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 D13-3a · Guide and destination signs
Alternative freeway entrance location sign
What it means
Alternative freeway entrance location sign.
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 D13-3a.)
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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 guide and destination signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- D12-6 Roadside assistance information and contact
- D13-1 Crossover location for authorized vehicles
- D13-2 Crossover location at specified distance ahead
- D13-3 Freeway entrance location
- D15-1 Combination sign showing lane use and destination with street name information
- D15-1 Combination sign showing lane use and destination with route shield information
