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Signs Library: Series W

Sample sign cells, Series W

 

 

Warning Signs

  • W1-1 Turn
  • W1-1aL Left turn w/speed
  • W1-1aR Right turn w/speed
  • W1-2 Curve
  • W1-2aL Left curve symbol w/speed
  • W1-2aR Right curve symbol w/speed
  • W1-3 Reverse turn
  • W1-4 Reverse curve
  • W1-5 Winding road
  • W1-6 One-direction large arrow
  • W1-7 Two-direction large arrow
  • W1-8 Chevron
  • W1-11 Hairpin curve
  • W1-13 Truck rollover warning
  • W1-15 270° loop
  • W2-1 Cross road
  • W2-2 Side road
  • W2-3 Skewed side road
  • W2-4 T-intersection
  • W2-5 Y-intersection
  • W2-6 Circular Intersection
  • W3-1 Stop ahead
  • W3-2 Yield ahead
  • W3-3 Signal ahead
  • W3-4 BE PREPARED TO STOP
  • W3-5 Speed reduction
  • W3-5a XX MPH SPEED ZONE AHEAD
  • W3-6 DRAW BRIDGE
  • W4-1 Merge
  • W4-2 Lane ends
  • W4-3 Added lane
  • W4-4aP TRAFFIC FROM LEFT DOES NOT STOP
  • W4-4bP ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP
  • W4-4P CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP
  • W4-5 Traffic entering
  • W4-6 Entering roadway added lane
  • W5-1 ROAD NARROWS
  • W5-2 NARROW BRIDGE
  • W5-3 ONE LANE BRIDGE
  • W5-4 RAMP NARROWS
  • W5-4a BIKEWAY NARROWS
  • W6-1 Divided highway
  • W6-2 Divided highway ends
  • W6-3 Two way traffic
  • W6-4 Two way traffic plate
  • W7-1 Hill
  • W7-1a Hill with grade
  • W7-2bP TRUCKS USE LOWER GEAR
  • W7-2P USE LOW GEAR
  • W7-3aP NEXT __ MILES
  • W7-3bP XX GRADE XX MILES
  • W7-3P 9% GRADE
  • W7-4 RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP 1 MILE
  • W7-4b RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP W/ Arrow
  • W7-4c TRUCK ESCAPE RAMP
  • W7-4dP SAND
  • W7-4eP GRAVEL
  • W7-4fP PAVED
  • W7-5 Bicycle hill
  • W7-6 HILL BLOCKS VIEW
  • W8-1 BUMP
  • W8-2 DIP
  • W8-3 PAVEMENT ENDS
  • W8-4 SOFT SHOULDER
  • W8-5 Slippery when wet
  • W8-5aP ICE
  • W8-5bP STEEL DECK
  • W8-5cP EXCESS OIL
  • W8-5P WHEN WET
  • W8-6 TRUCK CROSSING
  • W8-7 LOOSE GRAVEL
  • W8-8 ROUGH ROAD
  • W8-9 LOW SHOULDER
  • W8-10 Bicycle Surface Condition
  • W8-10P SLIPPERY WHEN WET
  • W8-11 UNEVEN LANES
  • W8-12 NO CENTER LINE
  • W8-13 BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD
  • W8-14 FALLEN ROCKS
  • W8-15 GROOVED PAVEMENT
  • W8-15P Motorcycle
  • W8-16 METAL BRIDGE DECK
  • W8-17 Shoulder Drop Off
  • W8-17P SHOULDER DROP-OFF
  • W8-18 ROAD MAY FLOOD
  • W8-21 GUSTY WINDS AREA
  • W8-22 FOG AREA
  • W8-23 NO SHOULDER
  • W8-24 STEEL PLATE AHEAD
  • W8-25 SHOULDER ENDS
  • W9-1L LEFT LANE ENDS
  • W9-1R RIGHT LANE ENDS
  • W9-2L LANE ENDS MERGE LEFT
  • W9-2R LANE ENDS MERGE RIGHT
  • W9-3 CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD
  • W10-1 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning
  • W10-1aP EXEMPT
  • W10-2 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning
  • W10-3 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning
