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Title: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: thspfc on October 23, 2021, 02:42:07 PM
Sun Prairie, WI: probably either Grand Ave and Prairie Lakes Dr or Grand Ave and WI-19
Madison: probably either US-51 and US-151 or Gammon Road and Mineral Point Road
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: LilianaUwU on October 23, 2021, 03:02:19 PM
Currently, due to construction, the intersections between QC-175 and Boulevard Charest are incredibly busy, as Charest has been reduced to one lane each way and QC-175, on a one-way pair, has lane reductions too. Normally, though, I would believe some of the intersections on Boulevard Laurier (also QC-175) are the busiest, as the boulevard is the best non-freeway towards the bridges.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: index on October 23, 2021, 03:19:01 PM
Easy: NC 105/US 221/US 321 + truck routes.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Max Rockatansky on October 23, 2021, 03:24:53 PM
It's likely Shaw Avenue and Blackstone Avenue in Fresno.  So basically former CA 41 and CA 168. 
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Big John on October 23, 2021, 03:56:49 PM
Green Bay: Likely Mason St (WI 54) and Military Ave.  Other possibility is Mason St and Hinkle St - Higher count for Mason St but missing traffic count on Hinkle St. at that intersection.  The Wisconsin traffic count map has a count but most of the traffic has left Hinkle St. at that point.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: webny99 on October 23, 2021, 05:25:16 PM
For surface intersections? For Rochester it's got to be either NY 104/Long Pond Road or NY 252/NY 15A.

Or maybe NY 104/Lake Rd/Ridgeway Ave, but that's basically three intersections the way it's configured.

I'll look up the volumes when I get a chance.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on October 23, 2021, 05:30:20 PM
The busiest road in my town is the 0.3 miles of I-80/94/US 6 that cuts through the northwestern corner of the town, but that does not include any intersections or interchanges, so the busiest intersection would be Calumet Ave (former US 41/IN 141) at Ridge Rd (former US 6/41).
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Great Lakes Roads on October 24, 2021, 03:46:50 AM
The busiest intersection in La Porte is at Pine Lake Avenue (US 35/IN SR 39) at Weller/Truesdell Avenue.
It's thanks to all the recent businesses that have been popping up in that area (Culver's and Dukin') with Aldi's and a new 7/Eleven gas station that will be popping on those two corners.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: epzik8 on October 24, 2021, 06:53:41 AM
End of I-83 at Fayette Street
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Flint1979 on October 24, 2021, 08:00:43 AM
For Saginaw, MI it's the intersection of Bay Road (M-84) and Tittabawassee Road. Also worth mentioning is the intersection of State Street/Davenport Avenue (M-58) and N. Michigan Avenue along with W. Genesee Avenue a block south of State Street. State Street (M-58) and Center Road in Saginaw Township is a very busy intersection as well.

For Bay City, MI it's the intersection of Euclid Road (M-13) and Wilder Road.

Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: LM117 on October 24, 2021, 08:32:37 AM
In Danville, VA there's two intersections I'd say are tied for the top spot:

US-29 Business (Piney Forest Road) & VA-41 (Franklin Turnpike)

Piedmont Drive & Mount Cross Road
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: tolbs17 on October 24, 2021, 08:47:20 AM
For Greenville, I say Evans St/Greenville Blvd. Extremely clogged and shitty.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 24, 2021, 12:44:23 PM
I think I read a Denver post article that said it was University Boulevard and 1st Avenue in Cherry Creek.

Chris
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on October 24, 2021, 02:08:03 PM
Minneapolis: probably Hennepin/Lyndale
St. Paul: probably Kellogg/7th
Duluth: probably Lake/Superior either Miller Trunk/Central Entrance (US 53 and MN 194 by the mall) or Mesaba/Central Entrance (MN 194 northwest of downtown).
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: ibthebigd on October 25, 2021, 05:36:59 AM
Lexington Ky

Nicholasville Rd and Man O War
Or
Richmond Rd and Man O War

SM-G950U

Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: US20IL64 on October 25, 2021, 05:17:53 PM
Most of the 3 way intersections in Chicago proper. Diagonals interspersed through the block grid. Example: Western, Diversey and Elston.

Outside city limits, have heard that Cicero Av [IL-50} and 127th st. is packed, but many others that change rankings, often. Other locals have ideas? :hmmm:
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on October 25, 2021, 07:09:05 PM
Quote from: US20IL64 on October 25, 2021, 05:17:53 PM
Most of the 3 way intersections in Chicago proper. Diagonals interspersed through the block grid. Example: Western, Diversey and Elston.

