIGNS, BARRICADES, AND GATES |
Section 2B.01 | Application of Regulatory Signs |
Section 2B.02 | Design of Regulatory Signs |
Section 2B.03 | Size of Regulatory Signs |
Section 2B.04 | Right-of-Way at Intersections |
Section 2B.05 | STOP Sign (R1-1) and ALL WAY Plaque (R1-3P) |
Section 2B.06 | STOP Sign Applications |
Section 2B.07 | Multi-Way Stop Applications |
Section 2B.08 | YIELD Sign (R1-2) |
Section 2B.09 | YIELD Sign Applications |
Section 2B.10 | STOP Sign or YIELD Sign Placement |
Section 2B.11 | Yield Here To Pedestrians Signs and Stop Here For Pedestrians Signs (R1-5 Series) |
Section 2B.12 | In-Street and Overhead Pedestrian Crossing Signs (R1-6, R1-6a, R1-9, and R1-9a) |
Section 2B.13 | Speed Limit Sign (R2-1) |
Section 2B.14 | Truck Speed Limit Plaque (R2-2P) |
Section 2B.15 | Night Speed Limit Plaque (R2-3P) |
Section 2B.16 | Minimum Speed Limit Plaque (R2-4P) |
Section 2B.17 | Higher Fines Signs and Plaque (R2-6P, R2-10, and R2-11) |
Section 2B.18 | Movement Prohibition Signs (R3-1 through R3-4, R3-18, and R3-27) |
Section 2B.19 | Intersection Lane Control Signs (R3-5 through R3-8) |
Section 2B.20 | Mandatory Movement Lane Control Signs (R3-5, R3-5a, R3-7, and R3-20) |
Section 2B.21 | Optional Movement Lane Control Sign (R3-6) |
Section 2B.22 | Advance Intersection Lane Control Signs (R3-8 Series) |
Section 2B.23 | RIGHT (LEFT) LANE MUST EXIT Sign (R3-33) |
Section 2B.24 | Two-Way Left Turn Only Signs (R3-9a, R3-9b) |
Section 2B.25 | BEGIN and END Plaques (R3-9cP, R3-9dP) |
Section 2B.26 | Reversible Lane Control Signs (R3-9e through R3-9i) |
Section 2B.27 | Jughandle Signs (R3-23, R3-24, R3-25, and R3-26 Series) |
Section 2B.28 | DO NOT PASS Sign (R4-1) |
Section 2B.29 | PASS WITH CARE Sign (R4-2) |
Section 2B.30 | KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS Sign (R4-16) and SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT Sign (R4-3) |
Section 2B.31 | TRUCKS USE RIGHT LANE Sign (R4-5) |
Section 2B.32 | Keep Right and Keep Left Signs (R4-7, R4-8) |
Section 2B.33 | STAY IN LANE Sign (R4-9) |
Section 2B.34 | RUNAWAY VEHICLES ONLY Sign (R4-10) |
Section 2B.35 | Slow Vehicle Turn-Out Signs (R4-12, R4-13, and R4-14) |
Section 2B.36 | DO NOT DRIVE ON SHOULDER Sign (R4-17) and DO NOT PASS ON SHOULDER Sign (R4-18) |
Section 2B.37 | DO NOT ENTER Sign (R5-1) |
Section 2B.38 | WRONG WAY Sign (R5-1a) |
Section 2B.39 | Selective Exclusion Signs |
Section 2B.40 | ONE WAY Signs (R6-1, R6-2) |
Section 2B.41 | Wrong-Way Traffic Control at Interchange Ramps |
Section 2B.42 | Divided Highway Crossing Signs (R6-3, R6-3a) |
Section 2B.43 | Roundabout Directional Arrow Signs (R6-4, R6-4a, and R6-4b) |
Section 2B.44 | Roundabout Circulation Plaque (R6-5P) |
Section 2B.45 | Examples of Roundabout Signing |
Section 2B.46 | Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs (R7 and R8 Series) |
Section 2B.47 | Design of Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs |
Section 2B.48 | Placement of Parking, Stopping, and Standing Signs |
Section 2B.49 | Emergency Restriction Signs (R8-4, R8-7, R8-8) |
Section 2B.50 | WALK ON LEFT FACING TRAFFIC and No Hitchhiking Signs (R9-1, R9-4, R9-4a) |
Section 2B.51 | Pedestrian Crossing Signs (R9-2, R9-3) |
Section 2B.52 | Traffic Signal Pedestrian and Bicycle Actuation Signs (R10-1 through R10-4, and R10-24 through R10-26) |
Section 2B.53 | Traffic Signal Signs (R10-5 through R10-30) |
Section 2B.54 | No Turn on Red Signs (R10-11 Series, R10-17a, and R10-30) |
Section 2B.55 | Photo Enforced Signs and Plaques (R10-18, R10-19P, R10-19aP) |
Section 2B.56 | Ramp Metering Signs (R10-28 and R10-29) |
Section 2B.57 | KEEP OFF MEDIAN Sign (R11-1) |
Section 2B.58 | ROAD CLOSED Sign (R11-2) and LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY Signs (R11-3 Series, R11-4) |
Section 2B.59 | Weight Limit Signs (R12-1 through R12-5) |
Section 2B.60 | Weigh Station Signs (R13 Series) |
Section 2B.61 | TRUCK ROUTE Sign (R14-1) |
Section 2B.62 | Hazardous Material Signs (R14-2, R14-3) |
Section 2B.63 | National Network Signs (R14-4, R14-5) |
Section 2B.64 | Headlight Use Signs (R16-5 through R16-11) |
Section 2B.65 | FENDER BENDER Sign (R16-4) |
Section 2B.66 | Seat Belt Symbol |
Section 2B.67 | Barricades |
Section 2B.68 | Gates |
CHAPTER 2C. | WARNING SIGNS AND OBJECT MARKERS |
Section 2C.01 | Function of Warning Signs |
Section 2C.02 | Application of Warning Signs |
Section 2C.03 | Design of Warning Signs |
Section 2C.04 | Size of Warning Signs |
Section 2C.05 | Placement of Warning Signs |
Section 2C.06 | Horizontal Alignment Warning Signs |
Section 2C.07 | Horizontal Alignment Signs (W1-1 through W1-5, W1-11, W1-15) |
Section 2C.08 | Advisory Speed Plaque (W13-1P) |
Section 2C.09 | Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8) |
Section 2C.10 | Combination Horizontal Alignment/Advisory Speed Signs (W1-1a, W1-2a) |
