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Title: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: PenguinXL2 on July 25, 2014, 01:11:37 PM
Does anybody know of county roads anywhere that reach up to 4 lanes? I never saw one in my life , but I believe that there is a county road somewhere that has 4 lanes.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Scott5114 on July 25, 2014, 01:13:32 PM
Clark County, NV's CR 215 is a freeway, so there's at least that one.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Roadrunner75 on July 25, 2014, 01:16:32 PM
Lots of them in NJ...
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: doorknob60 on July 25, 2014, 01:16:57 PM
The Delta Highway in Eugene, OR is a 4 lane freeway, and I believe is a county highway, although i can't find confirmation right now. The Beltline is a state highway (I think it used to be country maintained), but I'm pretty sure the Delta is maintained by Lane County.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: pianocello on July 25, 2014, 01:17:45 PM
I can think of 2 off the top of my head: Brady St (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.610793,-90.568661,3a,75y,206.68h,74.16t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sN_ZE2yd1Pitb_dvcV0IFyg!2e0) north of Davenport, IA, and Red Arrow Hwy (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.962666,-86.552231,3a,75y,174.58h,90.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNCbHOl9iOEfkBBZpr-5-fg!2e0) in Southeast Michigan. Both are old alignments of US highways, though (61 and 12, respectively), so I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for.

EDIT: Looks like the intersecting road in the Brady St example (90th St/210th St/Mt. Joy Rd) is also 4 lanes. The stretch just east of US 61 is actually 5 lanes, with 3 lanes going eastbound toward John Deere Davenport Works.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: on_wisconsin on July 25, 2014, 01:20:22 PM
Too many in too many towns, villages, and cities to count...
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: jeffandnicole on July 25, 2014, 01:24:22 PM
4 lanes, as in total, or 4 lanes, as in 4 lanes each way?

If 4 lanes total, as mentioned, NJ is loaded with them.  In some cases, they can carry more traffic than nearby state routes.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Brandon on July 25, 2014, 01:32:33 PM
Quote from: PenguinXL2 on July 25, 2014, 01:11:37 PM
Does anybody know of county roads anywhere that reach up to 4 lanes? I never saw one in my life , but I believe that there is a county road somewhere that has 4 lanes.

A really good number of county highways in Illinois are 4 (or more) lanes.

Here's some examples:

Weber Road, Will County (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=41.60729,-88.123014&spn=0.009209,0.021136&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.60729,-88.123014&panoid=0VsdXH88mRv1SVnIQfKASA&cbp=12,358.44,,0,3.02)
Randall Road, McHenry County (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=42.173066,-88.335228&spn=0.004564,0.010568&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.173066,-88.335228&panoid=BIKx4ojU0AOfwsp_Ljo0xA&cbp=12,356.44,,0,7.31)
Kirk Road, Kane County (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=41.833201,-88.279326&spn=0.009177,0.021136&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.833201,-88.279326&panoid=v3l08HUKH44Xu2CBKOySkg&cbp=12,9.05,,0,7.77)
75th Street, DuPage County (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=41.750727,-88.034639&spn=0.009189,0.021136&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.750727,-88.034639&panoid=-pGvkIm_5tfiOYBFwIY9ZQ&cbp=12,267.99,,0,9.5)
Roselle Road, Cook County (https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=42.057086,-88.079489&spn=0.01829,0.042272&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.057086,-88.079489&panoid=uh-7Z0uc85u4G2NHez9eNA&cbp=12,0,,0,0)
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Doctor Whom on July 25, 2014, 01:32:47 PM
Do you mean numbered county routes or any road maintained by a county?  If it's the latter, then in Maryland, and presumably in other states where counties maintain the non-state roads in unincorporated areas, it's easy to find county roads with four or even six lanes.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: xcellntbuy on July 25, 2014, 01:41:14 PM
In upstate New York, they exist in Albany County.  In downstate New York, they exist all over Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island.

Here in Florida, specifically Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, six lanes is not unusual.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: PenguinXL2 on July 25, 2014, 02:10:20 PM
Wow, a lot more than I expected!
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Big John on July 25, 2014, 02:28:46 PM
Even got 6 lanes on County VK in Brown County WI.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: kkt on July 25, 2014, 02:29:28 PM
There's a ton in Santa Clara County, California.  San Jose and its metro area loves making country road expressways.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: TEG24601 on July 25, 2014, 03:30:58 PM
It depends on what you mean by county road.


