What does the Divided Highway Ends sign mean?
The Divided Highway Ends sign (MUTCD W6-2) is a warning sign under the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the national standard the states build from. The median ends ahead and you will be facing two-way traffic on a single roadway.
Source: MUTCD 11th Edition, Chapter 2C, Table 2C-1, checked 2026-09-09.
What shape and color is the Divided Highway Ends sign?
| MUTCD code | W6-2 |
|---|---|
| Group | Warning signs |
| Shape | Diamond |
| Color | Yellow background, black symbol and border |
What a diamond means. A warning. It tells you what the road does next and obliges you to do nothing in particular, which is the distinction test writers probe most often.
What yellow means. General warning of a permanent condition ahead.
Warning signs. A diamond reports a condition and orders nothing. What you do about it is left to you, and that gap between a report and an order is what test writers keep probing.
What is the Divided Highway Ends sign often mistaken for?
Divided Highway begins (W6-1). This is the one that matters: after W6-2 there is oncoming traffic in the lane beside you.
|  |
|---|---|
| GroupWarning signs | GroupWarning signs |
| ShapeDiamond | ShapeDiamond |
| ColorYellow background, black symbol and border | ColorYellow background, black symbol and border |
| What it meansThe median ends ahead and you will be facing two-way traffic on a single roadway. | What it meansFrom here the two directions run on their own pavement with a median between them. |
What does the permit test ask about the Divided Highway Ends sign?
This question is from the practice bank, with the answer marked.
This sign warns you that ahead:
- A.The road becomes one way
- B.The median ends and you will meet oncoming traffic on the same pavement(correct answer)
- C.The highway ends at an intersection
- D.The shoulder is no longer paved
Source: MUTCD W6-2
What are the other warning signs?
All 55 warning signs on one page, or every US road sign by shape and color.
Test yourself on this sign and the rest of the set with a road signs practice test for Florida, Texas or California.
The artwork is the federal design itself, which the manual dedicates to the public domain in MUTCD 11th Edition, Part 1, Section 1D.06, checked 2026-09-09. The Interstate Shield, the 511 pictograph and the National Scenic Byway graphic are named exceptions and are not reproduced anywhere on this site.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration or any state agency.