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Item 20 of Schedule 16 to the Regulations permits superseded route numbers with red cancellation bars to be shown on directional signs. Figure 11-1 shows the design of the bar and figure 11-2 shows the appropriate vertical and horizontal spaces to adjacent legends and symbols. Unlike the "no through road" symbol (see figure 5-45), the red bar does not have a white border when placed on a dark background.

In the case of the "Cambridge - Newmarket" example in figure 11-2, the vertical block spacing to "Ely" is increased from 2sw to 4sw. This is because "Newmarket” is placed above its associated route numbers and the red bar necessitates a line spacing of 1.5sw as shown. The increased block spacing ensures that the A14 route number is associated with "Cambridge" and "Newmarket". Where route numbers are on the same line as their associated destinations, the standard block spacing of 2sw is appropriate as shown in the "Corby - Leicester" example.

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