Many places extend their grids beyond current population areas, and therefore could qualify.  Same for pretty much anyplace that builds the infrastructure before demand.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: bugo on July 25, 2014, 03:44:31 PM
There are literally thousands of these all over the country. 
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: cl94 on July 25, 2014, 03:52:39 PM
In a state as populated as New York, there are tons all over the place. Albany, Erie, and Monroe Counties each have several due to their urbanized nature. Warren County has one (the county-maintained section of NY 254). Westchester and Rockland have quite a few, as do Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Suffolk and Westchester even maintain limited-access highways, sometimes greater than 4 lanes. A county limited-access highway in Suffolk has one of the state's only SPUIs. Downstate, especially on the Island, very few of the major surface roads are state-maintained. In Nassau, just about every road busy enough for county maintenance has 4 or more lanes.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: The High Plains Traveler on July 25, 2014, 04:36:52 PM
Since most arterials in the Twin Cities area are part of the County State-Aid Highway system, there are many 4+ lane streets there. They are posted with their county route numbers and for some the route number is the name by which they are best known.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: SSOWorld on July 25, 2014, 05:06:56 PM
Many in larger cities of Wisconsin have county highway designations especially in Madison and Milwaukee.  Otherwise, they usually don't cross city limits.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: froggie on July 25, 2014, 05:07:29 PM
Off-topic here, but given the threads he's started, I'm getting the impression that the OP is either very young, or just hasn't gotten out of Pennsylvania at all in his life.  Possibly both.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: cl94 on July 25, 2014, 08:25:56 PM
Quote from: froggie on July 25, 2014, 05:07:29 PM
Off-topic here, but given the threads he's started, I'm getting the impression that the OP is either very young, or just hasn't gotten out of Pennsylvania at all in his life.  Possibly both.

If he hasn't gotten out of Pennsylvania, how would he even know about county routes? Everything there is state or locally maintained, IIRC.

Let me rephrase that. PA does have county routes, yet they serve a different function than such routes in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, etc. From what I can tell, county routes are mainly minor roads in unincorporated areas. Quadrant routes serve the purpose of county routes in neighboring states. As such, few county routes in PA get enough traffic to warrant 4 lanes. If he were to look at the three states forming the northern, eastern, and western borders of PA, he would know that county routes do often get to 4 lanes in suburban areas.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: dgolub on July 26, 2014, 10:39:42 AM
Quote from: PenguinXL2 on July 25, 2014, 01:11:37 PM
Does anybody know of county roads anywhere that reach up to 4 lanes? I never saw one in my life , but I believe that there is a county road somewhere that has 4 lanes.

Oh, yes, there's a ton of them on Long Island.  Here are some that come to mind:

Suffolk CR 4 (Commack Road)
Suffolk CR 46 (William Floyd Parkway)
Suffolk CR 48 (Middle Road)
Suffolk CR 66 (East Deer Park Road)
Suffolk CR 93 (Lakeland Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Rosevale Avenue)
Suffolk CR 97 (Nicolls Road)
Suffolk CR 105 (Cross River Drive)
Suffolk CR 111 (Captain Daniel Roe Highway)

CR 46, CR 97, CR 105, and CR 111 are divided highway with 55 MPH speed limits and grade-separated interchanges in some places.  Nassau County also had unsigned county routes, and most of the numbered county routes in that county have four lanes for at least some of their length, if not the entire length.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Zeffy on July 26, 2014, 11:18:16 AM
Quote from: cl94 on July 25, 2014, 08:25:56 PM
Let me rephrase that. PA does have county routes, yet they serve a different function than such routes in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, etc.

