Introduction

The majority of freeway guide signs are the white-on-green direction signs that road users rely upon to provide most of the navigation information they need. Direction signs can be placed overhead or on the side of the freeway and include the following:
Overhead
direction signs include:
  • Advance Guide signs
  • Exit Direction signs
  • Exit Number panels
  • Diagrammatic signs
  • Interchange Sequence signs
  • Pull-Through signs.
Ground-mounted
direction signs include:
  • Exit Gore signs
  • Supplemental Guide signs
  • Distance signs.