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Title: Overpass Designs
Post by: Zeffy on October 17, 2015, 05:29:41 PM
While most overpasses are generally bland looking, some areas take pride in their roadways and liven up the gray concrete with unique and often very aesthetically pleasing designs. I didn't see a thread for things like this, so here it is.

This is the one that inspired me to make this thread. This is a very well-done job for the Triangle Expressway overpass in Apex, NC:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6967459,-78.8723101,3a,68.5y,60.05h,87.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sta5SSQIe3buYwPxr4_CqFQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I also remember a unique design somewhere in New York - that I believe was red-tinted like the one in Apex, but I can't remember where it exactly was...
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Big John on October 17, 2015, 05:38:17 PM
Wisconsin has been doing that with their CSD program.

The I-41 project in the Green Bay and Oshkosh areas did this as part of the project.  One example here: https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5232871,-88.0818539,3a,75y,17.31h,88.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sf6YnVKp3wKYyMWVp8axnDg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

A few in the Madison area: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0737233,-89.2800803,3a,75y,345.71h,87.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spfUL1ROc4m1xBXF-dbYe7g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I-94/41 has them in their plans also.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: vdeane on October 17, 2015, 08:25:26 PM
The Northway has a few of these artistic overpasses/underpasses, especially in rural Adirondack areas.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F101_0043-s.JPG&hash=5157ae6155afb72da50046aa0687e7053f45bc9a)

I've always been impressed by these ones on the BQE:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi278%2F100_9480-s.JPG&hash=4c057b916fb9524cd7a2351020997bfb99e8cf60)

And there's this one on I-87 at NY 7 and NY 2 in Latham.  On the west side is a NY 7 shield carved in the concrete on top, and of the right the same thing is done with NY 2.  The center pillars do that with an I-87 shield on the side facing traffic and the Town of Colonie seal on the other.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F100_5394-s.JPG&hash=b5dd819246d0657438e7ce44cf6d7d8d36810d14)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Buffaboy on October 17, 2015, 08:34:04 PM
These are the most beautiful overpasses I've ever seen.

The only one in NYS that has made me do a double-take is this one in Batavia: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0136394,-78.3154692,3a,45.1y,349.04h,81.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skFEx4wGpI3j8xnAlMkkJHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

And more recently is this one on the Cattaraugus Reservation. I talked about it a few months ago when I went down to NC, but the GSV cars beat me to any kind of roadgeeky-picture taking I could've done (and I can't anyways because I have shitty cameras):

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5644259,-79.0922065,3a,75y,31.86h,79.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4-_Gp1oR4UJSzlNmOUNUYA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fi0zs2z3.jpg&hash=62865cc8540102da80370d795385931e7930f3c4)

Here's the Grant St. bridge under what will likely become the "Scajacquada Parkway"

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FpxO5RED.png&hash=3cd36853049907c1d2ae6137dabe919b88a9932f)

I think Utica's Arterial is supposed to look a little presentable, but who knows.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: pumpkineater2 on October 17, 2015, 08:38:56 PM
This kind of stuff is all over the Phoenix area. They like to put designs all over the freeways here, even in the gravel.

Giant lizards on loop 303 interchange support columns:https://goo.gl/maps/MW49GjYrYbP2 (https://goo.gl/maps/MW49GjYrYbP2)

Racecar theme inspired by nearby PIR, at 107th ave. and I-10:https://goo.gl/maps/y6rfMY5vu922 (https://goo.gl/maps/y6rfMY5vu922)

How much do you like giant rattlesnakes?https://goo.gl/maps/cA59tLzosTr (https://goo.gl/maps/cA59tLzosTr)

Another pretty cool design in gravel:https://goo.gl/maps/s9KJ7AhFrou (https://goo.gl/maps/s9KJ7AhFrou)

I appreciate how ADOT takes the extra time and money to make its freeways look nice.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: vdeane on October 17, 2015, 08:41:55 PM
If we're expanding this to "supports with stuff on them", there's this one in the NY 49/NY 365 interchange:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fny365%2F100_8791-s.JPG&hash=c744993d266053e2e7cb5a1cec8219ce77d359c1)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Buffaboy on October 17, 2015, 08:58:02 PM
Quote from: pumpkineater2 on October 17, 2015, 08:38:56 PM
This kind of stuff is all over the Phoenix area. They like to put designs all over the freeways here, even in the gravel.

