Most roads named for businesses are small roads that serves said business and ends at an arterial. But how many of those roads named for business can we think of have an exit off a freeway? The freeway doesn't have to be an interstate.
Here's my example: I-71 Exit 121 to Ikea Way (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1331705,-82.9714244,3a,77.1y,354.23h,96.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIkkWxuZmRZIkSeTE7eyRPQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
They're everywhere. Advertising isn't allowed on freeway signs (except logo signs), but having the business or shopping center as the name of the road is a very common loophole.
However, that is a very misleading sign. It implies that to access Ikea, you must use the second lane from the right, but if you want Ikea Way, you must use the third lane from the right. And the two directions of OH 750 are accessed by the right and second from right lanes, but not the third from right.
Chrysler Drive exit from I-75 in Auburn Hills, MI
(Yes, it kept the original name. No DaimlerChrysler, no LCA, no whatever it is now.)
Quote from: 1 on January 30, 2021, 07:48:11 PM
They're everywhere. Advertising isn't allowed on freeway signs (except logo signs), but having the business or shopping center as the name of the road is a very common loophole.
However, that is a very misleading sign. It implies that to access Ikea, you must use the second lane from the right, but if you want Ikea Way, you must use the third lane from the right. And the two directions of OH 750 are accessed by the right and second to right lanes, but not the third to right.
Ok how many examples would be left if I exclude shopping malls from this thread to keep it more exclusive? Depending how you interpret this thread, there's multiple examples in Columbus: Polaris off the sign in the op, Easton off I-270 Exit 33, and Tuttle off I-270 exit 15. And then there's cases like Kenwood Mall and Kenwood Rd in Cincinnati; did the mall or road come first?
And for the actual BGS, think it has been discussed on the forum before, and there's a general agreement that it's poorly signed. Honestly, Ohio's old way with dancing arrows before it was disallowed looks better than this. An APL is another good option, but Ohio doesn't use APL signs outside of Toledo for some reason.
A relative new interchange on !-85 in Georgia is exit 6 - Kia Blvd for their new assembly plant.
Nissan Pkwy in Canton, MS came to mind after seeing the Kia post.
Coca-Cola Drive on MD 100 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
http://www.google.com/maps/@39.1731607,-76.7353785,3a,75y,307.24h,90.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slL42HNGQrKN40G0RN6QKnw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (http://www.google.com/maps/@39.1731607,-76.7353785,3a,75y,307.24h,90.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slL42HNGQrKN40G0RN6QKnw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
The bottling plant is still nearby, but no longer directly on Coca-Cola Drive.
One that was updated: Stephens Drive off MN 100 in St. Louis Park, MN was named for the Stephens Buick dealership, and when that dealership was bought and rebranded as Westside Voikswagen, the street name was changed to Westside Drive.
Exit 89 off I-20 in Alabama:
Mercedes Dr (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1870401,-87.2783955,3a,21.1y,107.3h,92.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_Ei8gvOlOoHj9j3xwJZtiw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192/)
Exit 189 off I-26 in South Carolina:
Volvo Car Dr (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1231476,-80.28177,3a,75y,124.22h,90.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skoT7VPGsSBJcxVSF9MaKRg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192/) (brand new when GSV went through)
Exit 9 off I-75 in Tennessee:
Volkswagen Dr (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0758127,-85.1060953,3a,40.9y,255.1h,94.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sALVH979bLYdb9oGvz-jCkQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656/)
All three (plus Kia and Nissan referenced upthread) are examples of foreign automakers opening plants in the American south. Kinda off topic, but do southern states offer some sort of incentive to foreign companies to open plants there? I know Airbus has a plant in Mobile.
Quote from: GaryV on January 30, 2021, 07:54:02 PM
Chrysler Drive exit from I-75 in Auburn Hills, MI
(Yes, it kept the original name. No DaimlerChrysler, no LCA, no whatever it is now.)
