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1 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) APPENDIX A SYMBOLS for TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS April 16, 2004 A-1 Appendix A

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3 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) Symbols for Traffic Control Signs Index Arrows Standard Arrow Arrow Details Up and Down Arrows Standard Symbols for Highway Signs (including rest areas) Truck (side view) Truck 12T Truck 16T Bicycle Open Hand STOP Hitch-hiking Pedestrian Walking Towing Fuel Pump Rail-highway Low Ground Clearance Recycle Fire Truck Flashing Beacon Light Rail Car Automobile Divided Highway/Light Rail Crossing Seat Belt Hill Slippery When Wet Railroad Tracks Deer Cattle Farm Machinery Farm Machinery (Alternate) Snowmobile Equestrian Handicapped/ Disabled Golf Cart Bus Playground Flagger National Forest Logo Bicycle Interstate Route Marker Eisenhower 5-star Symbol Carpool Roadside Table Telephone Camping Camping Trailer Trash Receptacle Food Lodging Tourist Information Recreational Vehicle Sanitation Station Emergency Medical Services Propane Revised January 20, Appendix A

4 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) Trail Airport Train Station Library Civil Defense Logo Civil Defense Symbol School Children Worker Boat Anchor Snowflake All Terrain Vehicle Truck (end view) Circular Intersection Horse and Buggy American Byways - Although shown in the 2005 OMUTCD, a correct copy is not yet available to include in this Appendix. If a detail copy of this symbol is needed, please contact Lisa McConnell by phone at or by at Lisa.McConnell@dot.state.oh.us. Recreational and Cultural Interest Area (Park) Symbols General Information Series - RG-010 Automobile - RG-020 Bear Viewing Area - RG-030 Dam - RG-040 Deer Viewing Area - RG-050 Drinking Water - RG-060 Environmental Study Area - RG-070 Falling Rocks - RG-080 Firearms - RG-090 Fish Hatchery - RG-100 Information - RG-110 Leashed Pets - RG-120 Lighthouse - RG-130 Litter Container - RG-140 Lookout Tower - RG-150 Ped Xing - RG-160 Point of Interest - RG-170 Ranger Station - RG-180 Smoking - RG-190 Truck - RG-200 Tunnel - RG-240 Dog - RG-260 Seaplane Motorist Services - RM-010 Camping (tent) - RM-020 Camping (trailer) - RM-030 Ferry - RM-040 First Aide - RM-050 Food - RM-060 Gas - RM-070 Grocery Store - RM-080 Handicapped - RM-090 Lodging - RM-100 Mechanical Revised January 20, Appendix A

5 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) - RM-110 Post Office - RM-120 Picnic Area - RM-130 Picnic Shelter - RM-140 Rest Room - RM-150 Telephone - RM-160 Trailer Sanitary Station - RM-170 Viewing Area - RM-200 Motor Home - RM-210 Group Camping - RM-220 Group Picnicking Accommodation Services - RA-010 Airport - RA-020 Bus Stop - RA-030 Campfire - RA-040 Elevator - RA-050 Kennel - RA-060 Laundry - RA-070 Locker - RA-080 Parking - RA-090 Rest Room (Men) - RA-100 Rest Room (Women) - RA-110 Shelter (Sleeping) - RA-120 Shelter (Trail) - RA-130 Showers - RA-150 Family Rest Room - RA-160 Helicopter Land Recreation - RL-010 Amphitheater - RL-020 Climbing - RL-030 Climbing (Rock) - RL-040 Hunting - RL-050 Playground - RL-060 Rock Collecting - RL-070 Spelunking - RL-080 Stable - RL-090 Trail (Bicycle) - RL-100 Trail (Hiking) - RL-110 Trail (Horse) - RL-120 Trail (Interpretive, Auto) - RL-130 Trail (Interpretive, Pedestrian) - RL-140 Trail/Road (4 WD Vehicle) - RL-150 Trail (Trail Bike) - RL-160 Tramway - RL-170 All-Terrain Vehicle - RL-190 Archer - RL-210 Hang Glider Water Recreation - RW-010 Boat Tours - RW-020 Canoeing - RW-030 Diving - RW-040 Diving (Scuba) - RW-050 Fishing - RW-060 Marine Recreation Area (January 20, 2006) 5 Appendix A