Section 2C.11 | Combination Horizontal Alignment/Intersection Signs (W1-10 Series) |
Section 2C.12 | One-Direction Large Arrow Sign (W1-6) |
Section 2C.13 | Truck Rollover Warning Sign (W1-13) |
Section 2C.14 | Advisory Exit and Ramp Speed Signs (W13-2 and W13-3) |
Section 2C.15 | Combination Horizontal Alignment/Advisory Exit and Ramp Speed Signs (W13-6 and W13-7) |
Section 2C.16 | Hill Signs (W7-1, W7-1a) |
Section 2C.17 | Truck Escape Ramp Signs (W7-4 Series) |
Section 2C.18 | HILL BLOCKS VIEW Sign (W7-6) |
Section 2C.19 | ROAD NARROWS Sign (W5-1) |
Section 2C.20 | NARROW BRIDGE Sign (W5-2) |
Section 2C.21 | ONE LANE BRIDGE Sign (W5-3) |
Section 2C.22 | Divided Highway Sign (W6-1) |
Section 2C.23 | Divided Highway Ends Sign (W6-2) |
Section 2C.24 | Freeway or Expressway Ends Signs (W19 Series) |
Section 2C.25 | Double Arrow Sign (W12-1) |
Section 2C.26 | DEAD END/NO OUTLET Signs (W14-1, W14-1a, W14-2, W14-2a) |
Section 2C.27 | Low Clearance Signs (W12-2 and W12-2a) |
Section 2C.28 | BUMP and DIP Signs (W8-1, W8-2) |
Section 2C.29 | SPEED HUMP Sign (W17-1) |
Section 2C.30 | PAVEMENT ENDS Sign (W8-3) |
Section 2C.31 | Shoulder Signs (W8-4, W8-9, W8-17, W8-23, and W8-25) |
Section 2C.32 | Surface Condition Signs (W8-5, W8-7, W8-8, W8-11, W8-13, and W8-14) |
Section 2C.33 | Warning Signs and Plaques for Motorcyclists (W8-15, W8-15P, and W8-16) |
Section 2C.34 | NO CENTER LINE Sign (W8-12) |
Section 2C.35 | Weather Condition Signs (W8-18, W8-19, W8-21, and W8-22) |
Section 2C.36 | Advance Traffic Control Signs (W3-1, W3-2, W3-3, W3-4) |
Section 2C.37 | Advance Ramp Control Signal Signs (W3-7 and W3-8) |
Section 2C.38 | Reduced Speed Limit Ahead Signs (W3-5, W3-5a) |
Section 2C.39 | DRAW BRIDGE Sign (W3-6) |
Section 2C.40 | Merge Signs (W4-1, W4-5) |
Section 2C.41 | Added Lane Signs (W4-3, W4-6) |
Section 2C.42 | Lane Ends Signs (W4-2, W9-1, W9-2) |
Section 2C.43 | RIGHT (LEFT) LANE EXIT ONLY AHEAD Sign (W9-7) |
Section 2C.44 | Two-Way Traffic Sign (W6-3) |
Section 2C.45 | NO PASSING ZONE Sign (W14-3) |
Section 2C.46 | Intersection Warning Signs (W2-1 through W2-8) |
Section 2C.47 | Two-Direction Large Arrow Sign (W1-7) |
Section 2C.48 | Traffic Signal Signs (W25-1, W25-2) |
Section 2C.49 | Vehicular Traffic Warning Signs (W8-6, W11-1, W11-5, W11-5a, W11-8, W11-10, W11-11, W11-12P, W11-14, W11-15, and W11-15a) |
Section 2C.50 | Non-Vehicular Warning Signs (W11-2, W11-3, W11-4, W11-6, W11-7, W11-9, and W11-16 through W11-22) |
Section 2C.51 | Playground Sign (W15-1) |
Section 2C.52 | NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN AHEAD Sign (W23-2) |
Section 2C.53 | Use of Supplemental Warning Plaques |
Section 2C.54 | Design of Supplemental Warning Plaques |
Section 2C.55 | Distance Plaques (W16-2 Series, W16-3 Series, W16-4P, W7-3aP) |
Section 2C.56 | Supplemental Arrow Plaques (W16-5P, W16-6P) |
Section 2C.57 | Hill-Related Plaques (W7-2 Series, W7-3 Series) |
Section 2C.58 | Advance Street Name Plaque (W16-8P, W16-8aP) |
Section 2C.59 | CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP Plaque (W4-4P) |
Section 2C.60 | SHARE THE ROAD Plaque (W16-1P) |
Section 2C.61 | Photo Enforced Plaque (W16-10P) |
Section 2C.62 | NEW Plaque (W16-15P) |
Section 2C.63 | Object Marker Design and Placement Height |
Section 2C.64 | Object Markers for Obstructions Within the Roadway |
Section 2C.65 | Object Markers for Obstructions Adjacent to the Roadway |
Section 2C.66 | Object Markers for Ends of Roadways |
CHAPTER 2D. | GUIDE SIGNS—CONVENTIONAL ROADS |
Section 2D.01 | Scope of Conventional Road Guide Sign Standards |
Section 2D.02 | Application |
Section 2D.03 | Color, Retroreflection, and Illumination |
Section 2D.04 | Size of Signs |
Section 2D.05 | Lettering Style |
Section 2D.06 | Size of Lettering |
Section 2D.07 | Amount of Legend |
Section 2D.08 | Arrows |
Section 2D.09 | Numbered Highway Systems |
Section 2D.10 | Route Signs and Auxiliary Signs |
Section 2D.11 | Design of Route Signs |
Section 2D.12 | Design of Route Sign Auxiliaries |
Section 2D.13 | Junction Auxiliary Sign (M2-1) |
Section 2D.14 | Combination Junction Sign (M2-2) |
Section 2D.15 | Cardinal Direction Auxiliary Signs (M3-1 through M3-4) |
Section 2D.16 | Auxiliary Signs for Alternative Routes (M4 Series) |
Section 2D.17 | ALTERNATE Auxiliary Signs (M4-1, M4-1a) |
Section 2D.18 | BY-PASS Auxiliary Sign (M4-2) |
Section 2D.19 | BUSINESS Auxiliary Sign (M4-3) |
Section 2D.20 | TRUCK Auxiliary Sign (M4-4) |
Section 2D.21 | TO Auxiliary Sign (M4-5) |
Section 2D.22 | END Auxiliary Sign (M4-6) |
Section 2D.23 | BEGIN Auxiliary Sign (M4-14) |
Section 2D.24 | TEMPORARY Auxiliary Signs (M4-7, M4-7a) |
Section 2D.25 | Temporary Detour and Auxiliary Signs |
Section 2D.26 | Advance Turn Arrow Auxiliary Signs (M5-1, M5-2, and M5-3) |
Section 2D.27 | Lane Designation Auxiliary Signs (M5-4, M5-5, and M5-6) |
