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This must be going back some years!
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Nathan_A_RF wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:51 An original survivor
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This blue bordered one on the A442 in Shropshire:

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There’s quite a few of those “brown” signs in that sort of condition, usually on northbound carriageways so they get faded by the full glare of the midday sun.

Meanwhile, and it must have been posted before, I passed this good-as-new* sign earlier today.

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Blue border direction signs on minor road C272 and C367 junction

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Big L wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2023 16:34
There’s quite a few of those “brown” signs in that sort of condition, usually on northbound carriageways so they get faded by the full glare of the midday sun.

Meanwhile, and it must have been posted before, I passed this good-as-new* sign earlier today.

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what was straight on here? looks like a blanked / removed circle
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zapalniczka wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 09:49
Big L wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2023 16:34
There’s quite a few of those “brown” signs in that sort of condition, usually on northbound carriageways so they get faded by the full glare of the midday sun.

Meanwhile, and it must have been posted before, I passed this good-as-new* sign earlier today.

*opinions may vary.
what was straight on here? looks like a blanked / removed circle
It was a "no entry" symbol as when first built the ahead carriageway was a stump awaiting the connection to what is now the A46. Also must be a contender for one of the oldest surviving motorway signs.
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Bryn666 wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:29
zapalniczka wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 09:49
Big L wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2023 16:34 There’s quite a few of those “brown” signs in that sort of condition, usually on northbound carriageways so they get faded by the full glare of the midday sun.

Meanwhile, and it must have been posted before, I passed this good-as-new* sign earlier today.

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what was straight on here? looks like a blanked / removed circle
It was a "no entry" symbol as when first built the ahead carriageway was a stump awaiting the connection to what is now the A46. Also must be a contender for one of the oldest surviving motorway signs.
Note also how the "00” of "A4600" are clearly later additions, as A46 still headed for the centre of Cov at this time.
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This A423(M) sign survived 30 years after renumbering.
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Komi san wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 16:50 This A423(M) sign survived 30 years after renumbering.
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And it's still missing a right bracket :(
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Not posted any real content for a while. This one was taken today.
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Komi san wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 14:16 Old gantry in Berlin.
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It presumably has survived because of the landing light attached to it. What an amazing bit of kit.
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Bryn666 wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 15:52It presumably has survived because of the landing light attached to it. What an amazing bit of kit.
But just look at the lack of containment where an unfortunate HGV incident could close down both a motorway and airport in one fell swoop...
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RichardA35 wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 16:24
Bryn666 wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 15:52It presumably has survived because of the landing light attached to it. What an amazing bit of kit.
But just look at the lack of containment where an unfortunate HGV incident could close down both a motorway and airport in one fell swoop...
Operations moving to the new Brandenburg Airport have probably seen to the latter.

As for the gantry itself it seems it is just the UK where nuclear bunker sized structures are still able to be demolished by anything bigger than a feather duster crashing through a standard corrugated beam barrier.
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Big L wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2023 16:34 Meanwhile, and it must have been posted before, I passed this good-as-new* sign earlier today.
It sure has been posted before, albeit in another thread.
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I snapped these pictures back in 2018, but, per street view, these classic pair of button-copy signs on US 31 on the southwest side of Montgomery, AL, are thankfully still there, as of this past June at least. I believe these are the only surviving examples of button-copy US Route and Alabama State Route shields in Alabama. Last I saw, I-65 southbound in downtown Birmingham still retained a trio of button-copy I-65 shields, the only button-copy Interstate shields left in Alabama (as the I-20/I-59 pair at "malfunction junction" were removed before I could snap a picture when the I-20/I-59 viaduct through downtown Birmingham was torn down and rebuilt years ago), but the southernmost of those had the sign it's on damaged so I have no idea if they are all still around.
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This one from Massachusetts is so worn out, you can barely make out what the $200 fine is for.
https://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archi ... 36/01s.htm
A particularly manky speed camera warning sign from Llandeilo.
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