As of January 16 it's Stellantis, which sounds like a skincare product.
Quote from: STLmapboy on January 30, 2021, 11:25:18 PM
All three (plus Kia and Nissan referenced upthread) are examples of foreign automakers opening plants in the American south. Kinda off topic, but do southern states offer some sort of incentive to foreign companies to open plants there? I know Airbus has a plant in Mobile.
Not a plant, but Nissan and Mitsubishi moved their US hq from California to Franklin, TN, a suburb of Nashville, not that long ago. I don't know that actual reason, but there probably was an incentive. The Nashville region as a whole has been attracting businesses lately.
And the Airbus plant in Mobile is notable too as another transportation based business with a plant in the south. Think they're doing the final assembly of A220 and A320 series planes for US airlines there now instead of at Toulouse.
A two-fer from Milford, CT on I-95: Sub Way and Bic Drive (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2153567,-73.085727,3a,75y,233.16h,94.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sT7VDWNEyX8fQOmHL6Zim7A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Quote from: 1 on January 30, 2021, 07:48:11 PM
However, that is a very misleading sign. It implies that to access Ikea, you must use the second lane from the right, but if you want Ikea Way, you must use the third lane from the right. And the two directions of OH 750 are accessed by the right and second from right lanes, but not the third from right.
That's cause you can't access OH 750 from the 3rd from right lane. The exit leads to a 3-lane c/d road, with the left lane for Gemini Pl/Ikea Way, right lane for OH 750, and the middle lane an option lane between the two.
The only reason Ikea/Ikea Way is confusing is because on the "Ikea" sign they left off all of the suffixes (note that panel just says "Gemini" and "Polaris", as well).
Cabela Dr. (https://goo.gl/maps/8bgYTKzvXVUVhrbm7), off I-70 in WV.
Auto Mall Parkway between I-880 and I-680 in Fremont
Some theme park related ones:
Disneyland Drive off I-5 in Anaheim
Great America Parkway off US 101 in Santa Clara
the former Marine World Parkway off US 101 in Redwood Shores, and the also former Marine World Parkway in Vallejo off Route 37 (park is now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and street has been renamed Lewis Brown Drive)
Firestone Boulevard (former Route 42) was named for a Firestone Tire plant in South Gate, California that operated until 1981:
https://www.scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2007/11/25/24282/firestone-boulevard/
Zhone Way in Oakland off I-880 (near the Coliseum) is named for Zhone Technologies, who used to be headquartered at the intersection of that street and Oakport Street.
Honda Way off I-95 in Florence, SC?
Quote from: STLmapboy on January 30, 2021, 11:25:18 PM
All three (plus Kia and Nissan referenced upthread) are examples of foreign automakers opening plants in the American south. Kinda off topic, but do southern states offer some sort of incentive to foreign companies to open plants there? I know Airbus has a plant in Mobile.
More to do about politics, that unions are a no-go in that region.
I-65 exit 53 to Saturn Parkway in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Hyundai Blvd., off exit 164 from I-65 south of Montgomery AL.
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 31, 2021, 01:46:15 AM
Quote from: 1 on January 30, 2021, 07:48:11 PM
However, that is a very misleading sign. It implies that to access Ikea, you must use the second lane from the right, but if you want Ikea Way, you must use the third lane from the right. And the two directions of OH 750 are accessed by the right and second from right lanes, but not the third from right.
That's cause you can't access OH 750 from the 3rd from right lane. The exit leads to a 3-lane c/d road, with the left lane for Gemini Pl/Ikea Way, right lane for OH 750, and the middle lane an option lane between the two.
The only reason Ikea/Ikea Way is confusing is because on the "Ikea" sign they left off all of the suffixes (note that panel just says "Gemini" and "Polaris", as well).
Decided to sketch a partial APL concept (https://imgur.com/8RFmEcx) for this BGS. Michigan uses this a lot, and I actually like it. This BGS could be a good one for the "Redesign This" thread, after I learn how to draw it on Inkscape, with more attention to details compared to the sketch ofc.
