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Field Guide to American Traffic Signs:

Regulatory Signs

Stop (R1-1)
[Stop]
1927
[Stop]
1930
[Stop]
1935
[Stop]
1948
[Stop]
1954

[Stop photo]
Although yellow stop signs are very rare to come by now, a few stick around. This rusty specimen was posted by a lot in Two Rivers, Wisconsin until 2010.
Yield (R1-2)
[Yield Right of Way]
1954
[Yield]
1961
[Yield]
1971
Speed Limit (R2-1)
[Speed Limit 20 Miles]
1927
[Speed Limit 35]
1939
[Speed Limit 50]
1948
[Speed Limit 55]
1961
School Speed Limit (S4)
[School Speed Limit 15]
1971
[School Speed Limit 15]
1999
Truck Speed Limit (R2-2)
[Trucks 40]
1961
Night Speed Limit (R2-3)
[Night 45]
1948
[Night 45]
1961
Minimum Speed (R2-4)
[Minimum Speed 40]
1961
Combination (R2-4a)
[Speed Limit 50 Minimum Speed 30]
1971
End Speed Limit (R2-6; obsolete)
[End 20 Mile Speed Limit]
1930
[End 25 Mile Speed]
1935
[End Speed Zone]
1939
[End 35 Mile Speed]
1948
[End 35 Mile Speed]
1961
End School Zone (S5-2)
[End School Zone]
1988
Turn Prohibition (R3-1,2)
[No Right Turn]
1930
[No Right Turn]
1935
[No Right Turn]
1948
[No Right Turn]
1961
[No Right Turn]
1971
No Turns (R3-3)
[No Turns]
1935
[No Turns]
1948
[No Turns]
1961
No U Turn (R3-4)
[No U Turn]
1935
[No U Turn]
1948
[No U Turn]
1961
[No U Turn]
1971
No Left or U Turn (R3-18)
[No U Turn]
2003
No Straight Through (R3-27)
[No Straight Through]
2009
Lane Use (mandatory) (R3-5,7)
[Left Lane Must Turn Left]
1961
[Left Turn Only]
(overhead)
Lane Use (roundabout) (R3-5)
[Left Turn Roundabout]
2009
[Left Turn Roundabout]
(alt.)
Lane Use (optional) (R3-6)
[Left or Straight]
1961
[Left or Straight]
2003
Lane Use (combination) (R3-8)
[Lane use]
1961
[Lane use]
2003
Lane Use (two way) (R3-9)
[Center Lane Left Turn Only]
1971
[Center Lane Left Turn Only]
1978
[Left Turn Only]
(overhead)
H.O.V. Lane (R3-11)
[Center Lane Buses and Car Pools Only]
1978
[HOV Lane]
2000
H.O.V. Lane Ahead (R3-12)
[Restricted Lane Ahead]
1978
[HOV Lane Ahead]
2000
[HOV Lane Ahead]
2009
H.O.V. Lane Ends (R3-12a)
[Restricted Lane Ends]
1978
[HOV Lane Ends]
2000
[HOV Lane Ends]
2009
Bike Lane Ahead (R3-16)
[Bike Lane Ahead]
1978
[Bike Lane Ahead]
2000
[Bike Lane Ahead]
2003
Bike Lane (R3-17)
[Bike Lane]
1978
[Bike Lane]
2000
[Bike Lane]
2003
No Passing (R4-1)
[No Passing 500 ft]
1935
[No Passing]
1939
[No Passing]
1948
[Do Not Pass]
1954
[Do Not Pass]
1961
End No Passing Zone (R4-2)
[End No Passing Zone]
1939
[End No Passing Zone]
1948
[Pass With Care]
1954
[Pass With Care]
1961
Keep Right Except to Pass (R4-3)
[Keep Right Use Center Lane for Passing Only]
1931
[Keep Right Pass in Center Only]
1935
[Keep Right Except to Pass]
1948
[Slower Traffic Keep Right]
1961
Keep Right (uphill traffic lanes) (R4-5,6)
[Trucks Use Right Lane]
1961
[Slower Traffic Keep Right]
(alt.)
Keep Right (R4-7)
[Keep to Right]
1930
[Keep Right]
1948
[Keep Right]
1961
[Keep Right]
(alt.)
[Keep Right]
1971
Do Not Enter (R5-1)
[One Way Do Not Enter]
1935
[Do Not Enter]
1948
[Do Not Enter]
1971
Wrong Way (R5-1a)
[Wrong Way]
1971
No Trucks (R5-2,4)
[Trucks Over 3 Tons Excluded]
1935
[Commercial Vehicles Excluded]
(alt.)
[Commercial Vehicles Excluded]
1948
[No Trucks]
(alt.)
[No Trucks]
1971
Vehicles With Lugs Prohibited (R5-5)
[Tractors With Lugs Prohibited]
1927
