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Steepest overpasses

Started by jay8g, March 20, 2016, 04:43:05 PM

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jay8g

Branching off from the Highest Overpasses thread.

Over I-5 in Tacoma


SteveG1988

Would you extend it to ramps in a Stack or a y?
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Jardine

Woolworth Ave going over I-480 in Omaha NE is pretty inclined, so to Grover overpass a ways south.

Mapmikey

Here is a fairly steep one in Virginia on Afton Mtn:



Mike

Revive 755

Probably not as steep as some of the previous nominations, but for Missouri, Mattis Road over I-55 might be a contender.


empirestate

Albany Tpk over the Berkshire Spur is sharply angled on every axis.


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Rothman

Quote from: empirestate on March 21, 2016, 09:35:26 AM
Albany Tpk over the Berkshire Spur is sharply angled on every axis.


iPhone

Beat me to it.
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jp the roadgeek

And a little farther east on I-90 on the Mass Pike in Warren

https://goo.gl/maps/9J2PouupAqw
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Jardine

Not record breakingly steep, but the Fairview Rd. overpass over Hwy 75 south of Offutt AFB is remarkably and astonishingly unsleek and ponderous from the massive amount of concrete used to build it.

:wow:


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empirestate

Quote from: Rothman on March 21, 2016, 09:50:46 AM
Quote from: empirestate on March 21, 2016, 09:35:26 AM
Albany Tpk over the Berkshire Spur is sharply angled on every axis.


iPhone

Beat me to it.

Well, thanks for providing the link!

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on March 21, 2016, 11:47:39 AM
And a little farther east on I-90 on the Mass Pike in Warren


https://goo.gl/maps/9J2PouupAqw

Gee, from the StreetView it doesn't look steep at all; in fact, it doesn't even look inclined!



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SignGeek101

I always found this one interesting:

https://goo.gl/maps/Wpu1VZ5pa5v

The angles of each bridge make it that you can see the pavement of the bridge above the roadway. Kind of weird!

Rothman

Not as steep as I remembered, but here's the pedestrian overpass over I-87 for the Prospect Mountain trail:

https://goo.gl/maps/1eDcjyDiRo42
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Mr_Northside

https://goo.gl/maps/zaW1DHrZwuJ2

Jacks Run Rd. over I-279 north of Pittsburgh is pretty damn steep.  The StreetView image doesn't really do it justice.  And right at the top it hooks back down again.  (I've crossed over 279 on that overpass many, many times.)
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jakeroot

Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 21, 2016, 11:02:33 PM
I always found this one interesting:

https://goo.gl/maps/Wpu1VZ5pa5v

The angles of each bridge make it that you can see the pavement of the bridge above the roadway. Kind of weird!

Almost an optical illusion. Very strange overpass.

cl94

Shero Rd over US 219 south of Buffalo

Two Rod Rd (NY 954G) southeast of Buffalo has a bridge at the bottom of a steep hill that is quite steep on both ends, albeit in opposite directions.
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jmd41280

"Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around!"

Bruce

Lakeview Boulevard in Seattle is quite steep.

As is Denny Way.

Michael

When I first saw this overpass on the way to Boston in 2001, I thought it was pretty steep.  The Chenango Street bridge over the rail yard in Binghamton is pretty steep at each end, and has a significant arch to it.  Here's another one in downtown Ithaca.

jemacedo9

I-99 /US 220 north of Tyrone PA. 

https://goo.gl/maps/PLHVrhas17m

There are a few others just north of Altoona, and just west of State College...


ILRoad55

I don't know if this is considered a steep overpass, but the Oak Street bridge in Hinsdale, Illinois that goes over the BNSF rail line.

I once had to go to Hinsdale Hospital and I remember crossing the bridge and it's really weird because you go up on a steep incline and down on a steep decline.

Also this bridge is so narrow there's a stoplight that allows one side of traffic to cross the bridge at once.

Buffaboy

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Roboplex

The Noroton Ave. overpass over I-95 in Darien, CT is one of the steepest I've seen in a while:

https://goo.gl/maps/JuTq7DEEYDA2



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