MUTCD/Kentucky

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KYTC-specific signs

Traffic signs in the Commonwealth of Kentucky follow the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), because the state has not adopted a state MUTCD or MUTCD supplement. However, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has codified some state-specific signs that it frequently posts within the framework of the national MUTCD. Many more signs are specified in the Traffic Operations Guidance Manual but not assigned an alphanumeric code.

Usage in OpenStreetMap

A KYTC-specific traffic sign is mapped as a node node tagged traffic_sign=US:KY:Z1-2, where "US:KY" is the state's ISO 3166 code and Z1-2 is the sign's alphanumeric designation.

Signs by series

Main article: MUTCD#Signs by series

M1: Route Markers

Main article: United States roads tagging/Routes
Sign or plaque Designation Name Tags Notes
Elongated circle 8.svg M1-5 State highway sign (1 or 2 digit) ref=KY 8 on the way
type=route route=road network=US:* ref=8
Elongated circle 212.svg M1-5 State highway sign (3 or 4 digit) ref=KY 212 on the way
type=route route=road network=US:* ref=212

R

Sign or plaque Designation Name Tags Notes
MUTCD-KY R12-5.svg R12-5 Weight Limit maxweight=20 st maxweight:hgv:conditional=20 st @ (axles=2); 27 st @ (axles=3); 34 st @ (axles>=4) maxweight:hgv_articulated=40 st

S

Sign or plaque Designation Name Tags Notes
MUTCD-KY S-1.svg S-1 Freeway Prohibition sign foot=no bicycle=no moped=no metal_treads=no agricultural=no horse=no carriage=no Technically animal=no

T

Sign or plaque Designation Name Tags Notes
File:MUTCD-KY T-1.svg T-1 County line type=boundary boundary=administrative admin_level=6 border_type=county name=Fayette County
File:MUTCD-KY T-2.svg T-2 City limits type=boundary boundary=administrative admin_level=8 border_type=city name=Florence

Signs by section

As most of Kentucky's state-specific signs are not codified, each sign is listed separately in this section by the section of the Traffic Operations Guidance Manual in which it is described. As of November 2023, there is no set convention for tagging the uncodified signs, but a typical approach is to use generic keywords such as traffic_sign=regulatory in conjunction with secondary tags such as regulatory=* and inscription=* that describe the sign further.

402: Regulatory signs

Main article: MUTCD/R
Sign or plaque Section Designation Name Tags Notes
MUTCD-KY S-1.svg 402-2 S-1 Freeway Prohibition sign foot=no bicycle=no moped=no metal_treads=no agricultural=no horse=no carriage=no Technically animal=no
File:KYTC Trucks Use Right 2 Lanes.svg 402-4 N/A TRUCKS USE RIGHT 2 LANES hgv:lanes=no|designated|designated from this point onward
File:KYTC End Truck Lane Restriction.svg 402-4 N/A END TRUCK LANE RESTRICTION hgv:lanes=* ends at this point
File:KYTC No Littering $500 Fine.svg 402-7 N/A NO LITTERING/$500 FINE fine:littering=500 USD Speculative
MUTCD-KY R12-5.svg 402-9 R12-5 Weight Limit maxweight=20 st maxweight:hgv:conditional=20 st @ (axles=2); 27 st @ (axles=3); 34 st @ (axles>=4) maxweight:hgv_articulated=40 st
KYTC Extended Weight Limit Sign.svg 402-9 N/A Extended Weight Limit Sign maxweight:hgv:conditional=20 st @ (cargo=coal AND axles=2); 27 st @ (cargo=coal AND axles=3); 34 st @ (cargo=coal AND axles>=4) hgv_articulated:conditional=40 st @ (cargo=coal) Speculative
KYTC Single Unit Vehicle Sign.svg 402-9 N/A Single Unit Vehicle Sign maxweight:hgv:conditional=26 st @ (axles=5); 26 st @ (axles=6); 27 st @ (axles>=7) If posted alongside R12-5, specify maxweight:hgv:conditional=* for axle counts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and >=7
MUTCD R16-1.svg 402-13 N/A Seat belt sign N/A

