"Overpowered" interchanges

[Buffaboy]

So we all know of the interchanges that seem too big for their purposes. Some were intended to be highways or spurs of highways like the NY 954H and I-86 interchange in Bemus Point, NY, or the US 9/I-90 interchange in Albany. The former, according to empirestate, may have been for a spur of I-86 to near Westfield, or its original intended alignment, while the latter was obviously for the mid Crosstown Arterial.

Any others?

[jakeroot]

There's already a thread for this (with a strangely similar name ):

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10939.0

[vtk]

We already had this thread. Including the same title, where "overpowered" was originally meant as "overbuilt" but interpreted by some as "overburdened" with much more traffic than it was designed for.

[peterj920]

The eastern half of the I-695 and I-70 interchange.  I-70 was supposed to travel east into Baltimore but the project was cancelled.  Last year, AASHTO approved decommissioning I-70 east of the interchange and downgrading the freeway to accommodate a light rail line.  It will be interesting to see if the interchange will be reconfigured. 

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3084204,-76.7362764,15.19z?hl=en

US 3 and the spur to NH 3A.  Was supposed to be the Circumferential Highway around Nashua, NH, but is just a short spur.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7216949,-71.4481198,15.63z?hl=en

I-35W and Washington Ave in Minneapolis.  Has been downgraded somewhat but is still a big interchange

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9719428,-93.2503658,17.33z?hl=en

I-310 and US 61 near New Orleans

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9801689,-90.3205155,14.66z?hl=en

[hotdogPi]

US 3 and the spur to CT 3A.  Was supposed to be the Circumferential Highway around Nashua, NH, but is just a short spur.

Why is CT 3A in New Hampshire?

[Buffaboy]

There's already a thread for this (with a strangely similar name ):

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10939.0

Most of the time when I create threads like this I take a guess as to whether it was created, because I can't be bothered to search. I guess I was wrong this time, and ironically I used a similar name!

[jakeroot]

There's already a thread for this (with a strangely similar name ):

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10939.0

Most of the time when I create threads like this I take a guess as to whether it was created, because I can't be bothered to search. I guess I was wrong this time, and somehow I used a similar name!

Definitely search beforehand, but shit happens. Don't worry about it.

It is pretty damn funny that you used the same name though.

[Buffaboy]

There's already a thread for this (with a strangely similar name ):

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10939.0

Most of the time when I create threads like this I take a guess as to whether it was created, because I can't be bothered to search. I guess I was wrong this time, and somehow I used a similar name!

Definitely search beforehand, but shit happens. Don't worry about it.

It is pretty damn funny that you used the same name though.

I do find it ironic. I know empirestate called it "high-powered," but I guess "overpowered" is more natural or something 

[froggie]

Most of the time when I create threads like this I take a guess as to whether it was created, because I can't be bothered to search. I guess I was wrong this time, and ironically I used a similar name!

A good reason to start searching...

[D-Dey65]

The eastern half of the I-695 and I-70 interchange.  I-70 was supposed to travel east into Baltimore but the project was cancelled.  Last year, AASHTO approved decommissioning I-70 east of the interchange and downgrading the freeway to accommodate a light rail line.  It will be interesting to see if the interchange will be reconfigured.