Leesburg, FL: Middle Lanes Concrete, Outside Lanes Asphalt on US 27

[Brian556]

Looks like they just updated Google Satellite View. I hadn't noticed this before. The asphalt portions of the road have been repaved, creating a strong contrast between the concrete and the asphalt. Anyway, this just looks strange, and is strange.

Satellite View:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.817374,-81.887385&spn=0.003314,0.006196&t=h&z=18

GSV
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.816971,-81.887491&spn=0.000009,0.006196&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=28.816971,-81.887491&panoid=3S1dkE5hDKsS2z789TLL0w&cbp=12,44.28,,0,0

[roadman65]

New Jersey used to have US 202 from Somerville to Flemington as that except it was one whole side of the road.

In Orlando, when subdivisions were added to Orange Blossom Trail the road was four lanes concrete where at the new intersection the road needed to be widened on the outside to allow the left general lane to become turn lane into the new development, the added side bar was made asphalt having the original road stay concrete.  This was weirder than that you show here, as at two points riding the right lane would make you have two wheels on concrete while the other two on asphalt while rounding out the turns.

At least my subdivision paved over all of the intersection to avoid having the mixed pavement when they added our entrance.

[codyg1985]

This seems to be a common thing on the interstates in the St. Louis area as well.

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.530001,-90.405058,3a,75y,135.79h,78.94t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1ssZaw_JW-KVnogWjakQhcIw!2e0

[roadman65]

No better than the different grades of asphalt on some paved roads.  Some you have one lane repaved and the others not repaved.  Then you have some that are repaved 5 times in ten years with the adjoining lane being the same asphalt for all ten years.

Then how about mix and match asphalt.  Some roads in Florida will have the black that bleaches in the sun after a few years in one lane while the other lane has stones in it that never turn colors in the sun.  That adds a lot to contrast after a long while.

[Charles2]

This seems to be a common thing on the interstates in the St. Louis area as well.

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.530001,-90.405058,3a,75y,135.79h,78.94t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1ssZaw_JW-KVnogWjakQhcIw!2e0

When ALDOT added a fourth lane to I-65 between Exits 247 and 250 (Valleydale Road to I-459), they simply added asphalt lanes on the outside, similarly to what the OP was talking about.