Warning signs
Divided Highway Begins sign
The highway ahead becomes divided by a median. Keep to the right.
What it looks like
Yellow diamond with a black road that comes up from the bottom and splits around a rounded island at the top into two branches.
- Type
- Warning
- Federal design code
- MUTCD W6-1
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
26 of our verified questions in 26 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.What does this sign mean?
- AA side road enters from the right
- BA narrow bridge is just ahead; slow
- CTwo lanes merge into one lane ahead
- DA divided highway begins or ends; keep right
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✓ D. A divided highway begins or ends; keep right
These signs mark where a highway with a median starts or stops; stay to the right.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027 (Form 735-37) (2026 - 2027), page 19
2.What does this sign mean?
- AA sharp curve to the left is ahead
- BTwo-way traffic begins ahead
- CThe highway narrows to one lane
- DA median ahead splits the road; keep right
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✓ D. A median ahead splits the road; keep right
Divided Highway Begins means a median ahead splits the highway into two one-way roadways. Keep to the right.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 36
3.What does this warning sign mean?
- ATwo-way traffic begins ahead
- BA divided highway begins ahead
- CA divided highway ends ahead
- DA bridge narrows to one lane
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✓ B. A divided highway begins ahead
This sign shows the road splitting around a median ahead: a divided highway begins, so keep to the right.