Cedar Rapids Public Works Department workers Keegan Pope (left) and Connor Cronbaugh check their work May 19 after putting up ...

The city is also trying to avoid directional names. Also, he said street names can't be too long for a street sign - ten to 13 characters is the maximum length. It's not an official guideline ...

Eric Widstrand, the Seattle Department of Transportation's city traffic engineer, explains: "A 'Dead End' sign is used at the entrance of a single street that terminates in a dead end or a cul-de-sac.