Canada/Road signs/Warning

This page lists Canadian warning road signs, which is divided into three subseries under the Manual of Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC):

• Wa - Physical conditions
• Wb - Regulations ahead
• Wc - Intermittent moving hazards

Wa series (physical conditions)

MUTCDC sign code	Image	English	French	Tags	Notes
Wa-1		Sharp turn	Virage brusque	hazard=turn
Wa-2		Turn curve		hazard=turn
Wa-3		Curve	Virage	hazard=curve
Wa-4		Reverse turn		hazard=turns
Wa-5		Reverse curve		hazard=curves+curves=serpentine
Wa-6		Winding road		hazard=curves+curves=extended
Wa-7		Advisory speed		maxspeed:advisory=*
Wa-8		Checkerboard - dead end		noexit=yes
Wa-8L		Left end checkerboard		none
Wa-8R		Right end checkerboard		none
Wa-8A		No exit		noexit=yes	Ontario: Wa-31
Wa-9		Chevron alignment		none
Wa-10		Exit speed		maxspeed:advisory=*	Ontario: Wa-32 Most provinces place the words "Exit" (French: Sortie) on top of the advisory speed.
Wa-11		Concealed road		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-12		Concealed road		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-13		Concealed road		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-14		T junction		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-15		Y junction		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-16		Merge		hazard=dangerous_junction
Wa-17		Double arrow		none
Wa-18		Railway crossing		none	Ontario: Wc-4
Wa-19		Railway crossing ahead at T		none	Ontario: Wc-4B
Wa-20		Railway crossing ahead at crossroads		none	Ontario: not used
Wa-21		Hill		incline=* (value in per cent)
Wa-21t		Use lower gear	Rétrogradez	none
Wa-22		Bump	Cahot	none
Wa-23		Road narrows		none	Ontario: Wa-28
Wa-24		Narrow structure		none
Wa-24t		One lane	1 voie	none
Wa-25		Pavement ends	Fin du revêtement	none
Wa-26		Low clearance		maxheight=*
Wa-27		Low clearance		maxheight=*
Wa-28t		Distance from warning object (for use with Wa series signs)		none
Wa-31		Divided highway begins		none	Ontario: Wa-34
Wa-32		Divided highway ends		none	Ontario: Wa-35
Wa-33		Lane ends		none	Ontario: Wa-23
Wa-34		Divided highway crossing		none	Ontario: Wa-72
Wa-36		Hazard marker		none	Ontario: Wa-33
Wa-37		Lane ends ahead XX km (overhead sign)		turn:lanes=||merge_to_left (number of pipes depending on number of lanes).	Ontario: Wa-1123. Alberta, Saskatchewan uses a yellow diamond surrounding the lane drop pictogram, and the words “LANE ENDS”.
Wa-38		Roundabout directional		none	Ontario: not used
Wa-39		Roundabout		none