Giant lizards on loop 303 interchange support columns:https://goo.gl/maps/MW49GjYrYbP2 (https://goo.gl/maps/MW49GjYrYbP2)

Racecar theme inspired by nearby PIR, at 107th ave. and I-10:https://goo.gl/maps/y6rfMY5vu922 (https://goo.gl/maps/y6rfMY5vu922)

How much do you like giant rattlesnakes?https://goo.gl/maps/cA59tLzosTr (https://goo.gl/maps/cA59tLzosTr)

Another pretty cool design in gravel:https://goo.gl/maps/s9KJ7AhFrou (https://goo.gl/maps/s9KJ7AhFrou)

I appreciate how ADOT takes the extra time and money to make its freeways look nice.

One thing I wish I saw more in NYS on the Thruway is decorative planting, but that's usually exclusive to Southern and Western/MW states.

The closest I've seen is this kind of thing: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2573181,-79.7540304,3a,27.9y,7.25h,87.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sLZ85uP0xNspHnN-dWw0n_g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DLZ85uP0xNspHnN-dWw0n_g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D257.21884%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656

Quote from: vdeane on October 17, 2015, 08:41:55 PM
If we're expanding this to "supports with stuff on them", there's this one in the NY 49/NY 365 interchange:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fny365%2F100_8791-s.JPG&hash=c744993d266053e2e7cb5a1cec8219ce77d359c1)

Hmm, this is right up the road from me, I haven't noticed it yet!
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: roadman65 on October 17, 2015, 09:03:37 PM
How about this one in Texarkana: https://flic.kr/p/e8gvBJ
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Buffaboy on October 17, 2015, 09:11:06 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 17, 2015, 09:03:37 PM
How about this one in Texarkana: https://flic.kr/p/e8gvBJ

Reminds me of the Texas Instruments logo.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: xcellntbuy on October 17, 2015, 10:49:29 PM
Quote from: vdeane on October 17, 2015, 08:25:26 PM
The Northway has a few of these artistic overpasses/underpasses, especially in rural Adirondack areas.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F101_0043-s.JPG&hash=5157ae6155afb72da50046aa0687e7053f45bc9a)

I've always been impressed by these ones on the BQE:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi278%2F100_9480-s.JPG&hash=4c057b916fb9524cd7a2351020997bfb99e8cf60)

And there's this one on I-87 at NY 7 and NY 2 in Latham.  On the west side is a NY 7 shield carved in the concrete on top, and of the right the same thing is done with NY 2.  The center pillars do that with an I-87 shield on the side facing traffic and the Town of Colonie seal on the other.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F100_5394-s.JPG&hash=b5dd819246d0657438e7ce44cf6d7d8d36810d14)
Wow!  Have those overpasses changed!
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: SignGeek101 on October 17, 2015, 10:57:36 PM
One from an old, crumbling bridge that will hopefully be replaced with the design kept.

https://goo.gl/maps/AZzbshaSbuH2

Some more, courtesy of AsphaltPlanet. Images are obviously not mine.

First one is in Windsor, near the 401 extension that was partially finished last Spring (that road will connect to a new international bridge crossing to I-75 in Detroit). The markings are supposed to resemble Tallgrass Prairie, a endangered ecosystem found throughout North America.

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on January 12, 2015, 04:05:31 PM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_401_images%2FHGP%2F2014%2F05-May%2F3_cl_8-5_east_May14.jpg&hash=4761dfb20b0c5f21556ee7235c9b4138a64848fe)

A wildlife overpass on ON 69 north of ON 637. 69 is being upgraded to freeway and will be done in the next 6-8 years.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on February 22, 2015, 06:42:04 PM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_60-69_images%2F69_Feb15_7_forum.jpg&hash=7b1c976e210fb6e1f9939fa356bd376390067f4d)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: KG909 on October 18, 2015, 12:53:17 AM
Seems like most bridges over I-10 between 1-15/I-215 are getting their own unique designs. Pretty cool shit
https://goo.gl/maps/QKFdBP3hHk42
https://goo.gl/maps/ii47srqtkPH2
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: jakeroot on October 18, 2015, 02:12:57 AM
Not a particularly unique design for the structure, but points for the street name:

I-64 west of St Louis. Most of the overpasses have these signs.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbnUm3RL.png&hash=b9054a33df41f517ac439f611959b7df3644c9d1)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: briantroutman on October 18, 2015, 02:31:13 AM
Originally, the Pennsylvania Turnpike had a standardized design for a single-span concrete overpass–sort of a pseudo-art deco style similar to the tunnels and very reflective of its era. They were still very common up until about a decade ago, but their numbers are rapidly dwindling as overpasses are rebuilt to accommodate widening.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Pennsylvania_Turnpike_1942_LOC.jpg)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: UCFKnights on October 18, 2015, 08:52:45 AM
Orlando has a bunch:
Conroy (welcome bridge):
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4928857,-81.4335305,3a,75y,29.26h,88.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRfHujc_0WAAv3wV6KRpQHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Anderson
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5365671,-81.382829,3a,75y,199h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKpm8nr-cFHJj9XFNUWe4ZQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5382282,-81.3319517,3a,75y,57.74h,80.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si22hAX7sL9rHJc6pk7IBkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

the i4 ultimate project is redoing a bunch of bridges that are supposed to be artistic as well. most of the columns of new bridges in the past few years have been decorative at least
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Buffaboy on October 18, 2015, 12:44:48 PM
I found one in San Antonio through GSV:

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.5205699,-98.4927292,3a,65.2y,105.97h,85.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU6jZKwYDN_monSu_F68Jrg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I guess they do "everything bigger" in Texas.

Then there's this contraption: https://www.google.com/maps/@29.5202584,-98.4855135,3a,23.2y,89.94h,90.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saGfeMQds-CEl3gadUZVUUA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Boy, if NYS did any of this even with the 11M people in NYC, we would be in the hole. I don't know how TxDOT gets away with this and all of the other projects they do.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: AsphaltPlanet on October 18, 2015, 01:41:44 PM
The 410 through San Antonio is amazing.  It is among the most interesting freeways that I have ever driven.  Texas does a good (and uniquely Texan) job with its freeway aesthetics.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: theline on October 19, 2015, 05:09:05 PM
South Bend has some notable overpasses. Here's one on the Indiana Toll Road at Olive Road: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7302258,-86.3476863,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5P-pwf6D1G4zGTEshtZNKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7302258,-86.3476863,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5P-pwf6D1G4zGTEshtZNKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
It's showing its age a bit. I don't know if the City of South Bend or the ITR concessionaire is responsible, but it could use revitalization.

The new construction on US 31 South also has some attractive overpasses. Unfortunately, GSV doesn't have them yet. I'll try to get some shots.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: noelbotevera on October 19, 2015, 05:44:02 PM
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on October 18, 2015, 01:41:44 PM
The 410 through San Antonio is amazing.  It is among the most interesting freeways that I have ever driven.  Texas does a good (and uniquely Texan) job with its freeway aesthetics.
Texas is the people to go to when building freeways. Check out Dallas and Houston (still in rivalry for over 50+ years...hmm this is a bad idea).
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Revive 755 on October 19, 2015, 06:12:55 PM
A few from Illinois:

* There are (were?) a few overpasses on I-74 east of Peoria that had a decorative arch design adjacent to the steel beams:  Streetview (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peoria,+IL/@40.6340816,-89.5210813,3a,75y,140.9h,84.86t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9yVKdH2RP75Dpucp1T7j6Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D9yVKdH2RP75Dpucp1T7j6Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D51.052517%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x880a595c535879ad:0xcafbf4326b7d80db!6m1!1e1?hl=en)

* There's the overpasses without any piers on the southern stretch of I-39:  Streetview. (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5760893,-89.0026292,3a,75y,347.99h,92.02t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfkMKAuLrCPI-FxVGZi6AXg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DfkMKAuLrCPI-FxVGZi6AXg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D79.630127%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)

