Sunteți pe pagina 1din 108

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

pennsy v n
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PUBLICATION 111

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

JUNE 2013

INDEX OF TRAFFIC CONTROL - PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNING STANDARDS


STANDARD DRAWING NO.

DATE

TC-8600

(13 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

TC-8602

(4 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

TC-8604

(4 SHEETS)

DESCRIPTION

PAVEMENT MARKINGS (EXPESSWAY / FREEWAY, CONVENTIONAL, LEGENDS & SYMBOLS)


SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS

JUN.13, 2013

TC-8700C (12 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

DELINEATION

SPACING CHARTS / DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS, NUMERALS & ARROWS

TC-8701A (13 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

ADVANCE SIGNING FOR INTERCHANGES

TC-8701D (13 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

SIGN DETAILS / FREEWAY & EXPRESSWAY GUIDE SIGNS

TC-8701E (2 SHEETS)
TC-8701P (1 SHEET)

JUN.13, 2013
JUN.13, 2013

EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL SIGNS


FREEWAY & EXPRESSWAY ADVANCE SIGNING FOR PARKING AREAS

TC-8701R (1 SHEET)

JUN.13, 2013

FREEWAY & EXPRESSWAY ADVANCE SIGNING FOR REST AREAS

TC-8701S (4 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS

TC-8701W (1 SHEET)

JUN.13, 2013

FREEWAY & EXPRESSWAY ADVANCE SIGNING FOR WELCOME CENTERS

TC-8702A (8 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE A

TC-8702B (9 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE B

TC-8702C (2 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE C

TC-8702D (2 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE D

TC-8702E (5 SHEETS)

JUN.13, 2013

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E

TC-8710

(1 SHEET)

TC-8715

(4 SHEETS)

TC-8716

(1 SHEET)

TC-8717

(1 SHEET)

JUN.13, 2013

DISTANCE MARKERS

JUN.13, 2013
JUN.13, 2013
JUN.13, 2013

SIGN LIGHTING
TYPE III BARRICADE

TEMPORARY PORTABLE SIGN POST, "H" BASE AND "X" BASE

E.O.P.

LEGEND

NOTES:

SHOULDER
3'

12'

3'

BLACK

3'

12'

8"

1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT


OF TRANSPORTATION'S PUBLICATION 408, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

WHITE
2. REFLECTORIZE ALL NON-BLACK PAVEMENT MARKINGS.
YELLOW

AUXILIARY LANE LINE

SHOULDER

3. EDGE LINES SHOULD BE 4" MINIMUM WIDE SOLID LINE OF THE COLOR
INDICATED AND PLACED 4" INSIDE THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT
SHOULDER.

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

E.O.P.
4. ON EXPRESSWAYS/FREEWAYS MAKE BROKEN LANE LINES 6" WIDE
AND LOCATE 4" TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVEMENT JOINT OR SEAM.

4" MIN.
(6" TYP.)

MAIN LINE
24"

4' OR 6'
(TYP.)

10'

5. APPLY ALL PAINTED CENTER LINES, LANE LINES AND LEGENDS AT


15 MILS MINIMUM WET THICKNESS.

(TYP.)

8"

30'

6. APPLY PAINTED EDGE LINES AT 12 MILS MINIMUM WET THICKNESS.


7. USE CROSSHATCHING AT EXIT GORE AREAS WHEN VISIBILITY OR SIGHT
DISTANCE OF THE GORE IS RESTRICTED.

8. PLACE OPTIONAL WRONG-WAY ARROWS IN CENTER OF EACH LANE OF AN EXIT


RAMP, 5' FROM STOP BAR OR PAVEMENT EDGE AND ACROSS FROM
WRONG-WAY SIGNS.

DOTTED EXTENSION LINE


4" MIN.
(6" TYP.)

BROKEN LANE LINE

(SEE NOTE 9)

9.8
3'

10'

10'

9. DOTTED EXTENSION LINES ON EXPRESSWAY/FREEWAYS SHALL BE USED TO


EXTEND RAMP, LANE DROP, MAIN LINE, AND INTERSECTION EDGE LINES IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE.

8"

30"

10. TYPICAL S.P.A.R.E. ZONE LENGTH IS 0.9 MILES, MINIMUM IS 0.6 MILES.

8"

20'

11. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS REFER TO MARKINGS, CHAPTER 3, MUTCD.


16'

24"

12. FOR CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAY PAVEMENT MARKINGS, SEE SHEETS 3 AND 4.

C TO C

13. FOR LEGENDS & SYMBOLS PAVEMENT MARKINGS, SEE SHEETS 6, 7 AND 8.

8"
8"

45

14. FOR LOCATION AND INSTALLATION OF SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED PAVEMENT


MARKERS, SEE TC-8602.

17.0'

BROKEN LANE LINE WITH


BLACK SHADOW LINES

15. BLACK SHADOW LINES REQUIRED FOR CONCRETE ROADWAY SURFACES


WITH EPOXY MARKINGS ONLY.

23.5'

(SEE NOTE 15)

WRONG-WAY ARROW

CHEVRON GORE MARKING

(SEE NOTE 8)

4" MIN.
6" OPTIONAL

(OPTIONAL, SEE NOTE 7)

4" MIN.
6" OPTIONAL

YELLOW

WHITE

W RONG

RAMP

5'

W AY

W RONG

*
CROSSROAD

SPEED CHECK MARKERS


SIGNS (I2-1)

0.0 MILE

0.6 MILE

OFFSET

0.3 MILE

0.9 MILE

MARKER

SEGMENT

DESCENDING

W AY

R5-1A

EDGE LINES

R5-1A
SEE DETAIL A

1584'

1584'

1'

1584'

OPTIONAL

SHOULDER
'
5

WEST OR SOUTHBOUND

2' (TYP.)

RAMP CROSSROAD TERMINAL MARKINGS


WITH WRONG-WAY ARROWS

MEDIAN

(SEE MUTCD FIGURE 3B-23 FOR MORE DETAILS)

1'-0"

EAST OR NORTHBOUND

(TYP.)

SHOULDER

0.9 MILE

STATE POLICE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ENFORCEMENT (S.P.A.R.E.) MARKING DETAIL

(TYP.)

1584'

0.6 MILE

0.0 MILE

ASCENDING

MARKER

SEGMENT

0.3 MILE

OFFSET

1584'

2'-0"

1584'

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SHOULDER

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

DETAIL A

EXPRESSWAY / FREEWAY

(LOCATE ON TANGENT SECTION OF ROADWAY, SEE NOTE 10)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 13

TC-8600

8"

8"

8"

TYPICALLY 300' FROM


THEORETICAL GORE

8"

50'

E
N
A
L

MAINTAIN

U
NIF
OR
M

8"

GORE

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

8"
GORE

THEORETICAL

50'

AL
SIC
PHY
E
GOR

THEORETICAL

YELLOW

PARALLEL LANE

PARALLEL LANE

DOTTED EXTENSION
OF RIGHT EDGE LINE
8"

50'

PHY
SIC
AL
GOR
E

50'
8"

(SEE NOTE 9, SHEET 1)

WHITE

GORE

100'MIN. UP TO 300'MAX.
FROM THEORETICAL GORE

THEORETICAL

8"

50'

LEGEND
L
A
N
E
H
T
D
I
W

P
H
Y
S
G
I
O
C
R
A
E
L

M
OR
IF
UN

AUXILARY
LANE LINES

OF RIGHT EDGE LINE

CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE

W
I
D
T
H

5
0

'

AUXILARY
LANE LINES

(FULL WIDTH)

DOTTED EXTENSION

(MIN.)

VARIABLE

MULTIPLE EXIT LANES

L
A
C
I
S
E
Y
R
H
O
P
G

MAINTAIN

25'

LENGTH VARIES

8"
GORE

THEORETICAL

FULL WIDTH

AUXILARY LANE LINE

TYPICALLY 300'
FROM THEORETICAL GORE

EXIT ONLY LANE DROP

100'MIN. UP TO 300'MAX.
FROM THEORETICAL GORE

50'
(MIN.)

PH
GO YS
RE IC
AL

P
H
Y
S
G
I
O
C
R
A
E
L

PLACE AUXILARY LANE LINE


FOR A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF
0.5 MILES OR TO A MAXIMUM
DISTANCE WHERE THE
1st NOTICE OF THE LANE
DROP IS SIGNED.

GORE

THEORETICAL

PLACE AUXILARY LANE LINE


FOR A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF
0.5 MILES OR TO A MAXIMUM
DISTANCE WHERE THE
1st NOTICE OF THE LANE
DROP IS SIGNED.

50'

THEORETICAL
GORE

50'

(SEE NOTE 9, SHEET 1)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

TAPERED LANE

TAPERED LANE

PAVEMENT MARKINGS
ACCELERATION LANE

DECELERATION LANE

EXPRESSWAY / FREEWAY
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 13

TC-8600

NOTES:

LANE, EDGE AND CENTERLINES

**

**

1. MAKE ALL LANE LINES, EITHER SOLID OR BROKEN WHITE, 4" MINIMUM WIDE
WHEN ADDITIONAL LANES ARE ADDED TO WHAT IS OTHERWISE A TWO-LANE,
TWO-WAY HIGHWAY AND 6" WIDE ON ALL MULTI-LANE HIGHWAYS.
2. LANE LINES ON AN APPROACH TO A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION SHALL BE SOLID WHITE FOR
A DISTANCE OF 150' MEASURED FROM THE STOP BAR.

13

13

3. LANE LINES THAT DELINEATE THE EDGE OF A TURNING LANE ARE TO BE SOLID WHITE
LINES WITH A LENGTH EQUAL 2X/3, BUT NOT LESS THAN 1/3 THE LENGTH OF THE TURN
LANE, MEASURED FROM THE STOP BAR.

15

*
*
*
*

***

6. ON FOUR (4) OR MORE LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAYS, FOR CENTER LINES USE THE TWO-WAY
BARRIER LINES.

(MIN.)

*
*

14

7. "CENTER LANE LEFT TURN ONLY" MARKINGS ARE TWO (2) SETS OF ONE-WAY BARRIER LINES
WITH BROKEN YELLOW LINES INSIDE OF THE SOLID YELLOW LINES.

SIGNALIZED

1
5 41

**

L/6

** **

L/2

USPA

*
*

** **

Y ONL
ONL
Y ONL
Y

*
*

O N LY

12

5. ON TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY HIGHWAYS, THE CENTER LINES ARE YELLOW, 4" WIDE
EITHER SOLID, BROKEN OR A COMBINATION THEREOF. A SOLID BARRIER LINE SHALL
PRECEDE ALL CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS BY THE MINIMUM DISTANCE NOTED IN TABLE A.

***

4. MAKE EDGE LINES SOLID WHITE LINES 4" WIDE, EXCEPT USE SOLID YELLOW
LINES WHEN ADJACENT TO A MEDIAN WHICH SEPARATES OPPOSING DIRECTIONS OF
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FLOW.

14

14

INTERSECTION

8. EXTEND THE LANE LINES, EDGE LINES AND/OR CENTER LINES A DISTANCE OF 150'
FROM THE STOP BAR ON MINOR APPROACHES, WHERE CONDITIONS PERMIT.

10

2X/3 DESIRABLE
X/3 MINIMUM

STOP LINE

**

9. STOP LINES ARE SOLID WHITE LINES THAT COMPLETELY TRAVERSE EACH TRAFFIC LANE. AT
AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN, THE STOP LINE SHOULD BE PLACED AT A LOCATION
NO LESS THAN 4', OR MORE THAN 30' FROM THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE INTERSECTING
ROADWAY TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SIGHT DISTANCE TO VEHICLES ON THE CROSSING ROUTE.
WHEN USED ON MULTI-LANE APPROACH TO A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION, THE STOP LINE
MAY BE STAGGERED TO ASSIST TURNING VEHICLES AND TO IMPROVE SIGHT DISTANCE FOR
MOTORIST DESIRING TO MAKE A TURN ON RED.

***

**

OPTIONAL

**

REQUIRED WHERE THROUGH LANE


BECOMES MANDATORY TURN LANE

PLAN

10. LOCATE STOP LINES AT A MINIMUM OF 4' IN ADVANCE OF AND PARALLEL TO THE
CROSSWALK LINES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

OFFSET TABLE
YIELD LINE

FOR DETAILS SEE SHEET 5.

TH

L =

11. YIELD LINES ARE TO CONSIST OF A ROW OF SOLID WHITE ISOSCELES TRIANGLES POINTING
TOWARD APPROACHING VEHICLES EXTENDING ACROSS APPROACH LANES TO INDICATE THE
POINT AT WHICH THE YIELD IS INTENDED OR REQUIRED TO BE MADE.

L =

MEDIAN MARKINGS

SPEED LIMIT OR 85
PERCENTILE SPEED
(MPH)

WS
TH
FOR CONVENTIONAL ROADWAYS WHERE THE 85 PERCENTILE
60
SPEED IS 40 MPH OR LESS

DISTANCE
(FT)

35 OR LESS

300

40

350

45

400

TH

WSFOR CONVENTIONAL ROADWAYS WHERE THE 85 PERCENTILE


SPEED IS 45 MPH OR GREATER AND FOR ALL FREEWAYS
AND EXPRESSWAYS

12. TRANSVERSE MEDIAN MARKINGS ARE 24" WIDE YELLOW LINES SPACED AS INDICATED
ON SHEET 4, WITHIN TWO (2) SETS OF TWO-WAY BARRIER LINES. USE TRANSVERSE LINES
ONLY WHEN REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EMPHASIS IF THE SIGHT DISTANCE OR VISIBILITY IS
RESTRICTED.

TH

WHERE: S = 85 PERCENTILE SPEED (MPH)


W
= OFFSET

GORE MARKINGS

50

450

55

500

TABLE A

X = 25' PER 30 TURNING V.P.H. THE MINIMUM IS 75'

(SEE NOTE 5)

13. EDGE LINES ARE 4" SOLID WHITE LINES. USE TRANSVERSE OR DIAGONAL LINES
ONLY WHEN REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS IF THE SIGHT DISTANCE OR
VISIBILITY OF GORE IS RESTRICTED.

PAVEMENT LEGENDS
14. WORD AND SYMBOL MARKINGS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE LINES OF INFORMATION. IF A
PAVEMENT MARKING WORD MESSAGE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN ONE LINE OF INFORMATION,
IT SHOULD READ IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE FIRST WORD OF THE MESSAGE SHOULD
BE NEAREST TO THE ROAD USER. THE LONGITUDINAL SPACE BETWEEN WORD OR SYMBOL
MESSAGE MARKINGS, INCLUDING ARROW MARKINGS, SHOULD BE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES THE
HEIGHT OF THE CHARACTERS FOR LOW-SPEED ROADS, BUT NOT MORE THAN TEN TIMES THE
HEIGHT OF THE CHARACTERS UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. ON ALL APPROACHES, CENTER THE
LEGENDS WITHIN THE LANE.
15. ALIGN THE LEGENDS TRANSVERSELY ACROSS EACH PAVEMENT. THE
MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ARROW SYMBOL AND STOP BAR IS 20'.

30'

10'

30'

4"

DOTTED EXTENSION LINES


16. DOTTED EXTENSION LINES MAY BE USED TO DELINEATE TRAVEL
PATHS FOR TURNING TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AT OFFSET, SKEWED OR
COMPLEX INTERSECTIONS AND FOR MULTIPLE TURN LANES.

12" MIN.
24" OPTIONAL

YELLOW

SEE NOTE 1

LANE REDUCTION ARROW (LRA)


17. FOR DETAILS SEE SHEET 10.
30'

10'

30'

6"

STOP LINE

SOLID LANE LINE

WHITE

3'

12'

3'

12'

3'

BROKEN LANE LINE


6"

10'

30'

4"

6"

4"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

LEGEND

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

AUXILIARY LANE LINE

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

WHITE

ONE-WAY BARRIER LINES


YELLOW

(SEE NOTE 5)

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

NOTE REFERENCE NUMBER

4' OR 6'

24"

(TYP.)

(TYP.)

4"

6"

4"
4"

CONVENTIONAL
DOTTED EXTENSION LINE

TWO-WAY BARRIER LINES


(SEE NOTE 5)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 13

TC-8600

<

35 MPH

SEE EDGE LINE

SEE CENTER LINE

16' C TO C > 35 MPH

8' C TO C

OFFSET DETAIL

OFFSET DETAIL
E.O.P.

1. OFFSET PAVEMENT MARKING LINES 4" FROM LONGITUDINAL PAVEMENT


CONSTRUCTION JOINTS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER OR AS
INDICATED BELOW:
- YELLOW SKIP LINES ON TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY ROADWAYS (WHERE
PASSING IS ALLOWED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS) CAN BE OFFSET 3"
FROM THE CENTER LINE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE REPAINTING
OF THE LINES WITH COMPATIBLE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT.
- OFFSET DOUBLE YELLOW CENTER LINES 3" ON EACH SIDE
OF THE CENTER LINE TO ALLOW FOR PLACEMENT OF PAVEMENT
MARKERS (PRESENT OR FUTURE PLACEMENT).

R4-2

W14-3

SHOULDER

6"

4"

NOTES:

4"
24"

OPTIONAL

2. PASSING - NO PASSING ZONES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER.


SHOULDER

4"

45

3. EDGE LINES ARE NOT REQUIRED ALONG CURB AND GUTTER LOCATIONS.

E.O.P.
SEE EDGE LINE

PASSING ZONE

PASSING ZONE

NO-PASSING ZONE

OFFSET DETAIL

BOTH DIRECTIONS

SINGLE DIRECTION

BOTH DIRECTIONS

4. DO NOT CONTINUE EDGE LINES THRU INTERSECTIONS, AND DO NOT BREAK


EDGE LINES AT DRIVEWAYS.

4"

5. PLACE EDGE LINES AT RAISED ISLAND LOCATIONS, OUTLINING THE


SHAPE OF THE RAISED ISLAND.

TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY UNDIVIDED ROADWAY


6"

TRANSVERSE MEDIAN MARKING

E.O.P.

6. 320' TYPICAL SPACING BETWEEN SETS OF ARROW SYMBOLS CAN


BE INCREASED OR DECREASED AS DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER.

1320' TYP.

320'
TYPICAL SPACING

SEE EDGE LINE


OFFSET DETAIL

(SEE NOTE 7)

(SEE NOTE 6)

R3-9B

7. 1320' TYPICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTER LANE - LEFT TURN


ONLY SIGNS (R3-9B) CAN BE INCREASED OR DECREASED AS DETERMINED
BY THE ENGINEER.

R3-9B

SHOULDER

4"
8 TO 16 FT
TYP.
SHOULDER
E.O.P.

R3-9B

24"

SEE EDGE LINE

ARROWS ARE

SEE CENTER LINE

ARROWS ARE

OFFSET DETAIL

OPTIONAL

OFFSET DETAIL

OPTIONAL

4"

45

8' C TO C

TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY UNDIVIDED ROADWAY


WITH TWO-WAY LEFT TURN LANE

<

35 MPH

16' C TO C > 35 MPH

CHEVRON GORE MARKING


(OPTIONAL)

8' C TO C

<

35 MPH

16' C TO C > 35 MPH

SHOULDER
3"

6"

E.O.P.

3"

4"

TOWARDS RIGHT SIDE


OF TRAVELWAY

24"

4"
YELLOW CENTER LINE
WHITE LANE LINE
45

4"

WHITE OR YELLOW
EDGE LINE

LANE LINE
OFFSET DETAIL

CENTER LINE
OFFSET DETAIL

EDGE LINE
OFFSET DETAIL

LEGEND

ONE-WAY BARRIER GORE MARKING


(OPTIONAL)

WHITE

YELLOW

MEDIAN SIDE E.O.P. OR SHOULDER

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

45

SEE EDGE LINE


OFFSET DETAIL
E.O.P.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

SHOULDER

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
45

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

SHOULDER

OUTSIDE E.O.P. OR SHOULDER

E.O.P.
SEE LANE LINE
D = SPACING OF DIAGONAL LINES (TYPICALLY EQUAL IN FEET
TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT).
INCREASE SPACING OF DIAGONALS TO 200' OR
MORE ON INTERSTATE ROADWAYS.

EDGE OF PAVEMENT OR SHOULDER ISLAND

SEE EDGE LINE

OFFSET DETAIL

OFFSET DETAIL

MULTI-LANE ROADWAY

CONVENTIONAL
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 13

TC-8600

SEE MID-BLOCK DETAIL


THIS SHEET

DETAILS ARE FOR CROSSWALK PAVEMENT MARKINGS ONLY


SIGNALIZED

CENTER

OF RAMP

INTERSECTION

Y ONL
ONL
Y ONL
Y

OUTSIDE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

4'-0" MIN.

PROJECTED
CURB LINE

P
E
D
C
E
R
S
O
T
S
R
S
I
W
A
A
N
L
K

X
3

SEE DETAIL A, B OR C FOR


PLACEMENT OF CROSSWALK MARKINGS
AROUND CURB CUTS. (TYP.)

INSIDE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

PLAN
PLAN

YIELD AHEAD
PAVEMENT
MARKINGS (TYP.)
SEE TYPICAL
YIELD LINE
LAYOUT, SHT.8

CENTER

OF RAMP

DETAIL A

W11-2 WITH
W16-103P

20 FT.TO 50 FT.

FT.AHEAD) OR

W16-9P (AHEAD)

R1-5L

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK

4
'
M
0
I
"
N
.

STOP LINE

WHEELCHAIR
OVERRUN ZONE
4'-0" MIN.

W11-2 WITH

OUTSIDE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

W16-103P
(

FT.AHEAD) OR

R1-5L

W16-9P (AHEAD)
PROJECTED
CURB LINE

P
E
D
C
E
R
S
O
T
S
R
S
I
W
A
A
N
L
K

2'-0" MIN. NORMAL


CURB FOR BOTH SIDES
OF RAMP

PLAN - CROSSWALK WITH ADVANCE WARNING


PAVEMENT MARKINGS

DEPRESSED CURB
INSIDE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK DETAIL

PLAN

REFER TO PUBLICATION 46 CHAPTER 11.9


AND MUTCD PART 3B.17 FOR MORE DETAILS.

DETAIL B
LEGEND
SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK

WHITE
STOP
LINE

YELLOW
STOP LINE

"
0
'
N
4
I
M

4
'
M
0
I
"
N

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTES:
OUTSIDE
PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

DEPRESSED CURB

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

1. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF CROSSWALKS SHALL BE 6' AND MAKE THE CROSSWALK
LINES SOLID WHITE NOT LESS THAN 6" WIDE, THE LINES FORMING A
CROSSWALK SHALL BE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND EXTEND ACROSS THE ROADWAY

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

FROM FACE OF CURB TO FACE OF CURB OR EDGE OF SHOULDER AS APPLICABLE.

DEPRESSED CURB

INSIDE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK LINE

2. FOR STANDARD CROSSWALK MARKINGS AND APPROVED DECORATIVE CROSSWALK PATTERN


CONFIGURATION AND COLORS SEE SHEET 6.

PEDESTRIAN

CROSSWALKS

CROSSWALK

PLAN
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 5 OF 13

DETAIL C
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8600

MATERIAL WIDTH
WHITE 12" MIN.,

1
MATERIAL WIDTH

1
EDGE OF ROAD

WHITE PEDESTRIAN

(OPTIONAL)

WHITE 12" MIN.,

WHITE PEDESTRIAN

24" MAX.

24" MAX.
(OPTIONAL)
WHITE PEDESTRIAN

(TYP.)

(TYP.)

EDGE OF ROAD

CROSSWALK LINE

EDGE OF ROAD

MIN.

MIN.

6" MIN., 24" MAX.

(TYP.)

6'-0"

6" MIN., 24" MAX.

MIN.

CROSSWALK LINE

6" MIN. 24" MAX.

6'-0"

CROSSWALK LINE

6'-0"

EDGE OF ROAD

45

EDGE OF ROAD

EDGE OF ROAD

(SPACING)
12" MIN.,
60" MAX.

(SPACING)
12" MIN.,
60" MAX.

TYPE A - PARALLEL

TYPE B - DIAGONAL

TYPE C - PERPENDICULAR

STANDARD CROSSWALK MARKINGS

DECORATIVE CROSSWALK
4
6" CROSSWALK
BORDER (REQUIRED)
EACH SIDE.

6'-0" MIN.

TYPE D - COURTYARD

6" CROSSWALK
BORDER (REQUIRED)
EACH SIDE.

6" CROSSWALK
BORDER (REQUIRED)
EACH SIDE.

6'-0" MIN.

6'-0" MIN.

TYPE E - HERRINGBONE

TYPE F - OFFSET BRICK

APPROVED NON-REFLECTIVE COLORS: WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, SILVER-GRAY, TAN AND MAROON

4
EDGE OF ROAD

NOTES:

6" CROSSWALK
BORDER (REQUIRED)
EACH SIDE.

1. MAKE THE CROSSWALK LINES SOLID WHITE, NOT LESS THAN 6" WIDE.
2. EXTEND THE CROSSWALK ACROSS THE ROADWAY FROM FACE OF CURB TO FACE OF CURB

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

OR EDGE OF SHOULDER AS APPLICABLE.


MIN.

3. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF CROSSWALKS SHALL BE 6'.


4. A WHITE BORDER, 6" WIDE, IS REQUIRED ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

6'-0"

DECORATIVE CROSSWALK, THE BORDERS ARE TO BE PARALLEL USING A


PENNDOT APPROVED PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIAL AND EXTENDS FROM
FACE OF CURB TO FACE OF CURB OR SHOULDER.

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

LEGEND

EDGE OF ROAD

6" MIN.
WHITE

CROSSWALKS
PLAN - CROSSWALK WITH DECORATIVE PATTERN

NOTE REFERENCE NUMBER

PEDESTRIAN FLOW

SEE DECORATIVE CROSSWALK PATTERNS.


(DECORATIVE CROSSWALK PATTERN MUST BE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE 6" WHITE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK BORDERS FORMING THE CROSSWALK)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 6 OF 13

TC-8600

24"

TRANSVERSE
LINE/BAND

15' (TYP.)
4'
FROM
TRACK
(TYP.)

NOTE:
THIS SHEET. (TYP.)
5

6.5'

W10-1

RR

4'
FROM
TRACK
(TYP.)

16'

SEE DETAIL H,

16"

18"

RR

20'

60'

W10-1

11"

RR

6'

RAILROAD CROSSING
MARKING

24'

W10-1

12.5"

(SEE MUTCD FIG. 8B-6 AND

3.3'

24"

8B-7 FOR MORE DETAILS)

TRANSVERSE
LINE/BAND

DETAIL H

LEGEND
6" MIN.
WHITE

YELLOW

NOTES

TH

DISTANCE

POSTED OR 85 PERCENTILE
SPEED (MPH)

(FT)

(FT)

20

100

TH

SPEED LIMIT OR 85
PERCENTILE SPEED
(MPH)
35 OR LESS

300

25

100

40

350

30

100

45

400

35

150

50

450

40

225

55

500

45

300

TABLE A
SEE NOTE 1

50

375

55

450

60

550

65

650

LOCATION OF RAILROAD
CROSSING SIGN
SEE NOTE 4

NOTE REFERENCE NUMBER

1. ON TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY HIGHWAYS, THE CENTER LINES ARE YELLOW,


4" WIDE EITHER SOLID, BROKEN OR A COMBINATION THEREOF.
A SOLID BARRIER LINE SHALL PRECEDE ALL GRADE CROSSINGS
BY THE MINIMUM DISTANCE NOTED IN TABLE A.
2. CENTER THE RAILROAD SYMBOLS WITHIN EACH LANE ON ALL PAVED
APPROACHES TO HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS. IN THOSE
SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS INADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE PAVEMENT
MARKINGS OR WHERE THE INSTALLATION WOULD CREATE OPERATIONAL
PROBLEMS WITH TURNING LANES OR OTHER SPECIAL CONDITIONS,
PAVEMENT MARKINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED PROVIDING AN ENGINEERING
STUDY INDICATES THAT OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES PROVIDE
SUITABLE WARNING AND CONTROL.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

3. ON MULTI-LANE ROADS EXTEND THE TRANSVERSE LINES ACROSS ALL


TRAFFIC LANES ON EACH APPROACH AND USE INDIVIDUAL SYMBOLS
IN EACH APPROACH LANE.

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

4. LOCATE A PORTION OF RAILROAD PAVEMENT MARKING SYMBOL


DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE ADVANCE WARNING SIGN W10-1. USE
DIMENSION "C" FOR PLACEMENT OF ADVANCE WARNING SIGN W10-1.

RAILROAD CROSSING

5. LOCATE STOP LINES 8' FROM THE GATE (IF PRESENT),


BUT NO CLOSER THAN 15' FROM THE NEAREST RAIL.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 7 OF 13

TC-8600

6'

WHITE MARKINGS (TYP.)


3" TO 6"

12"

3'

OF ROADWAY

18"

WHITE MARKINGS
6'

12'

1'

(TYP.)
20'

8"

POSTED OR STATUTORY SPEED


LIMIT LESS THAN 40 MPH

TRAVEL LANE
12'

20'

CENTER OF

WHITE MARKINGS
(TYP.)
CENTER OF

12"

100'

1'

CENTERLINE OF
TRAVEL LANE

WHITE MARKINGS (TYP.)

SPEED HUMP

24"

6" TO 12"

POSTED OR STATUTORY SPEED


LIMIT 45 MPH OR GREATER

2'

TYPICAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS


FOR SPEED HUMPS

6'

30"

36"

18'

(SEE NOTE 3)

CENTER OF SPEED HUMP


OR OTHER ENGINEERED
VERTICAL ROADWAY
DEFLECTION

WHITE MARKINGS
13'

12'
8"

WHITE MARKINGS

3'

6'

POSTED OR STATUTORY SPEED

TYPICAL YIELD LINE LAYOUT


(OPTIONAL)

LIMIT LESS THAN 45 MPH

CROSSWALK OR
SPEED TABLE

TRAVEL LANE

4'

TYPICAL YIELD AHEAD


TRIANGLE SYMBOLS

14'

10'

(SEE NOTE 3)

CENTER OF

100'

(TYP.)

16'

SEE SPEED

ANY SPEED LIMIT


12'

6'

(THIS SHEET)

(TYP.)

HUMP DETAIL

OF ROADWAY

6'

AREA

12" (TYP.)
EDGE OF
ROADWAY
5'
12"

12'

1'
12" PAVEMENT
MARKING (TYP.)
WIDTH VARIES

6'

10'

7'

6'

TYPICAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS


FOR SPEED TABLES OR SPEED HUMPS
WITH CROSSWALKS

8'

9'-4"

(SEE DETAIL A)

4'
5"
12"
8"

12"

LEADING EDGE
OF SPEED HUMP
8'

3'-4"

DETAIL A

WHITE
MARKINGS
(TYP.)

SHARED LANE MARKING

TYPICAL ADVANCE WARNING MARKING FOR SPEED HUMPS OR


OTHER ENGINEERED VERTICAL ROADWAY DEFLECTIONS

8'

8'

(SEE NOTE 4)

NOTES:
1. YIELD LINES MAY BE USED TO INDICATE THE POINT BEHIND WHICH
VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO YIELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH A YIELD
SIGN.
2. YIELD LINES, PED SYMBOL AND BICYCLE RIDER SYMBOL MAY BE
SMALLER THAN SUGGESTED WHEN INSTALLED ON MUCH NARROWER,
SLOW-SPEED FACILITIES SUCH AS SHARED-USE PATHS.

WHITE
MARKINGS
(TYP.)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

3. USE MUTCD CHAPTER 2C, TABLE 2C-4, CONDITION "B" FOR ADVANCE
PLACEMENT DISTANCE OF YIELD AHEAD TRIANGLE SYMBOL.

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

4. USE MUTCD CHAPTER 9C.

4'

LEGEND

LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS


WHITE
TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC
YELLOW

RECOMMENDED

BICYCLE WITH RIDER SYMBOL


(SEE NOTE 2 & 4)

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 8 OF 13

PED SYMBOL
(SEE NOTE 2)

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8600

5.9'

9.5'
3"

4"

4"

4"
3"

16"

16"

16"

16"

16"

16"

16"

16"

8'

35"
17.5"

17.5"

7.75'
3"

4"

3"

6.5"

4"
6.5"

16"

16"

16"

19.5"

3"
16"

7"

5.25'

4"
3"

4.5"

3.5"

5.3"

7"

16"
16"

16"

16"

3"

3" TYP.

16"

4"

8'

16"

4"

3.5"

TYP.
95

2.5"

39"

8'

8'

1.5"

7"

65

19.5"

9.5"

6.25'
4.5'
4"

16"

16"

12.25"
90
5"
1.

16"

.
5
"

3"

16"

16"

16"

25

8'

8'

16"

5"

3"

4"

R
=
1
2

3"

5"
9.
R=

115

HANDICAPPED MARKING
(EACH GRID EQUALS 1" x 1")

2'

3'
4"

16"

4"
16"

16"

8'

8'

NOTE:

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1. HANDICAPPED SYMBOL SHALL BE WHITE. IT MAY BE INSTALLED ALONE


OR WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND WHICH EXTENDS A MINIMUM OF 3" BEYOND
THE SYMBOL. IF MATERIAL THICKNESS OF SYMBOL IS GREATER THAN
20 MILS THE BLUE BACKGROUND MUST BE USED. ANY REDUCTION
IN DIMENSIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS


SEE FHWA'S STANDARD ALPHABETS FOR HIGHWAY SIGNS
AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS FOR OTHER DETAILS.
SEE PAGE 3, NOTE 14 FOR SPACING BETWEEN WORDS.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 9 OF 13

LEGENDS
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8600

EDGE OF LANE

EDGE OF LANE

33
"

"
33
"
33

7
6
"

SHOULDER AREA

171"

"
34

34
"

18
'

'
18

52"

171"

52"

SHOULDER AREA

"
34

34
"

"
6
7

"
69

69
"

33
"

20

20

EACH GRID EQUALS 12" x 12"

LEFT LANE

RIGHT LANE

(MERGE RIGHT)

(MERGE LEFT)

LANE REDUCTION TRANSITION ARROW


(OPTIONAL)

6"

MUTCD,
TABLE 2C-4
CONDITION "A"

300' (TYP)
CONVENTIONAL

300' (TYP)
CONVENTIONAL

600' (TYP)
FREEWAY

600' (TYP)
FREEWAY

6"

3' x 12'
W4-2R

W9-2L

6"

6"

3.6' x 20'

1.67' x 12'

5.5' x 12'

W9-1R
EACH GRID EQUALS 6" x 6"

ARROW

QUANTITY FOR PAVEMENT


MARKING REMOVAL

20 FT

32 FT

1. LOCATE LANE REDUCTION ARROW IN CENTER OF LANE.


2. PLACE LANE REDUCTION ARROWS IN GROUPS OF THREE WHEN
CONDITIONS PERMIT.

13 FT

32 FT

3. FOLLOW MUTCD - TABLE 2C-4 (CONDITION A) FOR PLACEMENT


OF FIRST LANE REDUCTION ARROW IN ADVANCE OF TAPER.

MARKING ARROWS
INTERSTATE - EXPRESSWAY/FREEWAY
4. PLACE ADDITIONAL LANE REDUCTION ARROWS AT 600'
INTERVALS.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

CONVENTIONAL ROADWAYS
5. PLACE ADDITIONAL LANE REDUCTION ARROWS AT 300'
INTERVALS.

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS

LANE REDUCTION ARROW PLACEMENT


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT.10 OF 13

TC-8600

2'-0"

13'-6"

WARNING SPEED
POSTED

10

15

SPEED

20

25

30

35

40

45

VALUE OF X (FT.)

1'-0"

50'-0"

6'-0"

5'-0"

35'-6"

13'-6"

8'-0"

2'-6"

2'-0"

EDGE OF 24" PAVEMENT


MARKING SHOULD CORRESPOND
TO REFERENCE POINT SET
IN FIELD.

1'-0"

20*

45

35

25*

45

40

35

30*

50

40

40

35

35*

50

45

45

40

35

40

25

25

25

25

25

25

45

40

40

25

25

25

25

50

75

75

65

50

40

25

25

25

55

115

115

90

90

75

50

40

25

25

8'-0"

SLOW CURVE ARROW

* NOTE:

ON ROADWAYS WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT


OF 35 MPH OR LESS, USE THE 35'-6" PAVEMENT
MARKING LEGEND AS SHOWN ON THE SLOW
CURVE ARROW, LOW SPEED STANDARD MARKING,
THIS SHEET. ON ALL OTHER ROADWAYS, USE THE
50'-0" PAVEMENT MARKING LEGEND AS SHOWN ON
THE SLOW CURVE ARROW, HIGH-SPEED STANDARD
MARKING, THIS SHEET.

SLOW

**

L IS TAKEN FROM
TABLE 2C-4, PG.108
OF THE MUTCD 2009.

8'-0"

SLOW

** L

8'-0"
2'-0"

5'-9"

2'-6"

SLOW

8'-6"

6'-0"

FRONT EDGE OF LINE OF PAVEMENT


LEGEND SHALL NOT BE PLACED
UPSTREAM OF SIGN W1-2.

W1-2

5'-9"

TYPICAL LAYOUT AND PLACEMENT OF


8'-0"

LOW-SPEED STANDARD MARKING

SUPPLEMENTAL CURVE PAVEMENT MARKING

2'-0"

(POSTED SPEED LIMIT 35 MPH OR LESS)

8'-0"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SLOW CURVE ARROW


HIGH-SPEED STANDARD MARKING

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

(POSTED SPEED LIMIT 40 MPH OR GREATER)

LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT.11 OF 13

TC-8600

4'-3"

2'-11"

2'-7"

3'-3 "

7'-10 "

2'-3"

4'-11"

1'-2"

1'-7 "

14'-5"

20'-4"

4'-11"

1'-7 "

MATCH ARROW(S) WITH


DESIRED LANE USE
CONFIGURATION

OPTIONAL FOR
LEFT-MOST LANE

2'-7"

3'-7"

12"

4'-11"

9'-6"

ROUNDABOUT LEFT-RIGHT-STRAIGHT
COMBINATION ARROW
(OPTIONAL)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

PAVEMENT MARKINGS

LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT.12 OF 13

TC-8600

STANDARD ALPHABET

NOTES:
1. STANDARD CHARACTERS ARE 24 GRID UNITS HIGH AND 4 UNITS WIDE (EXCEPT
LETTER "I' AND THE NUMBER "1" WHICH ARE 1 UNIT WIDE).
2. VERTICAL STROKES ARE 1 UNIT WIDE, HORIZONTAL STROKES ARE 4 UNITS HIGH.
3. SPACE 1 UNIT (MIN.) BETWEEN CHARACTERS OR AS OTHERWISE SHOWN (OPTICAL
SPACING MAY BE USED).
4. STANDARD CHARACTER HEIGHTS ARE 8', EXCEPT FOR THE 6' RAILROAD "R" SYMBOL.
5. FOR 8' HIGH CHARACTERS, THE WIDTH IS 16" (USE 4" FOR EACH GRID SQUARE).
6. FOR 10' HIGH CHARACTERS, THE WIDTH IS 20" (USE 5" FOR EACH GRID SQUARE).
7. FOR 6' HIGH CHARACTERS, THE WIDTH IS 12" (USE 3" FOR EACH GRID SQUARE).

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

PAVEMENT MARKINGS
STANDARD NUMERALS

LEGEND AND SYMBOLS


STANDARD ALPHABET & NUMERALS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT.13 OF 13

TC-8600

60
'

30'

MI
N

80' (TYP.)

10'

AT

20
'

6"

VARIABLE AT 20'

PH
YS
IC
AL
GO
RE

4"

PLACE LAST MARKER


AT END OF 8" WHITE
EDGELINE, (NORMALLY
50' BEYOND THE
PHYSICAL GORE)

4"

15'

15'
MEDIAN
6"

4"

VARIABLE AT 20'

4"

EXIT GORE AREA

MAIN LINE

LEGEND
80' (TYP.)
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH WHITE/BLANK REFLECTOR
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH YELLOW/BLANK REFLECTOR
EDGE OF TRAVEL LANE

TWO-WAY MARKER WITH WHITE/RED REFLECTOR

BARRIER
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH YELLOW/RED REFLECTOR

6' OR LESS

SHLDR.

YELLOW
EDGELINE

(SEE NOTE 3)
WHITE
YELLOW
BROKEN WHITE

CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER


OR GUIDERAIL

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

YELLOW ONE-WAY MARKERS


4" TOWARD RIGHT SIDE OF
TRAVELWAY

DETAIL "A"
SEE DETAIL "A"

CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER OR GUIDERAIL


WITHIN 6 FEET OF TRAVEL LANE

NOTES:
1. MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLICATION 408, OR AS
INDICATED OR DIRECTED.
60' MIN.

PH
YS
IC
GO
AL
RE

YELLOW/BLANK

2. PLACE MARKERS ALONG A LANE LINE (BROKEN LINE) MIDWAY


BETWEEN THE PAINTED PORTIONS.

3. PLACE MARKERS ALONG AN EDGE OR CHANNELIZING LINE


WITH NEAR EDGE OF MARKER CASTING 4" FROM NEAR EDGE OF
PAINTED LINE, WHEN CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER OR GUIDERAIL
IS WITHIN 6' OF TRAVEL LANE.
4. INSTALL MARKERS 4" MIN. FROM ANY PAVEMENT SEAM,
JOINT OR EDGE.

20'

5. SEE SHEET 4 FOR MARKER DETAILS.


6. FOR MARKER SPACING ON CURVES SEE SHEET 3.

M
I
N
.

20'

MILE

MILE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

6
0
'

E.O.P.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


MULTI-LANE SPLIT

SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED
PAVEMENT MARKERS

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 4

INSTALLATION PATTERNS - FREEWAYS & EXPRESSWAYS

TC-8602

VARIABLE AT 20'
15 AT 40'

6 AT 80' MIN.

O N LY

APPROACH SPEED 45 MPH OR GREATER

4 AT 80' MIN.

10 AT 40'
APPROACH SPEED LESS THAN 45 MPH

10 AT 40' MIN.

VARIABLE AT 40'
BOTH SIDES OF ISLAND

INTERSECTION APPROACH
WITH LEFT-TURN LANE

INTERSECTION APPROACH

VARIABLE AT 40'

6 AT 80'
(MIN.)

4 AT 80'
(MIN.)

(TYP.)

LEGEND
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH WHITE/BLANK REFLECTOR
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH YELLOW/BLANK REFLECTOR
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH YELLOW/YELLOW REFLECTOR
WHITE
YELLOW
BROKEN WHITE
BROKEN YELLOW
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

4 AT 80'

40'

6 AT 80'

(MIN.)

(TYP.)

(MIN.)

SPACING AT 40' ALONG


VARIABLE TAPER LENGTH

TWO LANES TO ONE LANE

NOTES:
4 AT 80'
1. SEE SHEET 3 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES.

(MIN.)

2. FOR MARKER SPACING ON CURVES SEE SHEET 3.


4 AT 80'
(MIN.)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
6 AT 80'
(MIN.)

VARIABLE AT 40'
EDGE & CENTERLINE

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

6 AT 80'
(MIN.)

SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED
FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES

PAVEMENT MARKERS
TRANSITION
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 4

TC-8602

80'
(TYP.)

80'

30'

10'

(TYP.)

TWO-LANE ROADWAY

UNDIVIDED FOUR LANES

SPACING AT 40' ALONG


VARIABLE TAPER LENGTH

SPACING BETWEEN PC AND PT

6 AT 80'

80' - CURVES WITH RADIUS EQUAL TO 1000' OR GREATER


(MIN.)

40' - CURVES WITH RADIUS LESS THAN 1000'

NOTES:
1. MARKERS INSTALLED AT THE DOUBLE YELLOW CENTER LINE SHALL
BE PLACED BETWEEN THE TWO PAINTED LINES. MARKERS SHALL NOT
BE PLACED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE PAINTED LINES EXCEPT
WHERE LINES DEVIATE VISIBLY FROM THEIR CORRECT ALIGNMENT,
AND THEN ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.

5 AT 40'
2. PLACE MARKERS INSTALLED ALONG A LANE LINE (BROKEN LINE)
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE PAINTED PORTION.
3. PLACE MARKERS ALONG AN EDGE OR CHANNELIZING LINE WITH THE
NEAR EDGE OF THE MARKER CASTING 1" MAXIMUM FROM
THE NEAR EDGE OF THE PAINTED LINE.
6
AT
(M
80
IN
'
.)

'
80
)
N.
I
(M

AT

4. SPACE MARKERS INSTALLED AT THE CENTERLINE AT 80'


UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. AT LOCATIONS
IDENTIFIED AS FOG AREAS OR AREAS WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE
OF HEAD-ON OR SIDESWIPE CRASHES, SPACE THE CENTERLINE
MARKERS AT 40'.

5 AT
40'
C.
P.

P.
T.

6 AT 80'
(MIN.)

SPACING AT 40' ALONG


VARIABLE TAPER LENGTH

NARROW BRIDGE

CURVES

ACROSS STRUCTURE USE BARRIER-MOUNT DELINEATORS

LEGEND
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH WHITE/BLANK REFLECTOR
TWO-WAY MARKER WITH YELLOW/YELLOW REFLECTOR

80'
(TYP.)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

WHITE
YELLOW
BROKEN WHITE
BROKEN YELLOW

SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

PAVEMENT MARKERS
CENTER LANE LEFT-TURN ONLY

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 4

TC-8602

SEE INSTALLATION NOTE 1

5.00" MIN

1.76" MIN

6.00" MAX
1.96" MAX
3.54" MIN
0.25" MIN
4.65" MAX

0.30" MAX

NOTE:
ALL LUGS MUST
CONTACT PAVEMENT
SURFACE

PAVEMENT
SURFACE

INSTALLATION NOTES:

2. INSPECT SAW CUT FOR PROPER FIT OF THE MARKER.

10.00" MAX

9.25" MIN

1. SAW CUT TO DIMENSIONS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER.

-PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 0.125" CLEARANCE


(SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENT) FOR THE CASTING WHEN
INSERTED INTO THE CUT.

DIA. OF SAW
BLADES AS
RECOMMENDED BY
MANUFACTURER

SEE INSTALLATION NOTE 1


-INSTALL MARKER WITH ALL LEVELING LUGS IN CONTACT
WITH THE PAVEMENT.
-INSURE THE LEADING EDGES OF THE CASTING LIE
BELOW THE PAVEMENT SURFACE.

PAVEMENT
SURFACE

3. SAW CUT AREAS TO BE DRY AND FREE OF MATERIAL THAT


ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE ADHESIVE BOND.

4. INSTALL THE MARKERS WITH TWO-COMPONENT


EPOXY ADHESIVE THAT MEETS AASHTO STANDARD
SPECIFICATION M237 AND CLASSIFIED AS TYPE IV,
BY FIRST FILLING THE SAW CUT TO WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 0.375" OF PAVEMENT SURFACE AND THEN
PLACING THE MARKER BY HAND INTO THE EPOXY
FILLED SAW CUT. AFTER PLACEMENT OF MARKER,
MAKE THE EPOXY FLUSH OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
PAVEMENT SURFACE. NO EPOXY SHOULD OBSCURE
OR BLOCK THE LENS.

PAVEMENT
SURFACE

PLAN VIEW
TWO-WAY

SECTION F-F

SECTION D-D

RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS

5.50"

1.25"

4.92"
0.25"
3.54"
NOTE:
ALL LUGS MUST
CONTACT PAVEMENT
SURFACE

PAVEMENT
SURFACE

18" DIA.

0.29"

10.00"

3.25"

SAW BLADES

5.04"
+0.06"/-0.00
PAVEMENT
SURFACE

0.80"
+0.06"/-0.00

19" DIA.
SAW BLADES

0.69"

A
B

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

PAVEMENT
SURFACE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
0.55"
+0.06"/-0.00

1.05"
+0.06"/-0.00

SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED
PLAN VIEW

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

PAVEMENT MARKERS
BRIDGE DECK MARKER
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 4

TC-8602

1.5"
7.5" MIN. x 12"
SEE NOTE 8

15"

3" x 12"
SEE NOTE 8

15"

3" x 12"
SEE NOTE 8

(MAX.)

1.5"

1.5"

(MAX.)

7.5" MIN. x 12"


SEE NOTE 8

1.5"

3.125"
3.125"

2.25"|

3'

3'

(MIN.)

4'

4'

2.25"|

(MIN.)

2.25"|
2.25"|

(MIN.)

HI IMPACT
STYRENE BASE

2.25"I.D.(MIN.)
CLOSED END
SOIL ANCHOR

2.25"I.D.(MIN.)
CLOSED END
SOIL ANCHOR

18"

SECURING
PINS

18"

SECURING
PINS

1.875"

1.875"

(MIN.)

HI IMPACT
STYRENE BASE

8"

8"

TYPE SM-2

TYPE SM-1

TYPE GM-1

TYPE GM-2
NOTES:

SURFACE-MOUNTED POSTS

1.

USE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE


WITH PUBLICATION 408.

2.

GALVANIZE METAL SOIL ANCHOR AFTER FABRICATION,


IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM A 123.

3.

FOR GUIDE RAIL AND BARRIER DELINEATORS, SEE


SHEET 2.

4.

FOR INTERCHANGE AREAS LOCATION DETAILS, SEE


SHEET 3.

5.

FOR LOCATION/PLACEMENT NOTES, SEE SHEET 4.

6.

FOR DELINEATOR SPACING ON CURVES, SEE SHEET 3.

7.

USE TYPE SM-1 AND GM-1 POSTS IN AREAS WHERE TRAFFIC


MOVEMENTS NEED MULTI-DIRECTION DELINEATION, SUCH AS
ISLANDS, RADII AT INTERSECTIONS AND THE ENDS OF
MEDIANS.

8.

USE ANY BULLETIN 15 APPROVED SHEETING.

GROUND-MOUNTED POSTS

2' MIN.
8' MAX.

4'

36"

SURFACE
MOUNTED
POST

ADHESIVE/BUTYL PAD
ROADWAY

SHOULDER

18"

GROUND LINE

GROUND-MOUNTED POST

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

CONCRETE MEDIAN/TRAFFIC ISLAND


TYPICAL SECTION

TYPICAL SECTION

DELINEATION

PLACEMENT

FLEXIBLE POSTS DETAILS


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 4

TC-8604

3" MIN.

TYPE CS OR CW
DELINEATOR

1.5"

3"

SEE NOTE 7

1
.
75

2
.
75
"
3
.
M
5
I
"
N
.
M
A
X
.

5" MIN.

1.375"

SEE NOTE 7

5.25" MAX.

0.25"

4.25"

"

TYPE P, R, S OR WZ
DELINEATOR (SEE NOTE 5)

4"

20"
27"

27" MAX.

13" MIN.

8" MAX

4" MIN

12"

POLYURETHANE/
VINYL HINGE

2"

T
OS
-P
AK
E
W

TYPE R OR O
DELINEATOR

2.25" MIN.
SEE NOTE 7

"
T
25
S
1
PO
3.
GN
O
R
ST

2.375"|

TYPE A or B
DELINEATOR
(SEE NOTE 8)

TEMPORARY MARKING
(SEE NOTE 6)

0.75"

3"

SEE NOTE 7

1.5"

3.125"

TYPE D
DELINEATOR

SEE NOTE 3

4" MAX.

3.25" MAX.
2"

SEE NOTE 7

2"

TYPE CS-STRONG POST

TYPE B

TYPE A

TYPE D

TYPE CW-WEAK POST

TERMINAL SECTION DETAIL


0.1"-13" MIN. TO 15" MAX.
9.375"-15" TO 27" MAX.

DELINEATOR PLACEMENT
GUIDE-RAIL DELINEATORS

1. SEE PUB. 72M, RC-52M & RC-53M FOR GUIDE RAIL DETAILS.
2. SEE PUB. 72M, RC-57M FOR CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER DETAILS.

3.125"

NOTES:
1. USE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLICATION 408.
2. INSTALL DELINEATORS ON GUIDE RAIL AT 37.5' SPACING ON HORIZONTAL
CURVES WITH A RADIUS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1000' AND AT 75' SPACING ON
HORIZONTAL CURVES WITH A RADIUS GREATER THAN 1000' AND TANGENTS. INSTALL
1 FT 2
MINIMUM OF TYPE III YELLOW REFLECTIVE SHEETING ON TERMINAL SECTION
END TREATMENTS.

1.5"

N.
MI
.
X
3"
MA
4"

3" x 12"
SEE NOTE 7

2"

16"
SECURING
PINS

N.
MI
.
X
MA
4"

3"

3" MIN.

4.5" MAX.

TYPE P

4.75"

5. IN WORK ZONES, INSTALL TYPE WZ DELINEATORS ON THE TOP OF ALL TEMPORARY


BARRIERS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO TRAVEL LANES AT MAXIMUM 40' SPACING. USE
ORANGE SHEETING. USE SHEETING ON BOTH SIDES OF DELINEATOR WHEN USED BETWEEN
TRAFFIC TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. TYPE WZ DELINEATORS MAY BE MADE
+( 10 DEGREES)
OF ANY LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS THAT MAINTAIN A VERTICAL ORIENTATION
AND DO NOT NEED TO BE OF AN APPROVED TYPE LISTED IN BULLETIN 15.

7. USE ANY BULLETIN 15 APPROVED SHEETING.

TYPE S

3"

9"

10" MIN.

12" MAX.

FLUORESCENT
ORANGE
SHEETING

3"

POLYURETHANE/VINYL
HINGE

8. AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION.

"
5

5" MAX.

4"
SEE NOTE 7

5" MAX.

4.25" MIN.

3"

2" MIN.

4. MOUNT DELINEATORS ON THE TOP AND/OR SIDE OF BARRIERS OR BRIDGE PARAPETS AS


SPECIFIED AT A MAXIMUM LONGITUDINAL SPACING OF 80' FOR TANGENT SECTIONS
AND 40' FOR CURVE SECTIONS WITH A RADIUS LESS THAN 1,000'.

6. IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE ERADICATION IN WORK ZONES, CONTINUOUS WHITE OR YELLOW


6" WIDE PAVEMENT MARKINGS MAY BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN ON TEMPORARY BARRIER
INSTEAD OF BEING PLACED ON THE ROAD SURFACE. THE LINE MAY BE ANY APPROVED PAINT OR
PAVEMENT MARKING TAPE THAT SATISFIES THE MINIMUM RETROREFLECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS.

4" MAX.

SEE NOTE 7
POLYURETHANE/VINYL
HINGE

1.875"

5"

8" MAX.

MI
N.
M
AX
.

3" MIN.
5" MAX.

4"

SEE NOTE 7

4.25" MIN.

3"

3.
5
"

4
"

6" MIN.

MI
3"
N.
MA
X.

SEE NOTE 7

3. SIDE-MOUNTED DELINEATORS TYPE "R" OR TYPE "0" SHALL BE LOCATED 26" FROM
THE PAVEMENT TO THE CENTER OF THE DELINEATOR. AN ADDITIONAL SIDE-MOUNTED
DELINEATOR MAY BE LOCATED ON THE LOWER SLOPE OF THE BARRIER WHEN
JUSTIFIED BY ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT.

SEE NOTE 7

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

DELINEATION

2" MIN.

TYPE O

TYPE R

5" MAX.

5" MAX.
3.5 MIN.

SIDE-MOUNT

TYPE R

GUIDE RAIL AND

TYPE WZ

BARRIER DETAILS

TOP-MOUNT

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 2 OF 4

BARRIER DELINEATORS
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8604

RIES
D10 SE

MILEAGE MARKER

FOR MEDIANS LESS THAN 8' WIDE,


INSTALL YELLOW POST WITH YELLOW
REFLECTIVE SHEETING BACK
TO BACK.

D10 SERIES
R4-7

MILEAGE MARKER

MATCH LINE 'B'

D10 SERIES

RIES
D10 SE

100' (TYP.)

MATCH LINE 'A'

ONLY

R5-101

AND

VEHICLES

EMERGENCY

AND

EMERGENCY

ONLY

VEHICLES

AUTHORIZED

R5-101

AUTHORIZED

INT
ERC
HAN
GE
ARE
A

MEDIAN CROSSOVER

SPACING ON RAMPS:
SEE SPECIFICATIONS AND TABLE
"GROUND/SURFACE - MOUNTED
DELINEATOR SPACING ON CURVES."

TO BE MOUNTED
FACING ONCOMING
VEHICLES.

