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A solid yellow line paired with a broken yellow dashed line running lengthwise down the center of a dark roadway.
MUTCD
3B.02
Position
center
Color
yellow
Pattern
solid and broken
Type
linear
National · Pavement Markings

Broken-and-Solid Yellow Center Line

Pass only from the broken-line side; the side with the solid line may not pass.

A combination of one solid and one broken yellow line separates opposing traffic where passing is allowed for one direction but not the other. Drivers on the side with the broken line may cross to pass when safe; drivers on the side with the solid line must not cross to pass. The pairing is common on hills, curves, and other locations where sight distance favors one direction.

In the same family

Related markings

Tall vertical rectangle outlined in solid yellow and filled with evenly spaced yellow diagonal stripes running from lower left to upper right, set against a dark charcoal pavement background.
Yellow Diagonal Crosshatch (Neutral Median Area)
Single solid yellow horizontal stripe running across the middle of dark pavement.
Solid Yellow Center Line
A single broken yellow dashed line running lengthwise down the center of a dark roadway.
Broken Yellow Center Line
Two parallel rows of short yellow dashes running horizontally across dark pavement, stacked one above the other.
Double Broken Yellow Line (Reversible Lane)
Two parallel solid yellow lines running lengthwise down the center of a dark roadway.
Double Solid Yellow Center Line
Source

AI-generated SVG, Federal MUTCD 11th Edition (2023) Part 3 reference (original)

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