* Decorative abutment on an I-255 overpass:  Streetiew. (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6225625,-90.0671106,3a,75y,29.25h,91.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szT5NhHR5pt_AVu8TQ2lt6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)

* A few older ones along I-57 used diagonal steel members for supports instead of the usual concrete piers:  Streetview. (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3131819,-88.9523672,3a,75y,155.01h,85.95t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0tN8kemuBI13XMqB9qC8nA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D0tN8kemuBI13XMqB9qC8nA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D97.341553%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)



They may not be aesthetically pleasing, but some of Michigan's overpasses use large steel bents:  Streetview of one on I-75 in the Upper Penusla. (https://www.google.com/maps/@46.1867632,-84.5610399,3a,75y,16.4h,94.09t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sMaIFFJ6E3DyVJcWuPS_yfg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DMaIFFJ6E3DyVJcWuPS_yfg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D82.934845%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: TEG24601 on October 19, 2015, 07:18:11 PM
I love the work for the bridge over the SPUI at I-94 and US-24 near Romulus, MI


(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alpsroads.net%2Froads%2Fmi%2Fus_24%2Fn94.jpg&hash=12bbe5ed709a07e8ae25f7f8e1e9e5d2c1fc9970)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Rainking75 on October 19, 2015, 08:25:27 PM
The recently re-designed exit 28 overpass over I-77 in Cornelius / Lake Norman, NC was converted into a DDI. The town added a cool architectural element by rigging steel cables on the lamp poles to simulate the shape of a sailboat sail.

http://www.cornelius.org/DocumentCenter/View/176

It's very cool, especially at night or early morning.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: cappicard on October 20, 2015, 11:17:56 AM
The 87th Street Parkway bridge over I-35 in Lenexa is quite nice. They have programmable LED lights in the columns.

https://goo.gl/maps/5pgrdW6aDtp
https://goo.gl/maps/X9MQKZsTkRm

And I think this traffic signal assembly at Renner Boulevard and 87th Street Parkway, also in Lenexa, is quite unique. Albeit, freaking expensive (over $1M).

https://goo.gl/maps/NADk3o4WTTn

Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Buffaboy on October 20, 2015, 11:27:53 AM
Quote from: cappicard on October 20, 2015, 11:17:56 AM
The 87th Street Parkway bridge over I-35 in Lenexa is quite nice. They have programmable LED lights in the columns.

https://goo.gl/maps/5pgrdW6aDtp
https://goo.gl/maps/X9MQKZsTkRm

And I think this traffic signal assembly at Renner Boulevard and 87th Street Parkway, also in Lenexa, is quite unique. Albeit, freaking expensive (over $1M).

https://goo.gl/maps/NADk3o4WTTn

Looks like a lighting gantry in a news studio

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2Flancasteronline.com%2Fcontent%2Ftncms%2Fassets%2Fv3%2Feditorial%2F4%2F30%2F43036ae0-150a-5ed8-a778-dc2f58b547b2%2F52320d59e5154.image.jpg&hash=0ba61368dca8c0e46ebdeecbdf14b5257b600a06)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: cappicard on October 20, 2015, 11:29:04 AM
Quote from: Buffaboy on October 20, 2015, 11:27:53 AM
Quote from: cappicard on October 20, 2015, 11:17:56 AM
The 87th Street Parkway bridge over I-35 in Lenexa is quite nice. They have programmable LED lights in the columns.

https://goo.gl/maps/5pgrdW6aDtp
https://goo.gl/maps/X9MQKZsTkRm

And I think this traffic signal assembly at Renner Boulevard and 87th Street Parkway, also in Lenexa, is quite unique. Albeit, freaking expensive (over $1M).