Quote from: Big John on January 30, 2021, 08:02:53 PM
A relative new interchange on !-85 in Georgia is exit 6 - Kia Blvd for their new assembly plant.
That's very exciting! :)
I-81 (for now) Exit 23B (SB only) in NY is for Destiny USA Blvd
I-890 Exit 3 (EB Only) is simply labeled GE Truck Terminal
The Holiday Inn off Saw Mill River Parkway Exit 37 is located on Holiday Inn Dr. I was surprised by how rare this naming practice for the hotel chain's access roads is, as the only other Holiday Inn Dr that Maps could find me was in Cambridge, Ontario, and it isn't even near a Holiday Inn.
Lexus Way Georgetown Ky leads to TMMK which is Toyota's largest plant that also has a Lexus ES Line
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In Ontario,
- QEW has Ford Drive https://goo.gl/maps/3NUX2CyRfXpzUe1w9
- Hwy 400 has Bass Pro Mills Drive https://goo.gl/maps/JJ9KsnHh4cQJoNA57
- Hwy 401 has Big Apple Drive https://goo.gl/maps/V9ncEjguJUYAZSUe6
- Hwy 417 has Palladium Drive (original name for the Ottawa Senators' rink) https://goo.gl/maps/9UEZejnjSJXR1nQh7
- Hwy 8 has Sports World Drive, a theme/activity park that has since been redeveloped https://goo.gl/maps/aYZVPdcGTkSxNZPt5
"Red Hawk Parkway" off US 50 (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6866989,-120.9083243,3a,75y,91.31h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqsMF8535aGfQNkYT5k5OdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) just east of Shingle Springs, CA leads only to the parking garage for the tribe's Red Hawk Casino.
Quote from: gonealookin on January 31, 2021, 08:54:47 PM
"Red Hawk Parkway" off US 50 (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6866989,-120.9083243,3a,75y,91.31h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqsMF8535aGfQNkYT5k5OdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) just east of Shingle Springs, CA leads only to the parking garage for the tribe's Red Hawk Casino.
Guess that would make it a true
parkway.
I-80 Exit 127 Joliet IL - Houbolt Road south of I-80 was called Empress Rd and is now called Hollywood Rd for the casino.
Quote from: 1 on January 30, 2021, 07:48:11 PM
They're everywhere. Advertising isn't allowed on freeway signs (except logo signs), but having the business or shopping center as the name of the road is a very common loophole.
Maybe at one time you couldn't put commercial destinations on a green sign, but Washington State threw in the towel and just admitted a lot of traffic wants to go to a mall. Back in 1968, Southcenter got the city of Tukwila to sign Southcenter Blvd and Southcenter Parkway (which isn't a parkway) to cover all I-405/I-5 exits, but the state finally signed Southcenter Blvd & Mall (https://goo.gl/maps/fNGmxWYBBGLBRrUr7)
Quote from: TheStranger on January 31, 2021, 06:39:45 AM
Auto Mall Parkway between I-880 and I-680 in Fremont
Some theme park related ones:
Disneyland Drive off I-5 in Anaheim
Great America Parkway off US 101 in Santa Clara
the former Marine World Parkway off US 101 in Redwood Shores, and the also former Marine World Parkway in Vallejo off Route 37 (park is now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and street has been renamed Lewis Brown Drive)
Firestone Boulevard (former Route 42) was named for a Firestone Tire plant in South Gate, California that operated until 1981:
https://www.scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2007/11/25/24282/firestone-boulevard/
Zhone Way in Oakland off I-880 (near the Coliseum) is named for Zhone Technologies, who used to be headquartered at the intersection of that street and Oakport Street.
For a long while *ALL* of the major exits from I-15 that led to Las Vegas Bvld ("the Strip") were named after the Hotels on the Strip. Tropicana, Dunes-Flamingo, Desert Inn, etc
Towne East Dr (https://goo.gl/maps/qxkapP1W93xXzsdU7) in Wichita, named after the mall right there.
