Drivers Heading Home to Michigan Were Once Deeply Confused By This Highway Sign in Toledo

It may be difficult for drivers today accustomed to GPS guiding them on every twist and turn in the road to remember a time when it was roadmaps and signage that helped them arrive at their destination.

That system, of course, relied on accurate maps and signage. An old, faded sign just south of the Michigan state line in Toledo, Ohio, likely once gave drivers cause to doubletake.

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The sign is located along Detroit Avenue/US-24 near the on-ramps to I-75 in the city's Old West End neighborhood which is located, as the name suggests, west of downtown.

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What makes the intersection a bit of an oddity is that it's built so that it's a left turn from Detroit Avenue onto I-75. Heading southbound on Detroit Ave, the left for northbound 75 (towards Michigan) comes first then the left for southbound 75 (towards Dayton).

The sign, which was replaced sometime between 2018-2019 was an oddity for its somewhat awkward depiction of the intersections and the faded nature of the sign.

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Toledo makes for an interesting city for road explorers from Michigan. Coming north from Toledo into Michigan the interesting and historic unmarked-Alt US 24 enters the state south of Luna Pier near the Lost Peninsula. It's also near the pathway of the US Turnpike, another historic but overlooked road.

Toledo is also home to two lost Michigan villages that are now part of Toledo, Vistula and Port Lawrence.

Hattip on the historic photo from Gribblenation.