403: Warning signs

Main article: MUTCD/W
Sign or plaque Section Designation Name Tags Notes
MUTCD-WA W14-2202.svg 403-1 N/A CONGESTED AREA hazard=congestion
File:KYTC Ice Possible Ahead.svg 403-2 N/A ICE POSSIBLE AHEAD hazard=ice
File:KYTC Water Over Roadway.svg 403-2 N/A WATER OVER ROADWAY N/A Avoid mapping temporary signs
File:KYTC Prepare for Sudden Stop.svg 403-4 N/A PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STOP hazard=stop
File:KYTC Steel Bridge Deck Ahead.svg 403-6 N/A STEEL BRIDGE DECK AHEAD hazard=metal_bridge_deck
surface=steel on the bridge ahead
File:KYTC Attention Motorcyclists.svg 403-6 N/A ATTENTION MOTORCYCLISTS hazard:motorcycle=metal_bridge_deck
File:KYTC Slow Moving Trucks.svg 403-8 N/A SLOW MOVING TRUCKS hazard=slow_lorries
NYS NYW4-14.svg 403-9 N/A FALLEN ROCK ZONE hazard=falling_rocks
File:KYTC Bridges Freeze Before Roadway.svg 403-10 N/A BRIDGES FREEZE BEFORE ROADWAY hazard=ice on the bridge ahead

404: Guide signs

Main article: MUTCD/M
Main article: MUTCD/D
Sign or plaque Section Designation Name Tags Notes
File:Formerly plate.svg 404-3 N/A FORMERLY old_ref=* on the way Move route relation to OpenHistoricalMap
File:KYTC Through Trucks Use.svg 404-8 N/A THRU TRUCKS USE (Road Name/Route Shield) hgv=destination ahead
hgv=designated on the indicated roadway
File:KYTC Continue to Exit.svg 404-8 N/A FOR (Destination/Route Shield) CONTINUE TO EXIT XX destination=* junction:ref=* on the traffic sign node Avoid tagging secondary destinations as destination=* on the exit ramp
File:KYTC Trucks.svg 404-8 N/A TRUCKS plaque hgv=designated on the indicated exit ramp
File:MUTCD D10-5 (blue).svg 404-11 N/A Enhanced Intermediate Reference Location sign (Interstate or parkway) highway=milestone marker=post ref=I 64 West distance=113.2 mi colour=blue
File:MUTCD-KY T-1.svg 404-12 T-1 County Line type=boundary boundary=administrative admin_level=6 border_type=county name=Wolfe County
File:MUTCD-KY T-2.svg 404-13 T-2 City limits type=boundary boundary=administrative admin_level=8 border_type=city name=Florence
File:KYTC Home Of.svg 404-15 N/A HOME OF (Event), HOME OF (Team/Accomplishment), or BIRTHPLACE OF (Individual) memorial=plaque inscription=* subject=* subject:wikidata=* on the traffic sign node
File:KYTC school accomplishment.svg 404-15 N/A School accomplishment sign memorial=plaque inscription=* subject=* subject:wikidata=* on the traffic sign node
"Welcome to Kentucky - Where Education Pays" state border sign, c. August 2002.png 404-18 I-2 WELCOME TO KENTUCKY type=boundary boundary=administrative admin_level=4 border_type=state name=Kentucky
File:KYTC Central Time Zone.svg 404-22 N/A Time Zone Sign type=boundary boundary=timezone timezone=America/Chicago name=Central Time Zone
File:KYTC Adopt-a-Highway.svg 404-25 N/A Adopt-a-Highway sign community_adopter=* or community_adopted=yes on the roadway ahead Proposed
File:KYTC Water Supply Protection Area.svg 404-26 N/A WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION AREA REPORT SPILLS type=boundary boundary=water_protection_area operator=Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet operator:wikidata=Q110903585
File:KYTC Kentucky Scenic Byway.svg 404-30 N/A Kentucky Scenic Byway sign type=route route=road network=US:KY:Scenic Speculative
File:KYTC Hydrant Location sign.svg 404-35 N/A Hydrant Location sign marker=post utility=hydrant on the traffic sign node
emergency=fire_hydrant fire_hydrant:type=pillar within 300 feet (91 m)
File:KYTC No Re-Entry.svg 404-40 N/A NO RE-ENTRY N/A Ensure that intersection geometry or a restriction=no_straight_on relation prevents proceeding from the off-ramp directly to the on-ramp
File:KYTC There Is Always Hope.svg 404-42 N/A Suicide prevention sign man_made=sign inscription=There Is Always Hope message=suicide_prevention operator=988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline operator:wikidata=Q6978761 emergency:phone=998 website=https://988lifeline.org/

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