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MUTCD 11th Edition Section 2E.07 

Standard:

'''The direction of a freeway and the major destinations or control cities along it shall be clearly identified through the use of appropriate destination legends (see Section 2D.35). Successive freeway guide signs shall provide continuity in destination names and consistency with available map information. At any decision point, a given destination shall be indicated by way of only one route (see Figure 2E-1).'''

Guidance:

Control city legends should be used in the following situations along a freeway:


 * A. At interchanges between freeways;
 * B. At separation points of overlapping freeway routes;
 * C. On directional signs on intersecting routes, to guide traffic entering the freeway;
 * D. On Pull-Through signs; and
 * E. On the bottom line of post-interchange distance signs.

Support:

Continuity of destination names is also useful on expressways serving long-distance or intrastate travel.

The determination of major destinations or control cities is important to the quality of service provided by the freeway. Control cities on freeway guide signs are selected by the States and are contained in the “Guidelines for the Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators Adjacent to Freeways, 4th Edition/Guide Signs, Part II: Guidelines for Airport Guide Signing/Guide Signs, Part III: List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways,” published by and available from the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials. December 2023