6 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) - RW-070 Motorboating - RW-080 Ramp (Launch) - RW-090 Rowboating - RW-100 Sailboating - RW-110 Skiing (water) - RW-120 Surfing - RW-130 Swimming - RW-140 Wading - RW-160 Fishing Pier - RW-170 Hand Launch - RW-190 Kayak - RW-210 Wind Surf Winter Recreation - RS-010 Skating (Ice) - RS-020 Ski Jumping - RS-030 Skiing (Bobbing) - RS-040 Skiing (Cross Country) - RS-050 Skiing (Downhill) - RS-060 Sledding - RS-070 Snowmobiling - RS-080 Snowshoeing - RS-090 Winter Recreation Area - RS-100 Chairlift (January 20, 2006) 6 Appendix A

8 STANDARD ARROW DETAILS C B D A B E A B C D E A B C D E

9 A R B R C R 6.5 D E* UP ARROW DOWN ARROW ARROWS FOR GUIDE SIGNS Dimensions of Arrow When Used With Various Letter Cap Heights. Letter Size A B C D E* R *Taper of.5" per ft. should be held constant for longer or shorter shaft lengths.

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71 RG-010 RG-020

72 RG-030 RG-040

73 RG-050 RG-060

74 RG-070 RG-080

75 RG-090 RG-100

76 RG-110 RG-120

77 RG-130 RG-140

78 RG-150 RG-160

79 RG-170 RG-180

80 RG-190 RG-200

81 RG-240 RG-260

82 RM-010 RM-020

83 RM-030 RM-040

84 RM-050 RM-060

85 RM-070 RM-080

86 RM-090 RM-100

87 RM-110 RM-120

88 RM-130 RM-140

89 RM-150 RM-160

90 RM-170 RM-200

91 RM-210 RM-220

92 RA-010 RA-020

93 RA-030 RA-040

94 RA-050 RA-060

95 RA-070 RA-080

96 RA-090 RA-100

97 RA-110 RA-120

98 RA-130 RA-150

99 RA-160 RL-010

100 RL-020 RL-030

101 RL-040 RL-050

102 RL-060 RL-070

103 RL-080 RL-090

104 RL-100 RL-110

105 RL-120 RL-130

106 RL-140 RL-150

107 RL-160 RL-170

108 RL-190 RL-210

109 RW-010 RW020

110 RW-030 RW040

111 RW-050 RW060

112 RW-070 RW080

113 RW-090 RW100

114 RW-110 RW120

115 RW-130 RW140

116 RW-160 RW170

117 RW-190 RW-210

118 RS-010 RS-020

119 RS-030 RS-040

120 RS-050 RS-060

121 RS-070 RS-080

122 RS-090 RS-100

123 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) APPENDIX B DESIGN INFORMATION Additional design information relative to freeway and expressway guide signs is provided in Appendix C and information about the alphabets for highway signs, and the related letter spacing charts, are provided in Appendix D. Revised January 20, 2006 B-1 Appendix B

