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Title: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: empirestate on February 07, 2014, 05:53:19 PM

Ridge, NY: https://goo.gl/maps/z01r9

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: briantroutman on February 07, 2014, 06:09:23 PM

And the harebrained schemes for incorporating it into an extended I-80 start pouring in...

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: vdeane on February 07, 2014, 09:10:44 PM

Quote from: briantroutman on February 07, 2014, 06:09:23 PM
And the harebrained schemes for incorporating it into an extended I-80 start pouring in...

No, it should have its own 2di. Perhaps an eastern I-82? It could be designated as-is.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: vtk on February 07, 2014, 10:48:46 PM

Probably. Though I can think of a few 2 lane roads that have 4 lane divided segments almost that short.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: PColumbus73 on February 08, 2014, 12:23:31 AM

I-495N

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: Brian556 on February 08, 2014, 12:34:28 AM

Ok, so there is of course no need for four lanes here. But these exist in many places. There are several around here where future streets will cross future freeways.

https://www.google.com/maps?q=Roanoke,+TX&hl=en&ll=32.991576,-97.222969&spn=0.00448,0.006228&sll=40.920631,-72.879744&sspn=0.001435,0.003114&oq=roanoke&t=h&hnear=Roanoke,+Denton,+Texas&z=18 (https://www.google.com/maps?q=Roanoke,+TX&hl=en&ll=32.991576,-97.222969&spn=0.00448,0.006228&sll=40.920631,-72.879744&sspn=0.001435,0.003114&oq=roanoke&t=h&hnear=Roanoke,+Denton,+Texas&z=18)

https://www.google.com/maps?q=Roanoke,+TX&hl=en&ll=32.974996,-97.271104&spn=0.00224,0.003114&sll=40.920631,-72.879744&sspn=0.001435,0.003114&oq=roanoke&t=h&hnear=Roanoke,+Denton,+Texas&z=19 (https://www.google.com/maps?q=Roanoke,+TX&hl=en&ll=32.974996,-97.271104&spn=0.00224,0.003114&sll=40.920631,-72.879744&sspn=0.001435,0.003114&oq=roanoke&t=h&hnear=Roanoke,+Denton,+Texas&z=19)

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: kurumi on February 08, 2014, 02:40:23 PM

1000 feet north and it could have been even shorter.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: hobsini2 on February 08, 2014, 03:16:14 PM

Quote from: empirestate on February 07, 2014, 05:53:19 PM
Ridge, NY: https://goo.gl/maps/z01r9

I would say no because it is a glorified U-Turn.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: hotdogPi on February 08, 2014, 04:06:40 PM

For ones that are not U-turns:

Burlington Mall Rd. (Burlington, MA) varies between 4 and 6 lanes. It is 1.5 miles long.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: english si on February 08, 2014, 04:48:12 PM

70ft? (https://maps.google.com/?ll=51.814966,-0.790114&spn=0.001458,0.002411&t=k&z=19) Certainly shorter than the OP!

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: Urban Prairie Schooner on February 11, 2014, 01:29:25 PM

Some mall entrance roads are probably shorter. I measured ~260 feet for one of the entrances to the Mall of Louisiana.

Title: Re: Is this the world's shortest 4-lane divided highway?
Post by: jeffandnicole on February 11, 2014, 02:06:40 PM

Quote from: Urban Prairie Schooner on February 11, 2014, 01:29:25 PM
Some mall entrance roads are probably shorter. I measured ~260 feet for one of the entrances to the Mall of Louisiana.

Deptford Mall (NJ) is about 95 feet. http://goo.gl/maps/q3PzT

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