Cross road sign
A yellow diamond with a plus sign. It warns of an intersection ahead where another road crosses.
Rules vary by state and country. This explains the sign's standard meaning in the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; it isn't legal advice.
How to read it
It is one of the MUTCD's intersection warning signs, used ahead of an intersection to show that it is there and that traffic may turn or enter. The shape of the symbol shows how the roads meet: here, a road crossing the one you are on.
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Sources
- MUTCD 2009 Edition, Chapter 2C: Warning Signs and Object Markers, MUTCD 2009, Part 2, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Section 2C.46
- Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, pp. 14–15
- Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev. 08/2023, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, p. 50
- What Every Driver Must Know, Michigan driver manual, Michigan Department of State, Chapter 5, sign 41
Last reviewed September 25, 2026 by Rory Hansen. How we research