Section 2D.28 | Directional Arrow Auxiliary Signs (M6 Series) |
Section 2D.29 | Route Sign Assemblies |
Section 2D.30 | Junction Assembly |
Section 2D.31 | Advance Route Turn Assembly |
Section 2D.32 | Directional Assembly |
Section 2D.33 | Combination Lane-Use/Destination Overhead Guide Sign (D15-1) |
Section 2D.34 | Confirming or Reassurance Assemblies |
Section 2D.35 | Trailblazer Assembly |
Section 2D.36 | Destination and Distance Signs |
Section 2D.37 | Destination Signs (D1 Series) |
Section 2D.38 | Destination Signs at Circular Intersections |
Section 2D.39 | Destination Signs at Jughandles |
Section 2D.40 | Location of Destination Signs |
Section 2D.41 | Distance Signs (D2 Series) |
Section 2D.42 | Location of Distance Signs |
Section 2D.43 | Street Name Signs (D3-1 or D3-1a) |
Section 2D.44 | Advance Street Name Signs (D3-2) |
Section 2D.45 | Signing on Conventional Roads on Approaches to Interchanges |
Section 2D.46 | Freeway Entrance Signs (D13-3 and D13-3a) |
Section 2D.47 | Parking Area Guide Sign (D4-1) |
Section 2D.48 | PARK - RIDE Sign (D4-2) |
Section 2D.49 | Weigh Station Signing (D8 Series) |
Section 2D.50 | Community Wayfinding Signs |
Section 2D.51 | Truck, Passing, or Climbing Lane Signs (D17-1 and D17-2) |
Section 2D.52 | Slow Vehicle Turn-Out Sign (D17-7) |
Section 2D.53 | Signing of Named Highways |
Section 2D.54 | Crossover Signs (D13-1 and D13-2) |
Section 2D.55 | National Scenic Byways Signs (D6-4, D6-4a) |
CHAPTER 2E. | GUIDE SIGNS—FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS |
Section 2E.01 | Scope of Freeway and Expressway Guide Sign Standards |
Section 2E.02 | Freeway and Expressway Signing Principles |
Section 2E.03 | Guide Sign Classification |
Section 2E.04 | General |
Section 2E.05 | Color of Guide Signs |
Section 2E.06 | Retroreflection or Illumination |
Section 2E.07 | Characteristics of Urban Signing |
Section 2E.08 | Characteristics of Rural Signing |
Section 2E.09 | Signing of Named Highways |
Section 2E.10 | Amount of Legend on Guide Signs |
Section 2E.11 | Number of Signs at an Overhead Installation and Sign Spreading |
Section 2E.12 | Pull-Through Signs (E6-2, E6-2a) |
Section 2E.13 | Designation of Destinations |
Section 2E.14 | Size and Style of Letters and Signs |
Section 2E.15 | lnterline and Edge Spacing |
Section 2E.16 | Sign Borders |
Section 2E.17 | Abbreviations |
Section 2E.18 | Symbols |
Section 2E.19 | Arrows for Interchange Guide Signs |
Section 2E.20 | Signing for Option Lanes at Splits and Multi-Lane Exits |
Section 2E.21 | Design of Overhead Arrow-per-Lane Guide Signs for Option Lanes |
Section 2E.22 | Design of Freeway and Expressway Diagrammatic Guide Signs for Option Lanes |
Section 2E.23 | Signing for Intermediate and Minor Interchange Multi-Lane Exits with an Option Lane |
Section 2E.24 | Signing for Interchange Lane Drops |
Section 2E.25 | Overhead Sign Installations |
Section 2E.26 | Lateral Offset |
Section 2E.27 | Route Signs and Trailblazer Assemblies |
Section 2E.28 | Eisenhower Interstate System Signs (M1-10, M1-10a) |
Section 2E.29 | Signs for Intersections at Grade |
Section 2E.30 | Interchange Guide Signs |
Section 2E.31 | Interchange Exit Numbering |
Section 2E.32 | Interchange Classification |
Section 2E.33 | Advance Guide Signs |
Section 2E.34 | Next Exit Plaques |
Section 2E.35 | Other Supplemental Guide Signs |
Section 2E.36 | Exit Direction Signs |
Section 2E.37 | Exit Gore Signs (E5-1 Series) |
Section 2E.38 | Post-Interchange Signs |
Section 2E.39 | Post-Interchange Distance Signs |
Section 2E.40 | Interchange Sequence Signs |
Section 2E.41 | Community Interchanges Identification Signs |
Section 2E.42 | NEXT XX EXITS Sign |
Section 2E.43 | Signing by Type of Interchange |
Section 2E.44 | Freeway-to-Freeway Interchange |
Section 2E.45 | Cloverleaf Interchange |
Section 2E.46 | Cloverleaf Interchange with Collector-Distributor Roadways |
Section 2E.47 | Partial Cloverleaf Interchange |
Section 2E.48 | Diamond Interchange |
Section 2E.49 | Diamond Interchange in Urban Area |
Section 2E.50 | Closely-Spaced Interchanges |
Section 2E.51 | Minor Interchange |
Section 2E.52 | Signing on Conventional Road Approaches and Connecting Roadways |
Section 2E.53 | Wrong-Way Traffic Control at Interchange Ramps |
Section 2E.54 | Weigh Station Signing |
CHAPTER 2F. | TOLL ROAD SIGNS |
Section 2F.01 | Scope |
Section 2F.02 | Sizes of Toll Road Signs |
Section 2F.03 | Use of Purple Backgrounds and Underlay Panels with ETC Account Pictographs |
Section 2F.04 | Size of ETC Pictographs |
Section 2F.05 | Regulatory Signs for Toll Plazas |
Section 2F.06 | Pay Toll Advance Warning Sign (W9-6) |
Section 2F.07 | Pay Toll Advance Warning Plaque (W9-6P) |
Section 2F.08 | Stop Ahead Pay Toll Warning Sign (W9-6a) |
Section 2F.09 | Stop Ahead Pay Toll Warning Plaque (W9-6aP) |