The numbered county route system in New Jersey, and probably Florida as well, are much more major compared to the other states with them. In New Jersey, they are basically the last classification of numbered routes, right after state routes. They form the core of New Jersey's roadway infrastructure, hence why there's so many of them in the state. In Florida, I would guess that they function in a similar way, from what I've seen.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: bulldog1979 on July 26, 2014, 12:25:47 PM
For Michigan, any roadway that isn't a state highway or a city/village street is going to be a county road. To find a few four-lane county roads, all someone has to do is look in areas near Grand Rapids or Detroit that are townships. The major roads on the section lines like 68th Street in Byron and Gaines townships  or Byron Center Avenue in Byron Township south of Grand Rapids pop to mind right away. If you want to limit to numbered county roads, Division Street in Gaines Township is four lanes, and that's part of A-45.

From its construction in 1942 until 1993, the Davison Freeway in Highland Park and Detroit was county-maintained.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: mapman1071 on July 26, 2014, 02:23:18 PM
Maricopa County AZ Cr85 4 to 6 lanes with 2 Way Left turn Lane
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Roadrunner75 on July 26, 2014, 02:44:47 PM
We even have County routes with short freeway segments in NJ:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11)

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2)

We like our County roads.

Begin argument over what constitutes a short freeway segment:
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
RM-824_nam_att_101
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: dgolub on July 27, 2014, 07:08:43 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
RM-824_nam_att_101

I don't think so, but Nicolls Road (Suffolk CR 97) on Long Island is in certain areas, as is the Central Westchester Parkway (Westchester CR 150).
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: jakeroot on July 27, 2014, 08:21:49 PM
In Washington State, roads are maintained by the city within which they lie.

WSDOT maintains roads that are State Routes, Interstates, or US highways, and, should any of those run through a city, in conjunction with said city.

All roads that do not meet any of those requirements are maintained by the county. In Pierce County, the largest county-maintained road is (to my knowledge) Canyon Road at 6 lanes (though up to 7 at some locations).

With that said, I'm sure the OP is looking for County Routes, not county-maintained routes. Given that, I have no contributions due to Washington lacking such roads.

OP, would a better question be along the lines of "county routes that are divided highways"? That way, it doesn't have to be a freeway (à la CCR 215 in Las Vegas) but disregards urban city streets.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: cl94 on July 27, 2014, 08:49:24 PM
Quote from: dgolub on July 27, 2014, 07:08:43 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
RM-824_nam_att_101

I don't think so, but Nicolls Road (Suffolk CR 97) on Long Island is in certain areas, as is the Central Westchester Parkway (Westchester CR 150).

Bronx River Parkway in Westchester is county maintained, all of which is at least expressway grade, south of Sprain Brook is 6 lanes and limited access.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Lyon Wonder on July 27, 2014, 09:34:50 PM
There's Sam Cooper Boulevard in Memphis, most of which is up to interstate standards and was originally supposed to be part of a never-completed inner-city I-40 until the idea was dropped due to opposition and turned over to local control.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: myosh_tino on July 28, 2014, 12:43:23 AM
Quote from: kkt on July 25, 2014, 02:29:28 PM
There's a ton in Santa Clara County, California.  San Jose and its metro area loves making country road expressways.

Yup, yup, yup!  :D

CR-G2 --- Lawrence Expwy, 8 lanes (http://goo.gl/maps/lgRPI)
CR-G4 --- San Tomas Expwy, 8 lanes (http://goo.gl/maps/LCCdb)
CR-G21 --- Capitol Expwy, 8 lanes (http://goo.gl/maps/6chfC)

However, not all county routes are expressways.  CR-G10 is Blossom Hill Road located in south San Jose and it is 6 lanes wide.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: bzakharin on July 28, 2014, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on July 26, 2014, 02:44:47 PM
We even have County routes with short freeway segments in NJ:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11)

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2)

We like our County roads.

