Highways that change direction midway through

[ftballfan]

There are many highways that change direction at least once.

In Michigan:
M-25: E-W, then N-S
M-43: E-W, then N-S, then E-W
M-62: E-W, then N-S
M-64: N-S, then E-W
I-69: N-S, then E-W
M-94: E-W, then N-S
I-196: N-S, then E-W

[texaskdog]

I-49 in Louisiana which hasn't been finished yet.

[hbelkins]

There are many highways that change direction at least once.

Pretty much any full beltway. I find it odd, however, that I-265/KY 841 changes direction. It could actually be signed as E-W for its entirety.

The most unusual example has to be US 321, though, which goes from N-S to S-N. If you approach Elizabethton, Tenn. on US 19E, no matter which way you go on US 321, you will be going south.

[Chicagosuburban]

IL-137. It goes south from the IL-WI state line to Great Lakes then suddenly turns west and goes all the way to Grayslake.

I suppose IL-83 might qualify for this too. It goes north-south from the IL-WI state line all the way down to near Lemont, then goes mainly east-west to near the IL-IN state line at Lansing, then turns back north-south to end at US-30.

[mgk920]

WI 23 flips between north-south and east-west in the Wisconsin Dells, WI area.

Mike

[national highway 1]

US 101 in the Olympic Peninsula in WA.

[Brandon]

IL-137. It goes south from the IL-WI state line to Great Lakes then suddenly turns west and goes all the way to Grayslake.

I suppose IL-83 might qualify for this too. It goes north-south from the IL-WI state line all the way down to near Lemont, then goes mainly east-west to near the IL-IN state line at Lansing, then turns back north-south to end at US-30.

However, like IL-7, IL-83 is always marked North-South.

[codyg1985]

US 98 changes from E-W to N-S in Perry, FL.

[rmsandw]

IL 113 is marked E-W in Grundy County, N-S in Kankakee County, and N-S-E-W in Will County.

[Coelacanth]

MN-95 is basically an upside-down L in shape.

[agentsteel53]

CA-18 and 38 are labyrinthine. 

ME-3 is somewhat oddly shaped as well.

[vdeane]

NY 7 and NY 79 both do.  Not sure where the changes are, though; the DOT seems to like to hide them.  NY 79 doesn't even have ANY reassurance shields with a directional label between NY 17 (where it's north-south) and I-88 (where it's east-west).  Personally I'd have made the change at NY 7 (and NY 7's change where it splits from I-88 heading west), but this is clearly too abrupt for motorists to not be confused.

[Eth]

GA 20 does it twice.  It starts out going east from Alabama, then hooks around the east side of the Atlanta metro area, switching signed direction to south somewhere near I-85 and then again to west (opposite the original direction) in Henry County.

[golden eagle]

While the signage doesn't state such, I-85 north starts in a due east direction at Montgomery.

[1995hoo]

While the signage doesn't state such, I-85 north starts in a due east direction at Montgomery.

It also has a reasonably significant east—west portion in North Carolina between Greensboro and Durham, largely (but not entirely, especially at the eastern end near Durham) contiguous with the I-40 multiplex; there's a shorter east—west portion between Gastonia and Charlotte.

I-70 runs pretty much due north—south between Breezewood and Hancock, though in the overall scheme of the entire road it's an insignificant portion. (The same could be said of I-75's jog across the Everglades.)

I think you could argue that I-95 from roughly the I-80 interchange in New Jersey to roughly the Rhode Island state line is predominantly east—west rather than north—south.

I-64 runs primarily north—south on its multiplexes with I-81 and I-77.

I-40 from Wilmington up to the Beltline around Raleigh is more north—south than east—west.


For purposes of this thread, I think it's best to omit routes whose numbers are designated over city streets (for example, US-29 and US-1 in DC change directions multiple times). US-29 does run pretty much east—west between Warrenton, Virginia, and DC, though, while running predominantly north—south for most of its length.