Section 2F.10 | LAST EXIT BEFORE TOLL Warning Plaque (W16-16P) |
Section 2F.11 | TOLL Auxiliary Sign (M4-15) |
Section 2F.12 | Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Account-Only Auxiliary Signs (M4-16 and M4-20) |
Section 2F.13 | Toll Facility and Toll Plaza Guide Signs – General |
Section 2F.14 | Advance Signs for Conventional Toll Plazas |
Section 2F.15 | Advance Signs for Toll Plazas on Diverging Alignments from Open-Road ETC Account-Only Lanes |
Section 2F.16 | Toll Plaza Canopy Signs |
Section 2F.17 | Guide Signs for Entrances to ETC Account-Only Facilities |
Section 2F.18 | ETC Program Information Signs |
CHAPTER 2G. | PREFERENTIAL AND MANAGED LANE SIGNS |
Section 2G.01 | Scope |
Section 2G.02 | Sizes of Preferential and Managed Lane Signs |
Section 2G.03 | Regulatory Signs for Preferential Lanes – General |
Section 2G.04 | Preferential Lane Vehicle Occupancy Definition Regulatory Signs (R3-10 Series and R3-13 Series) |
Section 2G.05 | Preferential Lane Periods of Operation Regulatory Signs (R3-11 Series and R3-14 Series) |
Section 2G.06 | Preferential Lane Advance Regulatory Signs (R3-12, R3-12e, R3-12f, R3-15, R3-15a, and R3-15d) |
Section 2G.07 | Preferential Lane Ends Regulatory Signs (R3-12a, R3-12b, R3-12c, R3-12d, R3-12g, R3-12h, R3-15b, R3-15c, and R3-15e) |
Section 2G.08 | Warning Signs on Median Barriers for Preferential Lanes |
Section 2G.09 | High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Plaque (W16-11P) |
Section 2G.10 | Preferential Lane Guide Signs – General |
Section 2G.11 | Guide Signs for Initial Entry Points to Preferential Lanes |
Section 2G.12 | Guide Signs for Intermediate Entry Points to Preferential Lanes |
Section 2G.13 | Guide Signs for Egress from Preferential Lanes to General-Purpose Lanes |
Section 2G.14 | Guide Signs for Direct Entrances to Preferential Lanes from Another Highway |
Section 2G.15 | Guide Signs for Direct Exits from Preferential Lanes to Another Highway |
Section 2G.16 | Signs for Priced Managed Lanes – General |
Section 2G.17 | Regulatory Signs for Priced Managed Lanes |
Section 2G.18 | Guide Signs for Priced Managed Lanes |
CHAPTER 2H. | GENERAL INFORMATION SIGNS |
Section 2H.01 | Sizes of General Information Signs |
Section 2H.02 | General Information Signs (I Series) |
Section 2H.03 | Traffic Signal Speed Sign (I1-1) |
Section 2H.04 | Miscellaneous Information Signs |
Section 2H.05 | Reference Location Signs (D10-1 through D10-3) and Intermediate Reference Location Signs (D10-1a through D10-3a) |
Section 2H.06 | Enhanced Reference Location Signs (D10-4, D10-5) |
Section 2H.07 | Auto Tour Route Signs |
Section 2H.08 | Acknowledgment Signs |
CHAPTER 2I. | GENERAL SERVICE SIGNS |
Section 2I.01 | Sizes of General Service Signs |
Section 2I.02 | General Service Signs for Conventional Roads |
Section 2I.03 | General Service Signs for Freeways and Expressways |
Section 2I.04 | Interstate Oasis Signing |
Section 2I.05 | Rest Area and Other Roadside Area Signs |
Section 2I.06 | Brake Check Area Signs (D5-13 and D5-14) |
Section 2I.07 | Chain-Up Area Signs (D5-15 and D5-16) |
Section 2I.08 | Tourist Information and Welcome Center Signs |
Section 2I.09 | Radio Information Signing |
Section 2I.10 | TRAVEL INFO CALL 511 Signs (D12-5 and D12-5a) |
Section 2I.11 | Carpool and Ridesharing Signing |
CHAPTER 2J. | SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS |
Section 2J.01 | Eligibility |
Section 2J.02 | Application |
Section 2J.03 | Logos and Logo Sign Panels |
Section 2J.04 | Number and Size of Signs and Logo Sign Panels |
Section 2J.05 | Size of Lettering |
Section 2J.06 | Signs at Interchanges |
Section 2J.07 | Single-Exit Interchanges |
Section 2J.08 | Double-Exit Interchanges |
Section 2J.09 | Specific Service Trailblazer Signs |
Section 2J.10 | Signs at Intersections |
Section 2J.11 | Signing Policy |
CHAPTER 2K. | TOURIST-ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS |
Section 2K.01 | Purpose and Application |
Section 2K.02 | Design |
Section 2K.03 | Style and Size of Lettering |
Section 2K.04 | Arrangement and Size of Signs |
Section 2K.05 | Advance Signs |
Section 2K.06 | Sign Locations |
Section 2K.07 | State Policy |
CHAPTER 2L. | CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS |
Section 2L.01 | Description of Changeable Message Signs |
Section 2L.02 | Applications of Changeable Message Signs |
Section 2L.03 | Legibility and Visibility of Changeable Message Signs |
Section 2L.04 | Design Characteristics of Changeable Message Signs |
Section 2L.05 | Message Length and Units of Information |
Section 2L.06 | Installation of Permanent Changeable Message Signs |
CHAPTER 2M. | RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST AREA SIGNS |
Section 2M.01 | Scope |
Section 2M.02 | Application of Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs |
Section 2M.03 | Regulatory and Warning Signs |
Section 2M.04 | General Design Requirements for Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol |
Section 2M.05 | Symbol Sign Sizes |
Section 2M.06 | Use of Educational Plaques |
Section 2M.07 | Use of Prohibitive Circle and Diagonal Slash for Non-Road Applications |
Section 2M.08 | Placement of Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs |
Section 2M.09 | Destination Guide Signs |
Section 2M.10 | Memorial or Dedication Signing |
CHAPTER 2N. | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIGNING |
Section 2N.01 | Emergency Management |
Section 2N.02 | Design of Emergency Management Signs |
Section 2N.03 | Evacuation Route Signs (EM-1 and EM-1a) |
Section 2N.04 | AREA CLOSED Sign (EM-2) |
Section 2N.05 | TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT Sign (EM-3) |
Section 2N.06 | MAINTAIN TOP SAFE SPEED Sign (EM-4) |
Section 2N.07 | ROAD (AREA) USE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THRU TRAFFIC Sign (EM-5) |
Section 2N.08 | Emergency Aid Center Signs (EM-6 Series) |
Section 2N.09 | Shelter Directional Signs (EM-7 Series) |
CHAPTER 2A. | GENERAL |
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Figure 2A-1 | Examples of Enhanced Conspicuity for Signs |
Figure 2A-2 | Examples of Heights and Lateral Locations of Sign Installations |
Figure 2A-3 | Examples of Locations for Some Typical Signs at Intersections |
Figure 2A-4 | Relative Locations of Regulatory, Warning, and Guide Signs on an Intersection Approach |
CHAPTER 2B. | REGULATORY SIGNS, BARRICADES, AND GATES |
Figure 2B-1 | STOP and YIELD Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-2 | Unsignalized Pedestrian Crosswalk Signs |
Figure 2B-3 | Speed Limit and Photo Enforcement Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-4 | Movement Prohibition and Lane Control Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-5 | Intersection Lane Control Sign Arrow Options for Roundabouts |
Figure 2B-6 | Center and Reversible Lane Control Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-7 | Location of Reversible Two-Way Left-Turn Signs |
Figure 2B-8 | Jughandle Regulatory Signs |
Figure 2B-9 | Examples of Applications of Jughandle Regulatory and Guide Signing |
Figure 2B-10 | Passing, Keep Right, and Slow Traffic Signs |
Figure 2B-11 | Selective Exclusion Signs |
Figure 2B-12 | Locations of Wrong-Way Signing for Divided Highways with Median Widths of 30 Feet or Wider |
Figure 2B-13 | ONE WAY and Divided Highway Crossing Signs |
Figure 2B-14 | Locations of ONE WAY Signs |
Figure 2B-15 | ONE WAY Signing for Divided Highways with Median Widths of 30 Feet or Wider |
Figure 2B-16 | ONE WAY Signing for Divided Highways with Median Widths Narrower Than 30 Feet |
Figure 2B-17 | ONE WAY Signing for Divided Highways with Median Widths Narrower Than 30 Feet and Separated Left-Turn Lanes |
Figure 2B-18 | Example of Application of Regulatory Signing and Pavement Markings at an Exit Ramp Termination to Deter Wrong-Way Entry |
Figure 2B-19 | Example of Application of Regulatory Signing and Pavement Markings at an Entrance Ramp Terminal Where the Design Does Not Clearly Indicate the Direction of Flow |
Figure 2B-20 | Roundabout Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-21 | Example of Regulatory and Warning Signs for a Mini-Roundabout |
Figure 2B-22 | Example of Regulatory and Warning Signs for a One-Lane Roundabout |
Figure 2B-23 | Example of Regulatory and Warning Signs for a Two-Lane Roundabout with Consecutive Double Lefts |
Figure 2B-24 | Parking and Standing Signs and Plaques (R7 Series) |
Figure 2B-25 | Parking and Stopping Signs and Plaques (R8 Series) |
Figure 2B-26 | Pedestrian Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-27 | Traffic Signal Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2B-28 | Ramp Metering Signs |
Figure 2B-29 | Road Closed and Weight Limit Signs |
Figure 2B-30 | Truck Signs |
Figure 2B-31 | Headlight Use Signs |
Figure 2B-32 | Other Regulatory Signs and Symbols |
CHAPTER 2C. | WARNING SIGNS AND OBJECT MARKERS |
Figure 2C-1 | Horizontal Alignment Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-2 | Example of Warning Signs for a Turn |
Figure 2C-3 | Example of Advisory Speed Signing for an Exit Ramp |
Figure 2C-4 | Vertical Grade Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-5 | Miscellaneous Warning Signs |
Figure 2C-6 | Roadway and Weather Condition and Advance Traffic Control Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-7 | Reduced Speed Limit Ahead Signs |
Figure 2C-8 | Merging and Passing Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-9 | Intersection Warning Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-10 | Vehicular Traffic Warning Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2C-11 | Non-Vehicular Warning Signs |