Outside city limits, have heard that Cicero Av [IL-50} and 127th st. is packed, but many others that change rankings, often. Other locals have ideas? :hmmm:

Yeah, Cicero/127th is up there for suburban intersections. Rte 83/22nd is another one. In the city, Michigan/Chicago is a bad one. Also any of the major ones along Milwaukee, at Division/Ashland, North/Damen, Western/Armitage.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: TBKS1 on October 25, 2021, 07:24:13 PM
Little Rock: Probably North University at West Markham or South University at Colonel Glenn/Asher Avenue (around ~30,000 AADT at both intersections according to the ArDOT ArcGIS map (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8deb09579210490bafb97bd03c3c0792))

Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: US 89 on October 26, 2021, 01:29:18 AM
The Salt Lake Tribune ran an article a few years back where they discussed the busiest at-grade intersections in the state of Utah. With 2017 numbers:

1. Redwood Rd (SR 68) and 5400 South (SR 173) in West Jordan -- CFI
2. State St (US 89) and University Pkwy (SR 265) in Orem
3. Bangerter Highway (SR 154) and 5400 South (SR 173) in Taylorsville -- CFI at the time, now a SPUI
4. Bangerter (SR 154) and 3500 South (SR 171) in West Valley City -- CFI
5. Bangerter (SR 154) and 4700 South in West Valley City/Taylorsville -- CFI
6. Bluff St (SR 18) and Sunset Blvd (SR 8) in St George
7. Redwood (SR 68) and 6200 South in Taylorsville -- half-CFI
8. Bangerter (SR 154) and 6200 South in Taylorsville -- CFI at the time, currently being upgraded to a SPUI
9. Bangerter (SR 154) and 9000 South (SR 209) in West Jordan -- CFI at the time, now a SPUI
10. Bangerter (SR 154) and 4100 South in West Valley City -- CFI
11. State St (US 89) and 800 North (SR 52) in Orem
12. Redwood (SR 68) and 9000 South (SR 209) in West Jordan
13. Bangerter (SR 154) and 7000 South (SR 48) in West Jordan -- CFI at the time, now a SPUI
14. Redwood (SR 68) and 4700 South in Taylorsville
15. Bangerter (SR 154) and 11400 South (SR 175) in South Jordan -- conventional intersection at the time, now a SPUI
16. Bangerter (SR 154) and Redwood (SR 68) -- now a SPUI

Notice anything in common? I think it's dumb Bangerter wasn't built as a freeway to begin with. Would have been quite a bit cheaper than the piecemeal upgrades we're seeing now, and perhaps we could have gotten a decent interchange at 201. Oh well.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 26, 2021, 10:05:24 AM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 24, 2021, 12:44:23 PM
I think I read a Denver post article that said it was University Boulevard and 1st Avenue in Cherry Creek.

Chris

Found the article.  (It was in Westword in 2019, so my apologies for the misattribution).

1) University Blvd. and 1st Ave. - 21,940 Vehicles
2) University Blvd. (CO177) and Hampden Ave. (US285) - 20,439
3) Colorado Blvd. (CO2) and Alameda Ave. (CO26) - 19,397
4) Monaco Parkway and Hampden Ave. (US285) - 18,490
5) Colorado Blvd. (CO2) and 6th Ave. - 18,248
6) Colorado Blvd. (CO2) and Hampden Ave. (US285) - 18,074
7) Colorado Blvd. (CO2) and Mexico Ave. - 17,705
8) Colorado Blvd. (CO2) and 17th Ave. - 17,387

As you can see, there is a reason I moved CO2 up in the "most important" rankings for the lowest ten numbers in that other thread.  It carries a ton of traffic.

Chris
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Occidental Tourist on October 27, 2021, 12:48:47 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on October 23, 2021, 03:24:53 PM
It's likely Shaw Avenue and Blackstone Avenue in Fresno.  So basically former CA 41 and CA 168. 

That's a block from Toledo's, home of the world's worst wine margarita.

Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: US20IL64 on October 27, 2021, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on October 25, 2021, 07:09:05 PM
Quote from: US20IL64 on October 25, 2021, 05:17:53 PM
Most of the 3 way intersections in Chicago proper. Diagonals interspersed through the block grid. Example: Western, Diversey and Elston.

Outside city limits, have heard that Cicero Av [IL-50} and 127th st. is packed, but many others that change rankings, often. Other locals have ideas? :hmmm:

Yeah, Cicero/127th is up there for suburban intersections. Rte 83/22nd is another one. In the city, Michigan/Chicago is a bad one. Also any of the major ones along Milwaukee, at Division/Ashland, North/Damen, Western/Armitage.

