The Exit Number panel provides a means of identifying interchanges. In Texas, interchanges on Interstate highways are numbered using milepost marker (reference post) numbers. Exit numbers are not normally used on non-Interstate freeways in Texas. Figure 3‑3 illustrates two types of Exit Number panels.

Exit Number panels are addressed in Section 2E.28 of the Texas MUTCD and the

Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas

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Design, Application, and Placement.

The following information covers the application, design, and placement of Exit Number panels:

The Exit Gore Sign Number panel must contain only the exit number.

The Guide Sign Number panel must contain the word EXIT and the exit number.

The Exit Number panel must be located at the top of the Advance Guide and Exit Direction signs or Exit Gore sign.

The Exit Number panel (for Advance Guide and Exit Direction signs) must be aligned to the side of the exit. The Number panel must be aligned to the right edge for a right-side exit and the left edge for a left-side exit. The Exit Number panel for Exit Gore signs must be centered to the parent sign.