United States
Pavement Markings
Intersection Markings Long Descriptions

The "Pedestrian Crosswalk" figure shows three styles of crosswalk markings shown at a roadway intersection. On the west side of the vertical roadway, a crosswalk is shown marked at the intersection with two parallel solid white lines. On the east side of the horizontal roadway, a crosswalk is shown marked at the intersection with solid white diagonal lines between two parallel solid white lines. On the east side of the vertical roadway, a series of closely spaced solid white lines are shown placed at the intersection parallel to the direction of travel. A note states that the spacing of the lines is selected to avoid the wheel path of vehicles.

The "Roundabout" figure illustrates examples of markings for roundabout intersections with one-lane approaches. The figure shows a central island surrounded by a circular roadway. A solid yellow line is shown around the inner edge of the circular roadway. Four roadways enter the roundabout from the north, south, east, and west. Each roadway is a two-lane road with one lane in each direction. A triangular splitter island separates the two lanes of each road where it intersects the circular roadway. Around the outer edge of the circular roadway, a solid white line is shown adjacent to each of the four splitter islands, a dotted white line is shown adjacent to each of the four entering lanes, and no line is shown adjacent to each of the four exiting lanes. On each of the four roadways entering the roundabout, the opposing directions of travel are separated by a solid double yellow line. As each roadway approaches the splitter island, the two solid yellow lines diverge to go alongside the two sides of the splitter island and diagonal yellow lines are shown in the area between the two diverging solid yellow lines and the near end of the splitter island.

On the roadways entering the circular roadway from the north and south, a yield line of white triangles is marked on the pavement across the lane of traffic entering the circular roadway in advance of and parallel to the dotted white line. A yield sign is shown on the right of both entering lanes alongside the yield line.

On the roadway entering the circular roadway from the west, a crosswalk of two parallel white lines is shown immediately west of the splitter island, and the solid yellow lines and yellow diagonal lines are omitted within the crosswalk. On both the eastbound and westbound side of this roadway, a sign assembly composed of a diamond-shaped person walking sign placed over a leftward/downward diagonal arrow sign is shown on the right of the roadway just in advance of the crosswalk. Where the eastbound lane enters the circular roadway, a yield line of white triangles is shown on the pavement in advance of and parallel to the dotted white line. A yield sign is shown on the right of the entering lane alongside the yield line.

On the roadway entering the circular roadway from the east, a crosswalk of a row of closely spaced white lines parallel to the flow of traffic is shown immediately in advance of the splitter island, and the solid yellow lines and diagonal yellow lines are omitted within the crosswalk. On both the eastbound and westbound side of this roadway, a sign assembly composed of a diamond-shaped person walking sign placed over a leftward/downward diagonal arrow sign is shown on the right of the roadway just in advance of the crosswalk. Where the westbound lane enters the circular roadway, a yield line of white triangles is marked on the pavement in advance of and parallel to the dotted white line. A yield sign is shown on the right of the entering lane alongside the yield line.

The "Signalized Intersection" figure shows a vertical five-lane roadway. Arrows show that the direction of travel is two lanes of through traffic in each direction and a center lane used for left turns in opposing directions.

A horizontal roadway is shown intersecting the vertical one. Arrows show that the direction of travel is two lanes in each direction on the left side of the intersection and only one lane in each direction on the right side of the intersection. A solid double yellow line is shown separating lanes in opposing directions. Crosswalks are shown by parallel white lines across all four corners of both roadways. Wide solid white stop lines are shown in advance of the crosswalks.

On the vertical roadway, the center left-turn lane is shown separated from the adjacent through lane in the same direction by a solid white line. On the south side of the intersection on the vertical roadway, the double yellow line to the left of the left-turn lane and the solid white line on the right of the left-turn lane are shown extending into the intersection (starting beyond the crosswalk on the south side of the intersection) as single broken yellow and broken white lines, respectively. They are shown curving to the left to proscribe a path leading into the leftmost westbound through lane of the horizontal roadway (ending at the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection).

On the south side of the vertical roadway, white left-turn arrows are shown in the left-turn lane, combined left-turn and through arrows are shown in the middle lane, and combined right-turn and through arrows are shown in the right lane. The left-turn arrows are shown required where through lane becomes mandatory turn lane, and the word "ONLY" marked in the left-turn lane. The combined right-turn and through arrows are marked as optional. The yellow and white line extensions through the intersection are denoting that they may be solid or dotted lines.

Left-turn arrows and combined right-turn and through arrows on the north side of the intersection on the vertical roadway are denoted as optional.

On the horizontal roadway, on the west side of the intersection, two lanes in the eastbound direction are shown separated with a solid white line, one with combined left-turn and through arrows marked as optional, and one with a right-turn arrow.

A legend shows a black arrow indicating the direction of travel on the roadway, to show that arrows are required where a through lane becomes a mandatory turn lane.

*This marking was anticipated for inclusion in the 2003 edition of the MUTCD at the time of this printing.