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125 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) Design Guidelines There are general guidelines to follow in the design of highway signs in order to conform to basic standards. Many of these guidelines are mentioned in various Sections of the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD), while others are derived from accepted practice in sign design and layout. Highway signs with standardized designs conforming to the general guidelines (like most regulatory, warning, emergency management, school, railroad-highway grade crossing, and bicycle signs), are contained in this book and are shown with different standard sizes depending on the type of highway or facility where the sign is intended to be used. Although some guide signs also have been standardized and are included in this book, most guide signs need to be designed separately because of the variability in message or legend. For most guide signs, there can be no rigid standardized sizes. Sign Dimension Message variability controls overall sign dimensions. Whenever practicable, the overall dimensions of the sign plates should be in multiples of 6 inches (150 mm). The use of a smaller than nominal size for the various four types of roadway sign may sometimes be justified. For instance, a sign mounted over a particular roadway lane to which it applies may have to be limited in width to the lane width. In some cases, vertical clearances may limit the vertical dimension of the sign. On the other hand, a larger than nominal sign may be desirable where greater legibility or emphases is needed. When a variation in the standard size is necessary, a reduced or enlarged (as the case may be) letter height, interline, and edge spacing may be used but should be as nearly comparable to standards as possible. Letter Style Type of letters used shall be those shown in Appendix D of this Manual. As a guide to choice of alphabets, tests have show that, for any given legend, better legibility can be obtained by using a relatively wide spacing between letters than by using wider and taller letters with a cramped space. Spacing charts for the alphabets are also provided in Appendix D. Sign lettering is normally uppercase letters except that destination names may be in lowercase lettering, with initial uppercase. The initial uppercase letters used in conjunction with lowercase letters will be Series E(M) and shall be approximately 1½ times the loop height of the lowercase letters. Use of the Series B alphabet is usually limited to street name signs, parking signs, and other similar signs where limited breadth and stroke widths are required for design purposes. Size of Lettering For guide signs on expressways and freeways, the prescribed numeral and letter sizes, are provided in Appendix C of this Manual. The minimum sizes specified should be exceeded where conditions indicate a need for greater legibility. For conventional roads in rural districts on major routes, the principal legend on guide signs shall be in letters at least 6 inches (150 mm) in height. On low volume roads and on urban streets with speeds of 25 mph (40 km/h), the principal legend shall be in letters at least 4 inches (100 mm) high. Lettering on street name signs should be at least 6 inches (150 mm) high (OMUTCD Section 2D.38). Supplementary lettering to indicate type of street or section of City may be in smaller lettering but at least 3 inches (75 mm) high. An accepted rule-of-thumb to follow for legibility for signs other than Interstate is to have 1 inch (25 Revised January 20, 2006 B-3 Appendix B

126 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) mm) of letter height for every 40 feet (12 m) of desired legibility. Amount of Legend The OMUTCD states that regardless of letter size, the legend on a guide sign must be kept to a minimum to be instantly legible. For example, on expressways, the legend on a guide sign should only have two destinations and the directional copy. Directional copy, not exceeding three lines, may include symbols, route numbers, arrows, cardinal directions, interchange number(s), and other exit instructions. Conventional road guide signs should be limited to three lines of principal legend which includes only place names, route numbers, and street names. Arrows In Appendix A, two sets of arrows are illustrated for use in highway signs. With few exceptions, which include guide signs, the standard arrow is for all types of signs. The Up and Down arrows are to be used for guide signs and recommended applications are stated in Sections 2D.8 and 2E.18 of the OMUTCD. Borders With few exceptions, the OMUTCD requires all signs to have a border of the same color as the legend. A dark border should be set in from the edge, while a white border should extend to the edge of the panel. A suitable border for 30-inch (750 mm) signs with a light background should be from one-half to threequarters of an inch (13 to 19 mm) in width, one-half inch (13 mm) from the edge. For similar signs with a white border, a width of one inch (25 mm) is appropriate. For other signs, the border widths should be of similar proportions but should not exceed the stroke width of the major lettering of the sign. For guide signs, smaller than 6 feet by 10 feet (1,800 x 3,000 mm), a width of approximately 1¼ inch (19 mm) may be used; for those exceeding 6 feet by 10 feet (1800 mm x 3000 mm), the border should be 2 inches (50 mm) wide; and for unusually large signs, a border of 3 inches (75 mm) wide is appropriate. The corners of all sign borders shall be rounded and, where practicable, the corners of the sign panels should also be rounded to fit the border except for STOP signs. On guide signs, corner radii of sign borders should be approximately one-eight of the lesser side dimension except that the radii should not exceed 12 inches (300 mm) on any sign. The area outside the corner radius on large guide signs may need to be trimmed. Spacing Interline spacing should be approximately three-fourths the average of capital or uppercase letter heights in adjacent lines of letters. The spacing to the top and bottom borders should be approximately equal to the average of the letter height of the adjacent line of letters. The lateral spacing to the vertical borders should be essentially the same as the height of the largest letter. Spacing between words, words and arrow, a letter and arrow, or a word and number in a line copy should be approximately 1 to 1.5 times the uppercase letter height used in that line of copy. An example in the design of a guide sign using the above guidelines is shown on the following pages. Diagrammatic Signs Design of diagrammatic signs follow the same principles and guidelines previously covered plus Revised January 20, 2006 B-4 Appendix B

