The place names, route numbers and distances shown are the examples used in the federal reference drawing. On the road, this sign carries the local ones.
MUTCD E11-2 · Freeway and expressway guide signs
Left directional panel for use with exit signs
What it means
Left directional panel for use with exit signs.
What to do about it
It is a guide sign: guide signs give directions, distances and services. They do not impose a rule, but reading them early keeps you out of last-minute lane changes. (MUTCD E11-2.)
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Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the freeway and expressway guide signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- E11-1c Exit only sign without directional arrow
- E11-1d Alternative exit only sign with directional arrow
- E11-1e Exit only sign with two directional arrows
- E11-1f Alternative exit only sign with two directional arrows
- E13-2a Exit direction advisory speed panel for ramp conditions
- E13-2b Exit direction advisory speed panel for exit conditions