https://goo.gl/maps/NADk3o4WTTn

Looks like a lighting gantry in a news studio

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2Flancasteronline.com%2Fcontent%2Ftncms%2Fassets%2Fv3%2Feditorial%2F4%2F30%2F43036ae0-150a-5ed8-a778-dc2f58b547b2%2F52320d59e5154.image.jpg&hash=0ba61368dca8c0e46ebdeecbdf14b5257b600a06)
Yeah, it sure does. I wonder if K-DOT decided to use the lighting from KCTV-5! LOL
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: roadman65 on October 20, 2015, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: UCFKnights on October 18, 2015, 08:52:45 AM
Orlando has a bunch:
Conroy (welcome bridge):
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4928857,-81.4335305,3a,75y,29.26h,88.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRfHujc_0WAAv3wV6KRpQHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Anderson
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5365671,-81.382829,3a,75y,199h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKpm8nr-cFHJj9XFNUWe4ZQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5382282,-81.3319517,3a,75y,57.74h,80.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si22hAX7sL9rHJc6pk7IBkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

the i4 ultimate project is redoing a bunch of bridges that are supposed to be artistic as well. most of the columns of new bridges in the past few years have been decorative at least
That Conroy Road overpass is not that attractive as those spires on it are as ugly as a cactus.  In fact some cactus is much prettier.

We have blind idiots working here in Orlando as we have matching traffic lights on nearby OBT that go well with the aesthetics of these.

I am sorry, but those spires, even though the official trademark of the Millenia Development that is within, are not needed on a bridge.  The Orlando, is fine, and so are the fancy bridge piers, but those spires are a POS.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: SteveG1988 on October 20, 2015, 11:47:17 AM
I like the southern and indiana style arched girder. it's differnet to me since i grew up with NJDOT standard girder.

Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Thing 342 on October 20, 2015, 12:00:44 PM
Some of the new DDIs along I-85 northeast of Atlanta have some interesting designs:
@ GA-140 / Jimmy Carter Blvd: https://goo.gl/maps/s95ZZ5MctRs (https://goo.gl/maps/s95ZZ5MctRs)
@ Pleasant Hill Rd: https://goo.gl/maps/VmypBmeZ4RM2 (https://goo.gl/maps/VmypBmeZ4RM2)

Decorative fence along the bridge for New Haven Rd over I-74 in Harrison, OH: https://goo.gl/maps/5GA4feAFCBD2
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: cappicard on October 20, 2015, 12:40:47 PM
I like the Lone Elm Road overpass over I-35 (just south of Olathe).

https://goo.gl/maps/AzR739UdojQ2
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: jakeroot on October 20, 2015, 01:52:43 PM
From WSDOT (WA-520 @ Bellevue Way)...is this supposed to be artistic, or is this fairly normal?

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FySKoc4S.png&hash=afb55189f1c331a9d3ca208157f68532de97932d)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: formulanone on October 20, 2015, 04:07:50 PM
Some of the overpasses have design (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9589548,-87.9341952,3a,75y,358.85h,82.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUV6chRomn8JvPKxyLbuX8w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1) elements (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9159557,-87.9355852,3a,75y,3.32h,79.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shKE8e8d5mFyi__cpO-UhSQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1) unique (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9400844,-87.9348001,3a,75y,347.7h,86.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxNZPw3sOcoFD2t9l51w4IA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1) to their exits (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9013933,-87.9360875,3a,75y,5.52h,82.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shPnlJ9TWwJl-3Bf2TzRbJA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1) along I-94 in Milwaukee. A nice touch.

Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Super Mateo on October 20, 2015, 07:09:34 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on October 18, 2015, 02:12:57 AM
Not a particularly unique design for the structure, but points for the street name:

I-64 west of St Louis. Most of the overpasses have these signs.

On Lindburgh (US 61/67), the street goes under I-64/US 40. I like this one because the traffic signals are affixed to it.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Froads.mattmajewski.net%2Fimages%2F4067n.jpg&hash=3812c1c92e5210b0d7abd1c7b98f9144a1d01b25)
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: roadman65 on October 20, 2015, 07:16:48 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 20, 2015, 11:47:17 AM
I like the southern and indiana style arched girder. it's differnet to me since i grew up with NJDOT standard girder.


Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky all use those arched girders too.
I believe I saw them on I-35 in OK, but I have to check to see if they are the exact same or another type of arched design.

Also, I would like to mention the consistency of the NJ Turnpike overpasses. Only the Garden State Parkway, NJ 133, and NJ 42 have something different due to them being added to the system after the initial freeway was built.