BEGIN
DECELERATION LANE

BEGIN
ACCELERATION LANE

END
ACCELERATION LANE

INTERCHANGE

MATCH LINE 'A'

AREA

END
DECELERATION
LANE

(TYP.)
132'

264'

AREA

(TYP.)
GUIDE RAIL

MATCH LINE 'B'

132'

INTERCHANGE

INTERCHANGE AREA

(TYP.)

SOUTHBOUND

OR

NORTHBOUND OR

WESTBOUND

EASTBOUND

ROADWAY

ROADWAY

INTERCHANGE
BEGIN
DECELERATION LANE
INTERCHANGE
AREA

132'

AREA

(MAX.)

BEGIN
ACCELERATION LANE

END
DECELERATION LANE

V
V

(SEE NOTE 3)

1
S
T

T
1S

NOTES:

2
N
S CURVE TA
D
E
NG
C
SPACES
A
E
P
3
D
N
S
R
T
D
3R
T
S
N
P
E
A
G
C
N
E
A
S
T

RADIUS

SPACING

MAX.

SPACING IN ADVANCE OF AND BEYOND CURVES

ON CURVE

FIRST SPACE

SECOND SPACE

FEET

FEET

FEET

EXIT
GORE
SIGN

OM1-3

D
2N

ON CURVE

KEEP RIGHT SIGN R4-7 MAY BE USED


IF LEFT TURNS ARE PROHIBITED

10' CENTERS

THIRD SPACE

(SEE NOTE 4)

132' MAX.

EXIT

V V V
V V
V
V

LEGEND

R4-7

WHITE POST AND SHEETING

YELLOW POST AND SHEETING

132'

FEET

220
200

4000 to 2901

180

2900 to 2451

160

2450 to 2001

140

INT
ERC
HAN
GE
ARE
A

264
264
264

2000 to 1551

120

1550 to 1151

100

200

1150 to 751

80

160

750 to 351

60

120

180

240

2. INSTALL GUIDE RAIL AND BARRIER MOUNT DELINEATORS AS


INDICATED ON SHEET 2.
3. IN GORE AREAS, MAKE THE COLOR OF THE DELINEATORS THE SAME,
AS THE ADJACENT EDGE LINE AND RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS.
4. INSTALL ONLY ONE OM1-3 SIGN ON EACH POST OF GORE EXIT SIGN.

FEET
(TYP.)

5500 to 4001

1. INSTALL GROUND/SURFACE-MOUNTED DELINEATORS IN ADVANCE OF


POINT WHERE TANGENT MEETS SPIRAL OR POINT OF CURVATURE AND
BEYOND POINT WHERE SPIRAL MEETS TANGENT OR POINT OF TANGENCY.
SPACE SHOWN IN TABLE, BEGINNING AT MID-POINT OF CURVE.

RED POST AND SHEETING

MIN.

7000 to 5501

END
ACCELERATION LANE

YELLOW POST WITH YELLOW


SHEETING BACK TO BACK

WHITE POST AND SHEETING


FACING TRAFFIC WITH RED
SHEETING FACING WRONG-WAY
MOVEMENT

DELINEATORS LOCATED AS
DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER

350 to 151

40

80

120

180

150 to 100

20

40

80

160

OM1-3 OR YELLOW FLEXIBLE


DELINEATOR POST (FOR NARROW
MEDIANS)
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

GROUND/SURFACE-MOUNTED

DELINEATION

DELINEATOR SPACING ON CURVES

LOCATION DETAILS
INTERCHANGE AREAS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 4

TC-8604

1.

LOCATION:

3.

INSTALL DELINEATORS THAT THE TOPS ARE APPROXIMATELY 4' ABOVE THE GROUND. INSTALL ON
CONCRETE BARRIERS OR GUIDE RAIL AS INDICATED ON SHEET 2.

A. LIGHTED THROUGH ROADWAYS - DO NOT PLACE DELINEATORS ON THE THROUGH ROADWAY


BETWEEN INTERCHANGES WHERE FIXED SOURCE LIGHTING IS INSTALLED UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED.

B. UNLIGHTED THROUGH ROADWAYS - ON ROADWAYS WITHOUT FIXED SOURCE LIGHTING, CONTINUOUSLY


PLACE DELINEATORS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THROUGH ROADWAYS. PLACE DELINEATORS
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THROUGH ROADWAYS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

VERTICAL PLACEMENT:

4.

I. WHERE GUIDE RAIL OR CONCRETE BARRIER IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT WITHIN 6'
OF THE EDGE OF SHOULDER.

LATERAL PLACEMENT:
A. NO GUIDE RAIL - INSTALL DELINEATORS 2' TO 8' BEHIND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE
SHOULDER, OR AS DIRECTED.

II. ALONG RIGHT-HAND HORIZONTAL CURVES WITH A RADIUS OF 2000' OR LESS.


B. GUIDE RAIL - INSTALL DELINEATORS IN THE WEB OF GUIDE RAIL OR ON GUIDE RAIL POSTS
AS INDICATED ON SHEET 2, IF THE GUIDE RAIL IS LESS THAN 8' FROM THE OUTER EDGE

III. ALONG COMBINATIONS OF OVER-VERTICALS AND RIGHT-HAND HORIZONTAL CURVES


WITH A RADIUS LESS THAN 2900'.

OF SHOULDER. DO NOT USE GROUND-MOUNTED DELINEATORS IN AREAS WITH GUIDE RAIL. IF


THE GUIDE RAIL IS MORE THAN 8' FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF THE SHOULDER, INSTALL DELINEATORS
AS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 4.A.

IV. ON THE APPROACH AND THROUGHOUT LEFT LANE DROPS OR PAVEMENT WIDTH
TRANSITIONS.
V.

C. CURB IN PLACE - INSTALL DELINEATORS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND CURB PROVIDED PLACEMENT WILL NOT
EXCEED 8' BEHIND THE EDGE OF SHOULDER. IF THE CURB IS MORE THAN 8' FROM THE EDGE OF
SHOULDER, INSTALL DELINEATORS AS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 4.A.

WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MEDIAN CROSSOVERS (AS SHOWN ON SHEET 3).

VI. WITHIN THE LIMITS OF VARIABLE MEDIAN WIDTHS (AS SHOWN ON SHEET 3).
VII.

ALONG PAVED MEDIANS WITH CURBING.


D. OBSTRUCTION MARKERS - INSTALL OBSTRUCTION MARKER DELINEATORS ADJACENT TO NEAR EDGE OF THE
OBSTRUCTION.

C. INTERCHANGE AREAS - PLACE DELINEATORS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE IN ALL INTERCHANGE AREAS AND
ALONG THE LEFT SIDE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ALL LEFT-HAND RAMPS. PLACE DELINEATORS ALONG
ACCELERATION, DECELERATION AND SPEED CHANGE LANES; ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THROUGH
ROADWAY AND ALONG THE OUTSIDE OR BOTH SIDES AS SPECIFIED ON ALL RAMPS.

E. MAINTENANCE MARKERS - INSTALL MARKERS ADJACENT TO NEAR EDGE OF THE APPURTENANCE


(END PIPE, END WALL, INLET, ETC....).

D. BRIDGE PARAPETS - PLACE DELINEATORS ON PARAPETS OF ALL BRIDGES WHERE RPMs ARE
USED ON APPROACH ROADWAY.

5.
E. SPECIAL PURPOSE DELINEATION - PLACE OBJECT AND CLEARANCE MARKER GROUP (OM SERIES) ALONG
THE THROUGH ROADWAY AND WITHIN THE INTERCHANGE AREA AS SPECIFIED IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE
SPECIFIED DELINEATORS.
F. MAINTENANCE MARKERS - PLACE ONE RED FLEXIBLE DELINEATOR POST ADJACENT TO NEAR EDGE
OF MAINTENANCE APPURTENANCE (END PIPE, END WALL, INLET, ETC....). MATCH REFLECTIVE SHEETING COLOR
WITH THE NEAREST PAVEMENT MARKING EDGE LINE COLOR.

2.

LONGITUDINAL SPACING:
A. RIGHT SIDE OF THROUGH ROADWAYS - INSTALL DELINEATORS AT 264' EXCEPT IN
INTERCHANGE AREAS WITH RIGHT
-HAND RAMPS, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION LANES AND

TYPES OF DELINEATOR:
A. WHITE DELINEATORS - PLACE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THROUGH ROADWAYS, ALONG RIGHT-HAND ACCELERATION,
DECELERATION AND SPEED-CHANGE LANES, RAMPS AND ON CHANNELIZING OR DIVISIONAL ISLANDS WHERE
TRAFFIC IN THE SAME DIRECTION MAY PROCEED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLAND.

B. YELLOW DELINEATORS - PLACE ON LEFT SIDE OF THROUGH ROADWAYS, RAMPS AND ON CHANNELIZING OR
DIVISONAL ISLANDS WHERE TRAFFIC IN THE SAME DIRECTION TRAVELS TO THE RIGHT OF THE ISLAND AND
ALONG LEFT-HAND ACCELERATION, DECELERATION AND SPEED CHANGE LANES AND ON FAR SIDE OF MEDIAN
CROSSOVERS. ALSO AT EDGE OF OBSTRUCTIONS ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY AND AT POINT WHERE GUIDE
RAIL BECOMES TANGENT TO THE ROADWAY.

C. RED DELINEATORS - PLACE ON RIGHT, LEFT, OR BOTH SIDES OF ROADWAYS OR RAMPS TO INDICATE
WRONG-WAY MOVEMENT. ALSO PLACE ON BOTH SIDES OF RUN-AWAY TRUCK ESCAPE RAMPS.

ALONG HORIZONAL CURVES.


D. SPECIAL PURPOSE DELINEATOR (OM1-3) MARKERS - PLACE MARKERS AT LOCATIONS SHOWN ON SHEET 3.
B. LEFT SIDE OF THROUGH ROADWAYS - WHEN REQUIRED, INSTALL DELINEATORS AT 264'
EXCEPT IN INTERCHANGE AREAS WITH LEFT-HAND RAMPS, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION LANES,
ON MEDIAN BARRIERS AND ALONG HORIZONTAL CURVES.

E. MAINTENANCE MARKERS - PLACE RED POST WITH WHITE REFLECTIVE SHEETING ON RIGHT SIDE OF THROUGH
HIGHWAY. PLACE RED POST WITH YELLOW REFLECTIVE SHEETING ON LEFT SIDE OF THROUGH HIGHWAY.

C. INTERCHANGE AREAS - SPACE DELINEATORS IN INTERCHANGE AREA AT 132'.

D. HORIZONTAL CURVES - SPACE DELINEATORS AS INDICATED IN THE TABLE


"GROUND/SURFACE-MOUNTED DELINEATOR SPACING ON CURVES," SEE SHEET 3.

E. EXIT GORES, CHANNELIZING ISLANDS AND RAMP TERMINALS - THE DESIGN VARIES SUFFICIENTLY

NOTES:
1. MAINTENANCE MARKERS ARE RED FLEXIBLE DELINEATOR POSTS INSTALLED TO CALL OUT THE
LOCATION OF END PIPES, END WALLS, INLETS, ETC... FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES ONLY.
ANY MAINTENANCE APPURTENANCE WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY THAT IS
DEEMED A HAZARD SHOULD BE REMOVED, MODIFIED OR DELINEATED AS SUCH.

AT THESE LOCATIONS MAKING TYPICAL SPACING UNAVAILABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. DETERMINE
DELINEATOR SPACING AND APPLICATION ON SITE AND AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER. HOWEVER,
USE A MINIMUM SPACING OF 20' EXCEPT AS INDICATED.

F. SPECIAL PURPOSE DELINEATION - PLACE SPECIAL PURPOSE DELINEATION (W16 SERIES) ALONG
REGARD TO LONGITUDINAL SPACING. SPACE DELINEATION ON MEDIAN
THE ROADWAY WITHOUT
BARRIERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NOTE 4 ON SHEET 2.

G. MEDIAN CROSSOVERS - PLACE DELINEATORS AT 100' SPACING AS INDICATED ON SHEET 3


WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE DELINEATORS ON THE APPROACH TO THE CROSSOVER AND
THREE DELINEATORS BEYOND THE CROSSOVER.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

H. MAINTENANCE MARKERS - PLACE MAINTENANCE MARKERS ALONG THE ROADWAY


WITHOUT REGARD TO LONGITUDINAL SPACING.

DELINEATION AND MARKERS

LOCATION / PLACEMENT NOTES


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 4

TC-8604

EXIT 13 4 MILES
C

a.

HOW TO USE THE SPACING CHARTS ON THE FOLLOWING SHEETS:

60

SELECT THE PROPER CHART FROM SHEETS 2 THROUGH 17. (FOR LETTER AND
NUMERAL SIZES WHERE A SPACING CHART HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED, USE ONE
OR MORE OF THE EXISTING CHARTS TO DETERMINE PROPER SPACING. FOR
EXAMPLE, FOR 15" SERIES E NUMERALS, USE 1.5 TIMES THE VALUES
SHOWN FOR 10" SERIES E NUMERALS.)

b.

IN THE LEFT-HAND VERTICAL COLUMN, LOCATE THE FIRST LETTER OF THE WORD
BEING SPACED.

c.

LOCATE THE NEXT LETTER OF THE WORD BEING SPACED IN THE TOP HORIZONTAL
COLUMN.

d.

THE FIGURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO COLUMNS IS THE TOTAL WIDTH
IN INCHES OF THE FIRST LETTER PLUS THE SPACE TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE NEXT
LETTER.

e.

TO COMPUTE THE LENGTH OF A WORD, ADD THE FIGURES OBTAINED BY REPEATING


STEPS a, b, c AND d FOR EACH SUCCESSIVE LETTER PLUS THE LETTER WIDTH
ONLY OF THE LAST LETTER. SEE EXAMPLES. (THE LETTER WIDTHS ARE GIVEN
IN THE EXTREME LEFT-HAND COLUMN OF EACH CHART.)

f.

THE MINIMUM SPACING BETWEEN WORDS IN THE SAME LINE SHOULD BE THE HEIGHT
OF THE UPPER CASE LETTER USED IN THAT LINE.

SIZE OF THE FRACTION RECTANGLE IS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:

NOTES:

RATIO TO HEIGHT OF
DIMENSION

TITLE

UPPER CASE

1. DIAGONAL OF FRACTION TO BE CENTERED OPTICALLY.


A

2. FOR DIMENSION F, WHEN THE NUMERATOR OF A


FRACTION IS 1 (ONE), USE 2.2 x A. FOR ALL
OTHER NUMERATORS, USE 2.5 x A.

1.0 x UPPER CASE

LETTER HEIGHT
SPACE TO TOP OR BOTTOM

0.25 x A

OF RECTANGLE

3. THE SOLIDUS (SLANTED LINE OR FORWARD SLASH) IS


INTENDED TO BE USED FOR FRACTIONS ONLY.

HEIGHT OF RECTANGLE

1.5 x A

SPACE TO NEXT CHARACTER

1.5 x A

SPACE FROM WHOLE


E

NUMBER TO A FRACTION

0.75 x A

OR DECIMAL POINT
SEE NOTE 2

WIDTH OF RECTANGLE

LENGTH OF DIAGONAL

THICKNESS OF DIAGONAL

1.7 x A
LETTER STROKE WIDTH

16" U.C.,
SERIES E(M)

SIZE AND SPACING OF FRACTIONS

M etropol s

(EXCEPT SEE SHEET 9 OF 12 OF TC-8701D FOR


20.3"

7 A -B
J

THE DASH IS TO BE CENTERED OPTICALLY.

RATIO TO HEIGHT OF
DIMENSION

TITLE

LETTER HEIGHT
SPACE TO TOP OR BOTTOM

UPPER CASE
1.0 x UPPER CASE

0.25 x A

OF RECTANGLE
C

HEIGHT OF RECTANGLE

SPACE FROM NUMBER


TO A CHARACTER

SPACE FROM DASH


TO A CHARACTER

LENGTH OF DASH

THICKNESS OF DASH

13.0"

10.1"

15.4"

13.8"

15.4"

9.1"

7.5"

10.1"

4" SERIES D U.C.

=32" TOTAL
4.0"

2.9"

3.2"

3.4"

3.8"

3.4"

3.8"

3.2" 1.6" 2.7"

EXAMPLES

SIZE AND SPACING OF DASHES ARE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:

NOTE:

13.6"

METROPOLI
S

M
B

EXITS

SERIES E(M)

=128.3" TOTAL

FRACTIONS ON LINES WITH UPPER/LOWER CASE LEGEND)

12" L.C.,

NOTES:
1. SEE TC-8701D FOR SIGN LAYOUT DETAILS FOR
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY SIGNS.
2. TO DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE, SERIES AND
TYPE OF LEGEND TO BE USED, SEE THE MANUAL
ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD)
AND TC-8701D.

1.5 x A

0.75 x A

0.75 x A

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

0.75 x A

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

STROKE WIDTH

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
SIZE AND SPACING OF DASHES

DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

GENERAL INFORMATION
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 12

TC-8700C

14.6

22.0

20.4

17.6

20.4

20.0

19.6

19.4

19.6

20.6

22.0

22.4

20.8

18.0

20.8

20.4

20.0

20.2

19.8

20.0

21.0

22.4

22.8

23.2

21.6

18.8

21.6

21.2

20.8

21.0

20.6

20.8

21.8

12.8

18.2

18.6

19.0

19.4

17.8

15.0

17.8

17.4

17.0

17.2

16.8

17.0

18.0

10.2

12.2

17.4

17.8

18.2

18.6

17.0

14.2

17.0

16.6

16.2

16.4

16.0

16.2

17.2

9.8

17.4

23.2

23.6

24.0

24.4

22.8

20.0

22.8

22.4

22.0

22.2

21.8

22.0

23.0

13.9

15.4

22.0

22.4

22.8

23.2

21.6

18.8

21.6

21.2

20.8

21.0

20.6

20.8

21.8

12.3

4.0

10.6

11.0

11.4

11.8

10.2

7.4

10.2

9.8

9.4

9.6

9.2

9.4

10.4

3.2

19.8

12.2
13.1
13.0

9.8

21.6

21.6

22.0

12.5

17.6

21.2

21.2

12.3

17.0

20.8

16.2

18.6

16.6

16.4

b h k l m n p r u

12.2

15.2

7.8

18.9

10.2

c d e g o q

7.0

a
18.6

16
15.0

7.7

23.0

7.4

22.0

10.9

21.8

11.7

22.2

11.0

22.0

5.1

22.4

18.1

22.8

18.8

11.5

20.0

22.8

12

11.4

11.0

3.7

12.2

12.8

15.6

12.3

15.4

11.7

23.2

11.8

15.2

10.9

9.8

11.7

12.8

11.8

8.8

16" UPPER CASE to 12" lower case

9.6

9.2

24.4

14.6

13.6

24.0

6.4

13.8

23.6

22.6

13.8

23.2

14.2

4.6

14.4

b h k l m n p r u

15.4

14.8

c d e g o q

14.6

14.6

16.0

20

13.6

15

14.8

20" UPPER CASE to 15" lower case

16.0

18.2

17.9

17.6

17.8

17.4

17.6

18.4

14.1

16.3

16.0

15.7

15.8

15.5

15.7

16.5

14.4

16.6

16.3

16.0

16.2

15.8

16.0

16.8

17.3

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.5

16.6

17.4

12.0

14.2

13.9

13.6

13.8

13.4

13.6

14.4

13.6

11.4

13.6

13.3

13.0

13.1

12.8

13.0

13.8

18.2

16.0

18.2

17.9

17.6

17.8

17.4

17.6

18.4

18.6

17.3

15.0

17.3

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.5

16.6

17.4

9.4

8.2

5.9

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.7

7.4

7.5

19.2

19.5

18.2

17.0

17.3

17.6

16.3

17.3

17.6

17.9

16.6

17.9

18.2

18.6

17.3

15.0

14.9

15.2

15.5

14.2

13.9

14.2

14.6

14.9

18.6

18.9

19.2

19.5

17.6

17.9

18.2

8.5

8.8

9.1

8.3

11.2

17.8

18.2

18.6

19.0

17.4

14.6

17.4

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.4

16.6

17.6

9.0

14.2

14.6

14.9

15.2

13.9

11.7

13.9

13.6

13.3

13.4

13.1

13.3

14.1

15.6

20.0

20.4

20.8

21.2

19.6

16.8

19.6

19.2

18.8

19.0

18.6

18.8

19.8

12.5

16.0

16.3

16.6

17.0

15.7

13.4

15.7

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.8

11.8

16.8

17.2

17.6

18.0

16.4

13.6

16.4

16.0

15.6

15.8

15.4

15.6

16.6

9.4

13.4

13.8

14.1

14.4

13.1

10.9

13.1

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.3

12.5

13.3

18.4

25.0

25.4

25.8

26.2

24.6

21.8

24.6

24.2

23.8

24.0

23.6

23.8

24.8

14.7

20.0

20.3

20.6

21.0

19.7

17.4

19.7

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.9

19.0

19.8

16.6

23.2

23.6

24.0

24.4

22.8

20.0

22.8

22.4

22.0

22.2

21.8

22.0

23.0

13.3

18.6

18.9

19.2

19.5

18.2

16.0

18.2

17.9

17.6

17.8

17.4

17.6

18.4

18.6

24.4

24.8

25.2

25.6

24.0

21.2

24.0

23.6

23.2

23.4

23.0

23.2

24.2

14.9

19.5

19.8

20.2

20.5

19.2

17.0

19.2

18.9

18.6

18.7

18.4

18.6

19.4

14.6

19.6

20.0

20.4

20.8

19.2

16.4

19.2

18.8

18.4

18.6

18.2

18.4

19.4

11.7

15.7

16.0

16.3

16.6

15.4

13.1

15.4

15.0

14.7

14.9

14.6

14.7

15.5

18.6

24.4

24.8

25.2

25.6

24.0

21.2

24.0

23.6

23.2

23.4

23.0

23.2

24.2

14.9

19.5

19.8

20.2

20.5

19.2

17.0

19.2

18.9

18.6

18.7

18.4

18.6

19.4

15.0

20.6

21.0

21.4

21.8

20.2

17.4

20.2

19.8

19.4

19.6

19.2

19.4

20.4

12.0

16.5

16.8

17.1

17.4

16.2

13.9

16.2

15.8

15.5

15.7

15.4

15.5

14.4

19.6

20.0

20.4

20.8

19.2

16.4

19.2

18.8

18.4

18.6

18.2

18.4

19.4

11.5

15.7

16.0

16.3

16.6

15.4

13.1

15.4

15.0

14.7

14.9

14.6

14.7

15.5

14.4

19.0

19.4

19.8

20.2

18.6

15.8

18.6

18.2

17.8

18.0

17.6

17.8

18.8

11.5

15.2

15.5

15.8

16.2

14.9

12.6

14.9

14.6

14.2

14.4

14.1

14.2

15.0

22.6

21.0

22.2

23.0

23.4

21.8

19.0

21.8

21.4

21.0

21.2

20.8

22.0

12.5

17.8

18.1

17.4

15.2

17.4

17.1

16.8

17.0

16.6

16.8

17.6

17.0

21.4

21.8

22.2

22.6

21.0

18.2

21.0

20.6

20.2

20.4

20.0

20.2

21.2

13.6

17.1

17.4

17.8

18.1

16.8

14.6

16.8

16.5

16.2

16.3

16.0

16.2

17.0

26.6

31.2

31.6

32.0

32.4

30.8

28.0

30.8

30.4

30.0

30.2

29.8

30.0

31.0

21.3

25.0

25.3

25.6

18.4

25.9

24.6

22.4

24.6

24.3

24.0

24.2

23.8

24.0

24.8

17.2

21.4

21.8

22.2

22.6

21.0

18.2

21.0

20.6

20.2

20.4

20.0

20.2

21.2

13.8

17.1

17.4

17.8

18.1

16.8

14.6

16.8

16.5

16.2

16.3

16.0

16.2

17.0

17.6

21.6

22.0

22.4

22.8

21.2

18.4

21.2

20.8

20.4

20.6

20.2

20.4

21.4

14.1

17.3

17.6

17.9

18.2

17.0

14.7

17.0

16.6

16.3

16.5

16.2

16.3

17.1

14.4

19.6

20.0

20.4

20.8

19.2

16.4

19.2

18.8

18.4

18.6

18.2

18.4

19.4

11.5

15.7

16.0

16.3

16.6

15.4

13.1

15.4

15.0

14.7

14.9

14.6

14.7

15.5

12.9

12.1

10.6

12.1

11.9

6.5

8.3

8.2

12.3

8.1

5.2

6.8

4.7

12.7

5.1

12.5

7.2

12.3

7.7

b h k l m n p r u

c d e g o q

10.6

7.3

10.0

4.9

15.3

3.4

14.6

12.0

14.5

7.5

14.8

7.3

14.6

7.6

14.9

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.2

8.1

15.2

10.4

13.3

10.2

15.9

8.5

10.1

5.9

10.6" UPPER CASE to 8" lower case

6.5

6.4

6.1

9.7

9.0

15.2

9.2

16.2

15.4

4.3

16.0

9.4

3.1

9.6

15.7

12.5

9.2

10.6

b h k l m n p r u

10.2

9.7

c d e g o q

9.7

9.0

9.8

9.8

13.3

15.0

13.3" UPPER CASE to 10" lower case

10

18.7

2.4

15.6

16.3

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.2
10.9

10.1

13.8

14.1

14.4

14.6

13.6

11.7

13.6

13.3

13.0

13.2

12.9

13.0

13.7

8.1

11.0

11.2

11.4

11.7

10.8

9.3

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.5

10.3

10.4

10.9

14.1

14.4

14.6

14.9

13.8

12.0

13.8

13.6

13.3

13.4

13.2

13.3

14.0

8.7

11.2

11.4

11.7

11.9

11.0

9.5

11.0

10.8

10.6

10.7

10.5

10.6

11.1

10.8

14.6

14.9

15.2

15.4

14.4

12.5

14.4

14.1

13.8

14.0

13.7

13.8

14.5

8.6

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

11.4

10.0

11.4

11.2

11.0

11.1

10.9

11.0

11.6

8.5

12.1

12.4

12.6

12.9

11.8

10.0

11.8

11.6

11.3

11.4

11.2

11.3

12.0

6.8

9.6

9.9

10.1

10.3

9.4

8.0

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.1

8.9

9.0

9.5

8.1

11.6

11.8

12.1

12.4

11.3

9.4

11.3

11.0

10.8

10.9

10.6

10.8

11.4

6.5

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.9

9.0

7.5

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.7

8.5

8.6

9.1

11.6

15.4

15.7

16.0

16.2

15.2

13.3

15.2

14.9

14.6

14.8

14.5

14.6

15.3

9.2

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.9

12.1

10.6

12.1

11.9

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.2

10.2

14.6

14.9

15.2

13.8

14.0

13.8

14.5

8.2

14.4

12.5

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

11.4

10.0

11.4

11.2

11.0

11.1

10.9

11.0

11.6

2.7

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.8

6.8

4.9

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.1

6.3

6.9

2.1

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.3

5.4

3.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.5

7.4

11.8

12.1

12.4

12.6

15.4

11.6

9.7

11.6

14.4

11.3

14.1

11.0

11.2

10.9

13.7

11.0

11.7

5.9

9.4

9.6

9.9

10.1

9.2

7.7

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.3

10.4

13.3

13.6

13.8

14.1

13.0

11.2

13.0

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.4

12.5

13.2

8.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

11.2

10.4

8.9

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.6

7.8

11.2

11.4

11.7

12.0

10.9

9.0

10.9

10.4

10.5

10.2

10.4

11.0

6.3

8.9

9.1

9.3

9.5

8.7

7.2

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

12.2

16.6

16.9

17.2

17.4

16.4

14.5

16.4

16.1

15.8

16.0

15.7

15.8

16.5

9.8

13.3

13.5

13.7

13.9

13.0

11.6

13.0

12.8

12.6

12.7

12.5

12.6

13.1

11.0

15.4

15.7

16.0

16.2

15.2

13.3

15.2

14.9

14.6

14.8

14.5

14.6

15.3

8.8

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.9

12.1

10.6

12.1

11.9

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.2

17.0

15.6

9.9

12.3

12.4

12.2

12.4

8.8

16.2

16.5

16.8

16.0

14.1

16.0

15.7

15.4

15.3

15.4

16.1

12.9

13.1

13.4

13.6

12.7

11.2

12.7

12.5

12.3

12.8

9.7

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.8

12.8

10.9

12.8

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.9

7.7

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

10.2

8.7

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.9

9.6

9.8

10.3

12.4

16.2

16.5

16.8

17.0

16.0

14.1

16.0

15.7

15.4

15.6

15.3

15.4

16.1

9.9

12.9

13.1

13.4

13.6

12.7

11.2

12.7

12.5

12.3

12.4

12.2

12.3

12.8

10.0

13.7

14.0

14.2

14.5

13.4

11.6

13.4

13.2

12.9

13.0

12.8

12.9

13.6

8.0

10.9

11.1

11.3

11.6

10.7

9.2

10.7

10.5

10.3

10.4

10.2

10.3

10.8

9.6

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.8

12.8

10.9

12.8

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.9

7.6

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

10.2

8.7

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.9

9.6

9.8

10.3

9.6

12.6

12.9

13.2

13.4

12.4

10.5

12.4

12.1

11.8

12.0

11.7

11.8

12.5

7.6

10.1

10.3

10.5

10.7

9.9

8.4

9.9

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.4

10.0

10.4

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.6

14.5

12.6

14.5

14.2

14.0

14.1

13.8

14.0

14.6

8.3

11.8

12.0

12.2

12.4

11.6

10.1

11.6

11.3

11.1

11.2

11.0

11.1

11.7

11.3

14.2

14.5

14.8

15.0

14.0

12.1

14.0

13.7

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

14.1

9.0

11.3

11.6

11.8

12.0

11.1

9.6

11.1

10.9

10.7

10.8

10.6

10.7

11.2

17.7

20.7

21.0

21.3

21.5

20.5

18.6

20.5

20.2

20.0

20.1

19.8

20.0

20.6

14.1

16.5

16.7

17.0

17.2

16.3

14.8

16.3

16.1

15.9

16.0

15.8

15.9

16.4

11.4

14.2

14.5

14.8

15.0

14.0

12.1

14.0

13.7

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

14.1

9.1

11.3

11.6

11.8

12.0

11.1

9.6

11.1

10.9

10.7

10.8

10.6

10.7

11.2

11.7

14.4

14.6

14.9

15.2

14.1

12.2

14.1

13.8

13.6

13.7

13.4

13.6

14.2

9.3

11.4

11.7

11.9

12.1

11.2

9.8

11.2

11.0

10.8

10.9

10.7

10.8

11.3

9.6

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.8

12.8

10.9

12.8

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.9

7.6

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

10.2

8.7

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.9

9.6

9.8

10.3

9.1

8.0

9.1

9.0

4.9

6.2

6.2

9.3

6.1

3.9

5.1

3.5

3.8

5.8

5.4

3.7

5.5

9.0

2.6

5.5

9.8

5.7

1.8

5.8

9.6

6.4

b h k l m n p r u

9.4

6.2

9.3

5.8

c d e g o q

5.8

5.4

7.5

5.9

5.9

8" UPPER CASE to 6" lower case

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.2

6.1

8.3

8.5

8.6

8.8

8.2

7.0

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.8

8.2

6.6

8.5

8.6

8.8

9.0

8.3

7.2

8.3

8.2

8.0

8.1

7.9

8.0

8.4

6.5

8.8

9.0

9.1

9.3

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.7

5.1

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.1

6.0

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.2

4.9

7.0

7.1

7.3

7.4

6.8

5.7

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.4

6.5

6.9

7.0

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.1

8.0

9.1

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.2

6.2

8.8

9.0

9.1

9.3

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.7

1.6

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.1

3.0

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.2

4.5

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.0

5.8

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.2

8.0

8.2

8.3

8.5

7.8

6.7

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.9

4.7

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.2

6.6

5.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.4

10.0

10.2

10.3

10.5

9.8

8.7

9.8

9.7

9.5

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.9

6.6

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.1

8.0

9.1

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.2

10.1

10.2

7.4

9.8

9.9

9.6

8.5

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.7

5.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.8

7.4

9.8

9.9

10.1

10.2

9.6

8.5

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.7

6.0

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.7

8.1

7.0

8.1

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.8

8.2

5.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.8

5.8

7.6

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.4

6.3

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.5
8.8

6.2

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.4

8.7

7.6

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.5

8.3

8.4

6.8

8.6

8.7

8.9

9.0

8.4

7.3

8.4

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.0

8.1

8.5

10.6

12.5

12.6

12.8

13.0

12.3

11.2

12.3

12.2

12.0

12.1

11.9

12.0

12.4

6.9

8.6

8.7

8.9

9.0

8.4

7.3

8.4

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.0

8.1

8.5

7.0

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.1

8.5

7.4

8.5

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.6

5.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.8

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS
UPPER CASE & LOWER CASE
CLEARVIEW HIGHWAY 5W
NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 12

TC-8700C

11.8

13.4

15.7

9.8

12.5

12.3

18.6

12.2

7.8

15.7

10.2

17.0

7.0

b h k l m n p r u

16.6

7.7

16.3

7.4

16.3

10.9

c e g o q

16.0

5.1

11.7

18.1

a
a

11.0

19.8

11.5

18.8

11.4

18.6

11.0

19.0

3.7

18.8

12

11.7

12.8

12.3

11.7

10.9

11.8

11.8

19.2

12.2

19.6

15.6

16.8

15.4

19.6

23.2

12.8

21.2

15.2

8.8

20.8

12" lower case to 12" lower case

9.8

9.6

9.2

13.6

13.8

14.6

6.4

20.4

b h k l m n p r u

22.6

20.4

13.8

20.0

14.4

14.2

14.6

14.8

4.6

16.0

15.4

13.6

c e g o q

14.8

15

14.6

14.8

15" lower case to 15" lower case

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.8

14.4

20.0

20.4

20.4

20.8

21.2

19.6

16.8

19.6

19.2

18.8

19.0

18.6

18.8

19.8

11.5

16.0

16.3

16.3

16.6

17.0

15.7

13.4

15.7

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

13.6

18.2

18.6

18.6

19.0

19.4

17.8

15.0

17.8

17.4

17.0

17.2

16.8

17.0

18.0

10.9

14.6

14.9

14.9

15.2

15.5

14.2

12.0

14.2

13.9

13.6

13.8

13.4

13.6

14.4

14.6

21.0

21.4

21.4

21.8

22.2

20.6

17.8

20.6

20.2

19.8

20.0

19.6

19.8

20.8

11.7

16.8

17.1

17.1

17.4

17.8

16.5

14.2

16.5

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.7

15.8

16.6

14.8

19.4

15.8

20.4

20.8

20.8

21.2

21.6

20.0

17.2

20.0

19.6

19.2

19.0

19.2

20.2

11.8

16.3

16.6

16.6

17.0

17.3

16.0

13.8

16.0

15.7

15.4

15.5

15.2

15.4

9.6

14.2

14.6

14.6

15.0

15.4

13.8

11.0

13.8

13.4

13.0

13.2

12.8

13.0

14.0

7.7

11.4

11.7

11.7

12.0

12.3

11.0

8.8

11.0

10.7

10.4

10.6

10.2

10.4

11.2

14.6

21.0

21.4

21.4

21.8

22.2

20.6

17.8

20.6

20.2

19.8

20.0

19.6

19.8

20.8

11.7

16.8

17.1

17.1

17.4

17.8

16.5

14.2

16.5

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.7

15.8

16.6

13.8

20.2

20.6

20.6

21.0

21.4

19.8

17.0

19.8

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.8

19.0

20.0

11.0

16.2

16.5

16.5

16.8

17.1

15.8

13.6

15.8

15.5

15.2

15.4

15.0

15.2

16.0

11.0

11.0

16.2

10.6

11.4

11.8

10.2

7.4

10.2

9.8

9.4

9.6

9.2

8.8

9.1

9.4

8.2

5.9

8.2

7.5

7.7

7.4

7.5

8.3

8.8

14.8

15.2

15.2

15.6

16.0

14.4

11.6

14.4

14.0

13.6

13.8

13.4

13.6

14.6

7.0

11.8

12.2

12.2

12.5

12.8

11.5

9.3

11.5

11.2

10.9

11.0

10.7

10.9

11.7

14.2

18.2

18.6

18.6

19.0

19.4

17.8

15.0

17.8

17.4

17.0

17.2

16.8

17.0

18.0

11.4

14.6

14.9

14.9

15.2

15.5

14.2

12.0

14.2

13.9

13.6

13.8

13.4

13.6

14.4

6.4

11.2

11.6

11.6

12.0

12.4

10.8

8.0

10.8

10.4

10.0

10.2

9.8

10.0

11.0

5.1

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.9

8.6

6.4

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.2

7.8

8.0

8.8

22.6

29.0

29.4

29.4

29.8

30.2

28.6

25.8

28.6

28.2

27.8

28.0

27.6

27.8

28.8

18.1

23.2

23.5

23.5

23.8

24.2

22.9

20.6

22.9

22.6

22.2

22.4

22.1

22.2

23.0

15.8

16.0

4.6

9.4

10.4

3.7

8.5

8.8

7.8

13.8

20.2

21.0

21.4

19.8

17.0

19.8

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.8

20.0

11.0

16.2

16.5

16.8

17.1

13.6

15.8

15.5

15.2

15.4

15.0

15.2

15.4

21.0

21.4

21.4

21.8

22.2

20.6

17.8

20.6

20.2

19.8

20.0

19.6

19.8

20.8

12.3

16.8

17.1

17.1

17.4

17.8

16.5

14.2

16.5

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.7

15.8

16.6

14.6

20.2

20.6

20.6

21.0

21.4

19.8

17.0

19.8

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.8

19.0

20.0

11.7

16.2

16.5

16.5

16.8

17.1

15.8

13.6

15.8

15.5

15.2

15.4

15.0

15.2

16.0

16.0

20.0

15.8

16.0

15.7

20.6

20.6

19.0

16.5

21.0

21.4

21.4

21.8

22.2

20.6

17.8

20.6

20.2

19.8

19.6

19.8

20.8

12.8

16.8

17.1

17.1

17.4

17.8

16.5

14.2

16.5

16.2

15.8

16.6

9.2

13.8

14.2

14.2

14.6

15.0

13.4

10.6

13.4

13.0

12.6

12.8

12.4

12.6

13.6

7.4

11.0

11.4

11.4

11.7

12.0

10.7

8.5

10.7

10.4

10.1

10.2

9.9

10.1

10.9

12.8

18.0

18.4

18.4

18.8

19.2

17.6

14.8

17.6

17.2

16.8

17.0

16.6

16.8

17.8

10.2

14.4

14.7

14.7

15.0

15.4

14.1

11.8

14.1

13.8

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

14.2

9.8

14.6

15.0

15.0

15.4

15.8

14.2

11.4

14.2

13.8

13.4

13.6

13.2

13.4

14.4

7.8

11.7

12.0

12.0

12.3

12.6

11.4

9.1

11.4

11.0

10.7

10.9

10.6

10.7

11.5

13.6

20.0

20.4

20.4

20.8

21.2

19.6

16.8

19.6

19.2

18.8

19.0

18.6

18.8

19.8

10.9

16.0

16.3

16.3

16.6

17.0

15.7

13.4

15.7

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.8

15.2

19.2

19.6

19.6

20.0

20.4

18.8

16.0

18.8

18.4

18.0

18.2

17.8

18.0

19.0

12.2

15.4

15.7

15.7

16.0

16.3

15.0

12.8

15.0

14.7

14.4

14.6

14.2

14.4

15.2

23.2

27.4

27.8

27.8

28.2

28.6

27.0

24.2

27.0

26.6

26.2

26.4

26.0

26.2

27.2

18.6

21.9

22.2

22.2

22.6

22.9

21.6

19.4

21.6

21.3

21.0

21.1

20.8

21.0

21.8

15.4

19.2

19.6

19.6

20.0

20.4

18.8

16.0

18.8

18.4

18.0

18.2

17.8

18.0

19.0

12.3

15.4

15.7

15.7

16.0

16.3

15.0

12.8

15.0

14.7

14.4

14.6

14.2

14.4

15.2

15.6

19.6

20.0

20.0

20.4

20.8

19.2

16.4

19.2

18.8

18.4

18.6

18.2

18.4

19.4

12.5

15.7

16.0

16.0

16.3

16.6

15.4

13.1

15.4

15.0

14.7

14.9

14.6

14.7

15.5

14.4

14.7

13.4

11.2

13.4

13.1

12.8

13.0

12.6

12.8

13.6

16.2

15.8

16.0

17.0

9.8

13.8

14.1

14.1

12.5

13.2

11.2

11.3

12.0

13.7

13.4

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

13.8

7.7

11.1

13.3

13.0

12.8

12.9

12.6

12.8

13.4

7.8

10.8

9.3

5.1

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.9

13.8

7.7

11.1

11.3

11.3

11.4

9.7

10.0

10.2

9.2

7.3

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.8

8.5

8.6

14.2

14.5

14.8

13.7

11.8

13.7

13.4

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

14.2

12.5

6.1

11.4

9.7

11.8

13.3

9.2

13.7

14.4

4.3

14.8

14.1

9.4

14.5

9.2

10.0

7.6

10.6

10.8

7.2

9.6

9.9

b h k l m n p r u

8.9

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.4

8.9

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.5

9.4

8.0

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.1

8.9

9.0

9.5

11.8

10.9

9.4

10.9

10.7

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.0

11.4

10.6

9.1

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.7

8.2

7.3

5.8

7.3

7.1

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.4

11.8

10.9

9.4

10.9

10.7

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.0

10.9

11.2

10.4

10.8

10.9

11.2

9.9

10.0

10.3

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.0

11.0

11.1

6.5

14.0

12.4

11.4

11.2

11.8

10.8

8.3

13.7

12.6

11.3

13.0

10.8

8.2

13.7

12.5

11.6

14.1
12.9

c e g o q

10.6

12.3

9.2

12.8

11.8

13.8
12.6

a
a

8.1

14.2

13.0

13.0

7.6

9.7

14.0

7.8

11.2

2.4

9.4

13.2

13.0

7.7

9.7

12.5

14.1

13.8

7.7

6.4

12.4

8.2

13.8

12.6

8.5

14.2

13.8

12.5

7.8

14.2

13.6

12.8

b h k l m n p r u

7.2

14.0

7.8

9.8

8.1

9.7

10.4

12.4

10.2

13.6

12.4

15.4

13.6

12.1

10.1

13.3

6.5

b
c

8.5

9.6
9.0

5.9

13.6

6.4

13.6

9.0

13.3

15.0

9.7

9.8

9.6

10.6

8" lower case to 8" lower case

3.1

9.0

c e g o q

9.8

10

9.7

9.8

10.2

10" lower case to 10" lower case

5.2

16.0

6.8

16.4

4.7

16.8

5.1

14.0

7.2

16.8

7.7

18.4

4.9

18.0

7.3

17.6

3.4

17.6

12.0

17.2

7.5

7.3

12.2

13.4

13.2

11.3

13.2

12.9

12.6

12.8

12.6

13.3

7.3

10.7

10.9

10.9

11.0

11.3

10.5

9.0

10.5

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.0

10.1

10.6

3.1

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.8

6.8

4.9

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.1

6.3

6.9

2.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.3

5.4

3.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.5

5.9

9.8

10.1

10.1

10.4

10.6

9.6

7.7

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.2

8.9

9.0

9.7

4.7

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.5

7.6

6.1

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.7

9.4

12.1

12.4

12.4

12.6

12.9

11.8

10.0

11.8

11.6

11.3

11.4

11.2

11.3

12.0

7.5

9.6

9.9

9.9

10.0

10.3

9.4

8.0

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.1

8.9

9.0

9.5

4.3

7.4

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.2

7.2

5.3

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.5

6.7

7.3

3.4

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.6

5.7

4.2

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.4

5.2

5.3

5.8

15.0

19.3

19.6

19.6

19.8

20.1

19.0

17.2

19.0

18.8

18.5

18.6

18.4

18.5

19.2

12.0

15.4

15.6

15.6

15.6

16.0

15.2

13.7

15.2

14.9

14.7

14.8

14.6

14.7

15.3

9.2

13.4

13.7

13.7

14.0

14.2

13.2

11.3

13.2

12.9

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.3

7.3

10.7

10.9

10.9

11.0

11.3

10.5

9.0

10.5

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.0

10.1

10.6

10.2

10.5

10.5

11.0

14.0

14.2

14.2

14.5

14.8

13.7

11.8

13.7

13.4

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

13.8

8.2

11.1

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.8

10.9

9.4

10.9

10.7

10.6

10.4

9.7

13.4

13.7

13.7

14.0

14.2

13.2

11.3

13.2

12.9

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.3

7.7

10.7

10.9

10.9

11.0

11.3

10.5

9.0

10.5

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.0

10.1

10.6

10.6

14.0

14.2

14.2

14.5

14.8

13.7

11.8

13.7

13.4

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

13.8

8.5

11.1

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.8

10.9

9.4

10.9

10.7

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.0

6.1

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.7

10.0

8.9

7.0

8.9

8.6

8.4

8.5

8.2

8.4

9.0

4.9

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.1

5.6

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.2

8.5

12.0

12.2

12.2

12.5

12.8

11.7

9.8

11.7

11.4

11.2

11.3

11.0

11.2

11.8

6.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.9

10.2

9.3

7.8

9.3

9.1

8.9

9.0

8.8

8.9

9.4

6.5

9.7

10.0

10.0

10.2

10.5

9.4

7.6

9.4

9.2

8.9

9.0

8.8

8.9

9.6

5.2

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.1

8.4

7.5

6.0

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.6

9.0

13.3

13.6

13.6

13.8

14.1

13.0

11.2

13.0

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.4

12.5

13.2

7.2

10.6

10.8

10.8

10.9

11.2

10.4

8.9

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.1

12.8

13.0

13.0

13.3

13.6

12.5

10.6

12.5

12.2

12.0

12.1

11.8

12.0

12.6

8.1

10.2

10.4

10.4

10.5

10.8

10.0

8.5

10.0

9.8

9.5

9.6

9.4

9.5

10.1

15.4

18.2

18.5

18.5

18.8

19.0

18.0

16.1

18.0

17.7

17.4

17.6

17.3

17.4

18.1

12.3

14.5

14.7

14.7

14.8

15.2

14.3

12.8

14.3

14.1

13.9

14.0

13.8

13.9

14.4

12.2

11.8

10.2

12.8

13.0

13.0

13.3

13.6

12.5

10.6

12.5

12.0

12.1

12.0

12.6

8.2

10.2

10.4

10.4

10.5

10.8

10.0

8.5

10.0

9.8

9.5

9.6

9.4

9.5

10.1

10.4

13.0

13.3

13.3

13.6

13.8

12.8

10.9

12.8

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.9

8.3

10.4

10.6

10.6

10.7

11.0

10.2

8.7

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.9

9.6

9.8

10.3

8.1

11.4

11.7

11.7

12.0

12.2

11.2

9.3

11.2

10.9

10.6

10.8

10.5

10.6

11.3

6.5

9.1

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.8

8.9

7.4

8.9

8.7

8.5

8.6

8.4

8.5

9.0

8.6

3.8

5.7

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.2

5.8

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.9

8.2

7.1

8.2

5.5

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

6.8

7.9

1.8

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.1

3.0

4.1

3.9

3.5

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.4

5.8

4.6

5.8

5.7

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.1

6.0

7.1

7.8

7.7

6.0

7.1

7.0

6.8

7.1

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.0

6.9

8.0

7.8

7.7

5.5

4.4

5.5

5.4

4.9

8.5

6.7

7.1
8.2

6.2

8.3

7.8

8.5

6.2

8.3

s
7.8

7.8

9.3

8.2

3.9

j
6.7

8.5

6.1

5.1

5.9

3.5

8.9

3.8

7.8

8.7

5.4

5.8

7.6

8.6

8.2

5.5

7.4

8.6

3.7

8.3

7.4

8.4

9.0

8.2

7.3

2.6

8.0

5.8

8.3

5.7

5.4

5.8

5.8

6.4

8.2

6.2

8.2

5.9

c e g o q

8.0

5.9

5.8

a
a

5.5

5.8

b h k l m n p r u

5.4

5.9

1.8

6" lower case to 6" lower case

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.9

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.2

8.0

7.8

7.9

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.7

8.1

5.2

5.3

5.1

5.2

5.6

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.8

7.9

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

8.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.2

5.6

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.8

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.2

7.7

7.5

2.6

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.3

3.2

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.9

4.0

4.4

9.0

11.6

11.8

11.8

11.9

12.1

11.4

10.3

11.4

11.3

11.1

11.2

11.0

11.1

11.5

5.5

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

6.8

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

8.0

6.2

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.9

8.2

7.1

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.8

7.9

8.3

5.8

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

6.8

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

8.0

6.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.9

8.2

7.1

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.8

7.9

8.3

3.7

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.8

6.0

5.4

4.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.0

5.9

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.1

3.9

5.8

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.3

5.7

4.6

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.8

5.4

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.5

7.8

6.7

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.9

6.1

7.7

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.5

6.4

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.6

9.3

11.0

11.1

11.1

11.3

11.4

10.8

9.7

10.8

10.6

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

10.9

6.2

7.7

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.5

6.4

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.6

6.2

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.8

4.9

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.4

6.7

5.6

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.8

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS
LOWER CASE
CLEARVIEW HIGHWAY 5W
NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 12

