Most hated sections of roads/offramps/intersections in United States/Canada

[ZLoth]

In your opinion, what is your "most hated" sections of road in the United States and Canada and why. This can include offramps and intersections.

My picks, and the reasons why...

• Elvas Freeway (CA-51/Business 80) between E Street and Arden Way, Sacramento CA - I lived in Sacramento for 41 years, and this section of road has never been improved. Going northbound between Exposition Blvd and Arden Way, this freeway goes from THREE to TWO lanes, causing congestion even on a Sunday afternoon.
• Eastbound 580 to Southbound 680, Pleasonton, CA - This cloverleaf intersection makes cloverleafs look bad. Because of the truck traffic, you must go from 55 to 5 and play dodge-ems with the semis. You are better off taking CA-84.
• Westbound Interstate 30 to University Drive (Exit 12A), Fort Worth, TX - This is a very short exit with a hairpin turn. How it was even allowed under interstate standards is beyond me.

[JayhawkCO]

The section of I-25 northbound from the Santa Fe onramp to the US6 exit. Everyone from Santa Fe wants to get to the left lanes and everyone trying to exit on US6 needs to fight against that current. Not to mention that the onramps create one permanent lane and one that ends, and I never remember which is which so I have to wait to get over.

[hotdogPi]

The section of I-25 northbound from the Santa Fe onramp to the US6 exit.

That section is 384 miles long.

[JayhawkCO]

The section of I-25 northbound from the Santa Fe onramp to the US6 exit.

That section is 384 miles long.

Probably should have said Santa Fe Drive. But I'll leave it vague.

[Rothman]

I-95, between DC and essentially Richmond.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Crosstown TH 62 in southwest Minneapolis/suburbs from Tracy Avenue to Cedar Avenue.

[Max Rockatansky]

Never cared for any of the transitions from I-275 on the Howard Franklin Bridge onto FL 60.

[SectorZ]

I-93/US 1/MA 3 overlap southeast of downtown Boston, also known as the Southeast Expressway.

[NWI_Irish96]

I-65 between IN 43 and IN 2. Longest 4-lane segment of I-65 left in the state. Frequently backed up/shut down due to crashes. Agonizingly clogged with trucks when it isn't.

I-80/94 between I-294/IL 394 and I-65. Highest volume of truck traffic for any interstate. No room to add more lanes. Badly needs an alternate route (aka the Illiana).

US 30 between Pioneer Dr (Marshall County) and IN 205. Should have planned better and been making most/all of these stoplights interchanges gradually over the years.

[Henry]

Chicago: I-290, the Eisenhower Expressway.

Los Angeles: I-405, the San Diego Freeway.

Seattle: I-5.

[GaryV]

NB I-75 to I-75 ramp in Detroit.

(SB isn't much better)

[MikieTimT]

I-70, Breezewood, PA.

Because, well, everyone here knows why...

[MATraveler128]

The southern I-95/93 interchange in Canton, Massachusetts specifically the sharp curve where 95 exits itself

[Flint1979]

The Ford/Lodge interchange in Detroit.

[fillup420]

I-77 and I-277 in and around Charlotte

[LilianaUwU]

I-70, Breezewood, PA.

Because, well, everyone here knows why...

Somehow this is a point both NUMTOTs and roadgeeks can agree on. NUMTOTs hate it because of arguments summed up by "car bad". Roadgeeks hate it because it's a violation of Interstate standards.

My personal answer is the surface section of QC 175 in Québec City. It's a pain to go through, it's always jammed.

[The Nature Boy]

I-70, Breezewood, PA.

Because, well, everyone here knows why...

Somehow this is a point both NUMTOTs and roadgeeks can agree on. NUMTOTs hate it because of arguments summed up by "car bad". Roadgeeks hate it because it's a violation of Interstate standards.

My personal answer is the surface section of QC 175 in Québec City. It's a pain to go through, it's always jammed.

....I kind of like Breezewood. It's quirky.

My least favorite is I-95 in Fredericksburg, VA.

[roadman65]

Lake Buena Vista, FL on I-4 WB at SR 535. Soon a band aid project to lengthen the existing problematic ramp that dumps exit signal overflow onto the freeway will commence. 

The ultimate plan is to have the ramp relocated as part of the Beyond The Ultimate project awaiting to be finalized.

[Flint1979]

I-70, Breezewood, PA.

Because, well, everyone here knows why...

Somehow this is a point both NUMTOTs and roadgeeks can agree on. NUMTOTs hate it because of arguments summed up by "car bad". Roadgeeks hate it because it's a violation of Interstate standards.

My personal answer is the surface section of QC 175 in Québec City. It's a pain to go through, it's always jammed.

....I kind of like Breezewood. It's quirky.

My least favorite is I-95 in Fredericksburg, VA.

The times I've been to Fredericksburg I-95 never really pissed me off that much. Exit 130 is a royal pain though.

[freebrickproductions]

I-65 northbound at two points in Tennessee:
-the interchange with TN 396 in Spring Hill
-the southern interchange with I-24 in Nashville

I-565's remaining four-lane section out around Madison, AL, is also an annoying bottleneck, but at least work on widening that will be happening before too long, hopefully.

[ran4sh]

In my experience the worst Nashville freeway section isn't I-65, but rather, the I-40/24 overlap

[ran4sh]

I-285 north side ("Top End") in metro Atlanta. It's not just metro Atlanta people that hate it, it's longer-range traffic that also hates it, because there aren't any good east-west routes north of there to connect, for example, rural NW GA and rural NE GA.

[webny99]

The single-lane ramps on I-75 at I-275/I-640 in Knoxville have to be up there.

[freebrickproductions]

In my experience the worst Nashville freeway section isn't I-65, but rather, the I-40/24 overlap

Admittedly, I don't usually find myself going through there, and I don't recall it being too much worse than the parts of I-65 I mentioned? Maybe I'm just getting lucky with my timing, lol.

I-285 north side ("Top End") in metro Atlanta. It's not just metro Atlanta people that hate it, it's longer-range traffic that also hates it, because there aren't any good east-west routes north of there to connect, for example, rural NW GA and rural NE GA.

That part of I-285 also ain't treated me too badly the handful of times I've had to use it. Heavy, yes, but nothing to necessarily write home about. But, then again, I don't think I'd hit it at rush hour any of the times I took it.

[ElishaGOtis]

Let's go with some obvious examples:
• I-278 Brooklyn-Queens Expressway BQE
• I-95, especially the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-295 included)
• I-76 Schuylkill Expressway
• I-4 anywhere there aren't Express Lanes