127 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) additional guidelines necessary for the details related to the graphic components. Diagrammatic signs shall be designed in accordance with the following criteria: 1. The graphic legend shall be of a plan view showing a simplified off-ramp arrangement. 2. Only one destination may be shown for each arrowhead, with a maximum of two destinations per sign. 3. The graphic should not depict deceleration lanes. A black on yellow EXIT ONLY panel should be used to supplement a lane drop graphic. 4. The shaft for the exit ramp movement should be shorter than, but not separated from, the through movement graphic. 5. Arrow shafts should contain lane lines where appropriate and route shields shall not be used as a substitute for arrowheads. 6. Route shields, cardinal directions, and destinations should be clearly related to the arrowhead, and the arrowhead should point toward the route shield for the off movement. 7. The cardinal direction should generally be placed adjacent to the route shield and the destination should be placed below and justified with the route shield. 8. Exit number panels should be located toward the top left edge of the sign for a left exit and toward the top right edge for right exits. The above guidelines were based upon the results of a research project conducted by the Federal Highway Administration. This research generated ideals for the various diagrammatic design features. These ideal features have been modified so that more economical designs could not be obtained. Specific design standards for graphic components are presented in the table below and other recommended features are shown in the design illustrations in the following pages. The illustrations shown were designed through a trial and error procedure and will provide the designer with the guides and elements needed to design an economical diagrammatic sign while maintaining a clear and simple message. Revised January 20, 2006 B-5 Appendix B

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131 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) APPENDIX C -OHIO S FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY GUIDE SIGN DESIGN METHOD- Revised January 19, 2007 i Appendix C

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133 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1 Introduction General Information Signing Levels Guide Sign Element Sizes Section 2 Alphabets General Information Character Spacing Sample Layouts Character Width and Spacing Charts Section 3 Route Shields and Cardinal Directions General Information Shield Sizes Cardinal Direction and Word Message Sizes Typical Horizontal and Vertical Spacings Sample Route Shield and Cardinal Direction Arrangements Section 4 Street Names General Information Example Street Name Arrangements Section 5 Destinations General Information Example Destination Arrangements Section 6 Distance Messages General Information Common Distance Message Element Sizes Typical Horizontal and Vertical Spacings Sample Distance Messages Section 7 Action Messages General Information Common Action Message Element Sizes Typical Horizontal and Vertical Spacings Section 8 Arrows General Information Arrow Dimensions Typical Arrow Spacings Section 9 Warning Panels and Multi-Color Signs General Information Exit Only Warning Panel Dimensions Example Multi-Color Signs Section 10 Borders General Information Revised January 19, 2007 iii Appendix C

134 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) Section 11 Sign Layout General Information Element Spacings Typical Element Spacing Example Sign Layout Section 12 Vertical Dimensions General Information Vertical Dimensions for Common Layouts Section 13 Allowances General Information Example Element Rearrangement Revised January 19, 2007 iv Appendix C

135 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION The purpose of this appendix is to provide information regarding the design and fabrication of designable guide signs. These are guide signs which do not have a standard, uniform size. The height and width of these signs are variable. The overall size of guide signs on freeways, expressways, ramps and approaches thereto is determined by the size of the sign elements. The element sizes are grouped by the level of signing. The appropriate level of signing is determined from Table 1-1. The appropriate element sizes are shown in Table 1-2. Each element or element grouping has minimum spacing requirements. The element sizes, when used with the appropriate horizontal and vertical spacings between elements, and edge spacing factors, determine the overall size of the guide sign. Please note that the letters and numbers shown throughout this appendix are intended to be representative of the alphabets used on designable guide signs, although they are not necessarily identical in appearance to those that would actually be used on a sign. The character set was chosen for its ease of use in CADD drawing in the development of this appendix. The alphabets shown in the example layouts are for illustrative purposes only. The size and shape of the individual letters and numbers will be slightly different on a completed sign. Information regarding the use of alphabets on designable guide signs in contained in Section 2. January 19, Appendix C