TC-8700C

15.2

19.6

20.0

20.8

19.2

16.4

19.0

18.4

18.6

18.2

16.4

20.0

20.4

20.8

21.2

19.6

16.8

19.4

19.2

18.8

19.0

18.6

18.8

19.8

16.2

20.8

21.2

21.6

22.0

20.4

17.6

20.2

20.0

19.6

19.8

19.4

19.6

20.6

12.8

17.0

17.4

17.8

18.2

16.6

13.8

16.4

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.6

15.8

16.8

10.2

20.4

18.8

18.4

19.4

13.6

13.9

14.2

9.8

12.5

17.3

12.3

17.0

18.6

16.3

16.6

12.2

16.0

16.0

7.8

15.7

13.1

10.2

12.2

13.0

18.2

7.0

17.9

7.7

b h k l m n p r u

c d e g o q

7.4

a
17.6

16
15.0

10.9

21.8

11.7

20.8

11.0

20.6

5.1

21.0

18.1

20.8

11.5

21.2

11.4

21.4

11.0

12.2

18.8

3.7

15.6

21.6

12.8

15.4

23.2

12

18.8

12.3

23.2

11.7

15.2

11.8

9.8

10.9

12.8

11.7

8.8

11.8

9.6

9.2

14.6

13.6

6.4

22.8

13.8

b h k l m n p r u

22.6

13.8

14.2

22.4

4.6

22.0

16" UPPER CASE to 12" lower case

14.4

c d e g o q

15.4

16.0

14.8

14.6

13.6

20

14.8

15

14.6

20" UPPER CASE to 15" lower case

15.0

17.1

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.5

16.6

17.4

15.4

13.1

15.2

15.0

14.7

14.9

14.6

14.7

15.5

15.7

13.4

15.5

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.8

16.3

14.1

16.2

16.0

15.7

15.8

15.5

15.7

16.5

14.6

13.3

11.0

13.1

13.0

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.4

18.6

17.3

16.3

16.6

16.6

17.0
17.6

12.2

16.2

16.6

17.0

17.4

15.8

13.0

15.6

15.4

15.0

15.2

14.8

15.0

16.0

9.8

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.9

12.6

10.4

12.5

12.3

12.0

12.2

11.8

12.0

17.4

22.0

22.4

22.8

23.2

21.6

18.8

21.4

21.2

20.8

21.0

20.6

20.8

21.8

13.9

17.6

17.9

18.2

18.6

17.3

15.0

17.1

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.5

16.6

17.4

15.4

21.4

21.8

22.2

22.6

21.0

18.2

20.8

20.6

20.2

20.4

20.0

20.2

21.2

12.3

17.1

17.4

17.8

18.1

16.8

14.6

16.6

16.5

16.2

16.3

16.0

16.2

17.0

4.0

10.2

9.4

9.8

10.6

9.0

6.2

8.8

8.2

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.8

8.2

8.5

7.2

5.0

7.0

6.9

6.6

6.7

6.4

6.6

11.2

16.6

17.0

17.4

17.8

16.2

13.4

16.0

15.8

15.4

15.6

15.2

15.4

16.4

9.0

13.3

13.6

13.9

14.2

13.0

10.7

12.8

12.6

12.3

12.5

12.2

12.3

13.1

15.6

18.8

19.2

19.6

20.0

18.4

15.6

18.2

18.0

17.6

17.8

17.4

17.6

18.6

12.5

15.0

15.4

15.7

16.0

14.7

12.5

14.6

14.4

14.1

14.2

13.9

14.1

14.9

11.8

15.6

16.0

16.4

16.8

15.2

12.4

15.0

14.8

14.4

14.6

14.2

14.4

15.4

9.4

12.5

12.8

13.1

13.4

12.2

9.9

12.0

11.8

11.5

11.7

11.4

11.5

12.3

18.4

23.8

24.2

24.6

25.0

23.4

20.6

23.2

23.0

22.6

22.8

22.4

22.6

23.6

14.7

19.0

19.4

19.7

20.0

18.7

16.5

18.6

18.4

18.1

18.2

17.9

18.1

18.9

16.6

22.0

22.4

22.8

21.6

18.8

21.4

21.2

20.8

21.0

20.6

20.8

21.8

13.3

17.6

17.9

18.2

18.6

17.3

15.0

17.1

17.0

16.6

16.5

16.6

18.6

23.2

23.6

24.0

24.4

22.8

20.0

22.6

22.4

22.0

22.2

21.8

22.0

23.0

14.9

18.6

18.9

19.2

19.5

18.2

16.0

18.1

17.9

17.6

17.8

17.4

17.6

18.4

14.6

18.4

18.8

19.2

19.6

18.0

15.2

17.8

17.6

17.2

17.4

17.0

17.2

18.2

11.7

14.7

15.0

15.4

15.7

14.4

12.2

14.2

14.1

13.8

13.9

13.6

13.8

14.6

23.2

8.6

8.2

9.2

3.2

12.8

16.8

17.8

7.4

17.4

18.6

23.2

23.6

24.0

24.4

22.8

20.0

22.6

22.4

22.0

22.2

21.8

22.0

23.0

14.9

18.6

18.9

19.2

19.5

18.2

16.0

18.1

17.9

17.6

17.4

17.6

15.0

19.4

19.8

20.2

20.6

19.0

16.2

18.8

18.6

18.2

18.4

18.0

18.2

19.2

12.0

15.5

15.8

16.2

16.5

15.2

13.0

15.0

14.9

14.6

14.7

14.4

14.6

15.4

14.4

18.4

18.8

19.2

19.6

18.0

15.2

17.8

17.6

17.2

17.4

17.0

17.2

18.2

11.5

14.7

15.0

15.4

15.7

14.4

12.2

14.2

14.1

13.8

13.9

13.6

13.8

14.6

18.4

14.4

17.8

18.2

18.6

19.0

17.4

14.6

17.2

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.4

16.6

17.6

11.5

14.2

14.6

14.9

15.2

13.9

11.7

13.8

13.6

13.3

13.4

13.1

13.3

14.1

15.6

21.0

21.4

21.8

22.2

20.6

17.8

20.4

20.2

19.8

20.0

19.6

19.8

20.8

12.5

16.8

17.1

17.4

17.8

16.5

14.2

16.3

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.7

15.8

16.6

20.6

17.0

19.0

16.0

17.0

20.2

21.0

21.4

19.8

19.6

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.8

20.0

13.6

16.2

16.5

16.8

17.1

15.8

13.6

15.7

15.5

15.2

15.4

15.0

15.2

26.6

30.0

30.4

30.8

31.2

29.6

26.8

29.4

29.2

28.8

29.0

28.6

28.8

29.8

21.3

24.0

24.3

24.6

25.0

23.7

21.4

23.5

23.4

23.0

23.2

22.9

23.0

23.8

17.2

20.2

20.6

21.0

21.4

19.8

17.0

19.6

19.4

19.0

19.2

18.8

19.0

20.0

13.8

16.2

16.5

16.8

17.1

15.8

13.6

15.7

15.5

15.2

15.4

15.0

15.2

16.0

17.6

20.4

20.8

21.2

21.6

20.0

17.2

19.8

19.6

19.2

19.4

19.0

19.2

20.2

14.1

16.3

16.6

17.0

17.3

16.0

13.8

15.8

15.7

15.4

15.5

15.2

15.4

16.2

14.4

18.4

18.8

19.2

19.6

18.0

15.2

17.8

17.6

17.2

17.4

17.0

17.2

18.2

11.5

14.7

15.0

15.4

15.7

14.4

12.2

14.2

14.1

13.8

13.9

13.6

13.8

14.6

10.6
10.0

12.1

12.3

11.4

10.0

11.3

11.2

6.5

8.3

8.2

12.3

8.1

5.2

6.8

4.7

5.1

b h k l m n p r u

7.2

7.7

11.9

7.3

c d e g o q

4.9

a
11.7

3.4

14.5

12.0

13.8

7.5

13.7

7.3

14.0

7.6

13.8

2.4

14.1

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.2

14.2

8.1

12.5

10.4

14.4

10.2

15.9

8.5

10.1

5.9

10.6" UPPER CASE to 8" lower case

6.5

6.4

6.1

9.7

9.0

9.2

15.4

14.6

4.3

15.2

9.4

3.1

9.6

14.9

12.5

9.2

10.6

b h k l m n p r u

10.2

9.7

c d e g o q

9.7

9.0

9.8

9.8

13.3

15.0

13.3" UPPER CASE to 10" lower case

10

11.0

11.1

10.9

11.0

11.6
10.3

10.1

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.8

12.8

10.9

12.6

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.9

8.1

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

10.2

8.7

10.1

10.0

9.8

9.9

9.6

9.8

10.9

13.3

13.6

13.8

14.1

13.0

11.2

12.9

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.4

12.5

13.2

8.7

10.6

10.8

11.0

11.2

10.4

8.9

10.3

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.8

13.8

14.1

14.4

14.6

13.6

11.7

13.4

13.3

13.0

13.2

12.9

13.0

13.7

8.6

11.0

11.2

11.4

11.7

10.8

9.3

10.7

10.6

10.4

10.5

10.3

10.4

10.9

8.5

11.3

11.6

11.8

12.1

11.0

9.2

10.9

10.8

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.2

6.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.6

8.8

7.3

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.9

8.1

10.8

11.0

11.3

11.6

10.5

8.6

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.8

10.0

10.6

6.5

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.2

8.4

6.9

8.3

8.2

8.0

8.1

7.8

8.0

8.5

11.6

14.6

14.9

15.2

15.4

14.4

12.5

14.2

14.1

13.8

14.0

13.7

13.8

14.5

9.2

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

11.4

10.0

11.3

11.2

11.0

11.1

10.9

11.0

11.6

10.2

14.2

14.5

14.8

15.0

14.0

12.1

13.8

13.7

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

8.2

11.3

11.6

11.8

12.0

11.1

9.6

11.0

10.9

10.7

10.8

10.6

10.7

11.2

2.7

6.3

6.5

6.8

7.0

6.0

4.1

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.6

5.3

5.5

6.1

2.1

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

4.8

3.3

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.9

7.4

11.0

11.3

11.6

11.8

10.8

8.9

10.6

10.5

10.2

10.4

10.1

10.2

10.9

14.1

5.9

8.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

8.6

7.1

8.5

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.1

8.2

8.7

10.4

12.5

12.8

13.0

13.3

12.2

10.4

12.1

12.0

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.4

8.3

10.0

10.2

10.4

10.6

9.8

8.3

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.9

10.4

7.8

10.6

10.9

11.2

10.1

8.2

10.0

9.8

9.6

9.7

9.4

9.6

10.2

6.3

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.9

8.1

6.6

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

12.2

15.8

16.1

16.4

16.6

15.6

13.7

15.4

15.3

15.0

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.7

9.8

12.6

12.8

13.0

13.3

12.4

10.9

12.3

12.2

12.0

12.1

11.9

12.0

12.5

11.0

14.6

14.9

15.2

15.4

14.4

12.5

14.2

14.1

13.8

14.0

13.7

13.8

14.5

8.8

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

11.4

10.0

11.3

11.2

11.0

11.1

10.9

11.0

11.6

13.3

15.0

14.9

14.6

15.3

9.9

12.9

12.1

10.6

12.0

11.9

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.2

12.4

8.2

15.4

15.7

16.0

16.2

15.2

14.6

14.8

14.5

12.3

12.5

12.7

9.7

12.2

12.5

12.8

13.0

12.0

10.1

11.8

11.7

11.4

11.6

11.3

11.4

12.1

7.7

9.8

10.0

10.2

10.4

9.5

8.1

9.4

9.3

9.1

9.2

9.0

9.1

9.6

12.4

15.4

15.7

16.0

16.2

15.2

13.3

15.0

14.9

14.6

14.8

14.5

14.6

15.3

9.9

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.9

12.1

10.6

12.0

11.9

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.2

10.0

12.9

13.2

13.4

13.7

12.6

10.8

12.5

12.4

12.1

12.2

12.0

12.1

12.8

8.0

10.3

10.5

10.7

10.9

10.1

8.6

10.0

9.9

9.6

9.8

9.5

9.6

10.2

12.2

9.8

10.0

10.2

10.4

9.6

12.5

12.8

13.0

12.0

11.8

11.7

11.4

11.6

11.3

11.4

12.1

7.6

9.5

8.1

9.6

11.8

12.1

12.4

12.6

11.6

9.7

11.4

11.3

11.0

11.2

10.9

11.0

11.7

7.6

9.4

9.6

9.9

10.1

9.2

7.7

9.1

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.3

10.4

14.0

14.2

14.5

14.8

13.7

11.8

10.1

13.6

13.4

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

13.8

8.3

11.1

11.3

11.6

11.8

10.9

9.4

10.8

9.4

10.7

9.3

10.5

9.1

10.6

9.2

10.4

9.0

10.5

9.1

11.0

9.6

11.3

13.4

13.7

14.0

14.2

13.2

11.3

13.0

12.9

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.3

9.0

10.7

10.9

11.1

11.3

10.5

9.0

10.4

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.0

10.1

10.6

17.7

20.0

20.2

20.5

20.7

19.7

17.8

19.6

19.4

19.2

19.3

19.0

19.2

19.8

14.1

15.9

16.1

16.3

16.5

15.7

14.2

15.6

15.5

15.3

15.4

15.2

15.3

15.8

11.4

13.4

13.7

14.0

14.2

13.2

11.3

13.0

12.9

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.3

9.1

10.7

10.9

11.1

11.3

10.5

9.0

10.4

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.0

10.1

10.6

11.7

13.6

13.8

14.1

14.4

13.3

11.4

13.2

13.0

12.8

12.9

12.6

12.8

13.4

9.3

10.8

11.0

11.2

11.4

10.6

9.1

10.5

10.4

10.2

10.3

10.1

10.2

10.7

9.6

12.2

12.5

12.8

13.0

12.0

10.1

11.8

11.7

11.4

11.6

11.3

11.4

12.1

7.6

9.8

10.0

10.2

10.4

9.5

8.1

9.4

9.3

9.1

9.2

9.0

9.1

9.6

4.9

6.2

6.2

9.3

6.1

3.9

5.1

3.5

3.8

5.8

5.4

8.6

3.7

7.5

5.5

8.6

9.0

9.3

2.6

b h k l m n p r u

5.5

i
9.1

5.7

1.8

5.8

6.4

9.0

6.2

c d e g o q

5.8

a
8.8

5.9

5.4

5.9

8
7.5

5.8

8" UPPER CASE to 6" lower case

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.7

6.1

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.8

6.6

8.0

8.2

8.3

8.5

7.8

6.7

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.9

6.5

8.3

8.5

8.6

8.8

8.2

7.0

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.8

8.2

5.1

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.3

6.6

5.5

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.7

4.9

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.3

5.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.4

7.0

8.8

9.0

9.1

9.3

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.7

6.2

8.6

8.7

8.9

9.0

8.4

7.3

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.0

8.1

8.5

1.6

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

3.6

2.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.7

4.5

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.1

6.5

5.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.6

6.2

7.5

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.4

6.2

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.4

4.7

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.1

5.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.8

6.2

7.4

9.5

9.7

9.8

10.0

9.4

8.2

9.3

9.2

9.0

9.1

9.0

9.0

9.4

6.6

8.8

9.0

9.1

9.3

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.7

8.0

7.4

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.1

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.2

5.8

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.2

6.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.3

7.4

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.1

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.2

7.6

6.5

6.0

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.4

5.8

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.2

6.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.3

5.8

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.6

8.2

7.0

5.8

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.6

7.2

6.6

7.3

7.0

6.2

8.4

8.6

8.7

8.9

8.2

7.1

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.8

7.9

8.3

6.8

8.1

8.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

6.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

8.0

10.6

12.0

12.2

12.3

12.5

11.8

10.7

11.8

11.7

11.5

11.6

11.4

11.5

11.9

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

7.7

6.9

8.1

8.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

6.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.6

8.0

7.0

8.2

8.3

8.5

8.6

8.0

6.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.7

8.1

5.8

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.2

6.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.3

UPPER CASE & LOWER CASE


CLEARVIEW HIGHWAY 5WR
NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 12

TC-8700C

12.5

14.6

t
14.4

9.8

12.5

12.3

18.6

12.2

14.7

7.8

16.0

7.7

15.7

7.4

15.4

10.9

15.4

10.2

b h k l m n p r u

c e g o q

15.0

7.0

11.7

17.6

a
a

5.1

18.0

11.8

18.1

18.6

11.0

17.6

11.5

17.4

11.4

17.8

11.0

17.6

3.7

18.0

12

11.7

12.8

12.3

11.7

10.9

11.8

11.8

18.2

12.2

15.6

15.6

18.4

15.4

23.2

15.2

12" lower case to 12" lower case

9.8

19.6

12.8

20.0

8.8

19.6

9.6

19.2

9.2

13.6

13.8

19.2

14.6

18.8

6.4

b h k l m n p r u

22.6

14.4

13.8

4.6
i

14.2

14.6
d

15.4

c e g o q

14.8

16.0

13.6

14.8

14.6

15

14.8

15" lower case to 15" lower case

14.1

14.2

13.9

14.1

14.9

14.4

18.8

19.2

19.2

20.0

18.4

15.6

18.2

17.6

17.8

17.4

18.6

11.5

15.0

15.4

15.4

15.7

16.0

14.7

12.5

14.6

14.4

14.1

14.2

13.9

14.1

14.9

13.6

17.0

17.4

17.4

17.8

18.2

16.6

13.8

16.4

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.6

15.8

16.8

10.9

13.6

13.9

13.9

14.2

14.6

13.3

11.0

13.1

13.0

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.4

14.6

19.8

20.2

20.2

20.6

21.0

19.4

16.6

19.2

19.0

18.6

18.8

18.4

18.6

19.6

11.7

15.8

16.2

16.2

16.5

16.8

15.5

13.3

15.4

15.2

14.9

15.0

14.7

14.9

15.7

14.8

19.2

19.6

19.6

20.0

20.4

18.8

16.0

18.6

18.4

18.0

18.2

17.8

18.0

19.0

11.8

15.4

15.7

15.7

16.0

16.3

15.0

12.8

14.9

14.7

14.4

14.6

14.2

14.4

15.2

9.6

13.0

13.4

13.4

13.8

14.2

12.6

9.8

12.4

12.2

11.8

12.0

11.6

11.8

12.8

7.7

10.4

10.7

10.7

11.0

11.4

10.1

7.8

9.9

9.8

9.4

9.6

9.3

9.4

14.6

19.8

20.2

20.2

20.6

21.0

19.4

16.6

19.2

19.0

18.6

18.8

18.4

18.6

19.6

11.7

15.8

16.2

16.2

16.5

16.8

15.5

13.3

15.4

15.2

14.9

15.0

14.7

14.9

15.7

13.8

19.0

19.4

19.4

19.8

20.2

18.6

15.8

18.4

18.2

17.8

18.0

17.6

17.8

18.8

11.0

15.2

15.5

15.5

15.8

16.2

14.9

12.6

14.7

14.6

14.2

14.4

14.1

14.2

15.0

4.6

8.4

3.7

7.5

7.8

6.9

6.6

6.7

6.4

10.2

9.4

9.8

9.8

10.2

10.6

9.0

6.2

8.8

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.2

9.2

7.8

8.2

8.5

7.2

5.0

7.0

6.6

7.4

8.8

13.6

14.0

14.0

14.4

14.8

13.2

10.4

13.0

12.8

12.4

12.6

12.2

12.4

13.4

7.0

10.9

11.2

11.2

11.5

11.8

10.6

8.3

10.4

10.2

9.9

10.1

9.8

9.9

10.7

14.2

17.0

17.4

17.4

17.8

18.2

16.6

13.8

16.4

16.2

15.8

16.0

15.6

15.8

16.8

11.4

13.6

13.9

13.9

14.2

14.6

13.3

11.0

13.1

13.0

12.6

12.8

12.5

12.6

13.4

6.4

10.0

10.4

10.4

10.8

11.2

9.6

6.8

9.4

9.2

8.8

9.0

8.6

8.8

9.8

5.1

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.6

9.0

7.7

5.4

7.5

7.4

7.0

7.2

6.9

7.0

7.8

22.6

27.8

28.2

28.2

28.6

29.0

27.4

24.6

27.2

27.0

26.6

26.8

26.4

26.6

27.6

18.1

22.2

22.6

22.6

22.9

23.2

21.9

19.7

21.8

21.6

21.3

21.4

21.1

21.3

22.1

13.8

18.0

14.9

15.0

19.0

19.4

19.4

19.8

20.2

18.6

15.8

18.4

18.2

17.8

17.6

17.8

18.8

11.0

15.2

15.5

15.5

15.8

16.2

12.6

14.7

14.6

14.2

14.4

14.1

14.2

15.4

19.8

20.2

20.2

20.6

21.0

19.4

16.6

19.2

19.0

18.6

18.8

18.4

18.6

19.6

12.3

15.8

16.2

16.2

16.5

16.8

15.5

13.3

15.4

15.2

14.9

15.0

14.7

14.9

15.7

14.6

19.0

19.4

19.4

19.8

20.2

18.6

15.8

18.4

18.2

17.8

18.0

17.6

17.8

18.8

11.7

15.2

15.5

15.5

15.8

16.2

14.9

12.6

14.7

14.6

14.2

14.4

14.1

14.2

15.0

16.0

20.6

19.0

18.6

19.6

15.5

15.4

15.2

14.9

15.0

14.7

14.9

15.7

19.8

20.2

20.2

21.0

19.4

16.6

19.2

18.6

18.8

18.4

12.8

15.8

16.2

16.2

16.5

16.8

9.2

12.6

13.0

13.0

13.4

13.8

12.2

9.4

12.0

11.8

11.4

11.6

11.2

11.4

12.4

7.4

10.1

10.4

10.4

10.7

11.0

9.8

7.5

9.6

9.4

9.1

9.3

9.0

9.1

9.9

12.8

16.8

17.2

17.2

17.6

18.0

16.4

13.6

16.2

16.0

15.6

15.8

15.4

15.6

16.6

10.2

13.4

13.8

13.8

14.1

14.4

13.1

10.9

13.0

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.3

12.5

13.3

9.8

13.6

14.0

14.0

14.4

14.8

13.2

10.4

13.0

12.8

12.4

12.6

12.2

12.4

13.4

7.8

10.9

11.2

11.2

11.5

11.8

10.6

8.3

10.4

10.2

9.9

10.1

9.8

9.9

10.7

16.0

18.8

19.6

20.0

18.4

18.2

18.0

17.6

17.8

17.4

15.0

15.4

15.4

15.7

14.7

12.5

14.6

14.4

14.1

14.2

13.9

14.1

14.9

15.2

18.0

18.4

18.4

18.8

19.2

17.6

14.8

17.4

17.2

16.8

17.0

16.6

16.8

17.8

12.2

14.4

14.7

14.7

15.0

15.4

14.1

11.8

13.9

13.8

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

14.2

23.2

26.2

26.6

26.6

27.0

27.4

25.8

23.0

25.6

25.4

25.0

25.2

24.8

25.0

17.6

26.0

18.6

18.6

10.9

21.0

21.3

21.3

21.6

21.9

20.6

18.4

20.5

20.3

20.0

20.2

19.8

20.0

20.8

15.4

18.0

18.4

18.4

18.8

19.2

17.6

14.8

17.4

17.2

16.8

17.0

16.6

16.8

17.8

12.3

14.4

14.7

14.7

15.0

15.4

14.1

11.8

13.9

13.8

13.4

13.6

13.3

13.4

14.2

15.6

18.4

18.8

18.8

19.2

19.6

18.0

15.2

17.8

17.6

17.2

17.4

17.0

17.2

18.2

12.5

14.7

15.0

15.0

15.4

15.7

14.4

12.2

14.2

14.1

13.8

13.9

13.6

13.8

14.6

12.2

16.0

16.4

16.4

16.8

17.2

15.6

12.8

15.4

15.2

14.8

15.0

14.6

14.8

15.8

9.8

12.8

13.1

13.1

13.4

13.8

12.5

10.2

12.3

12.2

11.8

12.0

11.7

11.8

12.6

8.6

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.4

8.4

6.5

8.2

8.1

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.8

13.2

13.4

13.4

13.7

14.0

12.9

11.0

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.5

12.2

12.4

9.2

10.5

13.6

7.6

10.0

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.6

9.8

8.3

7.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.6

8.8

7.3

7.7

10.5

10.7

10.7

10.8

11.1

10.3

7.8

10.2

10.4

10.4

10.5

10.8

10.0

8.5

5.1

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.5

6.7

5.2

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.1

6.3

6.8

13.0

7.7

10.5

10.7

10.7

10.8

11.1

10.3

8.8

10.2

10.1

9.9

10.0

9.8

9.9

10.4

10.4

12.1

12.0

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.4

9.2

10.9

10.8

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.2

12.9

11.0

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.5

12.2

12.4

13.0

12.5

10.6

12.4

12.2

12.0

12.1

11.8

12.0

12.6

6.5

9.7

14.0

13.3

9.6

8.3

6.4

13.7

8.3

8.2

13.0

12.3

13.4

13.0

8.1

13.4

12.8

9.8

5.2

13.2

11.0

10.6

6.8

9.8

12.2

12.1

10.3

4.7

9.7

13.3

5.1

11.8

10.2

7.2

13.0

11.6

7.7

12.8

11.6

10.2

11.7

4.9

12.8

11.3

b h k l m n p r u

c e g o q

10.0

12.0

7.3

12.5

a
a

12.1

7.7

b
c

10.4

8.2

9.6
9.0

12.2

8.5

13.3

7.6

8.1

13.0

2.4

10.4

12.8

7.7

10.2

12.8

6.1

12.5

9.7

9.8

9.2

4.3

9.4

9.2

b h k l m n p r u

9.8

9.7

7.8

15.4

7.8

c e g o q

7.2

10.1

12.4

10

7.8

6.5

11.7

8.5

11.6

5.9

11.8

6.4

9.0

9.6

3.1

9.7

10.6

9.0

15.0

8" lower case to 8" lower case

9.8

10.2

10" lower case to 10" lower case

3.4

15.6

12.0

19.2

7.5

19.2

7.3

13.6

13.3

9.5

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.9

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.9

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.9

8.8

10.2

10.1

9.9

10.0

9.8

9.9

10.4

8.5

9.9

9.8

9.5

9.6

9.4

9.5

10.1

12.6

12.9

12.9

13.2

13.4

12.4

12.2

12.1

11.8

12.0

11.7

11.8

12.5

7.3

10.1

10.3

10.3

10.4

10.7

9.9

8.4

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.4

10.0

3.1

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.0

6.0

4.1

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.6

5.3

5.5

6.1

2.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.6

4.8

3.3

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.9

5.9

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.8

8.8

6.9

8.6

8.5

8.2

8.4

8.1

8.2

8.9

4.7

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.8

7.0

5.5

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.5

6.6

7.1

9.4

11.3

11.6

11.6

11.8

12.1

11.0

9.2

10.9

10.8

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.5

11.2

7.5

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.6

8.8

7.3

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.9

4.3

6.9

7.2

7.4

6.4

4.5

6.3

6.1

5.9

6.0

5.7

5.9

6.5

3.4

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.1

3.6

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.7

15.0

18.5

18.8

18.8

19.0

19.3

18.2

16.4

18.1

18.0

17.7

17.8

17.6

17.7

18.4

12.0

14.7

14.9

14.9

15.0

15.4

14.5

13.0

14.4

14.3

14.1

14.2

14.0

14.1

14.6

9.2

12.6

6.7

12.9

6.9

12.9

13.2

13.4

12.4

10.5

12.2

12.1

11.8

12.0

11.7

11.8

12.5

7.3

10.1

10.3

10.3

10.4

10.7

9.9

8.4

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.4

10.0

5.2

10.2

14.0

12.9

10.2

10.1

9.9

13.2

13.4

13.4

13.7

11.0

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.5

12.2

12.4

13.0

8.2

10.5

10.7

10.7

10.8

11.1

10.3

8.8

10.0

9.8

9.9

10.4

9.7

12.6

12.9

12.9

13.2

13.4

12.4

10.5

12.2

12.1

11.8

12.0

11.7

11.8

12.5

7.7

10.1

10.3

10.3

10.4

10.7

9.9

8.4

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.4

10.0

10.6

13.2

13.4

13.4

13.7

14.0

12.9

11.0

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.5

12.2

12.4

13.0

8.5

10.5

10.7

10.7

10.8

11.1

10.3

8.8

10.2

10.1

9.9

10.0

9.8

9.9

10.4

6.1

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.9

9.2

8.1

6.3

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.4

7.6

8.2

4.9

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.3

6.5

5.0

6.4

6.3

6.0

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.6

8.5

11.2

11.4

11.4

11.7

12.0

10.9

9.0

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.5

10.2

10.4

11.0

6.8

8.9

9.1

9.1

9.2

9.5

8.7

7.2

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.4

8.2

8.3

8.8

6.5

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.8

8.8

6.9

8.6

8.5

8.2

8.4

8.1

8.2

8.9

5.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.8

7.0

5.5

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.5

6.6

7.1

9.0

12.5

12.8

12.8

13.0

13.3

12.2

10.4

12.1

12.0

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.7

12.4

7.2

10.0

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.6

9.8

8.3

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.3

9.9

10.1

12.0

12.2

12.2

12.5

12.8

11.7

9.8

11.6

11.4

11.2

11.3

11.0

11.2

11.8

8.1

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.9

10.2

9.3

7.8

9.2

9.1

8.9

9.0

8.8

8.9

9.4

15.4

17.2

14.1

13.8

17.4

17.7

17.7

18.0

15.3

17.0

16.9

16.6

16.8

16.5

16.6

17.3

12.3

13.9

14.1

14.5

13.7

12.2

13.6

13.5

13.3

13.4

13.1

13.3

10.2

12.0

12.2

12.2

12.5

12.8

11.7

9.8

11.6

11.4

11.2

11.3

11.0

11.2

11.8

8.2

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.9

10.2

9.3

7.8

9.2

9.1

8.9

9.0

8.8

8.9

9.4

10.4

12.2

12.5

12.5

12.8

13.0

18.2

12.0

10.1

11.8

11.7

11.4

11.6

11.3

11.4

12.1

8.3

9.8

10.0

14.1

10.0

10.1

10.4

9.5

8.1

9.4

9.3

9.1

9.2

9.0

9.1

9.6

8.1

10.6

10.9

10.9

11.2

11.4

10.4

8.5

10.2

10.1

9.8

10.0

9.7

9.8

10.5

6.5

8.5

8.7

8.7

8.8

9.1

8.3

6.8

8.2

8.1

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.8

8.4

f
7.4

6.2

7.3

4.9

6.2

6.2

9.3

6.1

3.9

5.1

3.5

3.8

5.4

5.8

5.5

9.0

2.6

5.7

8.0

5.8

7.8

6.4

7.7

6.2

7.7

5.9

c e g o q

5.8

a
7.5

3.7

b h k l m n p r u

5.5

5.8

5.4

5.9

5.9

1.8

6" lower case to 6" lower case

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.4
7.4

5.8

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.4

6.2

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.0

5.4

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.3

6.6

5.5

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.3

5.8

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.4

7.8

6.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.8

5.9

7.7

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.5

6.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.6

3.8

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.0

3.9

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.7

5.1

5.8

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.4

7.8

6.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.8

5.5

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.4

6.3

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.5

1.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.2

3.6

2.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.5

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.3

4.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.4

5.7

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.3

6.6

5.5

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.7

6.7

2.6

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.5

3.8

2.7

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.9

9.0

11.1

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.6

11.0

9.8

10.9

10.8

10.6

10.7

10.6

10.6

11.0

5.5

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.4

6.3

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.5

6.2

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.4

7.8

6.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.8

5.8

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.4

6.3

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.5

6.4

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.4

7.8

6.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.8

3.7

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.5

4.9

3.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

5.0

5.1

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.2

6.6

5.4

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.6

3.9

5.4

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.3

4.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.9

4.5

5.0

5.4

5.4

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.4

6.2

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.4

6.1

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.0

5.9

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.1

9.3

10.5

10.6

10.6

10.8

11.0

10.3

9.2

10.2

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.4

6.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.0

5.9

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.1

6.2

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.2

6.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.3

4.9

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.9

6.2

5.1

6.2

6.1

5.9

6.0

5.8

5.9

6.3

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS
LOWER CASE
CLEARVIEW HIGHWAY 5WR
NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 12

TC-8700C

29.6

19.1

19.1

19.1

17.7

29.3 27.5 28.5 27.8 28.5 29.8

20.0

24.8

25.3

25.8

27.7

25.4 23.6

15.9

21.5

25.4

26.9

24.8 23.2

24.7

25.1 25.6

15.9

21.1

25.2

27.1

25.1 22.9

24.7

25.1 25.4

15.9

21.0

23.7 24.2

25.2 24.3 24.3 25.9

23.1 23.8 24.9

16.0

23.0

21.1 19.6 21.0

20.3 20.3 21.6

12.8

22.4

20.8 19.4

20.6

20.9

21.4

12.8

22.6

20.9

19.1

20.6

20.9

21.1

12.8

16.9

19.6

10.5

8.0

12.4

10.1

12.9

5.6

11.9

6.5

7.8

10.3

10.3

3.0

16.9

3.0

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

23.8

15.8

16

10.1

10.3

10.5

10.3

13.1

10.1

15.5

16.1

14.9

10.0

7.0

12.6

24.4 23.0

16" UPPER CASE to 12" lower case

12

20.3

19.5 18.4 19.0

18.5 19.0

17.3

18.5

17.0

15.8 16.9

16.3 16.3 17.4

17.0

18.0

16.6

15.5

16.5

16.8

18.1

16.8 15.4

16.5

16.8 17.0
15.9

19.8

19.9

17.1

24.1

25.6

23.5 21.8

23.3

20.0

21.3

18.3

19.5

19.8 20.3

11.9

15.8 14.6

15.6

17.6

20.6

23.6

21.3 20.6

20.9

21.1 22.1

14.6

17.1

19.6

17.8

17.1

17.4

17.6

18.4

11.8

13.8

15.8

14.3 13.8

14.0

14.1 14.8

19.2

25.6

27.1

25.0

23.3

24.8

25.2 25.7

16.0

21.3

22.5

20.9

19.5

20.8

21.0

21.5

12.8

17.0

18.0

16.6

15.5

16.5

16.8

19.2

27.5

29.0

27.1 25.6

26.8

27.2 27.6

16.0

22.9

24.1

22.5 21.3

22.4

22.8 23.0

12.8

18.3

19.3

18.0 17.0

17.9

18.1 18.4

4.8

14.8

8.1

9.8

12.8

12.8

3.8

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

30.4

19.8

20

21.1

3.8

12.6

12.8

15

13.1

15.8

12.8

18.6

12.6

19.4

17.9

15.2

8.4

20" UPPER CASE to 15" lower case

12.0

9.8

15.3

11.7

15.3

4.5

25.4

4.5

15.2

15.3

15.8

15.3

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

24.0

23.7

24

15.2

24" UPPER CASE to 18" lower case

18

9.3

16.1

17.1

7.5

8.4

8.6

17.1

13.1

14.6

12.7 11.2

12.4

12.8 13.2

10.9

12.1

10.5

10.4

10.8 11.0

8.8

9.8

26.2

26.8

25.8 24.3

25.3

25.7 26.4

15.1

21.9

22.3

21.5 20.3

21.1

21.4 22.0

12.1

17.5

17.9

17.3 16.3

16.9

17.1 17.6

19.7

24.5

26.8

24.2 22.4

23.9

24.3 24.9

16.4

20.4

22.4

20.1 18.8

20.0

20.3 20.8

13.0

16.3

17.8

16.0

14.9

15.9

16.1 16.5

17.7

22.6

24.8

22.2 20.5

22.0

22.3 23.0

14.8

18.8

20.8

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.6

19.1

11.9

15.1

16.6

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

22.2

30.5

32.0

30.1 28.6

29.8

30.2 30.6

18.5

25.4

26.6

25.0

23.8

24.9

25.3 25.5

14.8

20.3

21.3

20.0 19.0

19.9

20.1 20.4

19.2

27.5

29.0

27.1 25.6

26.8

27.2 27.6

16.0

22.9

24.1

22.5 21.3

22.4

22.8 23.0

12.8

18.3

19.3

18.0 17.0

17.9

18.1 18.4

25.6

26.0

21.6

21.6

3.3

8.5

16.3

18.2

20.0

4.0

8.9

15.4

26.1

28.0

26.0

23.8

26.3

16.6

21.8

23.4

19.9

21.4

21.9

13.4

17.5

18.8

17.4 16.0

17.1

17.4 17.6

19.2

25.0

26.0

24.6

22.2

24.1

24.5 24.8

16.0

20.9

21.6

20.5 18.5

20.0

20.4 20.8

12.8

16.6

17.3

16.4 14.8

16.0

16.3 16.5

20.0

26.1

28.0

26.0

23.8

25.6

26.0

26.3

16.6

21.8

23.4

21.6

19.9

21.4

21.6

21.9

13.4

17.5

18.8

17.4 16.0

17.1

17.4 17.6

19.2

25.3

27.2

25.2

23.1

24.8

25.2 25.6

16.0

21.1

22.8

21.0

19.3

20.8

21.0

21.3

12.8

16.9

18.1

16.8 15.4

16.5

16.8 17.0

19.2

24.8

26.8

24.5 23.0

24.2

24.6 25.0

16.0

20.8

22.4

20.4

19.1

20.3

20.5 20.9

12.8

16.5

17.9

16.3 15.3

16.1

16.4 16.6

17.7

22.2

24.8

21.8

21.1

22.2

22.6 23.0

14.8

18.5

20.8

18.3 17.5

18.5

18.8

19.1

11.9

14.9

16.6

14.6

14.1

14.9

15.1 15.4

19.2

27.2

27.8

26.8 25.3

26.3

26.7 27.5

16.0

22.8

23.1

22.4

21.1

22.0

22.3 22.9

12.8

18.1

18.5

17.9 16.9

17.5

17.8 18.3

21.9

26.0

28.7

26.4 25.4

26.9

27.3 27.7

18.3

21.8

23.9

22.0

21.3

22.5

22.8

14.6

17.4

19.1

17.6 17.0

18.0

18.3 18.5

25.4

31.0

31.7

30.6

28.9 29.9

21.1

25.9

26.4

25.5

24.1 24.9

24.3 24.9 26.0

16.9

21.1

20.4 19.3 19.9

19.4 19.9

20.8

20.7

26.3

27.1

26.0

24.2 25.2 24.5 25.2 26.5

17.3

22.0

22.5

21.6

20.3 21.0

20.4 21.0

22.1

13.9

17.6

18.1

17.4 16.3 16.9

16.4 16.9

17.8

24.0

27.0

30.0

27.8 26.6

26.9

27.4 28.9

20.0

22.5

25.0

23.1 22.3

22.4

22.8 24.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

18.5 17.8

17.9

18.3 19.3

19.2

26.7

28.2

26.5 24.5

26.3

26.7

16.0

22.3

23.5

22.1 20.4

22.0

22.3 22.5

12.8

17.8

18.8

17.6

17.5

17.8 18.0

22.4

24.3

22.0

20.4

21.9

22.3 22.7

15.3

20.6

22.6

20.2 18.4

19.9

20.3 20.7

12.8

15.2

20.8

22.7

20.4 18.7

20.2

20.5 20.9

12.6

15.2

12.6

20.3

17.1

17.4

18.3

18.6

18.9

10.1

18.9

16.8 15.4

16.6

17.0

17.3

10.3

18.9

17.0

15.6

16.9

17.1 17.5

10.1

10.5

12.4

12.9

10.1

11.9

5.6

8.0

6.5

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

18.4 17.0

15.8

12

10.3

7.8

10.3

16.9

13.1

3.0

15.5

3.0

16.1

10.1

14.9

10.1

10.0

19.8

18.8

7.0

8.1

16.3

12" lower case to 12" lower case

12.6

12.8

9.8

12.8

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

15

3.8

21.1

12.6

3.8

12.8

15.8

12.8

18.6

12.6

19.4

8.4

17.9

23.7

15.2

9.8

12.0

15.3

11.7

15.3

25.4

4.5

4.5

15.2

15.3

15.8

15.3

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

15.2

18

13.1

15" lower case to 15" lower case

18" lower case to 18" lower case

10.3

27.1

20.6

10.5

31.1

10.3

29.1 29.9

23.1

14.8 13.6

14.6

14.9

15.1

15.1

13.5 12.4

13.4

13.6

13.9

15.1

13.6

12.5

13.5

13.8 14.0

15.0

16.3

13.8

13.9

15.3

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.3

20.9

22.8

20.6

18.8

20.3

20.7

21.1

12.8

17.5

19.0

17.1 15.8

17.0

17.3 17.6

10.3

14.0

15.3

13.8 12.6

13.6

13.9

14.1

9.8

15.0

17.0

14.6

12.9

14.4

14.8

15.1

8.1

12.5

14.3

12.1 10.8

12.0

12.4 12.6

6.5

10.0

11.4

9.8

8.6

9.6

9.9

10.1

15.3

22.6

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.3

22.6

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

17.1

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

15.3

4.5

11.8

13.6

11.4

11.3

11.6 12.0

3.8

9.9

11.4

9.5

8.1

9.4

9.8

10.0

3.0

7.9

9.1

7.6

6.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.4

15.7

17.5

15.3 13.7

15.2

15.5 15.9

7.0

13.1

14.6

12.8 11.4

12.6

13.0

13.3

5.6

10.5

11.8

10.3

9.1

10.1

16.6

16.5

16.9

17.1

10.1

13.6

15.0

13.4 12.3

9.8

10.0

22.6

9.8

18.4

10.4 10.6

20.4

22.4

20.0

18.3

19.8

20.2 20.5

12.6

17.0

18.8

4.5

11.8

13.6

11.4

9.8

11.3

11.6 12.0

3.8

9.9

11.4

9.5

8.1

9.4

3.0

7.9

9.1

7.5

7.8

8.0

25.4

32.6

34.5

32.2 30.6

32.1

32.5 32.9

21.1

27.3

28.8

26.9

25.5

26.8

27.1 27.4

16.9

21.8

23.0

21.5 20.4

21.4

21.6

21.9

15.3

22.6

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.8

21.0

23.0

20.6

18.9

20.4

20.8

21.1

13.1

17.5

19.3

17.1 15.8

17.0

17.4 17.6

10.5

14.0

15.4

13.8 12.6

13.6

13.9

14.1

15.3

20.6

22.6

20.2 18.4

19.9

20.3 20.7

12.8

17.1

18.9

16.8 15.4

16.6

17.0

17.3

10.3

13.8

15.1

13.5 12.4

13.4

13.6

13.9

15.3

22.6

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

18.4

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

15.3

11.7

8.8

9.8

10.0

10.3

15.2

15.3

17.1

15.2

17.3

15.1 13.2

14.7

15.1 15.5

9.8

12.8

14.5

12.5 11.0

12.3

12.5 12.9

15.2

20.4

22.4

20.0

18.3

19.8

20.2 20.5

12.6

17.0

18.8

16.6

15.3

16.5

16.9

12.0

17.4

19.5

17.0

15.4

16.9

17.3 17.6

10.0

14.5

16.3

14.3 12.8

14.0

14.4 14.8

17.1

7.6

6.5

13.3

13.5 13.8

7.8

10.1

11.5

10.0

10.1

13.6

15.0

13.4 12.3

13.3

13.5 13.8

8.0

11.6

13.0

11.4 10.3

11.3

11.5 11.8

15.3

22.6

24.4

22.2 20.6

22.1

22.4 22.8

12.8

18.9

20.4

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.8 19.0

10.3

15.1

16.4

14.9

13.8

14.8

15.0

17.9

22.5

24.6

22.1 20.5

22.0

22.4 22.7

14.9

18.8

20.5

18.5

17.1

18.4

18.6

18.9

11.9

15.0

16.4

14.8 13.6

14.6

14.9

15.3
15.1

23.7

28.6

30.5

28.2 26.5

28.0

28.3 28.7

19.8

23.8

25.4

23.5

22.1

23.4

23.6 24.0

15.8

19.0

20.3

18.8 17.6

18.6

18.9

19.1

18.6

23.6

25.5

23.2 21.6

23.1

23.5 23.9

15.5

19.8

21.3

19.4 18.0

19.3

19.5 19.9

12.4

15.8

17.0

15.5 14.4

15.4

15.6

15.9

19.4

24.0

26.1

23.6 22.0

23.5

23.9

24.2

16.1

20.0

21.8

19.8 18.4

19.6

19.9

20.1

12.9

16.0

17.4

15.8 14.6

15.6

15.9

16.1

15.8

21.1

23.3

20.8

20.6

21.0

21.4

13.1

17.6

19.4

17.4 15.9

17.1

17.5 17.9

10.5

14.1

15.5

13.9

13.8

14.0

14.3

24.8

26.0

24.8

16.5

20.6

21.6

20.6

0
13.4

16.7

12.8

12.8

14.9

16

5.3

13.4

15.9

15.9

16.5

18.5

6.6

20

16" DIGIT to 16" DIGIT

15.9

19.1

22.2

19.1

20" DIGIT to 20" DIGIT

8.0

19.8

24

19.8

19.1

24" DIGIT to 24" DIGIT

12.8

19.1

17.5

12.8

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

16.7

8.0

14.1

14.1

12.9

6.6

11.8

11.8

10.8

5.3

9.4

9.4

8.6

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

22.2

27.2

27.2

23.9

18.5

22.6

22.6

19.9

14.9

18.2

18.2

16.0

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

19.1

24.0

24.0

20.7

15.9

20.0

20.0

17.3

12.8

16.1

16.1

13.9

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

19.1

24.0

25.2

24.0

15.9

20.0

21.0

20.0

12.8

16.1

16.9

16.1

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS
UPPER CASE & LOWER CASE
SERIES E MODIFIED

NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 6 OF 12

TC-8700C

16.5

15.5 15.9 16.6

10.8

13.2

10.5

14.3

15.3

14.0 13.0 14.0

14.1

15.0

13.9 12.9

10.6

14.1

15.1

14.0

9.9

13.4

14.3

9.9

11.5

13.3

12.0

11.5

10.6

14.1

15.0

10.8

6.5

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.3

8.4

8.1

13.4 13.4 14.4

8.5

11.5

12.3

11.3 10.5 11.3 10.8 10.8 11.6

6.4

8.6

9.3

8.5

7.9

13.8

14.0

8.5

11.3

12.0

11.1 10.4

11.0

6.4

8.5

9.0

8.3

7.8

12.9

13.8

14.0

14.1

8.5

11.3

12.1

11.2 10.3

11.0

11.2 11.3

6.4

8.4

9.1

8.4

13.1 12.1

13.0

13.3 13.5

7.9

10.7

11.4

10.4

9.7

10.4

10.6

10.8

5.9

8.0

8.5

7.8

7.3

11.8

11.9

12.4

7.9

9.2

10.6

9.6

9.2

9.4

9.5

9.9

5.9

6.9

7.9

7.1

6.9

13.9 12.9

13.8

14.0

14.3

8.5

11.3

12.0

6.4

8.5

9.0

8.3

7.8

8.3

15.1 14.3

15.0

15.3 15.5

8.6

12.3

13.0

6.4

16.1

14.3

11.1 10.4

11.0

11.2 11.4

12.1

12.2 12.4

z
9.9

8.1

8.7

8.4

8.6

8.3

8.4

8.5

7.8

7.9

7.0

7.1

7.4

8.4

8.6

8.3

7.7

x
9.5

8.1

9.1

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.9

9.1

9.2

2.6

7.3

8.0

2.3

5.9

6.6

5.8

5.1

5.7

1.6

4.4

4.9

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.3

4.4

10.1

14.6

14.9

14.4 13.6

14.1

14.3 14.8

8.1

11.7

12.0

11.6

10.9

11.3

11.5 11.8

6.0

8.7

8.9

8.6

8.1

8.4

8.5

8.8

10.9

13.6

14.9

13.4 12.5

13.3

13.5 13.8

8.8

10.9

11.9

10.8 10.0

10.7

10.8

11.1

6.5

8.1

8.9

8.0

7.4

7.9

8.1

8.3

7.4

7.6

7.0

6.1

7.1

6.9

7.4

12.1 11.5

11.2 11.4

5.3

6.0

10.1

6.1

5.1

4.0

7.9

2.8

5.1

5.1

9.9

3.9

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u
A

8.4

3.3

8
8.0

5.1

1.5

13.1 12.3 12.8 12.5 12.8 13.3

1.5

13.6

5.1

5.3

5.1

7.0

8.3

8.6

6.8

5.4

3.8

8" UPPER CASE to 6" lower case

8.0

10.6

6.8

5.3

6.8

6.8

2.0

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

16.3 15.4 15.9

4.4

10.6

11.3

6.8

2.0

16.9

10.6

15.4

7.0

6.8

8.6

6.7

10.4

8.5

10.8

4.6

10.6" UPPER CASE to 8" lower case

10.0

13.1

8.5

6.5

8.5

2.5

14.1

8.4

2.5

8.5

8.6

8.5

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

13.4

5.5

13.3

8.4

13.3" UPPER CASE to 10" lower case

10

9.9

9.1

5.8

6.0

9.8

12.5

13.8

12.3 11.4

12.1

12.4 12.6

7.9

10.0

11.1

9.8

10.0

10.2

5.9

7.5

8.3

7.4

6.8

7.3

12.3

16.9

17.6

16.6

15.8

16.5

16.8 17.0

10.0

13.7

14.3

13.5 12.8

13.4

13.6

13.7

7.4

10.1

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.9

10.1 10.2

10.6

15.3

16.0

15.0

14.1

14.9

15.1 15.4

8.5

12.2

12.8

12.0

11.3

11.9

12.1 12.2

6.4

9.1

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.9

9.1

9.2

11.1

14.6

15.6

14.5 13.4

14.3

14.5 14.6

8.9

11.6

12.5

11.6

10.7

11.4

11.6

6.6

8.7

9.3

8.6

7.9

8.5

8.6

8.8

11.7

10.6

13.9

14.4

13.6

12.3

13.4

13.5 13.8

8.5

11.1

11.5

10.9

9.8

10.7

10.8 11.0

6.4

8.3

8.6

8.2

7.4

8.0

8.1

8.3

11.1

14.6

15.6

14.5 13.4

14.3

14.5 14.6

8.9

11.6

12.5

11.6

10.7

11.4

11.6

11.7

6.6

8.7

9.3

8.6

7.9

8.5

8.6

8.8

10.6

14.1

15.1

14.0

12.9

13.8

14.0

14.1

8.5

11.3

12.1

11.2 10.3

11.0

11.2 11.3

6.4

8.4

9.1

8.4

7.7

8.3

8.4

8.5

10.6

13.8

14.9

13.5 12.8

13.5

13.6

13.9

8.5

11.0

11.9

10.8 10.2

10.7

10.9

11.1

6.4

8.3

8.9

8.1

7.6

8.1

8.2

8.3
7.6

9.9

12.4

13.9

12.1 11.8

12.4

12.6

12.8

7.9

9.9

11.1

9.7

9.4

9.9

10.0

10.2

5.9

7.4

8.3

7.3

7.0

7.4

7.5

10.7

15.2

15.4

14.9

14.2

14.7

14.8 15.3

8.5

12.1

12.3

11.9

11.3

11.7

11.9

12.2

6.4

9.1

9.3

8.9

8.4

8.8

8.9

9.1

12.1

14.4

15.9

14.6

14.1

15.0

15.1 15.4

9.8

11.6

12.7

11.8 11.3

12.0

12.2 12.3

7.3

8.6

9.5

8.8

8.4

8.9

9.1

9.2

14.0

17.1

17.5

16.9 16.0

16.5

11.3

10.3

10.3

11.6

14.8

15.1

14.5 13.6

14.1 13.8

13.4

15.0

16.8

15.5 14.9

15.0

15.3

10.6

14.8

15.6

14.6

14.6

14.8 15.0

13.7

14.1

13.6

12.8 13.3 13.0

13.3 13.8

8.4

10.5

10.1

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.9

9.3

11.7

12.1

11.6

10.8 11.3 11.0

11.3 11.8

6.9

8.8

9.0

8.6

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.4

10.8

12.1

13.4

12.4 11.9

12.0

12.3 12.9

8.0

9.0

10.0

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.1

9.6

8.5

11.9

12.5

11.8 10.8

11.7

11.9 12.0

6.4

8.9

9.4

8.8

8.1

8.8

8.9

9.0

12.5

12.1

12.4 12.5

6.8

11.3 10.3

11.1

11.4 11.5

6.8

11.3 10.4

11.3

11.4 11.6

6.8

9.9

9.1

9.7

9.9

10.1

5.1

9.1

10.0

8.9

8.2

8.8

9.0

9.2

5.1

9.2

10.1

9.1

8.3

9.0

9.2

9.3

5.1

a
b

6.9

7.0

5.3

6.1

6.5

6.0

8.2

5.1

7.6

4.0

7.9

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

2.8

5.1

7.0

10.8

3.3

8.3

10.0

3.9

8.6

5.1

8.0

8.4

5.4

5.1

6.8

1.5

3.8

1.5

10.6

5.1

6.8

8.6

12.5

11.5

4.4

10.4

11.4

5.3

10.8

8.4

6.8

10.0

8.5

6.8

6.7

12.3 11.3

2.0

8.5

13.5

11.3

4.6

8.5

8.6

12.4

8.8

6" lower case to 6" lower case

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

6.8

13.1

2.0

5.5

6.8

8.5

6.5

2.5

8.4

2.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8" lower case to 8" lower case

a c d e g o q b h i k l m n p r u

8.4

10

14.1

10" lower case to 10" lower case

5.1

16.1

5.3

14.1 14.9

7.0

13.5

16.1 16.5 17.3

7.5

7.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.6

6.8

6.2

7.6

6.9

6.3

8.5

12.5

13.6

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

6.8

10.0

10.8

9.9

9.1

9.7

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

8.5

11.6

12.6

11.4 10.5

11.4

11.5 11.8

6.8

9.2

10.1

9.1

8.3

9.0

9.2

9.3

5.1

7.0

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.8

6.9

7.1

5.5

8.4

9.5

4.4

6.7

7.7

6.5

5.8

6.5

6.6

6.8

3.3

5.0

5.7

4.9

4.3

4.8

4.9

5.1

8.5

12.5

13.6

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

6.8

10.0

10.8

9.9

9.1

9.7

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

8.5

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

10.0

10.8

8.3

7.3

8.1

8.4

8.5

12.5

13.6

6.8

9.9

9.1

9.7

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

2.5

6.5

7.6

6.4

5.4

6.3

6.5

6.6

2.0

5.3

6.1

5.1

4.3

5.0

5.2

5.4

1.5

3.9

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.6

8.6

9.8

8.5

7.5

8.4

8.6

8.8

3.8

7.0

7.8

6.9

6.1

6.7

6.9

7.1

2.8

5.2

5.8

5.1

4.5

5.0

5.1

5.3

8.4

11.3

12.4

6.8

9.1

10.0

8.9

8.2

8.8

9.0

9.2

5.1

6.9

7.6

6.8

6.2

6.7

6.8

6.9

5.1

4.3

5.4

1.5

3.9

4.0

6.5

11.1 10.1

7.6

11.0

11.3 11.4

2.5

2.0

5.3

6.1

14.1

18.1

19.3

18.0 17.0

17.9

18.1 18.3

11.3

14.5

15.3

8.5

12.5

13.6

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

6.8

10.0

10.8

8.6

11.5

12.6

11.4 10.4

11.3

11.5 11.6

7.0

9.3

8.5

11.4

12.5

11.3 10.3

11.1

11.4 11.5

6.8

9.1

8.5

12.5

13.6

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

6.8

10.0

10.8

6.5

8.5

9.6

5.3

6.8

7.7

8.5

11.4

12.5

6.8

9.1

10.0

8.9

6.7

9.7

10.8

5.4

7.8

8.7

7.6

6.4

8.4

5.4

7.4

11.3 10.3
9.6

8.6

6.3

8.1
11.1
9.4

6.5

8.4

6.6

8.6

11.4 11.5
9.6

9.8

3.9

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.8

8.4

10.8

11.4

10.7

10.1

10.6

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

9.1

9.2

9.4

5.3

7.0

7.7

6.9

6.3

6.8

6.9

8.8

9.0

9.2

5.1

6.9

7.6

6.8

6.2

6.7

6.8

6.9

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

6.6

6.8

6.9

3.9

5.1

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.9

5.0

5.1

8.8

9.0

9.2

5.1

6.9

7.6

6.8

6.2

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.5

7.7

7.9

4.0

5.8

6.5

5.7

5.1

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.0

14.4 13.6

5.2

14.2

9.9

9.1

10.3

9.2

8.4

10.0

8.9

8.2

9.9

9.1

9.7

6.8

5.9
8.2
6.9

14.4 14.6

9.7

10.8 10.9
7.6
7.1

8.5

12.5

13.6

12.4 11.4

12.3

12.5 12.6

6.8

10.0

10.8

9.9

9.1

9.7

9.9

10.1

5.1

7.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

10.0

12.6

13.8

12.4 11.5

12.3

12.5 12.8

8.0

10.1

11.0

9.9

9.1

9.9

10.0

10.2

6.0

7.6

8.3

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.5

7.6

13.1

15.9

16.9

15.6

14.8

15.5

15.8 16.0

10.6

12.8

13.6

12.6

11.9

12.6

12.7 12.9

7.9

9.5

10.1

9.4

8.8

9.3

9.4

9.6

10.4

13.3

14.3

13.0 12.0

12.9

13.1 13.3

8.3

10.5

11.4

10.3

9.6

10.3

10.4 10.6

6.1

7.8

8.4

7.7

7.1

7.6

7.8

7.9

10.8

13.4

14.5

13.1 12.3

13.0

13.3 13.5

8.6

10.7

11.6

10.6

9.8

10.5

10.6

10.8

6.5

8.1

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.6

11.6

12.8

11.5 10.5

11.4

11.5 11.8

7.0

9.4

10.4

9.2

8.5

9.2

9.3

9.5

5.3

7.1

7.8

6.9

6.4

6.9

7.0

7.1

11.1

13.9

14.5

13.9

8.9

11.1

11.6

11.1

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

7.4

6.4

2.6

8.5

9.9

8.5

8.9

8.5

10.6

8" DIGIT to 8" DIGIT

3.5

10.6

12.4

10.6

10.6" DIGIT to 10.6" DIGIT

4.4

10.6

13.3

11.1

13.3" DIGIT to 13.3" DIGIT

8.3

8.7

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

8.3

4.4

7.8

7.8

7.1

3.5

6.2

6.2

5.7

2.6

4.7

4.7

4.3

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

12.4

15.1

15.1

13.3

9.9

12.1

12.1

10.6

7.4

9.0

9.0

7.9

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

10.6

13.4

13.4

11.5

8.5

10.7

10.7

9.2

6.4

8.0

8.0

6.9

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

10.6

13.4

14.0

13.4

8.5

10.7

11.2

10.7

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS
UPPER CASE & LOWER CASE
SERIES E MODIFIED

NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 7 OF 12

TC-8700C

18.0

14.3
14.3
14.3
13.2
13.2

19.2

21.7

21.7

12.0

12.8

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

16.8

18.1

18.1

9.6

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

15.7

16.9

16.9

8.8

15.7

16.9

16.9

8.8

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

14.3

18.1

19.0

19.0

14.5

14.5

10.0

10.7

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

11.2

12.0

12.0

8.0

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.5

11.3

11.3

7.3

10.5

11.3

11.3

7.3

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.1

8.0

8.6

9.7

9.7

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

9.3

10.0

10.0

6.4

7.5

8.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.7

9.4

9.4

5.9

7.0

7.5

8.7

9.4

9.4

5.9

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.6

6.4

7.5

12.7

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

3.1

6.8

7.7

7.7

2.1

4.5

5.2

5.2

1.7

3.8

4.3

4.3

1.4

3.0

3.4

3.4

17.2

18.1

18.1

9.0

11.5

12.1

12.1

7.5

9.6

10.1

10.1

6.0

7.7

8.1

8.1

14.6

17.1

18.3

18.3

9.8

11.4

12.2

12.2

8.1

9.5

10.2

10.2

6.5

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.0

9.4

13.2

14.5

16.9

8.8

9.6

11.3

11.3

7.3

9.4

5.9

6.4

7.5

7.5

16.6

20.3

21.2

21.2

11.1

13.5

14.2

14.2

9.2

11.3

11.8

11.8

7.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

14.3

18.1

19.0

19.0

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.7

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.6

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

14.9

18.6

19.6

18.6

9.9

12.4

13.0

12.4

8.3

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.6

8.3

8.7

8.3
8.0

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

14.9

18.6

19.6

18.6

9.9

12.4

13.0

12.4

8.3

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.6

8.3

8.7

8.3

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

19.0

18.1

10.0

10.6

8.0

14.3

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

13.2

14.5

16.9

16.9

8.8

9.6

11.3

11.3

7.3

8.0

9.4

9.4

5.9

6.4

7.5

14.3

18.1

19.0

19.0

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.7

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.6

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

16.3

17.6

20.0

20.0

10.9

11.7

13.4

13.4

9.1

9.7

11.1

11.1

7.3

7.8

8.9

8.9

18.8

10.0

7.5

20.1

22.6

22.6

12.6

13.4

15.0

15.0

10.5

11.2

12.5

12.5

8.4

8.9

10.0

15.5

17.9

19.2

19.2

10.3

12.0

12.8

12.8

8.6

10.0

10.7

10.7

6.9

8.0

8.5

18.0

19.2

21.7

21.7

12.0

12.8

14.5

14.5

10.0

10.7

12.1

12.1

8.0

8.6

9.7

9.7

14.3

16.8

18.1

18.1

9.6

11.2

12.0

12.0

8.0

9.3

10.0

10.0

6.4

7.5

8.0

8.0

18.6

19.6

18.6

9.9

12.4

13.0

10

12.4

8.3

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.6

6.4

7.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

2.4

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.5

8" DIGIT to 8" DIGIT

3.0

8.0

12

8.3

9.6

9.6

9.9

11.1

9.6

10" DIGIT to 10" DIGIT

3.6

14.3

16.6

14.3

12" DIGIT to 12" DIGIT

5.3

14.9

18

14.9

14.3

18" DIGIT to 18" DIGIT

8.3

8.7

8.3

5.3

10.0

10.0

9.1

3.6

6.7

6.7

6.0

3.0

5.6

5.6

5.0

2.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

16.6

20.3

20.3

17.8

11.1

13.5

13.5

11.9

9.2

11.3

11.3

9.9

7.4

9.0

9.0

7.9

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

14.3

18.1

18.1

15.6

9.6

12.0

12.0

10.4

8.0

10.0

10.0

8.7

6.4

8.0

8.0

6.9

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

14.3

18.1

19.0

18.1

9.6

12.0

12.7

12.0

8.0

10.0

10.6

10.0

6.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

6.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

7.2

5.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

1.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

4.8

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.7

5.7

4.8

6.0

6.3

4.8

6.0

6.3

1.0

2.3

2.6

6.5

6.2

4.0

4.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.2

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.2

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.2

6.8

6.8

5.9

2.9

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

2.9

6.0

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.3

4.8

6.0

6.0

5.2

2.6

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.1

4.8

6.0

6.3

4.8

3.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

1.2

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.2

4.0

4.2

3.2

4.0

4.2

6.0

0.7

1.5

6.0

4.1

4.3

4.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

1.7

1.7

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.5

5.7

3.0

3.8

4.9

5.7

6.1

6.1

3.3

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.8

5.7

5.7

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.8

5.5

6.8

7.1

7.1

3.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.3

3.2

4.0

4.2

5.0

6.2

6.5

6.2

3.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

5.0

6.2

6.5

6.2

3.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.8

5.7

5.7

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.8

4.8

6.0

6.3

6.3

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

5.4

5.9

6.7

6.7

3.6

3.9

4.4

4.4

6.3

6.7

7.5

7.5

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.0
4.3

3.2

4.8

3.7

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

6.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.7

2.9

3.3

0.7

3.2

2.9

3.2

4.0

4.2

2.9

3.6

3.0

4.0

3.2

4" DIGIT to 4" DIGIT


1.2

4.8

5.5

4.8

1.8

7.2

6.1

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.2

4.8

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z
6.0

4" UPPER CASE to 4" UPPER CASE

6" DIGIT to 6" DIGIT


5.0

4.8

5.5

4.4

4.9

1.0

4.8

4.4

4.8

6.3

6.0

5.4

4.4

4.5

6.0

6" UPPER CASE to 6" UPPER CASE

6.4

6.4

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

12.1

13.5

16.9

6.9

6.6

6.4

7.4

6.5

1.4

5.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

8.4

7.3

8.0

5.9

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

6.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

8.3

8" UPPER CASE to 8" UPPER CASE


8.0

8.0

9.2

8.1

7.3

1.7

7.3

8.0

8.0

10.0

9.1

7.3

10.5

10

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

7.5

10.0

9.6

10.3

9.9

10" UPPER CASE to 10" UPPER CASE


9.6

9.6

8.8

11.1

2.1

9.8

8.8

9.6

9.6

12.6

12.0

8.8

9.0

12

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

10.9

12.0

14.3

15.5

12" UPPER CASE to 12" UPPER CASE


14.3

14.9

14.3

16.6

3.1

13.2

14.6

14.3

13.2

14.3

18.8

16.3

18.0

13.2

18

13.5

18.0

18" UPPER CASE to 18" UPPER CASE

4.2

5.2

6.0

6.4

6.4

3.4

4.0

4.3

6.0

6.4

7.2

7.2

4.0

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

3.2

3.7

4.0

4.0

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

UPPER CASE SERIES E


NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 8 OF 12

TC-8700C

15.1

16.2

18.4

18.4

10.0

10.8

12.3

12.3

8.4

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

12.1

14.3

15.5

15.5

8.1

9.6

10.3

10.3

6.7

9.0

5.4

5.6

5.4

6.2

5.5

1.3

4.9

5.4

4.9

6.8

5.4

4.9

7.0

6.0

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

5.0

6.7

8" UPPER CASE to 8" UPPER CASE


6.7

7.0

6.7

6.1

7.7

6.9

1.6

6.1

6.7

8.4

6.7

6.1

8.8

7.5

10

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

6.3

8.4

10" UPPER CASE to 10" UPPER CASE


8.1

8.4

8.1

9.3

8.3

7.3

8.1

1.9

7.3

8.1

10.1

10.5

7.3

7.5

12

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

9.0

10.0

12" UPPER CASE to 12" UPPER CASE


12.1

12.7

12.1

13.9

2.8

12.4

11.0

12.1

11.0

12.1

15.2

15.8

13.5

15.1

11.3

18

11.0

18" UPPER CASE to 18" UPPER CASE

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

10.2

10.2

6.7

7.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

8.0

8.6

8.6

5.4

6.4

6.9

6.9
6.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

11.0

13.2

14.4

14.4

7.3

8.8

9.6

9.6

6.1

7.3

8.0

8.0

4.9

5.9

6.4

11.0

13.2

14.4

14.4

7.3

8.8

9.6

9.6

6.1

7.3

8.0

8.0

4.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

10.3

10.9

5.4

16.3

8.1

10.9

6.7

8.6

6.9

2.8

6.2

7.0

7.0

1.9

4.1

4.7

4.7

1.6

3.4

3.9

3.9

1.3

2.8

3.1

3.1

11.3

14.6

15.5

15.5

7.5

9.8

10.3

10.3

6.3

8.1

8.6

8.6

5.0

6.5

6.9

6.9

12.4

14.6

15.8

15.8

8.3

9.8

10.5

10.5

6.9

8.1

8.8

8.8

5.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

5.4

6.4

6.4

9.1

7.3

7.3

11.0

12.1

14.4

14.4

7.3

8.1

9.6

6.1

6.7

8.0

8.0

4.9

13.9

17.3

18.2

18.2

9.3

11.5

12.1

12.1

7.7

9.6

10.1

10.1

6.2

7.7

8.1

8.1

12.1

15.5

16.3

16.3

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.9

6.7

8.6

9.1

9.1

5.4

6.9

7.3

7.3

16.0

16.9

16.0

8.4

7.0

5.6

12.7

9.6

9.1

6.4

10.7

11.3

10.7

8.9

9.4

8.9

7.1

7.5

7.1

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.7

16.0

16.9

16.0

8.4

10.7

11.3

10.7

7.0

8.9

9.4

8.9

5.6

7.1

7.5

7.1

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

10.3

10.9

10.3

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

11.0

12.1

14.4

14.4

7.3

8.1

9.6

9.6

6.1

6.7

8.0

8.0

4.9

5.4

6.4

6.4

12.1

15.5

16.3

16.3

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.9

6.7

8.6

9.1

9.1

5.4

6.9

7.3

7.3

13.5

14.6

16.9

16.9

9.0

9.8

11.3

11.3

7.5

8.1

9.4

9.4

6.0

6.5

7.5

7.5

15.8

16.9

19.1

19.1

10.5

11.3

12.8

12.8

8.8

9.4

10.6

10.6

7.0

7.5

8.5

8.5
6.9

12.1

14.3

15.5

15.5

8.1

9.6

10.3

10.3

6.7

8.0

8.6

8.6

5.4

6.4

6.9

15.2

16.3

18.6

18.6

10.1

10.9

12.4

12.4

8.4

9.1

10.3

10.3

6.8

7.3

8.3

8.3

12.1

14.3

15.5

15.5

8.1

9.6

10.3

10.3

6.7

8.0

8.6

8.6

5.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

16.0

16.9

16.0

8.4

10.7

11.3

10

10.7

7.0

8.9

9.4

8.9

5.6

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.6

5.4

1.9

6.7

7.3

6.7

8" DIGIT to 8" DIGIT

2.4

6.7

12

7.0

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.8

8.1

10" DIGIT to 10" DIGIT

2.9

12.1

13.2

12.1

12" DIGIT to 12" DIGIT

4.4

12.7

18

12.7

12.1

18" DIGIT to 18" DIGIT

7.1

7.5

7.1

4.4

8.6

8.6

7.8

2.9

5.7

5.7

5.2

2.4

4.8

4.8

4.3

1.9

3.8

3.8

3.4

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

13.2

16.6

16.6

14.3

8.8

11.1

11.1

9.6

7.3

9.2

9.2

8.0

5.9

7.4

7.4

6.4

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.1

15.5

15.5

13.2

8.1

10.3

10.3

8.8

6.7

8.6

8.6

7.3

5.4

6.9

6.9

5.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

12.1

15.5

16.3

15.5

8.1

10.3

10.9

10.3

6.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.4

6.9

7.3

6.9

5.0

5.4

6.1

6.1

4.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.0

3.7

4.4

4.8

4.8

3.7

4.4

4.8

4.0

5.2

4.0

5.2

0.9

3.8

5.3

5.6

5.3

3.3

3.6

4.1

4.1

2.8

1.5

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.4

5.5

5.5

4.8

2.4

2.9

3.2

4.8

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.4

2.9

3.2

5.4

5.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.4

5.4

5.4

4.0

5.2

5.2

4.4

2.7

3.4

2.1

2.4

2.4

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

0.6

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.5

3.6

1.0

2.7

2.7

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.6
3.6

1.4

1.6

3.3

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.8
0

3.8

3.6

1.9

1.9

1.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

2.7

3.4

3.4

2.9

1.6

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.1

4.9

5.2

5.2

2.8

3.3

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.8

4.8

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.2

4.6

5.8

6.1

6.1

3.1

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.6
3.6

4.2

5.3

5.6

5.3

2.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.2

5.3

5.6

5.3

2.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

3.7

4.0

2.7

2.8

2.7

3.1

2.4

2.8

0.6

2.7

2.4

3.4

2.7

3.5

2.4

3.0

3.3

2.7

4" DIGIT to 4" DIGIT


1.0

4.0

4.4

4.0

1.5

4.0

4.2

4.0

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

2.5

4" UPPER CASE to 4" UPPER CASE

6" DIGIT to 6" DIGIT


4.2

4.0

4.6

3.7

0.9
4.1

3.7

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.3

4.5

3.7

3.8

5.0

6" UPPER CASE to 6" UPPER CASE

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.8

4.8

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.5

4.9

5.6

5.6

3.0

3.3

3.8

3.8

5.3

5.6

6.4

6.4

3.5

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.2

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

5.1

5.4

6.2

6.2

3.4

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.2

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

UPPER CASE SERIES D


NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 9 OF 12

TC-8700C

11.3

12.3

14.3

14.3

7.5

8.2

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

9.8

11.9

12.9

12.9

6.6

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

9.0

11.0

12.0

12.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

12.0

9.8

12.9

13.6

9.8

12.9

13.6

9.5

9.5

6.3

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.9

8.6

8.6

5.5

8.6

9.1

8.6

6.0

7.4

8.0

6.0

7.4

8.0

12.9

6.6

8.6

13.6

6.6

7.9

7.9

5.0

5.4

6.3

6.3

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

6.6

7.2

7.2

4.4

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

8.0

5.0

6.1

6.7

6.7

4.0

4.9

5.3

5.3

8.0

5.0

6.1

6.7

6.7

4.0

4.9

5.3

5.3

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

8.6

9.1

9.1

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.6

4.4

5.7

6.1

6.1

2.5

5.6

6.3

6.3

1.7

3.7

4.2

4.2

1.4

3.1

3.5

3.5

1.1

2.5

2.8

2.8

12.0

12.8

12.8

6.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

5.0

6.7

7.1

7.1

4.0

5.3

5.7

5.7

8.6

7.2

11.9

12.9

12.9

6.6

7.9

8.6

5.5

6.6

7.2

4.4

5.3

9.0

10.0

12.0

12.0

6.0

6.7

8.0

8.0

5.0

5.6

6.7

6.7

4.0

4.4

5.3

5.3

11.7

14.7

15.5

15.5

7.8

9.8

10.3

10.3

6.5

8.2

8.6

8.6

5.2

6.5

6.9

6.9

9.8

12.9

13.6

13.6

6.6

8.6

9.1

9.1

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.6

4.4

5.7

6.1

6.1

10.4

13.5

14.2

13.5

6.9

9.0

9.5

9.0

5.8

7.5

7.9

7.5

4.6

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

12.9

13.6

12.9

9.8

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

10.4

13.5

14.2

13.5

6.9

9.0

9.5

9.0

5.8

7.5

7.9

7.5

4.6

6.0

6.3

6.0

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.0

10.0

12.0

12.0

6.0

6.7

8.0

8.0

5.0

5.6

6.7

6.7

4.0

4.4

5.3

5.3

9.8

12.9

13.6

13.6

6.6

8.6

9.1

9.1

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.6

4.4

5.7

6.1

6.1

11.0

12.0

14.0

14.0

7.3

8.0

9.3

9.3

6.1

6.7

7.8

7.8

4.9

5.3

6.2

6.2

11.0

13.5

14.5

16.5

16.5

9.0

9.7

11.0

7.5

8.1

9.2

9.2

6.0

6.4

7.3

7.3

10.6

12.6

13.6

13.6

7.0

8.4

9.1

9.1

5.9

7.0

7.6

7.6

4.7

5.6

6.0

6.0

11.3

12.3

14.3

14.3

7.5

8.2

9.5

9.5

6.3

6.8

7.9

7.9

5.0

5.4

6.3

6.3

9.8

11.9

12.9

12.9

6.6

7.9

8.6

8.6

5.5

6.6

7.2

7.2

4.4

5.3

5.7

5.7

10.4

13.5

14.2

13.5

6.9

9.0

9.5

10

9.0

5.8

7.5

7.9

7.5

4.6

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.4

1.6

6.1

5.5

5.5

8" DIGIT to 8" DIGIT

2.0

5.5

12

5.8

7.3

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

10" DIGIT to 10" DIGIT

2.4

9.8

11.0

9.8

12" DIGIT to 12" DIGIT

3.7

18

9.8

10.4

18" DIGIT to 18" DIGIT

6.0

6.3

6.0

3.7

7.5

7.5

6.7

2.4

5.0

5.0

4.5

2.0

4.1

4.1

3.7

1.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

11.0

14.0

14.0

12.0

7.3

9.3

9.3

8.0

6.1

7.8

7.8

6.7

4.9

6.2

6.2

5.3

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.8

12.9

12.9

10.9

6.6

8.6

8.6

7.2

5.5

7.2

7.2

6.0

4.4

5.7

5.7

4.8

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

9.8

12.9

13.6

12.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

8.6

5.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

4.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

4.1

3.3

4.3

3.3

4.0

3.3

4.3

3.0

3.7

3.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

0.8

3.0

4.8

3.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.0
4.0

4.3
4.3
1.9

4.5

4.7

4.5

2.5

1.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

2.2

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

2.2

4.0

3.7

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

3.3

4.3

4.3

3.6

2.1

2.1

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

0.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

0.6

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

4.0

2.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

4.0

4.3

4.3

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.3

4.0

4.0

2.0

2.2

2.7

2.7

3.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

2.6

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

2.2

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.5

4.7

4.5

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.0

4.3

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.3

4.0

4.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.7

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

2.2

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.7

4.0

4.7

4.7

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.1

4.5

4.8

5.5

5.5

3.0

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.2

4.5

4.5

2.3

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.1

4.8

4.8

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.0

2.2

0.6

2.2

2.0

2.5

2.2
8

4.3

2.3

3.2

4.5

3.2

3.3

3.3

2.7

3.0

3.5

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

4.3

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.2

4" DIGIT to 4" DIGIT


0.8

3.3

3.7

3.3

1.2

4.8

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z
3.8

4" UPPER CASE to 4" UPPER CASE

6" DIGIT to 6" DIGIT


3.5

3.3

3.9

3.3

3.0

0.8

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.8

4.5

3.7

3.8

3.0

6" UPPER CASE to 6" UPPER CASE

4.4

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

6.8

9.0
9.8

4.7

4.4

4.6

4.4

5.2

1.1

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.9

5.0

6.0

5.0

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

4.0

5.5

5.5

8" UPPER CASE to 8" UPPER CASE


5.9

5.8

5.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

1.4

5.5

5.0

6.3

5.5

6.1

7.5

6.3

10

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

5.0

6.6

7.0

6.9

10" UPPER CASE to 10" UPPER CASE


6.6

6.6

7.8

6.0

1.7

6.6

6.6

6.0

7.5

6.6

7.3

9.0

7.5

12

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

6.0

9.8

9.8

12" UPPER CASE to 12" UPPER CASE


10.6

10.4

9.8

9.8

11.7

2.5

9.0

9.8

9.0

9.8

11.3

13.5

9.0

18

11.0

11.3

18" UPPER CASE to 18" UPPER CASE

3.2

3.0

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

UPPER CASE SERIES C


NOTE:
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 10 OF 12

TC-8700C

5.3

5.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.2
4.2

6.8

6.8

4.3

4.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

5.2

5.7

5.7

3.4

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.8

5.3

5.3

3.0

4.8

5.3

5.3

3.0

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.5

3.2

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.6

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.2

4.6

4.6

2.5

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.8

4.2

4.2

2.3

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.2

4.2

2.3

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

6.1

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.7

1.3

2.8

3.1

3.1

1.0

2.2

2.5

2.5

0.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

4.4

5.9

6.3

6.3

3.5

4.7

5.0

5.0

2.6

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.4

5.4

5.9

5.9

3.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

2.6

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.3

5.3

5.3

3.0

3.4

4.2

4.2

2.3

2.6

3.2

3.2

4.8

6.3

6.7

6.7

3.9

5.1

5.4

5.4

2.9

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

5.7

6.1

6.1

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.5

6.0

6.4

6.0

3.6

4.8

5.1

4.8

2.7

3.6

3.9

3.6

4.6

4.9

3.5

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.5

6.0

6.4

6.0

3.6

4.8

5.1

4.8

2.7

3.6

3.9

3.6

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.8

4.3

5.3

5.3

3.0

3.4

4.2

4.2

2.3

2.6

3.2

3.2

4.2

5.7

6.1

6.1

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.6

5.1

6.1

6.1

3.7

4.1

4.9

4.9

2.8

3.1

3.7

3.7

6.3

6.8

7.8

7.8

5.0

5.4

6.2

6.2

3.8

4.1

4.7

4.7

4.6

5.6

6.1

6.1

3.7

4.5

4.9

4.9

2.8

3.4

3.7

3.7

5.3

5.8

6.8

6.8

4.3

4.7

5.5

5.5

3.2

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

3.4

4.2

4.6

4.6

2.5

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.5

4.8

6.0

6.4

6.0

3.6

5.1

2.0

3.9

3.9

3.5

1.6

3.1

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.9

4.8

6.3

6.3

5.3

3.9

5.1

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

5.7

4.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

3.4

4.6

4.8

2.7

3.1

2.8

4.9

4.6
4.6

5.1
4.9
4.9
4.6

2.5

2.9

2.5

1.2

2.5

2.7

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.4

6" DIGIT to 6" DIGIT

1.6

4.2

4.8

4.2

8" DIGIT to 8" DIGIT

2.0

4.2

4.5

10

2.5

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

5.5

10" DIGIT to 10" DIGIT

2.8

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.9

0.8

2.5

2.6

2.3

3.2

2.5

3.8

2.8

2.3

3.2

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

2.6

3.4

3.7

3.4

6" UPPER CASE to 6" UPPER CASE


3.6

3.4

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.4

1.0

3.0

4.3

3.4

3.7

5.0

3.5

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z

3.0

4.3

4.2

4.2

8" UPPER CASE to 8" UPPER CASE


4.6

4.5

4.2

4.8

3.8

4.4

1.3

4.2

3.8

5.3

4.2

6.3

3.8

4.6

10

4.4

5.3

10" UPPER CASE to 10" UPPER CASE

3.6

3.9

3.6

1.2

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.3

2.9

3.8

3.8

3.2

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.8

2.5

3.4

3.4

2.8

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

4.9

4.6

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

NOTES:
1. USE OF SERIES B ALPHABET IS RESTRICTED TO STREET NAME SIGNS,
PARKING SIGNS AND OTHER SIMILAR SIGNS WHERE LIMITED BREADTH
AND STROKE WIDTHS ARE REQUIRED FOR DESIGN PURPOSES.

2.3

2.7

2.7

1.8

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.3

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.5

1.9

2.1

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

0.5

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.7

0.8

A J T V W Y B D E F H I K L M N P R U C G O Q S X Z
2.1

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

4" DIGIT to 4" DIGIT


1.8

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.8

0.5

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.5

1.8

1.5

2.1

1.8

4" UPPER CASE to 4" UPPER CASE

2.4

2.6

2.4

0.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

1.7

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.7

2.7

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

1.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.7

3.1

3.1

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.7

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.3

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SPACING CHARTS
DIRECT APPLIED LETTERS & NUMERALS

UPPER CASE SERIES B


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 11 OF 12

TC-8700C

8"
6"

4"

0.3"

9.6"

45

45

8"

0.6"
12"

0.45"

6"

45

7.2"

5"
4.8"

4"

6"

9"

3.3"

0.3"

6.7"

9"

6"

9.6"

12"

7.2"

4.8"

0.6"
0.45"

3"
FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE P

1.5"

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE S

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE K

2.25"

TYPE Q

TYPE P

TYPE R

DESTINATION SIGN ARROWS (4" LEGEND)

TYPE U

TYPE M

FREEWAY / EXPRESSWAY RAMP SIGNING

6.5"
2
.
8
1

4.9"

"
5

7
.
0

"
1

16.5"

+
0.75"

+
12"

22"

16"

16.9"

3"

2.25"

1"

1
.
2
"

24"

"
2
.
5

"
5
.
6

6
"

4
"

7
"
1

45

"
5
.
4

"
5
.
1

20.7"

0
.
7

5
"

1
"

"
5

"
4
.
5

"
5

7
.
1

45

32"

TYPE C
TYPE A

NOTES:

TYPE D

TYPE B

22.25"

1. ARROW TYPES A THROUGH J, N AND O ARE FOR USE


ON FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY SIGNS.

22"

2. ARROW TYPES K, L AND M ARE FOR USE ON FREEWAY AND


EXPRESSWAY RAMP SIGNS.

27.7"

1"
32.6"

3. ARROW TYPES P, Q AND R ARE FOR USE ON DESTINATION


SIGNS WITH 4" LEGEND.

4. ARROW TYPES S, T AND U ARE FOR USE ON DESTINATION


SIGNS WITH 6" LEGEND.

1.75"

45

22"

35.6"

27.7"

5.4"

32.6"

17"

1"

TYPE L

TYPE K

DESTINATION SIGN ARROWS (6" LEGEND)

16.9"

"
5
2
.
2
2

20.7"

TYPE T

TYPE S

60

30

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE E.


FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE E.

TYPE H

TYPE G

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE E.


7"

TYPE F
2
.
8
1

22.8"

"
5

"
5
7
.
0

35.3"

29.25"
+

35.6"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SPACING CHARTS

5
"

1
4
"

22.25"

21.5"

45

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
18.25"

"
5
7
.
0

"
5
.
4

"
5
.
1

75

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
22.8"

TYPE E

2
9
.
2

DIRECT APPLIED

"
9
.
5

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE E.

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE N.

TYPE I

FOR DETAIL OF ARROW, SEE TYPE E.

ARROWS

TYPE J

TYPE O
TYPE N
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

FREEWAY / EXPRESSWAY SIGNING


CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 12 OF 12

TC-8700C

SIGNING PLANS
1. THE SIGNING PLANS SHOULD BE DRAWN TO A SCALE OF 1 : 1000 (1" = 100').

7. OFF-RAMP DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ARE USED ON ALL DIAMOND INTERCHANGE OFF-RAMPS,

19.

OVERHEAD ARROW-PER-LANE GUIDE SIGNS ARE USED WHERE AN

A PLAN VIEW OF THE SIGNS AND SIGN SUPPORTS SHOULD BE DEPICTED AT THE

AND SHOULD INCLUDE ALL DESTINATIONS INCLUDED ON THE MAJOR AND

OPTION LANE IS PRESENT AT FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY MULTI-LANE

APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS AND SMALL PICTORIAL DRAWINGS OF THE SIGN FACES

SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGNS. THE DISTANCE IN THE NEAREST NUMBER OF WHOLE

EXIT INTERCHANGES AND SPLITS. THEY DISPLAY AN UPWARD-POINTING

SHOULD BE INCLUDED NEAR THE PLAN VIEW, ALONG WITH THE TYPE OF POST

MILES TO THE DESTINATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IF THE DESTINATION IS OVER

ARROW ABOVE EACH LANE THAT CONVEYS THE DIRECTION(S) OF

AND/OR SUPPORT. A NUMBER SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO EACH SIGN NOT INCLUDED

3.2 km (2 miles) AWAY, WHERE THE DISTANCE IS THE DISTANCE TO THE CENTER

TRAVEL THAT THE LANE SERVES AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. THEY

IN THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLICATION 236 AND CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE SIGN

OF THE COMMUNITY OR ENTRANCE TO THE TRAFFIC GENERATOR.

HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE SUPERIOR TO EITHER CONVENTIONAL GUIDE

FABRICATION DETAILS.

SIGNS OR DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGNS.


8. POST-INTERCHANGE DISTANCE SIGNS SHOULD BE USED IN RURAL AREAS AND

2. ALL SIGNS SHALL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LAYOUT DETAILS

WHERE UNDUE REPETITION OF MESSAGES WILL NOT OCCUR. WHEN USED, IT

INCLUDED IN TRAFFIC STANDARD TC-8701D.

SHOULD INCLUDE TWO OR THREE DESTINATION POINTS AND THE DISTANCES IN THE
NEAREST NUMBER OF WHOLE MILES TO THOSE POINTS. THE FIRST DESTINATION

3. SIGN LIGHTING SHOULD BE INCLUDED FOR ALL OVERHEAD GUIDE SIGNS EXCEPT

SHOULD BE THE CLOSEST MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY WHICH IS NEAR AN

SIGNS ON TANGENT ROADWAYS WHERE MOTORISTS HAVE A CLEARVIEW OF THE

INTERCHANGE; THE LAST DESTINATION IS THE NEAREST NATIONAL CONTROL CITY;

SIGN FOR A MINIMUM OF 240 m (800') AND WHERE THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT

AND AN INTERMEDIATE DESTINATION MAY BE INCLUDED BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER


DESTINATIONS. CONSIDERATION MAY ALSO BE GIVEN TO INCLUDING MAJOR INTERSECTING

IS SUCH THAT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE THE SIGNS.

HIGHWAY ROUTES AS DESTINATIONS USING THE ROUTE NUMBER (i.e., PA 30, US 30, etc.)
EXCEPT PA TURNPIKE MAY BE USED. SHIELDS ARE NOT REQUIRED.

DESCRIPTION OF SIGNS

9. NEXT (

) EXITS AREA SIGNS MAY BE USED IN ADVANCE OF MORE THAN

THREE INTERCHANGES SERVING AN URBAN AREA OR HISTORICAL OR RECREATIONAL


1. MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS PROVIDE MOTORISTS ADVANCE INFORMATION ON THE

REGION. INTERCHANGE SEQUENCE SERIES SIGNS MAY BE USED PRIOR TO ALL BUT

PRINCIPAL DESTINATIONS SERVED BY THE INTERCHANGE. TWO OR THREE MAJOR

THE LAST INTERCHANGE.

GUIDE SIGNS SHOULD BE USED, WITH TYPICAL PLACEMENT BEING 3.2 km (2 miles),
1.6 km (1 mile) AND 0.8 km (0.5 mile) IN ADVANCE OF THE EXIT. THE FOLLOWING

10. INTERCHANGE SEQUENCE SIGNS ARE USED IN LARGE URBAN AREAS WHEN THE

INFORMATION SHOULD BE DISPLAYED ON MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS, BEGINNING FROM THE TOP

INTERCHANGES ARE CLOSELY SPACED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE NEXT TWO OR

OF THE SIGN.

THREE INTERCHANGES. WHEN USED, THE INTERCHANGE SEQUENCE SIGNS SHOULD


NORMALLY BE INSTALLED IN THE MEDIAN OR ON AN OVERHEAD STRUCTURE. THEY

A. AN EXIT PANEL WHEN THE EXIT IS NUMBERED. THE PANEL SHOULD BE ON THE

FREQUENTLY CAN BE INSTALLED BACK-TO-BACK, ONE IN EACH DIRECTION.

RIGHT SIDE FOR RIGHT-HAND EXITS, AND ON THE LEFT SIDE FOR LEFT-HAND EXITS.
11. COMMUNITY INTERCHANGES IDENTIFICATION SIGNS MAY BE USED FOR
B. A SHIELD FOR EACH NUMBERED TRAFFIC ROUTE ASSIGNED TO THE CROSSING

SUBURBAN OR RURAL COMMUNITIES SERVED BY TWO OR THREE INTERCHANGES.

ROUTE OR WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE INTERCHANGE. A CARDINAL DIRECTION

THE SIGN IS IDENTICAL TO THE INTERCHANGE SEQUENCE SIGN EXCEPT THE NAME OF

SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ROUTE WHERE TRAFFIC CAN ONLY GO IN ONE

THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORD "EXITS" IS SHOWN ON THE TOP OF THE SIGN. THE

DIRECTION, AND THE WORD "TO" SHOULD BE USED ABOVE THE SHIELD OF ROUTES

SIGN SHOULD BE LOCATED IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST INTERCHANGE FOR THE

WHICH ARE CLOSE TO THE INTERCHANGE.

COMMUNITY.

C. THE NAME OF THE TWO NEAREST COMMUNITIES AS IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL

12. LANE ASSIGNMENT SIGNS MAY BE USED TO ASSIGN A PARTICULAR LANE FOR A

TRANSPORTATION MAP, ONE TO THE LEFT AND ONE TO THE RIGHT, UNLESS

GIVEN DESTINATION. A DOWN ARROW IS NORMALLY USED, BUT ALTERNATE

ALTERNATE DESTINATIONS ARE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT

MESSAGES SUCH AS "LEFT LANE", "RIGHT LANES", ETC. MAY BE USED.

POLICY. AT SINGLE EXIT INTERCHANGES, THE COMMUNITY NAME TO THE LEFT


SHOULD BE ABOVE THE COMMUNITY NAME TO THE RIGHT; AT DOUBLE EXIT

13. PULL-THRU SIGNS MAY BE USED WHEN THE GEOMETRICS OF THE INTERCHANGE

INTERCHANGES, THE TOP NAME SHOULD BE THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE FIRST

ARE COMPLEX, SUCH AS AT THE JUNCTION OF FREEWAYS AND WHEN IT IS NOT CLEAR TO

EXIT. IN URBAN AREAS, THE STREET NAME SHOULD BE USED IN LIEU OF COMMUNITY

THE DRIVER WHICH ROADWAY IS THE THROUGH ROADWAY. A NATIONAL OR

NAMES.

REGIONAL CONTROL CITY SHOULD BE USED AS THE DESTINATION. DOWN ARROWS


MAY BE USED WHEN THE ALIGNMENT AND NUMBER OF THROUGH LANES IS NOT

D. THE DISTANCE TO THE EXIT IN MILES AND/OR FRACTIONS OF MILES SHOULD BE

READILY EVIDENT. (PULL-THRU SIGNS ARE SIMILAR TO LANE ASSIGNMENT SIGNS BUT

SHOWN BELOW THE COMMUNITY NAMES OR THE STREET NAME. FRACTIONS

NEVER HAVE DISTANCES OR EXIT PANELS.)

SHOULD TYPICALLY BE SHOWN TO THE NEAREST 1/4 MILE, ALTHOUGH THE


FRACTIONS "1/8" AND "3/8" ARE ACCEPTABLE. THE WORD "EXIT" OR "EXITS"

14. EXIT ONLY PANELS SHOULD BE USED FOR ALL INTERCHANGE LANE DROPS AT

SHOULD PRECEDE THE DISTANCE IF THE EXIT IS NOT NUMBERED.

WHICH THE THROUGH ROUTE IS CARRIED ON THE MAINLINE. EXIT ONLY PANELS
SHOULD ALWAYS BE INSTALLED OVERHEAD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LANE

2. A SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGN MAY INCLUDE ONE OR TWO DESTINATIONS,

ASSIGNMENT SIGNS, EXIT DIRECTION SIGNS AND DIAGRAMMATIC SIGNS.

WHICH MAY BE A LARGE COMMUNITY NOT IDENTIFIED ON THE MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS
OR ANY OTHER LARGE TRAFFIC GENERATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT

15. DIAGRAMMATIC SIGNS PROVIDE A GRAPHIC VIEW OF THE EXIT IN RELATIONSHIP

POLICY.

TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY. THEY SHOULD BE USED FOR SPLITS HAVING OFF-RAMP
MOVEMENTS TO THE LEFT, OPTIONAL LANE SPLITS, EXITS WITH ROUTE

3. SERVICE SIGNS ARE USED TO IDENTIFY GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING, VISITOR

DISCONTINUITY, AND LEFT EXIT LANE DROPS; AND THEY ALSO MAY BE USED AT

INFORMATION, HOSPITAL, DIESEL, AND STATE POLICE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF

TWO-LANE EXITS WITH AN OPTIONAL LANE.

STATE POLICE, GENERAL MOTORIST SERVICE SIGNS INSTALLED ON NEW PANELS


SHALL BE THE SYMBOL TYPE AS ILLUSTRATED IN TRAFFIC STANDARD TC-8701D.

16. EXIT PANELS SHALL BE USED ON ALL MAJOR GUIDE, EXIT DIRECTION, LANE
ASSIGNMENT, AND DIAGRAMMATIC SIGNS WHEN EXIT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN

AS AN ALTERNATE TO GENERAL MOTORISTS SERVICE SIGNS, LOGO SIGNS MAY BE

ASSIGNED. THE PLURAL "EXITS" SHOULD BE USED IN ADVANCE OF INTERCHANGES

INSTALLED ON SELECTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND OTHER FREEWAYS IN ACCORDANCE

WITH MORE THAN ONE EXIT, ALONG WITH THE RAMP DESIGNATIONS "A-B" OR "B-A",

WITH DEPARTMENT POLICY. WHEN LOGO SIGNS ARE INSTALLED, ALL GENERAL MOTORIST
DEPENDING UPON WHICH RAMP DESIGNATION IS SERVED FIRST. (WHEN THERE ARE

SERVICE SIGNS WILL BE REMOVED, UNLESS A SPECIFIC SERVICE IS NOT REPRESENTED

TWO EXITS, THE FIRST ONE IN THE DIRECTION OF INCREASING DISTANCE MARKERS

BY A LOGO SIGN.

IS DESIGNATED AS "A", THE SECOND ONE AS "B".)


4. EXIT DIRECTION SIGNS SHOULD INCLUDE THE SAME TRAFFIC ROUTES AND
DESTINATIONS AS INCLUDED ON THE MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS, AS APPROPRIATE, PLUS

17. ADVISORY EXIT SPEED SIGNS (W13-2) AS DETAILED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S

AN UPWARD-POINTING OR SLANTING ARROW. THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ARROW

PUBLICATION 236M SHALL BE INSTALLED ALONGSIDE THE DECELERATION LANE,

SHOULD APPROXIMATE THE ANGLE RELATED TO THE SHARPNESS OF THE TURN.

POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY AT THE MID-POINT.

18.
5. GORE SIGNS SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE MAIN ROADWAY

NEXT EXIT ( ) MILES SIGN SHOULD BE USED BELOW THE ADVANCE GUIDE SIGN
NEAREST THE INTERCHANGE (NORMALLY THE 1 MILE ADVANCE GUIDE SIGN) WHEN

AND THE RAMP AT ALL EXITS. THE SIGNS SHALL HAVE THE WORD "EXIT" AND AN

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE RURAL INTERCHANGES IS MORE THAN 8 km

ARROW; IF THE EXIT IS NUMBERED, THE NUMBER OR NUMBER AND LETTER SHOULD ALSO

(5 miles). THIS SIGN MAY BE FABRICATED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE

BE INCLUDED.

ADVANCE GUIDE SIGN OR MAY BE A SEPARATE SUPPLEMENTARY PANEL, WHEN A

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SEPARATE PANEL IS USED, ENSURE THAT IT IS INSTALLED ON THE POST ABOVE


6. CONFIRMATION ROUTE MARKERS SHOULD NOT BE USED BETWEEN CLOSELY

INTERCHANGE

THE HINGE PLATE.

SPACED INTERCHANGES OR WHEN A "PULL-THRU SIGN" FOLLOWS THE

ADVANCE SIGNING

INTERCHANGE.

GENERAL NOTES

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 13

TC-8701A

2 MILES

Glenmoore

GUIDE SIGN

FIRST MAJOR

113

43
EXIT

EXIT 43

Unionville

GUIDE SIGN

SUPPLEMENTAL

West

EXIT 43

Pittstown

SERVICE SIGN

(SEE NOTE 1)

NEXT EXIT SIGN


MILES
NEXT EXIT

MILE

Glenmoore

MAJOR

GUIDE SIGN

SECOND

113

EXIT 43

Glenmoore

Unionville

DIRECTION SIGN

Unionville

EXIT

113

EXIT 43

GORE SIGN
EXIT

43

MERGE SIGN

ROUTE MARKER

LANE

DECELERATION

BEGIN

80
LANE

CONFIRMATION
INTERSTATE

W EST

500'

END OF

1000'

ACCELERATION

SPEED LIMIT SIGN


SPEED

LIMIT

POST-INTERCHANGE

(SEE NOTE 2)

47
Marshalton

DISTANCE SIGN

20
Hazleville

1000'

1 mile (DESIRABLE)

1000'

1000'

DESIRABLE*

DESIRABLE*

800'

800'

MININUM

MININUM

0.5 mile (MINIMUM) FROM GORE**

2 miles (MAXIMUM), 1 mile (MINIMUM) FROM GORE**

* WHEN SERVICE SIGN IS NOT USED, LOCATE


SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN MIDWAY BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND ADVANCE GUIDE SIGNS.
** DISTANCE INDICATED ON SIGN SHALL AGREE WITH
DISTANCE FROM GORE.
ALL MAJOR SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES ARE
TO BE FIELD LOCATED.

NOTES:
1. USE NEXT EXIT () MILES SIGN ONLY WHEN
INTERCHANGES ARE 5 miles OR MORE APART.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

2. WHEN INSUFFICIENT SPACE EXISTS FOR ALL


POST-INTERCHANGE SIGNS, THE DISTANCE
SIGN SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FIRST.

ADVANCE SIGNING
DIAMOND INTERCHANGE
(ONE EXIT)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 13

TC-8701A

OFF
-RA
MP
DIR
ECT
ION
SIG
AL
NS

ORTH
N

*
M.P.H.

EXIT

35

ADVISO
RY EXIT
SPEED
SIGN

113

NORT

113

YIELD

**

Uni
onv
ill
Gle
e
nmo
ore
Wes
tP
itt
sto
wn
24
SOUT
H

O
N
EW
A
Y

80

STOP

O
N
EW
A
Y
ER

WEST
TE
RSTA
INTE

DO
NOT

L)
IONA
(OPT

ENT

IF
GN
SED
D SI
BE U
YIEL
ON
NOT
RATI
ULD
E
O
L
H
E
S
(
ACC
UATE
ADEQ
TS).
EXIS
LANE

113

WRO
NG
WAY
TE
RSTA
INTE

WEST

80

WEST

ille
Hazlev

TE
RSTA
INTE

80

WEST
TE
RSTA
INTE

WEST
TE
RSTA
INTE

80

OR
LANE
ION
ERAT
ECEL
D
N
T
EN
BEGI
OVEM
RN M
N TU
BEGI

EAST

WEST

TE
RSTA
INTE

OR

TE
RSTA
INTE

EAST

80

OR

80

EAST

80

300'

ville
Hazle
n
dstow
Strou

NOTES:

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

*IF NEEDED

SIGNING

** A SIGN THAT IS MOUNTED BACK-TO-BACK WITH A

"STOP" OR "YIELD" SIGN SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE


EDGES OF THE "STOP" OR "YIELD" SIGN.
300'

DIAMOND INTERCHANGE
ONE-LANE CROSSROAD APPROACH
JCT
TE
RSTA
INTE

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

80
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 13

TC-8701A

OFF
-RA
MP
DIR
ECT
ION
SIG
AL
NS

ORTH
N

*
M.P.H.

EXIT

35

ADVISO
RY EXIT
SPEED
SIGN

113

NORT

113

**

YIELD

O
N
EW
A
Y

STOP

O
N
EW
A
Y
ER

80

DO
NOT

ENT

WEST
TE
RSTA
INTE

Uni
onv
ill
Gle
e
nmo
ore
Wes
tP
itt
sto
wn
24
SOUT
H

IF
GN
SED
D SI
BE U
YIEL
ON
NOT
RATI
ULD
E
O
L
H
E
S
(
ACC
UATE
ADEQ
TS).
EXIS
LANE

113

WRO
NG
WAY
HEAD
OVER

TE
RSTA
INTE

80

WEST

ille
Hazlev

TE
RSTA
INTE

OR

80
TE
RSTA
INTE

WEST

EFT
NEXT L

WEST
HEAD
OVER

80

ille
Hazlev

WEST

TE
RSTA
INTE

80

80

ille
Hazlev

OR

stown
Stroud

EAST

TE
RSTA
INTE

OR
ANE
ON L
RATI
CELE
E
D
T
N
EN
BEGI
OVEM
RN M
N TU
BEGI

EAST

TE
RSTA
INTE

80
300'

stown
Stroud

TE
RSTA
INTE

WEST

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

80

KEEP
LEFT

NOTES:
IF NEEDED

EAST

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

KEEP
RIGHT

SIGNING

** A SIGN THAT IS MOUNTED BACK-TO-BACK WITH A

DIAMOND INTERCHANGE

300'

"STOP" OR "YIELD" SIGN SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE


EDGES OF THE "STOP" OR "YIELD" SIGN.

MULTI-LANE CROSSROAD APPROACH


JCT
TE
RSTA
INTE

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

80
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
PERMITS SECTION

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 13

TC-8701A

EAST
TE
RSTA
INTE

80

TING
RSEC
INTE

ROAD

TE
RSTA
INTE

TE
RSTA
INTE

80

EAST
OR

80
HT
2NDRIG

EAST

CTING
INTERSE
ROAD

JCT
TE
RSTA
INTE

80

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGNING
ONE-LANE CROSSROAD APPROACH
WITH NEARBY INTERSECTING ROAD

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 13

TC-8701A

SIGN

6
Front St

COMMUNITY INTERCHANGE

IDENTIFICATION

MILES

Avondale

GUIDE SIGN

West Chester

20

FIRST MAJOR

EXIT

Jennersville Exits

30 B

Jennersville
EXITS 30 A-B

EXIT 30B

EXIT 30A

Cameron St

ADVANCE GUIDE SIGN

SUPPLEMENTAL

30 A
EXIT

SERVICE SIGN

(SEE NOTE 1)

NEXT EXIT SIGN


MILES
NEXT EXIT

MILE

Avondale

GUIDE SIGN

SECOND

20

30 A-B
EXITS

West Chester

West Chester
MILE

Avondale

E AST

20
W EST

ADVANCE

Wilmington

EXIT DIRECTION

SIGN
A

LANE
BEGIN

DECELERATION

LANE
OF ACCELERATION
A

500'

1000'

1000'

1000'

DESIRABLE*

DESIRABLE*

DESIRABLE*

0.5 mile (MINIMUM) FROM GORE**

END

1000'

20

EXIT 30 B

GORE SIGN
EXIT

30 A

MERGE SIGN

Av

ondale

EXIT 30 A

EXIT DIRECTION SIGN


W EST

20

EXIT 30 B

GORE SIGN
EXIT

30 B

MERGE SIGN
ROUTE MARKER

83

NORTH

INTERSTATE

CONFIRMATION

SPEED LIMIT SIGN


SPEED

LIMIT

POST-INTERCHANGE

(SEE NOTE 2)

25
Carlisle

DISTANCE SIGN

80
Hazleville

1000'

1 mile (DESIRABLE)

2 miles (DESIRABLE), 1 mile (MINIMUM) FROM GORE**

* WHEN SERVICE SIGN IS NOT USED, LOCATE


SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN MIDWAY BETWEEN FIRST AND

NOTES:

SECOND ADVANCE GUIDE SIGNS.


** DISTANCE INDICATED ON SIGN SHALL AGREE WITH
DISTANCE FROM GORE.

1. USE NEXT EXIT () MILES SIGN ONLY WHEN


INTERCHANGES ARE 5 miles OR MORE
APART.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

ALL MAJOR SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES ARE


TO BE FIELD LOCATED.

2. WHEN INSUFFICIENT SPACE EXISTS FOR ALL


POST-INTERCHANGE SIGNS, THE DISTANCE
SIGN SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FIRST.

ADVANCE SIGNING
CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 6 OF 13

TC-8701A

EAST
20

*
YIELD

INTERS
TATE

NORTH
INTERS
TATE

**

NORTH

83

83

25

M.P.H.

EXIT

*
YIELD

20

M.P.H.

* SHOULD BE USED IF INADEQUATE ACCELERATION

LANE EXISTS.

YIELD

** LOCATE ON OR IN FRONT OF BRIDGE IF FREEWAY


GOES OVER CROSSROAD

OVERHE
AD
INTERS
TATE

NORTH

83

Lawnton

INTERS
TATE

83

SOUTH

Fort

MILE

EXIT

INTERS
TATE

83

SOUTH

300'

YIELD

EXIT

Lawnton

INTERS
TATE

83

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

JCT
INTERS
TATE

83

F
o
r
t
L
a
w
n
t
o
n

SIGNING

KEEP RIGH
T

CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE
MULTI-LANE CROSSROAD APPROACH

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 7 OF 13

TC-8701A

EAST

FREEWAY
ENTRANC
E

20

NORTH
INTERS
TATE

OR

83
INTERS
TATE

D13-3a

NORTH

83

20

YIELD

EXIT

M.P.H.

Lawnton

NORTH
INTERS
TATE

INTERS
TATE

83

NORTH

OVERHE
AD

83
FREEWAY
ENTRANC
E

INTERS
TATE

Lawnton

SOUTH
INTERS
TATE

INTERS
TATE

OR

83

SOUTH

INTERS
TATE

83
OR

Fort

Lawnton

SOUTH

83

D13-3a

NORTH

83

NEXT LEFT

Fort
INTERS
TATE

83

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

JCT
INTERS
TATE

F
o
r
t
L
a
w
n
t
o
n

SIGNING
PARTIAL CLOVERLEAF

KEEP LEFT

83

INTERCHANGE
MULTI-LANE CROSSROAD APPROACH

SHOULD BE USED IF INADEQUATE ACCELERATION


LANE EXISTS.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 8 OF 13

TC-8701A

ORTH
N
INTERSTATE

81

EXIT
GORE SIGN

THEORETICAL GORE

30 B

EXIT
GORE SIGN

THEORETICAL GORE

30 B

30

EXIT

EXIT

ONLY

NOTE:
EXIT ONLY PANEL

0.25

1. DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGNS USED WHERE AN OPTION


LANE IS PRESENT AT A FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY SPLIT
OR MULTI-LANE EXIT.
2. DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGNS SHALL NOT BE USED AT
CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DEPICTING SUCCESSIVE DEPARTURES FROM THE
MAINLINE OR SEPARATE DOWNSTREAM DEPARTURES
FROM A COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR ROADWAY.

mile

mile

mile

EXIT ONLY PANEL

0.375

mile

WEST

Wilmington
EXIT ONLY

EXIT 30

20

TO

0.25

Avondale

EAST

78

81

Hazleville

20

TO 0.375

NORTH

INTERSTATE

INTERSTATE

EXIT 30

THE DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGNS AT COVERLEAF


INTERCHANGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
FOLLOWING CASES:
- WHERE THE OUTER (NON-LOOP) EXIT RAMP OF THE
CLOVERLEAF IS A MULTI-LANE EXIT HAVING AN
OPTIONAL EXIT LANE THAT ALSO CARRIES THE
THROUGH ROUTE.
- AT CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGES THAT INCLUDE
COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR ROADWAYS THAT ARE
ACCESSED FROM THE MAINLINE BY A MULTI-LANE
EXIT HAVING AN OPTIONAL EXIT LANE THAT ALSO
CARRIES THE THROUGHT ROUTE. THE
DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGN SHALL ONLY SHOW
THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LANES AT THE EXIT
POINT TO THE COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR ROADWAY
AND NOT THE ENTIRE INTERCHANGE CONFIGURATION.

WEST

SECOND MAJOR
GUIDE SIGN

Avondale

INTERSTATE

Hazleville

EAST

78

Wilmington

EXIT 30

RIGHT LANE

20

EXIT

NORTH

INTERSTATE

81

Hazleville

INTERSTATE

EXIT ONLY PANEL

WEST

FIRST MAJOR
GUIDE SIGN

MUST EXIT

Avondale
1MILE
EXIT

MUST EXIT

ONLY

ONLY

EXIT ONLY PANEL

30

RIGHT LANE

INTERSTATE

1 mile

FROM THEORETICAL GORE

81

NORTH

30

1 mile

EXIT

FROM THEORETICAL GORE

EXIT

EAST

OPTIONAL

78

Wilmington
1MILE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

DIAGRAMMATIC SIGNING

SIGNING

LANE DROP SIGNING

DIAGRAMMATIC & LANE DROP

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 9 OF 13

TC-8701A

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

TYPICAL SIGNING
CLOSELY SPACED
INTERCHANGES

RECOMMENDED

PERMITS SECTION

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

RECOMMENDED
JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 10 OF 13

TC-8701A

Paoli

40

Paoli

Pike

SEQUENCE SIGN

Pike

WEST

Pike

Pearville

US

Pike

Pike
Pike

Oregon

Paoli

Pearville

322 NORTH

Pike

Pike

Holland

Oregon
US

Pike

322 NORTH

New

US

Oregon

INTERCHANGE

SEQUENCE SIGN

INTERCHANGE

SEQUENCE SIGN

INTERCHANGE

SEQUENCE SIGN

INTERCHANGE

NORTH

MILE

NORTH

MILE

MILE

Pike

NORTH

MILE

MILE

E AST

NEXT

10

EXITS

Lancaster

501

ke

AREA SIGN

Fort

40

W EST

Pike

Pearville

EXIT DIRECTION SIGN

EXIT DIRECTION

SIGN

EXIT DIRECTION SIGN

EXIT DIRECTION SIGN

EXIT DIRECTION SIGN

aoli Pike

322

NEXT EXITS

Philadelphia

40

PULL-THRU SIGN

EXIT

Pike

Pearville

Pi

NORTH

SOUTH

Paoli

501

Route US 40

MAJOR GUIDE SIGN

EXITS

Pike

Paoli

Pike

Pearville Pike

MAJOR GUIDE SIGN

EXIT

Paoli

501

MAJOR GUIDE SIGN

EXIT

Oregon Pike

274

NORTH

Oregon

274

Pike

Paoli Pike

MAJOR GUIDE SIGN

EXIT

Reading

322

MAJOR GUIDE SIGN

Oregon

Ryan Rd
U AND LEFT
TURNS
R3-24a

FISCHER ST

Fi
sc
So
he
ut
r
h
St
No
rt
U
h
TU
R
3
RN
2
S
5
B

RYAN RD

SYMMES DR

Fischer St
ALL TURNS
R3-24

Ryan Rd
Symmes Dr

U AND LEFT
TURNS
R3-26

ALL TURNS
FROM
RIGHT LANE

ALL TURNS
FROM
RIGHT LANE
R3-23

R3-23

Symmes Dr
Ryan Rd
Fischer St

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

NEXT RIGHT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

KEEP RIGHT

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

TURNS MADE PRIOR TO THE INTERSECTION

TURNS MADE BEYOND THE INTERSECTION

SIGNING
JUGHANDLES

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 11 OF 13

TC-8701A

Levitt Pkwy
Wi
lli
ngb
oro
Ran
co
cas

LEVIT
PKWY

U
TU
LE FRO RN
FT M
LA
NE

Levitt Pkwy
Willingboro
Rancocas
U AND LEFT

U TURNS

TURNS
R3-24b
R3-24a

ALL TURNS
FROM
RIGHT LANE
R3-23

U TURN

Levitt Pkwy
Willingboro
Rancocas

FROM
RIGHT LANE
R3-23a

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

NEXT RIGHT

TRADITIONAL T-INTERSECTION

TRADITIONAL U TURN

JUGHANDLE

JUGHANDLE

SIGNING
TRADITIONAL JUGHANDLES

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT.12 OF 13

TC-8701A

2640'

800' min

800' min

800'

800' min

800' min

800'

2640'

EXIT

30

EXIT

30

30

EXIT

WEST

GORE SIGN

20

Avondale

EXIT ONLY

EXIT ONLY PANEL

ONLY

R3-8

GUIDE SIGN

SECOND MAJOR

30

ONLY

WEST

EXIT

20

Avondale

EXIT

EXIT ONLY PANEL

ONLY

R3-8

GUIDE SIGN

FIRST MAJOR

30

WEST

EXIT

20

ONLY

Avondale
1MILE

EXIT

EXIT ONLY PANEL

INTERMEDIATE & MINOR INTERCHANGE MULTI-LANE EXITS WITH AN OPTION LANE

2640'

2640'

30

GORE SIGN

EXIT

WEST

20

Avondale

EXIT ONLY PANEL

ONLY

R3-8

30

WEST

MILE

EXIT

20

Avondale

GUIDE SIGN

SECOND MAJOR

30

WEST

EXIT

20

Avondale
1MILE

GUIDE SIGN

FIRST MAJOR

INTERMEDIATE & MINOR INTERCHANGE MULTI-LANE EXITS WITH AN OPTION AND AUXILIARY LANE

OPTIONAL

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGNING
INTERMEDIATE &
MINOR INTERCHANGE
MULTI-LANE EXITS WITH AN
OPTION LANE
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 13 OF 13

TC-8701A

NOTES:

VARIABLE

1. SIGN DIMENSIONS: WIDTHS AND HEIGHTS OF SIGNS SHALL BE IN MULTIPLES OF 6". THE SIGN
HEIGHTS OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM PANEL SIGNS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN MULTIPLES OF 6". THE
INCREASED HEIGHTS OF SIGNS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE LEGEND
CLEARANCE DIMENSIONS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SIGN, WHEN THE USE OF EXTRUDED
ALUMINUM PANELS RESULTS IN A VERTICAL SIGN DIMENSION GREATER THAN REQUIRED.

VARIABLE

D C

8.

EXIT PANELS: EXIT PANELS SHALL BE USED ON MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS WHENEVER EXIT NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED. WHEN USED, THEY SHALL BE INSTALLED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE SIGN
AS THE EXIT. WHEN EXIT PANELS ARE USED, THE WORD "EXIT" SHALL NOT BE USED IN THE
MAIN SIGN'S ACTION MESSAGE. FOR NUMBERED EXITS TO THE LEFT, A LEFT EXIT NUMBER
(E1-5bP) PLAQUE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE TOP LEFT-HAND EDGE OF THE SIGN. FOR
NON-NUMBERED EXITS TO THE LEFT, A LEFT (E1-5AP) PLAQUE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE TOP
LEFT-HAND EDGE OF THE SIGN.
EXIT ONLY PANELS: EXIT ONLY PANELS SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR A LANE DROP. THE PANELS
SHALL BE YELLOW REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND WITH BLACK LEGEND, AND SHALL BE DESIGNED
TO FIT WITHIN THE WHITE BORDER OF THE COMPLETE SIGN PANEL. THE TOP OF THE EXIT
ONLY PANEL SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 10.5" BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE LOWEST DESTINATION.
SEE SHEET 5 OF THIS STANDARD FOR DETAILS OF EXIT PANELS.

10. INTERCHANGE CLASSIFICATION: FOR FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY SIGNING PURPOSES,


INTERCHANGES ARE CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR OR INTERMEDIATE AS DEFINED BELOW:
A. MAJOR/CATEGORY A -- INTERCHANGES WITH OTHER FREEWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS.
B. MAJOR/CATEGORY B -- INTERCHANGES WITH HIGH-VOLUME MULTILANE HIGHWAYS, PRINCIPAL
URBAN ARTERIALS AND MAJOR RURAL ROUTES WHERE THE INTERCHANGING TRAFFIC IS

MILE

MILE

LINES

20/15

168

18

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

20/15

198

16

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

16/12

144

13.5

15

12

10

36

12

16

12

16/12

168

13.5

15

12

10

36

11

16

12

13.3/10

126

10.9

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

150

11.4

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

96

8.7

10

24

10.6

10.6/8

114

8.4

10

24

10.6

8/6

78

24

8/6

96

24

15

12

10

L
N

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

SIZE

H
K

DEST.

Destination

DESTINATION: THE DESTINATION MESSAGE SHOULD ORDINARILY CONSIST OF NOT MORE THAN
TWO DESTINATIONS. A DESTINATION MAY BE A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE NAME; A STREET
NAME; OR THE NAME OF A LARGE TRAFFIC GENERATOR. FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGNS,
THE DESTINATION MAY BE ANY APPROVED SUPPLEMENTAL DESTINATION.
ACTION MESSAGE: THE ACTION MESSAGE SHALL CONSIST OF EITHER A DISTANCE INDICATION,
A DIRECTION INDICATION, OR A LANE ASSIGNMENT ARROW.

K
L

7.

Destination

Destination

Destination

D
H

MULTIPLE SHIELDS AND CARDINALS: WHEN MULTIPLE SHIELDS ARE USED WITH CARDINALS,
THE CARDINALS SHALL BE CENTERED OVER THE APPROPRIATE SHIELDS. A CARDINAL MAY BE
CENTERED OVER TWO SHIELDS WHEN APPLICABLE.