Quote from: roadman65 on January 31, 2021, 06:57:20 AM
Honda Way off I-95 in Florence, SC?
There's also a Honda Parkway (https://goo.gl/maps/aXAcWG1Gboov5mP68) on US-33 near Marysville, OH. It was only made into a freeway west of town shortly after the Honda plant was built, and went down to 2 lanes past there. Today the freeway goes on past Bellefontaine, and continues 4-lane divided with at-grades a little beyond there.
Raging Waters Drive on the CA 57 Freeway. Named for the nearby waterpark.
Schlumberger Street off IH 45 in Houston. Named for an oil and gas company that's big down here.
SH 225 has Goodyear drive
SH 249 has Compaq Center Drive
Little America ... Exit 68 in Wyoming along Interstate 80. Their billboards along the highway throughout Wyoming are reminiscent of the Burma Shave signs in the early to mid 20th century or Wall Drug signs today along I-90
Quote from: Gulol on February 01, 2021, 11:35:02 PM
Little America ... Exit 68 in Wyoming along Interstate 80. Their billboards along the highway throughout Wyoming are reminiscent of the Burma Shave signs in the early to mid 20th century or Wall Drug signs today along I-90
This technically may not count since Little America is actually considered a populated place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_America,_Wyoming)...
If you do somehow miss it, you can always count on lots more billboards to direct you to the Little America hotels in Cheyenne or Salt Lake City, depending on which way you're going on 80.
Quote from: gonealookin on January 31, 2021, 08:54:47 PM
"Red Hawk Parkway" off US 50 (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6866989,-120.9083243,3a,75y,91.31h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqsMF8535aGfQNkYT5k5OdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) just east of Shingle Springs, CA leads only to the parking garage for the tribe's Red Hawk Casino.
Is the whole reservation just a quarter section in size?
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on February 02, 2021, 04:36:04 AM
Quote from: gonealookin on January 31, 2021, 08:54:47 PM
"Red Hawk Parkway" off US 50 (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6866989,-120.9083243,3a,75y,91.31h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqsMF8535aGfQNkYT5k5OdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) just east of Shingle Springs, CA leads only to the parking garage for the tribe's Red Hawk Casino.
Is the whole reservation just a quarter section in size?
Yes, the 160-acre property where the casino is located (along with the small residential community) is the entire reservation. The tribe, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, has also purchased several nearby parcels; on one of them, at Exit 39 (Shingle Springs Road) off US 50 a short distance to the southwest, they have in the last 5 years or so built a large "Express Fuel" gas station and mini mart, and that gas station usually has the lowest price between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe.
Quote from: TheStranger on January 31, 2021, 06:39:45 AM
Some theme park related ones:
Disneyland Drive off I-5 in Anaheim
Great America Parkway off US 101 in Santa Clara
the former Marine World Parkway off US 101 in Redwood Shores, and the also former Marine World Parkway in Vallejo off Route 37 (park is now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and street has been renamed Lewis Brown Drive)
Which prompted me to mention Kings Island Drive, exit 24 off I-71 northbound in Ohio. As an aside, one of my pet peeves is that this exit lies between mile markers 22 and 23, and I don't understand why it's exit 24.
Adding to the theme parks list, there's I-44 exit 261 to arguably the worst six flags park (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.5043409,-90.6649768,3a,53.5y,274.91h,99.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-Mk0tIOIX4rv3kPm2kNkhQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
Quote from: frankenroad on February 02, 2021, 04:05:10 PM
Which prompted me to mention Kings Island Drive, exit 24 off I-71 northbound in Ohio. As an aside, one of my pet peeves is that this exit lies between mile markers 22 and 23, and I don't understand why it's exit 24.