136 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) TABLE 1-1 Signing Levels Route Type Sign Type Sign Codes Freeway Expressway Major Conv Rd Conv Rd Ground-Mounted Mainline Major Guide Signs at Interchanges with Freeways and Expressways Ground-Mounted Mainline Major Guide Signs at Interchanges with Conventional Roads Overhead-Mounted Mainline Major Guide Signs Diagrammatic Mainline Major Guide Signs E1-H1, E1-H3 0 0 E1-H1, E1-H3 1 1 E1-H1, E1-H3 1 1 E4-H1 1 1 Pull-Through Signs E6-H2 1 1 Mainline Supplemental Guide Signs E3-H1, E3-H2 2 2 Next Exit Supplemental Advance Guide Signs Ground-Mounted Guide Signs on Collector-Distributor Roads Overhead-Mounted Guide Signs on Collector-Distributor Roads E2-H1, E2-H1a 3 3 E1-H1, E1-H3 1 1 E1-H1, E1-H3 2 2 Post-Interchange Distance Signs E7-H1 2* 2* Interchange Sequence Signs E7-H2 2* 2* Community Interchanges Identification Signs E7-H3 2* 2* Next Exits Signs E7-H4 2* 2* Memorial Highway Signs E8-H5 3 3 Ground-Mounted and Overhead- Mounted Freeway and Expressway Entrance Ramp Signs M2-H * Use Level 3 route shield and cardinal direction sizes. Revised January 19, Appendix C

137 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) Sign Element TABLE 1-2 Guide Sign Element Sizes (all dimensions in inches) Signing Level Route Shield (height) Cardinal Direction used with Route Shield * First Letter of Cardinal Direction used with Route Shield * Street Name (uppercase letter height) Cardinal Direction used with Street Name (first letter not enlarged) Destination (uppercase letter height) Distance Message Distance Numeral Fraction Numeral (FHWA Std Alphabet Series E) Fraction Numeral (Clearview 4-W) Action Message (KEEP RIGHT, NEXT LEFT, etc.) Action Message which includes a route shield (USE 71 SOUTH, FOLLOW 40 WEST, etc) EXIT ONLY Type A Up Arrow Type B Arrow 35 x x x x x x x x x x Type C Down Arrow n/a 32 x x x x 11 Type D Advance Turn Arrow n/a n/a 18 x x x Border Type A arrow is used sloping or vertical with point up located to the side of the sign or horizontally at the bottom. Type B arrow is used for optional lane signing at the bottom of the sign positioned so as to point to the center of the optional lane, and sloping with the point up at the bottom middle for rest area and scenic view signs. Type C arrow is used pointing down to indicate proper lane use. Type D arrow is used in advance of a turn. January 19, Appendix C

138 Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) TABLE 1-2 (Continued) Diagrammatic Freeway Guide Signs Elements: Lane Width " Lane Lines " x 6" Vertical Space between Lane Lines " Stem Height (to upper point of departure - minimum) " Arrowhead Type A Space between Arrow Head and Route Shield " * Cardinal direction may be reduced to 6" with first letter 7.5". LEFT shown as black on yellow panel on freeway and expressway mainline guide signs. Revised January 19, Appendix C