IL-83 and IL-64/North Av is notorious, also. And in Chicago, 3 way intersections along diagonal Clybourn Av, with former industrial sites turned into strip malls.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 27, 2021, 11:24:13 AM
Quote from: Occidental Tourist on October 27, 2021, 12:48:47 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on October 23, 2021, 03:24:53 PM
It's likely Shaw Avenue and Blackstone Avenue in Fresno.  So basically former CA 41 and CA 168. 

That's a block from Toledo's, home of the world's worst wine margarita.

I don't even know what that is.  But in general, I think any wine margarita sounds like the world's worst drink to start with.

Chris
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: roadman65 on October 27, 2021, 11:34:26 AM
US 92 and US 98 in Lakeland along with US 98 at SR 548 only blocks apart.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: NoGoodNamesAvailable on October 27, 2021, 09:39:47 PM
In the NY metro area I believe it's Long Beach Blvd & East Park Ave in Long Beach NY.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: ftballfan on November 21, 2021, 08:02:41 PM
In the Grand Rapids area, the busiest has to be 28th St (M-11) and East Beltline Ave (M-37). It's very close to Woodland Mall and besides that, there's a large strip mall (CenterPointe) nearby and Chick-fil-A and Lowe's are on opposite corners. This intersection is so busy that each left turn movement has two left turn lanes!
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: Declan127 on December 10, 2021, 08:12:56 PM
In NYC proper, I'd have to say that I really don't know. Woodhaven and Queens Blvds is pretty busy, as is Beach 116th Street and Beach Channel Drive (both in Queens)
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: OCGuy81 on December 10, 2021, 08:22:01 PM
Bend's is probably a traffic circle at Reed Market and Bond St. It constantly has tourist traffic for the Old Mill District.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: CapeCodder on December 13, 2021, 08:13:37 AM
Quote from: Declan127 on December 10, 2021, 08:12:56 PM
In NYC proper, I'd have to say that I really don't know. Woodhaven and Queens Blvds is pretty busy, as is Beach 116th Street and Beach Channel Drive (both in Queens)

I've heard that Queens Blvd is nicknamed the "Boulevard of Death"
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: doorknob60 on December 21, 2021, 03:31:07 PM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on December 10, 2021, 08:22:01 PM
Bend's is probably a traffic circle at Reed Market and Bond St. It constantly has tourist traffic for the Old Mill District.

Not to mention it's somewhat of a bottleneck in Bend's street network, even if the Old Mill wasn't there. Reed Market Rd is the farthest south Deschutes River crossing in Bend, so any traffic from south of there that needs to cross the river is likely going to use that bridge (or still be forced through it, eg. using the Columbia St bridge which I often did). I lived in SW Bend off of Brookswood, and I went to middle and high school on the other side of the river, so I was almost forced through that roundabout on a daily basis.

That said, I always thought the light at Reed Market and 3rd St was worse than that roundabout. I would sometimes go way out of my way to avoid that, like going south to Knott Rd to bypass most of the city to get to the NE side. There's lots of bad spots in Bend, really. The signals on 97 in the north part of Bend are some more low hanging fruit.

Even though I live in Boise which is a much bigger city than Bend, traffic is generally not nearly as bad on a daily basis as when I lived in Bend. The worst Boise traffic is worse than the worst Bend traffic (most of the worse "Boise traffic" is in Meridian), but on average Bend is probably worse. Every time I go back and visit Bend, that confirms my feelings on that.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: hobsini2 on December 22, 2021, 05:04:43 PM
Quote from: Big John on October 23, 2021, 03:56:49 PM
Green Bay: Likely Mason St (WI 54) and Military Ave.  Other possibility is Mason St and Hinkle St - Higher count for Mason St but missing traffic count on Hinkle St. at that intersection.  The Wisconsin traffic count map has a count but most of the traffic has left Hinkle St. at that point.
Unless it's during a Packers pregame. Lombardi and Military or Oneida then.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: hobsini2 on December 22, 2021, 05:13:37 PM
Bolingbrook's busiest is either Route 53 and Boughton Rd or Weber Rd and Boughton Rd.
Title: Re: Busiest intersection in your town/city/metro area
Post by: mgk920 on December 23, 2021, 09:58:11 AM
I'm not sure on the entire metro area,but for the City of Appleton, WI it is Ballard Rd (Outagamie County 'E')/Northland Ave (Outagamie County 'OO'/ex US 41) on the city's northeast side.

Mike