[Tractors With Lugs Prohibited]
1935
[Tractors With Lugs Prohibited]
1948
[Vehicles With Lugs Prohibited]
1971
No Motor Vehicles (R5-3)
[Motor Vehicles Excluded]
1935
[No Motor Vehicles]
1978
No Bicycles (R5-6)
[No Bicycles]
1971
One Way (R6-1,2)
[One Way]
1930
[One Way]
1935
[One Way]
1942
[One Way]
1948
[One Way]
1961 (alt.)
Divided Highway Crossing (R6-3)
[Divided Highway Crossing]
1978
Roundabout (R6-5)
[Roundabout]
2009
Begin One Way (R6-6)
[Begin One Way]
2009
End One Way (R6-7)
[Two Way Traffic Ahead]
1948
[End One Way]
1961
No Parking (urban) (R7)
[No Parking Here to Corner]
1930
[No Parking at Any Time]
1935
[No Parking Any Time]
1948
[No Parking Bus Stop]
1961
[No Parking 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM]
1978
Parking Restriction (R7-5, R7-2n)
[One Hour Parking from 7AM to 6PM]
1930
[Parking One Hour]
1935
[One Hour Parking 9AM-6PM]
1948
[2 Hour Parking 9AM-6PM]
1961
[1 Hour Parking 7AM-6PM]
2009
Parking Fee Station (R7-20)
[Parking Fee Station]
2009
Handicapped Parking (R7-8)
[Reserved Parking Handicapped]
1978
No Parking (rural) (R8-1,2,3)
[No Parking]
1927
[No Parking on Pavement]
1948
[No Parking]
1961 (alt.)
[No Parking]
1971
[No Parking]
1978
No Stopping (rural) (R8-5,6)
[Do Not Stop on Pavement]
1931
[No Stopping Except on Shoulder]
1971
Emergency Parking Only (R8-4)
[Emergency Parking Only]
1961
Emergency Stopping Only (R8-7)
[Emergency Stopping Only]
1961
Tracks Out of Service (R8-9)
[Tracks Out of Service]
1987
No Pedestrians (R5-10,9-3)
[Pedestrians Prohibited]
1961
[No Pedestrians]
1978
No Hitchhiking (R9-4)
[No Hitchhiking]
1948
[No Hitchhiking]
1986
No Skaters (R9-13)
[No Skaters]
2009
No Equestrians (R9-14)
[No Equestrians]
2009
Stop Here on Red (R10-6)
[Stop Here on Red]
1971
[Stop Here on Red]
2003
Do Not Block Intersection (R10-7)
[Do Not Block Intersection]
1971
No Turn on Red (R10-11)
[No Turn on Red]
1978
[No Turn on Red]
2000
[No Turn on Red]
2003
Left Turn Yield on Green (R10-12)
[Left Turn Yield on Green]
1978
Keep Off Median (R11-1)
[Keep Off Median]
1961
Road Closed (R11-2)
[Road Closed]
1927
[Road Closed]
1935
[Road Closed]
1948
[Road Closed]
1961
Local Traffic Only (R11-3,4)
[Road Closed to Thru Traffic]
1971
Weight Limit (R12-1)
[Load Limit]
1927
[Load Limit 10 Tons]
1948
[Weight Limit 10 Tons]
1961
[Weight Limit 10 Tons]
1971
Axle Weight Limit (R12-2)
[Load Limit 3 Tons per Axle]
1935
[Axle Weight Limit 5 Tons]
1961
Empty Weight Limit (R12-3)
[No Trucks Over 7000 lbs Empty Wt]
1971
Weight Limit (combination) (R12-5)
[Weight Limit 8T, 12T, 16T]
1978
Truck Route (R14-1)
[Truck Route]
1971
Hazardous Materials (R14-2)
[Hazardous Cargo]
1987
[Hazardous Materials]
2003
No Hazardous Materials (R14-3)
[No Hazardous Cargo]
1987
[No Hazardous Materials]
2003
National Network (R14-4)
[National Network]
1989
National Network Prohibited (R14-5)
[National Network Prohibited]
1989
Railroad Crossing (R15-1)
[Railroad Crossing]
1935
[Railroad Crossing]
1948
[Railroad Crossing]
1971
Do Not Drive on Tracks (R15-6)
[Do Not Drive on Tracks]
2000
Divided Highway with Light Rail Crossing (R15-7)
[Divided Highway Crossing]
2000
Light Rail Only (R15-4)
[Light Rail Transit Only]
2000
Do Not Pass Light Rail (R15-5)
[Do Not Pass Light Rail]
2000




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