SHIELD

SINGLE SHIELD WITH CARDINAL DIRECTION: THE CARDINAL DIRECTION SHALL BE MOUNTED ON
THE SAME SIDE OF THE SHIELD AS THE EXIT, WITH THE TOP LINE OF THE SHIELD AND THE
CARDINAL AT THE SAME ELEVATION. CARDINALS MAY BE CENTERED OVER THE SHIELD WHEN
THE SHIELD/CARDINAL BECOMES THE CONTROLLING LINE FOR THE WIDTH DIMENSION.

SHIELD

*
4.

9.

SHIELD

SHIELD
MULTIPLE SHIELDS: WHEN MULTIPLE SHIELDS ARE USED, THEY SHALL BE EVENLY SPACED
WITHIN THE WIDTH DIMENSION AND SHALL BE ON THE SAME VERTICAL ALIGNMENT.

6.

CARDINAL

3.

5.

2.

CARDINAL D

CARDINAL
D

SINGLE SHIELD: WHEN MOUNTED ALONE, SHIELD SHALL BE CENTERED WITHIN THE WIDTH
DIMENSION.

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

14

18

12

18

20/15

132

15

18

15

36

14

20

15

14

18

12

15

20/15

168

15.5

18

15

36

14

20

15

13

15

10

13.5

16/12

120

13.5

15

12

36

13

16

12

12

15

10

11.5

16/12

144

12.5

15

12

36

12

16

12

10

15

10

10.8

13.3/10

108

11.8

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10

15

10

11

13.3/10

132

12.2

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

12

8.7

10.6/8

84

9.7

10

24

10.6

12

8.4

10.6/8

102

9.4

10

24

10.6

8/6

66

6.5

24

8/6

84

24

15

12

10

14

18

12

15

14

18

12

15.5

13

15

10

13.5

12

15

10

12.5

10

15

10

11.9

10

15

10

12.2

12

9.7

12

9.4

6.5

VARIABLE

HEAVY OR INCLUDES MANY DRIVERS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.


C. INTERMEDIATE -- MOST INTERCHANGES WITH URBAN OR RURAL ROUTES.

CAT. B

MULTI-

LANE

LANE

CARDINAL
DIRECTION OTHER LETTERS

18"

18"

15"

18"

15"

12"

15"

8"

10.6"

15"

15"

12"

15"

12"

10"

12"

6"

8"

DESTINATION

20"/15"

20"/15"

16"/12"

20"/15"

16"/12"

13.3"/10"

16"/12"

8"/6"

10.6"/8"

18"

18"

15"

18"

15"

15"

8"

10.6"

FIRST LETTER

NUMERAL

12"

WORD

12"

12"

10"

12"

10"

10"

10"

6"

8"

12"

12"

10"

12"

10"

10"

10"

6"

8"

**

MAY ONLY BE USED ON CONVENTIONAL ROADS WITH A SPEED LIMIT LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO
40 MPH. IF A LOT OF BUSINESS SIGNS COMPETE FOR DRIVERS' ATTENTION, LARGER LEGEND
AND ROUTE MARKER SHIELDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

12.

LEGEND SPACING: LEGEND SPACING SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AND CHARTS SHOWN IN
TC-8700C. SEE SHEET 9 OF THIS STANDARD FOR DESIGN DETAILS OF SHIELDS AND FOR
THE SPACING OF CARDINAL DIRECTIONS.

13.

14.

15.

16.

SERIES: ALL UPPER CASE/LOWER CASE LEGEND SHALL BE DETAILED WITH CLEARVIEW FONTS
AS SHOWN ON TC-8700C SHEETS 8 THROUGH 11. CLEARVIEW 5W SHALL BE USED FOR SIGNS
ON NEW SUPPORTS AND INSTALLATIONS WHERE EXISTING SUPPORTS WILL ACCOMODATE A
SIGN SIZED USING CLEARVIEW 5W, OTHERWISE USE CLEARVIEW 5WR. ALL CAPITAL LEGEND
AND NUMERALS SHALL BE SERIES E, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
COLOR: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL SIGNS SHALL HAVE A GREEN REFLECTORIZED
BACKGROUND WITH WHITE REFLECTORIZED LEGEND AND BORDER OF THE TYPE SPECIFIED IN
SECTION 1103 OF PUBLICATION 408.
BORDERS: ALL SIGNS SHALL HAVE A 2" BORDER WITH 12" CORNER RADII, UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.
MUTCD: SIGN DETAILS SHALL COMPLY WITH THIS STANDARD DRAWING AND THE MANUAL ON
UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD). IF THERE IS ANY DISCREPANCY BETWEEN
STANDARDS AND MUTCD, STANDARDS GOVERN.

*
I

Destination

K
L

MILE

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

20/15

132

15

15

36

14

20

15

20/15

168

15.5

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

120

13.5

12

36

13

16

12

16/12

144

12.5

12

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

108

11.8

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

132

12.2

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

84

9.7

24

10.6

10.6/8

102

9.4

24

10.6

8/6

66

6.5

24

8/6

84

24

15

12

10

L
N

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

H
K

L*

MILE

H
J

Destination

Destination

Destination

DISTANCE

ACTION MESSAGE

SINGLE

CAT. A

OVERHEAD
SIGNS

CAT. B

INTERMEDIATE

VARIABLE

SHIELD

MAJOR

INTERMEDIATE

SHIELD

SHIELD

CAT. A

CONVENTIONAL**

EXPRESSWAYS

FREEWAYS
MAJOR

EXIT DIRECTION, AND OVERHEAD SIGNS ARE:

LEGEND TYPE

11. LEGEND SIZES: WITH RESPECT TO NOTE 10, LETTER AND NUMERAL SIZES FOR ADVANCE GUIDE,

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

14

18

12

15

20/15

84

16

15

20

15

14

18

12

15.5

20/15

120

16.5

15

20

15

13

15

10

13.5

16/12

72

14

12

16

12

12

15

10

12.5

16/12

96

12.5

12

16

12

10

15

10

11.9

13.3/10

60

10.8

10

13.3

10

10

15

10

12.2

13.3/10

84

11.2

10

13.3

10

12

9.7

10.6/8

48

8.7

10.6

12

9.4

10.6/8

66

8.4

10.6

6.5

8/6

36

6.5

8/6

54

7.5

15

12

10

14

18

14
13

M
12

16

18

12

16.5

15

10

14

12

15

10

12.5

10

15

10

10.9

10

15

10

11.2

12

8.7

12

8.4

6.5

7.5

* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY, EXPRESSWAY AND
CONVENTIONAL ROADS
GUIDE SIGNS
ADVANCE GUIDE SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 13

TC-8701D

VARIABLE

VARIABLE
B

CARDINAL

CARDINAL

C
B

*
D

*
D
CARDINAL

SHIELD

Destination

*
I

*
D

Destination

H
K

M
L

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

20/15

168

18

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

20/15

198

16

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

144

13.4

15

12

10

36

12

16

12

16/12

168

12.4

15

12

10

36

11

16

12

13.3/10

126

11.6

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

150

11.9

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

102

9.4

10

24

10.6

10.6/8

120

9.1

10

24

10.6

8/6

90

8.2

24

8/6

102

7.2

24

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

12

22

18

16

20/15

132

15

18

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

J
*
D

Destination

*
D

*
D

H
J

Destination

SHIELD

SHIELD

SHIELD

12

22

18

13

20/15

168

15.4

18

15

36

14

20

15

9.6

22

15

10

16/12

120

13.4

15

12

36

13

16

12

8.6

22

15

16/12

144

12

15

12

36

12

16

12

15

12

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

8.6

16.5

15

10

13.3/10

108

12

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10

16.5

15

10

13.3/10

132

12.4

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

16.5

12

9.5

10.6/8

84

8.4

10

24

10.6

16.5

12

9.2

10.6/8

102

8.1

10

24

10.6

16.5

10

8.3

8/6

78

7.7

24

16.5

10

7.3

8/6

90

7.7

24

15

12

22

18

13
13.6

12

22

18

9.6

22

15

10

12

8.6

22

15

9.4

9.4

16.5

15

10.8

10

9.4

16.5

15

11.1

16.5

12

8.5

16.5

12

8.2

16.5

10

7.8

16.5

10

7.8

VARIABLE

SHIELD

Destination

Destination

A
J

Destination

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

20/15

132

15

15

36

14

20

15

20/15

168

15.4

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

120

13.4

12

36

13

16

12

16/12

144

12

12

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

108

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

132

12.4

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

84

8.4

24

10.6

10.6/8

102

8.1

24

10.6

8/6

78

7.7

24

8/6

90

7.7

24

15

12

10

DEST.

4. IF DOWN ARROWS ARE USED, HAVING MORE THAN ONE DOWN


ARROW POINTING TO THE SAME LANE ON A SINGLE OVERHEAD
SIGN (OR ON MUTIPLE SIGNS ON THE SAME OVERHEAD STRUCTURE)
SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED.

Destination

2. REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE C ARROW


DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, BUT
TYPE A THROUGH TYPE D ARROWS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR
THE SIGNS SHOWN ON THIS SHEET. THE TYPE A OR C ARROWS
SHALL BE USED FOR THE 20"/15" AND 16"/12" LEGEND SIZES,
AND THE TYPE B OR D ARROWS SHALL BE USED FOR THE 13.3"/10"
LEGEND SIZE.

D
I

SHIELD

SHIELD

1. SIGNS ON THIS SHEET ARE TO BE USED OVERHEAD FOR LANE


ASSIGNMENTS.

3. ON OVERHEAD SIGNS WHERE DOWN ARROWS ARE USED TO


INDICATE A LANE TO BE FOLLOWED, A DOWN ARROW SHALL
BE POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY OVER THE CENTER OF EACH
LANE AND SHALL POINT VERTICALLY DOWNWARD TOWARD THE
APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THAT LANE. DOWN ARROWS SHALL BE
USED ONLY ON OVERHEAD GUIDE SIGNS THAT RESTRICT THE
USE OF SPECIFIC LANES TO TRAFFIC BOUND FOR THE
DESTINATION(S) AND/OR ROUTE(S) INDICATED BY THESE ARROWS.
DOWN ARROWS SHALL NOT BE USED UNLESS AN ARROW CAN BE
LOCATED OVER AND POINTED TO THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF
EACH LANE THAT CAN BE USED TO REACH THE DESTINATION
DISPLAYED ON THE SIGN.

VARIABLE

NOTES:

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

12

22

18

13

20/15

84

16

15

20

15

12

22

18

13.6

20/15

120

16.4

15

20

15

9.6

22

15

10

16/12

72

14

12

16

12

8.6

22

15

9.4

16/12

96

12.4

12

16

12

9.4

16.5

15

10.8

13.3/10

60

11

10

13.3

10

9.4

16.5

15

11.1

13.3/10

84

11.2

10

13.3

10

16.5

12

8.5

10.6/8

54

9.4

10.6

16.5

12

8.2

10.6/8

72

8.1

10.6

16.5

10

7.8

8/6

48

16.5

10

7.8

8/6

60

6.7

15

12

10

12

22

18

14

12

22

18

14.6

9.6

22

15

10.4

8.6

22

15

9.4

16.5

15

9.8

9.4

16.5

15

10.3

16.5

12

9.5

16.5

12

8.2

7.5

16.5

10

16.5

10

6.8

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.

SIGN DETAILS - FREEWAY,


EXPRESSWAY AND CONVENTIONAL
ROAD GUIDE SIGNS
OVERHEAD LANE
ASSIGNMENT SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 13

TC-8701D

VARIABLE

VARIABLE
B
C

CARDINAL

CARDINAL

D
C

L
F

SHIELD

SHIELD

SHIELD

CARDINAL

SHIELD

*
O

G
I

Destination

DEST.
LINES

20/15

132

16

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

20/15

168

16.6

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

16/12

114

13

15

12

10

36

11

16

12

16/12

144

13

15

12

10

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

102

11.3

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

126

11.7

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

78

9.7

10

24

10.6

10.6/8

96

9.4

10

24

10.6

8/6

66

7.5

24

8/6

84

7.3

24

15

12

16

83.4

32.6

16

16.4 110.4 32.6

25

13

68.4 32.6

13

14

92.4 32.6

19

11.4
10

Destination

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
J

D
H

SIZE

Destination

DEST.

D
H

Destination
D

D
H

58

11.7 77.4

32.6 11.4
32.6

9.7

41.5 26.8

9.4

58.6

16
9.7

26.8 10.6

7.5

31.7 26.8

7.5

9.7

49.9

7.3

26.8

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

20/15

102

16

18

15

36

14

20

15

20/15

138

16.6

18

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

90

13

15

12

36

12

16

12

16/12

120

14

15

12

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

84

12

12

10

36

11

13.3

10

13.3/10

108

12.4

12

10

36

11

13.3

10

10.6/8

60

8.7

10

24

10.6

10.6/8

78

8.4

10

24

10.6

8/6

54

24

8/6

72

8.8

24

16
15

53.4 32.6

16

16.4 80.4 32.6

25

12

13

44.4 32.6

13

14

68.4 32.6

19

11.7 39.6 32.6 11.8


10

12

59.4 32.6

8.7

24.5 26.8

8.7

8.4

41.6

9.6

9.2

19.2 26.8
37.4

26.8

16

26.8

7.8

VARIABLE

SHIELD

SHIELD

D
SHIELD

VARIABLE
L

NOTES:

O
G

D
H

J
I

H
M

H
N

LINES

20/15

102

16

15

36

14

20

15

20/15

138

16.6

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

90

13

12

36

12

16

12

16/12

120

14

12

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

84

12

10

36

11

13.3

10

13.3/10

108

12.4

10

36

11

13.3

10

10.6/8

60

8.7

24

10.6

10.6/8

78

8.4

24

10.6

8/6

54

24

8/6

72

8.8

24

12

53.4 32.6

16

16.4 80.4 32.6

25

13

44.4 32.6

13

14

68.4 32.6

19

16
15

11.7 39.6 32.6 11.8


10

12

59.4 32.6

16

8.7

24.5 26.8

8.7

8.4

41.6

26.8

9.6

8
7

9.2

19.2 26.8
37.4

Destination

26.8

8
7.8

2. REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE F AND TYPE (x)


ARROW DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES,
BUT TYPE E THROUGH TYPE J ARROWS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR
THE SIGNS SHOWN ON THIS SHEET.

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

SIZE

Destination

DEST.

Destination

1. MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS FOR ALL LANE DROPS AT INTERSECTION


SHALL BE MOUNTED OVERHEAD. AN EXIT ONLY SIGN PANEL
SHALL BE USED FOR ALL INTERCHANGES LANE DROPS AT
WHICH THE THROUGH ROUTE IS CARRIED ON THE MAINLINE.

Destination
*

D
H

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

20/15

54

15

17

20

15

20/15

90

15

17.6

20

15

16/12

54

12

19

16

12

16/12

72

12

14

16

12

13.3/10

54

10

13.3/10

60

10.6/8

48

10.6/8

48

9.4

10.6

8/6

42

17

8/6

42

10

20.4 13.3

10

10

11.7 13.3

10

18.7 10.6

K
17

15

12

10.8 32.6 10.6

17.4 28.8 32.6 28.6


19

10.8 32.6 10.6

14

19.8 32.6 19.6

20.3 10.8 32.6 10.6


10

11.7 13.8 32.6 13.6

10.6 26.8 10.6

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

7.6

26.8

7.6

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

7.6

26.8

7.6

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

18.7 10.6 26.8 10.6


8

9.4
17
10

SIGN DETAILS
* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.

FREEWAY, EXPRESSWAY AND


CONVENTIONAL ROADS
GUIDE SIGNS
EXIT DIRECTION SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 13

TC-8701D

VARIABLE

VARIABLE
B
C

CARDINAL

CARDINAL

D
C

L
F

SHIELD

SHIELD

SHIELD

CARDINAL

SHIELD

J
H

Destination

Destination

D
H

Destination

D
H

Destination

MPH

EXIT

MPH

EXIT

G
N

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
H

20/15

174

18

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

20/15

210

18.5

18

15

12

36

14

20

15

16/12

150

13.5

15

12

10

36

11

16

12

16/12

180

13

15

12

10

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

138

12.3

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

13.3/10

162

12.7

12

10

36

10

13.3

10

10.6/8

102

9.7

10

24

10.6

10.6/8

120

9.4

10

24

10.6

8/6

84

24

8/6

96

24

15

18

83.4

32.6

58

18.5 110.4 32.6

67

13.5 68.9 32.6 48.5


12

14

92.4 32.6

12.4
10

58

55

32.6 47.4

12.7 77.4

32.6

52

9.7

41.5 26.8 33.7

9.4

58.6

26.8 34.6

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

24

20/15

144

18

18

15

36

14

20

15

24

20/15

180

18.5

18

15

36

14

20

15

24

16/12

126

13

15

12

36

12

16

12

24

16/12

156

14

15

12

36

12

16

12

24

13.3/10

120

13

12

10

36

11

13.3

10

24

13.3/10

144

13.2

12

10

36

11

13.3

10

16

10.6/8

84

8.7

10

24

10.6

16

10.6/8

102

8.4

10

24

10.6

31.2 26.8

26

13

8/6

72

7.5

24

44.2

25

13

8/6

84

6.5

24

26.8

18
15

53.4 32.6

18.5 80.4 32.6

12

58
67

13

44.4 32.6

49

14

68.4 32.6

55

24
8

13.2 59.4 32.6

24

16

52

24

8.7

24.5 26.8 32.7

24
24

12.7 39.6 32.6 47.8


10

P
24

8.4

41.6

7.5

18.7 26.8 26.5

13

6.5

31.7

13

26.8 33.6

26.8 25.5

16

VARIABLE

SHIELD

SHIELD

D
SHIELD

VARIABLE
L

O
G

J
H

Destination

MPH

EXIT

MPH

EXIT

*
D

NOTES:

DEST.

DEST.

Destination

Destination

D
H

D
H

Destination

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

SIZE

LINES

20/15

144

18

15

36

14

20

15

20/15

180

18.5

15

36

14

20

15

16/12

126

13

12

36

12

16

12

16/12

156

14

12

36

12

16

12

13.3/10

120

13

10

36

11

13.3

10

13.3/10

144

13.2

10

36

11

13.3

10

10.6/8

84

8.7

24

10.6

10.6/8

102

8.4

24

10.6

8/6

72

7.5

24

8/6

84

6.5

24

15

10

67

44.4 32.6

49

14

68.4 32.6

55

13

39.6 32.6 47.8

13.2 59.4 32.6

52

8.7

24.5 26.8 32.7

26.8 33.6

8.4

41.6

7.5

18.7 26.8 26.5

6.5

31.7

26.8 25.5

DEST.

SIZE

LINES

24

20/15

96

19

15

14

20

15

24

20/15

132

19.5

15

14

20

15

24

16/12

90

19

12

12

16

12

24

16/12

108

14

12

12

16

12

24

13.3/10

90

21.4

10

10

13.3

10

24

13.3/10

96

12.7

10

10

13.3

10

16

10.6/8

72

17.7

58

18.5 80.4 32.6


13

12

53.4 32.6

18

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DEST.

17.6 10.6

15

12

10

16

10.6/8

72

9.4

10.6

13

8/6

60

16

15.9

13

8/6

60

9.0

8.9

10.8 32.6 52.6

24

19.5 28.8 32.6 70.6

24

19

10.8 32.6 46.6

24

14

19.8 32.6 55.6

24

21.3 10.8 32.6 46.6

24

19

12.7 13.8 32.6 49.6

24

10.1 10.1 26.8

35.1

16

10.6 26.8 34.6

16

9.4
7.1

7.1

26.8

26.1

13

7.1

7.1

26.8

26.1

13

1. MAJOR GUIDE SIGNS FOR ALL LANE DROPS AT INTERSECTION


SHALL BE MOUNTED OVERHEAD. AN EXIT ONLY SIGN PANEL
SHALL BE USED FOR ALL INTERCHANGES LANE DROPS AT
WHICH THE THROUGH ROUTE IS CARRIED ON THE MAINLINE.
2. WHERE EXTRA EMPHASIS OF AN ESPECIALLY LOW ADVISORY
RAMP SPEED IS NEEDED, AN EXIT XX MPH SIGN PANEL MAY
BE PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT DIRECTION SIGN
TO SUPPLEMENT, BUT NOT REPLACE, THE EXIT OR RAMP
ADVISORY SPEED WARNING SIGNS. THE SIGN PANEL SHALL
HAVE A YELLOW REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND WITH BLACK
NON-REFLECTORIZED LENGEND.
3. REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE F ARROW
DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, BUT
TYPE E THROUGH TYPE J ARROWS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR
THE SIGNS SHOWN ON THIS SHEET.

* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

VARIABLE

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


G
DEST.

MPH

EXIT

SIGN DETAILS - FREEWAY,

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

SIZE

20/15

24

15 E 12 E

12

37.4 36.5

16/12

24

15 E

12 E

12

37.4 36.5

13.3/10

24

15 E 12 E

12

37.4 36.5

10.6/8

16

10 E

8 E

24.9 24.2

8/6

13

8 E

6 E

18.8 18.2

3.3

EXPRESSWAY AND CONVENTIONAL


ROAD GUIDE SIGNS
EXIT DIRECTION SIGNS WITH
ADVISORY SPEED PANEL

D*

VARIABLE

D*

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 4 OF 13

EXIT ADVISORY SPEED PANEL


CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701D

NOTES:
1. THE GRAPHIC LEGEND SHALL BE OF A PLAN VIEW SHOWING A SIMPLIFIED

9. 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

OFF-RAMP ARRANGEMENT.

RIGHT EXITS.
2. NO OTHER SYMBOLS OR ROUTE SHIELDS SHALL BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE
10. FOR NUMBERED EXITS, THE EXIT PANEL OR LEFT EXIT PANEL

FOR ARROWHEADS.

SHALL BE USED AT THE TOP OF THE SIGN. FOR UNNUMBERED LEFT


3. ONLY ONE DESTINATION MAY BE SHOWN FOR EACH ARROWHEAD, WITH A

EXITS, THE LEFT PLAQUE SHALL BE USED AT THE TOP LEFT EDGE OF THE
SIGN.

MAXIMUM OF TWO DESTINATIONS PER SIGN.


4. THE GRAPHIC SHOULD NOT DEPICT DECELERATION LANES. THE "EXIT ONLY"

11. FOR EXITS OR SPLITS LEADING IN A SINGLE DIRECTION, THE CARDINAL

SIGN PANEL SHALL NOT BE USED ON A DIAGRAMMATIC GUIDE SIGNS IN

DIRECTION SHOULD BE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE ROUTE SHIELD, AND THE

ADVANCE OF THE INTERCHANGE.

DESTINATION SHOULD BE PLACED BELOW THE ROUTE SHIELD AND CARDINAL


DIRECTION.

5. THE ARROWHEAD FOR THE DIVERGING MOVEMENT SHOULD BE POSITIONED


LOWER ON THE SIGN THAN THE ARROWHEAD FOR THE MOVEMENT THAT

12. THE EXIT ONLY SIGN PANELS SHALL BE USED ON THE EXIT

CONTINUES STRAIGHT AHEAD, INDEPENDENT OF WHICH MOVEMENT CARRIES

DIRECTION SIGN AT THE THEORETICAL GORE, EXCEPT AT SPLITS OF TWO

THE THROUGH ROUTE. WHERE THE MOVEMENTS ARE FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY

OVERLAPPING ROUTES WHERE NEITHER OF THE ROUTES IS DESIGNATED AS AN

SPLITS RATHER THAN EXITS, THE ARROWHEADS SHOULD BE POSITIONED AT

EXIT.
VARIABLE

APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HEIGHT ON THE SIGN.


13. SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR GRAPHIC COMPONENTS AND OTHER
6. ARROW SHAFTS SHOULD CONTAIN LANE LINES WHERE APPROPRIATE AND

31.2"

15"

15"

RECOMMENDED FEATURES ARE SHOWN IN THIS STANDARD.

15"

VARIABLE

(MIN.)

ROUTE SHIELDS SHALL NOT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ARROWHEADS.

(MIN.)

14. SEE SHEET 12 OF THIS STANDARD FOR SHIELD AND CARDINAL DETAILS.
7. ROUTE SHIELDS, CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, AND DESTINATIONS SHOULD BE
CLEARLY RELATED TO THE ARROWHEAD, AND THE ARROWHEAD SHOULD

7.5"

10"

15. SEE TC-8701A SHEET 6 FOR ADVANCE PLACEMENT OF SIGN.


30"

POINT TOWARD THE ROUTE SHIELD FOR THE OFF MOVEMENT.


8. THE CARDINAL DIRECTION SHOULD GENERALLY BE PLACED ADJACENT TO

EXIT

10" E

THE ROUTE SHIELD AND THE DESTINATION SHOULD BE PLACED BELOW


AND JUSTIFIED WITH THE ROUTE SHIELD.

C
L OF SIGN

15"

15"

12"

15" E

10"

15"

12"

12.5"

7.5"

15"

(MIN.)

(MIN.)

18" E

CARDINAL

42"

42"

20"

SHIELD

"

15"
(MIN.)

15" E

6
1

1
6
"

SHIELD

36"

15" E

20"

CARDINAL

36"

18" E

15"

5W/5WR
20"

Destination

80

(MIN.)

1.5" TO 2"
15"

30"

144"

80

5W/5WR
20"

6"
6"

Destination

15"

8"
12"
(TYP.)
32"

ILE

18" E

VARIABLE

18"

12" E

51.6"

12.5"
VARIABLE

VARIABLE

VARIABLE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS

B
A
B
C
D
E

=
=
=
=
=

16"
1.150
2.030
0.155
0.200

A
A
A
A

=
=
=
=

18.4"
32.5"
2.5"
3.2"

+
E
C

DIAGRAMMATIC SIGNS
ARROWHEAD DETAIL
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 13

TC-8701D

70.75"

.)
YP
(T

30 (TYP.)

VARIABLE

15"

"
21

B
A
B
C
D
E

90

=
=
=
=
=

7.75"
1.150
2.030
0.155
0.200

=
=
=
=

8.9"
15.7"
1.2"
1.55"

7.5"

10"

EXIT

10" E

E
C

15" E

10"

8.2185"

12"
(MIN.)

31.5"

(MIN.)

ARROWHEAD DETAIL

43.25"
(TYP.)

15"

VARIABLE

55"
60
(TYP.)

15"

(MIN.)

D
A
A
A
A

31.2"

30"

7.5"

15"

12"
(MIN.)

7.75"

15" E

"
21
24

"
39
.4
22

20"

15" E

12" E

SHIELD

36"
90
45"

CARDINAL

CARDINAL

12" E

SHIELD

36"

66

14.25"

12"
7.75"

12"

16.125"

21"

16" (5W)
A (VAR.)
15"

Destination

Destination

16" (5W)

A (VAR.)

B (VAR.)

(MIN.)

B (VAR.)
15"
(MIN.)

12"

3"
66"

ILE

18" E
2"

12" E

18"

16"
35.375"

12"
7.75"

14"
(MIN.)

21"

36.25"
36.25"

"
75
7.

"
21
22

55"

45"

45"

66"

"
77
.5
27

14"

54"
96"

54"

(MIN.)

70.75"

68

12" D
31.875"
4.125"
28"

EXIT

12"

18"

R = 2"

7.75"

12"

ONLY

12" D

R = 2"
12"
(TYP.)

56"

NOTES:
1. OVERHEAD ARROW-PER-LANE GUIDES SIGNS USED ON FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS SHALL
INCLUDE ONE ARROW ABOVE EACH LANE AND SHALL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

8. THE DISTANCE TO THE EXIT OR SPLIT SHALL BE DISPLAYED BELOW THE OFF-MOVEMENT DESTINATION
ON THE ADVANCE SIGNS AT THE 1-MILE AND 2-MILE LOCATIONS.

17. SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR GRAPHIC COMPONENTS AND OTHER


RECOMMENDED FEATURES ARE SHOWN IN THIS STANDARD.

FOLLOWING CRITERIA.
9. THE NUMBER OF LANES DISPLAYED ON A SIGN SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE NUMBER OF LANES AT THE
2. THE SIGN SHALL INCLUDE AN UPWARD-POINTING ARROW FOR EACH LANE OF THE APPROACH TO
THE SPLIT OR EXIT, AND THE SHAFT OF EACH ARROW SHALL BE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY OVER

18. SEE SHEET 12 OF THIS STANDARD FOR SHIELD AND CARDINAL DETAILS.

LOCATION OF THAT SIGN. AN ADVANCE SIGN SHALL NOT DEPICT LANES THAT ARE ADDED DOWNSTREAM
OF THE SIGN LOCATION.

THE CENTER OF THE LANE WHICH IT APPLIES.

19. THE "EXIT" AND "ONLY" PANELS SHALL HAVE A YELLOW REFLECTORIZED
BACKGROUND WITH BLACK NONREFLECTORIZED LEGEND.

10. FOR NUMBERED EXITS, THE EXIT PANEL OR LEFT EXIT PANEL SHALL BE USED AT THE TOP OF THE SIGN IN
3. ARROWS FOR CONTINUING THROUGH LANES SHALL BE VERTICALLY UPWARD POINTING UNLESS
THOSE LANES ARE ON A SIGNIFICANTLY CURVED ALIGNMENT BEYOND THE THEORETICAL GORE, IN

ACCORDANCE WITH MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. FOR UNNUMBERED LEFT EXITS,
THE LEFT PLAQUE SHALL BE USED AT THE TOP LEFT EDGE OF THE SIGN.

WHICH CASE THE ARROWS FOR THE CONTINUING THROUGH LANES SHALL INDICATE THE
APPROXIMATE DEGREE OF CURVATURE.

11. NO MORE THAN ONE DESTINATION SHOULD BE DISPLAYED FOR EACH MOVEMENT, AND NO MORE THAN
TWO DESTINATIONS SHOULD BE DISPLAYED PER SIGN.

4. THE ARROW FOR A LANE THAT MUST EXIT SHALL BE CURVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE EXIT AND
SHALL BE BLACK-ON-YELLOW EXIT AND ONLY SIGN PANELS ADJACENT TO THE

12. THE ARROWHEAD(S) FOR THE DIVERGING MOVEMENT SHOULD BE POSITIONED LOWER ON THE SIGN THAN

LOWER END OF THE ARROW SHAFT. THE BLACK-ON-YELLOW EXIT AND ONLY SIGN PANELS SHALL

THE ARROWHEAD(S) FOR MOVEMENT THAT CONTINUES STRAIGHT AHEAD, INDEPENDENT OF WHICH

NOT BE USED FOR A SPLIT OF TWO OVERLAPPING ROUTES WHERE NEITHER OF THE DIVERGING

MOVEMENT CARRIES THE THROUGH ROUTE. WHERE THE MOVEMENTS ARE FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY

ROUTES IS DESIGNED AS AN EXIT. WHERE THE THROUGH LANES CURVE AND THE EXIT CONTINUES

SPLITS RATHER THAN EXITS, THE ARROWHEADS SHOULD BE POSITIONED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME

ON A STRAIGHT ALIGNMENT, UPWARD-POINTING VERTICAL ARROWS SHALL BE USED FOR THE

HEIGHT ON THE SIGN.

EXITING MOVEMENT AND CURVED ARROWS FOR THE THROUGH MOVEMENT.


13. ROUTE SHIELDS, CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, AND DESTINATIONS SHOULD BE POSITIONED ON THE SIGN SUCH
5. THE ARROW FOR AN OPTIONAL EXIT LANE THAT ALSO CARRIES THE THROUGH ROUTE SHALL

THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY RELATED TO THE ARROWHEAD(S) FOR THE MOVEMENT TO WHICH THEY APPLY.

HAVE A SINGLE SHAFT THAT BIFURCATES INTO A VERTICALLY UPWARD-POINTING ARROW AND
A CURVING ARROW CORRESPONDING TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE THROUGH AND EXIT LANES.

14. THE CARDINAL DIRECTION SHOULD BE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE ROUTE SHIELD FOR EXITS OR SPLITS
LEADING IN A SINGLE CARDINAL DIRECTION.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS

6. FOR SPLITS WITH AN OPTION LANE, THE ARROW FOR THE LANE FROM WHICH EITHER DIRECTION
OF THE SPLIT CAN BE ACCESSED SHALL HAVE A SINGLE SHAFT THAT BIFURCATES INTO TWO
UPWARD-POINTING CURVING ARROWS SHOWING THE APPROXIMATE DEGREES OF CURVATURE OF
THE TWO ROADWAYS BEYOND THE THEORETICAL GORE.

15. THE VERTICAL WHITE LINE THAT IS USED TO SEPARATE THE ROUTE SHIELDS AND DESTINATIONS FOR THE
TWO DIVERGING MOVEMENTS FROM EACH OTHER SHOULD NOT DESCEND BELOW THE TOP OF THE
ARROWHEADS FOR THE THROUGH LANES, AND SHOULD BE POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY
BETWEEN THE DIVERGING ARROWHEADS FOR THE OPTIONAL MOVEMENT LANE.

OVERHEAD ARROW-PER-LANE
SIGNS

7. A VERTICAL WHITE LINE SHALL BE USED TO SEPARATE THE ROUTE SHIELDS AND DESTINATIONS
FOR THE TWO DIVERGING MOVEMENTS FROM EACH OTHER.

16. WHERE EXTRA EMPHASIS OF AN ESPECIALLY LOW ADVISORY RAMP SPEED IS NEEDED, AN EXIT ADVISORY
SPEED SIGN PANEL MAY BE PLACED BELOW THE APPLICABLE DESTINATION LEGEND TO SUPPLEMENT, BUT NOT

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 6 OF 13

TO REPLACE, THE EXIT OR RAMP ADVISORY SPEED WARNING SIGNS.


CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701D

VARIABLE
96.7"

10"

10"
(MIN.)

36"

VARIABLE (174" MIN.)

15.5"

12" R.

32"

12"

12.2"

47.8"

6"

11"
12" E

28"

39.5" *

18"

15"

(MIN.)

EXIT

13"
47.8"

12"

28"

ONLY

12" R

8"

VARIABLE (222" MIN.)

1"

16.8"

EXIT ONLY PANEL

(MIN.)

140.4"

10"

(MIN.)

14"

4"

THIS
12" R.

THIS LANE PANEL

VARIABLE (222" MIN.)

39.5

15"

47.8"

13"

32"

13.8"
VARIABLE

11"

6"

(MIN.)

8"

31.2"

26.1"

8"

VARIABLE

8"

8"

36.7"

8"

8"
(MIN.)

22"

12" E
13"

EXIT ONLY
12" R.

NEXT EXIT

MILES

EXIT ONLY PANEL


NEXT EXIT PANEL

VARIABLE (174" MIN.)

39.5"

12"

28"

12"

47.8"

12" R.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

3"

ONLY

NOTES:
1.

EXIT ONLY AND THIS LANE PANELS SHALL HAVE A YELLOW


REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND AND BLACK NONREFLECTORIZED
LEGEND WITH A 0.5" MARGIN AND 1.5" BLACK BORDER.

2.

REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE N ARROW


SHALL BE USED ON THE GORE SIGNS, AND TYPE C ARROW
SHALL BE USED ON THE EXIT ONLY AND THIS LANE PANELS.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS

5"

12" E
13"

EXIT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

15.2"
(MIN.)

11"

(MIN.)

28"

19.5"

36"

36"

(MIN.)

30"

15"

(MIN.)

10" 10" D 10"

32"

LANE

30"

EXIT ONLY PANEL

4"

12" E

4"

5"

12" R.

13.9"

10"

(MIN.)

22"

EXIT ONLY

13"

VARIABLE

28"

12" E

11"

3"

(MIN.)

36"

15"

(MIN.)

EXIT ONLY PANEL

16.9"

39.5" *

36"

12"

EXIT ONLY

22"

12" E

12"

(MIN.)

* INCREASE

EXIT ONLY PANEL

SPACING BETWEEN LETTERS BY 40%

EXIT ONLY & NEXT EXIT PANELS


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 7 OF 13

TC-8701D

A
A

C
L OF SIGN
12.5"

12.5"

7.2"

C
L OF SIGN

60"

42.8"
18.7"

254A

I
(MIN)
60"

VARIABLE

18"

LEFT

66"

(MIN)

VARIABLE

(MIN)

10" E

EXIT

8"

3" (MIN)

3"
22.8"

1.9" R.

6"

* INCREASE SPACING BY 25%

22.8"

22.8"

254A

LEFT PANEL

15"

4"

6"

VARIABLE (114" MIN.)

11.4"

72

84

10

1*

96

11.8

96

6.7

1*

108

8.5

1*

120

5.2

DIMENSIONS
mm (INCHES)
A

DIGITS LETTERS

13.3

36

36

1**

36

36

1**
1**

48

9" FOR DIGIT TO LETTER SPACING

54

**
USE 15" FOR
DIGIT TO LETTER SPACING

TYPE I

TYPE III

(STANDARD)

(SPECIAL CASE - USE ONLY WHEN LATERAL


SPACING PROHIBITS THE USE OF TYPE II)

LEFT

54"

OF

I (MIN)

15" E

NUMBER

(INCHES)

LETTERS

18"

DIMENSIONS

OF

9.5" 10" E 9.5"

NUMBER

DIGITS

7"

BORDER: 1.4"
CORNER RADII: 4"

EXIT
8" R.

25.8"
(MIN.)

7"

11.4"

60"

(MIN.)

31.2"

15"

15"
(MIN.)

VARIABLE

96"

LEFT EXIT PANEL


C
L OF SIGN
18.7"

8"

60"

12" E

18.7"

18.7"

31.2"

15"

15"

VARIABLE

8"

(MIN.)

7.5"

11.2"

EXIT

12" E*

30"

12" E

10"

LEFT

EXIT

10" E

15" E

60"

10"

7.5"

3" R.

EXIT PANEL

* INCREASE SPACING BY 25%


MARGIN: 0.8"
BORDER: 1.3"

LEFT PLAQUE

6"

22.8"

7.2"

254A

15"

22.8"

18" E

84"

VARIABLE

VARIABLE
42.8"

(MIN.)

10"

EXIT
VARIABLE

72"

C
L OF SIGN

30"

18.7"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

6"

12"

18"

10"

12" E

8"

8" E

6"

12" E*

18.7"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


11.4" 11.4"

11.4"

* USE

11.4"

SIGN DETAILS

9" FOR DIGIT TO LETTER SPACING

TYPE II
(SPECIAL CASE - USE ONLY WHEN LATERAL
SPACING PROHIBITS THE USE OF TYPE I)

NOTES:

TYPE IV

1.

THE LEFT PLAQUE AND LEFT PANEL SHALL HAVE A YELLOW


REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND AND BLACK NONREFLECTORIZED
LEGEND.

2.

REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE N ARROW


SHALL BE USED ON THE GORE SIGNS, AND TYPE C ARROW
SHALL BE USED ON THE EXIT ONLY AND THIS LANE PANELS.

3.

LEFT PLAQUES SHALL BE USED ABOVE THE TOP LEFT EDGE OF


NON-NUMBERED ADVANCE GUIDE SIGNS AND EXIT DIRECTION
SIGNS. THE LEFT PANEL SHALL BE ADDED TO EXIT PANELS.

(USE FOR UNNUMBERED EXITS ONLY)

GORE SIGNS

FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY


GUIDE SIGNS
GORE SIGNS & EXIT PANELS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 8 OF 13

TC-8701D

VARIABLE
VARIABLE

B
*
I

*
I

Destination
*
I

H I

*
I

Destination

*
I

EXITD*

*
H

Destination

C
*
I

*
I

*
I
I

*
H

*
I

Destination

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DESTINATION
LINES

48

8.2

12

8.2

10.6

72

9.4

10

12

9.4

10.6

60

10.4

11

15

10.3

13.3

10

84

10.2

11

15

10.2

13.3

10

EXPRESSWAY

FREEWAY

TYPE
FACILITY
EXPRESSWAY

SINGLE EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGN

VARIABLE

H
*

High Ave

10

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
B

48

11

10

11

60

10

10

54

11

10.8

11

10.6

72

10.1

10

10.1

10.6

54

11.4

10

11.4

10.7

12

72

10.1

10

10.1

9.4

12

60

11.2

11

11.2

10.4

15

84

11

11

11.1

10.2

15

EXPRESSWAY

8.6

Destination

*
I

1.5
NEXT
I*

1.5
I*

EXITS

I
B

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DESTINATION
LINES

B
H

*
I

H
D

TYPE
FACILITY

*
I

*
I

VARIABLE

F
I
*

Hanover Ave

VARIABLE

H I

DESTINATION
LINES

FREEWAY

College Ave

H
A

H I

TYPE
FACILITY

*
I

VARIABLE

VARIABLE

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

TYPE
FACILITY

10.6

9.3

EXPRESSWAY

48

9.8

9.8

10.6

10.6

9.3

FREEWAY

54

10.3

10.1

13.3

10

13.3

10

10.1

13.3

10

10.2

FREEWAY

POST INTERCHANGE DISTANCE SIGN

9.2

INTERCHANGE SEQUENCE SIGN

NEXT (NUMBER) EXITS AREA SIGN

* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.


VARIABLE

VARIABLE

*
I
*

Destination
*

EXIT D

E
H

Destination

Hillcrest St

EXIT

LEFTI

NOTES:

I
H

1. WHERE THE EXIT DIRECTION IS TO THE LEFT, A LEFT


SIGN PANEL SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN THE SAME LINE
IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT OF THE INTERCHANGE NAME
OR ROUTE NUMBER.

G
I

O
N

I
*

C
*

LEFTI

VARIABLE

*
I

*
H

VARIABLE

Miller St

H I

A
*

C
*
I

*
I

Metropolis Exits

2. SEE TC-8700C, SHEET 1 FOR LAYOUT OF FRACTIONS.

TYPE
FACILITY

TYPE
FACILITY

78

10.2

8.2

16

9.4

10

12

10.6

9.2

37.4

12

36

9.3

96

10.2

8.2

16

8.4

10

12

10.6

9.2

37.4

12

36

9.3

96

12.3

10.4

20

11.7

11.3

15

13.3

10

10

10.4

46.4

12

42

12

10.4

120

11.3

10.4

20

11.7

11.3

15

13.3

10

10

10.4

45.4

12

42

12

10.4

EXPRESSWAY

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
E

EXPRESSWAY

96

8.8

12

8.6

10.6

FREEWAY

120

10.9

10

15

10.8

13.3

10

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

DESTINATION
LINES

FREEWAY

COMMUNITY INTERCHANGES IDENTIFICATION SIGN


DOUBLE EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGN

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS
SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGNS
& MISCELLANEOUS
INTERCHANGE SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 9 OF 13

TC-8701D

120"

120"

24"

36"

18"

28"

28"

28"

18"

48.9"

48.9"

18"

19"

60"

21"

21.5"

19"

18"

36"

60"

24"

10.5"

SEE 6-SERVICE SIGN FOR SERVICE SYMBOL DIMENSIONS

EXIT
VARIABLE

3-SERVICE SIGN

31.2"

8"

10"

SECOND RIGHT

15"

10" E

10" D

CENTERED ABOUT CENTERLINE

15"

VARIABLE

VARIABLE

SEE 6-SERVICE SIGN FOR SERVICE SYMBOL DIMENSIONS

4-SERVICE SIGN
120"

NOTES:
36"

24"

36"

5.2"

25"

17"

6.8"

24"

12.5"

3.

THE STANDARD MAINLINE SERVICE SIGN SHALL USE A 120" x 60"


PANEL AND SHALL USE THE THREE-SYMBOL LAYOUT. IF FOUR
SYMBOLS ARE REQUIRED, THE SYMBOLS SHALL BE AS INDICATED.
IF MORE THAN FOUR SYMBOLS ARE REQUIRED, A 120" x 84"
PANEL SHALL BE USED.

13.2"

10"

84"

20" E(M)

STATE

19"
10" E

ALL MAINLINE SERVICE SIGNS SHALL HAVE A 2" BORDER WITH


9" CORNER RADII.

4.

WHEN THE EXIT IS NUMBERED, THE EXIT NUMBER SHOULD BE USED


INSTEAD OF "NEXT RIGHT" OR "SECOND RIGHT".

5.

FOR THE LAYOUT OF RAMP SIGNING [24" x 24"], SEE


D9 SERIES IN DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION 236. USE
24" x 12" SERVICES ARROW (D9-2-2) WITH RAMP SIGNING.

6.

NORMAL SEQUENCE SHOULD BE GAS (DIESEL), FOOD, LODGING, AND


THEN OTHERS.

POLICE
6.8"

8"

2.

12.5"

10"

10"

13.2"

ALL SERVICE SIGNS SHALL HAVE A BLUE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND


AND WHITE REFLECTORIZED SYMBOLS, LEGENDS, AND BORDERS. UNLESS
NOTED OTHERWISE, THE TYPE OF REFLECTIVE SHEETING SHALL COMPLY
WITH DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION 408.

10"

9.6"

10"

9.6"

10"

30"

1.

6.8"

8"

8"

13.6"

13.6"

NEXT RIGHT
45.1"

45.1"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

6-SERVICE SIGN

RAMP SIGNING

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS
GENERAL MOTORIST
SERVICE SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 10 OF 13

TC-8701D

VARIABLE

* 6"

* 6"

6"

6"
VARIABLE

* 6"

7"

COUNTY LINE
VARIABLE

* 6"

*6"

6"

*6"
* 6"

8"

COUNTY BOUNDARY SIGNS

6"

6"

Destination4

8"

8"

36"

Destination4

6"

6"

* 6"

6" E

7"

36"

0.75"

3" R

8" E(M)

8"
6"

5"

6"

Destination4

8"

18"

5"

* 6"

VARIABLE

6"

6"

NOTES:

8"

* 6"

* 6"

TYPE M ARROWS SHALL BE USED FOR THE RAMP DESTINATION

3.

BOUNDARY AND WATERWAY SIGNS SHALL HAVE WHITE REFLECTORIZED


BACKGROUND AND BLUE REFLECTORIZED LEGEND AND BORDER.
UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, THE TYPE OF REFLECTIVE SHEETING

* 6"

6"

7"

8"

DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION 408.

7"

8"

WATERWAY SIGNS

5"

Bala Cynwd

REFER TO TC-8700C FOR ARROW DETAILS. TYPE K, TYPE L OR

8"

Chester

6"

* 6"

* 6"

6"

6"

5"

7"

RIVER

6"

48"

* 6"

2.

SHALL COMPLY WITH

* 6"

Philadelphia 2

ALL SIGNS ON THIS SHEET SHALL HAVE A 1.25" BORDER


WITH 6" CORNER RADII, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

SIGNS.

7"

VARIABLE

6"

1.

6"

0.75"

*6"

8" E(M)

* 6"

6"

36"

* 6"

6" E

* 6"

* 6"

6"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

* 6"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
RAMP DESTINATION SIGNS

GUIDE SIGNS
*

INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING

RAMP DESTINATION
AND BOUNDARY SIGNS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 11 OF 13

TC-8701D

51"

25.5"

25.5"

VARIABLE

6.5"
(TYP.)

B
C

5"
(TYP.)

CARDINAL

25.5"

L
F

SHIELD
18"
(TYP.)

G
P

Destination

A
D

*
I

CARDINAL

32
10"

CARDINAL

(TYP.)

(TYP.)

90

8.1"
(TYP.)

49"

SHIELD

SHIELD

Destination

Destination

M
23.5"

G
Q

3"

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
DESTINATIONS
A

8.2

58

49

7.8

47.2

49

5.8

4.5

4.5

5.8

DESTINATIONS

114

24

NO DESTINATIONS

102

5.9

24

4.5

4.5

10.5

ROUNDABOUT TYPE A

41"

25.5"

15.5"

6.5"
(TYP.)

VARIABLE
5"
(TYP.)

25.5"

B
I
L

TO

SHIELD

18"
(TYP.)

52"

8.1"
(TYP.)

44.4"

32
10"

I
(TYP.)

90

J
M H I
G

Street Name

C D

26.5"

CARDINAL

Street Name

CARDINAL

H
G

C
K

7.6"

10"

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
A

102

6.8

24

4.5

4.5

41.4

6.8

35.3

52

14.7

11

3"
25.5"

15.5"

ROUNDABOUT TYPE B

NOTES:
1. VARIATIONS OF THESE DETAILS MAY BE USED TO DEPICT ACTUAL
FIELD CONDITIONS.

* INDICATES MINIMUM SPACING.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN DETAILS
EXIT DESTINATION
ROUNDABOUT GUIDE SIGNS

RECOMMENDED

XXXX
JUN.13,
2013

RECOMMENDED

XXXX
JUN.13,
2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 12 OF 13

TC-8701D

+
D

+
J

80.5

PA

F
L

+
A

TURNPIKE

80.5

H
D

INTERSTATE

G
+
A

80.5

80.5

B
B

G
G

J
+
C

A
K

COLOR: GREEN REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND


WHITE REFLECTORIZED LEGEND AND BORDER
DIMENSIONS (")
A

24

8.9

1.5

2.7D

0.8

1.2

1 or 2

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

1 or 2

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

COLOR: WHITE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND


BLACK NONREFLECTORIZED LEGEND

36

10.5

13.3

2.4

4D

1.2

1.8

30

10

11.9

1.5

2.7D

0.8

1.2

45

15

17.8

2.4

4D

1.2

1.8

1.5

2.3

8.4

24

18D

2.2

3.4

12.6

7.6

1.5

36

12D

1.5

2.3

8.4

24

18D

2.2

3.4

12.6

7.6

1.5

36

24

5.5

12D

1.5

7.5

10.5

8.2

18D

3.7

10

5.5

12D

45

5.5

13.5

15

8.2

18D

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

24

8.9

6.5

12D

5.5

24

5.1

36

10.5

13.3

9.8

18D

8.2

24

7.6

30

10

11.9

6.5

2.7D

5.5

24

5.1

1 or 2

36
30

COLOR: WHITE REFLECTORIZED LEGEND AND BORDER


RED REFLECTORIZED TOP BACKGROUND
BLUE REFLECTORIZED BOTTOM BACKGROUND

DIMENSIONS (")

12D

COLOR: WHITE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND


BLACK NONREFLECTORIZED LEGEND

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS
M

1 or 2

DIMENSIONS (")
H

DIMENSIONS (")

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

45

15

17.8

9.8

12D

8.2

24

1 or 2

7.6

PA. SHIELD

PA. TURNPIKE ROUTE SHIELD

6.5

24

9.8

36

7.5

10.5

6.5

24

9.8

36

7.5

10.5

DIMENSIONS (")

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

DIMENSIONS (")

N ORTH

PENNA
H

S OUTH

E AST

15

2.5

4.9

36

22.5

22.5

3.75

7.4

30

17

24

2.5

4.9

45

25.5

36

3.75

7.4

24

6.5

12D

5.5

7.8

0.5

36

9.8

18D

8.2

11.8

0.8

24

6.5

12D

5.5

7.8

0.5

36

9.8

18D

8.2

11.8

0.8

NOTES:
DIMENSIONS (")

15

INTERSTATE SHIELD

SERIES E CAPITAL

W EST

24

DIMENSIONS (")

NUMBER
OF
DIGITS

U.S. SHIELD

1 or 2

1 or 2
A

TOTAL

18

15

18.6

16.3

15.0

14.1

12.0

76.0

15

12

15.4

13.0

12.0

11.3

9.6

61.3

12

10

12.4

10.9

10.0

9.4

8.0

50.7

10

10.1

8.7

8.0

7.5

6.4

40.7
31.0

1. THESE IRREGULAR-SHAPED SHIELDS SHALL BE FABRICATED


FROM TYPE III OR IV REFLECTIVE SHEETING AND SHALL
BE USED ON ALL GUIDE SIGNS IN LIEU OF THOSE SHIELDS
DEPICTED IN PUBLICATION 236.

R
T
H

PIKE

DIMENSIONS (")
A

S
O

24

1.8

2.7D

2.9

5.4D

7.5

5.3

36

2.8

4D

4.4

8D

11.25

7.9

U
T
H

DIMENSIONS (")

M
H

E
A

COLOR: GREEN REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND


WHITE REFLECTORIZED LEGEND AND BORDER

PENNA. TURNPIKE SHIELD

8.9

7.5

8.9

13.1

11.2

13.3

1.5

PENNA. TURNPIKE SHIELD

S
T

W
E
S
T

2. THE PA TURNPIKE ROUTE SHIELD SHALL ONLY BE USED WITH


PA NUMBERED TRAFFIC ROUTES, i.e., NOT WITH INTERSTATE
ROUTES SUCH AS I-76, I-276, I-476, ETC.

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

4.8

18

15

17.7

16.3

15.0

14.1

12.0

75.1

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

15

12

14.7

13.0

12.0

11.3

9.6

60.6

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

12

10

11.8

10.9

10.0

9.4

8.0

50.1

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

10

10.1

8.7

8.0

7.5

6.4

40.7

4.8

31.0

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

18

15

15.5

18.1

15.0

11.0

59.6

15

12

12.9

14.5

12.0

8.8

48.2

12

10

10.3

12.1

10.0

7.3

39.7

10

8.5

9.7

8.0

5.9

32.1

6.7

7.2

6.0

4.4

24.3

18

15

22.2

14.1

15.0

11.0

62.3

15

12

18.5

11.3

12.0

8.8

50.6

12

10

14.8

9.4

10.0

7.3

41.5

10

11.9

7.5

8.0

5.9

33.3

9.4

5.7

6.0

4.4

25.5

SIGN DETAILS
FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY
GUIDE SIGNS
CARDINALS AND SHIELDS
RECOMMENDED

CARDINAL DETAILS

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 13 OF 13

TC-8701D

C
L " x " SLOTTED
HOLES FOR STITCH BOLTS
12"

12"

12"

12"

12"

12"

12"
3" OR 6"

3" OR 6"

PLAN
VARIABLE

DOUBLE POST CLIPS

DOUBLE POST CLIPS

TOP AND BOTTOM

TOP AND BOTTOM

VARIABLE

12" MIN.

30"

6" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM

ALTERNATE

DOUBLE POST

POST CLIPS

CLIP PATTERN

VARIABLE

12" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM

NOTES:

1. IF A 6" SECTION IS REQUIRED, IT SHOULD BE PLACED


AT THE TOP AND/OR THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN.
2. STITCH BOLTS TO BE USED AT 12" CENTERS THROUGHOUT
THE SIGN PANEL.

USE 6" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM


(WHEN REQUIRED)

3. A DOUBLE POST CLIP PATTERN IS REQUIRED FOR ALL OVERHEAD


SIGNS.

ELEVATION

END VIEW

REAR VIEW

REAR VIEW

(POST - MOUNTED)

(OVERHEAD)

4. A LOCK NUT AND ") WASHER MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF


LOCK WASHER AND STANDARD NUT FOR POST CLIPS.
5. SEE TC-8702E FOR INSTALLATION ON WOOD POSTS.

1.500"

0.375"

0.438"

EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL SIGN

STITCH BOLT " x "


W/ WASHER & LOCKNUT
2.063"

0.630"

"-16 UNC

1.438"

0.281" R

LOCK WASHER

1.063"
STANDARD NUT

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

0.438"

REFLECTIVE SHEETING

0.656"

CHANNEL WITH

0.719"

EXTRUDED ALUMINUM

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

0.703"

1.000"

0.094"

0.625"

0.719" R
0.188"

"

1.750"

0.375"

EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL SIGN


SHARP KNURLING
0.484" R

SECTION A-A
0.266" R

0.563"

POST CLIP AND BOLT


(SEE NOTE 4)

SHARP SERRATIONS

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 2

TC-8701E

"

"

2"

"

HOLE FOR STITCH BOLT

SEE DETAIL A
0.125" R

0.500"

12"

0.015"

3" OR 6"

0.125" R

6"

0.078"

90
0.250" R

APPROVED ALTERNATE
CORNER DETAIL

MASS = 1.115 LBS. PER FOOT


0.078"

6" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL

DIMENSIONS NOT SHOWN ARE


SAME AS END VIEW

END VIEW

REAR VIEW

"

"

2"

"

HOLE FOR STITCH BOLT

SEE DETAIL C
SEE DETAIL B

NOTES:
12"

0.500"

0.125" R

3" OR 6"

1. USE EITHER THE STANDARD SECTION (28008) OR THE LIGHT


SECTION (401771).