139 SECTION 2 - ALPHABETS This section describes the use of alphabets on designable guide signs. FHWA s Standard Alphabet for Traffic Control Devices (see Appendix D) provides information regarding letters, numerals and punctuation for use on designable guide signs. This information includes tables used to determine the appropriate width of each character, and spacing between characters. Letters, numerals and punctuation used on designable guide signs should be essentially similar to those shown in Appendix D. Capital letters and numerals are used for cardinal directions, and distance and action messages. These legends use the series E alphabet. Destinations and street names are of lowercase letters, with initial letter uppercase. The uppercase letters used in conjunction with lowercase letters are series E modified, typically denoted as series E(M). (The terms capital and uppercase, when referring to alphabets, are effectively synonymous. However, when referred to herein, the term capital will be used when referring to legends of all capital letters and numerals, and the term uppercase will be used for legends of uppercase and lowercase letters.) Clearview font may be used as an alternative to the Standard Alphabet (Appendix D) for the positive contrast legends on designable guide signs, when used in accordance with the provisions contained in the September 2, 2004 letter from the Federal Highway Administration, entitled Interim Approval for Use of Clearview Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs. Clearview 4-W is equivalent to series E. Clearview 5-W is equivalent to series E(M). A copy of the letter, along with other information on Clearview font, can be found at the following web address: The charts on pages 2.4 through 2.18 provide character widths and spacings for the series E and series E(M) alphabets used on guide signs. Spacing charts for the Clearview 4-W and 5-W fonts are shown on pages 2.19 through Legend length is determined by adding the character widths and intercharacter spacings as appropriate (see pages 2.2 and 2.3). The space between words on the same line is equal to the capital or uppercase character height. The use of punctuation should be kept to a minimum. Periods should not be used with readily recognized abbreviations, such as Ave or Rd, nor with less common abbreviations, unless needed for clarity. Commas also should not be used unless needed for clarity. Apostrophes may be used in part of the proper name of a facility. Hyphens may be used when needed. Revised October 20, Appendix C

140 Character Spacing The figure to the right shows the capital letter D from the series E alphabet. As shown, a box can be drawn around the letter and then can be adjoined to other letters to form a legend as shown below. As seen in the figure above, each character has its own unique spacing box that is created from the charts on the following pages and in Appendix D. The total length of the legend is found by summing first letter s width and right spacing with the last letter s width and left spacing along with the all the characters and their widths and spacings found between the first and last letter. The figure above is shown using all uppercase letters from the series E alphabet. On the following page there are sample layouts using the various alphabets and letters from each alphabet. Revised October 20, Appendix C

141 Sample Layouts Using 8 Uppercase Standard Alphabet Series E(M): Using 12 Capital Standard Alphabet Series E: Revised October 20, Appendix C

142 Character Width and Spacing Charts 20 Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

143 Character Width and Spacing Charts 16 Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

144 Character Width and Spacing Charts Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

145 Character Width and Spacing Charts Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

146 Character Width and Spacing Charts 8 Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

147 Character Width and Spacing Charts 6 Uppercase FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E(M) - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

148 Character Width and Spacing Charts 20 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

149 Character Width and Spacing Charts 18 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

150 Character Width and Spacing Charts 16 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

151 Character Width and Spacing Charts 15 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

152 Character Width and Spacing Charts 12 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

153 Character Width and Spacing Charts 10 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

154 Character Width and Spacing Charts 9 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

155 Character Width and Spacing Charts 8 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

156 Character Width and Spacing Charts 6 Capital FHWA Standard Alphabet Series E - For legends of all capital letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A B C D E F G H I J K & L ! M " N # O $ P Q / R asterisk S period T comma/apos U colon V ( W ) X hyphen Y Z = ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

157 Character Width and Spacing Charts 20 Uppercase Clearview 5-W - For legends using uppercase and lowercase letters. Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Character Left Width Right Character Left Width Right $ / asterisk period comma/apos colon ( ) hyphen & ! = " # ? Revised October 20, Appendix C

Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) APPENDIX A. SYMBOLS for TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS

Sign Design Manual (TEM 295-2) APPENDIX A. SYMBOLS for TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS APPENDIX A SYMBOLS for TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS April 16, 2004 A-1 Appendix A Intentionally blank. April 16, 2004 A-2 Appendix A Symbols for Traffic Control Signs Index Arrows Standard Arrow Arrow Details