What highways/freeways have the most dramatic skyscraper walls/canyons?
I think the view from I-5 in Seattle is a worthy example: https://goo.gl/maps/AY5mnwb9xjAEMShL7
I-405 in Bellevue is slated to get several major towers over the next few years (most over 25 stories), which will form its own wall. https://www.djc.com/news/re/12128705.html
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49359084598_08510b0704_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2icGdcY)
Bellevue 2020.01.09b (https://flic.kr/p/2icGdcY) by David Boynton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/boyntondavid/), on Flickr
Gardiner Expressway in Toronto:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6411715,-79.3817563,3a,75y,50.25h,109.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbu8FULeLP0fXALK9CtasOQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
There's a nice "wall" along North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago:
https://goo.gl/maps/pRHvkhXpVJFqXDsu7
I think "skyline" is the word you're looking for.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0285436,-87.8995853,3a,75y,358.98h,91.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5URKSIpSVpb1bQ5ASv39kg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0285436,-87.8995853,3a,75y,358.98h,91.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5URKSIpSVpb1bQ5ASv39kg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8055044,-87.6314849,3a,15y,363.64h,93.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLjz6qNIUr6Yw8_ygx6KECw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8055044,-87.6314849,3a,15y,363.64h,93.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLjz6qNIUr6Yw8_ygx6KECw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0647191,-84.5214243,3a,15y,16.11h,91.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_7mV3Kf-5VRAejAE8ddyKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0647191,-84.5214243,3a,15y,16.11h,91.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_7mV3Kf-5VRAejAE8ddyKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Quote from: thspfc on January 18, 2020, 08:01:41 AM
I think "skyline" is the word you're looking for.
I think the OP is looking for skyscrapers lining a highway, not the general view.
If this is the case, then one of my personal favorites is I-71 through downtown Cincinnati. It's especially nice at night.
(https://i.imgur.com/z1nLyuQ.png)
I-80 East from US 101 in San Francisco has a pretty dramatic skyscraper Vista north of the freeway approaching the Bay Bridge.
Quote from: thspfc on January 18, 2020, 08:01:41 AM
I think "skyline" is the word you're looking for.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0285436,-87.8995853,3a,75y,358.98h,91.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5URKSIpSVpb1bQ5ASv39kg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0285436,-87.8995853,3a,75y,358.98h,91.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5URKSIpSVpb1bQ5ASv39kg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8055044,-87.6314849,3a,15y,363.64h,93.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLjz6qNIUr6Yw8_ygx6KECw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8055044,-87.6314849,3a,15y,363.64h,93.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLjz6qNIUr6Yw8_ygx6KECw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0647191,-84.5214243,3a,15y,16.11h,91.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_7mV3Kf-5VRAejAE8ddyKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0647191,-84.5214243,3a,15y,16.11h,91.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_7mV3Kf-5VRAejAE8ddyKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Not what I'm looking for. Needs to be skyscrapers abutting a freeway for a canyon or cliff-like feeling.
Quote from: tradephoric on January 16, 2020, 07:54:29 AM
Gardiner Expressway in Toronto:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6411715,-79.3817563,3a,75y,50.25h,109.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbu8FULeLP0fXALK9CtasOQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Kind of like the 1939 World's Fair Futurama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_(New_York_World%27s_Fair)) exhibit.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Futurama_diorama_detail.jpg/227px-Futurama_diorama_detail.jpg)
(Wikipedia pic)
Most freeways in urban areas in the US were placed where land was cheapest/least desirable. For one of these to develop, the city would have had to gone through an extensive enough growth period that land adjacent to the freeway became not just desirable, but so expensive as to justify building up rather than out.
It happens but certainly not frequently. Definitely nowhere in Oklahoma, for instance.
The 705 in Tacoma, especially southbound, has not just a literal wall, but a wall of relatively-tall buildings along the edge (though there is an alley between the freeway and the backs of the buildings).
https://goo.gl/maps/81dp4bxZufuNrwGR9
(https://i.imgur.com/JB497py.png)
How about GA 400 through Buckhead, where the skyscrapers are literally on top of you (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8471353,-84.3675509,3a,75y,121.02h,116.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su-M5PqtmnsO4GV3aHoUqfQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)?
