Standard Highway Sign Border Specifications

Radius
A
Radius

B
C

B C Radius

SIGN SIZE EQUIVALENT BORDER WIDTHS (inch) RADIUS

(inch) (mm) A B C (inch)

9 225 .375 .375 .375 1

12 300 .375 .375 .438 1.5

18 450 .5 .375 .625 1.5
24 600 .5 .375 .625 1.5

30 750 .75 .5 .75 1.875

36 900 .75 .625 .875 2.25

48 1200 1 .75 1.25 3
60 1500 1 .75 1.25 3

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B
B

A C A C

B
B
A B C B
A
OCTAGON
A B C A B C
24 3 18 48 9 30
30 3 24
36 3 30

A A
D D
B B

C
A A

EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
D E

A B C D A B C D E
30 3 18 1.5 48 3 12 12 3
36 3 21 2 60 3 18 15 4

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E G

C C

B B
D D

C C

E F E
A
A

A B C D E
12 18 1.5 15 1.5 A B C D E F G
18 24 3 18 1.5 36 48 6 36 6 24 2.25
24 30 3 24 1.5 48 60 6 48 9 30 3
30 36 3 30 1.875

SQUARE
D F

B B

A A
C C

B B

A D E D
A

A B C D
18 3 12 1.5 A B C D E F
24 3 18 1.5 36 6 24 6 24 2.25
30 3 24 1.875 48 6 36 9 30 3

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A A
C C
B
B

B
B

A A

DIAMOND
C D

A B C A B C D
24 12 1.5 48 15 15 3
30 15 1.875 60 18 18 3.75
36 18 2.25
G
E
C
C

D D
B B

C C
A
E F E
A

HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE
A B C D E A B C D E F G
21 15 1.5 12 1.5 36 24 3 18 6 24 1.5
24 12 1.5 9 1.5 48 24 3 18 9 30 1.875
24 18 3 12 1.5 48 36 6 24 9 30 2.25
30 15 1.5 12 1.5 60 24 3 18 12 36 1.5
30 24 3 18 1.5 60 36 6 24 12 36 2.25
36 12 1.5 9 1.5

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C
C

B D B D

C
C
A
A

INTERSTATE SHIELD U.S. SHIELD

A B C D A B C D
24 24 3 18 24 24 3 18
30 24 3 18 30 24 3 18
36 36 6 24 36 36 6 24
45 36 6 24 45 36 6 24

D D

A B A B

C C

A A

PENTAGON (SCHOOL) COUNTY SHIELD

A B C D A B C D E
30 21 3 1.875 18 15 1 5 2
36 24 3 2.25 24 18 2 5.313 2.688
30 24 2 6.625 3.375

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C A

A
B

A
CIRCLE
A B
NATIONAL FOREST SHIELD
15 12
A B C D E
18 15
18 2 15 1 2
24 2.5 20 1.5 2.5

B
D
C

ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

A B C D E
40 30 7.5 12 1.875
48 36 9 15 2.25

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16 12

18

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