Sometimes, I wonder if they're trying to make Kings Island seem smaller than it is by making it exit 24. OH 741 (exit 25) is the next exit up, and is at the other end of Kings Island. Calling it exit 23 would definitely fit to the mileposts better for this exit. Though I'll also point out that the Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel exit is on milepost 19.9, and some states would round that up to exit 20 if they were in control.
St. Peters, MO has a road named after Mid Rivers Mall on I-70.
Then Las Vegas with the Strip Hotels having streets that interchange with I-15 such as Flamingo Road, Sahara Avenue, and Tropicana Avenue.
Quote from: roadman65 on February 02, 2021, 11:32:03 PM
St. Peters, MO has a road named after Mid Rivers Mall on I-70.
Unlike most roads named after shopping malls, Mid Rivers Mall Dr is actually a very important arterial for St. Peters besides the mall. It's 4 lanes with either a center turn lane or grass median from I-70 down to its junction with MO 364's exit 8B (another example for this thread). Traffic can get backed up sometimes because of how busy it is. The I-70 junction got upgraded from an A4 parclo to a DDI a few years ago too.
Quote from: cbeach40 on January 31, 2021, 08:45:38 PM
- Hwy 400 has Bass Pro Mills Drive https://goo.gl/maps/JJ9KsnHh4cQJoNA57
Likewise, there's a Bass Pro Drive (https://goo.gl/maps/RBceGqAJHgkaohPHA) in Harrisburg as well.
But even by Bass Pro's (or Cabela's) standards, the premise for the justifying their trademarked name on the guide signs remarkably flimsy. As far as I can tell, "Bass Pro Drive" is merely a vanity overlay for a short section of Paxton Street between the eastern edge of the Harrisburg Mall property and Eisenhower Boulevard. From the perspective of the driver taking the Bass Pro Drive exit from I-83 southbound, that's counterintuitive, since the fictitious Bass Pro Drive is therefore a
left (https://goo.gl/maps/KZxxzEjJKvPDUMij9) turn at the foot of the ramp; meanwhile, the namesake store is accessed either by going straight or turning to the right. As if acknowledging this farce, overhead signs (https://goo.gl/maps/zY3qPSEVtgvHrDh49) at the exit direct Bass Pro Drive toward the
right lane–i.e. toward the store; not toward the fictitious street.
All of the businesses along the "Bass Pro Drive" vanity overlay section of Paxton Street simply list Paxton Street as their address. Not even the Bass Pro Shop itself (https://stores.basspro.com/us/pa/harrisburg/3501-paxton-st.html) uses "Bass Pro Drive" as its address.
Similar to the other auto assembly plant examples listed, the former Volkswagen Westmoreland plant near New Stanton had a dedicated Volkswagen Drive exit from the US 119 freeway. Today, that road is named Technology Drive.
Miller Park Way in Milwaukee was just renamed because the ballpark's name changed. One of the local TV stations caught a picture of the new BGS being delivered. The new street name arguably makes more sense in terms of the "business" located there, and it eliminates the need to rename the road every time the ballpark's naming rights sponsor changes. (I'm mildly amused to see "National Avenue" because of that name's similarity to another baseball franchise's name.)
(https://wtmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Brewers-Blvd-Sign-750x375.jpg)
Upjohn Pharmaceutical once had a road named after it and signed on US 206 near Bedminster, NJ. It was previously Benificial Drive named after the financial institution Tharp that existed up until the 80s that had corporate offices there.
It is the trumpet interchange between I-287 and Chester on the two lane US route.
Nut Tree Rd in Vacaville,CA Ned after the nut tree shopping center.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 03, 2021, 08:23:01 AM
Miller Park Way in Milwaukee was just renamed because the ballpark's name changed. One of the local TV stations caught a picture of the new BGS being delivered. The new street name arguably makes more sense in terms of the "business" located there, and it eliminates the need to rename the road every time the ballpark's naming rights sponsor changes. (I'm mildly amused to see "National Avenue" because of that name's similarity to another baseball franchise's name.)
