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Roadpix - Goofs, Oddities, etc.M-57 at US-131, Rockford, MI, USA, April 12, 2009
Here's something you don't normally see in Michigan. Here you can plainly see M-57 with a "Begin" banner in place of the usual cardinal direction (which would be East in this case). Michigan normally doesn't indicate the "beginning" of any of it's state highways, nor does it so prominently post the ending of it's county designated highways, either. So this sign is a double rarity. One other thing worth noting: the actual start of M-57 doesn't happen at this sign, but at the junction of US-131 freeway, which can be seen in the distance of this photo. M-37/M-44 (East Beltline Ave.) at Lake Eastbrook Blvd., Grand Rapids, MI, USA, October 18, 2008 
Just like the M-50 sign pictures below, it would appear that MDOT is still trying to determine how to make the highway signs more readable. This is the M-37/M-44 reassurance marker for northbound East Beltline Blvd... 
...and here is the M-37/M-44 marker for southbound East Beltline Blvd. Both signs were at the same intersection in the southeast corner of Grand Rapids. Compare these signs with "normal" M-37 and M-44 markers. Western Avenue approaching Shoreline Drive (BR US-31), Muskegon, MI, USA, June 28, 2008 
Can you spot the problem with this particular sign? It looks like another grammatical error, & and I bet you can tell what the issue is... I had to do a double-take, & and I was glad I had my camera with me, & and still had enough room on my SD card to capture this bit of silliness. M-21, Lowell, MI, USA, August 20, 2006 
Okay......I ain't no English major, but I gots to think there be a slight problem with this sign. It's not the bestest way to say what's going on here. Or maybe the sign shop had an extra "S" or two to spare. 
Update: In May of 2007, MDOT replaced all of the signage on this portion of M-21, including this sign, keeping the error! US-131/M-66 at M-72, Kalkaska, MI, USA, September 4, 2005 
Here's a sign that has been at this corner for decades. MDOT was at one time known as the Michigan Department of State Highways... ...but that was back in the 1970s! It is remarkable that this sign was still standing here for more than 30 years. After all, imagine how many accidents it has managed to escape, all this time. Update: Sometime during the Summer of 2006, MDOT finally removed this old sign and replaced it with with an updated green MDOT-logo sign. M-50, Lake Odessa, MI, USA, June 16, 2005  
These M-50 shields appear to be part of some MDOT experiment
to determine how to make the highway signs more readable....but I have to wonder if they borrowed the numerals from a speed limit sign or something. Even the block "M" characters are thicker! Compare them with "normal" M-50 shields shown here. I hope they quickly declare this experiment a failure and move on. Along Grand River Avenue, Ionia County, MI, USA, June 1, 2005 
Eye halve a spelling chequer... ...and I think there's a slight problem here. But at least it gets the point across.
Along I-96, Ionia County, MI, USA, May 31, 2005  
Slow down... ...waaaaayy down! Many of the weigh stations along Michigan's freeways have these Speed Limit 3 signs posted at the scales. As far as I know, these are the lowest officially posted speed zones in the world. Hudson Street at M-21 (Main Street), Lowell, MI, USA, May 7, 2005 
Well, it's not Clearview, but it sure isn't the standard FHWA font, either. I'm not entirely sure what the heck it is. And what's up with the skinny arrow sign? Oh, well, at least they used a standard "M" blank for the shield... M-21 (Fulton Street), Ada, MI, USA, May 7, 2005 
Here we have an obvious goof - a swapping of the shield and arrow signs. Certainly not something that happens very often, but it definitely gets your attention. Update: This sign assembly has since been replaced by MDOT. Spaulding Road at M-21 (Fulton Street), Ada, MI, USA, May 7, 2005 
This has got to be the only trailblazer I know of that actually illustrates to the
motorist that a Michigan Left Turn
is required to get to where you need to go.Also notice that the numerals are of the FHWA "C" (rather than the normal "D") typeface. A very unique trailblazer indeed. Update: It was removed in May of 2007. Karlin Road near County Line Road, Buckley, MI, USA, April 19, 2003 
What's this? US-37 in Michigan? Looks like someone snagged the wrong "blank" from the sign shop - this should be a "TO M-37" trailblazer. If that weren't bad enough, the "3" and the "7" are different sizes. Oops. Business US-10, Reed City, MI, USA, April 19, 2003 
Here is a close-up of a sign assembly at the western end of Business US-10, as it approaches its "parent" highway, US-10. This sign is unique in that the "Connector" banner has a red border, which is not standard signage - certainly not in Michigan, at least. As indicated, there is a short (2-block long) "Connector" that joins Business US-10 and US-10, providing a shortcut primarily for eastbound US-10 traffic, while the mainline Business route joins US-10 at an angle that benefits westbound US-10 traffic. Update: As of Christmas Day 2008, this sign was still there! M-11 (28th Street), Kentwood, MI, USA, February 23, 2003 
To borrow from a song on an old educational cartoon TV series: "Junction junction, what's your malfunction?" This sign assembly, located on eastbound M-11 (28th Street) just west of the 28th Street/East Belt Line (M-37) intersection (southeast of Grand Rapids) is just plain silly. Update: In late August of 2003, MDOT extended M-44 from its previous terminus (East Beltline at I-96) to the now-present East Beltline/28th Street location. So now there is an M-37/M-44 multiplex between 28th Street and I-96. This sign has since been removed and replaced with a more "normal" JCT M-37/M-44 assembly. |
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