Figure 2C-12 | Supplemental Warning Plaques |
Figure 2C-13 | Object Markers |
CHAPTER 2D. | GUIDE SIGNS—CONVENTIONAL ROADS |
Figure 2D-1 | Examples of Color-Coded Destination Guide Signs |
Figure 2D-2 | Arrows for Use on Guide Signs |
Figure 2D-3 | Route Signs |
Figure 2D-4 | Route Sign Auxiliaries |
Figure 2D-5 | Advance Turn and Directional Arrow Auxiliary Signs |
Figure 2D-6 | Illustration of Directional Assemblies and Other Route Signs (for One Direction of Travel Only) |
Figure 2D-7 | Destination and Distance Signs |
Figure 2D-8 | Destination Signs for Roundabouts |
Figure 2D-9 | Examples of Guide Signs for Roundabouts |
Figure 2D-10 | Street Name and Parking Signs |
Figure 2D-11 | Example of Interchange Crossroad Signing for a One-Lane Approach |
Figure 2D-12 | Example of Minor Interchange Crossroad Signing |
Figure 2D-13 | Examples of Multi-Lane Crossroad Signing for a Diamond Interchange |
Figure 2D-14 | Examples of Multi-Lane Crossroad Signing for a Partial Cloverleaf Interchange |
Figure 2D-15 | Examples of Multi-Lane Crossroad Signing for a Cloverleaf Interchange |
Figure 2D-16 | Example of Crossroad Signing for an Entrance Ramp with a Nearby Frontage Road |
Figure 2D-17 | Example of Weigh Station Signing |
Figure 2D-18 | Examples of Community Wayfinding Guide Signs |
Figure 2D-19 | Example of a Community Wayfinding Guide Sign System Showing Direction from a Freeway or Expressway |
Figure 2D-20 | Example of a Color-Coded Community Wayfinding Guide Sign System |
Figure 2D-21 | Crossover, Truck Lane, and Slow Vehicle Signs |
Figure 2D-22 | Examples of Use of the National Scenic Byways Sign |
CHAPTER 2E. | GUIDE SIGNS—FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS |
Figure 2E-1 | Example of Guide Sign Spreading |
Figure 2E-2 | Pull-Through Signs |
Figure 2E-3 | Overhead Arrow-per-Lane Guide Sign for a Multi-Lane Exit with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-4 | Overhead Arrow-per-Lane Guide Signs for a Two-Lane Exit to the Right with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-5 | Overhead Arrow-per-Lane Guide Signs for a Two-Lane Exit to the Right with an Option Lane (Through Lanes Curve to the Left) |
Figure 2E-6 | Overhead Arrow-per-Lane Guide Signs for a Split with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-7 | Diagrammatic Guide Sign for a Multi-Lane Exit with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-8 | Diagrammatic Guide Signs for a Two-Lane Exit to the Right with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-9 | Diagrammatic Guide Signs for a Two-Lane Exit to the Right with an Option Lane (Through Lanes Curve to the Left) |
Figure 2E-10 | Diagrammatic Guide Signs for a Split with an Option Lane |
Figure 2E-11 | Example of Signing for a Two-Lane Intermediate or Minor Interchange Exit with an Option Lane and a Dropped Lane |
Figure 2E-12 | Example of Signing for a Two-Lane Intermediate or Minor Interchange Exit with Option and Auxiliary Lanes |
Figure 2E-13 | EXIT ONLY and LEFT Sign Panels |
Figure 2E-14 | Guide Signs for a Split with Dedicated Lanes |
Figure 2E-15 | Guide Signs for a Single-Lane Exit to the Left with a Dropped Lane |
Figure 2E-16 | Guide Signs for a Single-Lane Exit to the Right with a Dropped Lane |
Figure 2E-17 | Interstate, Off-Interstate, and U.S. Route Signs |
Figure 2E-18 | Eisenhower Interstate System Signs |
Figure 2E-19 | Example of Interchange Numbering for Mainline and Circumferential Routes |
Figure 2E-20 | Example of Interchange Numbering for Mainline, Loop, and Spur Routes |
Figure 2E-21 | Example of Interchange Numbering for Overlapping Routes |
Figure 2E-22 | Examples of Interchange Advance Guide Signs, Exit Number Plaques, and LEFT Plaque |
Figure 2E-23 | Next Exit Plaques |
Figure 2E-24 | Supplemental Guide Sign for a Multi-Exit Interchange |
Figure 2E-25 | Supplemental Guide Sign for a Park – Ride Facility |
Figure 2E-26 | Examples of Interchange Exit Direction Signs |
Figure 2E-27 | Interchange Exit Direction Sign with an Advisory Speed Panel |
Figure 2E-28 | Exit Gore Signs |
Figure 2E-29 | Post-Interchange Distance Sign |
Figure 2E-30 | Example of Using an Interchange Sequence Sign for Closely-Spaced Interchanges |
Figure 2E-31 | Interchange Sequence Sign |
Figure 2E-32 | Community Interchanges Identification Sign |
Figure 2E-33 | NEXT EXITS Sign |
Figure 2E-34 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Freeway-to-Freeway Interchange |
Figure 2E-35 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Full Cloverleaf Interchange |
Figure 2E-36 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Full Cloverleaf Interchange with Collector-Distributor Roadways |
Figure 2E-37 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Partial Cloverleaf Interchange |
Figure 2E-38 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Diamond Interchange |