Begin argument over what constitutes a short freeway segment:


NJ may "love" its county routes, but the residents seem to ignore them. I've lived and/or worked in 5 counties all over the state and have never talked to a person who uses the route numbers, even though they are much better signed now than they used to be. It doesn't help that most county routes have names (unlike many state routes). I'm aware of one that (maybe) has portions that don't have a name, CR 510, though Google labels the sections I'm thinking of "Mendham Road", and locals just call it "old 24" or even just "24". (That part of CR 510 used to be NJ 24 before the NJ 24 freeway was built between I-287 and I-78). Am I wrong? Are there places where these numbers are used?
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Zeffy on July 28, 2014, 01:01:47 PM
Quote from: bzakharin on July 28, 2014, 12:52:23 PM
NJ may "love" its county routes, but the residents seem to ignore them. I've lived and/or worked in 5 counties all over the state and have never talked to a person who uses the route numbers, even though they are much better signed now than they used to be. It doesn't help that most county routes have names (unlike many state routes). I'm aware of one that (maybe) has portions that don't have a name, CR 510, though Google labels the sections I'm thinking of "Mendham Road", and locals just call it "old 24" or even just "24". (That part of CR 510 used to be NJ 24 before the NJ 24 freeway was built between I-287 and I-78). Am I wrong? Are there places where these numbers are used?

I've heard of many people who refer to Amwell Rd (CR 514) as simply 514. Same with Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike (CR 518) being referred to as 518. Heck, I even refer to as Mercer County 604 as '601' simply because I use it to get to Somerset County 601 (although I'm fully aware that 604 turns left at Cleveland Lane). At least in central Jersey, the county route numbers are definitely used.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: odditude on July 28, 2014, 01:21:10 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
541 also has a Turnpike interchange and widens to 6 lanes at a few points between Sunset Rd (in Burlington Twp) and the Turnpike.  Speaking of which, I wish the NJTA would sign county routes at Turnpike interchanges.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Brandon on July 28, 2014, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: jake on July 27, 2014, 08:21:49 PM
In Washington State, roads are maintained by the city within which they lie.

...

Interesting.  In Illinois, roads are maintained by a series of different groups depending on who owns what.

State routes, US highways, and interstates are maintained by IDOT, even within municipalities.  There is an exception below.
Tollways are maintained by ISTHA, but not the Skyway - see below.
County highways are maintained by the county, even within municipalities.
Municipal streets are maintained by the municipality they are in.
If the area is unincorporated, the lesser streets and roads will be maintained by the township.
Some are maintained by a home owners' association, but streets like these are rare.

Now, the major exception: Chicago.

State routes and US highways in Chicago are maintained by the city, including Lake Shore Drive.  All of the expressways are maintained by IDOT (including the Ohio/Ontario Feeder Ramp and the Chinatown Spur).  The Skyway is owned by the city but leased for operation and maintenance.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Roadrunner75 on July 28, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: bzakharin on July 28, 2014, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: Roadrunner75 on July 26, 2014, 02:44:47 PM
We even have County routes with short freeway segments in NJ:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.74762,-74.337979&spn=0.000003,0.001635&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.74762,-74.337979&panoid=_oCkT9wvAGj7g9FnDW461A&cbp=12,49.82,,0,1.11)

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.524439,-74.33429&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.524308,-74.334571&panoid=p_HAxdQGzRX-CIoiGRLSqA&cbp=12,48.27,,0,6.2)

We like our County roads.

Begin argument over what constitutes a short freeway segment:


NJ may "love" its county routes, but the residents seem to ignore them. I've lived and/or worked in 5 counties all over the state and have never talked to a person who uses the route numbers, even though they are much better signed now than they used to be. It doesn't help that most county routes have names (unlike many state routes). I'm aware of one that (maybe) has portions that don't have a name, CR 510, though Google labels the sections I'm thinking of "Mendham Road", and locals just call it "old 24" or even just "24". (That part of CR 510 used to be NJ 24 before the NJ 24 freeway was built between I-287 and I-78). Am I wrong? Are there places where these numbers are used?
Nobody knows the 600/700 routes or refers to them by number, with the possible exception of NJ residents who frequent this forum.  I have heard people refer to the 500 series that continue the numbering across county lines, usually in more rural areas.  For example, around my area you will hear references to 530, 539 and 537 quite a bit.

