Sign, Traffic
Object number2016.12.1
Date1940-1955
MediumMetal/Paint/Plastic
Credit LineGift of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
DescriptionDirectional road sign. Rectangular metal sign with rounded corners. Painted green. Front has border, text, and arrows of white metal with inset white round plastic reflectors. Two holes along top. Three vertical lines of three holes each spaced evenly across body of sign. Back is dotted with expansion bolts.Dimensions48 x 96.125 x 0.5 in. (121.9 x 244.2 x 1.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has white metal arrows and text with inset white round plastic reflectors "[left arrow] DOWNTOWN / [left arrow] PARKWAY / [left arrow] N RT 51 S [right arrow]".
MarksPainted white label in bottom right and bottom left corners; text is illegible; these are possibly maker's marks.
Historical NotesRoad sign for Route 51/88 dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s when the suburbs of Pittsburgh were expanding during the post-war economic and baby boom.
Related institution
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
On View
Not on view
1932-2017
c. 1917
1950-1959
18th Century
c. 1970