  • W10-4 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning
  • W10-5 Low ground clearance highway-rail grade crossing
  • W10-8 TRAINS MAY EXCEED MPH
  • W10-9P NO TRAIN HORN
  • W10-11 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning
  • W10-11a FEET BETWEEN TRACKS & HIGHWAY
  • W10-11b FEET BETWEEN HIGHWAY & TRACKS BEHIND YOU
  • W10-12 SKEWED CROSSING
  • W10-13P NO GATES OR LIGHTS
  • W10-14aP USE NEXT CROSSING
  • W10-14P NEXT CROSSING
  • W10-15P ROUGH CROSSING
  • W11-1 Bicycle
  • W11-2 Pedestrian
  • W11-3 Deer
  • W11-4 Cattle
  • W11-5 Farm machinery
  • W11-5a Farm machinery
  • W11-6 Snowmobile
  • W11-7 Equestrian
  • W11-8 Fire Station
  • W11-9 Handicapped Crossing
  • W11-10 Truck
  • W11-11 Golf cart crossing
  • W11-12P EMERGENCY SIGNAL AHEAD
  • W11-14 Buggy
  • W11-15 Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • W11-15a TRAIL CROSSING
  • W11-15P TRAIL X-ING
  • W11-16 Bear
  • W11-17 Sheep
  • W11-18 Big Horn Sheep
  • W11-19 Donkey
  • W11-20 Elk
  • W11-21 Moose
  • W11-22 Wild Horse
  • W12-1 Double arrow
  • W12-2 Low clearance
  • W12-2a Low clearance, plaque
  • W13-1P Advisory speed plaque
  • W13-2 Advisory exit speed
  • W13-3 Advisory ramp speed
  • W14-1 DEAD END
  • W14-1aL DEAD END directional, Lt
  • W14-1aR DEAD END directional, Rt
  • W14-2 NO OUTLET
  • W14-2aL NO OUTLET directional, Lt
  • W14-2aR NO OUTLET directional, Rt
  • W14-3 NO PASSING ZONE pennant
  • W15-1 PLAYGROUND
  • W16-1P SHARE THE ROAD
  • W16-2aP Distance plaque, feet (1 line)
  • W16-2P Distance ahead plaque, feet (2 lines)
  • W16-3aP Distance plaque, miles (1 lines
  • W16-3P Distance plaque, miles (2 lines)
  • W16-4P NEXT Distance plaque
  • W16-5P Arrow plaque
  • W16-6P Arrow plaque, ahead
  • W16-7P Crossing location arrow plaque
  • W16-9P AHEAD plaque
  • W16-10aP PHOTO ENFORCED
  • W16-11P HOV
  • W16-12P TRAFFIC CIRCLE plaque
  • W16-13P WHEN FLASHING
  • W16-15P NEW plaque
  • W16-18P NOTICE plaque
  • W17-1 SPEED HUMP
  • W18-1 NO TRAFFIC SIGNS
  • W20-1 WORK
  • W20-2 DETOUR
  • W20-3 CLOSED
  • W20-4 ONE LANE ROAD
  • W20-5aL <2> LEFT LANES CLOSED
  • W20-5aR <2> RIGHT LANES CLOSED
  • W20-5L LEFT LANE CLOSED
  • W20-5R RIGHT LANE CLOSED
  • W20-7 Flagger symbol
  • W20-7a FLAGGER
  • W21-1 Workers symbol
  • W21-1a WORKERS
  • W21-2 FRESH
  • W21-3 ROAD MACHINERY
  • W21-5 SHOULDER WORK
  • W21-5a SHOULDER CLOSED
  • W21-5b SHOULDER CLOSED
  • W21-6 SURVEY CREW
  • W21-7 UTILITY WORK AHEAD
  • W22-1 BLASTING ZONE AHEAD
  • W22-2 TURN OFF 2-WAY RADIO AND CELL PHONE
  • W22-3 END BLASTING ZONE
  • W23-1 SLOW TRAFFIC AHEAD
  • W23-2 NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN AHEAD
  • W24-1 Double reverse curve (1 lane)
  • W24-1a Double reverse curve (2 lanes)
  • W24-1b Double reverse curve (3 lanes)
  • W25-1 ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAS EXTENDED GREEN
  • W25-2 ONCOMING TRAFFIC MAY HAVE EXTENDED GREEN