0.125" R

90

2. FOR DETAILS A, B, AND C USE 0.062" R ON ALL OUTSIDE


CORNERS AND 0.031" R ON ALL INSIDE CORNERS UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

90

6"

6"

0.125" R

0.125"

0.081"

0.250" R

6"

6"

0.125"

0.094"

12"

0.250" R

MASS = 2.848 LBS. PER FOOT (STANDARD SECTION)


MASS = 2.478 LBS. PER FOOT (LIGHT SECTION)

0.250" R

0.250" R

SEE DETAIL B

SEE DETAIL C

0.250"

0.459"

0.986"
0.094"

0.250"

0.469"

0.410"

END VIEW
LIGHT SECTION

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

0.687"

0.410"

0.094"
0.687"

0.125"

0.174"

0.084"

0.094"

0.875"

0.410"
0.125"

0.125"

END VIEW

REAR VIEW

0.687"
0.084"

0.855"

0.084"

12" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

0.125" R

0.094"

EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHANNEL SIGN

0.188"
0.250"

0.532"

RECOMMENDED

DETAIL A

DETAIL B

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 2 OF 2

DETAIL C
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701E

AREA

MI
LES

MI
LES

PARKI
NG
AREA

STATI
ON

PARKI
NG

W EI
GH

MI
LE

AREA

MI
LE

PARKI
NG
AREA

STATI
ON

PARKI
NG

STATI
ON

W HEN

FLASHI
NG

&

BUSES

M UST EN TER

W EI
GH

STATI
ON

ALL TRUCKS

AREA

W EI
GH

PARKI
NG

W EI
GH

AREA
AREA

PARKI
NG
AREA

PARKI
NG
PARKI
NG

CARS

A4-1

TRAI
LERS

TRUCKS

SEE NOTE 7

PARKING
AREA ONLY

PARKING AREA
WITH TRUCK
WEIGHING/SAFETY
INSPECTIONS

BEGINNING OF DECELERATION LANE


800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MINIMUM)

1500' (MINIMUM)
1 mile (DESIRABLE)

THEORETICAL GORE

2 miles (DESIRABLE)

90"

7.8"

PARKING

12"
144"

144"

AREA

78"

7.8"
12"
7.8"

11"

11"

PARKING AREA

22.8"

PARKING AREA

12"

12"

8"

WEIGH

12"
TYPE N ARROW
10"
11.2

24.0

33.6

10.3--P
12.3--A

12.3--A
10.9--R

22.8--ARROW
33.6

10.9--R
10.5--K

8.8--E
10.0--A

4.7--I
10.9--N

24.0

9.5"
9.5"

90"

12.7"

84"

8"

7.8"

WEIGH STATION

10"

STATION

12"

MILE

12.6"

11"

NOTES:

12"

27.7"

1. DEFINITION: PARKING AREAS DO NOT HAVE PERMANENT REST


ROOM FACILITIES.

12" 15"

90.0"

11"
2" BAR

2. DISTANCE: USE DISTANCE FROM THEORETICAL GORE FOR


DISTANCE INDICATED ON SIGNS.

TYPE G ARROW
2" BAR

90.0"

11.2
10.3--P
12.3--A
10.9--R
10.5--K
4.7--I
10.9--N
8.1--G

8.1--G
11.1
90.0"

126"

AREA

12"

84"

12"
11"

22.0

12.8--W
9.6--E
4.7--I

144.0"

10.9--G
8.1--H

29.1
27.7--ARROW
12.0

12.0
12.3--A
10.9--R

11.5"

PARKING

29.1

22.0
100.0--(BAR LENGTH)

144.0"

8.8--E
10.0--A
11.1

20.7
10.3--S
8.1--T
10.8--A
9.6--T
4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N

11.2
10.3--P
12.3--A
10.9--R
10.5--K
4.7--I
10.9--N
8.1--G

20.7
27.7--ARROW
12.0

22.0
100.0--(BAR
22.0
LENGTH)
144.0"

144.0"

11"

--

18.0
12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L

--

OR

18.0
12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L

7.3--E

9.6--E
8.1--S

8.1--T
10.8--A

12.0
12.3--A
10.9--R
8.8--E
10.0--A
11.1

144.0"

11.5
12.8--W
9.6--E
4.7--I
10.9--G
8.1--H
12.0
10.3--S

12"

4. BORDERS: USE 2" WIDE BORDER WITH 12" CORNER RADII,


UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
5. LEGEND AND SIGN WIDTH: UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, USE
12" SERIES D UPPER CASE FOR LEGEND, AND 15" SERIES D
FOR DIGITS. SEE TC-8700C FOR LAYOUTS OF ARROWS AND
FRACTIONS, AND FOR DETERMINING SIGN WIDTHS.

9.6--T

6. POSTS: USE POSTS OF AN APPROVED BREAKAWAY DESIGN,


EITHER STEEL (TC-8702A OR TC-8702B) OR WOOD (TC-8702E).

4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N

7. A4-1 SIGN: USE ONLY WHEN SEPARATE PARKING AREAS ARE


PROVIDED.

11.5

144.0"

144.0"

MILE

3. COLOR: USE BLUE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND WITH WHITE


REFLECTORIZED DIRECT APPLIED LEGEND AND BORDER, UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED.

15"

8. MINIMUM SIGN SPACING: MAINTAIN 800' MINMUM SPACING


FOR ALL SIGNS PRIOR TO DECELERATION LANE.

11.5"

9. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.


29.2

42.0

10.3--P
12.3--A

12.3--A
10.9--R

10.9--R
10.5--K

8.8--E
10.0--A

4.7--I
10.9--N

42.0

--

--

18.0
12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L

OR

7.3--E

18.0
12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L
108"

9.6--E
8.1--S

126.0"

8.1--G
29.1
10"

108"
WHITE REFLECTORIZED
LEGEND AND BORDER

10"

15.6"

TRUCKS
TRAILERS

12"

10"
12"
9.5"

13"

16.2"

PARKING

12"
10"

CARS

13"

9.6
16.9--ARROW
10.0
8.0--T
9.1--R
9.1--U

9.6
16.9--ARROW
10.0
8.0--T
8.6--R
10.2--A

8.6--C
8.8--K

3.9--I
8.0--L

6.7--S
21.2

8.6--R

108.0"

8.0--E
6.7--S
9.5

12"

COLOR CHANGE

27.7"

AREA
16.1"

12"

TYPE B ARROWS

36.5
8.0--C
10.2--A
8.6--R
6.7--S
11.5
16.9--ARROW
9.6
108.0"

TYPE G ARROW

8"

WEIGH STATION

10"

WHEN

10"

FLASHING

10"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

10"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

8"

BLACK LEGEND AND


BORDER ON YELLOW

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

8"

42"

BACKGROUND

10" SERIES D LEGEND


12.3

25.2

10.3--P
12.3--A

12.3--A
10.9--R

10.9--R
10.5--K

8.8--E
10.0--A

4.7--I
10.9--N

25.1

8.1--G
12.3
27.7--ARROW
12.0

108.0"
132.0"

27.7--ARROW
12.0

FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY


11.7
10.2--A

24.7
6.7--&

12.4
10.1--M

5.7
10.7--W

36.8
10.6--W

22.6
8.0--F

8.0--L
6.1--L

10.0
9.1--B

9.1--U
8.6--S

7.9--E
3.9--I

9.1--H
8.0--E

6.7--L
10.2--A

9.0--U 6.1--T
9.1--S
10.0

9.1--G
6.7--H

6.7--N
36.8

9.1--S
9.1--H

10.0
8.0--T
9.1--R

132.0"

9.1--U
8.6--C
8.8--K
6.7--S
11.7

A4-1

10"

16.9"
9.6"

10" SERIES D LEGEND

MUST ENTER

INDICATES BACKGROUND

REFLECTORIZED

2" BAR

& BUSES

10"
8"

THIS LINE ONLY

60"

84"

15.5"

132"

8"
10"

10"
8"

ON BLACK BACKGROUND

10"

16.9"

ALL TRUCKS

120"

126.0"

108.0"

8.0--E

8.0--E

6.7--S

8.6--N

24.7
108.0"

8.0--T
8.0--E
6.7--R

6.0
8.6--S
6.7--T
9.0--A

12.4

8.0--T
3.9--I

108.0"

9.4--O

108.0"

ADVANCE SIGNING

3.9--I
9.1--N

PARKING AREAS

6.7--G
22.6
108.0"

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 1 OF 1

6.7--N
5.7
108.0"

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701P

MI
LES

ONLY

MI
LES

INFO
VISITOR

REST AREA

STATI
ON

INFO
VISITOR

REST AREA

W EI
GH

MI
LES

N EXT

REST AREA

MI
LES

REST AREA

SEE NOTE 8
N EXT

MI
LES
MI
LES

MI
LE

N EXT REST AREA

STATI
ON
W EI
GH

M ACHI
N ES
VEN DI
NG

REST AREA

STATI
ON

W HEN

FLASHI
NG

BUSES
&

W EI
GH

ALL TRUCKS

M UST EN TER

W EI
GH

REST AREA

STATI
ON

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE
(SEE NOTE 8)

MI
LE

N EXT REST AREA

M ACHI
N ES

REST AREA

VEN DI
NG

REST
AREA

AREA

REST
REST

AREA

CARS

A4-1

TRAI
LERS

TRUCKS

SEE NOTE 6

REST AREA

REST AREA
WITH TRUCK
WEIGHING/SAFETY
INSPECTIONS

BEGINNING OF DECELERATION LANE


800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MINIMUM)

1500' (MINIMUM)
THEORETICAL GORE

1 mile (DESIRABLE)
2 miles (DESIRABLE)

144"

120"

60"

REST AREA

7.8"

WEIGH

12"
10"
12"

22.8"

WEIGH STATION
MILE

9.0
12.3--A
10.9--R
8.8--E
10.0--A

60.0"

60.0"

60.0"

9.0

9.6--E
10.3--S
7.3--T
12.0
12.3--A
10.9--R
8.8--E
10.0--A

TYPE G ARROW

20.1
12.8--W
LENGTH)
9.6--E
21.0
4.7--I
126.0"
10.9--G
8.1--H
20.1
27.7--ARROW
21.0
84.0--(BAR

12.0
126.0"

16.9
126.0"

126"

11"
12"

MILE

12" 15"
11"

-18.0
12.1--M

7.3--T

4.7--I
9.6--L
7.3--E

-18.0
12.1--M
OR

10.9--R

16.9
126.0"

108"

84"

120.0"

13.9

9.6--T
4.7--I

144.0"

9.6
16.9--ARROW

9.6
16.9--ARROW

10.0
8.0--T

10.0
8.0--T

11.3--O
8.1--N

9.1--R
9.1--U

8.6--R
10.2--A

8.6--C
8.8--K

3.9--I
8.0--L

6.7--S

8.0--E

NEXT REST AREA

MILES

10"

8.6--R
6.7--S
9.5
108.0"

6.

A4-1 SIGN: USE ONLY WHEN SEPARATE PARKING AREAS ARE PROVIDED.

7.

MINIMUM SIGN SPACING: MAINTAIN 800' MINIMUM SPACING FOR ALL


SIGNS PRIOR TO DECELERATION LANE.

8.

NEXT REST AREA SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN: THIS SIGN MAY BE ELIMINATED


IF SUFFICIENT SIGN SPACING DOES NOT EXIST. WHEN THIS SIGN IS
ELIMINATED, ONLY THEN INSTALL "NEXT REST AREA __ MILES"
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE UNDER SECOND ADVANCE SIGN.

STAFFED TO PROVIDE VISITOR (TOURIST) INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE


WITH DEPARTMENT POLICY. SEE PUBLICATION 236M FOR LAYOUT. IF
IS USED, IT MAY BE MOUNTED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, PROVIDED PROPER
SIGN HEIGHT IS MAINTAINED AND THE BREAKAWAY FEATURE OF THE POSTS
IS UNAFFECTED.
10.VENDING MACHINES SIGN (D5-6-2): USE IF VENDING MACHINES ARE
108"

AVAILABLE. SEE PUBLICATION 236M FOR LAYOUT. SEE NOTE 9 CONCERNING

10"

WHITE REFLECTORIZED
LEGEND AND BORDER

126.0

ON BLACK BACKGROUND

ALL TRUCKS

10"

& BUSES

10"

MUST ENTER

10"

8"

8"

108"

THIS LINE ONLY

8"

INDICATES BACKGROUND
COLOR CHANGE

16.2"

9.6"

WEIGH STATION

10"

WHEN

10"

FLASHING

10"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

10"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

8"

REST

12"

12"

16.9--ARROW
9.6

5. POSTS: USE POSTS OF AN APPROVED BREAKAWAY DESIGN, EITHER STEEL


(TC-8702A OR TC-8702B) OR WOOD (TC-8702E).

THE SIGN NEEDS TO BE COVERED PERIODICALLY OR IF A FOLDING SIGN

3.8

12"

108.0"

LEGEND AND SIGN WIDTH: UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, USE 12"


SERIES D UPPER CASE FOR LEGEND, AND 15" SERIES D FOR DIGITS.
SEE TC-8700C FOR LAYOUTS OF ARROWS AND FRACTIONS, AND FOR
DETERMINING SIGN WIDTHS.

9. VISITOR INFO SIGN (D5-6-1): USE AS SHOWN IF THE REST AREA IS


5"
8"
5"

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE

16.9"

36.5
8.0--C
10.2--A
8.6--R
6.7--S
11.5

4.

ALTERNATE LOCATION FOR FOLDING SIGNS.

12"

TYPE B ARROWS

BORDERS: USE 2" WIDE BORDER WITH 12" CORNER RADII, UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED.

SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN

30% REDUCED SPACING

10"

10" SERIES D LEGEND

3.

120.0"

8" SERIES C LEGEND

12"

13"

COLOR: USE BLUE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND WITH WHITE


REFLECTORIZED DIRECT APPLIED LEGEND AND BORDER, UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED.

10" SERIES C DIGITS

10"

CARS

10"

8.1--S

4"

TRAILERS

9.5"

9.6--E

1" WIDE BORDER

TRUCKS

13"

108.0"

4.7--I
9.6--L
9.6--E
8.1--S

8.1--T
10.8--A

8"

15.5"

2.

18.0
12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L

3" CORNER RADII

10"

16.9"

21.2

OR

10"

15.6"

2" BAR

12.0
12.3--A
10.9--R
11.7
8.8--E
27.7--ARROW 10.0--A
12.0
25.9

4.7--I
9.6--L
7.3--E

--

9.6--E
10.3--S
7.3--T
12.0
12.3--A
10.9--R
8.8--E
10.0--A

4"

5.0
6.4--M
2.3--I
4.9--L
4.9--E
4.4--S

10.0--A

7.3--T

-18.0
12.1--M

144.0"

12.8--#

8.8--E

10.9--R
9.6--E
10.3--S

-18.0
12.1--M

14.0
10.9--R

126"

5.0

4.7--I
9.6--L
9.6--E
8.1--S

11.5
12.8--W
88.0--(BAR
9.6--E
LENGTH)
28.0
4.7--I
144.0"
10.9--G
8.1--H
12.0
10.3--S
28.0

27.7"

AREA

60"

12.0
12.3--A

5.6--R
4.9--E
5.3--S
4.0--T

41.3
10.9--N
9.6--E
9.6--X
7.3--T
41.3

11.5

6.0
5.9--A
5.6--R
4.6--E
5.0--A

17.0
10.9--R
9.6--E
10.3--S

26.0

3.8
5.6--N
4.9--E
5.3--X
4.0--T
6.0

11"

DISTANCE: USE DISTANCE FROM THEORETICAL GORE FOR DISTANCE


INDICATED ON SIGNS.

12" 15"
11"

2" BAR
11.7
10.3--S
8.1--T
10.8--A
9.6--T
4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N

126.0"

18"

60"

REST AREA

1.

11"
2" BAR

18.6
22.8--ARROW
18.6

MILES

12" 15"

12.6"

7.8"

11.0
10.9--R
9.6--E
10.3--S
7.3--T
10.9

12"
11"

10"

STATION

11"

17.0
10.9--R

REST AREA

12"

27.7"

TYPE N ARROW

12"

9.5"

90"

12"

78"

7.8"

AREA

12.7"

84"

8"

12"

9.5"

8"

12"

NEXT

12"

120"

7.8"

REST

REST AREA

NOTES:

11"

11"

11"
12"

84"

126"

BLACK LEGEND AND


BORDER ON YELLOW
BACKGROUND

TYPE G ARROW

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

8"

42"

REFLECTORIZED

16.1"

10" SERIES D LEGEND

FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY


15.1

13.2

10.9--R
9.6--E

12.3--A
10.9--R

10.3--S

8.8--E
10.0--A

7.3--T
15.1
27.7--ARROW

12.0
108.0"

13.1
27.7--ARROW
12.0
108.0"

11.7
10.2--A

24.7
6.7--&

12.4
10.1--M

5.7
10.7--W

36.8
10.6--W

22.6
8.0--F

8.0--L
6.1--L

10.0
9.1--B

9.1--U
8.6--S

7.9--E
3.9--I

9.1--H
8.0--E

6.7--L
10.2--A

9.0--U 6.1--T
9.1--S
10.0

9.1--G
6.7--H

6.7--N
36.8

9.1--S
9.1--H

10.0
8.0--T
9.1--R
9.1--U
8.6--C
8.8--K
6.7--S
11.7
108.0"

8.0--E

8.0--E

6.7--S

8.6--N

24.7
108.0"

8.0--T
8.0--E
6.7--R

6.0
8.6--S
6.7--T
9.0--A

12.4

8.0--T
3.9--I

108.0"

9.4--O

108.0"

ADVANCE SIGNING

3.9--I
9.1--N

REST AREAS

6.7--G
22.6
108.0"

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 1 OF 1

6.7--N

A4-1

5.7
108.0"

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701R

NOTES:

GN
SI

1.

THIS STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO LARGE REFLECTORIZED SIGNS MANUFACTURED FROM


FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM, BRACED WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS, AND CONNECTED
TO A SPECIFIED TYPE OF POST (OR VERTICAL SUPPORT OF A STRUCTURE) BY USE OF
TWIST-IN TOGGLE AND BUCKLE STRAPS, OR STAINLESS STEEL POST CLIPS. WHEN POST
CLIPS ARE USED, A DOUBLE POST CLIP PATTERN IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH POST MOUNTED
AND OVERHEAD SIGN INSTALLATIONS.

2.

ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM TO THIS STANDARD AND PUB. 408.

3.

THE STIFFENER SPACING CHART ON THIS SHEET IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE "SINGLEPOST" INSTALLATIONS AND "MULTIPLE-POST" INSTALLATIONS WHERE THE SPACING
BETWEEN THE POSTS (OR VERTICAL SUPPORTS) IS THREE TIMES THE SIGN OVERHANG
BEYOND THE END POSTS. (THE SPACING BETWEEN THE POSTS ON A "TWO-POST"
INSTALLATION IS THREE-FIFTHS OF THE SIGN WIDTH, AND SPACING BETWEEN THE
POSTS ON A "THREE-POST" INSTALLATION IS ONE-THIRD OF THE SIGN WIDTH.)

4.

WHEN SIGNS ARE TO BE INSTALLED AND THE SPACING OF THE POSTS IS OTHER THAN
THOSE INDICATED IN NOTE NO. 3, THE FABRICATOR SHOULD CONSULT THE DISTRICT
TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE PROPER SPACING OF THE STIFFENERS. HOWEVER, THE
SPACING BETWEEN THE STIFFENERS SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN THE SPACING
INDICATED IN THE CHART FOR THE SAME WIDTH OF SIGN.

5.

TO USE THE STIFFENER SPACING CHART, START WITH THE SIGN WIDTH AND GO
VERTICALLY UPWARD UNTIL INTERSECTING THE CURVED LINE INDICATING THE PROPER
NUMBER OF POSTS (OR VERTICAL SUPPORTS) AND THE TYPE OF STIFFENER SECTION
TO BE USED. THE MAXIMUM STIFFENER SPACING IS INDICATED HORIZONTALLY TO
THE LEFT.

6.

THE MAXIMUM STIFFENER SPACING IS NORMALLY 29", HOWEVER, FOR SIGNS


MADE OF A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF ALUMINUM THROUGHOUT THE HEIGHT OF THE
SIGN AND ON WHICH THE FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM OVERHANGS BOTH THE TOP AND
BOTTOM STIFFENERS BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO ONE-THIRD OF THE SPACING
BETWEEN STIFFENERS, STIFFENER SPACINGS INDICATED IN THE SHADED PORTION
OF THE CHART MAY BE USED. (EXAMPLE: A 144" x 60" SIGN COULD BE INSTALLED
ON TWO POSTS USING ONLY TWO LARGE SECTION STIFFENERS SPACED AT THE
ULTIMATE 36" SPACING, WITH 12" OF THE SIGN ABOVE THE TOP STIFFENER AND 12"
OF THE SIGN BELOW THE BOTTOM STIFFENER.)

H
DT
WI

36"

DOUBLE POST CLIPS


THROUGHOUT

5'

10'

15'

20'

25'

30'

7. PANELS MAY BE SPLICED USING ANY OF THREE ARRANGEMENTS SHOWN ON SHEET 2


OF THIS STANDARD.

PANEL

6"

SIGN HEIGHT

PANEL

PANEL

N
IO
CT
SE
E
RG
LA
ST
PO
2N
IO
CT
SE
GE
LAR
OST
3-P
N
IO
CT
SE

8. SEE TC-8702E FOR INSTALLATION ON WOOD POSTS.

WIDTH OF SIGN
*SEE NOTE NO. 6

3X

SPACING

STIFFENER SPACING CHARTS

REAR VIEW

STIFFENER LOCATION

(POST & OVERHEAD MOUNTED)

0.11"
0.74"
0.56"
0.54"
0.35"
0.33"

0.08"

0.16"

0.35"
0.33"
0.10"
0.03"

SYM.
C
L

0.17"
0.15"

0.12"

0.36"
0.34"

45

0.03"
0.98"
0.96"

SYM.
C
L
0.06"

0.36"
0.34"

45
45

0.08"

0.083"

0.09"
0.69"

0.09"

0.06"

0.56"

1.47"
1.44"

12"

IUM
MED
OST
2-P

18"

M
EDIU
ST M
3-PO

24"

N
TIO
SEC
N
IO
CT
SE
E
RG
LA
T
POS
GLE
N
SIN
TIO
SEC
IUM
MED

STIFFENER SPACING

L
NE
PA

30"

T
POS
GLE
SIN

(CENTER TO CENTER)

IT
EX

0.098"

0.43"
0.56"
0.54"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

0.36"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
0.98"
0.95"

1.29"
1.26"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


0.083"

1.44"
V = VEE GROOVE 0.01" DEEP x 90
R = 0.10" RADIUS

MEDIUM SECTION

V = VEE GROOVE 0.015" DEEP x 90

FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS


WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS

LARGE SECTION

GENERAL INFORMATION
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 4

TC-8701S

-28 UNF-1B
(TYP.)
1.0"
11 GAUGE STAINLESS STEEL

1.5"

2.5"

1"

0.5"

1.5"

SECTION A-A

1.5"

(TYP.)

0.50"

0.15"

SECTION B-B
0.25"

0.125"

0.41"

0.675"

0.095"

0.30"
0.70"

1.5"

6"

0.25"

0.33"

1.5"

0.58"

ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SIGN BRACE

SPLICE PLATE

BUTTING PLATE

0.18"

0.875"|

SEATED
NYLON

0.56"

GRIP

WASHER

0.375"|

SECTION C-C

CLOSED SLOTS

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS


WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS

GENERAL INFORMATION
RIVET

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 4

TC-8701S

BUTTING PLATE

1.00"
0.11"

"

1.00"

0.54"

0.64"

0.50"

0.39"

0.50"

1.20"

45

" | HOLES
FOR " BOLTS

0.49"

0.12"
0.25"
0.36"+

0.12"

0.50"

0.12"

LOWER

UPPER

PANEL

PANEL

1.24"

UPPER PANEL

0.99"

LOWER PANEL

1.01"

TWIST-IN TOGGLE

1.00"
2.28"

0.36"+

SINGLE LARGE SECTION


PANEL SPLICE

LARGE SECTION
SPLICE BAR

0.41"

DOUBLE LARGE SECTION


PANEL SPLICE

BOLT HEAD LOCKS INTO


CHANNEL AS NUT IS
TIGHTENED.

P
L 1.00" x 0.075" x 2.28"

TWIST-IN BOLT

LARGE SECTION

BUTTING PLATE

SPLICE BAR
SPLICE BAR
(ONE EACH SIDE)

MEDIUM SECTION
SPLICE

0.75"

0.375"

* PL

0.75" x " x 3"

0.375"

0.375"

"

LARGE SECTION
SPLICE

1.5"

0.75"

W-BEAM
FLANGE

"| HOLES FOR

POST CLIP
SF-VHB

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

0.375"

0.75"

1.5"

3"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS


"
5
7
.
0

*ANY

ALUMINUM 0.08"
OR THICKER MAY BE USED

0.375"

POP RIVET

0.75"

"| RIVETS

MEDIUM SECTION
SPLICE BAR

WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS

0
.
5
0
"

SPLICE AND CONNECTION DETAILS


PLASTIC INSERT

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 4

TC-8701S

STIFFENER

EXIT PANEL BRACE

TOGGLE AND BUCKLE STRAP

DETAIL 2
DETAIL 1
DETAIL 2
DETAIL 5
DETAIL 4
DETAIL 1 & 1A

DETAIL 3A
DETAIL 3 & 3A

DETAIL 6

STAGGER BUCKLES ON
TWO-STRAP CONNECTIONS

DETAIL 3

DETAIL 1A

BUTTING PLATE
ALUMINUM
L3" x 3" x 0.19"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

DETAIL 6
DETAIL 4

FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS


WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STIFFENERS
DETAIL 5

POST & STIFFENER CONNECTIONS


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 4

TC-8701S

W ELCO M E
CEN TER

WELCOME
CENTER ONLY

MI
LES
MI
LES

FREE RESERVATI
ON
SERVI
CE
SERVI
CE

W ELCO M E
CEN TER

FREE RESERVATI
ON

MI
LES

W EI
GH

STATI
ON

MI
LES

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE
(SEE NOTE 11)

MI
LE

N EXT REST AREA


MI
LES

MI
LE

N EXT REST AREA

MACHINES

W ELCO M E
CEN TER

VENDING
MACHINES
VENDING

W ELCO M E
CEN TER

MI
LES

N EXT

REST AREA

MI
LES

REST AREA

SEE NOTE 11

N EXT

W HEN

FLASHI
NG

W EI
GH

STATI
ON

ALL TRUCKS

M UST EN TER

W ELCO M E

CEN TER
W EI
GH

W ELCO M E CEN TER

STATI
ON

CEN TER

W ELCO M E
W ELCO M E

CEN TER

CARS

A4-1

TRAI
LERS

TRUCKS

SEE NOTE 7

WELCOME CENTER
WITH TRUCK
WEIGHING/SAFETY
INSPECTIONS

BEGINNING DECELERATION LANE


800' (MIN.)

800' (MINIMUM)

800' (MIN.)

800' (MIN.)

800' (MIN.)

1500' (MINIMUM)
1 mile (DESIRABLE)

THEORETICAL GORE

96"

1.5 miles (DESIRABLE)


2 miles (DESIRABLE)
7.8"
126"

7.8"
78"

12"
7.8"

11.5"

WELCOME

22.8"
7.8"

WELCOME CENTER

12.8--W

19.3
10.3--C

36.6
22.8--ARROW

9.6--E
9.6--L

9.6--E
10.3--N

36.6

10.3--C
11.3--O

9.6--T
9.6--E

12.1--M
7.3--E

8.1--R
19.2

12"

11.5

96.0"

12"

CENTER

12"

12"

10"

14.3"

WEIGH

12"
10"

27.7"

STATION

9"

13.3"

MILE
40.0

10"

12.8--W
9.6--E

27.7"

STATION

4.7--I
10.9--G
8.1--H
39.9

13"

11"

96.0"
2" BAR
12.8
12.8--W
9.6--E

126"

9.6--L
10.3--C
11.5"

WELCOME

12"

CENTER

12"
11"

MILE

15"

12"

11.5"

18.0
132.0--(BAR
18.0
LENGTH)
168.0"

11.3--O
12.1--M

7.3--E
12.0
84"

11"

50 mm BAR

TYPE G ARROW
41.1
12.8--W
9.6--E
4.7--I
10.9--G
8.1--H
41.1
27.7--ARROW
12.0

10.3--C
9.6--E

168.0"

10.3--N
9.6--T

32.7
10.3--S
8.1--T
10.8--A
9.6--T
4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N
32.7
27.7--ARROW
12.0

26.5
12.8--W

34.3
10.3--C

9.6--E
9.6--L
10.3--C
11.3--O

9.6--E
10.3--N
9.6--T
9.6--E

12.1--M
7.3--E
26.5

TYPE G ARROW

126.0"

20.1
19.0
88.0--(BAR
LENGTH)
19.0

12.8--W
9.6--E
4.7--I
10.9--G
8.1--H

126.0"

20.1
27.7--ARROW

8.1--R
34.2

12.0

126.0"

126.0"

11.7
10.3--S
8.1--T
10.8--A
9.6--T
4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N

NOTES:

31.6
10.3--S
8.1--T

-18.0

10.8--A
9.6--T

12.1--M
4.7--I

-18.0
OR

9.6--L
7.3--E

4.7--I
11.3--O
8.1--N
31.5

12.1--M
4.7--I
9.6--L
9.6--E
8.1--S

126.0"

OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

2. DISTANCE: USE DISTANCE FROM THEORETICAL GORE FOR DISTANCE INDICATED


ON SIGNS.

3. COLOR: USE BLUE REFLECTORIZED BACKGROUND WITH WHITE REFLECTORIZED


DIRECT APPLIED LEGEND AND BORDER, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

4. BORDERS: USE 2" WIDE BORDER WITH 12" CORNER RADII, UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.

126.0"

168.0"

15"

1. DEFINITION: USE INDICATED SIGNING FOR WELCOME CENTERS THAT ARE

11.7
27.7--ARROW
12.0

126.0"

12"

11.5"

WEIGH

12"

12"
14"

11"

9"

10"

96.0"

STATION

12"

11"

10"

90"

11.5

12"

12"

12"

TYPE N ARROW

WEIGH

11"

168"

108"

CENTER

126"

84"

WELCOME

12"

5. LEGEND AND SIGN WIDTH: UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, USE 12" SERIES D
UPPER CASE FOR LEGEND, AND 15" SERIES D FOR DIGITS. SEE TC-8700C
FOR LAYOUTS OF ARROWS AND FRACTIONS, AND FOR DETERMINING SIGN WIDTHS.

9.6--E
8.1--R
12.7

ALTERNATE WELCOME CENTER/WEIGH STATION


EXIT DIRECTION SIGN

168.0"

6. POSTS: USE POSTS OF AN APPROVED BREAKAWAY DESIGN, EITHER STEEL


(TC-8702A OR TC-8702B) OR WOOD (TC-8702E).

7. A4-1 SIGN: USE ONLY WHEN SEPARATE PARKING AREAS ARE PROVIDED.
26.5

12.8--W

34.3
10.3--C

-18.0

-18.0

9.6--E
9.6--L

9.6--E
10.3--N

12.1--M
4.7--I

12.1--M
4.7--I

10.3--C
11.3--O

9.6--T
9.6--E

9.6--L
7.3--E

12.1--M
7.3--E

8.1--R
34.2

26.5

OR

NOTE:
THIS SIGN MAY BE USED ONLY IF INSUFFICIENT WIDTH IS AVAILABLE TO
ERECT THE STANDARD WELCOME CENTER/WEIGH STATION EXIT DIRECTION SIGN.

AVAILABLE. SEE PUBLICATION 236M FOR LAYOUT. IF A FOLDING SIGN IS


USED, IT MAY ALSO BE MOUNTED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, PROVIDED PROPER
SIGN HEIGHT IS MAINTAINED AND THE BREAKAWAY FEATURE OF THE
POSTS IS UNAFFECTED.

108"

126.0"

10. FREE RESERVATION SERVICE: USE IF RESERVATION SERVICE IS AVAILABLE.


SEE PUBLICATION 236M FOR LAYOUT. SEE NOTE 9 CONCERNING ALTERNATE
LOCATION FOR FOLDING SIGNS.

10"

126.0"
108"
WHITE REFLECTORIZED
LEGEND AND BORDER

TRAILERS

10"

8"

84"

15.5"

10"

10"

12"
12"

CARS

13"

MUST ENTER

THIS LINE ONLY

16.2"

27.7"

COLOR CHANGE

16.1"

12"

8"

WHEN

10"

FLASHING

10"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

10"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

8"

BLACK LEGEND AND


BORDER ON YELLOW

9.6
16.9--ARROW
10.0
8.0--T
9.1--R
9.1--U

9.6
16.9--ARROW
10.0
8.0--T
8.6--R
10.2--A

8.6--C
8.8--K

3.9--I
8.0--L

6.7--S
21.2

8.6--R

108.0"

TYPE B ARROWS

8.0--E
6.7--S
9.5
108.0"

36.5
8.0--C
10.2--A
8.6--R
6.7--S
11.5
16.9--ARROW

9.6
108.0"

12.7
12.8--W

20.4
10.3--C

9.6--E
9.6--L
10.3--C
11.3--O
12.1--M

9.6--E
10.3--N
9.6--T
9.6--E
8.1--R

7.3--E
12.6
27.7--ARROW
12.0
138.0"

20.4
27.7--ARROW

12.0
138.0"

10" SERIES D LEGEND

FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY


11.7
10.2--A

24.7
6.7--&

12.4
10.1--M

5.7
10.7--W

36.8
10.6--W

22.6
8.0--F

8.0--L
6.1--L

10.0
9.1--B

9.1--U
8.6--S

7.9--E
3.9--I

9.1--H
8.0--E

6.7--L
10.2--A

9.0--U 6.1--T
9.1--S
10.0

9.1--G
6.7--H

6.7--N
36.8

9.1--S
9.1--H

10.0
8.0--T
9.1--R
9.1--U
8.6--C
8.8--K
6.7--S
11.7

A4-1

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

8"

42"

BACKGROUND

10" SERIES D LEGEND

12. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

WEIGH STATION

REFLECTORIZED

TYPE G ARROW
2" BAR

IF SUFFICIENT SIGN SPACING DOES NOT EXIST. WHEN THIS SIGN IS


ELIMINATED, ONLY THEN INSTALL "NEXT REST AREA __ MILES"
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE UNDER SECOND ADVANCE SIGN. SEE TC-8701R
FOR SIGN FABRICATION DETAILS.

10"

CENTER

9.6"

10"

INDICATES BACKGROUND

WELCOME

12"
12"

16.9"

11. NEXT REST AREA SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN: THIS SIGN MAY BE ELIMINATED

8"

9.5"

13"

& BUSES

10"

120"

10"

138"

60"

TRUCKS

ALL TRUCKS

10"
8"

ON BLACK BACKGROUND

10"

16.9"

PRIOR TO DECELERATION LANE.

9. VENDING MACHINES SIGN (D5-6-2): USE IF VENDING MACHINES ARE

9.6--L
9.6--E
8.1--S

15.6"

8. MINIMUM SIGN SPACING: MAINTAIN 800' MINIMUM SPACING FOR ALL SIGNS

108.0"

8.0--E

8.0--E

6.7--S

8.6--N

24.7
108.0"

8.0--T
8.0--E
6.7--R

6.0
8.6--S
6.7--T
9.0--A

12.4

8.0--T
3.9--I

108.0"

9.4--O

108.0"

ADVANCE SIGNING

3.9--I
9.1--N

WELCOME CENTERS

6.7--G
22.6
108.0"

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 1 OF 1

6.7--N
5.7
108.0"

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8701W

DESIGN CRITERIA:
1. DESIGN BASED ON 2001
AASHTO
STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS FOR
SIGNS,
LUMINAIRES AND TRAFFIC
STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS FOR
HIGHWAY
SIGNALS INCLUDING 2002 INTERIM SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING
DESIGN CRITERIA:
- BASIC WIND SPEED (V) = 90 MPH (3-SECOND GUST)
- WIND IMPORTANCE FACTOR r(I ) = 0.71 (10 YEAR DESIGN LIFE)
- BENDING COEFFICIENT (C
) = 1.30
b
- FATIGUE IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR ROADSIDE SIGNS.
2. EMBEDMENT OF FOOTINGS IS BASED ON BROMS' METHOD OUTLINED IN THE
AASHTO SPECIFICATIONS. SEE SHEET 8 FOR SOIL PROPERTIES.
3. MINIMUM POST HEIGHT BETWEEN GROUND LEVEL AND BOTTOM OF SIGN WILL
BE 7 FT. WHENEVER THE POST IS LOCATED IN THE CLEAR ZONE AS
DEFINED IN PUBLICATION 13M.

SIGN PANEL

30' (TYP.)
15' MIN. (SEE GENERAL NOTE 3)

5' MIN.
(EXCEPT 1' MIN. AT LOCATIONS WHERE NO PART
OF THE SIGN FACE WILL BE OBSCURED BY VEGETATION

POST HINGE

AND WHERE THE SIGN IS PROTECTED BY GUIDERAIL OR


LOCATED WHERE IT IS VERY UNLIKELY TO BE HIT BY

7' MIN.

POST #2

EDGE OF PAVEMENT

POST #3

AN ERRANT VEHICLE, e.g., ON A VERY STEEP BANK.)

POST #1
(SEE NOTE 2)

1" (TYP.)
(SEE SHEET 8)

POST BASE

REFERENCE LINE

TOP OF FOOTING

GROUND LINE

GENERAL NOTES:
1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLICATION 408, UNLESS NOTED
OTHERWISE.
2. POST #1 IS ALWAYS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY, WHETHER SIGN IS LOCATED
ON LEFT OR RIGHT.
3.

AT LOCATIONS WITH UNMOUNTABLE CURB, GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER, PLACE


THE NEAR EDGE OF THE SIGN AT LEAST 2 FT. BEHIND THE CURB

SIGN ELEVATION

FACE, GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER. AT LOCATIONS WITH GUIDE RAIL OR


BARRIER, IT IS DESIRABLE TO PLACE POST #1 BEYOND THE DEFLECTION
DISTANCE OF THE GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER. PRIOR TO FABRICATION,
DETERMINE ACTUAL LATERAL PLACEMENT IN THE FIELD WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
4. LOCATE SIGNS TO AVOID PLACING SUPPORTS IN DRAINAGE DITCHES.
5. MOUNT ALL SIGN PANELS ABOVE POST HINGES.
6. FOR SELECTION OF POSTS, REFER TO POST

SELECTION TABLES ON

SHEETS 2 THROUGH 4.
7. FOR POST BASE AND HINGE DETAILS, REFER TO SHEET 5.
8. FOR SELECTION OF FOOTING SIZE AND REINFORCEMENT, REFER TO
FOOTING SELECTION TABLE ON SHEET 8.

TRAFFIC STANDARD TC-8701E OR TC-8701S.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

EDGE OF
SHOULDER

9. FOR DETAIL OF SIGN PANELS AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, SEE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

VARIABLE

FACE OF SIGN

[SEE PUB. 408,


SEC. 930.3(B)]

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE A

PLAN VIEW

ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 8

TC-8702A

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS


W
FT

6'

7'

8'

9'

10'

11'

12'

13'

LEGEND:

FT

4'

5'

6'

7'

8'

9'

10'

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

8'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

9'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3 = W6 x 15

10'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 = W8 x 18

11'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P5 = W8 x 21

12'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P6 = W10 x 22

13'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P7 = W10 x 26

14'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

15'

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P9 = W18 x 35

16'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P10 = W18 x 40

17'

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

8'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

9'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

10'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

11'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

12'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

13'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

14'

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

15'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

16'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

SIGN ON TWO POSTS

17'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

SKETCH A

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

8'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

9'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

10'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

11'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

12'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

13'

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

14'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

15'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

16'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

17'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

8'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

9'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

10'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

11'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

12'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

13'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P9 *

P10 *

14'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

15'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

16'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

17'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P8 *

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

8'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

9'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

10'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

11'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

12'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P9 *

P10 *

13'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

14'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

15'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

16'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

17'

P2

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

8'

P9 *

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

9'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

10'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

11'

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P9 *

P10 *

12'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P6 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P9 *

P10 *

P10 *

13'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

14'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

15'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

P9 *

P10 *

P10 *

P10 *

16'

P2

P3

P3

P4 *

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

17'

P3

P3

P3

P4 *

P5 *

P5 *

P7 *

P7 *

P7 *

P8 *

7'

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

8'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P1 = W6 x 9
P2 = W6 x 12

H
**

1
5

**

**

1
5

P8 = W14 x 30

LB

GROUND LINE

OF

TOP

FOOTING

** SEE NOTE 6

POST SELECTION EXAMPLE


FOR A SIGN WHERE
W

= 6'

= 4'

LB = (17')
TWO P2 = W6 x 12 STEEL POSTS ARE REQUIRED.

SIGN POST SELECTION NOTES:


1. DETERMINE VALUES OF "W", "H", AND "L
" AS INDICATED IN SKETCH "A".
B
W = MAXIMUM WIDTH OF SIGN.
H = MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGN.
L B= MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN TOP OF A FOOTING AND BOTTOM
OF SIGN.
2. FOR SELECTION OF POSTS, ENTER TABLES WITH VALUES OF "W", "H"
AND

"L
".
B

3. FOR A SIGN SIZE BETWEEN THOSE VALUES OF "W", "H" AND "L
" IN
B
THE TABLE, USE NEXT HIGHEST FT VALUE.

4. ALL POSTS ARE ASTM A 572/A 572M, GRADE 50 STEEL.


5. USE THE LONGEST POST TO SELECT ALL POST SIZES.
6. POSTS IN THE SELECTION TABLE WITH AN "*" MUST HAVE A MINIMUM CLEAR
SPACING OF 7' BETWEEN POSTS BY INCREASING THE 3/5 W SPACING. THE
REMAINING SIGN WIDTH "W" SHOULD BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE
OVERHANGS.

P8 *

9'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

10'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

11'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P8

P10

P10

12'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

15'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

8'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P9

7. THERE IS NO NEED TO CHECK THE BELOW WEIGHT CRITERIA FOR POSTS


DETERMINED USING THIS POST SELECTION TABLE. NO MORE THAN TWO POSTS
MAY BE ERECTED WITHIN A 7' PATH. A SINGLE POST SPACED WITH A CLEAR
DISTANCE OF 7' OR MORE FROM ANOTHER POST, SHALL HAVEA MASS NO
GREATER THAN 44 LB/FT. THE TOTAL MASS BELOW THE HINGE PLATE, BUT
ABOVE THE SHEAR PLATE OF THE BREAKAWAY BASE, SHALL NOT EXCEED 600 LB.
FOR TWO POSTS SPACED WITH LESS THAN 7' CLEARANCE, EACH POST SHALL
HAVE A MASS LESS THAN 17 LB/FT.
8. SEE SHEET 4 FOR THREE-POST INSTALLATION.

NOTES:
1. THE MOUNTING HEIGHT MAY BE ADJUSTED WHEN SUPPORTS ARE LOCATED
NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON A STEEP BACKSLOPE IN ORDER TO
AVOID THE SOMETIMES LESS DESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE OF PLACING THE SIGN
CLOSER TO THE ROADWAY.

9'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

10'

P1

P2

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

11'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

15'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

16'

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P8

17'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P9

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

9'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

10'
14'

HEIGHT "H" IN FT

LB

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

11'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P8

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE A

POST SELECTION TABLE

* SEE NOTE 6

(TABLE CONTINUED ON SHEET 3)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 8

TC-8702A

(TABLE CONTINUED FROM SHEET 2)


POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS
W

(FEET) (FEET)

15'

16'

4'

5'

6'

7'

8'

9'

10'

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

9'

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

11'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

17'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

9'

17'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

P10

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

8'

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

10'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

8'

19'

20'

21'

22'

LEGEND:
P1 = W6 x 9
P2 = W6 x 12
P3 = W6 x 15
P4 = W8 x 18
P5 = W8 x 21
P6 = W10 x 22
P7 = W10 x 26
P8 = W14 x 30
P9 = W18 x 35
P10 = W18 x 40

10'

9'

18'

HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

LB

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

NOTE:
1. SEE SHEET 2 FOR SIGN POST SELECTION NOTES AND SHEET 4 FOR
SIGNS ON THREE POSTS.

9'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P10

P10

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

P10

11'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P3

P3

P3

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

9'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

11'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P3

P3

P3

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

15'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

16'

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

9'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

11'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

13'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

16'

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P9

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE A

POST SELECTION TABLE


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 8

TC-8702A

POST SELECTION TABLE - THREE POSTS


W

(FEET) (FEET)

22'

23'

24'

14'

15'

16'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

9'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P3 = W6 x 15

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P4 = W8 x 18

11'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P5 = W8 x 21

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P6 = W10 x 22

13'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P7 = W10 x 26

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

P8 = W14 x 30

15'

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9 = W18 x 35

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10 = W18 x 40

17'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

TOP

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

FOOTING

13'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

17'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

28'

29'

30'

6'

7'

8'

9'

10'

11'

P1 = W6 x 9
P2 = W6 x 12

H
1

/6 W

/3 W

/3 W

/6 W

P7

LB

GROUND LINE

OF

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

12'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

SIGN ON THREE POSTS


SKETCH B

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

10'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

16'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

8'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

10'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P6

P7

P7

8'

27'

5'

13'

P1

9'

26'

4'

LEGEND:

12'

7'

9'

25'

HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

LB

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

NOTE:
1. SEE SHEETS 2 AND 3 FOR SIGN POST SELECTION NOTES AND SIGNS
ON TWO POSTS.

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

11'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P7

P9

P10

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P9

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P8

9'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P6

P7

P7

P9

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

11'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

13'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

15'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P4

P5

P7

P7

P8

7'

P1

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P6

P6

P7

P7

P8

8'

P1

P2

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P7

P7

P8

9'

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P7

P10

P10

10'

P2

P2

P3

P3

P4

P4

P5

P5

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

11'

P2

P3

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

12'

P2

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

13'

P3

P3

P3

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P9

P10

P10

14'

P3

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

P10

P10

P10

15'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

16'

P3

P4

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

17'

P3

P5

P5

P7

P7

P8

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE A

POST SELECTION TABLE


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 8

TC-8702A

SIGN

SIGN

PANEL

1.125"

POST CUT

BOLTS, LOCK
WASHERS & NUTS

0.75"

SHIMS TO BE ADDED
WHEN VARIATION
BETWEEN POST
FLANGES AT POST
CUT EXCEEDS 0.05"

HINGE PLATE

1.5"

"

TIGHT FIT

1"

0.875"

MACHINE FINISH

0.5"
1.125"

DRILL" |
HOLE IN POST (TYP.)

0.25"

POST HINGE DETAIL

NOTES:
1. THE BRACKET NUMBER IS STAMPED ON THE BRACKET.
2. BOLT THE BRACKETS TO POST, THEN PLACE POST AND
CONNECTED BRACKET TO BREAKAWAY COUPLING.
3. FOR BRACKET, BREAKAWAY COUPLING, COUPLING BOLT,
AND SHIM DETAILS, REFER TO SHEET 6.
4. FOR FOOTING AND ANCHOR DETAILS, REFER TO SHEET 8.
5. ALL BOLTS SHALL BE TIGHTENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. FASTENERS,
EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL BOLT AND COUPLING, ARE INSTALLED
WITH LOCKWASHERS. FASTENERS, INCLUDING SPECIAL BOLT
AND COUPLING, SHOULD BE SECURED AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE
WITH CONVENTIONAL WRENCHES. DO NOT USE A PIPE WRENCH.
USE LOWER WRENCH FLATS TO TIGHTEN COUPLINGS INTO
ANCHORS. TIGHTEN SPECIAL BOLTS WHILE HOLDING COUPLINGS
BY THE UPPER WRENCH FLATS WITH AN ADDITIONAL WRENCH
TO PREVENT AN INDUCED TORQUE STRESS ACROSS THE NECKED
PORTION OF THE COUPLING.

POST

BRACKET

6. SHIMS BETWEEN THE COUPLINGS AND ANCHORS SHOULD BE


LIMITED TO TWO SHIMS UNDERNEATH ANY ONE COUPLING
AND THREE SHIMS UNDERNEATH ANY TWO COUPLINGS.

POST BASE DETAIL

SEE NOTE #1
BOLTS, LOCK WASHERS
& NUTS

CAP SCREWS
& LOCK WASHERS

CAP SCREWS & LOCK WASHERS


GROUND LINE
TOP OF FOOTING

ANCHOR

(SEE SHEET 8)

SHIMS (AS NECESSARY)

1"
(TYP.)

BREAKAWAY COUPLING

2.312"

COUPLING BOLT

2.312"

TIGHT FIT

0.25"

DRILL " |
HOLE IN HINGE
PLATE (TYP.)

1.875"

MACHINE FINISH

1"

TIGHT FIT

0.113"
0.004"

MACHINE FINISH

" | HOLE IN
MODEL NO. SBHB1B ONLY

3.25"

TIGHT FIT

MACHINE FINISH

PANEL

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
FRONT VIEW

SIDE VIEW

TYPE A

BREAKAWAY ASSEMBLIES
TO BE FROM A SUPPLIER

POST BASE AND

LISTED IN BULLETIN 15.

HINGE DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 8

TC-8702A

0.0747" OR 0.0478"
GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET

1.625" O.D.

R=0.53"

2
"

0.715"

2"

1.424"
TYP. WRENCH FLATS

SHIM DETAIL

"

1"-8 UNC-2B x
1" THRD. DPTH.

0.585" |

"|

0.004"

45

45

" R

0.52" REF.

(SEE NOTE)

2.5"

3.5"

" WRENCH FLAT

0.25"
"

" WRENCH FLAT


"

" R (TYP.)

1"

1"-8 UNC-2A
1"-8 UNC-2A
(THREAD TO SHOULDER)

COUPLING BOLT DETAIL

BREAKAWAY COUPLING DETAIL


NOTE: DO NOT PLACE TORQUE ACROSS NECK PORTION OF COUPLING.

1.75"

1.5"

5.25" (B-525), 6.5" (B-650)

1.125"

1.125"

1.69"

1.125"

BRACKET
NO.

" | HOLES (B-525)


" | HOLES (B-650)

D
(INCHES)

1.81"

1.875"
1

0.100"

0.150"

0.200"

0.75" R

1.75"

7"

CENTERLINE OF BOSS
CENTERLINE OF HOLES

TABLE A

0.03" 0.004" CROWN


3.5"

1.875"
0.375" R
1.25"

"-13 UNC (B-525)


0.875"

"-11 UNC (B-650)

0.75"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

"
1.5"
(B-525)
2"
(B-650)

1.5"
(B-525)
2"
(B-650)

"
DRILL 1 " |
HOLE (TYP.)

3.875"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

5.375"

*D

STAINLESS STEEL BOSSES TO


BE PRESS FIT INTO BRACKET

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

0.004"

TYPE A

SELECT
BRACKET FROM THE BRACKET SELECTION TABLES
*
ON SHEET 7, THEN SELECT THE VALUE FOR DIMENSION "D"
FROM TABLE A.

BREAKAWAY COUPLING AND


BRACKET DETAIL

BRACKET DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 6 OF 8

TC-8702A

W6 POST
T " (FEET)
POST LENGTH "L

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

20'

21'

22'

23'

24'

25'

26'

27'

28'

29'

30'

31'

32'

33'

NOTES FOR SELECTION OF BRACKET NUMBER:

34'

SIGN
4'

HEIGHT "H" (FEET)


SIGN

1. FOR EACH POST, DETERMINE VALUES OF "L


T " AND "H" AS INDICATED

5'
6'

IN SKETCH.
H = MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGN (FEET).

7'
8'

LT = DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TOP OF FOOTING AND THE TOP OF


SIGN (FEET) FOR EACH POST.

9'
10'

11'

2. ENTER TABLE WITH "H" AND "L "T TO SELECT THE REQUIRED BRACKET
FOR THAT POST.

12'

T
3. FOR SIZES OF "H" AND "L " BETWEEN
THOSE VALUES ON THE TABLE,

USE THE NEXT HIGHEST VALUE.

13'

14'
15'
16'
17'
18'

LT

19'

W8 POST
T
T " (FEET)
POST LENGTH
"L

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

20'

21'

22'

23'

24'

25'

26'

27'

28'

29'

30'

31'

32'

33'

34'

4'

HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

5'

SIGN

BRACKET

6'

7'
8'
9'
10'

11'
12'
13'

14'
15'
16'
17'
18'
19'

B-525 BRACKET TABLES


W10 POST

W14 POST

T
T " (FEET)
POST LENGTH
"L

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

20'

21'

22'

23'

24'

T
T " (FEET)
POST LENGTH
"L

25'

26'

27'

28'

29'

30'

31'

32'

33'

11'

34'

4'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

20'

21'

22'

23'

24'

25'

26'

27'

28'

29'

30'

31'

32'

33'

34'

4'

6'

7'
8'
9'
10'

11'
12'
13'

14'
15'

5'

16'

SIGN HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

5'
SIGN HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

12'

6'

7'
8'
9'
10'
11'

12'
13'
14'
15'
16'

17'

17'

18'

18'

19'

19'

W18 POST
T
T " (FEET)
POST LENGTH
"L

11'

12'

13'

14'

15'

16'

17'

18'

19'

20'

21'

22'

23'

24'

25'

26'

27'

28'

29'

30'

31'

32'

33'

34'

4'

SIGN HEIGHT "H" (FEET)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

5'
6'

7'
8'

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

9'
10'
11'

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

TYPE A

12'
13'
14'
15'
16'

BRACKET SELECTION TABLES

17'
18'
19'

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 7 OF 8

B-650 BRACKET TABLES


CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8702A

L1

POST

GROUND LINE

TOP OF FOOTING

3"

1"

MIN.

SIZE

TO AVOID UNDERCARRIAGE SNAGGING ON CONVEX GROUND


PROFILES, THE TOP OF THE FOOTING SHALL NOT PROJECT
MORE THAN 4 INCHES ABOVE ANY 5 FT. CHORD
ALIGNED PERPENDICULARLY TO THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY
BETWEEN A POINT ON THE GROUND SURFACE ON ONE SIDE
OF THE SUPPORT TO A POINT ON THE GROUND SURFACE ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUPPORT.

MAXIMUM LIMIT
OF REMOVAL

(FEET)

DEPTH
K1

REINF.

REINF.

STEEL

STEEL

(FEET)

7.50

8-#4

8-#7

8.50

9-#4

8-#7

W6

2.5
W8
W10
3.0

9.00

10-#4

10-#7

3.5

9.50

10-#4

12-#7

W14
W18

DIAMETER IF CIRCULAR OR MINIMUM


SIDE IF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR

4"

C
L
TOP OF FOOTING

MAX.

FOOTING SELECTION TABLE


TOP OF FOOTING

GROUND LINE

5'

FOOTING PROJECTIONS ABOVE GROUND LINE SHALL BE


MINIMIZED. THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE FOOTING
PROJECTION SHALL BE 4" ON THE LOWER SLOPE
SIDE. WHERE NECESSARY, THE SHADED AREA OF THE
FOOTING SHALL BE REMOVED AND REINFORCEMENT SHALL
BE BENT TO FIT.

SOIL PROPERTIES:
A

FOUNDATION DESIGN IS BASED ON BROMS' METHOD USING THE FOLLOWING


SOIL PROPERTIES:

**

PLAN

F2 BARS EQUALLY SPACED

TYPE OF SOIL = LOOSE-MEDIUM SAND


UNIT WEIGHT OF SOIL ( ) = 120 PCF
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION (|) = 25.

NOTES:

15" MIN.

STAINLESS STEEL THREADED


FERRULE 1" - 8 UNC
THREAD DEPTH = 1.125" MIN.

1. ENTER FOOTING SELECTION TABLE WITH REQUIRED POST SIZE AND FIND
REQUIRED FOOTING VALUES AS SHOWN IN DETAILS.
2. THE ANCHOR SHALL BE 304 STAINLESS STEEL WITH 1045 STEEL ROD AND
1008 COIL.

STAINLESS STEEL WASHER


2.5" O.D., 1.0625" I.D.
AND 0.125" THICK

3. FORM THE TOP 1 FT. OF THE FOOTING.


4. USE CLASS "A" CEMENT CONCRETE IN ALL FOOTINGS.

L
1

5. ACTUAL DIMENSIONS "A" & "B" SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE MANUFACTURER
OR MEASURED FROM THE ASSEMBLED BRACKETS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OF ANCHORS.
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

**

F 2BARS EQUALLY
SPACED

3" CLR.
TOP & BOTTOM

4" CLR.
TOP & BOTTOM

(TYP.)

