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FIXED FOUR-WAY SIGNALS In the New millennium |
| Wellsville, OH |
An Eagle still with incandescent indications (Main and Fifth Streets)
| Weirton, WV |
Eagle still with incandescent indications. (West Street and Lee Avenue)
A scan of the intersection on Street View revealed an original elecromechanical controller.
| Jefferson, TX |
Marbelite still with incandescent indications (Austin and Polk Streets)
This appears to be an early Marbelite (after dropping the SSC style) 4-way based on the visor design.
| Ashville, OH |
Sargent-Sowell still with incandescent indications, 2007 (Long and Station Streets)
The intersection as it appears today (Refurbished signal with LEDs)
Another refurbished Sargent-Sowell with LEDs (Ashville, OH, - Long and Main Streets)
(It makes sense that Ashville refurbishes its old signals since it claims to have the
world's oldest still-functioning traffic light.)
| Albany NY |
| In some jurisdictions a fourth section was added to fixed four-way signals in order to display a second (redundant) red light. |
Crouse-Hinds type DT. (Second and Quail Streets)
| When most fixed 4-way signals were being installed 8" diameter arrow lenses were permitted. (Under current standards all arrow lenses are to be 12 inches.) So it was not uncommon to see a fourth section or a pendant head that displayed protected left turn arrows. Double green discs were pretty unusual. What likely occurred here was that since Quail Street was one-way, the original green indications toward Second Street were a straight arrow and an arrow facing the proper direction of traffic on Quail. However since MUTCD standards later reserved arrow indications for protected movements, the arrows were likely replaced with green discs. Perhaps if this signal is retrofitted with LEDs, it will eventually display double reds all around and single greens. |
Another aspect of the same Crouse-Hinds DT.
A pair of Crouse-Hinds DTs (Livingston Ave. and Quail St.)
A Crouse-Hinds DT with yellow tunnels (Myrtle and Main Avenues)
A "stand alone" Crouse-Hinds Type-M (Dove and Chestnut Streets)
A Crouse-Hinds Type-M backed up with a cluster (2nd St. and Ontario Ave.)
| New York State is the mother lode of old fixed 4-way traffic signals. There are hundreds of them still in service, many maintained in excellent condition. Most are Crouse-Hinds however the other major makers are still well represented in this state. Here are some samples. |
| Troy, NY |
GE with original paint. (101st St. and 5th Ave.)
(Troy has a number of GE 4-ways in good condition.)
A few GE "spiderweb" lenses can still be seen. (5th Ave. and 105th St.)
GE 3-way (Third and Jefferson Streets)
Very old GE 3-way, blank side facing away. (4th and Jackson Streets)
(Note the crooked lettered CAUTION and the sloppy phase changes from the older controller.)
Troy has some great Eagles including this 3-way with a single face for the 4th direction. (6th & Glen Avenues)
Another Eagle 3-way (Sixth and Ingalls Streets)
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