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Show GOOD GUIDE FOR TRAVELERS Arrows on Signs Mark Detours on Iowa's Highways and Point Out , Proper Direction. All detours around roads closed vo traffic in Iowa are carefully marked for the guidance and protection of travelers. Signs are erected at intervals inter-vals so that the proper direction can be taken with the slightest deviation from the regular route. The signs, as furnished by the state to the counties at cost, have a yellow arrow printed against a black ground, with the word "detour" above and below the arrow. The blank sign furnished to the counties coun-ties is shown In the upper corner, and as used, In the lower. The larger Illustration shows how the signs are disposed to guide traffic around a closed road. When the sign has been placed with the arrow pointing in the proper direction, di-rection, the "detour" below Is deleted with black paint. The name of the place the arrow is pointing to, and other information, Is stenciled Inside the arrow. Popular Mechanics Magazine. |