**

4" CLR.

A (LATERAL SPACING OF ANCHORS)


1.625"

3" FOR B-525 USED ON W6 & W8 POSTS.


4" FOR B-650 USED ON W10, W14 & W18 POSTS.

K1

B (LONGITUDINAL SPACING OF ANCHORS)


BRACKET #1 - DEPTH OF POST SECTION PLUS 7".
BRACKET #2 - DEPTH OF POST SECTION PLUS 8 ".
BRACKET #3 - DEPTH OF POST SECTION PLUS 8 ".
STEEL WIRE
0.4375" DIAMETER
(4 PER ANCHOR)

15" MIN.

F1 BARS

**

F1 BARS EQUALLY SPACED

18" LAP

6. TO INSURE PROPER SPACING AND ALIGNMENT OF ANCHORS, IT IS RECOMMENDED


THAT ALL ANCHORS BE HELD IN PLACE BY A RIGID MACHINED TEMPLATE WHILE
THE CONCRETE IS PLACED AND CURED.

2.1875"

CLOSED WIRE COIL


1.4375" O.D.,
2" LONG AND
6 REVOLUTIONS

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

**

TOP VIEW

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

SEE FOOTING SELECTION TABLE


FOR REBAR SIZE AND QUANTITY.

SIDE VIEW

TYPE A

ANCHOR
(SEE NOTE 2)

FOOTING DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 8 OF 8

TC-8702A

B
SIGN POST WITH
"| HOLES OR DIE-CUT
KNOCKOUTS ON 1" CENTERS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
"| HOLES
OR DIE-CUT KNOCKOUTS
ON 1" CENTERS

1. DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE AND NUMBER OF SIGN POSTS


FROM THE APPROPRIATE GRAPH ON SHEET 2.

1" MAX.
" CORNER BOLT AND NUT
OR " BOLT AND NUT

2. PUNCH OUT APPROPRIATE KNOCKOUTS AND ATTACH THE SIGN.

GROUND OR CONCRETE LINE


6" MIN.

A
3. DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE ANCHOR POST FROM THE
SQUARE STEEL POSTS TABLE ON THIS SHEET.
0.0747"

4. DRIVE THE ANCHOR POST INTO THE GROUND, USING THE


APPROPRIATE SIZE DRIVE CAP, UNTIL ONLY ONE HOLE
REMAINS ABOVE THE GROUND OR FINISHED ELEVATION OF
THE CONCRETE.

0.1046"

5. PUNCH OUT THE SIXTH KNOCKOUTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE


SIGN POST.
6. SLIDE A MINIMUM OF 6" OF THE SIGN POST INTO
THE ANCHOR POST.

ANCHOR POST
THICK.

ANCHOR SLEEVE *

DIMENSION

DIMENSION

THICK.

SIZE
A

DIMENSION
SIZE

SPLICE SLEEVE
SIZE

" CORNER BOLT AND NUT (OR ALTERNATELY ONE "


BOLT AND NUT) THROUGH THE TOP HOLE OF THE ANCHOR POST.

THICK.
B

1.75"

1.75" 0.875" 0.0747"

2.00"

2.00" 1.000" 0.1046"

2.25"

2.25" 1.125" 0.1046"

1.50"

1.50" 0.750" 0.0747"

2.00"

2.00" 1.000" 0.0747"

2.25"

2.25" 1.125" 0.1046"

2.50"

2.50" 1.250" 0.1046"

1.75"

1.75" 0.875" 0.0747"

2.25"

2.25" 1.125" 0.0747"

2.50"

2.50" 1.250" 0.1046"

3.00"

3.00" 1.500" 0.1875"

2.00"

2.00" 1.000" 0.0747"

7. ATTACH THE SIGN POST TO THE ANCHOR POST WITH ONE

DIMENSION

THICK.

3'

SIGN POST
SIZE

8. TIGHTEN THE BOLT AND NUT BY THE TURN-OF-NUT METHOD.


BRING NUT TO A SNUG CONDITION TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS
ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER INTO FULL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER,
THEN TIGHTEN AN ADDITIONAL TURN.

ONLY REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATIONS IN CONCRETE.

INSTALLATION IN CONCRETE:

SQUARE STEEL POSTS


SYSTEM A

ANCHOR POST WITH


"| HOLES ON 1" CENTERS

INSTALL AS NOTED ABOVE, BUT PLACE A 18" LONG ANCHOR


SLEEVE OUTSIDE THE ANCHOR POST SO THAT THE TOPS OF THE
ANCHOR POST AND ANCHOR SLEEVE ARE EVEN. SELECT THE PROPER
SIZE ANCHOR SLEEVE FROM THE SQUARE STEEL POSTS TABLE ON
THIS SHEET.

0.1046" AND 0.0747" - 60 KSI

INSTALLATION DETAIL

NOTES:
1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PUB. 408.

SIGN
DIMENSION
POST
L
SIZE
(INCHES)
(INCHES)

2. SIGN POSTS AND SPLICE SLEEVES SHALL HAVE " DIAMETER


HOLES OR DIE-CUT KNOCKOUTS ON 1" CENTERS ON ALL FOUR
SIDES. ANCHOR POSTS AND ANCHOR SLEEVES SHALL HAVE "
DIAMETER HOLES ON 1" CENTERS ON ALL FOUR SIDES.

SIGN POST
EXTENTION

1.75

3. BOLTS AND NUTS SHALL BE ASTM A 307, GRADE B.

3.0
2.00

18"

" - 16 UNC
ANCHOR BOLTS & NUTS
CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,
ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

4. DRIVE RIVETS MAY BE USED TO FASTEN SIGN BLANKS TO


THE SIGN POST.

9"

C
L OF
SPLICE

BOLT AND NUT


(THRU 3RD AND 7TH HOLES ABOVE
AND BELOW CENTERLINE OF SPLICE)

9"

3.5

SPLICE SLEEVE

2.25

" |

SPLICE NOTES:

" NOMINAL GRIP

SIGN
POST
SIZE
(INCHES)
1.75

DIMENSION
(INCHES)
A
1.343

1. TO EXTEND THE HEIGHT OF A SIGN POST, A


MAXIMUM OF ONE SPLICE MAY BE MADE.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

2. SIGN POST SPLICES MUST BE A MINIMUM OF

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

B
0.969

SIGN POST

9' ABOVE GROUND.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

2.00
1.562

1.188

2.25

3. SELECT THE PROPER SIZE SPLICE SLEEVE FROM


THE SQUARE STEEL POSTS TABLE ON THIS SHEET.

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE B

" DRIVE RIVET


CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,
ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

"- 18 UNC
CORNER BOLTS & NUTS
CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,
ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

SPLICE DETAIL

STEEL SQUARE POSTS (SYSTEM A)


ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 9

TC-8702B

SIGN)
CENTER
FROM
(HEIGHT

8'

6'
8

10

12

14

16

8'

6'

10'

" "
5
2 47
.
2 07
.
0

GROUND

TO

CENTER

12'

"
0 7"
.
2 74
0
.
0

FROM

(SEE NOTE 2)
14'

" "
5
7 47
.
1 07
.
0

(HEIGHT

10'

" "
5
2 47
.
2 07
.
0

GROUND

TO

12'

"
0 7"
.
2 74
" "
0
5
.
0
7 47
.
1 07
.
0

SYSTEM A
TWO-POST INSTALLATION

OF

14'

OF

SIGN)

SYSTEM A
ONE-POST INSTALLATION

16

12

2
A (SIGN AREA IN FT
)

**
**

28

24

20

32

2
A (SIGN AREA IN FT
)

*WHEN ERECTING STANDARD WARNING OR REGULATORY


SIGNS THAT ARE PREPUNCHED, THIS DISTANCE IS
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HORIZONTAL HOLES.

H
SEE
**

1
/
5W

SHEET 9 FOR SIGN LOCATION/INSTALLATION

DETAILS.

**

/W

/
5W

**

A = SIGN AREA (SEE TABLE).


A = W x H FOR SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS,
WHERE: W = WIDTH OF SIGN
H = HEIGHT OF SIGN

SEE NOTE 2

NOTES:
1. TO DETERMINE THE POST SIZE, ENTER THE GRAPH WITH THE
VALUES OF A AND B. THE SHADED AREA INDICATES THE
APPROPRIATE POST SIZE REQUIRED.

SIGN AREA TABLE


2.

IRREGULAR SHAPED SIGNS

SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS


SIZE (in. x in.)

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

8"x48"

2.7

30"x15"

3.1

72"x12"

6.0

YIELD (R1-2) 36"x36"

12"x18"

1.5

30"x24"

5.0

72"x24"

12.0

YIELD (R1-2) 48"x48"

6.9

12"x24"

2.0

30"x30"

6.3

72"x36"

18.0

YIELD (R1-2) 60"x60"

10.8

12"x30"

2.5

30"x36"

7.5

72"x48"

24.0

NO PASSING PENNANT (W14-3) 48"x36"

5.6

12"x36"

3.0

30"x48"

10.0

72"x60"

30.0

RAILROAD WARNING (W10-1) 36" DIA.

7.1

12"x48"

4.0

30"x60"

12.5

96"x24"

16.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 30"x30"

4.7

18"x15"

1.9

36"x36"

9.0

96"x48"

32.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 36"x36"

6.8

AREA (FT )

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

SIGN (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

3.9

18"x18"

2.3

36"x48"

12.0

120"x12"

10.0

STOP (R1-1) 24"x24"

3.3

18"x24"

3.0

36"x54"

13.5

120"x15"

12.5

STOP (R1-1) 30"x30"

5.2

18"x36"

4.5

48"x48"

16.0

120"x24"

20.0

STOP (R1-1) 36"x36"

18"x48"

6.0

48"x60"

20.0

120"x30"

25.0

STOP (R1-1) 48"x48"

2.25" POSTS SHALL HAVE 7 FT. CLEARANCE BETWEEN EACH


OTHER, MEASURED FROM INSIDE POST EDGE TO INSIDE POST
EDGE, WHEN USED IN TWO-POST INSTALLATIONS. 2" AND
1.75" POSTS MAY HAVE LESS THAN 7 FT. CLEARANCE BETWEEN
EACH OTHER WHEN USED IN TWO-POST INSTALLATIONS.

7.4
13.2

21"x15"

2.2

60"x12"

5.0

144"x12"

12.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 24"x24"

3.2

24"x24"

4.0

60"x24"

10.0

144"x18"

18.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 30"x24"

4.0

24"x36"

6.0

60"x42"

17.5

144"x24"

24.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 36"x36"

7.2

24"x48"

8.0

60"x60"

25.0

144"x30"

30.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 45"x36"

9.0

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE B
STEEL SQUARE POSTS (SYSTEM A)
SELECTION TABLES
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 9

TC-8702B

SIGN POST WITH


"| HOLES OR DIE-CUT
KNOCKOUTS ON 1" CENTERS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
B

1. DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE AND NUMBER OF SIGN POSTS


FROM THE APPROPRIATE GRAPH ON SHEET 4.
2. DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE ANCHOR POST AND ANCHOR SLEEVE

" CORNER BOLT AND NUT


OR " BOLT AND NUT

1" MAX.

FROM THE SQUARE STEEL POSTS TABLE ON THIS SHEET.


6" MIN.

GROUND OR CONCRETE LINE

"| HOLES OR
DIE-CUT KNOCKOUTS
ON 1" CENTERS

3. DRIVE THE ANCHOR POST AND ANCHOR SLEEVE INTO THE GROUND

SIMULTANEOUSLY, USING THE APPROPRIATE SIZE DRIVE CAP,


UNTIL ONLY ONE HOLE REMAINS ABOVE THE GROUND OR FINISHED
ELEVATION OF THE CONCRETE.

18"

4. SLIDE A MINIMUM OF 6" OF THE SIGN POST INTO THE


ANCHOR POST.
5. ATTACH THE SIGN POST TO THE ANCHOR POST AND SLEEVE

0.0747"

WITH ONE " CORNER BOLT AND NUT (OR ALTERNATELY ONE
" BOLT AND NUT) THROUGH THE TOP HOLE OF THE ANCHOR
POST AND SLEEVE.

0.1046"

6. TIGHTEN THE BOLT AND NUT BY THE TURN-OF-NUT METHOD.

ANCHOR SLEEVE WITH " |

BRING NUT TO A SNUG CONDITION TO ENSURE THAT ALL


PARTS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER INTO FULL CONTACT WITH
EACH OTHER, THEN TIGHTEN AN ADDITIONAL TURN.

ANCHOR POST
SIZE

THICK.

SPLICE SLEEVE

DIMENSION
THICK.

DIMENSION

SIZE

SIZE

THICK.
A

1.75"

1.75" 0.875" 0.0747"

2.00"

2.00" 1.000" 0.1046"

2.25"

2.25" 1.125" 0.1046"

1.50"

1.50" 0.750" 0.0747"

2.00"

2.00" 1.000" 0.0747"

2.25"

2.25" 1.125" 0.1046"

2.50"

2.50" 1.250" 0.1046"

1.75"

1.75" 0.875" 0.0747"

INSTALLATION IN CONCRETE:

THICK.

INSTALL AS NOTED ABOVE.

REQUIRED FOR ALL POST INSTALLATIONS


ANCHOR POST WITH
"| HOLES
ON 1" CENTERS

SQUARE STEEL POSTS


SYSTEM C
0.0747" - 60 KSI
0.1046" - 33 KSI

INSTALLATION DETAIL

NOTES:

1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH


PUB. 408.
2. SIGN POSTS AND SPLICE SLEEVES SHALL HAVE " DIAMETER
HOLES OR DIE-CUT KNOCKOUTS ON 1" CENTERS ON ALL FOUR
SIDES. ANCHOR POSTS AND ANCHOR SLEEVES SHALL HAVE "
DIAMETER HOLES ON 1" CENTERS ON ALL FOUR SIDES.
SIGN
POST
SIZE
(INCHES)

3. BOLTS AND NUTS SHALL BE ASTM A 307, GRADE B.

DIMENSION
L
(INCHES)

SIGN POST
EXTENTION

4. DRIVE RIVETS MAY BE USED TO FASTEN SIGN BLANKS TO


THE SIGN POST.

1.75
3.0
2.00

9"

" - 16 UNC
ANCHOR BOLTS & NUTS

18"
B

" |

C
L OF
SPLICE

BOLT AND NUT


(THRU 3RD AND 7TH HOLES ABOVE
AND BELOW CENTERLINE OF SPLICE)

9"

CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,


ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

SPLICE SLEEVE

ANCHOR SLEEVE *

DIMENSION

DIMENSION

3'

SIGN POST
SIZE

HOLES ON 1" CENTERS.


SLEEVE REQUIRED FOR ALL
33 KSI, 0.1046" &
60 KSI, 0.0747"
SIGN POST INSTALLATIONS.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SPLICE NOTES:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

1. TO EXTEND THE HEIGHT OF A SIGN POST, A


MAXIMUM OF ONE SPLICE MAY BE MADE.
" NOMINAL GRIP

SIGN
POST
SIZE
(INCHES)
1.75

DIMENSION
(INCHES)

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
SIGN POST

2. SIGN POST SPLICES MUST BE A MINIMUM OF


9 FT. ABOVE GROUND.

1.343

0.969

TYPE B

3. SELECT THE PROPER SIZE SPLICE SLEEVE FROM


THE SQUARE STEEL POSTS TABLE ON THIS SHEET.

2.00

" DRIVE RIVET


CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,
ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

1.562

1.188

"- 18 UNC
CORNER BOLTS & NUTS
CADMIUM PLATED STEEL,
ZINC PLATED STEEL OR
ALUMINUM

STEEL SQUARE POSTS (SYSTEM C)


ERECTION DETAILS

SPLICE DETAIL
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 9

TC-8702B

SYSTEM C
TWO-POST INSTALLATION
SIGN)
OF

14'

CENTER

13'

12'

14'

13'

12'

TO
GROUND

11'

FROM

10'

(HEIGHT

2.0"
POST

9'

1.75"
POST

8'

11'

10'

9'

2.0"
POST
1.75"
POST

8'

(HEIGHT

FROM

GROUND

TO

CENTER

OF

SIGN)

SYSTEM C
ONE-POST INSTALLATION

7'

7'
2

2
A (SIGN AREA IN FT
)

10

11

12

13

**
**

14

15

16

17

18

2
A (SIGN AREA IN FT
)

*WHEN ERECTING STANDARD WARNING OR REGULATORY


SIGNS THAT ARE PREPUNCHED, THIS DISTANCE IS
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HORIZONTAL HOLES.

**SEE

SHEET 9 FOR SIGN LOCATION/INSTALLATION


DETAILS.

**

H
1
/
5W

/W

/
5W

**

A = SIGN AREA (SEE TABLE).


A = W x H FOR SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS,
WHERE: W = WIDTH OF SIGN
H = HEIGHT OF SIGN

NOTES:

1. TO DETERMINE THE POST SIZE, ENTER THE GRAPH WITH THE VALUES OF
A AND B. THE SHADED AREA INDICATES THE APPROPRIATE POST SIZE
REQUIRED.

SEE NOTE 2

2.

2" AND 1.75" POSTS MAY HAVE LESS THAN 7 FT. CLEARANCE BETWEEN
EACH OTHER WHEN USED IN TWO-POST INSTALLATIONS.

SIGN AREA TABLE


IRREGULAR SHAPED SIGNS

SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS


SIZE (in. x in.)
8"x48"

AREA (FT )
2.7

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

SIGN (in. x in.)

30"x15"

3.1

72"x12"

6.0

YIELD (R1-2) 36"x36"

AREA (FT )

3.9

12"x18"

1.5

30"x24"

5.0

72"x24"

12.0

YIELD (R1-2) 48"x48"

6.9

12"x24"

2.0

30"x30"

6.3

72"x36"

18.0

YIELD (R1-2) 60"x60"

10.8

12"x30"

2.5

30"x36"

7.5

72"x48"

24.0

NO PASSING PENNANT (W14-3) 48"x36"

5.6

12"x36"

3.0

30"x48"

10.0

72"x60"

30.0

RAILROAD WARNING (W10-1) 36" DIA.

7.1

12"x48"

4.0

30"x60"

12.5

96"x24"

16.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 30"x30"

4.7

18"x15"

1.9

36"x36"

9.0

96"x48"

32.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 36"x36"

6.8

18"x18"

2.3

36"x48"

12.0

120"x12"

10.0

STOP (R1-1) 24"x24"

3.3

18"x24"

3.0

36"x54"

13.5

120"x15"

12.5

STOP (R1-1) 30"x30"

5.2

18"x36"

4.5

48"x48"

16.0

120"x24"

20.0

STOP (R1-1) 36"x36"

18"x48"

6.0

48"x60"

20.0

120"x30"

25.0

STOP (R1-1) 48"x48"

7.4
13.2

21"x15"

2.2

60"x12"

5.0

144"x12"

12.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 24"x24"

3.2

24"x24"

4.0

60"x24"

10.0

144"x18"

18.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 30"x24"

4.0

24"x36"

6.0

60"x42"

17.5

144"x24"

24.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 36"x36"

7.2

24"x48"

8.0

60"x60"

25.0

144"x30"

30.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 45"x36"

9.0

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE B
STEEL SQUARE POSTS (SYSTEM C)
SELECTION TABLES
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 9

TC-8702B

6"

1"

12"

"|
HOLES
C

"|
HOLE

STEEL POST DIMENSIONS


G

K
X

0.19" R

WEIGHT
LBS/FT.

4"

6"

D
0.13" R

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
A

2.5

1.56

3.13

1.25

1.06

0.63

0.16

0.13

0.15

12.5 0.13 R

4.0

1.75

3.50

1.67

1.41

0.72

0.25

0.18

0.23

11.5 0.19 R

3"
"

J
F

0.31" R

+ 3.5%
-

6"

NOM.

NOTES:

ANCHOR PLATE
1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUB.408.
2.

FORMED-CHANNEL SIGN MOUNTS SHALL BE MILD STEEL.

3. ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE " - 18 UNC x 1.5" FULLY THREADED,


GRADE 9 HEX HEAD. A FLANGED ANCHOR BOLT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED
FOR THE STANDARD ANCHOR BOLT AND FLAT WASHER.
4. WASHERS SHALL BE " GRADE 9 PLATED.
5. LOCKNUTS SHALL BE " - 18 UNC THREADS, HEX HEADED.
6. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT APPROVED BREAKAWAY CONNECTION APPROVED FOR
THIS KIND OF POST MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE UNIVERSAL SPACER.

1"

1"

7. SEE SHEET 6 FOR SPACER AND ANCHOR BOLT DETAILS.

0.1196"

3.87"

0.75"

0.5"

"|

HOLES

1"

TO

0.5"

1.62"

LENGTH AS REQUIRED

1.93"

3.5'

18, " DIA. HOLES ON 1" CENTERS

VARIABLE

" DIA. HOLES ON

1" CENTERS

90

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

FORMED-CHANNEL SIGN MOUNT

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

USE WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO MOUNT SIGNS ON THE SIDE


OF A CHANNEL BAR POST IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL
SIGN MOUNTING LOCATION ON THE FLANGED FACE.

TYPE B

FIRST AND FIFTH HOLES


TO BE ELONCATED SLOTS
" x 0.5"

SIGN POST

CHANNEL BAR POSTS


(ROLLED STEEL RAILS)
MATERIAL DETAILS

ANCHOR POST

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 9

TC-8702B

2.5 LB/FT.
OR 4.0 LB/FT.
POST EXTENSION

ANCHOR SPLICE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:


SIGN FACE

SIGN FACE
1. DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE SIGN POST AND ANCHOR POST
FROM THE APPROPRIATE GRAPH ON SHEET 7. USE 2.5 LB/FT.
ANCHOR POSTS WITH 2.5 LB/FT. SIGN POSTS AND 4.0 LB/FT.
ANCHOR POSTS WITH 4.0 LB/FT. SIGN POSTS.
2. REMOVE A SHOVEL OF SOIL AT THE POST LOCATION TO ALLOW FOR FINAL
ATTACHMENT OF THE SIGN POST TO THE ANCHOR POST.

1"

1"

1"

6.25'
MIN. HEIGHT

9' MIN. HEIGHT

4.0 LB/FT.
SIGN POST

ANCHOR BOLTS TO BE
4" APART; A 5" TO 6"
OVERLAP WITH ANCHOR
POST AND SIGN POST

4" MAX. HEIGHT

6. PLACE A LOCKNUT ON EACH BOLT (A STANDARD LOCKWASHER AND NUT MAY BE


USED IN LIEU OF THE LOCKNUT). TIGHTEN BOLTS AND NUTS BY TURN-OF-NUT
METHOD. BRING NUT TO A SNUG TIGHT CONDITION TO ENSURE THAT ALL
PARTS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER INTO FULL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, THEN
TIGHTEN AN ADDITIONAL TURN.
7. RESTORE SOIL AROUND THE ANCHOR POST.

INSTALLATION IN SOFT SOIL:

C
1.

ANCHOR BOLT, SPACER,


LOCKNUT AND WASHER.
SEE DETAIL THIS SHEET.

ANCHOR POST
SEE DETAIL SHEET 5.

ALTERNATE POST EXTENSION


SPLICE DETAIL B

FOR USE IN EXTENDING SIGN POSTS

FOR USE IN EXTENDING SIGN POSTS

INSTALLATION DETAIL

TO EXTEND THE HEIGHT OF A SIGN POST, A MAXIMUM OF ONE SPLICE


MAY BE MADE.

2. FOUR ANCHOR BOLTS WITH SPACERS, WASHERS, LOCKWASHERS AND NUTS


ARE REQUIRED (LOCKNUTS MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF STANDARD LOCKWASHERS
AND NUTS). SEE THIS SHEET FOR ANCHOR BOLT SYSTEM.
3.

POST EXTENSION
SPLICE DETAIL A

USE THE ANCHOR PLATE IN AREAS WITH SOFT SOIL. BOLT THE TOP ANCHOR
BOLT 1" BELOW THE BOTTOM ANCHOR POST BOLT, (6 TO 7 HOLES
FROM THE END OF THE ANCHOR POST).

POST EXTENSION SPLICE NOTES:


1.

2.5 LB/FT. OR
4.0 LB/FT.
SIGN POST

SIGN POST
SEE DETAIL
SHEET 5.

38" MINIMUM

2"

2"

ANCHOR BOLT,
SPACER, WASHERS
AND NUT (4 MIN.)

5. NEST TOP SIGN POST OVER PROTRUDING ANCHOR POST BOLTS THROUGH
FIRST AND FIFTH HOLES OF TOP SIGN POST. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A 5" TO 6" OVERLAP.

EMBEDMENT DEPTH

FOUR BOLTS, SPACERS,


WASHERS AND NUTS
REQUIRED. (TYP.)

3. DRIVE ANCHOR POST WITH A DRIVE CAP TO WITHIN APPROXIMATELY


12" ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PLACE ONE BOLT AND WASHER IN FIFTH HOLE
FROM THE END OF THE EXPOSED ANCHOR POST. SECURELY TIGHTEN SPACER
ONTO BOLT.
4. DRIVE ANCHOR POST TO 4" ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PLACE REMAINING
BOLT AND WASHER IN FIRST HOLE FROM THE END OF POST AND
SECURELY TIGHTEN SPACER ONTO BOLT. (BOLTS 4" APART).

MOUNTING HEIGHT
SEE NOTES
SHEET 9.

18" MIN. SPLICE OVERLAP

2"

18" MIN. SPLICE OVERLAP

CENTROID OF
SIGN ASSEMBLY

2"

1"

2.5 LB/FT.
POST EXTENSION

POST EXTENSION SPLICE DETAIL A IS PREFERRED OVER POST EXTENSION


SPLICE DETAIL B. WHEN DETAIL A IS USED, 2.5 LB/FT. POSTS SHALL
USE A 2.5 LB/FT. POST EXTENSION POST FOR SPLICE EXTENSIONS;
4.0 LB/FT. POSTS SHALL USE A 4.0 LB/FT. POST EXTENSION POST FOR
SPLICE EXTENSIONS.
WHEN DETAIL A IS USED, POST EXTENSION SPLICES
SHALL BE MOUNTED ON THE BACK (NON-IMPACT) SIDE OF THE SIGN POST.
SPLICES SHALL BE MADE AT A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 6.25 FT., MEASURED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPLICE.

4. POST EXTENSION SPLICE DETAIL B IS PERMITTED FOR USE TO PROVIDE


A FLUSH SIGN MOUNT SURFACE FOR 4.0 LB/FT. POSTS. WHEN DETAIL B
IS USED, 2.5 LB/FT. POST EXTENSION SPLICES MAY BE NESTED ON THE
FRONT OF A 4.0 LB/FT. POST. SPLICES SHALL BE MADE AT A MINIMUM
HEIGHT OF 9 FT., MEASURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPLICE.

WASHER

WASHER

SPACER

SIGN FACE

LOCKWASHER

ANCHOR BOLT

HEXNUT

SIGN FACE

WASHER

ANCHOR BOLT

HEXNUT

SPACER

LOCKNUT

SPACER

SIGN POST

SIGN POST
EXTENSION

SIGN POST
EXTENSION

SIGN POST

SECTION A-A

ANCHOR POST

SIGN FACE

LOCKWASHER

ANCHOR BOLT

SIGN POST

SECTION B-B

SECTION C-C

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SPACER

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

1"|

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

0.438"|

5"
62
0.

TYPE B
" -18 UNC x 1.5"

CHANNEL BAR POSTS


SPACER DETAIL
ZINC PLATED

ANCHOR BOLT,
WASHER, SPACER AND LOCKNUT

ERECTION DETAILS

ANCHOR BOLTS TO BE 1.5", GRADE 9, HEX HEAD.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 6 OF 9

TC-8702B

(HEIGHT

8'

6'
6

10

12

16

14

18

SIGN)

14'

OF
CENTER

8'

6'
4

12

12'

16

20

24

32

28

36

40

10'
4.0 LB/FT
POST

2.5 LB/FT
POST
8'

6'
6

12

18

36

42

48

54

60

A (SIGN AREA IN FT )

A (SIGN AREA IN FT )

**

**

30

24

A (SIGN AREA IN FT )

**

GROUND

4.0 LB/FT
POST
2.5 LB/FT
POST

10'

FROM

FROM

2.5 LB/FT
POST

(HEIGHT

GROUND

4.0 LB/FT
POST

10'

THREE-POST INSTALLATION

TO

CENTER

12'

SIGN)

14'

TO

CENTER

12'

TO
GROUND
FROM
(HEIGHT
B

TWO-POST INSTALLATION

OF

14'

OF

SIGN)

ONE-POST INSTALLATION

H
H
1

/
5W

/ W*

/
5W

**

**

**

WHEN ERECTING STANDARD WARNING OR REGULATORY


SIGNS THAT ARE PREPUNCHED, THIS DISTANCE IS
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HORIZONTAL HOLES.

A = SIGN AREA (SEE TABLE).


A = W x H FOR SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS,
WHERE: W = WIDTH OF SIGN
H = HEIGHT OF SIGN

**

SEE SHEET 9 FOR SIGN LOCATION/INSTALLATION


DETAILS.

NOTES:

1.

2. 2.5 LB/FT. AND 4.0 LB/FT. POSTS MAY HAVE LESS THAN 7 FT.
CLEARANCE BETWEEN EACH OTHER WHEN USED IN TWO-POST
AND THREE-POST INSTALLATIONS.

SIGN AREA TABLE


IRREGULAR SHAPED SIGNS

SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SIGNS


SIZE (in. x in.)
8"x48"

AREA (FT )
2.7

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

TO DETERMINE THE POST SIZE, ENTER THE GRAPH WITH THE VALUES
OF A AND B. THE SHADED AREA INDICATES THE APPROPRIATE POST
SIZE REQUIRED.

SIZE (in. x in.)

AREA (FT )

SIGN (in. x in.)

30"x15"

3.1

72"x12"

6.0

YIELD (R1-2) 36"x36"

AREA (FT )

3.9

12"x18"

1.5

30"x24"

5.0

72"x24"

12.0

YIELD (R1-2) 48"x48"

6.9

12"x24"

2.0

30"x30"

6.3

72"x36"

18.0

YIELD (R1-2) 60"x60"

10.8

12"x30"

2.5

30"x36"

7.5

72"x48"

24.0

NO PASSING PENNANT (W14-3) 48"x36"

5.6

12"x36"

3.0

30"x48"

10.0

72"x60"

30.0

RAILROAD WARNING (W10-1) 36" DIA.

7.1

12"x48"

4.0

30"x60"

12.5

96"x24"

16.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 30"x30"

4.7

18"x15"

1.9

36"x36"

9.0

96"x48"

32.0

SCHOOL (S1-1) 36"x36"

6.8

18"x18"

2.3

36"x48"

12.0

120"x12"

10.0

STOP (R1-1) 24"x24"

3.3

18"x24"

3.0

36"x54"

13.5

120"x15"

12.5

STOP (R1-1) 30"x30"

5.2

18"x36"

4.5

48"x48"

16.0

120"x24"

20.0

STOP (R1-1) 36"x36"

18"x48"

6.0

48"x60"

20.0

120"x30"

25.0

STOP (R1-1) 48"x48"

7.4
13.2

21"x15"

2.2

60"x12"

5.0

144"x12"

12.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 24"x24"

3.2

24"x24"

4.0

60"x24"

10.0

144"x18"

18.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 30"x24"

4.0

24"x36"

6.0

60"x42"

17.5

144"x24"

24.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 36"x36"

7.2

24"x48"

8.0

60"x60"

25.0

144"x30"

30.0

INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER (M1-1) 45"x36"

9.0

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE B
CHANNEL BAR POSTS
SELECTION TABLES
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 7 OF 9

TC-8702B

CHANNEL BAR POST

NOTES:
ONE "| HOLE

15" LONG
CHANNEL-ADAPTOR

"| HOLE WITH


" - 18 UNC x 3"
BOLT, LOCK NUT, AND WASHER
1"
SQUARE POST
ONE "| HOLE

4"

3"

1"

4"

WEDGE

FOUR
0.7"x 0.3"
HOLES
SEE NOTE 6B OF
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS

WEDGE
LEG ANGLE

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

SEE NOTE 5D OF
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS

LEG ANGLE

SOCKET

SOCKET

8"

8"

ELEVATION
ELEVATION

BENT PLATE

BENT PLATE

2.00" SQUARE POST

2.25" SQUARE POST

4.
6"

/ 2.00" x 2.00" x 0.25"

0.25"

5"

0.25"

0.25"

6"
4.

WEDGE

0.25"

4.
6"

WEDGE

5"

6"
4.

DIRECTION
OF TRAFFIC

DIRECTION
OF TRAFFIC

45
DIRECTION
OF TRAFFIC

CHANNEL-ADAPTOR

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

0.25"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

45

WEDGE

BENT PLATE

/ 2.50" x 2.50" x 0.25"


FOR 2.00" SQUARE POST

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

0.25"

TYPE B

/ 2.50" x 2.50" x 0.25"


FOR 2.25" SQUARE POST

PLAN

PLAN

PLAN

SOCKET SYSTEM FOR


CONCRETE INSTALLATIONS
CHANNEL BAR POST - SOCKET SYSTEM

SQUARE POST - SOCKET SYSTEM


RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

TAPCO INDUSTRIES OR EQUAL PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 8 OF 9

TC-8702B

NOTES:
SIGN CLEARANCE HEIGHT
1.

CLEARANCE HEIGHT SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN TO A LEVEL
LINE PROJECTED FROM THE NEAR EDGE OF ROADWAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN A SIGN
HEIGHT GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIRED WHEN MEASURED FROM THE
GROUND LEVEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. IN BUSINESS AND URBAN AREAS THE
CLEARANCE HEIGHT SHALL ALSO BE MEASURED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN TO
THE GROUND LEVEL OR SIDEWALK AREA TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF PEDESTRIANS
COLLIDING WITH THE SIGN.

LATERAL SIGN CLEARANCE


12'

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT/CURB

5'

9' MIN.
TOP OF
SIGN

7' MIN.
CLEARANCE
HEIGHT

2.

SIGNS SHOULD BE PLACED AS FAR AS PRACTICAL FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY
TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLES HITTING THE SIGNS. WHEN GUIDE RAIL
IS PRESENT, SIGNS WILL BE PLACED BEHIND THE GUIDERAIL.

3.

ROUTE MARKER SIGNS WITH AUXILIARY SIGNS (NORTH, SOUTH, ETC.) SHALL BE
CONSIDERED A SINGLE SIGN ASSEMBLY. THE CLEARANCE HEIGHT IS MEASURED
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LOWEST AUXILIARY SIGN TO A LEVEL LINE PROJECTED
FROM THE NEAR EDGE OF ROADWAY.

RECOMMENDED

2'

(MIN.)

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

2'

9' MIN.
TOP OF
SIGN

(MIN.)
4.

GROUND LINE/
SIDEWALK

BUSINESS OR URBAN AREAS


A.

IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, OR WHERE PARKING


AND/OR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS ARE LIKELY, OR WHERE THE SIGN MAY
BLOCK VISIBILITY, THE BOTTOM OF ALL SIGNS (INCLUDING AUXILIARY
SIGNS) SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 7' ABOVE GROUND AND THE NEAR
PAVEMENT EDGE.

B.

LATERAL CLEARANCE RECOMMENDED IS 2' BEHIND CURB. IF SIDEWALK


WIDTH IS LIMITED, OR WHEN EXISTING UTILITY POLES ARE CLOSE TO THE
CURB A 1' CLEARANCE IS PERMISSIBLE. SIGNS SUPPORTS SHOULD NOT
PROTRUDE INTO SIDEWALK AREA

GROUND
LINE
5.

BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL AREA

A.

RURAL AREA
CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAY (NO SHOULDER)

RURAL AREAS
CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS. ALTHOUGH 7' MINIMUM SIGN HEIGHT
CLEARANCE IS RECOMMENDED, IN RURAL DISTRICTS WHERE THE CONDITIONS
LISTED IN NOTE 4A ARE NOT LIKELY, SIGNS MAY BE MOUNTED AT A
MINIMUM CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 5'. IF A SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN IS
INSTALLED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, THE CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN MAY BE 4'.
WHEN GUIDERAIL OR CONCRETE BARRIERS ARE PRESENT A 2' LATERAL
CLEARANCE IS RECOMMENDED.
WHEN SHOULDERS ARE NOT PRESENT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SIGNS BE
PLACED 12' FROM THE EDGE OF ROADWAY. WHERE SHOULDERS ARE
PRESENT A 6' LATERAL CLEARANCE IS RECOMMENDED.

B.

FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAYS. DIRECTIONAL SIGNS SHALL BE HAVE A


MINIMUM CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 7'. HOWEVER, IF A SUPPLEMENTAL
SIGN IS INSTALLED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, THE SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN MAY
HAVE A CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 6', PROVIDED THAT A 7' CLEARANCE HEIGHT
IS MAINTAINED FOR THE MAIN SIGN.
ALL ROUTE MARKER, REGULATORY, AND WARNING SIGN ASSEMBLIES SHALL
MAINTAIN A 6' CLEARANCE HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN
ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING AUXILIARY SIGNS).
2' MINIMUM LATERAL CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED BEHIND UNMOUNTABLE
CURB OR ROADWAY SHOULDER.

10' MIN.
6' RECOMMENDED
FOR ALL SIGNS

6.

ON CONVENTIONAL ROADS A 2-FOOT LATERAL OFFSET IS PERMITTED WHEN IT IS


IMPRACTICAL TO LOCATE THE SIGN WITH THE PRESCRIBED OFFSET.

7.

A LATERAL OFFSET OF 1 FOOT FROM THE FACE OF THE CURB MAY BE USED IN
BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE SIDEWALK WIDTH IS LIMITED
OR WHERE EXISTING POLES ARE CLOSE TO THE CURB.

8.

OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORTS AND POST-MOUNTED SIGN AND OBJECT MARKERS SUPPORTS
SHOULD NOT INTRUDE INTO THE USABLE WIDTH OF A SIDEWALK OR OTHER PEDESTRAIN
FACILITY.

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT
2'

7'

FREEWAY / EXPRESSWAYS

(MIN.)

6'

GROUND
LINE

5'

9' MIN.
TOP OF
SIGN

(MIN.)

(MIN.)

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

10' MINIMUM LATERAL CLEARANCE FROM THE EDGE OF THE NEAREST


TRAVEL LANE IS RECOMMENDED.

EDGE OF
SHOULDER

EDGE OF
SHOULDER

9' MIN.
TOP OF
SIGN

GROUND
LINE

RURAL AREA
CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAY (WITH SHOULDER)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
TYPE B
SIGN LOCATION/INSTALLATION
DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 9 OF 9

TC-8702B

15"

12' MIN.

30"

36"

24"

24"

48"
4
8

"

"

OF SIGN

8
4

FRONT FACE

FOR ALL SIGNS

30"

48"

48"

60"

BREAKAWAY HOLES
EDGE OF

30"

* 24"
CLEARANCE
WHEN GUIDERAIL

SEE POST

IS REQUIRED

FOUNDATION

MIN.
EMBEDMENT

C.C. POST
SEE NOTES

SINGLE MOUNTS

3.5"

4"x6"
WOOD
POST

4"x4"
BAR C

18"|

DETAIL

4"x6"
" | HOLE

END VIEW

ELEVATION VIEW

4
8

"

(TYP.)

2"

4"x6"
15"

4"x4"
2"

0.75"

6"

1.5"

(TYP.)

2"

24"

0.75"

(TYP.)

3.5"

BARS
SEE

30"

2"
(TYP.)

60"

1"

36"

1.5"

0.75"

0.75"

36"

2.68"

0.75"

0.75"

"

PLATE

4"x4"

STEEL

8
4

48"

1.69"
PLATE

1"

" GALV.

15"

1.94"

7'

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

(MIN.)

36"
7'

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

(MIN.)

4"x6"
WOOD
POST

7'

24"

36"
4"x4"
WOOD
POST

7'

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

NEAREST EDGE
OF PAVEMENT

4"
GROUND LINE

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

(MIN.)

ELEVATION AT

15"

(MIN.)

14"
GROUND LINE

7'

24.5"

DETAILS

(MIN.)

4" OR 6"

7'

4"

(MIN.)

1" | HOLES FOR 4"x4" POSTS


1.5" | HOLES FOR 4"x6" POSTS
(DRILLED PERPENDICULAR TO DIRECTION
OF TRAFFIC)

VERTICAL CLEAR.
SEE SIGN MOUNT

30"

MIN.

7'

24"

4"x4" OR 4"x6"
WOOD POST

24"*

(MIN.)

PAVEMENT

(TYP.)

BAR D

5.25"
4"x6"

DETAIL A
NOTE:

7'

(MIN.)

4"x6"
WOOD
POST

HOLD BARS IN PLACE WHILE

EXCEPT AS
IN NOTE 6

4"x6"
WOOD
POST

EXCEPT AS
IN NOTE 6

7'

8"

(MIN.)

NEAREST EDGE
OF PAVEMENT

SLOTTED HOLE

SLOTTED HOLE

" GALV.

ELEVATION AT
0.5"x2.5"

4"x6"
WOOD
POST

EXCEPT AS
IN NOTE 6

0.5"x2.5"

LAG SCREWS

7'

6"

1"

FOR "x1.5"

(MIN.)

(TYP.)

0.5"

0.5"

(TYP.)

NAIL SHIM BARS TO POST TO


"| HOLE

POST IS BEING PLACED.

SHIM PLATE C
SHIM PLATE D

STEEL
" GALV.

NOTES:

C.C. POST
SEE NOTES

STEEL

3.38"

4"x4"

1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH

4"x4"

& 4"x6"

3.875"

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLICATION 408,

MULTIPLE MOUNTS

5.36"

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

4"x6"

SHIM PLATE A

SHIM PLATE B

2. DETERMINE THE CENTER TO CENTER POST DIMENSIONS ON TWO-POST


INSTALLATIONS BY THE BOLT HOLE SPACING ON THE SIGN BLANKS.

36"
36"
24"

36"

SHIM

B
36"

SHIM

SEAL OPENING BETWEEN


POST AND CONCRETE

2"

3. FOR DETAILS OF BOLTS AND SIZE REQUIRED, SEE SHEET 2 OF 2.

STOP
OR
YIELD

36"

POST

4. GALVANIZE ALL STEEL SLEEVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM A 123 /


A 123M.

(TYP.)

5. STEEL USED FOR SLEEVES AND SHIMS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM YIELD
ONE-WAY

STRENGTH OF 36 KSI.

SIGN

NOT USED

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

12"

10"

7'

7'

6"

ONE-WAY
SIGN IS

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

6. IF A SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN IS INSTALLED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, THE

(TYP.)

WHEN

B5-900300

SLOPE CONCRETE
AWAY FROM POST

BOTTOM OF THE SIGN ASSEMBLY MAY BE 6' ABOVE THE NEAR


EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT. HOWEVER, IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL &
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, OR WHERE PARKING AND/OR PEDESTRIAN

4"x4"
WOOD
POST

MOVEMENTS ARE LIKELY, OR WHERE THE SIGN MAY BLOCK VISIBILITY,


THE BOTTOM OF ALL SIGNS (INCLUDING AUXILIARY SIGNS) SHALL BE
A MINIMUM OF 7' ABOVE GROUND.

BAR D

NEAREST EDGE
OF PAVEMENT

WHEN IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO LOCATE THE SIGN WITH THE PRESCRIBED


OFFSET.
8. A LATERAL OFFSET OF 1 FOOT FROM THE FACE OF THE CURB MAY BE USED
IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE SIDEWALK

SHIM A TOP

WIDTH IS LIMITED OR WHERE EXISTING POLES ARE CLOSE TO THE CURB.

BAR C BOTTOM
9. OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORTS AND POST-MOUNTED SIGN AND OBJECT

4"x6"

" CLR. 4"x4" &

7. ON CONVENTIONAL ROADS A 2-FOOT LATERAL OFFSET IS PERMITTED

BACK-TO-BACK MOUNTS

MARKERS SUPPORTS SHOULD NOT INTRUDE INTO THE USABLE WIDTH OF


A SIDEWALK OR OTHER PEDESTRAIN FACILITY.

"

CLASS A
CEMENT
CONCRETE

32"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

BAR D BOTTOM
5.5"

BAR C

ELEVATION AT

SHIM B TOP
3.5"

CLASS A CEMENT
CONCRETE TO BE
POURED AGAINST
UNDISTURBED EARTH.
USE FORMS IF
NECESSARY, SEE
SPECIFICATIONS.

4"

0.25"

OF SLEEVE

INSIDE

4"x4"

12 GA GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE

6"

24.5"

" CLR.

4"x6"

"

DIMENSION

C.C. POST
SEE NOTES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

30"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


12 GA
GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE

2"

1"

3"

12"

12"

3"

1"

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

5.5"

1"

TYPE C

"x5" LONG
BOLT W / NUT, "|
3.5"

2"

2"
FOUNDATION & SLEEVE

TRAFFIC

HOLE AT OF SLEEVE.

2"
" CLR. 4"x4" &

"

BAR 2"x0.375"

ERECTION DETAILS

4"
4"x4" & 4"x6"
-INSIDE DIMENSION OF SLEEVE

SECTION E-E (SHOWN)

" | HOLES

4"x6"

FOUNDATION DETAIL

BAR
DETAIL A

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 2

TC-8702C

BRACKET H3-1-1M

BAR H3-5M

9"

9"

9"

BAR H3-7M

9"

BRACKET H3-1-1BM

BRACKET H3-1-1BM
3"

3"

3"

BRACKET H3-2-1M
BRACKET H3-1-1M

21"

BRACKET
H3-1-1BM

BRACKET
H3-1-1BM

BAR H3-7M
BAR H3-5M
SHIMS
0.75" THICK

WOOD POST (SEE


POST SELECTION TABLE)

4"x6"
WOOD POST

WOOD POST (SEE


POST SELECTION TABLE)

AUXILIARY
SIGN (TYP.)

TYPICAL YIELD SIGN ASSEMBLY

ROUTE MARKER BRACKET ASSEMBLY - TYPE II

ROUTE MARKER BRACKET ASSEMBLY - TYPE I

"

"
19.5"

ROUTE MARKER POST

34.2"

BOLT TABLE

SELECTION TABLE
3"

0.75"

6"

6"

3"

3"

1"

0.75"

3"

10.1"

3"

10.1"

LENGTH

3"

1"

MAXIMUM SIGN
POST SIZE

0.375"

0.375"

SURFACE AREA

2"x0.375"x19.5"

SEE NOTE 5

0.3"

1"

1.5"

DESCRIPTION
SIGN + BRACKET
SIGN + BRACKET + BRACKET

1.5"

BRACKET + BRACKET

7.5"

SIGN + BRACKET(S)+ 4"x6" POST

4"x6"

14.375 FT

6"x6"*

16.375 FT

6"x8"*
" | HOLES

SLOTTED HOLE
SEE DETAIL

BAR B

1"

33.125 FT

7.5"

BRACKET(S)+ 4"x6" POST

6.5"

SIGN + 4"x6" POST

4.5"

SIGN + 4"x4" POST

* SEE TC-8702E FOR FOUNDATION DETAIL.

H3-1-1M

SLOTTED HOLE
SEE DETAIL

BOLTS ARE STAINLESS STEEL OR ALUMINUM, " WITH


FLAT WASHERS, LOCK WASHERS AND NUT. LENGTH AS
SHOWN IN THE BOLT TABLE.

1"

0.3"

2"
9"

H3-1-1BM

" | HOLE IN BAR A


2"

BAR A

2"x0.375"x34"

" | HOLE IN BAR D


3"

BAR C

"| HOLES
BAR D
3"x0.375"x10.5"

SEE NOTE 5

2"x0.375"x4.7"

1"
SLOTTED HOLE

1"

" | HOLE IN BAR C


2"

SEE DETAIL

NOTES:

0.8"

" | HOLE IN BAR B

1.5"

BRACKET H3-1-1BM

1. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE


WITH PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PUBLICATION 408, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

BRACKET H3-1-1M

2. A "x3" LAG SCREW MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF A


BOLT THROUGH THE POST AS ILLUSTRATED.
0.5"

ARROW SHOWS
PROPER
DIRECTION
OF BAR

0.5"

3"

1"
SEE
NOTE 5

1"
ARROW SHOWS
PROPER
DIRECTION
OF BAR

0.375"
3"

"|
HOLES

1"

51"

" | HOLE IN BAR D

15"

" | HOLE IN BAR A


0.3"

5. STAMP BRACKET/BAR NUMBER IN 0.375" HIGH LETTERS


AND NUMBERS IN POSITIONS AS SHOWN.

8"

3"

10.1"

H3-5M

SEE
NOTE 5

3"
1"
2"

H3-2-1M

37"

10.1"

3"

6"

3"
2"

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

6"

9"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

3"

SEE NOTE 5

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


"|
HOLES

SEE DETAIL
BAR A

"

12"

2"x0.375"x34.2"

12"

" | HOLES

SLOTTED HOLE

0.8"

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

"

3"

1"

H3-7M

34.2"

4. DRILL BREAKAWAY HOLES IN POSTS AND ERECT AS SHOWN ON


SHEET 1 OF 2.

8"

"

3. USE A FLAT ALUMINUM OR NYLON WASHER ON THE FACE OF


ALL SIGNS.

TYPE C

1.5"

3"

0.5"

ERECTION DETAILS

0.5"

BAR D
3"x0.375"x10.5"

1"
1"

1"

1"

0.375"

"

"

0.375"

RECOMMENDED

BRACKET H3-2-1M

BAR H3-7M

BAR H3-5M

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 2 OF 2

SLOTTED HOLE
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8702C

12"

4.5"

20"

24"

1"| HOLE
(TYP.)

4.5"

0.5"

4.5"

1"| x 3.5" LONG


HEX HEAD BOLT
WITH NUT & WASHER

PL 3.25"x 0.25"x 8"

SEE BASE
STIFFENER
DETAIL

0.5"

DETAIL "X"

STIFFENER
(TYP.)

12"

4.5"

4"

6"

3"

48" x 48" SIGN

24"

18"

3"

60" x 48" SIGN

"| VENT HOLE

1" x 1"
NOTCH (TYP.)

TYP.

HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE LINE


(INSIDE FACE OF PARAPET)

BASE STIFFENER DETAIL

PIPE BASE DETAILS

SECTION NORMAL
TO SIGN

14"

SECTION NORMAL
TO BRIDGE

1"| HOLE
(TYP.)

7"

1" x 1"
NOTCH (TYP.)

OPEN JOINT
IN PARAPET

12"

EDGE OF ROADWAY
(SEE NOTE A)

1"
2'-0" MIN.

C
LMOUNTING BRACKET
(PARALLEL TO PARAPET)

4.5"

7"

PIPE 5"| STD.

1"

PIPE BASE (SEE DETAILS)


MATERIAL ABOVE THIS LINE INCLUDED
WITH ITEM "STRUCTURE MOUNTED
SIGN, TYPE D"

CONSTR. JT.

TYP.
PL 5.75"x 0.5"x 7"

MATERIAL BELOW THIS LINE INCLUDED


WITH ITEM "FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL"

VERTICAL
CLEARANCE PT.

4.5"

7'-0"

PL 12"x 1"x 12"

BASE DETAIL

4"

6"

20"

24"

2.25"
FACE OF SIGN

4.5"

4.5"

SECTION C-C

PL 12"x 1"x 14"


4"

MOUNTING BRACKET (SEE DETAILS)

4"
1"
1"

1" |
ANCHORS

8"

5"

ANCHORS (SEE DETAILS)

1" x 1"
NOTCH (TYP.)

TYP.
12"

SECTION THRU BRIDGE


SINGLE RECTANGULAR SIGN

VIEW A-A

1"

1" (TYP.)

PL 5.75"x 0.5"x 7"

TYP.

PL 12"x 0.75"x 18"

NOTE A:

WEIGHT OF FABRICATED
STRUCTURAL STEEL IS
127 LBS. PER MOUNTING
BRACKET.

EDGE OF ROADWAY ON BRIDGE IS THE PROJECTION OF


THE EDGE OF ROADWAY ON ADJACENT FILL SECTION
OR AS INDICATED BY THE EDGE MARKINGS.

2"

PL 13.25"x 0.5"x 18"


1"| HOLE
(TYP.)

1"
1" x 1"
NOTCH (TYP.)

MOUNTING BRACKET DETAILS


85

TRAFFIC

NOTES:
5"

#4 (EXTEND 25" AT EACH


SIDE OF ANCHOR & LAP
WITH LONGITUDINAL
PARAPET BAR)

EDGE OF
ROADWAY

INSIDE |
1.

2.

FACE OF SIGN

1"| A36M
STEEL TYPE D
ANCHOR (BC-734M)
(TYP. OF 2 PER
BRACKET)

BRACKET

THE STIFFENERS AND STIFFENER HARDWARE SHALL CONFORM TO SECTION 1103.03(d)


AND TO STANDARD DRAWING TC-8701S. THE RIVETS USED TO FASTEN THE FLAT
SHEET ALUMINUM TO THE STIFFENER SHALL CONFORM TO SECTION 1103.11(g) AND
SHALL BE SPACED AS INDICATED IN SECTION 1103.03(e).

4.

STEEL PIPE SUPPORTS TO BE ASTM A 53, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.


ALL OTHER STRUCTURAL STEEL TO BE AASHTO M 270, ASTM A 709
GRADE 36, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL BOLTS TO BE AASHTO
ASTM A 325, TYPE 1, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

PIPE 5"| STD.

PIPE
5" | STD.

12"

FACE OF SIGN

42000 (16.5")

16.5"

PLAN VIEW

FOR DESIGN OF SIGN PANELS AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, SEE TRAFFIC STANDARD.

6.

ALL WELDS TO CONFORM TO LATEST ANSI/AASHTO/AWS SPECIFICATIONS.

6" MIN.
EMBEDMENT DEPTH

2" CLR.

PL 2"x 0.5"x HT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

TYP.

STIFFENER

5.

DETAIL "X"

TOGGLE AND
BUCKLE STRAP
(SEE TC-8701S;
SHEET 3, DETAIL 1)

PL 7"x 0.5"x HT

ALL STEEL SHALL BE GALVANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLICATION 408.

3.
1"

PARAPET

MATERIALS AND WORKSMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLICATION 408, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

4"

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
ANCHOR DETAIL

TYPE D

(FOR INSTALLATION ON
ALL NEW STRUCTURES)

FACE OF SIGN
(SEE NOTE 3)

NOTE:

SECTION B-B

ANCHOR TO BE INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 5 FT. FROM


DECK JOINT. SEE STRUCTURE PLANS FOR PARAPET
REINFORCEMENT DETAILS.

" O.D. ANCHOR

ERECTION DETAILS

ALTERNATE EXPANSION ANCHOR DETAIL


(FOR INSTALLATION ON EXISTING STRUCTURE ONLY)
(HILTI KWIK BOLT 3 ANCHOR OR EQUAL)

(STRUCTURE CONNECTIONS)

NOTE:
ANCHOR TO BE INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 5 FT. FROM
DECK JOINT.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 2

TC-8702D

3"
24"

18"

MEASURED ALONG
FACE OF SIGN

STIFFENER (TYP)

6"

3"

36"
4"

36" SHIELD

15"

2"

STIFFENER (TYP)

24"

24"

2"

15.5"

15" x 30"
CARDINAL

20"

48" x 48" SIGN

PIPE 5"| STD.


21"

18"

1"

10"

48" x 48" SIGN

HORIZONTAL
CLEARANCE LINE
(INSIDE FACE
OF PARAPET)

12" x 24"
CARDINAL

24"
ROUTE
MARKER

PIPE 5"| STD.


7'-0"

12"

9'-0"

STIFFENER (TYP)

MOUNTED INDEPENDENTLY

24"

15"

48" x 60" SIGN

VERTICAL
CLEARANCE PT.

9'-0"

20"

VERTICAL CLEARANCE PT.

DOUBLE ROUTE MARKER WITH 36" SHIELD

DIAMOND SIGN

4"

HORIZONTAL
CLEARANCE LINE
(INSIDE FACE
OF PARAPET)

(PARTS NOT SHOWN ARE SIMILAR TO SINGLE RECTANGULAR SIGN)

(PARTS NOT SHOWN ARE SAME AS SINGLE RECTANGULAR SIGN)

21"
PIPE 5"| STD.

VERTICAL CLEARANCE PT.


