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R16-9 Check Headlights

R16-9 Check Headlights sign from the MUTCD 11th edition: 3 standard sizes (42" × 18", 60" × 30", and 78" × 36"), with letter heights, border widths, and colors.

R16-9
Drawn at 42" × 18"

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Standard sizes

SizeRoad typeBorderCorner radiusLettersCHECK HEADLIGHTS
42" × 18"—5/8"1 1/2"4"FHWA Series D
60" × 30"—7/8"2 1/4"6"FHWA Series D
78" × 36"—7/8"2 1/4"8"FHWA Series D

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Colors

Legend
Black
Background
White
Border
Black

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Standard reference

  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-407 (R16-9, 42x18 in); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2C-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-407 (R16-9, 60x30 in); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2C-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-407 (R16-9, 78x36 in); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2C-1