Crossing Signs

Pedestrians crossing the road up ahead? No, something a bit more bizarre!



Bigfoot Crossing

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Due to sightings in the area of a creature resembling "Big Foot" this sign has been posted for your safety.
Directions: Pikes Peak Road, Colorado.
Last Visited: October 1999.



Quail Crossing

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Directions: Spur Cross Road just north of Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona.
Last Visited: January 2010. Update June 2011: On my latest visit, the sign above was gone but the one shown below was nearby.

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Update July 2011: On my latest visit, the second sign was gone too.



Roadrunner Crossing

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Directions: Spur Cross Road just north of Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona.
Last Visited: January 2010.



Duck Crossing

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Directions: Mill Avenue at Duke Drive (north end of Kiwanis Park), Tempe, Arizona.
Last Visited: May 2011.



Javelina Crossing

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Directions: Schoolhouse Road just north of Seco Place, Cave Creek, Arizona.
Last Visited: May 2013.



Elk Crossing

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Directions: Highway 260 east of Payson, Arizona, near mile marker 259.
Last Visited: July 2013.



Frog Crossing

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Directions: At entrance to Salome High School ("Home of the Fighting Frogs"), 67488 E. Salome Rd., Salome, Arizona.
Last Visited: November 2011.



Tank Crossing

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Directions: Eastbound Imperial Dam Road 2 miles west of junction with Highway 95, Yuma Military Reservation, Arizona.
Last Visited: March 2013.



Golf Cart Crossing

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Directions: On Sun City Blvd 900 feet north of Merrill Ranch Parkway, in Anthem neighborhood, Florence, Arizona.
Last Visited: November 2014.



Surfer Crossing

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Directions: Southbound Coast Highway 101, just south of K Street, Encinitas, California.
Last Visited: March 2013.

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Directions: Northbound Coast Highway 101, 800 feet north of Chesterfield Drive, Encinitas, California.
Last Visited: March 2013.



Burro Crossing

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Directions: Northbound Highway 178 (Trona-Wildrose Road), 0.1 mile north of Trona Airport Road, north of Trona, California.
Last Visited: March 2013.



Desert Tortoise Crossing

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Directions: Eastbound Highway 210 midway between Death Valley Junction, California and Pahrump, Nevada.
Last Visited: March 2013.



Bighorn Sheep Crossing

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Directions: Eastbound Highway 160 1 mile east of Mountain Springs, west of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Last Visited: March 2013.



Clapper Rail Crossing

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The Clapper Rail is a bird that breeds in southern California and other coastal areas; its population is threatened due to habitat loss.
Directions: Chula Vista Nature Center, 1000 Gunpowder Point Drive, Chula Vista, California (admission fee required).
Last Visited: December 2010.



Bat Crossing

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Directions: Highway 71 (Cascade Road) south of Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Last Visited: June 1988.




Standard disclaimer: Sites are described for entertainment purposes only, as they were at the time of my last visit. I can not vouch for the current condition of the site or its accessibility.


Revised: April 18, 2015
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