Location: M 7 (Westlink - Western Sydney Orbital).
Directions for the exit, but pull-through information is limited to the road number. There is no exit numbering in NSW. Also note that NSW's style of numbering is slightly different compared to other Australian states, in that there is a border around the road number.
Photo: Sam Laybutt / Ozroads
Location: Pacific Motorway (Brisbane - Sydney)
Note the numbered exit. At this moment, exit numbers are not used on all freeways in Queensland. The exits are numbered by the kilometer post. The hexagonal shield denotes a metroad, metropolitan through roads. The number on a blue shield is a state road. Like the other Australian states, Queensland is in the process of renumbering its roads.
Location: E 19 (Antwerpen - Brussel).
Quite odd that the background colour of this shield is white. Apart this type of signs, white is only in use in town. The number on a green background is the exit number. Exits in Belgium are numbered as a sequence.
Location: A 29 (Rotterdam - Bergen op Zoom)
"Afrit" means exit. On recent signs, an exit pictogram is used, simular to the one used in most other European nations. Exits in The Netherlands are numbered as a sequence.
Location: A 61 (Ludwigshafen - Venlo).
Just the name and number of the exit on the first approach sign in Germany. Exits are numbered as a sequence. Rather odd in Europe, motorway intersections have been given a number, too.
Location: Marquion, A 26 (Autoroute des Anglais, Calais - Troyes)
Simple sign, really. Just a fork showing that exit 8 is upon us. France uses the pictogram used for exits you see elsewhere in Europe, too. On some older signs, the word 'Sortie' is used. Exits are numbered as a sequence.
Location: M 5 (Exeter - Birmingham).
Just the directions of the exit on this sign and their road numbers. Distance is in miles, of course. On the bottom left is the exit number 30. Exits in the UK are numbered as a sequence.
Photo: Chris / CBRD
Location: AP-2 (Barcelona - Zaragoza)
First approach sign shows all the directions of the exit straight away. This sign is overhead, but that is rather exceptional. Do note the "European" exit symbol. Older Spanish signs still use the Spanish word "salida" or the translation thereof into one of the regional languages of Spain (Catalan, Basque, etc). On motorways (Autopistas), exits are numbered as sequence. Oddly, on highways (Autovias), they are numbered by the nearest kilometer post.
Photo: Chrizz
Location: S 6 (Wien - Bruck an der Mur).
A fork sign showing the name of the exit, the control city and the next exit ahead. Not all motorways in Austria have numbered exits yet. If it has, the exit number would be put on a separate sign on top of the sign on the right-hand side.
Photo: Walter Brummer / Verkehrsnotizen
Location: Poznan, A 2 (Berlin - Warschau)
First approach sign gives the directions of the exit straight away. Usually, there is only one direction for the road ahead, namely the control city. This road, however, is a triplex, hence you'll get the control city for each road. The "PL" and "D" pictograms point to Poland and Germany. That appears odd at first, since the sign is already in Poland. Points to the Polish / German border though.
Photo: Autostrady
Location: D 5 (Praha - Plzen).
Straightforward fork sign. Control city for the road ahead and all directions (in this case just one) and road numbers for the exit. On top is the exit number, using the European standard pictogram. Exits in the Czech Republic are numbered by the nearest kilometer post.
Photo: Ceske Dalnice
Location: A 7 (Winterthur - Kreuzlingen)
First approach usually comes at 1000 meters from the exit and just gives the name of the exit and the exit number. Exits in Switzerland are numbered sequentially.
Photo: Ronan / Schweizer Autobahnen
Location: Kings Highway 400 (Toronto - Parry Sound)
All directions for the exit can be found on the first approach sign. As seen more often, one of the "directions" is the name of a road. On top is the exit number. Exits in Ontario are mostly numbered by the nearest kilometer post.
Photo: Scott Steeves / Ont Highways
Location: M 1 (Princess Freeway, coastal road from Melbourne - Sydney)
All directions and the road number are given straight away. The services on the sign below are not necessarily at the exit itself, but merely services that are not too far from the exit itself.
Photo: Darren Hodges / Signspotters
Location: E 75 (Helsinki - Lahti)
Straightforward fork sign, giving all directions of the exit straight away. Exit number is at the bottom, using the standard European exit symbol. Exits in Finland are being numbered as a sequence.