(https://wtmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Brewers-Blvd-Sign-750x375.jpg)
I'd like to know what's going on with that Exit Only panel in the background. Looks oversized, for some reason.
Really? The green sign looks right for post-mounted application, and the exit tab for overhead gantry application.
I think he's talking about the concerning amount of yellow space under the word ONLY.
I've seen an oversized exit only panel on I-70 exit 93 to I-270 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.97621,-83.1101833,3a,30.8y,288.3h,96.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVeOw0paJ2DbfB_6doFKIAg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192), but that's because the signs width are too short to have the arrow between the words exit and only. In the Milwaukee example above, the arrow is clearly between the two words, which I don't get the need for the oversized panel.
Forgot Duty Free Way at the end of the QEW: https://goo.gl/maps/bypH9pxYFKmX5h6N9
And Sundial Drive off Hwy 11 (for the historic Sundial Inn there): https://goo.gl/maps/PTeDP4THMoCYTiRR8
Quote from: cbeach40 on January 31, 2021, 08:45:38 PM
In Ontario,
- QEW has Ford Drive https://goo.gl/maps/3NUX2CyRfXpzUe1w9
- Hwy 400 has Bass Pro Mills Drive https://goo.gl/maps/JJ9KsnHh4cQJoNA57
- Hwy 401 has Big Apple Drive https://goo.gl/maps/V9ncEjguJUYAZSUe6
- Hwy 417 has Palladium Drive (original name for the Ottawa Senators' rink) https://goo.gl/maps/9UEZejnjSJXR1nQh7
- Hwy 8 has Sports World Drive, a theme/activity park that has since been redeveloped https://goo.gl/maps/aYZVPdcGTkSxNZPt5
In Anne Arundel County, MD, there are exits for Arundel Mills Blvd. on both MD-100 (https://goo.gl/maps/D9hJ1N8iQj2Wd7eZ6) (listed on GSV as the "Baltimore Outer Beltway") and the MD-295 (https://goo.gl/maps/WmsNDqZKJne9okGm7) section of the B/W Parkway. Arundel Mills is one of several malls owned by what used to be the Mills Corporation. A good deal of other retail development, plus a casino, was built up around the once-fallow mall area.
Quote from: lepidopteran on February 08, 2021, 11:58:08 PM
In Anne Arundel County, MD, there are exits for Arundel Mills Blvd. on both MD-100 (https://goo.gl/maps/D9hJ1N8iQj2Wd7eZ6) (listed on GSV as the "Baltimore Outer Beltway") and the MD-295 (https://goo.gl/maps/WmsNDqZKJne9okGm7) section of the B/W Parkway. Arundel Mills is one of several malls owned by what used to be the Mills Corporation. A good deal of other retail development, plus a casino, was built up around the once-fallow mall area.
There is also Coca-Cola Drive, exit 8 off MD 100, presumably named for the Coca-Cola plant in Hanover, but this is located on the other side of the Parkway from that road.
Quote from: michravera on February 01, 2021, 12:39:57 AM
For a long while *ALL* of the major exits from I-15 that led to Las Vegas Bvld ("the Strip") were named after the Hotels on the Strip. Tropicana, Dunes-Flamingo, Desert Inn, etc
Nothing's changed:
Exit 40: Sahara Ave
Exit 38: Flamingo Rd
Exit 37: Tropicana Ave
For all three, the original street name was changed at some point to be renamed for the casino after the casino was constructed. (FYI: Desert Inn Rd is a major arterial, but has never been an exit off I-15 [it passes over I-15 though]...Spring Mountain Rd is Exit 39, which turns into Sands Ave [named for the former casino and still extant convention facility] just east of I-15 at Las Vegas Blvd.)
The newest one in the area is along I-11: Railroad Pass Casino Rd (exit 15, I think). NDOT surprised me cause I thought they'd name That access road "Railroad Pass Rd" and not put 'Casino' there (since that's the name of the actual pass for which the casino is named).