Figure 2E-39 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Diamond Interchange in an Urban Area |
Figure 2E-40 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Minor Interchange |
CHAPTER 2F. | TOLL ROAD SIGNS |
Figure 2F-1 | Examples of ETC Account Pictographs and Use of Purple Backgrounds and Underlay Panels |
Figure 2F-2 | Toll Plaza Regulatory Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2F-3 | Toll Plaza Warning Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2F-4 | ETC Account-Only Auxiliary Signs for Use in Route Sign Assemblies |
Figure 2F-5 | Examples of Guide Signs for Entrances to Toll Highways or Ramps |
Figure 2F-6 | Examples of Guide Signs for the Entrance to a Toll Highway on which Tolls are Collected Electronically Only |
Figure 2F-7 | Examples of Guide Signs for Alternative Toll and Non-Toll Ramp Connections to a Non-Toll Highway |
Figure 2F-8 | Examples of Conventional Toll Plaza Advance Signs |
Figure 2F-9 | Examples of Toll Plaza Canopy Signs |
Figure 2F-10 | Examples of Mainline Toll Plaza Approach and Canopy Signing |
Figure 2F-11 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Mainline Toll Plaza on a Diverging Alignment from Open-Road ETC Lanes |
CHAPTER 2G. | PREFERENTIAL AND MANAGED LANE SIGNS |
Figure 2G-1 | Preferential Lane Regulatory Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2G-2 | Example of Signing for an Added Continuous-Access Contiguous or Buffer-Separated HOV Lane |
Figure 2G-3 | Example of Signing for a General-Purpose Lane that Becomes a Continuous-Access Contiguous or Buffer-Separated HOV Lane |
Figure 2G-4 | Examples of Warning Signs and Plaques Applicable Only to Preferential Lanes |
Figure 2G-5 | Example of an Overhead Advance Guide Sign for a Preferential Lane Entrance |
Figure 2G-6 | Examples of Overhead or Post-Mounted Preferential Lane Entrance Direction Signs |
Figure 2G-7 | Entrance Gore Signs for Barrier-Separated Preferential Lanes |
Figure 2G-8 | Example of Signing for an Entrance to Access-Restricted HOV Lanes |
Figure 2G-9 | Example of Signing for an Intermediate Entry to a Barrier- or Buffer-Separated HOV Lane |
Figure 2G-10 | Example of Signing for the Intermediate Entry to, Egress from, and End of Access-Restricted HOV Lanes |
Figure 2G-11 | Examples of Barrier-Mounted Guide Signs for an Intermediate Egress from Preferential Lanes |
Figure 2G-12 | Examples of Signs for an Intermediate Egress from a Barrier- or Buffer-Separated HOV Lane |
Figure 2G-13 | Example of Signing for a Direct Entrance Ramp to an HOV Lane from a Park-and-Ride Facility and a Local Street |
Figure 2G-14 | Exit Gore Sign for a Direct Exit from a Preferential Lane |
Figure 2G-15 | Examples of Guide Signs for Direct HOV Lane Entrance and Exit Ramps |
Figure 2G-16 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Direct Access Ramp between HOV Lanes on Separate Freeways |
Figure 2G-17 | Regulatory Signs for Managed Lanes |
Figure 2G-18 | Examples of Guide Signs for Entrances to Priced Managed Lanes |
Figure 2G-19 | Example of an Exit Destinations Sign for a Managed Lane |
Figure 2G-20 | Example of a Comparative Travel Time Information Sign for Preferential or Managed Lanes |
Figure 2G-21 | Example of Signing for the Entrance to an Access-Restricted Priced Managed Lane |
Figure 2G-22 | Example of Signing for the Entrance to an Access-Restricted Priced Managed Lane Where a General-Purpose Lane Becomes the Managed Lane |
Figure 2G-23 | Example of Signing for an Intermediate Entry to a Barrier- or Buffer-Separated Priced Managed Lane |
Figure 2G-24 | Example of Signing for the Intermediate Entry to, Egress from, and End of Access- Restricted Priced Managed Lanes |
Figure 2G-25 | Examples of Guide Signs for an Intermediate Egress from a Barrier- or Buffer-Separated HOV Lane |
Figure 2G-26 | Examples of Guide Signs for Direct Managed Lane Entrance and Exit Ramps |
Figure 2G-27 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Direct Access Ramp between Managed Lanes on Separate Freeways |
Figure 2G-28 | Examples of Guide Signs for a Direct Entrance Ramp to a Priced Managed Lane and Trailblazing to a Nearby Entrance to the General-Purpose Lanes |
Figure 2G-29 | Examples of Guide Signs for Separate Entrance Ramps to General-Purpose and Priced Managed Lanes from the Same Crossroad |
CHAPTER 2H. | GENERAL INFORMATION SIGNS |
Figure 2H-1 | General Information and Miscellaneous Information Signs |
Figure 2H-2 | Reference Location Signs |
Figure 2H-3 | Intermediate Reference Location Signs |
Figure 2H-4 | Enhanced Reference Location Signs |
Figure 2H-5 | Examples of Acknowledgment Sign Designs |
CHAPTER 2I. | GENERAL SERVICE SIGNS |
Figure 2I-1 | General Service Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2I-2 | Example of Next Services Plaque |
Figure 2I-3 | Examples of General Service Signs with and without Exit Numbering |
