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  • Information and guide signs show routes, directions and distances, and nearby services like a hospital, fuel, food or lodging.
  • Route markers name the road, such as a highway number, the Trans-Canada or the Yellowhead highway.

Information and guide signs

Information and guide signs provide information about routes, off-road facilities, and geographical features and points of interest.

Route markers

Route markers indicate numbers, names, or other designations of roads. Trans-Canada highway

  • Alberta highway route marker (shield) sign
    Alberta highway route marker (shield)
  • Alberta highway route marker (oval) sign
    Alberta highway route marker (oval)
  • Trans-Canada highway route marker sign
    Trans-Canada highway route marker
  • Yellowhead highway route marker sign
    Yellowhead highway route marker

Highway route marker

Yellowhead highway

Bicycle route marker

  • Bicycle route marker sign
    Bicycle route marker
  • Directional destination signs
    Directional destination signs
  • Distance sign
    Distance sign

Highway information

Destination signs provide direction and distance to a destination.

Directional · Distance

  • Combination of direction and distance sign
    Combination of direction and distance

Combination of direction and distance

Off-road services and facilities: Signs for off-road facilities indicate availability and direction to the services or recreational areas.

  • Hospital sign
    Hospital
  • Airport sign
    Airport
  • Parking sign
    Parking
  • Fuel sign
    Fuel
  • Travel information sign
    Travel information
  • Electric vehicle charging sign
    Electric vehicle charging
  • Food sign
    Food
  • Trailer campground sign
    Trailer campground
  • Accommodation sign
    Accommodation
  • Telephone sign
    Telephone
  • RCMP or city police sign
    RCMP or city police

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