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FIXED FOUR-WAY SIGNALS In the New Millennium |
| Thanks to Connor Resotko, we recently became aware of a couple of single fixed four-ways still in service in Michigan. |
| Croswell, MI |
Crouse-Hinds Type M. (N. Howard St. and W. Sandborn Ave.)
(Tunnels were sometimes used on yellow indications to reduce light splash into residential windows.)
| East Tawas, MI |
Sargent-Sowell, currently in flash mode. (Newman and E. Lincoln Streets)
| Chapel Hill, NC |
| While the new MUTCD standards required redundancy in traffic signal installations and single signals were no longer compliant, eight inch signals were still approved for use on streets where the posted speed limits were 40 MPH or less. Some cities recycled fixed four-way signals that they had removed from other intersections that were being modernized, and hung them as the second (redundant) signal at older intersections that were not being redesigned. These installations were economical and maintained the original character of some districts. They also didn't prevent the addition of later safety improvements. |
Two Crouse-Hinds DTs. (Rosemary and Henderson Streets)
(This is a blurry street view. I lived on this street when I was in first grade and I was amazed
to find an old childhood signal from the 50s paired up with one that was removed from "downtown.")
Thanks to Cameron Cassler for the tip that these signals were still there.
The intersection as it appears today
(Modern pedestrian signal heads added to the intersection but the ambince is preserved.)
| Coleman, TX |
Pedistal mounted Sargent-Sowell as originally installed. (Commercial Ave. & E. Pecan St.)
The intersection as it appears today.
(The signal is still present but is currently out of service due to a controller failure.)
This signal appears to be a really old Sargent and Sowell 2 section, converted to a beacon.
(W.Live Oak St. and N. Concho St.)
| Princeton, WV |
Probably a TSI, still in service. (N. Walker and Center Streets)
| Glen Rock, PA |
An Eagle backed up by post mounted single face heads. (Baltimore and Main / Manchester Streets.)
Note: Glen Rock has acquired a second Eagle from Erie, PA and will install it (after refurbishing
it) to reconfigure the intersection with matching suspended Eagle 4-ways.
| Bay Minette, AL |
Crouse-Hinds DTs flanked by Type Ms. (1st St. & Hand Ave.)
| Truckee, CA |
| There aren't many fixed four-ways left in service in California, but this Sargent-Sowell beacon in Truckee is still on the job. |
Sargent-Sowell Beacon (Northwoods Blvd. and Northwoods Blvd. - The street loops back to itself.)
| Gadsden Goes All Out! |
| Gadsden, AL, really went big when they decided to completely refurbish old 4-way signals from a variety of intersections and use them to preserve a traditional look in their Broad St. historic district. Here are a couple of examples. |
An old Eagle, flanked by Crouse-Hinds DTs. (Broad and S. Second Streets)
(Note that the indications facing behind traffic are not lit.)
A flock of Eagles. (Broad and S. Fourth Streets)
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