Figure 2I-4 | Examples of Interstate Oasis Signs and Plaques |
Figure 2I-5 | Rest Area and Other Roadside Area Signs |
Figure 2I-6 | Brake Check Area and Chain-Up Area Signs |
Figure 2I-7 | Examples of Tourist Information and Welcome Center Signs |
Figure 2I-8 | Radio, Telephone, and Carpool Information Signs |
CHAPTER 2J. | SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS |
Figure 2J-1 | Examples of Specific Service Signs |
Figure 2J-2 | Examples of Specific Service Sign Locations |
Figure 2J-3 | Examples of Supplemental Messages on Logo Sign Panels |
Figure 2J-4 | Examples of RV Access Supplemental Messages on Logo Sign Panels |
Figure 2J-5 | Examples of Specific Service Trailblazer Signs |
CHAPTER 2K. | TOURIST-ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS |
Figure 2K-1 | Examples of Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs |
Figure 2K-2 | Examples of Intersection Approach Signs and Advance Signs for Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs |
CHAPTER 2M. | RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST AREA SIGNS |
Figure 2M-1 | Examples of Use of Arrows, Educational Plaques, and Prohibitive Slashes |
Figure 2M-2 | Examples of Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Guide Signs |
Figure 2M-3 | Arrangement, Height, and Lateral Position of Signs Located Within Recreational and Cultural Interest Areas |
Figure 2M-4 | Examples of Symbol and Destination Guide Signing Layout |
Figure 2M-5 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for General Applications |
Figure 2M-6 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for Accommodations |
Figure 2M-7 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for Services |
Figure 2M-8 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for Land Recreation |
Figure 2M-9 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for Water Recreation |
Figure 2M-10 | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbol Signs for Winter Recreation |
CHAPTER 2N. | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIGNING |
Figure 2N-1 | Emergency Management Signs |
CHAPTER 2A. | GENERAL |
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Table 2A-1 | Illumination of Sign Elements |
Table 2A-2 | Retroreflection of Sign Elements |
Table 2A-3 | Minimum Maintained Retroreflectivity Levels |
Table 2A-4 | Use of Sign Shapes |
Table 2A-5 | Common Uses of Sign Colors |
CHAPTER 2B. | REGULATORY SIGNS, BARRICADES, AND GATES |
Table 2B-1 | Regulatory Sign and Plaque Sizes |
Table 2B-2 | Meanings of Symbols and Legends on Reversible Lane Control Signs |
CHAPTER 2C. | WARNING SIGNS AND OBJECT MARKERS |
Table 2C-1 | Categories of Warning Signs and Plaques |
Table 2C-2 | Warning Sign and Plaque Sizes |
Table 2C-3 | Minimum Size of Supplemental Warning Plaques |
Table 2C-4 | Guidelines for Advance Placement of Warning Signs |
Table 2C-5 | Horizontal Alignment Sign Selection |
Table 2C-6 | Approximate Spacing of Chevron Alignment Signs on Horizontal Curves |
CHAPTER 2D. | GUIDE SIGNS—CONVENTIONAL ROADS |
Table 2D-1 | Conventional Road Guide Sign Sizes |
Table 2D-2 | Recommended Minimum Letter Heights on Street Name Signs |
CHAPTER 2E. | GUIDE SIGNS—FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS |
Table 2E-1 | Freeway or Expressway Guide Sign and Plaque Sizes |
Table 2E-2 | Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Expressway Guide Signs According to Interchange Classification |
Table 2E-3 | Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Expressway Guide Signs According to Sign Type |
Table 2E-4 | Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Freeway Guide Signs According to Interchange Classification |
Table 2E-5 | Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Freeway Guide Signs According to Sign Type |
CHAPTER 2F. | TOLL ROAD SIGNS |
Table 2F-1 | Toll Facility Sign and Plaque Minimum Sizes |
CHAPTER 2G. | PREFERENTIAL AND MANAGED LANE SIGNS |
Table 2G-1 | Managed and Preferential Lanes Sign and Plaque Minimum Sizes |
CHAPTER 2H. | GENERAL INFORMATION SIGNS |
Table 2H-1 | General Information Sign Sizes |
CHAPTER 2I. | GENERAL SERVICE SIGNS |
Table 2I-1 | General Service Sign and Plaque Sizes |
CHAPTER 2J. | SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS |
Table 2J-1 | Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Specific Service Signs According to Sign Type |
CHAPTER 2L. | CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS |
Table 2L-1 | Example of Units of Information |
CHAPTER 2M. | RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST AREA SIGNS |
Table 2M-1 | Category Chart for Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Symbols |
CHAPTER 2N. | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIGNING |
Table 2N-1 | Emergency Management Sign Sizes |