NJDOT has made an effort by posting County routes on signal mast arms for intersections with County routes.  However, they have gotten some of these wrong, at least around the Ocean County area, by inadvertently posting the County 'road' number and not the 'route' number.  Most Ocean County 600 series routes are not posted, and they also have internal 'road' numbers which can change in each municipality on the same route.  I've seen some of these 'road' numbers (sometimes 1 or 2 digits) posted at signals on state highways using the County 'route' shield.  I recall there was an article in the local paper about this issue not too long ago.  The fact that some counties like Monmouth still use 1 and 2 digit 'route' numbers probably contributed to this.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: dgolub on July 28, 2014, 06:47:24 PM
Quote from: cl94 on July 27, 2014, 08:49:24 PM
Quote from: dgolub on July 27, 2014, 07:08:43 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
RM-824_nam_att_101

I don't think so, but Nicolls Road (Suffolk CR 97) on Long Island is in certain areas, as is the Central Westchester Parkway (Westchester CR 150).

Bronx River Parkway in Westchester is county maintained, all of which is at least expressway grade, south of Sprain Brook is 6 lanes and limited access.

Yes, it is county maintained, but it doesn't have a county route number and does have state parkway route shields.  I for one consider it to be in the gray area in terms of whether or not it counts as a county route.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: cl94 on July 28, 2014, 06:56:15 PM
Quote from: dgolub on July 28, 2014, 06:47:24 PM
Quote from: cl94 on July 27, 2014, 08:49:24 PM
Quote from: dgolub on July 27, 2014, 07:08:43 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on July 27, 2014, 03:39:26 PM
Cr541 in Burlington county NJ has 4 lanes with a full cloverleaf, does NJ have any fully expressway quality county routes?
RM-824_nam_att_101

I don't think so, but Nicolls Road (Suffolk CR 97) on Long Island is in certain areas, as is the Central Westchester Parkway (Westchester CR 150).

Bronx River Parkway in Westchester is county maintained, all of which is at least expressway grade, south of Sprain Brook is 6 lanes and limited access.

Yes, it is county maintained, but it doesn't have a county route number and does have state parkway route shields.  I for one consider it to be in the gray area in terms of whether or not it counts as a county route.

Per Wikipedia, it carries CR 9987. I'd check that against the state highway inventory.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Charles2 on July 28, 2014, 09:04:23 PM
Birmingham metro area:

Jefferson CR-99 (Green Springs Hwy.-Columbiana Rd.) connects the south suburbs of Homewood and Vestavia Hills
Shelby CR-17 (Valleydale Rd.): approximately 3 miles of this road are up to 8 lanes wide.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: cpzilliacus on July 30, 2014, 08:13:08 PM
I believe that all of Maryland's suburban counties have at least some four-lane county-maintained roads (most of the state is not incorporated), and the state only maintains roads with a route number (with some screwball exceptions where a route number is not posted). 

Some examples:

Anne Arundel County:  Riva Road west of Annapolis; Forest Drive west of Annapolis; the west end of College Parkway;
Howard County: Broken Land Parkway; Snowden River Parkway; most of Oakland Mills Road;
Montgomery County: Shady Grove Road on both sides of I-270; Randolph Road and East Randolph Road; Cherry Hill Road;
Prince George's County:  Sheriff Road east of D.C.; Brightseat Road south of Md. 202 (six or more lanes); Cherry Hill Road between Md. 212 and the Montgomery County border;
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: D-Dey65 on August 02, 2014, 11:20:30 AM
Quote from: DesertDog on July 25, 2014, 02:01:34 PM
There are a ton in Florida.  Some of them that come to mind off the top my head are:

Hernando County
CR 570 Wiscon Road
The only part of Wiscon Road that I know of that's two lanes is near the Lowe's and Wal-Mart in Brooksville, and really, those are just turn lanes.

You certainly have four lane segments of County Road in Pasco County like
CR 1; Little Road (which widens to six lanes south of Fivay Drive)
CR 77: Rowan Road and Seven Springs Boulevard.
CR 587; Massachusetts Avenue.
CR 595 Grand Boulevard, in some parts of New Port Richey.
Unmarked CR 611: Mitchell Boulevard.
Unmarked CR 996: Trinity Boulevard, but only to Little Road.

That's all I can think of right now.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: logan230 on August 02, 2014, 11:31:12 AM
Jeff. Co's CR 17 in West Virginia. It heads through a big shopping plaza before it switches to a two-lane through rural country.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on August 02, 2014, 01:28:29 PM
CR 17 in Elkhart County, IN, is 4 lanes for 19 miles.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Bitmapped on August 04, 2014, 11:36:36 PM
Obviously, 4-lane county roads are going to be common in built-up areas.