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
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Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
Quote from: tradephoric on January 16, 2020, 07:54:29 AM
Gardiner Expressway in Toronto:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6411715,-79.3817563,3a,75y,50.25h,109.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbu8FULeLP0fXALK9CtasOQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Definitely one that came to mind, probably the best example so far.
Yan'an Elevated Road, Shanghai, China.
Quote from: Eth on February 04, 2020, 08:24:48 AM
How about GA 400 through Buckhead, where the skyscrapers are literally on top of you (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8471353,-84.3675509,3a,75y,121.02h,116.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su-M5PqtmnsO4GV3aHoUqfQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)?
Umm... ever taken the Transmanhattan Expressway? (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8470364,-73.9331834,3a,75y,291.56h,106.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6bbKjo7B3iTZEl7bwyqe5A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Quote from: kphoger on February 04, 2020, 12:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
What do you want me to do KP? Download the app for you?
iPhone
Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 04:07:06 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 04, 2020, 12:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
What do you want me to do KP? Download the app for you?
iPhone
Maybe link to a valid URL? "http://Google Earth Link" doesn't cut the mustard.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 06, 2020, 07:10:59 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 04:07:06 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 04, 2020, 12:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
What do you want me to do KP? Download the app for you?
iPhone
Maybe link to a valid URL? "http://Google Earth Link" doesn't cut the mustard.
Huh? Its a valid link. Are you saying to post a link that doesnt use the app?
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Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 07:18:08 PM
Huh? Its a valid link. Are you saying to post a link that doesnt use the app?
It's not a valid link. You botched the hell out of it.
[URL=http://Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth] Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
[/URL]The URL, and nothing else, should be immediately after the equals sign and before the close bracket.
Please check your links for wellformedness before popping off at people who point out that they don't work.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 06, 2020, 07:48:08 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 07:18:08 PM
Huh? Its a valid link. Are you saying to post a link that doesnt use the app?
It's not a valid link. You botched the hell out of it.
[URL=http://Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth] Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
[/URL]
The URL, and nothing else, should be immediately after the equals sign and before the close bracket.
Please check your links for wellformedness before popping off at people who point out that they don't work.
What the hell? its posted perfectly fine on my end.
I always check my links before I post. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200207/8fb730c1a7583ffa2f9c446e4a00343c.jpg)
Just clicked on it again & it works fine.
I will post a regular link to the location. However the link is perfectly fine on my end. So no idea what happened.
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You're posting non-standard links that aren't compatible with other devices. So it works for you and nobody else.
Use a real computer.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 06, 2020, 08:00:13 PM
You're posting non-standard links that aren't compatible with other devices. So it works for you and nobody else.
Use a real computer.
Ok Scott
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Quote from: Scott5114 on February 06, 2020, 07:10:59 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 04:07:06 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 04, 2020, 12:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
What do you want me to do KP? Download the app for you?
iPhone
Maybe link to a valid URL? "http://Google Earth Link" doesn't cut the mustard.
I see no reason why this is purple.
Quote from: 1 on February 06, 2020, 09:07:28 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 06, 2020, 07:10:59 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 06, 2020, 04:07:06 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 04, 2020, 12:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tonytone on February 04, 2020, 08:35:47 AM
New York, New York would like a word with you all
Google Earth Link
https://earth.app.goo.gl/3tSjHA #googleearth
(http://google%20earth%20link
I can't use that link.
What do you want me to do KP? Download the app for you?
iPhone
Maybe link to a valid URL? "http://Google Earth Link" doesn't cut the mustard.
I see no reason why this is purple.
The quoted post seemed needlessly belligerent, thus the purple.
St Louis has a stretch where I-44 runs through Downtown. Buildings on one side and the Arch on the other.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6227712,-90.1881777,3a,75y,8.58h,105.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIRsqUGb10vk_bsFmg_8BMg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6227712,-90.1881777,3a,75y,8.58h,105.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIRsqUGb10vk_bsFmg_8BMg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)