48" x 48" SIGN

DOUBLE RECTANGULAR SIGN


(PARTS NOT SHOWN ARE SIMILAR TO SINGLE RECTANGULAR SIGN )

SKEW 5 RELATIVE
TO BASE DETAILS

1.5"

10"

21"

STIFFENER (TYP)

9'-0"

52"

18"

STIFFENER
(TYP)

24"

24" x 24" SIGN

20"

3"

15"

60"

PIPE 5"| STD.

PIPE 127 (5")| STD.


7'-0"

HORIZONTAL
CLEARANCE LINE
(INSIDE FACE
OF PARAPET)

21"

VERTICAL
CLEARANCE PT.

HORIZONTAL
CLEARANCE LINE
(INSIDE FACE
OF PARAPET)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

21"

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,
VERTICAL
CLEARANCE PT.

TYPE D
ERECTION DETAILS

TRIANGULAR SIGN
(PARTS NOT SHOWN ARE SIMILAR TO SINGLE RECTANGULAR SIGN)

DIAMOND SIGN WITH RECTANGULAR SIGN


(PARTS NOT SHOWN ARE SIMILAR TO DIAMOND
SIGN AND RECTANGULAR SIGN)

(STRUCTURE CONNECTIONS)
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 2

TC-8702D

SIGN POST SELECTION NOTES:

DESIGN CRITERIA:

1. DETERMINE VALUES OF "W", "H", AND "LB" AS INDICATED IN THE SIGN


ELEVATION.

1. DESIGN BASED ON STANDARD


2001 AASHTO SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL
SUPPORTS FOR
HIGHWAY
SIGNS,
LUMINAIRES AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS INCLUDING
2002 INTERIM SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING DESIGN CRITERIA:

W = MAXIMUM WIDTH OF SIGN.


H = MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGN.
L B= MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN TOP OF A FOOTING AND BOTTOM
OF SIGN.

- BASIC WIND SPEED (V) = 90 MPH (3-SECOND GUST)


- WIND IMPORTANCE FACTOR r(I ) = 0.71 (10 YEAR DESIGN LIFE)
- FATIGUE IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR ROADSIDE SIGNS.

2. FOR SELECTION OF POSTS, ENTER TABLES WITH VALUES OF "W", "H"


AND "L ".
B

2. EMBEDMENT OF FOOTINGS IS BASED ON FIGURES 13-3 AND 13-4 AS OUTLINED


IN THE AASHTO SPECIFICATIONS.

PLAN VIEW

3. FOR A SIGN SIZE BETWEEN THOSE VALUES OF "W", "H" AND "L " IN
B
THE TABLE, USE NEXT HIGHEST (FT) VALUE.
4. USE THE LONGEST POST TO SELECT ALL POST SIZES.

(FT)

HEIGHT "H"

LB
2

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

(FT)

"|
HOLES FOR
" BOLTS

(FT)

P1

P2

P2

P1

P1

P2

P3

P1

P2

P2

P3

NOTES:

12"

POST SELECTION TABLE - ONE POST

1. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLICATION 408, UNLESS NOTED
OTHERWISE.

12

VARIES

3
12'-0" MIN.
(SEE NOTE 3)

2. POST #1 IS ALWAYS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY, WHETHER SIGN IS LOCATED


ON LEFT OR RIGHT.

SEE TABLE
FOR HOLE
SPACING

2
P3

P3

P3

11

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

11

P1

P1

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

10

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

11

P1

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

5
9

P1

P2

P3

P3

10

P1

P3

P3

P3

11

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

LB

SHORT DIMENSION

THE NEAR EDGE OF THE SIGN AT LEAST 2'-0" BEHIND THE CURB

DETERMINE ACTUAL LATERAL PLACEMENT IN THE FIELD WITH THE


APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.

POST

SEAL OPENING
BETWEEN
CONCRETE AND
POST WITH
BITUMINOUS
MATERIAL

DISTANCE OF THE GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER. PRIOR TO FABRICATION,

4. BUSINESS OR URBAN AREAS

LONG DIMENSION

A. IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, OR WHERE


PARKING AND/OR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS ARE LIKELY, OR WHERE
THE SIGN MAY BLOCK VISIBILITY, THE BOTTOM OF ALL SIGNS
(INCLUDING AUXILIARY SIGNS) SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF
7'-0" ABOVE GROUND AND THE NEAR PAVEMENT EDGE.
RURAL AREAS
B. CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS. ALTHOUGH 7'-0" MINIMUM SIGN
HEIGHT CLEARANCE IS RECOMMENDED, IN RURAL DISTRICTS WHERE

14"

P3

P2

THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN NOTE 4A ARE NOT LIKELY, SIGNS MAY


BE MOUNTED AT A MINIMUM CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 5'-0". IF
A SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN IS INSTALLED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, THE
CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN MAY BE 4'-0".
C. FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAYS. SIGNS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM

B
4"

P2

P1

1.5"| HOLES

P1

P1

AT LOCATIONS WITH UNMOUNTABLE CURB, GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER, PLACE

BARRIER, IT IS DESIRABLE TO PLACE POST #1 BEYOND THE DEFLECTION

CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 7'-0". HOWEVER, IF A SUPPLEMENTAL


SIGN IS INSTALLED BELOW THE MAIN SIGN, THE SUPPLEMENTAL
SIGN MAY HAVE A CLEARANCE HEIGHT OF 6'-0", PROVIDED

12 GA. GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE

THAT 7'-0" CLEARANCE HEIGHT IS MAINTAINED FOR THE


MAIN SIGN.

P1

POST #1

30"

(SEE NOTE 4)

3.

FACE, GUIDE RAIL OR BARRIER. AT LOCATIONS WITH GUIDE RAIL OR


2"
6"

P3

P3

VARIES

P2

P2

FOR 6"x8" POST

P1

P1

3"| HOLES

P1

P1

FOR 6"x6" POST,

P1

P1

2"| HOLES

P1

FOR 4"x6" POST,

9
10

6
10

P3

P3

11

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

5. LOCATE SIGNS TO AVOID PLACING SUPPORTS IN DRAINAGE DITCHES.

24"
CLASS A CEMENT CONCRETE
TO BE POURED AGAINST
UNDISTURBED EARTH

28" MIN.
EMBEDMENT DEPTH

P3

P3

P3

11

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P3

11

P3

7. SEE SHEET 3 FOR THREE-POST INSTALLATION.


8. SEE SHEET 4 FOR SECTIONS AND ERECTION DETAILS.

7
10

6. SEE SHEET 2 FOR TWO-POST INSTALLATION.

SIGN ELEVATION

END VIEW

9. SEE SHEET 5 FOR TEMPORARY DIRECT BURIAL TWO-POST INSTALLATION.


10. FOR DETAIL OF SIGN PANELS AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, SEE TRAFFIC
STANDARD TC-8701E OR TC-8701S.
11. TWIST-IN TOGGLE STRAPS MAY BE USED ON FLAT SHEET ALUMINUM SIGNS
WITH STIFFENERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TC-8701S AND PUB. 408.

ANGLE CONNECTION
BOLT SPACING
H (FT)

LEGEND:

POST SELECTION EXAMPLE

P1 = 4"x6" POST

FOR A SIGN WHERE

P2 = 6"x6" POST

= 2'-0"

= 2'-0"

P3 = 6"x8" POST
* USE TWO POSTS (SEE SHEET 2)

L B = 11'-0"

SPACES

1 AT 6"

2 AT 9"

2 AT 15"

3 AT 14"

3 AT 18"

4 AT 16.5"

6 AT 13"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ONE P1 = 4"x6" WOOD POST IS REQUIRED.

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

TABLE FOR HOLE SPACING

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E

WOOD POSTS
SELECTION TABLES
ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 5

TC-8702E

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P1

P1

P1

P3 *

10

P1

11

P1

P1

10

P2 *

11

P2 *

12
13

P1

12

P1

13

14

(FT)

11

HEIGHT "H"

LB

(FT)

(FT)

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

P3

HOLES FOR

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

P3

" BOLTS

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

P3

(FT)

16

15

15

P3 *

15

P3

16

16

P3 *

16

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P1

10

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

P3

11

P1

11

P2 *

P3 *

11

P3

12

P1

12

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

13

13

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

14

P3 *

14

P3

15

15

P3 *

15

16

16

P3 *

16

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

12

17

P1

P1

P1

P3

P3

P2

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P1

10

P2

P3

P3

10

P3

P3

11

P1

11

P3

P3

11

P3

12

12

P3

P3

12

P3

13

13

P3

P3

13

P3

14

14

P3

14

P3

13

18

15

15

P3

15

16

16

P3

16

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P2

P3

10

P3

11

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

P3

11

P3

12

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

P3

12

P3

PLAN VIEW
"

3/5 W*

1/5 W*

12"

1/5 W*

VARIES

12
SEE TABLE
FOR HOLE
SPACING

12'-0" MIN.
(SEE NOTE 3
ON SHEET 1)

7'-0" MIN. FOR


6"x6" & 6"x8"
POSTS

POST
#1

POST
#2
LB

SHORT DIMENSION
(TYP.)

2"
6"

(FT)

VARIES

POST

LONG DIMENSION
(TYP.)

SEAL OPENING
BETWEEN
CONCRETE AND
POST WITH
BITUMINOUS
MATERIAL
(TYP.)

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

14"

4"

3" | HOLES FOR 6"x8"

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS

(FT)

(FT)

HEIGHT "H"

LB

2" | HOLES FOR 6"x6"

1.5"| HOLES FOR 4"x6"

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS

(FT)

(SEE NOTE 4
ON SHEET 1)

(FT)

HEIGHT "H"

LB

30"

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS

10

14

19

13

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

P3

14

15

P3 *

P3 *

15

P3

15

16

P3 *

16

16

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P3

P3

P2

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P3

10

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

P3

10

P3

20

11

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

P3

11

P3

12

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

12

P3

13

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

P3

14

15

P3 *

15

P3

15

16

P3 *

16

16

15

24"
28" MIN.
EMBEDMENT DEPTH

12 GA. GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE
CLASS A CEMENT CONCRETE
TO BE POURED AGAINST
UNDISTURBED EARTH

END VIEW

SIGN ELEVATION

ANGLE CONNECTION
BOLT SPACING
H(FT.)

* SEE NOTE 1.

LEGEND:
P1 = 4"x6" POST
P2 = 6"x6" POST
P3 = 6"x8" POST

POST SELECTION EXAMPLE

NOTES:

FOR A SIGN WHERE

1. POSTS IN THE SELECTION TABLE WITH AN "*" MUST HAVE A


MINIMUM CLEAR SPACING OF 7'-0" BETWEEN POSTS BY
INCREASING THE 3/5 W SPACING. THE REMAINING SIGN WIDTH
"W" SHOULD BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE OVERHANGS.

= 6'-0"

= 2'-0"

= 13'-0"

TWO P1 = 4"x6" WOOD POSTS ARE REQUIRED.

SPACES

1 AT 6"

2 AT 9"

2 AT 15"

3 AT 14"

3 AT 18"

TABLE FOR HOLE SPACING

2. SEE SHEET 1 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES.


3. SEE SHEET 4 FOR SECTIONS AND ERECTION DETAILS.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E

WOOD POSTS
SELECTION TABLES
ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 5

TC-8702E

POST SELECTION TABLE - THREE POSTS

(FT)

P3*

PLAN VIEW

P2

P3

P3

(FT)

"|
HOLES FOR
" BOLTS

P1

P3 *

P3*

P2

P3

P3

P2*

P3 *

P3*

P2

P3

P2*

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P3*

P3 *

10

P3

P3

P3*

12

P3*

13

P3*

14
15

P3 *

11

P3

12

P3

13

P3

P3*

14

P3*

15

27

16

16

17

17

18

18

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

10

P3

P3

10

P3

11

P3

P3

11

P3

12

P3

12

P3

13

P3

13

P3

14

P3

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

VARIES
12
3

SEE TABLE
SPACING

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

25

26

2"

SHORT
DIMENSION

18

P1

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P3

P3

10

P3

11

P3

P3

11

P3

12

P3

12

P3

13

P3

13

14

P3

14

29

15

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

P1

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

P3

10

P3

P3

10

P3

11

P3

11

P3

12

P3

12

P3

13

P3

13

14

P3

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

P1

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

P3

10

P3

P3

11

P3

12

P3

13

P3

14

15

16

17

18

30

(TYP.)

LB
7'-0" MIN.
FOR 6"x6" &
6"x8" POSTS

7'-0" MIN.
FOR 6"x6" &
6"x8" POSTS

POST #2

POST #3

POST
#1

SEAL
OPENING
BETWEEN
CONCRETE
AND POST
WITH
BITUMINOUS
MATERIAL
(TYP.)

POST

LONG DIMENSION

24"
28" MIN.
EMBEDMENT
DEPTH

12 GA. GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE
CLASS A CEMENT CONCRETE
TO BE POURED AGAINST
UNDISTURBED EARTH

END VIEW

SIGN ELEVATION

ANGLE CONNECTION
BOLT SPACING
H (FT)

SPACES

1 AT 6"

2 AT 9"

2 AT 15"

3 AT 14"

TABLE FOR HOLE SPACING

NOTES:

* SEE NOTE 1.

LEGEND:

POST SELECTION EXAMPLE

P1 = 4"x6" POST

FOR A SIGN WHERE

P2 = 6"x6" POST
P3 = 6"x8" POST

SEE NOTE 4 ON SHEET

18

24

28

FOR HOLE

30"

23

12'-0" MIN.
(SEE NOTE 3
ON SHEET 1)

22

11

6"

P3*

(FT)

12"

P2 *

HEIGHT "H"

LB

VARIES

P1

14"

POST SELECTION TABLE - THREE POSTS

4"

(FT)

(FT)

1.5"| HOLES
FOR 4" x 6" POSTS,
2"| HOLES
FOR 6" x 6" POSTS,
3"| HOLES
FOR 6" x 8" POSTS

(FT)

HEIGHT "H"

LB

= 22'-0"

= 2'-0"

1. POSTS IN THE SELECTION TABLE WITH AN "*" MUST HAVE A


MINIMUM CLEAR SPACING OF 7'-0" BETWEEN POSTS BY
INCREASING THE 3/5 W SPACING. THE REMAINING SIGN WIDTH
"W" SHOULD BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE OVERHANGS.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

2. SEE SHEET 1 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES.


3. SEE SHEET 4 FOR SECTIONS AND ERECTION DETAILS.

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E

L B = 15'-0"

WOOD POSTS

THREE P3 = 6"x8" WOOD POSTS ARE REQUIRED.

SELECTION TABLES
ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 5

TC-8702E

POST
SHIM

SHIM

SEAL OPENING BETWEEN


POST AND CONCRETE

SLOPE CONCRETE

" THICK

SHIM

" CLR.

24 "

POST

BAR C BOTTOM

CLASS A
CEMENT
CONCRETE

12 GA. GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE

"

CLASS A CEMENT CONCRETE


TO BE POURED AGAINST

SHIM

WOOD

SHIM B TOP

7 "

5 "

8"

6"

UNDISTURBED EARTH.
USE FORMS IF NECESSARY,

BAR D BOTTOM

SEE SPECIFICATIONS

WOOD POST

BAR C

WOOD
POST

L4"x3"x"
ALUMINUM

" THICK

SHIM A TOP
" CLR.

6"x6" POSTS

FOR 6"x8" POSTS

FOR 4"x6" &

6"x6" POSTS

FOR 6"x8" POSTS

FOR 4"x6" &

6"

AWAY FROM POST

12 GA. GALV.
STEEL SLEEVE

BAR D

"| STAINLESS STEEL

2"

BOLT, LOCKWASHER AND

POST CLIP
& BOLT

5 "

NUT, LENGTH AS REQUIRED

" CLR.

FOR 4"x6" POSTS; 6" MIN. LENGTH


BOLT FOR 6"x6" & 6"x8" POSTS;
("| HOLE AT

TRAFFIC

"

"| x 5" LONG BOLT WITH NUT,

SHIM

OF SLEEVE)

" THICK
2"

2"

3"

3"

FOR 4"x6" POSTS


3"

FOR 4"x6" POSTS

5"

FOR 6"x6" &

FOR 6"x6" &

INSIDE DIMENSION

6"x8" POSTS

6"x8" POSTS

OF STEEL SLEEVE

SIGN FACE
FOR 4"x6" POSTS

4"

FOUNDATION & SLEEVE


FOR 6"x6" &

6"

6"x8" POSTS

SECTION A-A

SECTION E-E

SECTION B-B

NOTES:

1"

3"
FOR 4"x6" POSTS

BAR C

PLATE

FOR 4"x6" POSTS

FOR 4"x6" &

PLATE

6"x6" POSTS

5"
FOR 6"x6" &

6"x8" POSTS

6"x8" POSTS

"| HOLE

2.

STAINLESS STEEL BOLT, LOCKWASHER AND NUT SHALL BE AISI TYPE 304
STEEL AND MEET ASTM A320.

FOR 6"x8" POSTS

1"

1"
"

" GALV.

STEEL USED FOR SLEEVES AND SHIMS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM YIELD
STRENGTH OF 36 KSI.

3"

2"

"

1"

1 "

FOR 6"x6" &

1.
2"

"
"

1"

STEEL

" (TYP.)

FOR 4"x6" &


6"x6" POSTS

BAR D

7"
FOR 6"x8" POSTS

6"

5"
"| HOLE FOR
"| x1" LONG

"x2"
SLOTTED

LAG SCREWS

HOLE

" GALV.

" (TYP.)

2"
"

"

"| HOLE FOR


"| x1" LONG
"x2"

LAG SCREWS

SLOTTED
HOLE

" GALV.
STEEL

STEEL
NOTE:
NAIL SHIM BARS TO POST TO

3"

5"

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

FOR 4"x6" &


6"x6" POSTS

FOR 4"x6" POSTS

HOLD BARS IN PLACE WHILE


POST IS BEING PLACED.

5"

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS,

7"
FOR 6"x8" POSTS

FOR 6"x6" &


6"x8" POSTS

TYPE E

SHIM BAR C
SHIM BAR D

SHIM PLATE A

SHIM PLATE B

WOOD POSTS
ERECTION DETAILS
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 5

TC-8702E

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS

10

11

12

13

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1

10

HEIGHT "H" IN FT

LB
FT

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

10

P2

P3

FT

11

P1

11

P3

P3

12

P1

12

P3

P3

13

P1

13

P3

14

14

P3

15

15

P3

14

16

16

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P1

P1

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

10

P1

10

P3

P3

11

P1

11

P3

P3

12

P1

12

P3

13

13

P3

14

14

P3

15

15

P3

15

16

16

P1

P1

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

10

P1

10

P3

P3

11

P1

11

P3

P3

12

12

P3

13

13

P3

14

14

P3

16

15

15

P3

16

16

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P3

P3

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

P3

17

11

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

12

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

13

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

P3

15

P3 *

P3 *

15

16

P3 *

16

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P1

P3

P3

P1

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

P3

18

11

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

12

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

13

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

P3

15

P3 *

15

16

P3 *

16

P1

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P1

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

11

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

11

P3

12

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

13

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

P3 *

P3 *

14

19

15

P3 *

15

16

P3 *

16

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P2

P3

P1

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

P3

P3

10

P2 *

P3 *

P3 *

10

P3

11

P2 *

P3 *

11

P3

20

12

P3 *

P3 *

12

P3

13

P3 *

P3 *

13

P3

14

P3 *

14

15

P3 *

15

16

P3 *

16

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P2

P3

P3

P1

P3

P3

P2

P3

P3

10

P2

P3

P3

11

P3

P3

12

P3

P3

13

P3

P3

14

P3

15

P3

16

P3

PLAN VIEW

"
| HOLES FOR
"
BOLTS

12
12"

SEE TABLE
FOR HOLE
SPACING

VARIES
(12' MIN.)
(SEE NOTE 3
ON SHEET 1)

A
6"
2"

EDGE OF
PAVEMENT

7' (MIN.)
FOR 6"x6" &
6"x8" POSTS
LB
POST #1

VARIES

1.5" | HOLES
FOR 4"x6"
2" | HOLES
FOR 6"x6"
3" | HOLES
FOR 6"x8"

POST

POST #2

SHORT DIMENSION
(TYP.)

LONG DIMENSION (TYP.)


14"

SLOPE BACKFILL
AWAY FROM POST

4"

54" FOR 4"x6"


AND 6"x6" POSTS
66" FOR 6"x8"
POSTS

1)

LB
FT

SHEET

W
FT

HEIGHT "H" IN FT

(SEE NOTE 4 ON

POST SELECTION TABLE - TWO POSTS

BACKFILLED
MATERIAL
(SEE NOTE 2)

18"

END VIEW

SIGN ELEVATION

NOTES:
1. POSTS IN THE SELECTION TABLE WITH AN "*" MUST HAVE A
MINIMUM CLEAR SPACING OF 7' BETWEEN POSTS BY
INCREASING THE 3/5 W SPACING. THE REMAINING SIGN WIDTH
"W" SHOULD BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE OVERHANGS.

ANGLE CONNECTION
BOLT SPACING
H (FT)

2. DRILL OR EXCAVATE A HOLE OF SUITABLE DIMENSIONS AND DEPTH


TO PLACE THE POST AT GRADE. SET THE POST AND BACKFILL TO
THE GROUND LINE USING ACCEPTABLE EMBANKMENT MATERIAL,
THOROUGHLY COMPACTED IN 6" LAYERS.
3. FPR POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, THE MINIMUM LATERAL OFFSET SHOULD
BE 12 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE TRAVEL WAY. iF A SHOULDER WIDER
THAN 6 FT EXISTS, THE MINIMUM LATERAL OFFSET FOR POST-MOUNTED
SIGNS SHOULD BE 6 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE SHOULDER.

SPACES

1 AT 6"

2 AT 9"

2 AT 15"

3 AT 14"

3 AT 18"

TABLE FOR HOLE SPACING

4. LESSER LATERAL OFFSET MAY BE USED ON CONNECTIN ROADWAYS


OR RAMPS AT INTERCHANGES, BUT NOT LESS THAN 6 FT FROM THE
EDGE OF THE TRAVELD WAY.
5. ON CONVENTIONAL ROADS A 2-FOOT LATERAL OFFSET IS PERMITTED
WHEN IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO LOCATE THE SIGN WITH THE PRESCRIBED
OFFSET.
6. A LATERAL OFFSET OF 1 FOOT FROM THE FACE OF THE CURB MAY BE
USED IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE
SIDEWALK WIDTH IS LIMITED OR WHERE EXISTING POLES ARE CLOSE TO
THE CURB.
7. OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORTS AND POST-MOUNTED SIGN AND OBJECT
MARKERS SUPPORTS SHOULD NOT INTRUDE INTO THE USABLE WIDTH OF
A SIDEWALK OR OTHER PEDESTRAIN FACILITY.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

POST-MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E

* SEE NOTE 1.
8. SEE SHEET 1 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES.

POST SELECTION EXAMPLE

LEGEND:

FOR A SIGN WHERE

P1 = 4"x6"
P2 = 6"x6"
P3 = 6"x8"

= 6'

= 2'

L B = 13'
TWO P1 = 4"x6" WOOD POSTS ARE REQUIRED.

9. SEE SHEET 4 FOR SECTIONS AND ERECTION DETAILS.

WOOD POSTS - DIRECT BURIAL


ERECTION DETAILS
TEMPORARY USE ONLY
RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND


PERMITS SECTION

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND


TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 5 OF 5

TC-8702E

0.75"

2"

0.75"

2"

0.189" ALUMINUM GUSSET PLATE

2"

L 7"x2"x0.25"
ALUMINUM SIGN SUPPORT

VARIES

2"

7"
R 2.5"

4"

2.5"

6"

4"

DRILL & TAP BRACKET


FOR " STANDARD
ALUMINUM BOLTS

DISTANCE MARKER SIGN

4"

1"

1"
9"

6"

"x1" ALUMINUM BOLT


WITH HEX. HEAD & LOCK NUT

ALUMINUM BRACKET

ALUMINUM BRACKET

ALUMINUM GUSSET PLATE

RAILING TUBE
STAINLESS STEEL
CLAMP

DETAILS FOR TOP RAIL

0.75" STAINLESS
STEEL STRAP

RAILING TUBE

1"

A
2"
"x1" ALUMINUM BOLT

RAILING TUBE

ALUMINUM BAR

WITH HEX. HEAD & LOCK NUT

FOR " STANDARD


ALUMINUM BOLTS

1.75"

2"

0.189"

6"

VARIES

4"

CURB

VARIES

2"

4'-0"

DRILL & TAP A BAR


WATER TABLE

0.75"
4"

ROADWAY

1.5"

1.5"
1"

1"

1"

4"

6"

1"

9"

ATTACHMENT OF DISTANCE MARKER ASSEMBLY TO


DOUBLE TUBE RAILING
ALUMINUM GUSSET PLATE

ALUMINUM BRACKET & BAR


" PLAIN WASHER,
FOR SIGN FACE
ONLY

"-18UNC NUT

DETAILS FOR BOTTOM RAIL

NOTES:
SPRING LOCK
WASHER TO BE
USED UNDER
ALL NUTS

"| HOLE (TYP)


7"
1"

"x1" BOLT

2"
1"

1. ALL MATERIAL SHALL BE ALUMINUM ALLOY, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, AND


SHALL CONFORM TO THE APPROPIATE ASTM DESIGNATION AND TEMPER
AS SPECIFIED IN PUBLICATION 408.
2. ALL STAINLESS STEEL STRAPS AND CLAMPS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A167.
3. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKSMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLICATION
408.

BUTTON HEAD BOLT FOR CONNECTING SIGN TO ANGLE

SEE NOTE 2

SEE NOTE 2

SPACES @ 1" = 27"

SEE NOTE 2

12"

SEE
NO
TE

2
TE
NO

E
SE

4. DISTANCE MARKERS WHICH ARE NOT ON BRIDGES SHALL BE INSTALLED ON TYPE B


SIGN POSTS AT A 4'-0" HEIGHT.

SOUTHBOUND OR WESTBOUND

1 MILE

1 MILE

MI
LE

1 MILE

29"

NORTHBOUND OR EASTBOUND

13"

NOTES:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

27

1 MILE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

1. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENGINEER TO ACCURATELY ESTABLISH THE LOCATION OF


EACH DISTANCE MARKER.
2. MEARUREMENTS TO ACCURATELY ESTABLISH THE LOCATION OF DISTANCE MARKERS IN INCREMENTS
OF 1 MILE WILL BE TAKEN ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT OF NORTHBOUND OR
EASTBOUND ROADWAYS ONLY. DISTANCE MARKERS ON SOUTHBOUND OR WESTBOUND ROADWAYS SHALL
BE ERECTED OPPOSITE TO THE DISTANCE MARKER LOCATIONS ESTABLISHED ON THE NORTHBOUND
OR EASTBOUND ROADWAYS.

1"

2"

TYPICAL LOCATION OF DISTANCE MARKERS

(TYP.)

DISTANCE MARKERS

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 1 OF 1

SIGN SUPPORT
CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8710

SIGN
SUPPORT
PHOTOELECTRIC

BEAM
SIGN

OUTDOOR-TYPE SELF LOCKING

GALVANIZED
CONDUIT CLAMP
3'-0" C. TO C.

CONTROL DEVICE

NYLON CABLE TIES OR STAINLESS


STEEL STRAPS AS DIRECTED.

SERVICE POLE

3'-0" C. TO C.
12"

SERVICE HEAD
SERVICE FROM
LUMINAIRE

TOWER OR COLUMN

0.75" BAND,
STAINLESS
STEEL

UTILITY

SHAFT OF SIGN

CONDULET

STRUCTURE

(TYP.)

BOTTOM CHORD OR

6" MAX.

SEE DETAIL "B"

STRUT OF SIGN

ELECTRICAL CABLES
ATTACHED TO BOTTOM
CHORD OR AS DIRECTED

6'-0"

3-12 AWG CONDUCTORS


TO PHOTOELECTRIC
CONTROL DEVICE,
0.75"| CONDUIT

3-6 AWG
CONDUCTORS,
1.5"| CONDUIT

ALUMINUM
C4x1.85

REQUIRED NUMBER OF
SIGN STRUCTURE

10 AWG CONDUCTORS

DISCONNECT

TO PROVIDE SINGLE,

ENCLOSURE

CIRCUIT TO EACH

"| x 1"

SERVICE

(SEE DETAIL "C"

SIGN, SEE NOTE 9.

BOLT (TYP.)

POLE

FOR METHOD OF

10"

BY THE ENGINEER
METER
(IF REQUIRED)

ENCLOSURE

ATTACHMENT)

MOUNTING TAB
SIGN

MAIN

DISCONNECT

ENCLOSURE

MAIN SERVICE

TO TEE

STRUCTURE

SERVICE
CABLE - 10 AWG (ATTACHED, WITH
SUITABLE CLIPS ALONG UNDER SIDE
OF ANGLE) SEE NOTE 9.

3'-0"

C
L LUMINAIRE

STRUCTURE

ENCLOSURE
6'-0"

ENCLOSURE
(SEE DETAIL "A"

LUMINAIRE SUPPORT

FOR METHOD OF
ATTACHMENT)

TYPICAL BRACKET MOUNTED LUMINAIRE

"| x1"
BOLT (TYP.)
ENCLOSURE
MOUNTING
TAB TO
CHANNEL

6 AWG
GROUND WIRE,
0.75"| CONDUIT

16"

6'-0"

ON SIGN STRUCTURE

CONNECT 6 AWG
GROUND WIRE TO
GROUNDING LUG
INSIDE HANDHOLE

HANDHOLE

2"| CONDUIT (USE


SEPARATE CONDUIT FOR
EACH CIRCUIT)

WEATHER
TIGHT
FITTING
(TYP.)

1.5"| CONDUIT
(TYP.)

14"
2"| CONDUIT
(# OF CONDUIT AS
REQUIRED)

EXOTHERMIC WELD OR

24"

12"

(4 REQ'D.)

16"

CLAMP WITH BITUMASTIC


" | HOLE

COMPOUND.

MIN.

BRONZE CLAMP. COAT

EXOTHERMIC WELD OR
BRONZE CLAMP. COAT
CLAMP WITH BITUMASTIC
COMPOUND

TO SIGN STRUCTURE

24" MIN.
(TYP.)

DISCONNECT. SEE
SIGN LIGHTING
PLANS FOR TYPE

0.75"| x 10'-0"
LONG GROUND ROD

HARDWARE, SEE STANDARD DRAWINGS


FOR OVERHEAD SIGN STRUCTURES

AND SIZE OF

BD-641M, BD-642M, BD-643M,

CABLE.

DETAIL "B"

0.75"|
CONDUIT

LUMINAIRE MOUNTING BRACKET

FOR DETAILS OF OTHER MOUNTING

MAIN SERVICE ON SERVICE POLE

0.75"| 10'-0" LONG


GROUND ROD

AND BD-644M.

DETAIL "C"

DETAIL "A"

SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT


C
L LUMINAIRE
C
L LUMINAIRE

SIGN
SUPPORTS
SIGN

2" |
CONDUIT
(TYP.)

SIGN

6'-0"
6'-0"
ATTACH CABLE TO
GIRDER WITH CABLE
CLAMPS @ 3'-0"
C. TO C.

BRIDGE

CONCRETE
PARAPET

LUMINAIRE
SEE DETAIL
"B"

PROVIDE
STAINLESS STEEL
SPACER WASHER
FOR MOUNTING
ALUMINUM TO
CONCRETE (TYP.)

PIER

SIGN STRUCTURE
DISCONNECT

STEEL

GRATING

GIRDER

ENCLOSURE

BUSHING

12.5"

" |
EXPANSION BOLT
FOR CONCRETE
(TYP.)

0.5"

CABLE - 10 AWG,

LUMINAIRE
CABLE - 10 AWG
(ATTACHED WITH SUITABLE
CLIPS ALONG UNDER SIDE
OF ANGLE) SEE NOTE 9.

WEATHER

SEE NOTE 9.

FITTING

3. BOND THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TO THE GROUNDING


LUG PROVIDED IN THE HANDHOLE OF THE SIGN STRUCTURE. DO NOT
CONNECT N TO G EXCEPT AT SERVICE LOCATION.
4. GROUND THE SIGN FRAME OF OVERPASS BRIDGE-MOUNTED SIGNS.

LUMINAIRE SUPPORT ARM 1.25"|


RIGID STEEL CONDUIT

TYPICAL BRACKET MOUNTED LUMINAIRE

DETAIL "G"

SECTION F-F

ON SIGN STRUCTURE WITH CATWALK*

UTILIZE PARAPET EMBEDDED

LUMINAIRE MOUNTED ON
CONDUIT NOT PERMITTED
IF LUMINAIRE WEIGHT
IS GREATER THAN
20 lb. OTHERWISE
MOUNT LUMINAIRE ON
ANGLE SUPPORTS.

SIGN

7. PROVIDE ALUMINUM, STAINLESS STEEL OR GALVANIZED STEEL HARDWARE,


CONDULETS, BOLTS, ETC. ASSOCIATED WITH MOUNTING ENCLOSURE
FOR MAIN SERVICE AND SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT.

SIGN

NOTE:

5. SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT MAY BE OMITTED WHEN THE MAIN


SERVICE IS WITHIN 50 FT. OF THE SIGN STRUCTURE. PROVIDE
BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTION WITHIN THE MAIN SERVICE ENCLOSURE.
6. MOUNT EACH REMOTE BALLAST ON THE SIGN SUPPORT STRUCTURE
AND IDENTIFY THE SIGN AND LUMINAIRE SERVED. MOUNT OVER SHOULDER
WHEN FEASIBLE.

TYPICAL CONDUIT MOUNTED LUMINAIRE

ON OVERPASS BRIDGE,

GROUND SIGN

CONDUIT IF EXISTING OR TO

FRAME

BE INSTALLED BY OTHERS
FOR CIRCUIT CROSSING

SOURCE FROM

8. FOR DETAILS OF LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS, SEE STANDARD DRAWINGS


BD-641M, BD-642M, BD-643M AND BD-644M.

OTHER SIDE
OF BRIDGE

9. PROVIDE 10 AWG, 2 CONDUCTOR, TYPE TC CABLE FROM


THE SIGN ENCLOSURE TO THE LUMINAIRES.

PULL BOX

C
L LUMINAIRE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

CONDUIT

6'-0"

2. ELECTRIC COMPANY SERVICE DROPS ARE MADE TO THE SERVICE POLE,


UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, MEETING THE ELECTRIC COMPANY
REQUIREMENTS. WHEN SERVICE DROP IS TO SIGN STRUCTURE, THE SIGN
STRUCTURE ENCLOSURE WILL CONTAIN ALL NECESSARY SERVICE AND
BRANCH CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT.

(TYP.)

SUPPORT

BRIDGE - MOUNTED SIGN

TIGHT

NOTES:
1. PROVIDE COPPER ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS. INCLUDE EQUIPMENT
GROUNDING CONDUCTOR WITH ALL CIRCUITS. PROVIDE WITH SAME
INSULATION AND SIZE AS CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS.

CABLE - 10 AWG,
SEE NOTE 9.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ENCLOSURE
SEE DETAIL"G"

BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

LUMINAIRES

SOURCE FROM
ABOVE ROADWAY

0.75"| CONDUIT
SURFACE MOUNTED CONDUIT
WHEN PARAPET CONDUIT NOT

18"
BUSHING

AVAILABLE FOR CIRCUIT

EXOTHERMIC WELD OR

CROSSING. ATTACHED UNDER

BRONZE CLAMP. COAT

PARAPET.

CLAMP WITH BITUMASTIC

TRENCH DOWN
EMBANKMENT

SIGN LIGHTING

COMPOUND.
LUMINAIRE SUPPORT ARM 1.25"|
RIGID STEEL CONDUIT

SOURCE OF SUPPLY
FROM OTHER THAN
SURFACE MOUNTED
CONDUIT

TYPICAL CONDUIT MOUNTED LUMINAIRE


ON SIGN STRUCTURE *

0.75"| x 10'-0" LONG


GROUND ROD
6 AWG GROUND WIRE

TYPICAL SERVICE FOR LUMINAIRE

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

SHT. 1 OF 4

ON OVERPASS BRIDGE - MOUNTED SIGN


CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

TC-8715

120 V - 2 WIRE SUPPLY

120/240 V - 3 WIRE SUPPLY

120 V LUMINAIRE
N

240/480 V - 3 WIRE SUPPLY

240 V LUMINAIRE
N

L1

240 V LUMINAIRE
N

L2

60
60

L1

L2

TWO POLE, 60 A, LIGHTING CONTACTOR

PHOTOELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE

LIGHTNING ARRESTOR

SELECTOR SWITCH (MANUAL-OFF-AUTO.)

ENCLOSURE

15 A, SINGLE POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER

SERVICE DISCONNECT

60

7
7

CONDUIT

CONDUIT

CONDUIT

L
LENGTH OF SIGN

30

30

30

30

30

TO SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT SIMILAR


TO A . NOT MORE THAN 8 LUMINAIRES ON
EACH 30 A CIRCUIT.

30

30

G N

6
M

30

30

30

30

30

L= 6.0' TO 11.5'
(1 LUMINAIRE)

L/4

L/4

L/2

L=12.0' TO 20.0'
(2 LUMINAIRES)

L/6

L/3

L/3

L/6

L=20.5' TO 30.0'

TO SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT

TO SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT

L/2

L/2

(3 LUMINAIRES)

SIMILAR TO C . NOT MORE

SIMILAR TO B . NOT MORE

THAN 17 LUMINAIRES PER PHASE


LEG ON EACH 30 A CIRCUIT.

THAN 17 LUMINAIRES ON EACH


30 A CIRCUIT.

QUANTITY AND LOCATION OF LUMINAIRES

MAIN SERVICE (TYPICAL)


NOTES:
NOTE: MAIN SERVICE NOT REQUIRED WHEN POWER
SUPPLY IS FROM HIGHWAY LIGHTING CIRCUIT.

1. PROVIDE A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE MAIN DISCONNECT UNLESS


THE POWER COMPANY REQUIRES FUSES.

120 V LUMINAIRE

240 V LUMINAIRE

240 V LUMINAIRE

CABLE - 2-10 AWG (TYP.)


TO LUMINAIRE(S)

CABLE - 2-10 AWG (TYP.)


TO LUMINAIRE(S)

CABLE - 2-10 AWG (TYP.)


TO LUMINAIRE(S)

15
L

15

15

15

*ONE DOUBLE POLE

15

15

2. PROVIDE A MAIN DISCONNECT IN A SEPARATE NEMA 3R OR 4 ENCLOSURE


THAT IS LABELED AS "SUITABLE FOR USE AS SERVICE EQUIPMENT".
PROVIDE WITH A LOCKABLE COVER AND NO EXTERNAL HANDLE. THE
DISCONNECT MAY BE PROVIDED INTEGRAL TO THE CONTROL CABINET IF
THE CABINET IS DEAD FRONT AND LABELED AS "SUITABLE FOR USE AS
SERVICE EQUIPMENT".

15 A, CIRCUIT
BREAKER FOR
EACH SIGN.

ONE SINGLE POLE


15 A, CIRCUIT
BREAKER FOR
EACH SIGN.

15

15

15

ONE SINGLE POLE


15 A, CIRCUIT
BREAKER FOR
EACH SIGN.

PROVIDE A DOUBLE POLE, 30 A

120 V - 3 WIRE
CIRCUIT FROM
MAIN SERVICE.

*120/240

V 3 WIRE CIRCUIT FROM


MAIN SERVICE OR HIGHWAY
LIGHTING CIRCUIT.

CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THERE ARE

L1 L2

MORE THAN SIX SIGN LIGHTING

TO ADDITIONAL
SIGN STRUCTURE

LOCATIONS.

TO ADDITIONAL
SIGN STRUCTURE

SIGN STRUCTURE

G
N
L1

LOCATIONS.

*240/480

L2
JUNCTION
BOX

N L1 L2

TO ADDITIONAL
G
L1

CIRCUITS.

V - 4 WIRE

LOCATIONS.

L2

CIRCUIT FROM MAIN SERVICE


JUNCTION
BOX

OR HIGHWAY LIGHTING CIRCUIT.

JUNCTION
BOX

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

* FOR PROPER PHASE LEG CONNECTION, SEE


SIGN LIGHTING PLAN OR HIGHWAY LIGHTING
CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC, AS APPLICABLE.

SIGN LIGHTING

SIGN STRUCTURE DISCONNECT (TYPICAL)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 2 OF 4

TC-8715

15

RES
NAI
UMI
2 L
RES
NAI
UMI
1 L

10

32
9

32
8

32

AI
RE
S

LU
MI
N

SI
GN

31

2
N

LEGEND
CONDUIT, TRENCH, CABLE
CABLE AND CONDUIT MARKER

JUNCTION BOX, TYPE INDICATED


MAIN SERVICE

11
0
'

CONDUIT-JACKED, BORED OR AUGERED

3-#8
CIRCUIT A

RA
MP

SI
G

AI
RE
S

LU
MI
N

21

SI
GN
31

12
70

GUIDE RAIL

12
75

40
35

20

90'

EA
ST
BO
UN
D

31

NO
.3
31

20

70

1
0

75

JB-2
WE
ST
BO
UN
D

AI
RE
S

5
2

20

0
8

45
12
65

0
2

SI
ST GN
A.
ST
12 RU
SI
59 CT
GN
+9 UR
E
0

5
2

20

25

85

LU
MI
N

30

25

ERVICE
MAIN S
NO. 2
S
0 VOLT
120/24

NO
.1

SI
GN

JB-2
3-#4

JB-1

JB-1
3-#8

31

4
0

18
LU
MI
NA
IR
ES

RAMP E

5
0

H
RAM
P

90

SI
ST GN
A.
ST
12 RU
76 CT
+6 UR
E
7
SI
NO
G
.4
N

3-#2
CIRCUIT B

17
LU
MI
NA
IR
ES

RAMP F

12
60

RAMP B

N
SIG

30

95

35

RAMP A

JB-2

JB-1

2
0

3-#4

JB-2

D
N
U
O
HB
T
OR
N

5
3

3#6

3#6

40

35

NO
.6

35

40

SI
ST GN
A
S
.
T
12 RU
56 CT
+7 UR
E
5

3-#6
CIRCUIT B

5
10

D
N
U
O
HB
T
U
0
O
S
10

SEE NOTE
BELOW

12
5
5

SI
GN

31

13
2
LU
M
IN
AI
RE
S

SI
ST GN
A.
ST
12 RU
40 CT
+7 UR
E
4

JB
-2

15

SI
GN

14

5
5

31

12
1
L
U
MI
NA
IR
E

MAIN SERVICE
NO. 3
120/240 VOLTS

SI
GN

12
50

JB-1

31

SI
GN

11

AI
RE

15
2
LU
M
I
NA
IR
ES

31

LU
MI
N

'
5
8

3-#8
CIRCUIT A

31

4
0

OF

AI
RE

1
24
5

110

RES
NAI
UMI
2 L

20

45

40

LU
MI
N

25

N
SIG

31

45

4
5

LE
WA GA
Y L
LI RI
N GH
E
T

8
NO.
RE
CTU
TRU
N S
52
SIG
+
9
0
. 1
STA

N
MI
LU

9
N

)
TYP.
IL (
E RA
GUID
50

35

19

S
RE
AI

31
G
SI

1
24
0

N
SIG

ES
IR
NA
I
M
LU

10
N
G
SI

.2
NO

E
UR
CT
RU 7
T
S
+6
86
GN
SI A.
T
S

15

RAMP G

30

1
5

LE
WA GA
Y L
LI RI
NE GH
T
OF

15

RAMP C

S
RE
AI

4
5
12
80

N
MI
LU

7
O.

G
SI

31

N
SIG

30

N
SIG

30
6

RE
NAI
UMI
1 L

RE
CTU
TRU
N S
8
SIG
0+3
. 7
STA

S
RE
AI

RE
NAI
UMI
1 L

E
UR
CT
RU 0
ST +6
N
92
G
SI A.
ST

30

N
MI
LU

25

GN
SI

31

MAIN SERVICE
NO. 1
120 VOLTS

3-#8

LEGAL RIGHT OF
WAY LINE

NOTE - BRIDGE MOUNTED SIGNS:

1.

SHOW AS INFORMATION ONLY THE CONDUIT CROSSINGS ON


THE ROADWAY PLANS.

2.

MAIN SERVICE LOCATIONS MUST HAVE CONFIRMATION


FROM LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY.

3.

SUBMIT CONDUCTOR SIZE CALCULATIONS WITH PLANS


FOR APPROVAL.

4.

LOCATE MAIN SERVICE OUTSIDE CLEAR ZONE AS FAR FROM


ROADWAY AS PRACTICAL.

5.

SIGN LIGHTING MAY NOT BE REQUIRED ON ALL OVERHEAD


SIGNS. SEE STANDARD DRAWING TC-8701A FOR EXCEPTIONS.

ENCLOSURE, SEE SHEET 2.

N
SIG

30
7

RES
NAI
UMI
2 L

5
NO.

TRENCH FROM JUNCTION BOX DOWN


EMBANKMENT TO PIER MOUNTED

INFORMATION TO DESIGNER:

GENERAL NOTES:
1.

QUANTITIES SHOWN ARE FOR ESTIMATING PURPOSE ONLY.

2.

COMPLY WITH STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS PUBLICATION 408,


SECTIONS 920 & 1102 APPLICABLE TO MATERIAL AND WORK
ON THIS PROJECT, AND THE FOLLOWING STANDARD DRAWINGS:
RC-81M HIGHWAY LIGHTING-JUNCTION BOXES-LIGHT DUTY
RC-82M HIGHWAY LIGHTING-JUNCTION BOXES-HEAVY DUTY
RC-84M HIGHWAY LIGHTING-LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC DETAILS
TC-8715 SIGN LIGHTING

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN LIGHTING PLAN


(SAMPLE DRAWING)

6. WHEN NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CONTRACTS, PROVIDE FOR

SEEDING AND MULCHING OF BACKFILLED TRENCH AND OTHER


DISTURBED AREAS.

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 3 OF 4

TC-8715

MAIN SERVICE NO.1

MAIN SERVICE NO.2

120 V - 2 WIRE SUPPLY

MAIN SERVICE NO.2

120/240 V - 3 WIRE SUPPLY

120/240 V

MAIN SERVICE NO.3

- 3 WIRE SUPPLY

MAIN SERVICE NO.3

120/240 V - 3 WIRE SUPPLY

120/240 V - 3 WIRE SUPPLY

L
L

30
N

G
30

30
G

30
G

CIRCUIT A

30
G

CIRCUIT B

CIRCUIT A

CIRCUIT B

SIGN STRUCTURE

SIGN STRUCTURE

SIGN STRUCTURE

NO. 4

NO. 8

NO. 1

SIGN STRUCTURE

SIGN STRUCTURE
NO. 2

NO. 5

15

JB

JB

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

SIGN LOCATION NO.6


BRIDGE MOUNTED
ENCLOSURE ON PIER
15

15

15

(SEE NOTE)

SIGN STRUCTURE

ESTIMATE OF REQUIRED QUANTITIES

NO. 7
15

MAIN SERVICE REQUIRED QUANTITIES

M.S. M.S. M.S.


TOTAL
#1
#2
#3

SIGN STRUCTURE REQUIRED QUANTITIES


JB
SIGN
15 A
15 A
100 W
GROUND
ENCLOSURE
STRUCTURE
1P, C.B.2P, C.B. LUM.
ROD

SERVICE POLE

METER BASE (IF REQUIRED)

SERVICE DISCONNECT

ENCLOSURE

WEATHERHEAD & SERVICE CLOSURE

LIGHTNING ARRESTER

PHOTOELECTRIC CELL

GROUND ROD

SELECTOR SWITCH

LIGHTING CONTACTOR, 2 POLES, 60 A

CIRCUIT BREAKER, 1 POLE, 60 A

CIRCUIT BREAKER, 2 POLES, 60 A


CIRCUIT BREAKER, 1 POLE, 15 A

CIRCUIT BREAKER, 1 POLE, 30 A

CIRCUIT BREAKER, 2 POLES, 30 A


CONDUIT, FITTINGS, MISC. HARDWARE

TOTAL

1
1

17

34

BRIDGE MOUNTED SIGNS - ENCLOSURE MOUNTED ON


BRIDGE PIER, SEE SHEET 1.

1
2

15

NOTE:
SIGN LOCATION NO.3

15

15

BRIDGE MOUNTED
ENCLOSURE ON PIER
(SEE NOTE)

IT MAY BE MORE DESIRABLE TO USE ONE COMMON ENCLOSURE ON


NEARBY SIGN STRUCTURE COLUMN FOR BOTH THE STRUCTURE SIGN
AND THE BRIDGE-MOUNTED SIGN IN LIEU OF A SEPARATE ENCLOSURE
MOUNTED ON THE BRIDGE PIER AS SHOWN ON SHEET 1, IF
THIS OPTION IS DESIRED, IT MUST BE CLEARLY SPECIFIED ON
THIS SHEET. IN THE SAMPLE, ENCLOSURES FOR SIGN LOCATIONS 3
AND 6 WOULD NOT BE SPECIFIED AND A NOTE EXPLAINING THE
OMISSION WOULD BE NECESSARY.

15

CIRCUIT REQUIRED QUANTITIES - ENTIRE


ITEM

QUANTITY

AWG 2, UNDERGROUND CABLE, COPPER, 1 CONDUCTOR

2190 FT.

AWG 4, UNDERGROUND CABLE, COPPER, 1 CONDUCTOR

6588 FT.

AWG 6, UNDERGROUND CABLE, COPPER, 1 CONDUCTOR

4350 FT.

AWG 8, UNDERGROUND CABLE, COPPER, 1 CONDUCTOR

5090 FT.

AWG 10, TYPE TC CABLE, COPPER, 2 CONDUCTOR

1500 FT.

CABLE & CONDUIT MARKER

REMARKS
15

FROM S.S.ENCLOSURE TO LUMINAIRE

4 EACH

2" | DIRECT BURIAL CONDUIT

5730 FT.

TRENCH

5730 FT.

JUNCTION BOX JB-1

3 EACH

JUNCTION BOX JB-12

6 EACH

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SIGN LIGHTING
(SAMPLE DRAWING)

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 4 OF 4

TC-8715

NOTES:
1. PROVIDE SIGN MATERIALS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PUBLICATION 408, SECTION 1103.4.
2. DIAMOND, RECTANGULAR, OCTAGONAL AND TRIANGULAR SIGNS ARE
PERMITTED. WHILE HAVING NO MAXIMUM AREA, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT
OF THE SIGN MAY NOT EXCEED 25 lb.
3. MINIMUM MOUNTING HEIGHT TO TOP OF ALL SIGNS IS 128".
4. SUPPLEMENTAL PLAQUE IS TO BE MOUNTED AS SHOWN.
5. BATTERY CASE MUST BE PLACED EITHER ON THE GROUND OR
ATTACHED 20" MAXIMUM ABOVE THE GROUND TO THE
POST OR BASE LEG.
6. SIGN SUBSTRATE MAY BE PLYWOOD, ALUMINUM, FLEXIBLE (ROLL-UP)
ABS, ALUMINUM / PLASTIC LAMINATE, CORRUGATED POLYPROPOLYLENE
OR POLYETHYLENE.
7. SANDBAG BALLAST SHALL BE PLACED ON THE END OF EACH LEG TO
PROVIDE STABILITY.
8. SIGNS AND RAILS ARE TO BE ATTACHED WITH BOLTS AND NUTS.
9. IF TURNED 90, RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING MUST BE PLACED ON THE
SIDES SO THAT THE BARRICADE IS CLEARLY VISIBLY TO APPROACHING
DRIVERS.

TYPE B
FLASHING
LIGHT

10. MAXIMUM OF TWO TYPE B WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL SIGNS ARE ALLOWED
WITH 24" SEPARATING LIGHTS ON ROAD CLOSED SIGNS.

12" MAX.

11. FLASHING LIGHTS ARE OPTIONAL. WHEN USED, LIGHTS SHALL BE ATTACHED AS
SHOWN AND LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE SIGN WHICH IS NEAREST TO TRAFFIC.
12. SIGNS SHALL REMAIN IN THE VERTICAL POSITION WHEN LOCATED WITHIN THE
HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

ROAD
WORK
AHEAD

1.5" STEEL TUBING


SEE NOTE 9.
1.5" STEEL TUBING

900 " MAX.,


SUPPLEMENTAL
PLAQUE

1.75" STEEL
TUBING

20"

5'-0"

20"

0.25" THICK PLASTIC


BARRICADE RAIL

18"

BOLT AND NUT


8" TO 12"

"
TYP.
"

30"
EDGE OF
ROADWAY

4'-0" MIN.

1.75" STEEL
TUBING

6'-0"

SKID-MOUNTED METAL SIGN SUPPORT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNING


TYPE III BARRICADE

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 1

TC-8716

36"

1.75" SQ.
STEEL TUBING (TYP.)

"
TYP.
"

1. PROVIDE SIGN MATERIALS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF


PUBLICATION 408, SECTION 1103.4.

1.75" SQ.
STEEL TUBING

TYP.
"

12"

24"

NOTES:

"

2. DIAMOND, RECTANGULAR, OCTAGONAL AND TRIANGULAR SIGNS ARE


PERMITTED. THE MAXIMUM SIGN AREA SHALL NOT EXCEED
9 sq. ft.

21"
(TYP.)

3. BATTERY CASE MUST BE PLACED EITHER ON THE GROUND OR


ATTACHED 20" MAXIMUM ABOVE THE GROUND TO THE
POST OR BASE LEG.
4. SIGN SUBSTRATE MAY BE PLYWOOD, ALUMINUM, ALUMINUM / PLASTIC
LAMINATE, CORRUGATED POLYPROPOLYLENE OR POLYETHYLENE,
MAX. WEIGHT 15 lbs.

PLAN
PLAN

5. POST, 2" STEEL TUBING SLIDES OVER BASE STUB, 1.75"


STEEL TUBING FASTENED WITH " DIAMETER 2" LONG

1.75" SQ.
STEEL TUBING

STAINLESS STEEL OR GRADE 5 ZINC PLATED BOLTS AND NYLON INSERT


1.75" SQ.
STEEL TUBING

SEE NOTE 5 FOR POST


MOUNTING HARDWARE

LOCK NUTS. USE " STEEL AND NYLON WASHERS UNDER BOTH
THE BOLT AND NUT.
6. SANDBAG BALLAST SHALL BE PLACED ON THE END OF EACH LEG TO
PROVIDE STABILITY.

16"

TYP.
"

ALIGNED WITH POST TOP END AND FASTENED WITH " DIAMETER

"

12"

12"

16"

7. SIGN PANEL IS PLACED ON THE VERTICAL SIGN POST WITH TOP EDGE
"

TYP.
"

2" LONG NYLON 6/6 FULLY THREADED HEX HEADED BOLTS AND
NYLON INSERT LOCK NUTS. USE " STEEL AND NYLON WASHERS

6"

6"

UNDER BOTH THE BOLT AND NUT.


8. MAXIMUM OF TWO TYPE B WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL SIGNS ARE ALLOWED
WITH 24" SEPARATING LIGHTS ON ROAD CLOSED SIGNS.
9. NCHRP 350 TEST LEVEL 3 CRASH TESTED AND APPROVED.

ELEVATION

ELEVATION

"H" BASE DETAIL

"X" BASE DETAIL

10. FLASHING LIGHTS ARE OPTIONAL. WHEN USED, LIGHTS SHALL BE ATTACHED AS
SHOWN AND LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE SIGN WHICH IS NEAREST TO TRAFFIC.
11. SIGNS SHALL REMAIN IN THE VERTICAL POSITION WHEN LOCATED WITHIN THE
HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

TYPE B
FLASHING
LIGHT

6
3

12" MAX.

"
.
X
A
M

ROAD
WORK
AHEAD

8'-0" MIN.

3
6

"

M
A
X
.

SEE NOTE 7 FOR SIGN


MOUNTING HARDWARE

SECURE WIRE

5'-0" MIN.

TO POST

2" SQ.
STEEL TUBING

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

SEE NOTE 4 FOR POST


MOUNTING HARDWARE

TEMPORARY PORTABLE
SIGN POST
"X" BASE OR "H" BASE
EDGE OF
ROADWAY

SEE DETAILS THIS SHEET.

"H" BASE AND "X" BASE


RECOMMENDED JUN.13, 2013

RECOMMENDED

JUN.13, 2013

CHIEF, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

CHIEF, HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

PERMITS SECTION

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION

SHT. 1 OF 1

TC-8717

S-ar putea să vă placă și