US-1 runs predominantly east—west along the Maine coast (roughly from Brunswick to the turnoff for Lubec).



Edited to add: As I re-read the thread, I now pause and wonder if the OP meant to include only highways that change their SIGNED directions. If so.....oops, although my reply was originally going to be just about I-85 and then grew longer as I thought about it.

[Bryant5493]

I-285 changes direction.

Between I-75/U.S. 41 and I-85/U.S. 23 ("Top End"), it's signed as West-East.
Between I-85/U.S. 23 and I-20 (East Side), it's signed North-South.
Between I-20 and I-85 (Southeastside), it's signed East-West.
Between I-85 and I-75 (West Side), it's siged North-South.


Be well,

Bryant

[Chicagosuburban]

IL-137. It goes south from the IL-WI state line to Great Lakes then suddenly turns west and goes all the way to Grayslake.

I suppose IL-83 might qualify for this too. It goes north-south from the IL-WI state line all the way down to near Lemont, then goes mainly east-west to near the IL-IN state line at Lansing, then turns back north-south to end at US-30.

However, like IL-7, IL-83 is always marked North-South.

Yes, because the north-south section is by far longer than the east-west section.

[FreewayDan]

California Route 2 (which is East-West) is signed North-South for the Glendale Freeway portion.  The non-freeway portion of California 13 is East-West, while the Warren Freeway (CA 13) is signed North-South.

Part of U.S. 59 east of Laredo is signed as East-West.

[shadyjay]

CT 218 changes direction from N/S to E/W
So does CT 72, CT 322, and a few others.
CT 154 NB starts at US 1 and runs south, then east, then north, then west, then back north, all within a couple miles due to a "coastal loop" through Knollwood, Fenwick, and Saybrook Point.

And of course, I-95 runs east/west in CT, especially east of New Haven, though its signed North/South, but at one time was signed east/west.  US 1 in the same area is signed both east/west and north/south, though the east/west signs are being replaced with north/south, for consistency.

Vermont routes are pretty consistent with direction, though I-89 between Montpelier and Burlington is essentially east/west and I've seen some old photos which had it signed as such.

[Brandon]

IL 113 is marked E-W in Grundy County, N-S in Kankakee County, and N-S-E-W in Will County.

Which is funny because IL-113 crosses from IDOT D-3 to IDOT D-1 back to IDOT D-3.  And it is signed two different way in two different parts of D-3!

[Crewdawg]

In Alaska AK-2 is North-South then West-East then back to North-South.

[Jim]

US 4 is N-S in New York, E-W in Vermont and New Hampshire.

NY 28 is a big "C" in eastern and central New York.  It's N-S for much of its route, but it's signed E-W at least near Kingston.  I know it's signed as "NY 28 South" when concurrent with NY 30 North, when it's really travelling ENE.  It's signed E-W again when it gets to Wevertown.

[ftballfan]

US 4 is N-S in New York, E-W in Vermont and New Hampshire.

NY 28 is a big "C" in eastern and central New York.  It's N-S for much of its route, but it's signed E-W at least near Kingston.  I know it's signed as "NY 28 South" when concurrent with NY 30 North, when it's really travelling ENE.  It's signed E-W again when it gets to Wevertown.

NY-28 starts out heading north out of Warrensburg, turns west near Wevertown, then south near Old Forge, then southeast near Oneonta, then east near Margaretville. Also, it has two separate concurrencies with NY-30, one between Blue Mountain Lake and Indian Lake and the other near Margaretville.

[wriddle082]

US 52 changes from E-W to N-S at the trumpet interchange with OH 7 in Chesapeake, OH, just before it crosses the Ohio River into Huntington, WV.  I'm pretty sure it remains signed as N-S all the way south through WV, VA, NC, and SC, but I believe all of the midwestern states sign it differently.

[AZDude]

Loop 101 goes N/S then E/W then N/S again.
Loop 202 goes E/W then N/S then E/W again.
Not sure if Loop 303 switches from N/S to E/W.