T intersection sign: what it means
The T intersection sign warns that the road you are on ends ahead at a T. You will have to turn left or right.
What does the T intersection sign mean?
MUTCD Section 2C.41 says intersection warning signs, including the T-Intersection (W2-4) sign, may be used in advance of an intersection to show it is there and that traffic may turn or enter. The symbol should show the general layout of the intersection.
Quick quiz
What does the sign at the top of this page mean?
- Another road crosses yours ahead.
- Your road ends at a T ahead.
- The road splits into two ahead.
Show answer
B. Your road ends at a T ahead. It warns of a T intersection ahead (MUTCD Section 2C.41). Source: MUTCD 11th Edition, Chapter 2C, Warning Signs and Object Markers: Section 2C.41, FHWA; MUTCD 11th Edition, FHWA
Where will you see it?
Before a junction where your road ends, often on rural roads.
What should you do?
Slow down and get ready to stop and turn left or right.
What do people get wrong?
Expecting the road to continue straight ahead, especially at night.
Common questions
Will there be a stop sign?
Often. Section 2C.41 allows the T-Intersection sign even on approaches controlled by STOP or YIELD signs.
How is it different from the cross road sign?
The cross road sign shows a road crossing yours; the T shows your road ending.
Compare with
Cross road signAnother road crosses yours ahead.
Two-direction large arrow signThe road ends at a T: turn left or right.
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Sources
Checked on 4 November 2026 against the MUTCD 11th Edition (FHWA), Section 2C.41.
- MUTCD 11th Edition, Chapter 2C, Warning Signs and Object Markers: Section 2C.41, FHWA
- MUTCD 11th Edition, FHWA. FHWA lists the current version as the 11th Edition with Revision 1, dated December 2025
Sign pictures are our own simplified drawings of the MUTCD designs, which are in the public domain (MUTCD Section 1D.06). Sources and image credits.