If you’ve been driving the area in and around Gettysburg and you’ve noticed certain detour signs with colors on them you’ve likely wondered just what the colors stand for. They are designations for specific detour routes.

The signs are a response to a major storm crisis that occurred last year. Several motorists were trapped no Interstate 78 after being detoured from their original destinations and they didn’t know where to go. The signs were meant to point motorists in the right direction should that occur again. Colors that represent specific routes include red, blue, green, orange, and brown. The routes so designated are:

  • Red = South
  • Blue = North
  • Green = East
  • Orange = West
  • Brown = Two routes moving in the same direction

So if you get stuck in Gettysburg and you’re not sure which way to go, just follow the right color to get you to your destination based on the direction you know you should be traveling in.

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