T-Intersection sign
The road you are on ends ahead at a T-intersection.
What to do
Slow down and be ready to stop, yield and turn left or right.
Slow down early and get ready to stop or yield, because you will have to turn left or right.
Where it's used
Section 2C.41 allows the T-Intersection (W2-4) sign in advance of an intersection where your road ends at a crossing road. It is a black-on-yellow diamond with a T symbol, and unlike most intersection warning signs it may be used even when your approach has a STOP or YIELD sign or a signal. It may be supplemented at the T itself by a Two-Direction Large Arrow (W1-7) sign on the far side.
Don't confuse it with
- Cross Road: At a crossroad you can continue straight, while at a T-intersection your road ends.
- Y-Intersection: Y-Intersection means the road splits into two angled branches rather than ending at a cross road.
- Dead End: DEAD END means the road ends with no way through, while at a T you can turn left or right.
- Type
- Warning signs
- Shape
- Diamond
- Colors
- yellow, black
- MUTCD code
- W2-4
- MUTCD section
- 2C.41
On state permit tests
Our questions for 14 states ask about this sign, including Alabama, California, Idaho, Indiana and Iowa.
Test yourself
What does a yellow sign with a T-shaped symbol mean? (Alabama practice test)
- Merge
- Side road on the right
- You can't go straight ahead; you must turn right or left
- Crossroad
Show answer
You can't go straight ahead; you must turn right or left. You cannot go straight ahead; the road ends and you must turn right or left.
A yellow sign showing a road shaped like a capital T means: (California practice test)
- The road you are on ends ahead; you must turn left or right
- A tunnel is ahead
- Truck crossing
- A crossroad is ahead
Show answer
The road you are on ends ahead; you must turn left or right. A T-intersection sign warns that the road ends ahead at a T and you will have to turn left or right.
More warning signs
Turn
Curve
Reverse Turn
Reverse Curve
Winding Road
One-Direction Large Arrow
Two-Direction Large Arrow
Chevron AlignmentFrom the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, section 2C.41. Sign image: public domain, source.