This is near,never noticed it.

[timk]

Saw plenty of 10's, never noticed a 5. BTW it is a paved county road.

 

[exskibum]

Cool topic. Now that you mention it, I know of one (sorry, no pic) around here. Heading south from Colfax on Iowa Hill Road, just after crossing the bridge over the American River: it's a hard right to go up the grade on the canyon wall.

But a 5 mph sign isn't one that projects possibilities of doing it in an aesthetically pleasing way like a 15 or 20, or even a 10. No -- a 5 usually means you really can't go much faster than that and keep the bike upright; you're nursing it through the change of direction, due to turn radius and/or a combination of road surface issues, including inflection or abrupt change in elevation.

I can think of a couple other kinks in local roads that are nearly the same, but are on side roads and aren't marked by that 5 mph sign.

 

[Checkswrecks]

When visiting the grave yard where my folks are, I think there's one on State 10 out of Gnaddenhutten.

 

[old&slow]

Saw plenty of 10's, never noticed a 5. BTW it is a paved county road.

I'm going to guess Rt. 536 SE Ohio ????

 

[timk]

No, it's a county road that goes from Mt Pleasant to Adena Ohio.

 

[timk]

When visiting the grave yard where my folks are, I think there's one on State 10 out of Gnaddenhutten.

We have one of those Gnaddenhutten's close by also.

 

[Checkswrecks]

When visiting the grave yard where my folks are, I think there's one on State 10 out of Gnaddenhutten.

We have one of those Gnaddenhutten's close by also.

Gee, there are so many of them.

I grew up on Atwood Lake before the big expensive houses and the Lodge were built.

 

[SacramentoMike]

I don't think it's signed, but many west-coasters will remember turning off northbound 101 onto the Nacimiento-Fergusson road. I'd say it's about 270o to the right and up a very steep grade. Rich, you're right. Too tight (and covered with gravel, IIRC) to do anything more than just get around. Oh, yeah, and the cattle guard there, too. lol.

 

[tcfjr]

I don't think it's signed, but many west-coasters will remember turning off northbound 1 onto the Nacimiento-Fergusson road. I'd say it's about 270o to the right and up a very steep grade. Rich, you're right. Too tight (and covered with gravel, IIRC) to do anything more than just get around. Oh, yeah, and the cattle guard there, too. lol.

This picture doesn't really do it justice - but you can see the cattle guard mid-way through the turn.

 

[SacramentoMike]

OK, Highway 1 and 170 degrees. But still. . .

 

[Bugnatr]

Cool topic. Now that you mention it, I know of one (sorry, no pic) around here. Heading south from Colfax on Iowa Hill Road, just after crossing the bridge over the American River: it's a hard right to go up the grade on the canyon wall.
But a 5 mph sign isn't one that projects possibilities of doing it in an aesthetically pleasing way like a 15 or 20, or even a 10. No -- a 5 usually means you really can't go much faster than that and keep the bike upright; you're nursing it through the change of direction, due to turn radius and/or a combination of road surface issues, including inflection or abrupt change in elevation.

I can think of a couple other kinks in local roads that are nearly the same, but are on side roads and aren't marked by that 5 mph sign.

I'm almost sure there is a 5mph before you drop down toward the river . May not be posted but I can think of 4- 5mph corners before you get to Iowa Hill. Yep 5 is about all you can do on a bike