Looking in more rural areas, here are two examples of divided highways maintained by counties in Ohio:
* In Wayne County east of Wooster, CR 30A encompasses a short stretch of old US 30's divided highway alignment.  US 30 was relocated onto a freeway bypass near 2005.  In Google Street View it's shown as striped as one lane in each direction with an extra wide shoulder for buggies: http://goo.gl/maps/YBiP8

* Near Lordstown, Bailey Road is a county-maintained divided highway to connect GM's Lordstown plant to I-76.  I'm not sure why the I-76 interchange was built here rather than east at SR 45. http://goo.gl/maps/Eq1PY
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: CrystalWalrein on August 04, 2014, 11:49:28 PM
Atlantic-Brigantine Boulevard and Brigantine Avenue (Atlantic CR 638) in Brigantine up to 18th Street South. CR 563 in Northfield. Monmouth CR 55.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: D-Dey65 on August 06, 2014, 12:26:18 AM
I just remembered some others in Hernando County;

CR 574; Spring Hill Drive.
CR 572; Elgin Boulevard, but only between Mariner Boulevard and east of Barclay Avenue (speaking of which...)
CR 587: Mariner Boulevard.
CR 585; Anderson Snow Road north of Industrial Loop and Barclay Avenue south of Elgin Boulevard.
CR 589; Deltona Boulevard between Sewell Street and Northcliffe Boulevard.
CR 493; Sunshine Grove Road from SR 50 to just north of the Star Road/Ken Austin Parkway intersection.

I should've known these since I've used them for the past 15 years.

Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: Brandon on August 06, 2014, 12:24:25 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 02, 2014, 01:28:29 PM
CR 17 in Elkhart County, IN, is 4 lanes for 19 miles.

I've been wondering for some time now if InDOT intends that to become IN-19 in the near future.  It connects to M-217, and M-205 was decommissioned between US-12 and IN-19.
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on August 06, 2014, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Brandon on August 06, 2014, 12:24:25 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 02, 2014, 01:28:29 PM
CR 17 in Elkhart County, IN, is 4 lanes for 19 miles.

I've been wondering for some time now if InDOT intends that to become IN-19 in the near future.  It connects to M-217, and M-205 was decommissioned between US-12 and IN-19.

I don't think the city of Elkhart is willing to take control of the existing IN-19 through town, so I doubt that the Nappanee/Bristol street sections of IN 19 get decomissioned anytime soon, but it does seem logical that CR 17 would become a state highway at some point. 

If the city of Goshen and Elkhart County were willing to take over the northernmost 3 miles of IN 119, then IN 119 could be rerouted onto CR 17 from that intersection up to the state line.  Or CR 17 could just get called IN 215.  The most logical thing to do would be to rename the existing IN 17 to something else which would free up CR 17 to become IN 17, but I don't see that having any chance of actually happening.

Supposedly the intent is still there to improve CR 17 all the way down to US 6, though there are no actual plans in place to do the work. 
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: ysuindy on August 22, 2014, 09:50:42 PM
Quote from: Bitmapped on August 04, 2014, 11:36:36 PM


* Near Lordstown, Bailey Road is a county-maintained divided highway to connect GM's Lordstown plant to I-76.  I'm not sure why the I-76 interchange was built here rather than east at SR 45. http://goo.gl/maps/Eq1PY

I believe Bailey Road was selected as the exit due to the proximity of Ohio 45 to the Ohio Turnpike interchange along I-76.  North Jackson (@ 45 & Mahoning Ave - old Ohio 18) is not that large and When 76 (actually 80S at the time) there was even less development.  Access to the GM plant was equally available from 45 and Bailey Road
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: geocachingpirate on August 23, 2014, 07:00:54 PM
Would you call Charlotte Route 4 a "county road?"
Title: Re: County roads that are 4 lanes.
Post by: ctsignguy on August 24, 2014, 02:09:49 PM
The one example of such a county road i can think of off the top of my head is County Road 25-A which is four lanes from just outside Troy OH's northside , until it reaches Piqua OH on the south side of town...in an earlier life, this road was US 25