I do give NJDOT credit for making the original overpasses for I-195 over NJT  built several years after the Turnpike was constructed, to match the other of the Turnpike overpasses in design.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: BamaZeus on October 21, 2015, 11:16:41 AM
I'm not going to link each individual bridge, but the Merritt Parkway has a series of unique art-deco style bridges for each of its 70 or so overpasses.

This Wiki link has links within to pics of each overpass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridges_of_the_Merritt_Parkway
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: kennyshark on October 21, 2015, 12:57:49 PM
I just posted something along these lines on the Ontario Highways thread under Canada.  I was on Highway 400 between Toronto and Barrie for the first time last weekend.  I liked how old-school most of the overpasses look (so old-school and arched that trucks have to drive in the center lane), but also how the Ontario provincial logo was carved into them.  No other 400-series freeway that I've traveled in Ontario has these (401 from Windsor to Toronto, 402, 403, 405, 406, QEW).
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: kkt on October 21, 2015, 01:07:04 PM
Quote from: Super Mateo on October 20, 2015, 07:09:34 PM
On Lindburgh (US 61/67), the street goes under I-64/US 40. I like this one because the traffic signals are affixed to it.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Froads.mattmajewski.net%2Fimages%2F4067n.jpg&hash=3812c1c92e5210b0d7abd1c7b98f9144a1d01b25)

That's a neat one!

Quote from: BamaZeus on October 21, 2015, 11:16:41 AM
I'm not going to link each individual bridge, but the Merritt Parkway has a series of unique art-deco style bridges for each of its 70 or so overpasses.

A classic design.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: roadman65 on October 21, 2015, 10:08:25 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Flushing,+Queens,+NY/@40.757906,-73.852369,3a,66.8y,337.56h,90.42t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1smTMkI3RY1s7-U2SsWJ-2iQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c260054dc0633f:0xfaec24d1b474281e

This one here on the Grand Central Parkway near La Guardia Airport where the flyover ramp above the stone arch bridge at Northern Boulevard is interesting how they made the piers sort of match the bridge beneath it using also stone on them.  Usually on many NYC parkways they build a modern bridge adjacent to the the old stone arch crossings making things look a little strange, but here they thought something about that.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: luokou on October 22, 2015, 11:45:07 AM
River St. Overpass near The Dalles, OR. (https://goo.gl/maps/puCMLuvYdd82)

23 Ave Overpass heading south on Calgary Trail (Hwy 2) in Edmonton. (https://goo.gl/maps/mVKjHjVhKGA2)

It's not on the overpass structure itself, but there is some nifty art on the wall of the 7th St. Ramp (CA-22) (https://goo.gl/maps/9ki6oaZMdF62) exiting off I-405 North.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: cappicard on October 25, 2015, 10:28:53 PM

Quote from: Super Mateo on October 20, 2015, 07:09:34 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on October 18, 2015, 02:12:57 AM
Not a particularly unique design for the structure, but points for the street name:

I-64 west of St Louis. Most of the overpasses have these signs.

On Lindburgh (US 61/67), the street goes under I-64/US 40. I like this one because the traffic signals are affixed to it.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Froads.mattmajewski.net%2Fimages%2F4067n.jpg&hash=3812c1c92e5210b0d7abd1c7b98f9144a1d01b25)
Kind of looks like as if it belongs at an airport. Very cool nonetheless. [emoji5]


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Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: noelbotevera on October 25, 2015, 10:39:05 PM
...are a waste of money.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: jakeroot on October 26, 2015, 01:36:20 AM
Quote from: noelbotevera on October 25, 2015, 10:39:05 PM
...are a waste of money.

Cost/benefit analysis can sometimes fall in favor of artistic treatments, particularly in areas of wealth. If you're going to blow through someone's house with a freeway, you better make sure that whatever the hell replaces that house is at least decent to look at. A structurally-basic overpass is not exactly a sight for sore eyes.
Title: Re: Overpass Designs
Post by: Mr_Northside on October 26, 2015, 05:47:39 PM
I'd also have to think that they've found way to make the extra aesthetics not that much more expensive.  I know it feels like I've seen more "fancier" overpasses being built lately than before (the PTC has been doing so for a while now).