Photo: Ronan / Schweizer Autobahnen
Location: E6 (Malmö - Oslo)
Stack sign giving all directions of the exit and the numbers of the road you are on. The exit number is in yellow on black below the sign. Exits in Sweden are numbered as a sequence. Which leads to a somewhat tricky numbering in order to cater for the duplexes which you see on a number of major Swedish roads. The particular number of this exit, for instance, is chosen so that both the E6 and the E20 can provide continuous sequential numbering.
Photo: Chris
Location: A 2 (Klagenfurt - Ljubljana)
Straightforward fork sign, giving the main direction of the exit. The colour yellow refers to non-motorways.
Photo: Rien / Belgian Roads
Location: A 7 (Ljubljana - Rijeka)
Fork sign with all directions of the exit and two major pull-through directions. Yellow refers to a non-motorway.
Photo: Rien / Belgian Roads
Location: E 45 (Flensburg - Arhus)
The name of the exit on a blue background and the next exit (and there distance thereto) in a green background. Green is the colour for motorways. Blue is used on motorways as a referral to non-motorways. Once you leave the motorway, the signs are white with red letters on them.
Photo: ABRob
Location: Autostrada la Serenissima - A 4 (Torino - Trieste)
Fork sign with the control city and the name of the exit. Even though Italy uses a different colour (i.e. blue) for non-motorways, this different colour won't be shown on this approach sign. No exit numbers on most roads in Italy. Some ring roads are an exception.
Location: E 429 (Tournai - Brussels)
The name of the exit and the exit number on a green background. Like in Flanders, exit in the Wallonie part of Belgium are numbered as a sequence.
Location: National Highway 1 (Keelung - Kaohsiung)
All directions of the exit in two character sets. In this case, a distinction between the directions west and east of the intersecting road has also been made. The exit number is on the upper left of the sign. Exits in Taiwan are being numbered as a sequence.
Photo: Darren Hodges / Signspotters
Location: Garnish, A 6 (Luxembourg - Brussels)
The exit number and the distance to the exit on a white background. Oddly enough, this sign is not always the first approach sign. Sometimes, you see it as a second approach sign after a first approach sign giving all directions. Exits in Luxembourg are numbered as a sequence.
Photo: Frits
Location: A 8 (Patras - Athens)
Greek characters in yellow and white for Roman characters. Apart from the name of the exit and the distance thereto, there is the exit number along with the standard European exit symbol. Exit numbering in in progress in Greece, with exits being numbered as a sequence.
Photo: E. Gavic / autosnelwegen.net
Location: A 24 (Viseu - Verin)
Sign gives all the directions for the exit and, on a yellow background, the exit number. This exit is not yet numbered, however, so the space for the number is still left open. As to the road numbers, the two numbers between brackets are roads not actually intersecting the motorway, but roads reached via this exit. Quite English, as a matter of fact.
Photo: Seppl
Location: T 1 (Kingston - Ocho Rios)
The directions of the exit on a fork sign.
Photo: Dwarf
Location: I 280 (San Francisco - San Jose)
The major focals for the exit and the intersecting road number are placed on the first approach sign, which usually comes at 1 mile before the exit (but more for major interchanges). Most US states have exit numbering in place (mostly by the nearest mile post), but in California, numbering is still in progress.
Photo: Marcel Monterie
Location: N 12 (Johannesburg - Ermelo)
The directions of the exit on a fork sign. The number on the upper left is the exit number. Exits in South Africa are numbered by the kilometer, but their numbers do not match with the numbers appearing on the kilometer posts. Apparently, numbering starts at the provincial borders as they were before 1994. Now there you go with some useless information :-)
Location: MR 3 (Mbabane - Manzani)
Very much like South Africa, but then in green and without the actual distance to the exit. No exit number either.
Location: SR2 (Perth - Joondalup)
The name of the exit and the route number involved. The name of the next exit and the distance thereto is also indicated.
Photo: Paul Rands / Expressway
Location: SH18 (Western Ring of Auckland)
The name of the exit and its number. Exit numbers in New Zealand are distance-based.
Photo: Ben / Auckland Motorways
Location: E75 (Skopje - Athens)
Very much like other former Yugoslav countries, the control city and road number for the road ahead and the name of the exit. Focal points in cyrillic and roman alphabet.
Photo: Bojan / Build.com.mk
