Motorway Typeface
"In 1958, Britain’s first motorway was opened, the M6 Preston bypass. With this, an easily comprehensible and consistent typeface was needed for signposts and giving directions on motorways. This transport font has been applied to every motorway sign across the country ever since and is even used in other countries including Ireland and Portugal."— https://hatchedlondon.com/margaret-calvert-the-mother-of-modern-day-information-design/
