UFC 3-120-01
FEBRUARY 6 2003
5.19.9. Typography:
Upper and lower case Helvetica medium, 100 mm (4") capital letter height, flush left or
right to arrow.
The message area of each slat will accommodate a maximum of 17 tiles or characters.
5.19.10. Arrow. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices standard 116 mm x 175 mm (4 5/8"
x 7") placed left or right as appropriate.
5.19.11. Rules. 6 mm ( 1/4") thick white tape.
5.19.12. Border. 19 mm ( 3/4") thick white tape.
5.20. Direction Sign Type D3.
5.20.1. Street Name Sign. The Type D3 sign is the standard street name sign.
5.20.2. Colors. White letters, arrows, rules and borders (reflectivity mandatory) on standard
brown background (reflectivity desirable).
5.20.3. Dimensions. Slats - 150 mm (6") minimum x 300 mm (1'-0") minimum. Sign width will
vary in 150 mm (6") increments as required to accommodate longer street names.
5.20.4. Typography.
Street Name: Upper case Helvetica medium, 100 mm (4") capital letter height, centered.
Secondary Information: Upper case Helvetica medium, 65 mm (2 1/2") capital letter
height, left or right justified as required.
5.20.5. Border. 13 mm ( 1/2") thick white tape.
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